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. For the last update date and full update schedule, refer to FAQs.
| CRR | Change | Name | Points | Stats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |
|
Gary Gilmour (Australia)
|
99.86 | 6 Wickets for 14 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs England at Leeds on 18-Jun-1975 (SR-12 | ER-1.2) |
| 4 |
|
Mitchell Starc (Australia)
|
85.86 | 6 Wickets for 28 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs New Zealand at Auckland on 28-Feb-2015 (SR-9 | ER-3.1) |
| 8 |
|
Gary Gilmour (Australia)
|
82.94 | 5 Wickets for 48 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs West Indies at London on 21-Jun-1975 (SR-14 | ER-4.0) |
| 9 |
|
Wahab Riaz (Pakistan)
|
81.58 | 5 Wickets for 46 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs India at Mohali on 30-Mar-2011 (SR-12 | ER-4.6) |
| 15 |
|
Kuldeep Yadav (India)
|
77.09 | 6 Wickets for 25 Runs in 1st inns for India vs England at Nottingham on 12-Jul-2018 (SR-10 | ER-2.5) |
| 16 |
|
Ashish Nehra (India)
|
75.53 | 6 Wickets for 23 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs England at Durban on 26-Feb-2003 (SR-10 | ER-2.3) |
| 22 |
|
Shaheen Shah Afridi (Pakistan)
|
70.86 | 6 Wickets for 35 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs Bangladesh at London on 05-Jul-2019 (SR-9 | ER-3.8) |
| 34 |
|
Ashish Nehra (India)
|
64.75 | 6 Wickets for 59 Runs in 1st inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Colombo on 09-Aug-2005 (SR-10 | ER-5.9) |
| 35 |
|
Dilshan Madushanka (Sri Lanka)
|
64.30 | 5 Wickets for 80 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs India at Mumbai on 02-Nov-2023 (SR-12 | ER-8.0) |
| 38 |
|
Jason Behrendorff (Australia)
|
64.05 | 5 Wickets for 44 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at London on 25-Jun-2019 (SR-12 | ER-4.4) |
| 41 |
|
Mohammad Amir (Pakistan)
|
63.31 | 5 Wickets for 30 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Taunton on 12-Jun-2019 (SR-12 | ER-3.0) |
| 43 |
|
Mitchell Johnson (Australia)
|
62.02 | 6 Wickets for 31 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs Sri Lanka at Pallekele on 10-Aug-2011 (SR-10 | ER-3.1) |
| 46 |
|
Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)
|
61.11 | 5 Wickets for 17 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at Lahore on 16-Oct-2004 (SR-10 | ER-2.1) |
| 48 |
|
Shayne O'Connor (New Zealand)
|
60.43 | 5 Wickets for 46 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Pakistan at Nairobi on 11-Oct-2000 (SR-11 | ER-4.9) |
| 49 |
|
Mitchell Starc (Australia)
|
60.35 | 5 Wickets for 26 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs New Zealand at London on 29-Jun-2019 (SR-12 | ER-2.7) |
| 54 |
|
Murali Kartik (India)
|
59.12 | 6 Wickets for 27 Runs in 1st inns for India vs Australia at Mumbai on 17-Oct-2007 (SR-10 | ER-2.7) |
| 59 |
|
Mustafizur Rahman (Bangladesh)
|
58.54 | 5 Wickets for 59 Runs in 1st inns for Bangladesh vs India at Birmingham on 02-Jul-2019 (SR-12 | ER-5.9) |
| 64 |
|
Mohammad Amir (Pakistan)
|
58.22 | 3 Wickets for 16 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs India at London on 18-Jun-2017 (SR-12 | ER-2.7) |
| 67 |
|
Ravindra Jadeja (India)
|
57.89 | 5 Wickets for 33 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs South Africa at Kolkata on 05-Nov-2023 (SR-11 | ER-3.7) |
| 69 |
|
Trent Boult (New Zealand)
|
57.81 | 5 Wickets for 27 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Australia at Auckland on 28-Feb-2015 (SR-12 | ER-2.7) |
| 70 |
|
Sunil Joshi (India)
|
57.79 | 5 Wickets for 6 Runs in 1st inns for India vs South Africa at Nairobi on 26-Sep-1999 (SR-12 | ER-0.6) |
| 75 |
|
Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh)
|
57.46 | 5 Wickets for 29 Runs in 2nd inns for Bangladesh vs Afghanistan at Southampton on 24-Jun-2019 (SR-12 | ER-2.9) |
| 85 |
|
Mitchell Starc (Australia)
|
56.16 | 3 Wickets for 55 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs India at Ahmedabad on 19-Nov-2023 (SR-20 | ER-5.5) |
| 88 |
|
Shaheen Shah Afridi (Pakistan)
|
55.66 | 5 Wickets for 54 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Bengaluru on 20-Oct-2023 (SR-12 | ER-5.4) |
| 91 |
|
Chaminda Vaas (Sri Lanka)
|
55.28 | 8 Wickets for 19 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe at Colombo on 08-Dec-2001 (SR-6 | ER-2.4) |
| 95 |
|
Chaminda Vaas (Sri Lanka)
|
55.01 | 5 Wickets for 14 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs India at Sharjah on 29-Oct-2000 (SR-11 | ER-1.5) |
| 98 |
|
Reece Topley (England)
|
54.87 | 6 Wickets for 24 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs India at London on 14-Jul-2022 (SR-9 | ER-2.6) |
| 99 |
|
Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)
|
54.75 | 3 Wickets for 12 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs India at Kolkata on 13-Mar-1996 (SR-14 | ER-1.7) |
| 105 |
|
Mitchell Starc (Australia)
|
54.27 | 6 Wickets for 43 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs India at Melbourne on 18-Jan-2015 (SR-10 | ER-4.3) |
| 109 |
|
Nathan Bracken (Australia)
|
53.90 | 4 Wickets for 19 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs Sri Lanka at St George's on 16-Apr-2007 (SR-15 | ER-2.0) |
| 116 |
|
Mitchell Johnson (Australia)
|
53.34 | 3 Wickets for 30 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs New Zealand at Melbourne on 29-Mar-2015 (SR-18 | ER-3.3) |
| 127 |
|
Mustafizur Rahman (Bangladesh)
|
52.52 | 5 Wickets for 75 Runs in 1st inns for Bangladesh vs Pakistan at London on 05-Jul-2019 (SR-12 | ER-7.5) |
| 128 |
|
Mitchell Johnson (Australia)
|
52.36 | 5 Wickets for 26 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs India at Vadodara on 11-Oct-2007 (SR-12 | ER-2.6) |
| 131 |
|
Mustafizur Rahman (Bangladesh)
|
52.30 | 6 Wickets for 43 Runs in 1st inns for Bangladesh vs India at Mirpur on 21-Jun-2015 (SR-10 | ER-4.3) |
| 134 |
|
Wasim Akram (Pakistan)
|
52.21 | 5 Wickets for 16 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs South Africa at East London on 15-Feb-1993 (SR-7 | ER-2.6) |
| 138 |
|
Trent Boult (New Zealand)
|
51.97 | 6 Wickets for 33 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs Australia at Hamilton on 05-Feb-2017 (SR-10 | ER-3.3) |
| 149 |
|
Chaminda Vaas (Sri Lanka)
|
51.34 | 4 Wickets for 56 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs Australia at Sydney on 12-Feb-2006 (SR-15 | ER-5.6) |
| 150 |
|
Mitchell Starc (Australia)
|
51.32 | 4 Wickets for 43 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at London on 25-Jun-2019 (SR-13 | ER-5.0) |
| 151 |
|
Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)
|
51.25 | 6 Wickets for 29 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs England at Moratuwa on 20-Mar-1993 (SR-9 | ER-3.2) |
| 156 |
|
James Faulkner (Australia)
|
50.97 | 3 Wickets for 36 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs New Zealand at Melbourne on 29-Mar-2015 (SR-18 | ER-4.0) |
| 160 |
|
Aasif Karim (Kenya)
|
50.81 | 3 Wickets for 7 Runs in 2nd inns for Kenya vs Australia at Durban on 15-Mar-2003 (SR-17 | ER-0.8) |
| 161 |
|
Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh)
|
50.71 | 4 Wickets for 55 Runs in 2nd inns for Bangladesh vs New Zealand at Hamilton on 13-Mar-2015 (SR-12 | ER-6.7) |
| 163 |
|
Keith Arthurton (West Indies)
|
50.43 | 4 Wickets for 31 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs Pakistan at Dhaka on 29-Oct-1998 (SR-15 | ER-3.1) |
| 172 |
|
Ravi Shastri (India)
|
49.99 | 5 Wickets for 15 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs Australia at Perth on 08-Dec-1991 (SR-7 | ER-2.4) |
| 179 |
|
Doug Bollinger (Australia)
|
49.57 | 5 Wickets for 35 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs India at Guwahati on 08-Nov-2009 (SR-12 | ER-3.5) |
| 184 |
|
Daniel Vettori (New Zealand)
|
49.39 | 5 Wickets for 30 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs West Indies at London on 10-Jul-2004 (SR-11 | ER-3.2) |
| 185 |
|
Trent Boult (New Zealand)
|
49.37 | 7 Wickets for 34 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs West Indies at Christchurch on 23-Dec-2017 (SR-9 | ER-3.4) |
| 193 |
|
Ravindra Jadeja (India)
|
48.78 | 5 Wickets for 36 Runs in 1st inns for India vs West Indies at London on 11-Jun-2013 (SR-12 | ER-3.6) |
| 197 |
|
Mitchell Starc (Australia)
|
48.64 | 5 Wickets for 53 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs India at Visakhapatnam on 19-Mar-2023 (SR-10 | ER-6.6) |
| 210 |
|
Bernard Julien (West Indies)
|
48.12 | 4 Wickets for 27 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs New Zealand at London on 18-Jun-1975 (SR-18 | ER-2.3) |
| 216 |
|
Wasim Akram (Pakistan)
|
47.79 | 4 Wickets for 32 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs New Zealand at Christchurch on 18-Mar-1992 (SR-14 | ER-3.4) |
| 217 |
|
Mitchell Starc (Australia)
|
47.70 | 3 Wickets for 34 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs South Africa at Kolkata on 16-Nov-2023 (SR-20 | ER-3.4) |
| 219 |
|
Arshdeep Singh (India)
|
47.65 | 5 Wickets for 37 Runs in 1st inns for India vs South Africa at Johannesburg on 17-Dec-2023 (SR-12 | ER-3.7) |
| 220 |
|
Mitchell Starc (Australia)
|
47.56 | 4 Wickets for 29 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs Bangladesh at London on 05-Jun-2017 (SR-13 | ER-3.4) |
| 223 |
|
Wayne Parnell (South Africa)
|
47.45 | 5 Wickets for 57 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs New Zealand at Centurion on 24-Sep-2009 (SR-10 | ER-7.1) |
| 224 |
|
Geoff Allott (New Zealand)
|
47.43 | 4 Wickets for 37 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Australia at Cardiff on 20-May-1999 (SR-15 | ER-3.7) |
| 225 |
|
Nathan Bracken (Australia)
|
47.42 | 5 Wickets for 67 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs South Africa at Johannesburg on 12-Mar-2006 (SR-12 | ER-6.7) |
| 227 |
|
Wasim Akram (Pakistan)
|
47.38 | 5 Wickets for 19 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs New Zealand at Wellington on 26-Dec-1992 (SR-11 | ER-2.1) |
| 229 |
|
Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka)
|
47.34 | 4 Wickets for 20 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs India at Port of Spain on 11-Jul-2013 (SR-15 | ER-2.0) |
| 234 |
|
Kuldeep Yadav (India)
|
46.93 | 5 Wickets for 25 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs Pakistan at Colombo on 10-Sep-2023 (SR-10 | ER-3.1) |
| 235 |
|
Manjula Guruge (U.A.E.)
|
46.91 | 4 Wickets for 56 Runs in 1st inns for United Arab Emirates vs Pakistan at Napier on 04-Mar-2015 (SR-12 | ER-7.0) |
| 238 |
|
Fazalhaq Farooqi (Afghanistan)
|
46.80 | 4 Wickets for 34 Runs in 1st inns for Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka at Pune on 30-Oct-2023 (SR-15 | ER-3.4) |
| 245 |
|
Keshav Maharaj (South Africa)
|
46.62 | 5 Wickets for 33 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs Australia at Cairns on 19-Aug-2025 (SR-12 | ER-3.3) |
| 254 |
|
Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)
|
46.28 | 5 Wickets for 28 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs Australia at Galle on 22-Aug-1999 (SR-11 | ER-3.1) |
| 258 |
|
Wasim Akram (Pakistan)
|
46.22 | 3 Wickets for 49 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs England at Melbourne on 25-Mar-1992 (SR-20 | ER-4.9) |
| 260 |
|
Pedro Collins (West Indies)
|
46.20 | 5 Wickets for 43 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs Australia at Adelaide on 26-Jan-2005 (SR-12 | ER-4.3) |
| 269 |
|
Sheldon Cottrell (West Indies)
|
46.11 | 4 Wickets for 56 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs New Zealand at Manchester on 22-Jun-2019 (SR-15 | ER-5.6) |
| 274 |
|
Nicky Boje (South Africa)
|
45.87 | 5 Wickets for 21 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs Australia at Cape Town on 09-Apr-2002 (SR-8 | ER-3.2) |
| 277 |
|
Wasim Akram (Pakistan)
|
45.82 | 4 Wickets for 40 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Leeds on 23-May-1999 (SR-14 | ER-4.4) |
| 279 |
|
Brad Hogg (Australia)
|
45.65 | 4 Wickets for 29 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs New Zealand at St George's on 20-Apr-2007 (SR-9 | ER-4.7) |
| 287 |
|
Taijul Islam (Bangladesh)
|
45.46 | 5 Wickets for 28 Runs in 1st inns for Bangladesh vs West Indies at Georgetown on 16-Jul-2022 (SR-12 | ER-2.8) |
| 288 |
|
Michael Clarke (Australia)
|
45.45 | 5 Wickets for 35 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs Sri Lanka at Dambula on 22-Feb-2004 (SR-9 | ER-4.9) |
| 291 |
|
Mitchell Starc (Australia)
|
45.34 | 5 Wickets for 46 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs West Indies at Nottingham on 06-Jun-2019 (SR-12 | ER-4.6) |
| 301 |
|
Trent Boult (New Zealand)
|
45.03 | 5 Wickets for 51 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs England at London on 13-Sep-2023 (SR-11 | ER-5.6) |
| 307 |
|
Trent Boult (New Zealand)
|
44.92 | 4 Wickets for 51 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Australia at London on 29-Jun-2019 (SR-15 | ER-5.1) |
| 308 |
|
Mitchell Johnson (Australia)
|
44.91 | 4 Wickets for 33 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs New Zealand at Nagpur on 25-Feb-2011 (SR-14 | ER-3.6) |
| 313 |
|
Geoff Allott (New Zealand)
|
44.76 | 4 Wickets for 64 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Pakistan at Derby on 28-May-1999 (SR-15 | ER-6.4) |
| 315 |
|
Richard Ngarava (Zimbabwe)
|
44.73 | 5 Wickets for 32 Runs in 2nd inns for Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka at Colombo on 08-Jan-2024 (SR-12 | ER-3.2) |
| 316 |
|
Chaminda Vaas (Sri Lanka)
|
44.73 | 4 Wickets for 22 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs West Indies at Cape Town on 28-Feb-2003 (SR-15 | ER-2.2) |
| 317 |
|
Corey Anderson (U.S.A.)
|
44.68 | 3 Wickets for 72 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs South Africa at Auckland on 24-Mar-2015 (SR-12 | ER-12.0) |
| 323 |
|
Matthew Hart (New Zealand)
|
44.59 | 5 Wickets for 22 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs West Indies at Margao on 26-Oct-1994 (SR-12 | ER-2.2) |
| 327 |
|
Chaminda Vaas (Sri Lanka)
|
44.51 | 3 Wickets for 34 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs Australia at Gqeberha on 18-Mar-2003 (SR-20 | ER-3.4) |
| 328 |
|
Tanvir Islam (Bangladesh)
|
44.50 | 5 Wickets for 39 Runs in 2nd inns for Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka at Colombo on 05-Jul-2025 (SR-12 | ER-3.9) |
| 334 |
|
Trent Boult (New Zealand)
|
44.34 | 5 Wickets for 21 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs India at Hamilton on 31-Jan-2019 (SR-12 | ER-2.1) |
| 339 |
|
Nathan Bracken (Australia)
|
44.23 | 3 Wickets for 22 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs West Indies at Mumbai on 05-Nov-2006 (SR-12 | ER-3.7) |
| 341 |
|
Sheldon Cottrell (West Indies)
|
44.10 | 5 Wickets for 46 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs England at Bridgetown on 22-Feb-2019 (SR-11 | ER-5.1) |
| 345 |
|
Richard Collinge (New Zealand)
|
43.87 | 3 Wickets for 28 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs West Indies at London on 18-Jun-1975 (SR-24 | ER-2.3) |
| 347 |
|
Chanaka Welegedara (Sri Lanka)
|
43.83 | 5 Wickets for 66 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs India at Mirpur on 05-Jan-2010 (SR-12 | ER-6.6) |
| 348 |
|
Trent Boult (New Zealand)
|
43.81 | 4 Wickets for 35 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs India at Mumbai on 22-Oct-2017 (SR-15 | ER-3.5) |
| 349 |
|
Ashley Giles (England)
|
43.80 | 5 Wickets for 57 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs India at Delhi on 31-Jan-2002 (SR-12 | ER-5.7) |
| 354 |
|
Brad Hogg (Australia)
|
43.63 | 5 Wickets for 41 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs Sri Lanka at Dambula on 20-Feb-2004 (SR-11 | ER-4.3) |
| 355 |
|
Zaheer Khan (India)
|
43.62 | 3 Wickets for 44 Runs in 1st inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Colombo on 30-Sep-2002 (SR-18 | ER-4.9) |
| 361 |
|
Mitchell Johnson (Australia)
|
43.33 | 4 Wickets for 11 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs India at Kuala Lumpur on 16-Sep-2006 (SR-6 | ER-2.8) |
| 365 |
|
Dunith Wellalage (Sri Lanka)
|
43.29 | 5 Wickets for 27 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs India at Colombo on 07-Aug-2024 (SR-6 | ER-5.2) |
| 377 |
|
Keshav Maharaj (South Africa)
|
43.06 | 4 Wickets for 46 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs New Zealand at Pune on 01-Nov-2023 (SR-14 | ER-5.1) |
| 380 |
|
Cooper Connolly (Australia)
|
43.04 | 5 Wickets for 22 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs South Africa at Mackay on 24-Aug-2025 (SR-7 | ER-3.7) |
| 386 |
|
Shaheen Shah Afridi (Pakistan)
|
42.89 | 3 Wickets for 28 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs New Zealand at Birmingham on 26-Jun-2019 (SR-20 | ER-2.8) |
| 388 |
|
Tabraiz Shamsi (South Africa)
|
42.87 | 5 Wickets for 49 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs Sri Lanka at Colombo on 04-Sep-2021 (SR-9 | ER-6.4) |
| 391 |
|
Daniel Vettori (New Zealand)
|
42.81 | 4 Wickets for 14 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs Sri Lanka at Dambula on 19-May-2003 (SR-15 | ER-1.4) |
| 409 |
|
Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)
|
42.59 | 5 Wickets for 58 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs West Indies at Port of Spain on 06-Jun-1997 (SR-12 | ER-5.8) |