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.
| CRR | Change | Name | Points | Stats |
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| 1 |
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100.00 | 6 Wickets for 14 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs England at Leeds on 18-Jun-1975 (SR-12 | ER-1.2) |
| 4 |
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85.36 | 6 Wickets for 28 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs New Zealand at Auckland on 28-Feb-2015 (SR-9 | ER-3.1) |
| 7 |
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84.29 | 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 |
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82.89 | 5 Wickets for 46 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs India at Mohali on 30-Mar-2011 (SR-12 | ER-4.6) |
| 15 |
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75.84 | 6 Wickets for 25 Runs in 1st inns for India vs England at Nottingham on 12-Jul-2018 (SR-10 | ER-2.5) |
| 17 |
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75.08 | 6 Wickets for 23 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs England at Durban on 26-Feb-2003 (SR-10 | ER-2.3) |
| 22 |
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71.77 | 6 Wickets for 35 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs Bangladesh at London on 05-Jul-2019 (SR-9 | ER-3.8) |
| 34 |
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65.33 | 5 Wickets for 80 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs India at Mumbai on 02-Nov-2023 (SR-12 | ER-8.0) |
| 35 |
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65.30 | 6 Wickets for 59 Runs in 1st inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Colombo on 09-Aug-2005 (SR-10 | ER-5.9) |
| 39 |
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64.29 | 5 Wickets for 44 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at London on 25-Jun-2019 (SR-12 | ER-4.4) |
| 40 |
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64.24 | 5 Wickets for 30 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Taunton on 12-Jun-2019 (SR-12 | ER-3.0) |
| 43 |
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62.09 | 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 |
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61.05 | 5 Wickets for 17 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at Lahore on 16-Oct-2004 (SR-10 | ER-2.1) |
| 52 |
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60.33 | 5 Wickets for 46 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Pakistan at Nairobi on 11-Oct-2000 (SR-11 | ER-4.9) |
| 55 |
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60.03 | 5 Wickets for 26 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs New Zealand at London on 29-Jun-2019 (SR-12 | ER-2.7) |
| 57 |
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59.64 | 3 Wickets for 16 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs India at London on 18-Jun-2017 (SR-12 | ER-2.7) |
| 59 |
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59.48 | 5 Wickets for 59 Runs in 1st inns for Bangladesh vs India at Birmingham on 02-Jul-2019 (SR-12 | ER-5.9) |
| 60 |
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59.46 | 6 Wickets for 27 Runs in 1st inns for India vs Australia at Mumbai on 17-Oct-2007 (SR-10 | ER-2.7) |
| 71 |
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58.50 | 5 Wickets for 33 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs South Africa at Kolkata on 05-Nov-2023 (SR-11 | ER-3.7) |
| 78 |
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57.84 | 5 Wickets for 29 Runs in 2nd inns for Bangladesh vs Afghanistan at Southampton on 24-Jun-2019 (SR-12 | ER-2.9) |
| 82 |
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57.58 | 8 Wickets for 19 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe at Colombo on 08-Dec-2001 (SR-6 | ER-2.4) |
| 84 |
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57.48 | 5 Wickets for 27 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Australia at Auckland on 28-Feb-2015 (SR-12 | ER-2.7) |
| 87 |
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57.01 | 3 Wickets for 55 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs India at Ahmedabad on 19-Nov-2023 (SR-20 | ER-5.5) |
| 91 |
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56.14 | 5 Wickets for 6 Runs in 1st inns for India vs South Africa at Nairobi on 26-Sep-1999 (SR-12 | ER-0.6) |
| 92 |
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56.12 | 6 Wickets for 24 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs India at London on 14-Jul-2022 (SR-9 | ER-2.6) |
| 94 |
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56.10 | 5 Wickets for 54 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Bengaluru on 20-Oct-2023 (SR-12 | ER-5.4) |
| 104 |
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55.09 | 6 Wickets for 43 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs India at Melbourne on 18-Jan-2015 (SR-10 | ER-4.3) |
| 111 |
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54.36 | 5 Wickets for 14 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs India at Sharjah on 29-Oct-2000 (SR-11 | ER-1.5) |
| 116 |
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54.04 | 3 Wickets for 12 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs India at Kolkata on 13-Mar-1996 (SR-14 | ER-1.7) |
| 117 |
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54.04 | 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) |
| 125 |
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53.36 | 5 Wickets for 75 Runs in 1st inns for Bangladesh vs Pakistan at London on 05-Jul-2019 (SR-12 | ER-7.5) |
| 128 |
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52.99 | 6 Wickets for 33 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs Australia at Hamilton on 05-Feb-2017 (SR-10 | ER-3.3) |
| 132 |
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52.63 | 6 Wickets for 43 Runs in 1st inns for Bangladesh vs India at Mirpur on 21-Jun-2015 (SR-10 | ER-4.3) |
| 135 |
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52.51 | 5 Wickets for 26 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs India at Vadodara on 11-Oct-2007 (SR-12 | ER-2.6) |
| 137 |
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52.44 | 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) |
| 141 |
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52.21 | 3 Wickets for 30 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs New Zealand at Melbourne on 29-Mar-2015 (SR-18 | ER-3.3) |
| 146 |
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51.80 | 4 Wickets for 56 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs Australia at Sydney on 12-Feb-2006 (SR-15 | ER-5.6) |
| 148 |
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51.75 | 4 Wickets for 43 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at London on 25-Jun-2019 (SR-13 | ER-5.0) |
| 149 |
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51.73 | 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) |
| 152 |
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51.67 | 5 Wickets for 15 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs Australia at Perth on 08-Dec-1991 (SR-7 | ER-2.4) |
| 166 |
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51.11 | 4 Wickets for 55 Runs in 2nd inns for Bangladesh vs New Zealand at Hamilton on 13-Mar-2015 (SR-12 | ER-6.7) |
| 167 |
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50.98 | 5 Wickets for 36 Runs in 1st inns for India vs West Indies at London on 11-Jun-2013 (SR-12 | ER-3.6) |
| 174 |
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50.66 | 4 Wickets for 31 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs Pakistan at Dhaka on 29-Oct-1998 (SR-15 | ER-3.1) |
| 178 |
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50.30 | 6 Wickets for 29 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs England at Moratuwa on 20-Mar-1993 (SR-9 | ER-3.2) |
| 181 |
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50.03 | 3 Wickets for 36 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs New Zealand at Melbourne on 29-Mar-2015 (SR-18 | ER-4.0) |
| 183 |
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49.89 | 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) |
| 187 |
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49.80 | 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) |
| 188 |
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49.78 | 6 Wickets for 25 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh at Pietermaritzburg on 14-Feb-2003 (SR-9 | ER-2.7) |
| 195 |
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49.44 | 3 Wickets for 7 Runs in 2nd inns for Kenya vs Australia at Durban on 15-Mar-2003 (SR-17 | ER-0.8) |
| 198 |
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49.41 | 5 Wickets for 53 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs India at Visakhapatnam on 19-Mar-2023 (SR-10 | ER-6.6) |
| 200 |
|
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49.38 | 5 Wickets for 35 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs India at Guwahati on 08-Nov-2009 (SR-12 | ER-3.5) |
| 219 |
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48.22 | 4 Wickets for 32 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs New Zealand at Christchurch on 18-Mar-1992 (SR-14 | ER-3.4) |
| 220 |
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48.20 | 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) |
| 225 |
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48.03 | 5 Wickets for 25 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs Pakistan at Colombo on 10-Sep-2023 (SR-10 | ER-3.1) |
| 231 |
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47.66 | 5 Wickets for 46 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs West Indies at Nottingham on 06-Jun-2019 (SR-12 | ER-4.6) |
| 232 |
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47.66 | 3 Wickets for 34 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs South Africa at Kolkata on 16-Nov-2023 (SR-20 | ER-3.4) |
| 233 |
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47.64 | 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) |
| 235 |
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47.47 | 4 Wickets for 29 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs Bangladesh at London on 05-Jun-2017 (SR-13 | ER-3.4) |
| 236 |
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47.46 | 5 Wickets for 67 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs South Africa at Johannesburg on 12-Mar-2006 (SR-12 | ER-6.7) |
| 237 |
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47.44 | 5 Wickets for 37 Runs in 1st inns for India vs South Africa at Johannesburg on 17-Dec-2023 (SR-12 | ER-3.7) |
| 242 |
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47.38 | 5 Wickets for 33 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs Australia at Cairns on 19-Aug-2025 (SR-12 | ER-3.3) |
| 243 |
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47.36 | 5 Wickets for 19 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs New Zealand at Wellington on 26-Dec-1992 (SR-11 | ER-2.1) |
| 245 |
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47.22 | 4 Wickets for 34 Runs in 1st inns for Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka at Pune on 30-Oct-2023 (SR-15 | ER-3.4) |
| 249 |
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47.06 | 4 Wickets for 37 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Australia at Cardiff on 20-May-1999 (SR-15 | ER-3.7) |
| 253 |
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46.93 | 3 Wickets for 49 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs England at Melbourne on 25-Mar-1992 (SR-20 | ER-4.9) |
| 257 |
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46.85 | 5 Wickets for 43 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs Australia at Adelaide on 26-Jan-2005 (SR-12 | ER-4.3) |
| 263 |
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46.70 | 4 Wickets for 51 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Australia at London on 29-Jun-2019 (SR-15 | ER-5.1) |
| 264 |
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46.63 | 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) |
| 275 |
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46.32 | 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) |
| 281 |
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46.19 | 5 Wickets for 28 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs Australia at Galle on 22-Aug-1999 (SR-11 | ER-3.1) |
| 283 |
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46.16 | 5 Wickets for 35 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs Sri Lanka at Dambula on 22-Feb-2004 (SR-9 | ER-4.9) |
| 290 |
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46.10 | 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) |
| 291 |
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46.09 | 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) |
| 295 |
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46.03 | 4 Wickets for 40 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Leeds on 23-May-1999 (SR-14 | ER-4.4) |
| 302 |
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45.82 | 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) |
| 305 |
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45.73 | 5 Wickets for 51 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs England at London on 13-Sep-2023 (SR-11 | ER-5.6) |
| 306 |
|
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45.68 | 5 Wickets for 28 Runs in 1st inns for Bangladesh vs West Indies at Georgetown on 16-Jul-2022 (SR-12 | ER-2.8) |
| 315 |
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45.32 | 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) |
| 316 |
|
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45.30 | 4 Wickets for 33 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs New Zealand at Nagpur on 25-Feb-2011 (SR-14 | ER-3.6) |
| 322 |
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45.16 | 3 Wickets for 34 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs Australia at Gqeberha on 18-Mar-2003 (SR-20 | ER-3.4) |
| 324 |
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45.11 | 5 Wickets for 32 Runs in 2nd inns for Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka at Colombo on 08-Jan-2024 (SR-12 | ER-3.2) |
| 325 |
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45.08 | 4 Wickets for 64 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Pakistan at Derby on 28-May-1999 (SR-15 | ER-6.4) |
| 336 |
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44.70 | 5 Wickets for 39 Runs in 2nd inns for Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka at Colombo on 05-Jul-2025 (SR-12 | ER-3.9) |
| 343 |
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44.52 | 4 Wickets for 35 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs India at Mumbai on 22-Oct-2017 (SR-15 | ER-3.5) |
| 345 |
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44.50 | 5 Wickets for 57 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs India at Delhi on 31-Jan-2002 (SR-12 | ER-5.7) |
| 346 |
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44.48 | 3 Wickets for 22 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs West Indies at Mumbai on 05-Nov-2006 (SR-12 | ER-3.7) |
| 353 |
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44.33 | 5 Wickets for 27 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs India at Colombo on 07-Aug-2024 (SR-6 | ER-5.2) |
| 354 |
|
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44.31 | 5 Wickets for 21 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs India at Hamilton on 31-Jan-2019 (SR-12 | ER-2.1) |
| 355 |
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44.29 | 5 Wickets for 21 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Melbourne on 24-Feb-1985 (SR-10 | ER-2.6) |
| 359 |
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44.23 | 5 Wickets for 41 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs Sri Lanka at Dambula on 20-Feb-2004 (SR-11 | ER-4.3) |
| 361 |
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44.17 | 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) |
| 363 |
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44.11 | 5 Wickets for 46 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs England at Bridgetown on 22-Feb-2019 (SR-11 | ER-5.1) |
| 370 |
|
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43.94 | 3 Wickets for 44 Runs in 1st inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Colombo on 30-Sep-2002 (SR-18 | ER-4.9) |
| 371 |
|
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43.93 | 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) |
| 372 |
|
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43.89 | 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) |
| 382 |
|
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43.61 | 4 Wickets for 65 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Australia at Birmingham on 12-Jun-2013 (SR-15 | ER-6.5) |
| 386 |
|
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43.50 | 5 Wickets for 66 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs India at Mirpur on 05-Jan-2010 (SR-12 | ER-6.6) |
| 396 |
|
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43.36 | 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) |
| 402 |
|
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43.28 | 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) |
| 405 |
|
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43.20 | 4 Wickets for 11 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs India at Kuala Lumpur on 16-Sep-2006 (SR-6 | ER-2.8) |