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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 412 |
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43.06 | 5 Wickets for 22 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs South Africa at Mackay on 24-Aug-2025 (SR-7 | ER-3.7) |
| 415 |
|
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42.98 | 4 Wickets for 55 Runs in 1st inns for India vs Pakistan at Centurion on 26-Sep-2009 (SR-15 | ER-5.5) |
| 422 |
|
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42.79 | 5 Wickets for 38 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs West Indies at Sharjah on 14-Oct-1989 (SR-12 | ER-3.9) |
| 427 |
|
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42.74 | 5 Wickets for 39 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs New Zealand at Wellington on 06-Jan-2006 (SR-12 | ER-3.9) |
| 428 |
|
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42.73 | 4 Wickets for 40 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Dambula on 24-Jun-2010 (SR-14 | ER-4.4) |
| 435 |
|
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42.57 | 4 Wickets for 30 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs West Indies at Manchester on 22-Jun-2019 (SR-15 | ER-3.0) |
| 437 |
|
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42.54 | 4 Wickets for 12 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs Bangladesh at Mirpur on 19-Mar-2011 (SR-11 | ER-1.7) |
| 440 |
|
|
42.50 | 4 Wickets for 35 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Johannesburg on 10-Mar-2003 (SR-11 | ER-5.0) |
| 442 |
|
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42.46 | 4 Wickets for 33 Runs in 1st inns for ICC World XI vs Australia at Melbourne on 05-Oct-2005 (SR-15 | ER-3.3) |
| 445 |
|
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42.40 | 4 Wickets for 34 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs South Africa at Cape Town on 09-Apr-2009 (SR-15 | ER-3.4) |
| 447 |
|
|
42.34 | 6 Wickets for 36 Runs in 1st inns for Ireland vs Zimbabwe at Harare on 15-Dec-2023 (SR-10 | ER-3.6) |
| 450 |
|
|
42.30 | 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) |
| 457 |
|
|
42.14 | 3 Wickets for 28 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs New Zealand at Birmingham on 26-Jun-2019 (SR-20 | ER-2.8) |
| 458 |
|
|
42.13 | 4 Wickets for 43 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs India at Chennai on 30-Dec-2012 (SR-14 | ER-4.8) |
| 460 |
|
|
42.10 | 4 Wickets for 47 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs Afghanistan at Leeds on 29-Jun-2019 (SR-15 | ER-4.7) |
| 464 |
|
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42.01 | 5 Wickets for 61 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Pallekele on 04-Aug-2012 (SR-12 | ER-6.1) |
| 465 |
|
|
41.99 | 4 Wickets for 43 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs Bangladesh at Dharamsala on 10-Oct-2023 (SR-15 | ER-4.3) |
| 470 |
|
|
41.93 | 4 Wickets for 30 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs South Africa at Paarl on 21-Dec-2023 (SR-14 | ER-3.3) |
| 476 |
|
|
41.84 | 5 Wickets for 37 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs Pakistan at Adelaide on 17-Dec-1996 (SR-12 | ER-3.7) |
| 481 |
|
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41.75 | 4 Wickets for 37 Runs in 1st inns for England vs Sri Lanka at London on 14-May-1999 (SR-15 | ER-3.7) |
| 483 |
|
|
41.72 | 5 Wickets for 35 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs Pakistan at Abu Dhabi on 01-May-2009 (SR-9 | ER-4.6) |
| 489 |
|
|
41.64 | 4 Wickets for 44 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs West Indies at Wellington on 21-Mar-2015 (SR-15 | ER-4.4) |
| 503 |
|
|
41.39 | 4 Wickets for 60 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs Pakistan at Chennai on 27-Oct-2023 (SR-15 | ER-6.0) |
| 506 |
|
|
41.32 | 4 Wickets for 18 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Afghanistan at Napier on 08-Mar-2015 (SR-15 | ER-1.8) |
| 508 |
|
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41.26 | 5 Wickets for 62 Runs in 1st inns for Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka at Pallekele on 28-Mar-2013 (SR-12 | ER-6.2) |
| 519 |
|
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41.15 | 4 Wickets for 32 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs Australia at Sydney on 23-Nov-2014 (SR-9 | ER-5.2) |
| 526 |
|
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40.98 | 4 Wickets for 23 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs South Africa at Cape Town on 07-Feb-2018 (SR-14 | ER-2.6) |
| 527 |
|
|
40.98 | 5 Wickets for 17 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs Pakistan at Dunedin on 13-Jan-2018 (SR-9 | ER-2.3) |
| 530 |
|
|
40.94 | 4 Wickets for 43 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Sri Lanka at Cardiff on 09-Jun-2013 (SR-12 | ER-5.3) |
| 538 |
|
|
40.81 | 4 Wickets for 18 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Brisbane on 10-Jan-1999 (SR-12 | ER-2.3) |
| 540 |
|
|
40.77 | 4 Wickets for 20 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs South Africa at Paarl on 19-Jan-2013 (SR-15 | ER-2.0) |
| 551 |
|
|
40.61 | 4 Wickets for 41 Runs in 1st inns for India vs Australia at Adelaide on 17-Feb-2008 (SR-15 | ER-4.1) |
| 553 |
|
|
40.59 | 5 Wickets for 48 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs West Indies at Bridgetown on 20-Jul-2021 (SR-10 | ER-6.0) |
| 558 |
|
|
40.53 | 4 Wickets for 22 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs England at Leeds on 02-Sep-2025 (SR-8 | ER-4.0) |
| 559 |
|
|
40.48 | 3 Wickets for 43 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs South Africa at Lahore on 05-Mar-2025 (SR-20 | ER-4.3) |
| 567 |
|
|
40.34 | 4 Wickets for 39 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs Australia at Sydney on 09-Jan-2003 (SR-15 | ER-3.9) |
| 571 |
|
|
40.31 | 4 Wickets for 23 Runs in 1st inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Port of Spain on 11-Jul-2013 (SR-11 | ER-3.2) |
| 580 |
|
|
40.18 | 5 Wickets for 40 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs India at Colombo on 12-Sep-2023 (SR-12 | ER-4.0) |
| 581 |
|
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40.17 | 4 Wickets for 18 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs West Indies at Kingstown on 30-Mar-1993 (SR-11 | ER-2.4) |
| 582 |
|
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40.15 | 3 Wickets for 30 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs India at Ahmedabad on 26-Oct-2006 (SR-20 | ER-3.0) |
| 587 |
|
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40.06 | 4 Wickets for 24 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Sharjah on 04-Feb-1993 (SR-15 | ER-2.4) |
| 588 |
|
|
40.05 | 4 Wickets for 50 Runs in 1st inns for England vs South Africa at Gqeberha on 06-Feb-2016 (SR-14 | ER-5.6) |
| 590 |
|
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40.02 | 4 Wickets for 34 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs West Indies at Melbourne on 18-Mar-1992 (SR-15 | ER-3.4) |
| 596 |
|
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39.92 | 4 Wickets for 22 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs Sri Lanka at Pallekele on 26-Jul-2013 (SR-11 | ER-3.1) |
| 602 |
|
|
39.77 | 4 Wickets for 35 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs South Africa at Johannesburg on 27-Jan-2019 (SR-11 | ER-5.0) |
| 613 |
|
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39.68 | 5 Wickets for 26 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs South Africa at Colombo on 22-Aug-2004 (SR-10 | ER-3.3) |
| 614 |
|
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39.67 | 3 Wickets for 59 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs India at Sydney on 26-Mar-2015 (SR-18 | ER-6.6) |
| 626 |
|
|
39.53 | 4 Wickets for 46 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs India at Mohali on 19-Oct-2013 (SR-15 | ER-4.6) |
| 627 |
|
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39.52 | 4 Wickets for 33 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs India at Dhaka on 16-Jan-1998 (SR-15 | ER-3.3) |
| 631 |
|
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39.48 | 4 Wickets for 45 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs Zimbabwe at Colombo on 14-Sep-2002 (SR-15 | ER-4.5) |
| 645 |
|
|
39.33 | 5 Wickets for 59 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs Netherlands at Hyderabad on 09-Oct-2023 (SR-12 | ER-5.9) |
| 648 |
|
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39.27 | 5 Wickets for 32 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs West Indies at Melbourne on 14-Jan-2005 (SR-12 | ER-3.2) |
| 655 |
|
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39.22 | 3 Wickets for 53 Runs in 2nd inns for Netherlands vs India at Delhi on 09-Mar-2011 (SR-20 | ER-5.3) |
| 657 |
|
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39.21 | 4 Wickets for 49 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs India at Nagpur on 14-Oct-2007 (SR-15 | ER-4.9) |
| 658 |
|
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39.19 | 4 Wickets for 28 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs New Zealand at Wellington on 03-Feb-2001 (SR-14 | ER-3.1) |
| 659 |
|
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39.19 | 4 Wickets for 25 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Melbourne on 16-Jan-1997 (SR-15 | ER-2.5) |
| 662 |
|
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39.14 | 5 Wickets for 42 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs Pakistan at Sharjah on 28-Aug-2012 (SR-12 | ER-4.2) |
| 671 |
|
|
39.07 | 5 Wickets for 50 Runs in 2nd inns for Bangladesh vs India at Mirpur on 18-Jun-2015 (SR-11 | ER-5.4) |
| 675 |
|
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39.04 | 4 Wickets for 6 Runs in 1st inns for India vs West Indies at Bridgetown on 27-Jul-2023 (SR-5 | ER-2.0) |
| 679 |
|
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38.94 | 4 Wickets for 29 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs India at Mumbai on 01-Nov-2003 (SR-15 | ER-2.9) |
| 686 |
|
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38.87 | 4 Wickets for 21 Runs in 1st inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Dambula on 20-Aug-2008 (SR-14 | ER-2.3) |
| 693 |
|
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38.74 | 4 Wickets for 44 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs South Africa at Bloemfontein on 05-Feb-1999 (SR-9 | ER-7.1) |
| 695 |
|
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38.73 | 3 Wickets for 74 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Australia at St George's on 20-Apr-2007 (SR-16 | ER-9.3) |
| 699 |
|
|
38.71 | 4 Wickets for 18 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs Bangladesh at Mirpur on 04-Mar-2011 (SR-8 | ER-3.5) |
| 707 |
|
|
38.63 | 4 Wickets for 33 Runs in 2nd inns for Bangladesh vs New Zealand at Christchurch on 11-Feb-2010 (SR-15 | ER-3.3) |
| 715 |
|
|
38.53 | 3 Wickets for 14 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs Kenya at Durban on 20-Mar-2003 (SR-19 | ER-1.5) |
| 717 |
|
|
38.51 | 4 Wickets for 33 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs South Africa at Centurion on 15-Mar-2013 (SR-11 | ER-4.7) |
| 718 |
|
|
38.51 | 3 Wickets for 8 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs Australia at Brisbane on 21-Jan-2005 (SR-8 | ER-2.0) |
| 720 |
|
|
38.49 | 4 Wickets for 38 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs Sri Lanka at Colombo on 06-Feb-2011 (SR-15 | ER-3.8) |
| 722 |
|
|
38.43 | 4 Wickets for 6 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs Namibia at Pietermaritzburg on 23-Feb-2003 (SR-7 | ER-1.3) |
| 728 |
|
|
38.39 | 3 Wickets for 82 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs England at Nottingham on 03-Jun-2019 (SR-20 | ER-8.2) |
| 734 |
|
|
38.30 | 4 Wickets for 22 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs Afghanistan at Perth on 04-Mar-2015 (SR-11 | ER-2.9) |
| 735 |
|
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38.29 | 5 Wickets for 14 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs Ireland at Malahide on 18-Aug-2016 (SR-7 | ER-2.5) |
| 737 |
|
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38.28 | 4 Wickets for 19 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs Zimbabwe at Ahmedabad on 21-Feb-2011 (SR-14 | ER-2.0) |
| 753 |
|
|
38.06 | 4 Wickets for 82 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs England at Leeds on 19-May-2019 (SR-15 | ER-8.2) |
| 754 |
|
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38.05 | 4 Wickets for 42 Runs in 1st inns for India vs New Zealand at Centurion on 14-Mar-2003 (SR-12 | ER-5.3) |
| 763 |
|
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37.98 | 4 Wickets for 46 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs Pakistan at Faisalabad on 06-Nov-2025 (SR-15 | ER-4.6) |
| 774 |
1
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37.90 | 4 Wickets for 38 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs Sri Lanka at Colombo on 21-Aug-2016 (SR-15 | ER-3.8) |
| 778 |
1
|
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37.89 | 4 Wickets for 56 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs South Africa at Gqeberha on 30-Jan-1999 (SR-15 | ER-5.6) |
| 791 |
1
|
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37.78 | 5 Wickets for 48 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Karachi on 29-Jun-2008 (SR-12 | ER-4.8) |
| 794 |
1
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37.77 | 5 Wickets for 63 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs India at Auckland on 25-Jan-2014 (SR-12 | ER-6.3) |
| 804 |
1
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37.67 | 4 Wickets for 19 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs Bangladesh at Abu Dhabi on 26-Sep-2018 (SR-14 | ER-2.1) |
| 810 |
1
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37.62 | 4 Wickets for 39 Runs in 1st inns for India vs New Zealand at Napier on 23-Jan-2019 (SR-15 | ER-3.9) |
| 811 |
1
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37.62 | 5 Wickets for 39 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs Australia at Johannesburg on 17-Sep-2023 (SR-10 | ER-4.9) |
| 814 |
1
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37.60 | 3 Wickets for 47 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs India at Manchester on 16-Jun-2019 (SR-20 | ER-4.7) |
| 815 |
1
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37.59 | 4 Wickets for 25 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Perth on 02-Jan-1989 (SR-12 | ER-3.1) |
| 821 |
1
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37.54 | 4 Wickets for 40 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs Australia at Cairns on 06-Sep-2022 (SR-15 | ER-4.0) |
| 824 |
1
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37.49 | 5 Wickets for 36 Runs in 1st inns for Bangladesh vs India at Mirpur on 04-Dec-2022 (SR-12 | ER-3.6) |
| 828 |
1
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37.47 | 4 Wickets for 22 Runs in 1st inns for England vs New Zealand at Christchurch on 20-Feb-1997 (SR-15 | ER-2.2) |
| 831 |
1
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37.46 | 4 Wickets for 22 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs West Indies at Melbourne on 12-Jan-1984 (SR-15 | ER-2.2) |
| 832 |
1
|
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37.45 | 4 Wickets for 45 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs New Zealand at Mount Maunganui on 26-Jan-2019 (SR-15 | ER-4.5) |
| 833 |
1
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37.45 | 5 Wickets for 42 Runs in 1st inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Margao on 14-Feb-2007 (SR-12 | ER-4.2) |
| 834 |
1
|
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37.44 | 4 Wickets for 25 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs Pakistan at Colombo on 08-Jul-2000 (SR-15 | ER-2.5) |
| 836 |
1
|
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37.42 | 4 Wickets for 28 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs England at Cardiff on 27-Aug-2014 (SR-11 | ER-4.0) |
| 838 |
1
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37.41 | 4 Wickets for 30 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs Sri Lanka at Sydney on 12-Feb-2006 (SR-9 | ER-5.0) |
| 839 |
1
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37.41 | 5 Wickets for 20 Runs in 1st inns for Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh at Harare on 14-Aug-2011 (SR-11 | ER-2.1) |
| 848 |
1
|
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37.36 | 4 Wickets for 29 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs Bangladesh at Mirpur on 03-Mar-2023 (SR-10 | ER-4.4) |
| 851 |
1
|
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37.32 | 3 Wickets for 38 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs Australia at Lucknow on 16-Oct-2023 (SR-18 | ER-4.2) |
| 856 |
1
|
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37.24 | 4 Wickets for 55 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs Sri Lanka at London on 15-Jun-2019 (SR-15 | ER-5.5) |
| 863 |
1
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37.17 | 5 Wickets for 34 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Sharjah on 23-Oct-2017 (SR-8 | ER-4.9) |