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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735 No change Arshdeep Singh (India) flag Arshdeep Singh (India) 44.03 4 Wickets for 29 Runs in 2nd inns for Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians at Mumbai on 22-Apr-2023 (SR-6 | ER-7.3)
740 No change Shoriful Islam (Bangladesh) flag Shoriful Islam (Bangladesh) 43.94 4 Wickets for 5 Runs in 2nd inns for Chittagong Vikings vs Sylhet Strikers at Mirpur on 30-Jan-2025 (SR-5 | ER-1.5)
743 No change Kuldeep Yadav (India) flag Kuldeep Yadav (India) 43.93 3 Wickets for 20 Runs in 1st inns for Delhi Capitals vs Lucknow Super Giants at Lucknow on 12-Apr-2024 (SR-8 | ER-5.0)
744 No change Dunith Wellalage (Sri Lanka) flag Dunith Wellalage (Sri Lanka) 43.92 4 Wickets for 10 Runs in 1st inns for Jaffna Kings vs Galle Marvels at Pallekele on 04-Aug-2023 (SR-6 | ER-2.5)
747 No change Samit Patel (England) flag Samit Patel (England) 43.90 3 Wickets for 4 Runs in 1st inns for Nottinghamshire vs Worcestershire at Nottingham on 22-Jun-2021 (SR-8 | ER-1.0)
752 No change Ben Dwarshuis (Australia) flag Ben Dwarshuis (Australia) 43.79 4 Wickets for 13 Runs in 2nd inns for Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Renegades at Hobart on 13-Dec-2020 (SR-4 | ER-4.9)
759 No change Khary Pierre (West Indies) flag Khary Pierre (West Indies) 43.70 3 Wickets for 29 Runs in 1st inns for Trinbago Knight Riders vs Guyana Amazon Warriors at Tarouba on 16-Sep-2018 (SR-8 | ER-7.3)
763 No change Xavier Doherty (Australia) flag Xavier Doherty (Australia) 43.66 4 Wickets for 17 Runs in 2nd inns for Hobart Hurricanes vs Adelaide Strikers at Adelaide on 28-Dec-2011 (SR-6 | ER-4.3)
766 No change Tom Hartley (England) flag Tom Hartley (England) 43.64 4 Wickets for 16 Runs in 2nd inns for Lancashire vs Worcestershire at Manchester on 01-Jul-2021 (SR-6 | ER-4.0)
774 No change Sohail Tanvir (Pakistan) flag Sohail Tanvir (Pakistan) 43.51 4 Wickets for 20 Runs in 1st inns for Guyana Amazon Warriors vs St Kitts and Nevis Patriots at Basseterre on 30-Jun-2016 (SR-6 | ER-5.0)
775 No change Tom Hartley (England) flag Tom Hartley (England) 43.50 4 Wickets for 22 Runs in 2nd inns for Manchester Originals (Men) vs Birmingham Phoenix (Men) at Birmingham on 28-Aug-2022 (SR-5 | ER-6.6)
777 No change Junaid Khan (Pakistan) flag Junaid Khan (Pakistan) 43.48 4 Wickets for 32 Runs in 2nd inns for Khulna Tigers vs Comilla Victorians at Sylhet on 18-Jan-2019 (SR-6 | ER-8.0)
779 No change Neil Carter (South Africa) flag Neil Carter (South Africa) 43.47 5 Wickets for 19 Runs in 1st inns for Warwickshire vs Worcestershire at Birmingham on 01-Jul-2005 (SR-4 | ER-6.0)
780 No change Dean Cosker (England) flag Dean Cosker (England) 43.47 4 Wickets for 30 Runs in 2nd inns for Glamorgan vs Surrey at London on 15-May-2015 (SR-6 | ER-7.5)
789 No change Tabraiz Shamsi (South Africa) flag Tabraiz Shamsi (South Africa) 43.38 4 Wickets for 23 Runs in 2nd inns for St Kitts and Nevis Patriots vs Jamaica Tallawahs at Basseterre on 04-Jul-2015 (SR-6 | ER-5.8)
790 No change Reece Topley (England) flag Reece Topley (England) 43.37 3 Wickets for 27 Runs in 1st inns for Essex vs Somerset at Taunton on 24-Jul-2012 (SR-8 | ER-6.8)
791 No change Ed Nuttall (New Zealand) flag Ed Nuttall (New Zealand) 43.37 3 Wickets for 17 Runs in 2nd inns for Canterbury vs Auckland at Auckland on 18-Dec-2016 (SR-8 | ER-4.3)
797 No change Sohail Tanvir (Pakistan) flag Sohail Tanvir (Pakistan) 43.31 3 Wickets for 14 Runs in 2nd inns for Multan Sultans vs Peshawar Zalmi at Dubai on 06-Mar-2018 (SR-8 | ER-3.5)
804 No change George Garton (England) flag George Garton (England) 43.25 3 Wickets for 19 Runs in 1st inns for Sussex vs Gloucestershire at Bristol on 11-Jun-2021 (SR-8 | ER-4.8)
813 No change Gudakesh Motie (West Indies) flag Gudakesh Motie (West Indies) 43.16 2 Wickets for 7 Runs in 1st inns for Guyana Amazon Warriors vs Trinbago Knight Riders at Georgetown on 24-Sep-2023 (SR-12 | ER-1.8)
815 No change Ben Dwarshuis (Australia) flag Ben Dwarshuis (Australia) 43.13 3 Wickets for 7 Runs in 1st inns for Sydney Sixers vs Adelaide Strikers at Sydney on 29-Jan-2019 (SR-8 | ER-1.8)
817 No change Saif Zaib (England) flag Saif Zaib (England) 43.10 3 Wickets for 18 Runs in 2nd inns for Northamptonshire vs Hampshire at Birmingham on 13-Sep-2025 (SR-8 | ER-4.5)
830 No change Shahbaz Ahmed (India) flag Shahbaz Ahmed (India) 42.91 3 Wickets for 7 Runs in 2nd inns for Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad at Chennai on 14-Apr-2021 (SR-4 | ER-3.5)
839 No change Wahab Riaz (Pakistan) flag Wahab Riaz (Pakistan) 42.83 4 Wickets for 17 Runs in 1st inns for Peshawar Zalmi vs Islamabad United at Karachi on 27-Feb-2021 (SR-6 | ER-4.3)
840 No change Trent Boult (New Zealand) flag Trent Boult (New Zealand) 42.82 3 Wickets for 30 Runs in 1st inns for Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals at Dubai on 10-Nov-2020 (SR-8 | ER-7.5)
844 No change Mohammad Amir (Pakistan) flag Mohammad Amir (Pakistan) 42.70 4 Wickets for 30 Runs in 2nd inns for Chattogram Challengers vs Rangpur Riders at Mirpur on 22-Nov-2015 (SR-6 | ER-7.5)
856 No change Tom Smith (England) flag Tom Smith (England) 42.58 3 Wickets for 13 Runs in 1st inns for Gloucestershire vs Surrey at London on 31-May-2022 (SR-4 | ER-6.5)
857 No change Josh Lalor (Australia) flag Josh Lalor (Australia) 42.57 5 Wickets for 26 Runs in 1st inns for Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers at Sydney on 20-Jan-2019 (SR-5 | ER-6.5)
858 No change Daniel Vettori (New Zealand) flag Daniel Vettori (New Zealand) 42.57 3 Wickets for 15 Runs in 1st inns for Delhi Capitals vs Punjab Kings at Cape Town on 19-Apr-2009 (SR-6 | ER-5.0)
859 No change Tim Phillips (England) flag Tim Phillips (England) 42.57 4 Wickets for 27 Runs in 1st inns for Essex vs Sussex at Chelmsford on 08-Jun-2011 (SR-6 | ER-6.8)
864 No change Sheldon Cottrell (West Indies) flag Sheldon Cottrell (West Indies) 42.52 3 Wickets for 17 Runs in 2nd inns for St Kitts and Nevis Patriots vs Trinbago Knight Riders at Tarouba on 05-Sep-2017 (SR-8 | ER-4.3)
865 No change Obed McCoy (West Indies) flag Obed McCoy (West Indies) 42.51 4 Wickets for 39 Runs in 2nd inns for Antigua and Barbuda Falcons vs Trinbago Knight Riders at North Sound on 20-Aug-2025 (SR-6 | ER-9.8)
879 No change Ravindra Jadeja (India) flag Ravindra Jadeja (India) 42.34 3 Wickets for 9 Runs in 2nd inns for Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals at Chennai on 01-May-2019 (SR-6 | ER-3.0)
880 No change Khushdil Shah (Pakistan) flag Khushdil Shah (Pakistan) 42.34 3 Wickets for 18 Runs in 1st inns for Rangpur Riders vs Fortune Barishal at Mirpur on 02-Jan-2025 (SR-8 | ER-4.5)
884 No change Tanvir Islam (Bangladesh) flag Tanvir Islam (Bangladesh) 42.28 4 Wickets for 33 Runs in 1st inns for Comilla Victorians vs Fortune Barishal at Chattogram on 14-Jan-2023 (SR-6 | ER-8.3)
885 No change Graeme White (England) flag Graeme White (England) 42.27 4 Wickets for 14 Runs in 2nd inns for Northamptonshire vs Gloucestershire at Northampton on 28-Jun-2013 (SR-5 | ER-4.7)
898 No change Ashish Nehra (India) flag Ashish Nehra (India) 42.16 3 Wickets for 15 Runs in 2nd inns for Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians at Visakhapatnam on 08-May-2016 (SR-6 | ER-5.0)
906 No change Charl Willoughby (South Africa) flag Charl Willoughby (South Africa) 42.12 3 Wickets for 11 Runs in 2nd inns for Leicestershire vs Middlesex at Leicester on 18-Jul-2005 (SR-8 | ER-2.8)
907 No change Mitchell Johnson (Australia) flag Mitchell Johnson (Australia) 42.10 3 Wickets for 26 Runs in 2nd inns for Mumbai Indians vs Rising Pune Supergiant at Hyderabad on 21-May-2017 (SR-8 | ER-6.5)
917 No change Imad Wasim (Pakistan) flag Imad Wasim (Pakistan) 42.07 3 Wickets for 15 Runs in 1st inns for Jamaica Tallawahs vs Guyana Amazon Warriors at Basseterre on 12-Sep-2021 (SR-8 | ER-3.8)
920 No change Krunal Pandya (India) flag Krunal Pandya (India) 42.07 2 Wickets for 17 Runs in 2nd inns for Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings at Ahmedabad on 03-Jun-2025 (SR-12 | ER-4.3)
923 No change Axar Patel (India) flag Axar Patel (India) 42.03 3 Wickets for 11 Runs in 2nd inns for Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Bengaluru on 05-May-2017 (SR-6 | ER-3.7)
931 No change Noor Ahmad (Afghanistan) flag Noor Ahmad (Afghanistan) 41.97 3 Wickets for 21 Runs in 2nd inns for Chennai Super Kings vs Gujarat Titans at Ahmedabad on 25-May-2025 (SR-8 | ER-5.3)
934 No change Mohammad Amir (Pakistan) flag Mohammad Amir (Pakistan) 41.94 5 Wickets for 26 Runs in 1st inns for Galle Gladiators vs Colombo Strikers at Hambantota on 07-Dec-2020 (SR-5 | ER-6.5)
938 No change Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh) flag Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh) 41.88 4 Wickets for 16 Runs in 2nd inns for Dhaka Dominators vs Chattogram Challengers at Mirpur on 21-Jan-2019 (SR-6 | ER-4.0)
946 No change Liam Dawson (England) flag Liam Dawson (England) 41.79 3 Wickets for 16 Runs in 2nd inns for Islamabad United vs Multan Sultans at Lahore on 20-Feb-2022 (SR-8 | ER-4.0)
951 No change Danny Briggs (England) flag Danny Briggs (England) 41.77 3 Wickets for 5 Runs in 2nd inns for Hampshire vs Kent at Canterbury on 02-Jul-2010 (SR-8 | ER-1.3)
957 No change Usman Shinwari (Pakistan) flag Usman Shinwari (Pakistan) 41.69 3 Wickets for 11 Runs in 1st inns for Karachi Kings vs Peshawar Zalmi at Sharjah on 15-Mar-2018 (SR-8 | ER-2.8)
963 No change Mohammad Amir (Pakistan) flag Mohammad Amir (Pakistan) 41.66 4 Wickets for 26 Runs in 1st inns for Karachi Kings vs Peshawar Zalmi at Rawalpindi on 01-Mar-2023 (SR-6 | ER-6.5)
965 No change Hayden Kerr (Australia) flag Hayden Kerr (Australia) 41.65 4 Wickets for 32 Runs in 1st inns for Sydney Sixers vs Perth Scorchers at Carrara on 04-Jan-2022 (SR-6 | ER-8.0)
969 No change Tom Smith (England) flag Tom Smith (England) 41.63 5 Wickets for 39 Runs in 2nd inns for Gloucestershire vs Essex at Bristol on 24-May-2015 (SR-5 | ER-9.8)
970 No change Jason Behrendorff (Australia) flag Jason Behrendorff (Australia) 41.60 3 Wickets for 10 Runs in 1st inns for Jaffna Kings vs Kandy Falcons at Colombo on 13-Jul-2024 (SR-4 | ER-5.0)
973 No change Krishmar Santokie (West Indies) flag Krishmar Santokie (West Indies) 41.58 3 Wickets for 13 Runs in 2nd inns for Sylhet Strikers vs Chattogram Challengers at Chattogram on 17-Dec-2019 (SR-8 | ER-3.3)
977 No change Usman Shinwari (Pakistan) flag Usman Shinwari (Pakistan) 41.55 4 Wickets for 15 Runs in 1st inns for Karachi Kings vs Multan Sultans at Abu Dhabi on 04-Mar-2019 (SR-6 | ER-3.8)
981 No change Tabraiz Shamsi (South Africa) flag Tabraiz Shamsi (South Africa) 41.52 4 Wickets for 20 Runs in 1st inns for Galle Marvels vs Colombo Strikers at Colombo on 15-Aug-2023 (SR-6 | ER-5.0)
985 No change Josh Little (Ireland) flag Josh Little (Ireland) 41.52 4 Wickets for 45 Runs in 2nd inns for Gujarat Titans vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Bengaluru on 04-May-2024 (SR-6 | ER-11.3)
991 No change Mustafizur Rahman (Bangladesh) flag Mustafizur Rahman (Bangladesh) 41.48 5 Wickets for 27 Runs in 1st inns for Comilla Victorians vs Chattogram Challengers at Mirpur on 03-Feb-2022 (SR-5 | ER-6.8)
996 No change Mohammad Irfan (Pakistan) flag Mohammad Irfan (Pakistan) 41.44 2 Wickets for 1 Runs in 2nd inns for Barbados Royals vs St Kitts and Nevis Patriots at Bridgetown on 25-Aug-2018 (SR-12 | ER-0.3)
997 No change Shaheen Shah Afridi (Pakistan) flag Shaheen Shah Afridi (Pakistan) 41.44 4 Wickets for 29 Runs in 2nd inns for Nottinghamshire vs Warwickshire at Nottingham on 30-Jun-2023 (SR-6 | ER-7.3)
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