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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 620 |
 2
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Phil Mead (England)
|
51.86 | 182* Runs in na Balls in 1st inns for England vs Australia at London on 13-Aug-1921 (SR-na) |
| 622 |
2
|
Rishabh Pant (India)
|
51.84 | 159* Runs in 189 Balls in 1st inns for India vs Australia at Sydney on 03-Jan-2019 (SR-84%) |
| 624 |
2
|
Usman Khawaja (Australia)
|
51.82 | 195* Runs in 368 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs South Africa at Sydney on 04-Jan-2023 (SR-53%) |
| 626 |
2
|
Alex Carey (Australia)
|
51.81 | 98* Runs in 123 Balls in 4th inns for Australia vs New Zealand at Christchurch on 08-Mar-2024 (SR-80%) |
| 630 |
2
|
Taufeeq Umar (Pakistan)
|
51.74 | 135 Runs in 254 Balls in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs South Africa at Cape Town on 02-Jan-2003 (SR-53%) |
| 636 |
2
|
Neil Harvey (Australia)
|
51.57 | 167 Runs in 325 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at Melbourne on 31-Dec-1958 (SR-51%) |
| 640 |
2
|
David Warner (Australia)
|
51.51 | 253 Runs in 286 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs New Zealand at Perth on 13-Nov-2015 (SR-88%) |
| 641 |
2
|
Shan Masood (Pakistan)
|
51.50 | 125 Runs in 233 Balls in 4th inns for Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Pallekele on 03-Jul-2015 (SR-54%) |
| 644 |
2
|
Darren Bravo (West Indies)
|
51.45 | 136 Runs in 230 Balls in 3rd inns for West Indies vs India at Kolkata on 14-Nov-2011 (SR-59%) |
| 651 |
2
|
Gary Kirsten (South Africa)
|
51.37 | 108* Runs in 159 Balls in 3rd inns for South Africa vs Australia at Adelaide on 30-Jan-1998 (SR-68%) |
| 652 |
2
|
Yashasvi Jaiswal (India)
|
51.37 | 161 Runs in 297 Balls in 3rd inns for India vs Australia at Perth on 22-Nov-2024 (SR-54%) |
| 655 |
2
|
Clive Lloyd (West Indies)
|
51.32 | 102 Runs in 121 Balls in 3rd inns for West Indies vs Australia at Melbourne on 26-Dec-1975 (SR-84%) |
| 656 |
2
|
Rishabh Pant (India)
|
51.30 | 118 Runs in 140 Balls in 3rd inns for India vs England at Leeds on 20-Jun-2025 (SR-84%) |
| 658 |
2
|
Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)
|
51.26 | 148 Runs in 156 Balls in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs South Africa at Galle on 20-Jul-2000 (SR-95%) |
| 661 |
2
|
Arthur Morris (Australia)
|
51.21 | 124* Runs in 171 Balls in 4th inns for Australia vs England at Adelaide on 31-Jan-1947 (SR-73%) |
| 664 |
2
|
Yuvraj Singh (India)
|
51.18 | 169 Runs in 203 Balls in 1st inns for India vs Pakistan at Bengaluru on 08-Dec-2007 (SR-83%) |
| 665 |
2
|
Frank Woolley (England)
|
51.18 | 133* Runs in 215 Balls in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Sydney on 23-Feb-1912 (SR-62%) |
| 669 |
2
|
Eddie Paynter (England)
|
51.11 | 216* Runs in 333 Balls in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Nottingham on 10-Jun-1938 (SR-65%) |
| 674 |
2
|
Willie Watson (England)
|
51.06 | 116 Runs in na Balls in 4th inns for England vs West Indies at Kingston on 15-Jan-1954 (SR-na) |
| 679 |
2
|
Andrew Strauss (England)
|
50.96 | 177 Runs in 343 Balls in 3rd inns for England vs New Zealand at Napier on 22-Mar-2008 (SR-52%) |
| 680 |
2
|
David Warner (Australia)
|
50.91 | 164 Runs in 211 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs Pakistan at Perth on 14-Dec-2023 (SR-78%) |
| 681 |
2
|
Shikhar Dhawan (India)
|
50.90 | 119 Runs in 123 Balls in 1st inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Pallekele on 12-Aug-2017 (SR-97%) |
| 682 |
2
|
Shahriar Nafees (Bangladesh)
|
50.88 | 138 Runs in 189 Balls in 1st inns for Bangladesh vs Australia at Fatullah on 09-Apr-2006 (SR-73%) |
| 683 |
2
|
Keith Arthurton (West Indies)
|
50.87 | 157* Runs in 343 Balls in 2nd inns for West Indies vs Australia at Brisbane on 27-Nov-1992 (SR-46%) |
| 684 |
2
|
Usman Khawaja (Australia)
|
50.86 | 180 Runs in 422 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs India at Ahmedabad on 09-Mar-2023 (SR-43%) |
| 688 |
2
|
Dimuth Karunaratne (Sri Lanka)
|
50.80 | 152 Runs in 363 Balls in 3rd inns for Sri Lanka vs New Zealand at Christchurch on 26-Dec-2014 (SR-42%) |
| 690 |
2
|
Allan Border (Australia)
|
50.77 | 114* Runs in 201 Balls in 3rd inns for Australia vs New Zealand at Christchurch on 28-Feb-1986 (SR-57%) |
| 694 |
2
|
Brian Lara (West Indies)
|
50.71 | 178 Runs in 294 Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs Sri Lanka at Galle on 13-Nov-2001 (SR-61%) |
| 702 |
2
|
Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)
|
50.66 | 319 Runs in 482 Balls in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh at Chattogram on 04-Feb-2014 (SR-66%) |
| 703 |
2
|
David Gower (England)
|
50.65 | 98* Runs in 141 Balls in 3rd inns for England vs Australia at Sydney on 04-Jan-1980 (SR-70%) |
| 705 |
2
|
Shivnarine Chanderpaul (West Indies)
|
50.60 | 100 Runs in 72 Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs Australia at Georgetown on 10-Apr-2003 (SR-139%) |
| 707 |
2
|
Hamish Rutherford (New Zealand)
|
50.58 | 171 Runs in 217 Balls in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs England at Dunedin on 06-Mar-2013 (SR-79%) |
| 708 |
2
|
Wasim Akram (Pakistan)
|
50.56 | 123 Runs in 195 Balls in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Adelaide on 19-Jan-1990 (SR-63%) |
| 711 |
2
|
Graeme Wood (Australia)
|
50.46 | 126 Runs in na Balls in 4th inns for Australia vs West Indies at Georgetown on 31-Mar-1978 (SR-na) |
| 712 |
2
|
Allan Border (Australia)
|
50.43 | 146* Runs in 334 Balls in 3rd inns for Australia vs England at Manchester on 01-Aug-1985 (SR-44%) |
| 715 |
2
|
Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)
|
50.38 | 100* Runs in 154 Balls in 3rd inns for Sri Lanka vs New Zealand at Christchurch on 07-Dec-2006 (SR-65%) |
| 716 |
2
|
Alastair Cook (England)
|
50.36 | 189 Runs in 342 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Sydney on 03-Jan-2011 (SR-55%) |
| 718 |
2
|
Daniel Vettori (New Zealand)
|
50.32 | 118 Runs in 164 Balls in 1st inns for New Zealand vs India at Hamilton on 18-Mar-2009 (SR-72%) |
| 719 |
2
|
Wavell Hinds (West Indies)
|
50.31 | 165 Runs in 236 Balls in 2nd inns for West Indies vs Pakistan at Bridgetown on 18-May-2000 (SR-70%) |
| 721 |
2
|
Neil Harvey (Australia)
|
50.28 | 205 Runs in na Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs South Africa at Melbourne on 06-Feb-1953 (SR-na) |
| 723 |
2
|
Brian Lara (West Indies)
|
50.26 | 130 Runs in 120 Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs Pakistan at Bridgetown on 26-May-2005 (SR-108%) |
| 726 |
2
|
Clive Lloyd (West Indies)
|
50.22 | 161* Runs in 290 Balls in 2nd inns for West Indies vs India at Kolkata on 10-Dec-1983 (SR-56%) |
| 730 |
2
|
Yashasvi Jaiswal (India)
|
50.16 | 118 Runs in 164 Balls in 3rd inns for India vs England at London on 31-Jul-2025 (SR-72%) |
| 732 |
2
|
Hashan Tillakaratne (Sri Lanka)
|
50.15 | 115 Runs in 176 Balls in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at Faisalabad on 15-Sep-1995 (SR-65%) |
| 733 |
2
|
Clive Lloyd (West Indies)
|
50.13 | 178 Runs in na Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs Australia at Georgetown on 06-Apr-1973 (SR-na) |
| 735 |
2
|
Graeme Smith (South Africa)
|
50.12 | 183 Runs in 273 Balls in 3rd inns for South Africa vs England at Cape Town on 03-Jan-2010 (SR-67%) |
| 738 |
2
|
Henry Nicholls (New Zealand)
|
50.09 | 118 Runs in 161 Balls in 1st inns for New Zealand vs South Africa at Wellington on 16-Mar-2017 (SR-73%) |
| 739 |
2
|
Richard Hadlee (New Zealand)
|
50.09 | 84 Runs in 78 Balls in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs England at London on 14-Jul-1983 (SR-108%) |
| 740 |
2
|
Sean Williams (Zimbabwe)
|
50.07 | 88 Runs in 82 Balls in 3rd inns for Zimbabwe vs England at Nottingham on 22-May-2025 (SR-107%) |
| 742 |
2
|
Matthew Elliott (Australia)
|
50.06 | 199 Runs in 351 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at Leeds on 24-Jul-1997 (SR-57%) |
| 746 |
2
|
Alastair Cook (England)
|
49.98 | 190 Runs in 377 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs India at Kolkata on 05-Dec-2012 (SR-50%) |
| 747 |
2
|
Shan Masood (Pakistan)
|
49.98 | 156 Runs in 319 Balls in 1st inns for Pakistan vs England at Manchester on 05-Aug-2020 (SR-49%) |
| 752 |
2
|
Travis Head (Australia)
|
49.91 | 152 Runs in 148 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at Brisbane on 08-Dec-2021 (SR-103%) |
| 754 |
2
|
David Gower (England)
|
49.88 | 200* Runs in 279 Balls in 1st inns for England vs India at Birmingham on 12-Jul-1979 (SR-72%) |
| 758 |
2
|
Kieran Powell (West Indies)
|
49.83 | 83 Runs in 93 Balls in 3rd inns for West Indies vs India at Rajkot on 04-Oct-2018 (SR-89%) |
| 761 |
2
|
Keaton Jennings (England)
|
49.82 | 146* Runs in 280 Balls in 3rd inns for England vs Sri Lanka at Galle on 06-Nov-2018 (SR-52%) |
| 764 |
2
|
Quinton de Kock (South Africa)
|
49.80 | 129 Runs in 138 Balls in 3rd inns for South Africa vs Pakistan at Johannesburg on 11-Jan-2019 (SR-93%) |
| 766 |
2
|
Brian Lara (West Indies)
|
49.77 | 132 Runs in 183 Balls in 2nd inns for West Indies vs Australia at Perth on 01-Feb-1997 (SR-72%) |
| 773 |
2
|
Lance Klusener (South Africa)
|
49.71 | 174 Runs in 221 Balls in 1st inns for South Africa vs England at Gqeberha on 09-Dec-1999 (SR-79%) |
| 780 |
2
|
Graham Thorpe (England)
|
49.64 | 119* Runs in 217 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs West Indies at Bridgetown on 01-Apr-2004 (SR-55%) |
| 781 |
2
|
Sourav Ganguly (India)
|
49.63 | 239 Runs in 361 Balls in 1st inns for India vs Pakistan at Bengaluru on 08-Dec-2007 (SR-66%) |
| 785 |
2
|
Shimron Hetmyer (West Indies)
|
49.58 | 93 Runs in 92 Balls in 3rd inns for West Indies vs Bangladesh at Mirpur on 30-Nov-2018 (SR-101%) |
| 786 |
2
|
Bam Bam Weekes (West Indies)
|
49.56 | 137 Runs in na Balls in 2nd inns for West Indies vs England at London on 19-Aug-1939 (SR-na) |
| 789 |
2
|
Shivnarine Chanderpaul (West Indies)
|
49.55 | 109 Runs in 171 Balls in 3rd inns for West Indies vs South Africa at Durban on 26-Dec-2003 (SR-64%) |
| 791 |
2
|
Rod Marsh (Australia)
|
49.53 | 91 Runs in 111 Balls in 4th inns for Australia vs England at Manchester on 08-Jun-1972 (SR-82%) |
| 795 |
2
|
Graham Yallop (Australia)
|
49.50 | 121 Runs in 212 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs England at Sydney on 10-Feb-1979 (SR-57%) |
| 796 |
2
|
Travis Head (Australia)
|
49.49 | 152 Runs in 160 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs India at Brisbane on 14-Dec-2024 (SR-95%) |
| 797 |
2
|
David Gower (England)
|
49.46 | 215 Runs in 314 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Birmingham on 15-Aug-1985 (SR-68%) |
| 798 |
2
|
Brian Lara (West Indies)
|
49.46 | 179 Runs in 206 Balls in 2nd inns for West Indies vs England at London on 24-Aug-1995 (SR-87%) |
| 801 |
2
|
Justin Langer (Australia)
|
49.41 | 179* Runs in 350 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs England at Adelaide on 11-Dec-1998 (SR-51%) |
| 803 |
2
|
Adam Gilchrist (Australia)
|
49.39 | 122 Runs in 112 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs India at Mumbai on 27-Feb-2001 (SR-109%) |
| 805 |
2
|
Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)
|
49.37 | 199* Runs in 387 Balls in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at Galle on 22-Jun-2012 (SR-51%) |
| 813 |
2
|
Gautam Gambhir (India)
|
49.27 | 167 Runs in 257 Balls in 3rd inns for India vs New Zealand at Wellington on 03-Apr-2009 (SR-65%) |
| 814 |
2
|
Gautam Gambhir (India)
|
49.26 | 167 Runs in 215 Balls in 1st inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Kanpur on 24-Nov-2009 (SR-78%) |
| 821 |
2
|
Clem Hill (Australia)
|
49.18 | 191 Runs in 200 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs South Africa at Sydney on 09-Dec-1910 (SR-96%) |
| 834 |
2
|
Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)
|
49.06 | 192 Runs in 351 Balls in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at Colombo on 30-Jun-2012 (SR-55%) |
| 838 |
2
|
Taufeeq Umar (Pakistan)
|
49.00 | 236 Runs in 496 Balls in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Abu Dhabi on 18-Oct-2011 (SR-48%) |
| 841 |
2
|
Dimuth Karunaratne (Sri Lanka)
|
48.95 | 141 Runs in 307 Balls in 3rd inns for Sri Lanka vs India at Colombo on 03-Aug-2017 (SR-46%) |
| 845 |
2
|
Dean Elgar (South Africa)
|
48.93 | 141* Runs in 284 Balls in 1st inns for South Africa vs Australia at Cape Town on 22-Mar-2018 (SR-50%) |
| 847 |
2
|
Alastair Cook (England)
|
48.91 | 118 Runs in 285 Balls in 3rd inns for England vs Sri Lanka at Galle on 18-Dec-2007 (SR-41%) |
| 853 |
2
|
Sean Williams (Zimbabwe)
|
48.89 | 83* Runs in 55 Balls in 2nd inns for Zimbabwe vs South Africa at Bulawayo on 06-Jul-2025 (SR-151%) |
| 855 |
2
|
Sean Williams (Zimbabwe)
|
48.86 | 119 Runs in 148 Balls in 3rd inns for Zimbabwe vs New Zealand at Bulawayo on 28-Jul-2016 (SR-80%) |
| 856 |
2
|
Ashton Agar (Australia)
|
48.85 | 98 Runs in 101 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at Nottingham on 10-Jul-2013 (SR-97%) |
| 859 |
2
|
Chris Gayle (West Indies)
|
48.84 | 102 Runs in 72 Balls in 2nd inns for West Indies vs Australia at Perth on 16-Dec-2009 (SR-142%) |
| 862 |
2
|
Ravindra Jadeja (India)
|
48.81 | 175* Runs in 228 Balls in 1st inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Mohali on 04-Mar-2022 (SR-77%) |
| 863 |
2
|
Neil Harvey (Australia)
|
48.80 | 190 Runs in na Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs South Africa at Sydney on 09-Jan-1953 (SR-na) |
| 867 |
2
|
Usman Khawaja (Australia)
|
48.77 | 140 Runs in 216 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs New Zealand at Wellington on 12-Feb-2016 (SR-65%) |
| 869 |
2
|
Wasim Raja (Pakistan)
|
48.73 | 94* Runs in 124 Balls in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs India at Kanpur on 25-Dec-1979 (SR-76%) |
| 874 |
2
|
Clive Lloyd (West Indies)
|
48.68 | 113* Runs in na Balls in 3rd inns for West Indies vs England at Bridgetown on 29-Feb-1968 (SR-na) |
| 875 |
2
|
Shivnarine Chanderpaul (West Indies)
|
48.68 | 203* Runs in 370 Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs South Africa at Georgetown on 31-Mar-2005 (SR-55%) |
| 881 |
2
|
Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh)
|
48.64 | 96* Runs in 97 Balls in 4th inns for Bangladesh vs West Indies at St George's on 17-Jul-2009 (SR-99%) |
| 882 |
2
|
Chris Gayle (West Indies)
|
48.62 | 107 Runs in 159 Balls in 3rd inns for West Indies vs South Africa at Centurion on 16-Jan-2004 (SR-67%) |
| 884 |
2
|
Najmul Hossain Shanto (Bangladesh)
|
48.62 | 125* Runs in 199 Balls in 3rd inns for Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka at Galle on 17-Jun-2025 (SR-63%) |
| 886 |
2
|
Adam Gilchrist (Australia)
|
48.61 | 121 Runs in 126 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs New Zealand at Christchurch on 10-Mar-2005 (SR-96%) |
| 895 |
3
|
Mark Taylor (Australia)
|
48.52 | 169* Runs in 378 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs South Africa at Adelaide on 30-Jan-1998 (SR-45%) |
| 898 |
3
|
Marcus Trescothick (England)
|
48.47 | 219 Runs in 374 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs South Africa at London on 04-Sep-2003 (SR-59%) |
| 900 |
3
|
Garry Sobers (West Indies)
|
48.42 | 150* Runs in 227 Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs England at London on 23-Aug-1973 (SR-66%) |
| 903 |
3
|
Rishabh Pant (India)
|
48.39 | 97 Runs in 118 Balls in 4th inns for India vs Australia at Sydney on 07-Jan-2021 (SR-82%) |
| 904 |
3
|
Bill Lawry (Australia)
|
48.37 | 205 Runs in 416 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs West Indies at Melbourne on 26-Dec-1968 (SR-49%) |
| 905 |
3
|
Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka)
|
48.36 | 135* Runs in 208 Balls in 3rd inns for Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at Colombo on 22-Mar-1986 (SR-65%) |