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.
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452 Down 1 Viv Richards (West Indies) flag Viv Richards (West Indies) 55.09 178 Runs in 229 Balls in 2nd inns for West Indies vs Australia at St John's on 07-Apr-1984 (SR-78%)
453 Down 1 Karun Nair (India) flag Karun Nair (India) 55.06 303* Runs in 381 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs England at Chennai on 16-Dec-2016 (SR-80%)
455 Down 1 Sachin Tendulkar (India) flag Sachin Tendulkar (India) 54.99 155* Runs in 191 Balls in 3rd inns for India vs Australia at Chennai on 06-Mar-1998 (SR-81%)
457 Down 1 Ross Edwards (Australia) flag Ross Edwards (Australia) 54.96 170* Runs in 290 Balls in 3rd inns for Australia vs England at Nottingham on 13-Jul-1972 (SR-59%)
458 Down 1 Mike Gatting (England) flag Mike Gatting (England) 54.87 183* Runs in 294 Balls in 1st inns for England vs India at Birmingham on 03-Jul-1986 (SR-62%)
461 Down 1 Denis Atkinson (West Indies) flag Denis Atkinson (West Indies) 54.75 219 Runs in na Balls in 2nd inns for West Indies vs Australia at Bridgetown on 14-May-1955 (SR-na)
462 Down 1 David Bedingham (South Africa) flag David Bedingham (South Africa) 54.68 110 Runs in 141 Balls in 3rd inns for South Africa vs New Zealand at Hamilton on 13-Feb-2024 (SR-78%)
464 Down 1 Billy Zulch (South Africa) flag Billy Zulch (South Africa) 54.65 150 Runs in 304 Balls in 3rd inns for South Africa vs Australia at Sydney on 03-Mar-1911 (SR-49%)
465 Down 1 Denis Compton (England) flag Denis Compton (England) 54.65 184 Runs in 478 Balls in 3rd inns for England vs Australia at Nottingham on 10-Jun-1948 (SR-38%)
467 Down 1 Sachin Tendulkar (India) flag Sachin Tendulkar (India) 54.62 241* Runs in 436 Balls in 1st inns for India vs Australia at Sydney on 02-Jan-2004 (SR-55%)
468 Down 1 Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) flag Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) 54.61 237 Runs in 415 Balls in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs South Africa at Galle on 04-Aug-2004 (SR-57%)
469 Down 1 Sachin Tendulkar (India) flag Sachin Tendulkar (India) 54.59 155 Runs in 184 Balls in 1st inns for India vs South Africa at Bloemfontein on 03-Nov-2001 (SR-84%)
470 Down 1 Paul Collingwood (England) flag Paul Collingwood (England) 54.56 96 Runs in 155 Balls in 4th inns for England vs Australia at Brisbane on 23-Nov-2006 (SR-62%)
471 Down 1 Jim Burke (Australia) flag Jim Burke (Australia) 54.50 189 Runs in na Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs South Africa at Cape Town on 31-Dec-1957 (SR-na)
472 Down 1 John Dyson (Australia) flag John Dyson (Australia) 54.49 127* Runs in 321 Balls in 4th inns for Australia vs West Indies at Sydney on 02-Jan-1982 (SR-40%)
473 Down 1 Charles Macartney (Australia) flag Charles Macartney (Australia) 54.49 151 Runs in na Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs England at Leeds on 10-Jul-1926 (SR-na)
474 Down 1 Sunil Gavaskar (India) flag Sunil Gavaskar (India) 54.43 220 Runs in na Balls in 3rd inns for India vs West Indies at Port of Spain on 13-Apr-1971 (SR-na)
475 Down 1 Shoaib Malik (Pakistan) flag Shoaib Malik (Pakistan) 54.37 245 Runs in 420 Balls in 1st inns for Pakistan vs England at Abu Dhabi on 13-Oct-2015 (SR-58%)
476 Down 1 Dilip Sardesai (India) flag Dilip Sardesai (India) 54.37 212 Runs in na Balls in 1st inns for India vs West Indies at Kingston on 18-Feb-1971 (SR-na)
478 Down 1 Kevin Pietersen (England) flag Kevin Pietersen (England) 54.34 202* Runs in 326 Balls in 1st inns for England vs India at London on 21-Jul-2011 (SR-62%)
479 Down 1 Carl Hooper (West Indies) flag Carl Hooper (West Indies) 54.33 178* Runs in 247 Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs Pakistan at St John's on 01-May-1993 (SR-72%)
481 Down 1 Asif Iqbal (Pakistan) flag Asif Iqbal (Pakistan) 54.32 152* Runs in 291 Balls in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Adelaide on 24-Dec-1976 (SR-52%)
482 Down 1 Brendan Taylor (Zimbabwe) flag Brendan Taylor (Zimbabwe) 54.29 106* Runs in 167 Balls in 4th inns for Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh at Mirpur on 11-Nov-2018 (SR-63%)
483 Down 1 Seymour Nurse (West Indies) flag Seymour Nurse (West Indies) 54.27 168 Runs in na Balls in 4th inns for West Indies vs New Zealand at Auckland on 27-Feb-1969 (SR-na)
484 Down 1 Wally Hammond (England) flag Wally Hammond (England) 54.27 240 Runs in 394 Balls in 1st inns for England vs Australia at London on 24-Jun-1938 (SR-61%)
486 Down 1 Desmond Haynes (West Indies) flag Desmond Haynes (West Indies) 54.25 143 Runs in 272 Balls in 3rd inns for West Indies vs Australia at Sydney on 26-Jan-1989 (SR-53%)
488 Down 1 Eddie Barlow (South Africa) flag Eddie Barlow (South Africa) 54.24 201 Runs in na Balls in 2nd inns for South Africa vs Australia at Adelaide on 24-Jan-1964 (SR-na)
489 Down 1 Javed Miandad (Pakistan) flag Javed Miandad (Pakistan) 54.23 280* Runs in 460 Balls in 1st inns for Pakistan vs India at Hyderabad (Sind) on 14-Jan-1983 (SR-61%)
491 Down 1 David Boon (Australia) flag David Boon (Australia) 54.18 184* Runs in 431 Balls in 3rd inns for Australia vs England at Sydney on 29-Jan-1988 (SR-43%)
492 Down 1 Thilan Samaraweera (Sri Lanka) flag Thilan Samaraweera (Sri Lanka) 54.14 231 Runs in 318 Balls in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at Karachi on 21-Feb-2009 (SR-73%)
493 Down 1 Graham Gooch (England) flag Graham Gooch (England) 54.01 333 Runs in 485 Balls in 1st inns for England vs India at London on 26-Jul-1990 (SR-69%)
494 Down 1 Greg Chappell (Australia) flag Greg Chappell (Australia) 54.00 182* Runs in 274 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs West Indies at Sydney on 03-Jan-1976 (SR-66%)
496 Down 1 Javed Miandad (Pakistan) flag Javed Miandad (Pakistan) 53.99 211 Runs in 441 Balls in 1st inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Karachi on 15-Sep-1988 (SR-48%)
497 Down 1 Ricky Ponting (Australia) flag Ricky Ponting (Australia) 53.98 143* Runs in 159 Balls in 4th inns for Australia vs South Africa at Sydney on 02-Jan-2006 (SR-90%)
498 Down 1 Sunil Gavaskar (India) flag Sunil Gavaskar (India) 53.96 205 Runs in 342 Balls in 1st inns for India vs West Indies at Mumbai on 01-Dec-1978 (SR-60%)
499 Down 1 Jacques Kallis (South Africa) flag Jacques Kallis (South Africa) 53.88 136* Runs in 217 Balls in 3rd inns for South Africa vs England at Centurion on 21-Jan-2005 (SR-63%)
500 Down 1 Virender Sehwag (India) flag Virender Sehwag (India) 53.77 201 Runs in 262 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs Pakistan at Bengaluru on 24-Mar-2005 (SR-77%)
501 Down 1 Reg Simpson (England) flag Reg Simpson (England) 53.76 156* Runs in na Balls in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 23-Feb-1951 (SR-na)
503 Down 1 Imran Nazir (Pakistan) flag Imran Nazir (Pakistan) 53.75 131 Runs in 180 Balls in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs West Indies at Bridgetown on 18-May-2000 (SR-73%)
504 Down 1 Dinesh Chandimal (Sri Lanka) flag Dinesh Chandimal (Sri Lanka) 53.74 206* Runs in 326 Balls in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs Australia at Galle on 08-Jul-2022 (SR-63%)
505 Down 1 Kane Williamson (New Zealand) flag Kane Williamson (New Zealand) 53.72 102* Runs in 228 Balls in 4th inns for New Zealand vs South Africa at Wellington on 23-Mar-2012 (SR-45%)
506 Down 1 Glenn Turner (New Zealand) flag Glenn Turner (New Zealand) 53.72 223* Runs in na Balls in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs West Indies at Kingston on 16-Feb-1972 (SR-na)
507 Down 1 Adrian Barath (West Indies) flag Adrian Barath (West Indies) 53.69 104 Runs in 138 Balls in 3rd inns for West Indies vs Australia at Brisbane on 26-Nov-2009 (SR-75%)
508 Down 1 Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) flag Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) 53.67 224 Runs in 307 Balls in 1st inns for New Zealand vs India at Auckland on 06-Feb-2014 (SR-73%)
509 Down 1 Steven Smith (Australia) flag Steven Smith (Australia) 53.66 178* Runs in 361 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs India at Ranchi on 16-Mar-2017 (SR-49%)
511 Down 1 Steve Waugh (Australia) flag Steve Waugh (Australia) 53.65 199 Runs in 376 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs West Indies at Bridgetown on 26-Mar-1999 (SR-53%)
512 Down 1 Shane Thomson (New Zealand) flag Shane Thomson (New Zealand) 53.61 120* Runs in 167 Balls in 4th inns for New Zealand vs Pakistan at Christchurch on 24-Feb-1994 (SR-72%)
513 Down 1 Rahul Dravid (India) flag Rahul Dravid (India) 53.60 233 Runs in 446 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs Australia at Adelaide on 12-Dec-2003 (SR-52%)
514 Down 1 Mohammad Wasim (Pakistan) flag Mohammad Wasim (Pakistan) 53.58 109* Runs in 165 Balls in 4th inns for Pakistan vs New Zealand at Lahore on 21-Nov-1996 (SR-66%)
515 Down 1 Joe Root (England) flag Joe Root (England) 53.57 262 Runs in 375 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs Pakistan at Multan on 07-Oct-2024 (SR-70%)
516 Down 1 Joe Root (England) flag Joe Root (England) 53.57 218 Runs in 377 Balls in 1st inns for England vs India at Chennai on 05-Feb-2021 (SR-58%)
519 Down 1 KS Ranjitsinhji (England) flag KS Ranjitsinhji (England) 53.51 154* Runs in na Balls in 3rd inns for England vs Australia at Manchester on 16-Jul-1896 (SR-na)
520 Down 1 Dean Brownlie (New Zealand) flag Dean Brownlie (New Zealand) 53.49 109 Runs in 186 Balls in 3rd inns for New Zealand vs South Africa at Cape Town on 02-Jan-2013 (SR-59%)
521 Down 1 Jacques Kallis (South Africa) flag Jacques Kallis (South Africa) 53.48 182* Runs in 326 Balls in 2nd inns for South Africa vs England at London on 19-Jul-2012 (SR-56%)
526 Down 1 Ijaz Ahmed (Pakistan) flag Ijaz Ahmed (Pakistan) 53.42 115 Runs in 160 Balls in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Perth on 26-Nov-1999 (SR-72%)
527 Down 1 Jacques Kallis (South Africa) flag Jacques Kallis (South Africa) 53.36 173 Runs in 351 Balls in 1st inns for South Africa vs India at Nagpur on 06-Feb-2010 (SR-49%)
528 Down 1 Virat Kohli (India) flag Virat Kohli (India) 53.35 149 Runs in 225 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs England at Birmingham on 01-Aug-2018 (SR-66%)
529 Down 1 Jack Hobbs (England) flag Jack Hobbs (England) 53.35 187 Runs in 351 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Adelaide on 12-Jan-1912 (SR-53%)
531 Down 1 Andrew Hudson (South Africa) flag Andrew Hudson (South Africa) 53.33 163 Runs in 384 Balls in 2nd inns for South Africa vs West Indies at Bridgetown on 18-Apr-1992 (SR-42%)
532 Down 1 Bob Simpson (Australia) flag Bob Simpson (Australia) 53.29 201 Runs in na Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs West Indies at Bridgetown on 05-May-1965 (SR-na)
533 Down 1 Russell Endean (South Africa) flag Russell Endean (South Africa) 53.25 162* Runs in na Balls in 3rd inns for South Africa vs Australia at Melbourne on 24-Dec-1952 (SR-na)
535 Down 1 Dennis Amiss (England) flag Dennis Amiss (England) 53.24 179 Runs in 397 Balls in 1st inns for England vs India at Delhi on 17-Dec-1976 (SR-45%)
538 Down 1 Dinesh Chandimal (Sri Lanka) flag Dinesh Chandimal (Sri Lanka) 53.22 162* Runs in 169 Balls in 3rd inns for Sri Lanka vs India at Galle on 12-Aug-2015 (SR-96%)
539 Down 1 Imran Khan (Pakistan) flag Imran Khan (Pakistan) 53.18 136 Runs in 361 Balls in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Adelaide on 19-Jan-1990 (SR-38%)
540 Down 1 Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi (India) flag Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi (India) 53.14 203* Runs in na Balls in 3rd inns for India vs England at Delhi on 08-Feb-1964 (SR-na)
541 Down 1 George Gunn (England) flag George Gunn (England) 53.14 119 Runs in na Balls in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Sydney on 13-Dec-1907 (SR-na)
543 Down 1 Sachin Tendulkar (India) flag Sachin Tendulkar (India) 53.13 122 Runs in 177 Balls in 3rd inns for India vs England at Birmingham on 06-Jun-1996 (SR-69%)
544 Down 1 Mohsin Khan (Pakistan) flag Mohsin Khan (Pakistan) 53.09 200 Runs in 386 Balls in 1st inns for Pakistan vs England at London on 12-Aug-1982 (SR-52%)
545 Down 1 Dean Jones (Australia) flag Dean Jones (Australia) 53.07 121* Runs in 205 Balls in 4th inns for Australia vs Pakistan at Adelaide on 19-Jan-1990 (SR-59%)
546 Down 1 Shoaib Mohammad (Pakistan) flag Shoaib Mohammad (Pakistan) 53.07 203* Runs in 411 Balls in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs New Zealand at Karachi on 10-Oct-1990 (SR-49%)
548 Down 1 Kraigg Brathwaite (West Indies) flag Kraigg Brathwaite (West Indies) 53.03 94 Runs in 122 Balls in 3rd inns for West Indies vs Australia at Hobart on 10-Dec-2015 (SR-77%)
549 Down 1 Thilan Samaraweera (Sri Lanka) flag Thilan Samaraweera (Sri Lanka) 53.00 214 Runs in 338 Balls in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at Lahore on 01-Mar-2009 (SR-63%)
551 Down 1 Majid Khan (Pakistan) flag Majid Khan (Pakistan) 52.97 167 Runs in na Balls in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs West Indies at Georgetown on 18-Mar-1977 (SR-na)
553 Down 1 Graham Gooch (England) flag Graham Gooch (England) 52.91 196 Runs in 310 Balls in 1st inns for England vs Australia at London on 29-Aug-1985 (SR-63%)
554 Down 1 Zaheer Abbas (Pakistan) flag Zaheer Abbas (Pakistan) 52.90 235* Runs in na Balls in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs India at Lahore on 27-Oct-1978 (SR-na)
556 Down 1 Mohammad Azharuddin (India) flag Mohammad Azharuddin (India) 52.88 106 Runs in 162 Balls in 4th inns for India vs Australia at Adelaide on 25-Jan-1992 (SR-65%)
557 Down 1 Conrad Hunte (West Indies) flag Conrad Hunte (West Indies) 52.87 260 Runs in na Balls in 2nd inns for West Indies vs Pakistan at Kingston on 26-Feb-1958 (SR-na)
558 Down 1 Alviro Petersen (South Africa) flag Alviro Petersen (South Africa) 52.86 182 Runs in 365 Balls in 1st inns for South Africa vs England at Leeds on 02-Aug-2012 (SR-50%)
559 Down 1 Marvan Atapattu (Sri Lanka) flag Marvan Atapattu (Sri Lanka) 52.85 201* Runs in 536 Balls in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs England at Galle on 22-Feb-2001 (SR-38%)
561 Down 1 Marvan Atapattu (Sri Lanka) flag Marvan Atapattu (Sri Lanka) 52.84 216* Runs in 437 Balls in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe at Bulawayo on 18-Nov-1999 (SR-49%)
562 Down 1 Greg Blewett (Australia) flag Greg Blewett (Australia) 52.82 214 Runs in 421 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs South Africa at Johannesburg on 28-Feb-1997 (SR-51%)
564 Down 1 Azhar Mahmood (Pakistan) flag Azhar Mahmood (Pakistan) 52.76 136 Runs in 215 Balls in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs South Africa at Johannesburg on 14-Feb-1998 (SR-63%)
565 Down 1 Aubrey Faulkner (South Africa) flag Aubrey Faulkner (South Africa) 52.75 80 Runs in 93 Balls in 4th inns for South Africa vs Australia at Melbourne on 17-Feb-1911 (SR-86%)
567 Down 1 Dudley Nourse (South Africa) flag Dudley Nourse (South Africa) 52.73 115 Runs in na Balls in 3rd inns for South Africa vs England at Manchester on 05-Jul-1947 (SR-na)
568 Down 1 Cheteshwar Pujara (India) flag Cheteshwar Pujara (India) 52.68 145* Runs in 289 Balls in 1st inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Colombo on 28-Aug-2015 (SR-50%)
570 Down 1 Michael Slater (Australia) flag Michael Slater (Australia) 52.67 219 Runs in 321 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs Sri Lanka at Perth on 08-Dec-1995 (SR-68%)
571 Down 1 Martin Crowe (New Zealand) flag Martin Crowe (New Zealand) 52.67 188 Runs in 462 Balls in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs West Indies at Georgetown on 06-Apr-1985 (SR-41%)
572 Down 1 Shai Hope (West Indies) flag Shai Hope (West Indies) 52.65 118* Runs in 211 Balls in 4th inns for West Indies vs England at Leeds on 25-Aug-2017 (SR-56%)
573 Down 1 Jos Buttler (England) flag Jos Buttler (England) 52.62 106 Runs in 176 Balls in 4th inns for England vs India at Nottingham on 18-Aug-2018 (SR-60%)
574 Down 1 Steven Smith (Australia) flag Steven Smith (Australia) 52.62 215 Runs in 346 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs England at London on 16-Jul-2015 (SR-62%)
575 Down 1 Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pakistan) flag Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pakistan) 52.62 135 Runs in 254 Balls in 1st inns for Pakistan vs West Indies at Georgetown on 05-May-2000 (SR-53%)
576 Down 1 Michael Slater (Australia) flag Michael Slater (Australia) 52.61 123 Runs in 189 Balls in 3rd inns for Australia vs England at Sydney on 02-Jan-1999 (SR-65%)
577 Down 1 Sherwin Campbell (West Indies) flag Sherwin Campbell (West Indies) 52.60 170 Runs in 262 Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs New Zealand at Hamilton on 16-Dec-1999 (SR-65%)
579 Down 1 Kane Williamson (New Zealand) flag Kane Williamson (New Zealand) 52.59 161* Runs in 271 Balls in 3rd inns for New Zealand vs West Indies at Bridgetown on 26-Jun-2014 (SR-59%)
580 Down 1 Lala Amarnath (India) flag Lala Amarnath (India) 52.58 118 Runs in na Balls in 3rd inns for India vs England at Mumbai on 15-Dec-1933 (SR-na)
582 Down 1 Mathew Sinclair (New Zealand) flag Mathew Sinclair (New Zealand) 52.58 204* Runs in 348 Balls in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Pakistan at Christchurch on 15-Mar-2001 (SR-59%)
584 Down 1 Ian Botham (England) flag Ian Botham (England) 52.55 138 Runs in 167 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs New Zealand at Wellington on 20-Jan-1984 (SR-83%)
586 Down 1 David Bedingham (South Africa) flag David Bedingham (South Africa) 52.50 87 Runs in 96 Balls in 4th inns for South Africa vs New Zealand at Mount Maunganui on 04-Feb-2024 (SR-91%)
587 Down 1 Cheteshwar Pujara (India) flag Cheteshwar Pujara (India) 52.49 204 Runs in 341 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs Australia at Hyderabad on 02-Mar-2013 (SR-60%)
591 Down 1 Syd Gregory (Australia) flag Syd Gregory (Australia) 52.44 201 Runs in na Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs England at Sydney on 14-Dec-1894 (SR-na)
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