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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446 No change Carl Hooper (West Indies) flag Carl Hooper (West Indies) 54.61 178* Runs in 247 Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs Pakistan at St John's on 01-May-1993 (SR-72%)
447 No change Ian Botham (England) flag Ian Botham (England) 54.59 119* Runs in 213 Balls in 3rd inns for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 01-Feb-1980 (SR-56%)
448 No change Wally Hammond (England) flag Wally Hammond (England) 54.59 240 Runs in 394 Balls in 1st inns for England vs Australia at London on 24-Jun-1938 (SR-61%)
449 No change Ross Taylor (New Zealand) flag Ross Taylor (New Zealand) 54.56 154* Runs in 176 Balls in 1st inns for New Zealand vs England at Manchester on 23-May-2008 (SR-88%)
451 No change Joe Root (England) flag Joe Root (England) 54.54 182* Runs in 229 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs West Indies at St George's on 21-Apr-2015 (SR-79%)
453 No change Derek Randall (England) flag Derek Randall (England) 54.54 150 Runs in 498 Balls in 3rd inns for England vs Australia at Sydney on 06-Jan-1979 (SR-30%)
456 No change Greg Chappell (Australia) flag Greg Chappell (Australia) 54.50 182* Runs in 274 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs West Indies at Sydney on 03-Jan-1976 (SR-66%)
457 No change Litton Das (Bangladesh) flag Litton Das (Bangladesh) 54.50 138 Runs in 228 Balls in 2nd inns for Bangladesh vs Pakistan at Rawalpindi on 30-Aug-2024 (SR-61%)
459 No change Gordon Greenidge (West Indies) flag Gordon Greenidge (West Indies) 54.44 194 Runs in 368 Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs India at Kanpur on 21-Oct-1983 (SR-53%)
460 No change Graham Gooch (England) flag Graham Gooch (England) 54.41 333 Runs in 485 Balls in 1st inns for England vs India at London on 26-Jul-1990 (SR-69%)
461 No change Mohammad Wasim (Pakistan) flag Mohammad Wasim (Pakistan) 54.40 109* Runs in 165 Balls in 4th inns for Pakistan vs New Zealand at Lahore on 21-Nov-1996 (SR-66%)
463 No change Steven Smith (Australia) flag Steven Smith (Australia) 54.34 199 Runs in 361 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs West Indies at Kingston on 11-Jun-2015 (SR-55%)
464 No change George Ulyett (England) flag George Ulyett (England) 54.31 149 Runs in na Balls in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 10-Mar-1882 (SR-na)
466 No change David Bedingham (South Africa) flag David Bedingham (South Africa) 54.26 110 Runs in 141 Balls in 3rd inns for South Africa vs New Zealand at Hamilton on 13-Feb-2024 (SR-78%)
469 No change Paul Collingwood (England) flag Paul Collingwood (England) 54.12 96 Runs in 155 Balls in 4th inns for England vs Australia at Brisbane on 23-Nov-2006 (SR-62%)
470 No change Donald Bradman (Australia) flag Donald Bradman (Australia) 54.11 254 Runs in 376 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at London on 27-Jun-1930 (SR-68%)
473 No change Jacques Kallis (South Africa) flag Jacques Kallis (South Africa) 54.09 136* Runs in 217 Balls in 3rd inns for South Africa vs England at Centurion on 21-Jan-2005 (SR-63%)
474 No change Sachin Tendulkar (India) flag Sachin Tendulkar (India) 54.01 148* Runs in 213 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs Australia at Sydney on 02-Jan-1992 (SR-69%)
475 No change Shoaib Malik (Pakistan) flag Shoaib Malik (Pakistan) 53.97 245 Runs in 420 Balls in 1st inns for Pakistan vs England at Abu Dhabi on 13-Oct-2015 (SR-58%)
476 No change Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) flag Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) 53.96 224 Runs in 307 Balls in 1st inns for New Zealand vs India at Auckland on 06-Feb-2014 (SR-73%)
477 No change Syd Gregory (Australia) flag Syd Gregory (Australia) 53.94 201 Runs in na Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs England at Sydney on 14-Dec-1894 (SR-na)
478 No change Azhar Ali (Pakistan) flag Azhar Ali (Pakistan) 53.93 141* Runs in 272 Balls in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs England at Southampton on 21-Aug-2020 (SR-52%)
479 No change Shane Thomson (New Zealand) flag Shane Thomson (New Zealand) 53.93 120* Runs in 167 Balls in 4th inns for New Zealand vs Pakistan at Christchurch on 24-Feb-1994 (SR-72%)
480 No change Rahul Dravid (India) flag Rahul Dravid (India) 53.91 217 Runs in 468 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs England at London on 05-Sep-2002 (SR-46%)
481 No change Chamara Silva (Sri Lanka) flag Chamara Silva (Sri Lanka) 53.91 152* Runs in 219 Balls in 3rd inns for Sri Lanka vs New Zealand at Wellington on 15-Dec-2006 (SR-69%)
482 No change Reg Simpson (England) flag Reg Simpson (England) 53.89 156* Runs in na Balls in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 23-Feb-1951 (SR-na)
484 No change Ross Edwards (Australia) flag Ross Edwards (Australia) 53.81 170* Runs in 290 Balls in 3rd inns for Australia vs England at Nottingham on 13-Jul-1972 (SR-59%)
490 No change Dinesh Chandimal (Sri Lanka) flag Dinesh Chandimal (Sri Lanka) 53.57 162* Runs in 169 Balls in 3rd inns for Sri Lanka vs India at Galle on 12-Aug-2015 (SR-96%)
491 No change Shoaib Mohammad (Pakistan) flag Shoaib Mohammad (Pakistan) 53.53 203* Runs in 411 Balls in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs New Zealand at Karachi on 10-Oct-1990 (SR-49%)
492 No change Virender Sehwag (India) flag Virender Sehwag (India) 53.51 201 Runs in 262 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs Pakistan at Bengaluru on 24-Mar-2005 (SR-77%)
493 No change Zaheer Abbas (Pakistan) flag Zaheer Abbas (Pakistan) 53.51 235* Runs in na Balls in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs India at Lahore on 27-Oct-1978 (SR-na)
494 No change David Bedingham (South Africa) flag David Bedingham (South Africa) 53.49 87 Runs in 96 Balls in 4th inns for South Africa vs New Zealand at Mount Maunganui on 04-Feb-2024 (SR-91%)
496 No change Sunil Gavaskar (India) flag Sunil Gavaskar (India) 53.44 220 Runs in na Balls in 3rd inns for India vs West Indies at Port of Spain on 13-Apr-1971 (SR-na)
497 No change Mathew Sinclair (New Zealand) flag Mathew Sinclair (New Zealand) 53.41 204* Runs in 348 Balls in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Pakistan at Christchurch on 15-Mar-2001 (SR-59%)
499 No change Dean Jones (Australia) flag Dean Jones (Australia) 53.38 121* Runs in 205 Balls in 4th inns for Australia vs Pakistan at Adelaide on 19-Jan-1990 (SR-59%)
500 No change Desmond Haynes (West Indies) flag Desmond Haynes (West Indies) 53.37 143* Runs in 288 Balls in 3rd inns for West Indies vs Pakistan at Port of Spain on 16-Apr-1993 (SR-50%)
501 No change Graham Gooch (England) flag Graham Gooch (England) 53.37 196 Runs in 310 Balls in 1st inns for England vs Australia at London on 29-Aug-1985 (SR-63%)
503 No change Sachin Tendulkar (India) flag Sachin Tendulkar (India) 53.35 241* Runs in 436 Balls in 1st inns for India vs Australia at Sydney on 02-Jan-2004 (SR-55%)
504 No change George Bonnor (Australia) flag George Bonnor (Australia) 53.33 128 Runs in na Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at Sydney on 14-Mar-1885 (SR-na)
505 No change Sachin Tendulkar (India) flag Sachin Tendulkar (India) 53.33 155 Runs in 184 Balls in 1st inns for India vs South Africa at Bloemfontein on 03-Nov-2001 (SR-84%)
506 No change Conrad Hunte (West Indies) flag Conrad Hunte (West Indies) 53.32 260 Runs in na Balls in 2nd inns for West Indies vs Pakistan at Kingston on 26-Feb-1958 (SR-na)
507 No change Charles Macartney (Australia) flag Charles Macartney (Australia) 53.32 151 Runs in na Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs England at Leeds on 10-Jul-1926 (SR-na)
508 No change Jim Burke (Australia) flag Jim Burke (Australia) 53.27 189 Runs in na Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs South Africa at Cape Town on 31-Dec-1957 (SR-na)
510 No change Allan Lamb (England) flag Allan Lamb (England) 53.23 113 Runs in 212 Balls in 4th inns for England vs West Indies at London on 16-Jun-1988 (SR-53%)
511 No change Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi (India) flag Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi (India) 53.17 203* Runs in na Balls in 3rd inns for India vs England at Delhi on 08-Feb-1964 (SR-na)
512 No change Colin Bland (South Africa) flag Colin Bland (South Africa) 53.17 144* Runs in na Balls in 3rd inns for South Africa vs England at Johannesburg on 23-Dec-1964 (SR-na)
513 No change Jos Buttler (England) flag Jos Buttler (England) 53.13 106 Runs in 176 Balls in 4th inns for England vs India at Nottingham on 18-Aug-2018 (SR-60%)
514 No change Bob Simpson (Australia) flag Bob Simpson (Australia) 53.10 201 Runs in na Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs West Indies at Bridgetown on 05-May-1965 (SR-na)
515 No change Dilip Sardesai (India) flag Dilip Sardesai (India) 53.07 212 Runs in na Balls in 1st inns for India vs West Indies at Kingston on 18-Feb-1971 (SR-na)
516 No change Mohammad Yousuf (Pakistan) flag Mohammad Yousuf (Pakistan) 53.06 112 Runs in 164 Balls in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs India at Multan on 28-Mar-2004 (SR-68%)
519 No change Eddie Barlow (South Africa) flag Eddie Barlow (South Africa) 53.01 201 Runs in na Balls in 2nd inns for South Africa vs Australia at Adelaide on 24-Jan-1964 (SR-na)
521 No change Cheteshwar Pujara (India) flag Cheteshwar Pujara (India) 52.98 204 Runs in 341 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs Australia at Hyderabad on 02-Mar-2013 (SR-60%)
522 No change Steve Waugh (Australia) flag Steve Waugh (Australia) 52.98 199 Runs in 376 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs West Indies at Bridgetown on 26-Mar-1999 (SR-53%)
523 No change Michael Slater (Australia) flag Michael Slater (Australia) 52.97 219 Runs in 321 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs Sri Lanka at Perth on 08-Dec-1995 (SR-68%)
524 No change Desmond Haynes (West Indies) flag Desmond Haynes (West Indies) 52.95 143 Runs in 272 Balls in 3rd inns for West Indies vs Australia at Sydney on 26-Jan-1989 (SR-53%)
526 No change Marvan Atapattu (Sri Lanka) flag Marvan Atapattu (Sri Lanka) 52.91 201* Runs in 536 Balls in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs England at Galle on 22-Feb-2001 (SR-38%)
527 No change Bob Simpson (Australia) flag Bob Simpson (Australia) 52.91 225 Runs in 427 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at Adelaide on 28-Jan-1966 (SR-53%)
528 No change Brendan Taylor (Zimbabwe) flag Brendan Taylor (Zimbabwe) 52.91 106* Runs in 167 Balls in 4th inns for Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh at Mirpur on 11-Nov-2018 (SR-63%)
529 No change Thilan Samaraweera (Sri Lanka) flag Thilan Samaraweera (Sri Lanka) 52.88 231 Runs in 318 Balls in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at Karachi on 21-Feb-2009 (SR-73%)
530 No change Lala Amarnath (India) flag Lala Amarnath (India) 52.87 118 Runs in na Balls in 3rd inns for India vs England at Mumbai on 15-Dec-1933 (SR-na)
531 No change Adrian Barath (West Indies) flag Adrian Barath (West Indies) 52.85 104 Runs in 138 Balls in 3rd inns for West Indies vs Australia at Brisbane on 26-Nov-2009 (SR-75%)
532 No change Seymour Nurse (West Indies) flag Seymour Nurse (West Indies) 52.81 168 Runs in na Balls in 4th inns for West Indies vs New Zealand at Auckland on 27-Feb-1969 (SR-na)
533 No change Gordon Greenidge (West Indies) flag Gordon Greenidge (West Indies) 52.80 120* Runs in 189 Balls in 4th inns for West Indies vs Australia at Georgetown on 02-Mar-1984 (SR-63%)
534 No change Russell Endean (South Africa) flag Russell Endean (South Africa) 52.80 162* Runs in na Balls in 3rd inns for South Africa vs Australia at Melbourne on 24-Dec-1952 (SR-na)
535 No change Ted Dexter (England) flag Ted Dexter (England) 52.73 180 Runs in na Balls in 3rd inns for England vs Australia at Birmingham on 08-Jun-1961 (SR-na)
536 No change Jack Ryder (Australia) flag Jack Ryder (Australia) 52.73 201* Runs in 461 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs England at Adelaide on 16-Jan-1925 (SR-44%)
537 No change Joe Root (England) flag Joe Root (England) 52.70 218 Runs in 377 Balls in 1st inns for England vs India at Chennai on 05-Feb-2021 (SR-58%)
538 No change Jack Hobbs (England) flag Jack Hobbs (England) 52.67 187 Runs in 351 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Adelaide on 12-Jan-1912 (SR-53%)
540 No change Majid Khan (Pakistan) flag Majid Khan (Pakistan) 52.63 167 Runs in na Balls in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs West Indies at Georgetown on 18-Mar-1977 (SR-na)
542 No change Michael Slater (Australia) flag Michael Slater (Australia) 52.59 123 Runs in 189 Balls in 3rd inns for Australia vs England at Sydney on 02-Jan-1999 (SR-65%)
544 No change Tom Graveney (England) flag Tom Graveney (England) 52.57 258 Runs in na Balls in 1st inns for England vs West Indies at Nottingham on 04-Jul-1957 (SR-na)
546 No change Rahul Dravid (India) flag Rahul Dravid (India) 52.48 233 Runs in 446 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs Australia at Adelaide on 12-Dec-2003 (SR-52%)
547 No change Andrew Hudson (South Africa) flag Andrew Hudson (South Africa) 52.47 163 Runs in 384 Balls in 2nd inns for South Africa vs West Indies at Bridgetown on 18-Apr-1992 (SR-42%)
548 No change Dean Brownlie (New Zealand) flag Dean Brownlie (New Zealand) 52.46 109 Runs in 186 Balls in 3rd inns for New Zealand vs South Africa at Cape Town on 02-Jan-2013 (SR-59%)
549 No change Virender Sehwag (India) flag Virender Sehwag (India) 52.44 165 Runs in 174 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs South Africa at Kolkata on 14-Feb-2010 (SR-95%)
551 No change Virat Kohli (India) flag Virat Kohli (India) 52.39 149 Runs in 225 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs England at Birmingham on 01-Aug-2018 (SR-66%)
552 No change Ricky Ponting (Australia) flag Ricky Ponting (Australia) 52.39 141 Runs in 163 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs Pakistan at Colombo on 03-Oct-2002 (SR-87%)
553 No change Joe Root (England) flag Joe Root (England) 52.36 262 Runs in 375 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs Pakistan at Multan on 07-Oct-2024 (SR-70%)
554 No change Imran Nazir (Pakistan) flag Imran Nazir (Pakistan) 52.36 131 Runs in 180 Balls in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs West Indies at Bridgetown on 18-May-2000 (SR-73%)
555 No change Glenn Turner (New Zealand) flag Glenn Turner (New Zealand) 52.36 223* Runs in na Balls in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs West Indies at Kingston on 16-Feb-1972 (SR-na)
556 No change Michael Vaughan (England) flag Michael Vaughan (England) 52.34 166 Runs in 215 Balls in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Manchester on 11-Aug-2005 (SR-77%)
557 No change Ijaz Ahmed (Pakistan) flag Ijaz Ahmed (Pakistan) 52.32 115 Runs in 160 Balls in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Perth on 26-Nov-1999 (SR-72%)
561 No change Ijaz Ahmed (Pakistan) flag Ijaz Ahmed (Pakistan) 52.27 120* Runs in 247 Balls in 4th inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Karachi on 22-Oct-1998 (SR-49%)
562 No change Steven Smith (Australia) flag Steven Smith (Australia) 52.26 178* Runs in 361 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs India at Ranchi on 16-Mar-2017 (SR-49%)
564 No change Marvan Atapattu (Sri Lanka) flag Marvan Atapattu (Sri Lanka) 52.25 207* Runs in 457 Balls in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at Kandy on 28-Jun-2000 (SR-45%)
565 No change Greg Blewett (Australia) flag Greg Blewett (Australia) 52.22 214 Runs in 421 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs South Africa at Johannesburg on 28-Feb-1997 (SR-51%)
567 No change Jacques Kallis (South Africa) flag Jacques Kallis (South Africa) 52.18 173 Runs in 351 Balls in 1st inns for South Africa vs India at Nagpur on 06-Feb-2010 (SR-49%)
569 No change Sachin Tendulkar (India) flag Sachin Tendulkar (India) 52.16 214 Runs in 363 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs Australia at Bengaluru on 09-Oct-2010 (SR-59%)
572 No change Mohsin Khan (Pakistan) flag Mohsin Khan (Pakistan) 52.13 200 Runs in 386 Balls in 1st inns for Pakistan vs England at London on 12-Aug-1982 (SR-52%)
575 No change Greg Chappell (Australia) flag Greg Chappell (Australia) 52.06 201 Runs in 296 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs Pakistan at Brisbane on 27-Nov-1981 (SR-68%)
576 No change Dennis Amiss (England) flag Dennis Amiss (England) 52.04 179 Runs in 397 Balls in 1st inns for England vs India at Delhi on 17-Dec-1976 (SR-45%)
577 No change Kane Williamson (New Zealand) flag Kane Williamson (New Zealand) 52.03 161* Runs in 271 Balls in 3rd inns for New Zealand vs West Indies at Bridgetown on 26-Jun-2014 (SR-59%)
578 No change Jamie Smith (England) flag Jamie Smith (England) 52.03 88 Runs in 99 Balls in 4th inns for England vs India at Birmingham on 02-Jul-2025 (SR-89%)
580 No change Sachin Tendulkar (India) flag Sachin Tendulkar (India) 51.96 122 Runs in 177 Balls in 3rd inns for India vs England at Birmingham on 06-Jun-1996 (SR-69%)
581 No change Rahul Dravid (India) flag Rahul Dravid (India) 51.96 180 Runs in 353 Balls in 3rd inns for India vs Australia at Kolkata on 11-Mar-2001 (SR-51%)
582 No change Imran Khan (Pakistan) flag Imran Khan (Pakistan) 51.94 136 Runs in 361 Balls in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Adelaide on 19-Jan-1990 (SR-38%)
583 No change Mohammad Yousuf (Pakistan) flag Mohammad Yousuf (Pakistan) 51.93 223 Runs in 373 Balls in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs England at Lahore on 29-Nov-2005 (SR-60%)
584 No change Harry Brook (England) flag Harry Brook (England) 51.92 111 Runs in 98 Balls in 4th inns for England vs India at London on 31-Jul-2025 (SR-113%)
585 No change Jacques Kallis (South Africa) flag Jacques Kallis (South Africa) 51.90 182* Runs in 326 Balls in 2nd inns for South Africa vs England at London on 19-Jul-2012 (SR-56%)
586 No change George Gunn (England) flag George Gunn (England) 51.90 119 Runs in na Balls in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Sydney on 13-Dec-1907 (SR-na)
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