Listing top 1,000 individual match performances as per our scorecards. Each scored using contextual logic—factoring in opposition strength, match pressure, conditions, game importance etc. The list is scientifically based, so some lesser-known performances may outrank legendary ones. No manual adjustments are made; everything is merit-based.  Updated - 16th Nov 2025. Next Update- post 7th Jan 2026.
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174 No change Faf du Plessis (South Africa) flag Faf du Plessis (South Africa) 43.82 126 Runs in 109 Balls in 2nd inns for South Africa vs Australia at Harare on 02-Sep-2014 (SR-116%)
175 No change Rohit Sharma (India) flag Rohit Sharma (India) 43.70 208* Runs in 153 Balls in 1st inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Mohali on 13-Dec-2017 (SR-136%)
178 No change Jason Roy (England) flag Jason Roy (England) 43.57 85 Runs in 65 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Birmingham on 11-Jul-2019 (SR-131%)
179 No change Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa) flag Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa) 43.55 118 Runs in 133 Balls in 1st inns for South Africa vs England at Durban on 11-Feb-2005 (SR-89%)
180 No change Virat Kohli (India) flag Virat Kohli (India) 43.54 160* Runs in 159 Balls in 1st inns for India vs South Africa at Cape Town on 07-Feb-2018 (SR-101%)
181 No change Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Afghanistan) flag Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Afghanistan) 43.53 145 Runs in 125 Balls in 1st inns for Afghanistan vs Bangladesh at Chattogram on 08-Jul-2023 (SR-116%)
182 No change Chris Cairns (New Zealand) flag Chris Cairns (New Zealand) 43.52 102* Runs in 113 Balls in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs India at Nairobi on 15-Oct-2000 (SR-90%)
183 No change Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe) flag Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe) 43.42 135* Runs in 109 Balls in 2nd inns for Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh at Harare on 05-Aug-2022 (SR-124%)
185 No change Sachin Tendulkar (India) flag Sachin Tendulkar (India) 43.37 163* Runs in 133 Balls in 1st inns for India vs New Zealand at Christchurch on 08-Mar-2009 (SR-123%)
186 No change Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka) flag Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka) 43.28 106 Runs in 92 Balls in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs South Africa at Centurion on 22-Sep-2009 (SR-115%)
189 No change Brendan Taylor (Zimbabwe) flag Brendan Taylor (Zimbabwe) 43.21 128* Runs in 120 Balls in 1st inns for Zimbabwe vs New Zealand at Harare on 20-Oct-2011 (SR-107%)
190 No change MS Dhoni (India) flag MS Dhoni (India) 43.16 139* Runs in 121 Balls in 1st inns for India vs Australia at Mohali on 19-Oct-2013 (SR-115%)
193 No change Sachin Tendulkar (India) flag Sachin Tendulkar (India) 42.87 117* Runs in 120 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs Australia at Sydney on 02-Mar-2008 (SR-98%)
194 No change Kane Williamson (New Zealand) flag Kane Williamson (New Zealand) 42.78 148 Runs in 154 Balls in 1st inns for New Zealand vs West Indies at Manchester on 22-Jun-2019 (SR-96%)
195 No change Hashim Amla (South Africa) flag Hashim Amla (South Africa) 42.74 150 Runs in 124 Balls in 1st inns for South Africa vs England at Southampton on 28-Aug-2012 (SR-121%)
196 No change Aaron Finch (Australia) flag Aaron Finch (Australia) 42.71 153 Runs in 132 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs Sri Lanka at London on 15-Jun-2019 (SR-116%)
197 No change Aiden Markram (South Africa) flag Aiden Markram (South Africa) 42.67 106 Runs in 54 Balls in 1st inns for South Africa vs Sri Lanka at Delhi on 07-Oct-2023 (SR-196%)
198 No change AB de Villiers (South Africa) flag AB de Villiers (South Africa) 42.65 146 Runs in 130 Balls in 1st inns for South Africa vs West Indies at St George's on 10-Apr-2007 (SR-112%)
199 No change Rohit Sharma (India) flag Rohit Sharma (India) 42.63 137* Runs in 114 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs England at Nottingham on 12-Jul-2018 (SR-120%)
200 No change Shoaib Malik (Pakistan) flag Shoaib Malik (Pakistan) 42.61 128 Runs in 126 Balls in 1st inns for Pakistan vs India at Centurion on 26-Sep-2009 (SR-102%)
201 No change Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka) flag Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka) 42.58 108* Runs in 115 Balls in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs England at Colombo on 26-Mar-2011 (SR-94%)
202 No change Sachin Tendulkar (India) flag Sachin Tendulkar (India) 42.53 175 Runs in 141 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs Australia at Hyderabad on 05-Nov-2009 (SR-124%)
204 No change Kyle Coetzer (Scotland) flag Kyle Coetzer (Scotland) 42.46 156 Runs in 134 Balls in 1st inns for Scotland vs Bangladesh at Nelson on 05-Mar-2015 (SR-116%)
205 No change Rassie van der Dussen (South Africa) flag Rassie van der Dussen (South Africa) 42.45 133 Runs in 118 Balls in 1st inns for South Africa vs New Zealand at Pune on 01-Nov-2023 (SR-113%)
207 No change Mitchell Marsh (Australia) flag Mitchell Marsh (Australia) 42.41 121 Runs in 108 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs Pakistan at Bengaluru on 20-Oct-2023 (SR-112%)
209 No change Shoaib Malik (Pakistan) flag Shoaib Malik (Pakistan) 42.35 143 Runs in 127 Balls in 1st inns for Pakistan vs India at Colombo on 25-Jul-2004 (SR-113%)
210 No change Heinrich Klaasen (South Africa) flag Heinrich Klaasen (South Africa) 42.31 109 Runs in 67 Balls in 1st inns for South Africa vs England at Mumbai on 21-Oct-2023 (SR-163%)
211 No change Charles Coventry (Zimbabwe) flag Charles Coventry (Zimbabwe) 42.26 194* Runs in 156 Balls in 1st inns for Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh at Bulawayo on 16-Aug-2009 (SR-124%)
212 No change Kieron Pollard (West Indies) flag Kieron Pollard (West Indies) 42.23 119 Runs in 110 Balls in 2nd inns for West Indies vs India at Chennai on 11-Dec-2011 (SR-108%)
213 No change Andrew Flintoff (England) flag Andrew Flintoff (England) 42.21 104 Runs in 91 Balls in 1st inns for England vs Sri Lanka at Southampton on 17-Sep-2004 (SR-114%)
214 No change Aravinda de Silva (Sri Lanka) flag Aravinda de Silva (Sri Lanka) 42.18 134 Runs in 131 Balls in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at Sharjah on 07-Apr-1997 (SR-102%)
215 No change Graham Gooch (England) flag Graham Gooch (England) 42.09 129* Runs in 118 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs West Indies at Port of Spain on 04-Mar-1986 (SR-109%)
216 No change Azmatullah Omarzai (Afghanistan) flag Azmatullah Omarzai (Afghanistan) 42.07 97* Runs in 107 Balls in 1st inns for Afghanistan vs South Africa at Ahmedabad on 10-Nov-2023 (SR-91%)
217 No change Desmond Haynes (West Indies) flag Desmond Haynes (West Indies) 42.03 152* Runs in 126 Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs India at Georgetown on 21-Mar-1989 (SR-121%)
219 No change Geoff Marsh (Australia) flag Geoff Marsh (Australia) 41.93 126* Runs in 149 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs New Zealand at Chandigarh on 27-Oct-1987 (SR-85%)
220 No change Sunil Gavaskar (India) flag Sunil Gavaskar (India) 41.93 103* Runs in 88 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs New Zealand at Nagpur on 31-Oct-1987 (SR-117%)
222 No change Sachin Tendulkar (India) flag Sachin Tendulkar (India) 41.87 98 Runs in 75 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs Pakistan at Centurion on 01-Mar-2003 (SR-131%)
223 No change Marvan Atapattu (Sri Lanka) flag Marvan Atapattu (Sri Lanka) 41.86 132* Runs in 151 Balls in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs England at London on 20-Aug-1998 (SR-87%)
224 No change Viv Richards (West Indies) flag Viv Richards (West Indies) 41.83 119 Runs in 113 Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs New Zealand at Dunedin on 18-Mar-1987 (SR-105%)
225 No change Ibrahim Zadran (Afghanistan) flag Ibrahim Zadran (Afghanistan) 41.81 162 Runs in 138 Balls in 1st inns for Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka at Pallekele on 30-Nov-2022 (SR-117%)
226 No change Graham Gooch (England) flag Graham Gooch (England) 41.72 115 Runs in 136 Balls in 1st inns for England vs India at Mumbai on 05-Nov-1987 (SR-85%)
227 No change Ricky Ponting (Australia) flag Ricky Ponting (Australia) 41.71 164 Runs in 105 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs South Africa at Johannesburg on 12-Mar-2006 (SR-156%)
231 No change Jonny Bairstow (England) flag Jonny Bairstow (England) 41.60 138 Runs in 106 Balls in 1st inns for England vs New Zealand at Dunedin on 07-Mar-2018 (SR-130%)
232 No change Brendan Taylor (Zimbabwe) flag Brendan Taylor (Zimbabwe) 41.58 145* Runs in 136 Balls in 2nd inns for Zimbabwe vs South Africa at Bloemfontein on 15-Oct-2010 (SR-107%)
233 No change Liam Livingstone (England) flag Liam Livingstone (England) 41.57 124* Runs in 85 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs West Indies at North Sound on 02-Nov-2024 (SR-146%)
234 No change Mohammad Nabi (Afghanistan) flag Mohammad Nabi (Afghanistan) 41.51 136 Runs in 130 Balls in 2nd inns for Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka at Pallekele on 09-Feb-2024 (SR-105%)
235 No change Kapil Dev (India) flag Kapil Dev (India) 41.51 87 Runs in 64 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs West Indies at Nagpur on 08-Dec-1987 (SR-136%)
237 No change Harry Tector (Ireland) flag Harry Tector (Ireland) 41.50 140 Runs in 113 Balls in 1st inns for Ireland vs Bangladesh at Chelmsford on 12-May-2023 (SR-124%)
238 No change Shreyas Iyer (India) flag Shreyas Iyer (India) 41.45 105 Runs in 70 Balls in 1st inns for India vs New Zealand at Mumbai on 15-Nov-2023 (SR-150%)
239 No change Rohit Sharma (India) flag Rohit Sharma (India) 41.43 122* Runs in 144 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs South Africa at Southampton on 05-Jun-2019 (SR-85%)
240 No change Martin Crowe (New Zealand) flag Martin Crowe (New Zealand) 41.40 91 Runs in 83 Balls in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Pakistan at Auckland on 21-Mar-1992 (SR-110%)
243 No change Denesh Ramdin (West Indies) flag Denesh Ramdin (West Indies) 41.37 169 Runs in 121 Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs Bangladesh at Basseterre on 25-Aug-2014 (SR-140%)
244 No change Ajay Jadeja (India) flag Ajay Jadeja (India) 41.35 100* Runs in 138 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs Australia at London on 04-Jun-1999 (SR-72%)
245 No change Rohit Sharma (India) flag Rohit Sharma (India) 41.34 171* Runs in 163 Balls in 1st inns for India vs Australia at Perth on 12-Jan-2016 (SR-105%)
246 No change Shai Hope (West Indies) flag Shai Hope (West Indies) 41.31 146* Runs in 144 Balls in 2nd inns for West Indies vs Bangladesh at Mirpur on 11-Dec-2018 (SR-101%)
247 No change Desmond Haynes (West Indies) flag Desmond Haynes (West Indies) 41.31 145* Runs in 157 Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs New Zealand at Berbice on 14-Apr-1985 (SR-92%)
248 No change Misbah-ul-Haq (Pakistan) flag Misbah-ul-Haq (Pakistan) 41.28 96* Runs in 127 Balls in 1st inns for Pakistan vs West Indies at London on 07-Jun-2013 (SR-76%)
251 No change Faf du Plessis (South Africa) flag Faf du Plessis (South Africa) 41.26 185 Runs in 141 Balls in 1st inns for South Africa vs Sri Lanka at Cape Town on 07-Feb-2017 (SR-131%)
252 No change Andy Balbirnie (Ireland) flag Andy Balbirnie (Ireland) 41.26 145* Runs in 136 Balls in 2nd inns for Ireland vs Afghanistan at Dehradun on 05-Mar-2019 (SR-107%)
253 No change Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pakistan) flag Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pakistan) 41.23 137* Runs in 129 Balls in 1st inns for Pakistan vs New Zealand at Sharjah on 20-Apr-1994 (SR-106%)
255 No change Virat Kohli (India) flag Virat Kohli (India) 41.12 139* Runs in 126 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Ranchi on 16-Nov-2014 (SR-110%)
257 No change Joe Root (England) flag Joe Root (England) 41.06 120 Runs in 111 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs Afghanistan at Lahore on 26-Feb-2025 (SR-108%)
258 No change Andrew Symonds (Australia) flag Andrew Symonds (Australia) 41.01 156 Runs in 127 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs New Zealand at Wellington on 07-Dec-2005 (SR-123%)
260 No change Mushfiqur Rahim (Bangladesh) flag Mushfiqur Rahim (Bangladesh) 40.88 144 Runs in 150 Balls in 1st inns for Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka at Dubai on 15-Sep-2018 (SR-96%)
262 No change Gordon Greenidge (West Indies) flag Gordon Greenidge (West Indies) 40.81 133* Runs in 140 Balls in 2nd inns for West Indies vs New Zealand at Christchurch on 28-Mar-1987 (SR-95%)
264 No change Joe Root (England) flag Joe Root (England) 40.78 121 Runs in 108 Balls in 1st inns for England vs Sri Lanka at Wellington on 01-Mar-2015 (SR-112%)
265 No change Jason Roy (England) flag Jason Roy (England) 40.75 153 Runs in 121 Balls in 1st inns for England vs Bangladesh at Cardiff on 08-Jun-2019 (SR-126%)
266 No change Jos Buttler (England) flag Jos Buttler (England) 40.74 121 Runs in 74 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs Sri Lanka at London on 31-May-2014 (SR-164%)
267 No change AB de Villiers (South Africa) flag AB de Villiers (South Africa) 40.69 136* Runs in 106 Balls in 2nd inns for South Africa vs Australia at Harare on 27-Aug-2014 (SR-128%)
268 No change Ijaz Ahmed (Pakistan) flag Ijaz Ahmed (Pakistan) 40.68 139* Runs in 84 Balls in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs India at Lahore on 02-Oct-1997 (SR-165%)
270 No change Andrew Symonds (Australia) flag Andrew Symonds (Australia) 40.67 91* Runs in 118 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs Sri Lanka at Gqeberha on 18-Mar-2003 (SR-77%)
272 No change Virat Kohli (India) flag Virat Kohli (India) 40.61 128* Runs in 119 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Colombo on 31-Jul-2012 (SR-108%)
273 No change Jos Buttler (England) flag Jos Buttler (England) 40.60 162* Runs in 70 Balls in 1st inns for England vs Netherlands at Amstelveen on 17-Jun-2022 (SR-231%)
274 No change Abdul Razzaq (Pakistan) flag Abdul Razzaq (Pakistan) 40.60 109* Runs in 72 Balls in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs South Africa at Abu Dhabi on 31-Oct-2010 (SR-151%)
275 No change Virat Kohli (India) flag Virat Kohli (India) 40.59 96* Runs in 78 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs Bangladesh at Birmingham on 15-Jun-2017 (SR-123%)
276 No change Ricky Ponting (Australia) flag Ricky Ponting (Australia) 40.57 141* Runs in 127 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs New Zealand at Napier on 05-Mar-2005 (SR-111%)
281 No change Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) flag Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) 40.42 109 Runs in 76 Balls in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Dambula on 15-Jun-2010 (SR-143%)
282 No change Mahmudullah (Bangladesh) flag Mahmudullah (Bangladesh) 40.16 102* Runs in 107 Balls in 2nd inns for Bangladesh vs New Zealand at Cardiff on 09-Jun-2017 (SR-95%)
283 No change Saleem Elahi (Pakistan) flag Saleem Elahi (Pakistan) 40.14 135 Runs in 129 Balls in 1st inns for Pakistan vs South Africa at Gqeberha on 11-Dec-2002 (SR-105%)
284 No change Steven Smith (Australia) flag Steven Smith (Australia) 40.05 85 Runs in 119 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs England at Birmingham on 11-Jul-2019 (SR-71%)
285 No change Rassie van der Dussen (South Africa) flag Rassie van der Dussen (South Africa) 40.05 129* Runs in 96 Balls in 1st inns for South Africa vs India at Paarl on 19-Jan-2022 (SR-134%)
288 No change Mohammad Ashraful (Bangladesh) flag Mohammad Ashraful (Bangladesh) 39.99 94 Runs in 52 Balls in 2nd inns for Bangladesh vs England at Nottingham on 21-Jun-2005 (SR-181%)
293 No change Hashim Amla (South Africa) flag Hashim Amla (South Africa) 39.85 159 Runs in 128 Balls in 1st inns for South Africa vs Ireland at Canberra on 03-Mar-2015 (SR-124%)
294 No change Sachin Tendulkar (India) flag Sachin Tendulkar (India) 39.84 134 Runs in 131 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs Australia at Sharjah on 24-Apr-1998 (SR-102%)
298 No change Ryan ten Doeschate (Netherlands) flag Ryan ten Doeschate (Netherlands) 39.72 119 Runs in 110 Balls in 1st inns for Netherlands vs England at Nagpur on 22-Feb-2011 (SR-108%)
299 No change Glenn Maxwell (Australia) flag Glenn Maxwell (Australia) 39.70 106 Runs in 44 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs Netherlands at Delhi on 25-Oct-2023 (SR-241%)
300 No change Carlos Brathwaite (West Indies) flag Carlos Brathwaite (West Indies) 39.62 101 Runs in 82 Balls in 2nd inns for West Indies vs New Zealand at Manchester on 22-Jun-2019 (SR-123%)
301 No change Glenn Turner (New Zealand) flag Glenn Turner (New Zealand) 39.61 171* Runs in 201 Balls in 1st inns for New Zealand vs East Africa at Birmingham on 07-Jun-1975 (SR-85%)
305 No change Virender Sehwag (India) flag Virender Sehwag (India) 39.51 110 Runs in 93 Balls in 1st inns for India vs New Zealand at Dambula on 25-Aug-2010 (SR-118%)
307 No change AB de Villiers (South Africa) flag AB de Villiers (South Africa) 39.50 114* Runs in 101 Balls in 2nd inns for South Africa vs India at Gwalior on 24-Feb-2010 (SR-113%)
308 No change Glenn Maxwell (Australia) flag Glenn Maxwell (Australia) 39.49 102 Runs in 53 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs Sri Lanka at Sydney on 08-Mar-2015 (SR-192%)
310 No change Jos Buttler (England) flag Jos Buttler (England) 39.47 116* Runs in 52 Balls in 1st inns for England vs Pakistan at Dubai on 20-Nov-2015 (SR-223%)
311 No change Sachin Tendulkar (India) flag Sachin Tendulkar (India) 39.47 111 Runs in 101 Balls in 1st inns for India vs South Africa at Nagpur on 12-Mar-2011 (SR-110%)
312 No change Sachin Tendulkar (India) flag Sachin Tendulkar (India) 39.45 139 Runs in 125 Balls in 1st inns for India vs Australia at Indore on 31-Mar-2001 (SR-111%)
314 No change Mohammad Kaif (India) flag Mohammad Kaif (India) 39.44 111* Runs in 112 Balls in 1st inns for India vs Zimbabwe at Colombo on 14-Sep-2002 (SR-99%)
315 No change Calum MacLeod (Scotland) flag Calum MacLeod (Scotland) 39.43 157* Runs in 146 Balls in 2nd inns for Scotland vs Afghanistan at Bulawayo on 04-Mar-2018 (SR-108%)
316 No change Martin Crowe (New Zealand) flag Martin Crowe (New Zealand) 39.41 97 Runs in 118 Balls in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs England at London on 09-Jun-1983 (SR-82%)
319 No change Sachin Tendulkar (India) flag Sachin Tendulkar (India) 39.40 140* Runs in 101 Balls in 1st inns for India vs Kenya at Bristol on 23-May-1999 (SR-139%)
320 No change Jacques Kallis (South Africa) flag Jacques Kallis (South Africa) 39.38 128* Runs in 109 Balls in 1st inns for South Africa vs Netherlands at Basseterre on 16-Mar-2007 (SR-117%)
322 No change Virat Kohli (India) flag Virat Kohli (India) 39.36 131 Runs in 96 Balls in 1st inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Colombo on 31-Aug-2017 (SR-136%)
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