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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593 Down 1 Colin Bland (South Africa) flag Colin Bland (South Africa) 52.43 144* Runs in na Balls in 3rd inns for South Africa vs England at Johannesburg on 23-Dec-1964 (SR-na)
595 Down 1 George Bonnor (Australia) flag George Bonnor (Australia) 52.38 128 Runs in na Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at Sydney on 14-Mar-1885 (SR-na)
596 Down 1 David Boon (Australia) flag David Boon (Australia) 52.35 114* Runs in 220 Balls in 3rd inns for Australia vs Pakistan at Karachi on 28-Sep-1994 (SR-52%)
597 Down 1 Mohammad Yousuf (Pakistan) flag Mohammad Yousuf (Pakistan) 52.31 112 Runs in 164 Balls in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs India at Multan on 28-Mar-2004 (SR-68%)
598 Down 1 Jack Ryder (Australia) flag Jack Ryder (Australia) 52.28 201* Runs in 461 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs England at Adelaide on 16-Jan-1925 (SR-44%)
599 Down 1 Marvan Atapattu (Sri Lanka) flag Marvan Atapattu (Sri Lanka) 52.21 207* Runs in 457 Balls in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at Kandy on 28-Jun-2000 (SR-45%)
600 Down 1 Tom Graveney (England) flag Tom Graveney (England) 52.21 258 Runs in na Balls in 1st inns for England vs West Indies at Nottingham on 04-Jul-1957 (SR-na)
602 Down 1 Allan Lamb (England) flag Allan Lamb (England) 52.19 113 Runs in 212 Balls in 4th inns for England vs West Indies at London on 16-Jun-1988 (SR-53%)
603 Down 1 Kevin Pietersen (England) flag Kevin Pietersen (England) 52.14 151 Runs in 165 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs Sri Lanka at Colombo on 03-Apr-2012 (SR-92%)
604 Down 1 Neil McKenzie (South Africa) flag Neil McKenzie (South Africa) 52.08 155* Runs in 339 Balls in 3rd inns for South Africa vs India at Chennai on 26-Mar-2008 (SR-46%)
607 Down 1 Steven Smith (Australia) flag Steven Smith (Australia) 52.05 142 Runs in 207 Balls in 3rd inns for Australia vs England at Birmingham on 01-Aug-2019 (SR-69%)
608 Down 1 Ricky Ponting (Australia) flag Ricky Ponting (Australia) 52.05 141 Runs in 163 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs Pakistan at Colombo on 03-Oct-2002 (SR-87%)
610 Down 1 Gordon Greenidge (West Indies) flag Gordon Greenidge (West Indies) 52.02 120* Runs in 189 Balls in 4th inns for West Indies vs Australia at Georgetown on 02-Mar-1984 (SR-63%)
611 Down 1 Desmond Haynes (West Indies) flag Desmond Haynes (West Indies) 51.98 143* Runs in 288 Balls in 3rd inns for West Indies vs Pakistan at Port of Spain on 16-Apr-1993 (SR-50%)
614 Down 2 Mike Gatting (England) flag Mike Gatting (England) 51.94 150* Runs in 302 Balls in 3rd inns for England vs Pakistan at London on 06-Aug-1987 (SR-50%)
615 Down 2 Umar Akmal (Pakistan) flag Umar Akmal (Pakistan) 51.93 79* Runs in 68 Balls in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs England at London on 26-Aug-2010 (SR-116%)
616 Down 2 George Headley (West Indies) flag George Headley (West Indies) 51.92 169* Runs in na Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs England at Manchester on 22-Jul-1933 (SR-na)
618 Down 2 Litton Das (Bangladesh) flag Litton Das (Bangladesh) 51.91 102 Runs in 114 Balls in 3rd inns for Bangladesh vs New Zealand at Christchurch on 09-Jan-2022 (SR-89%)
619 Down 2 Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe) flag Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe) 51.89 127 Runs in 205 Balls in 3rd inns for Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka at Colombo on 14-Jul-2017 (SR-62%)
621 Down 2 Mohammad Hafeez (Pakistan) flag Mohammad Hafeez (Pakistan) 51.85 151 Runs in 266 Balls in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs England at Sharjah on 01-Nov-2015 (SR-57%)
623 Down 2 Kane Williamson (New Zealand) flag Kane Williamson (New Zealand) 51.82 140 Runs in 178 Balls in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs Australia at Brisbane on 05-Nov-2015 (SR-79%)
625 Down 2 Harry Brook (England) flag Harry Brook (England) 51.81 153 Runs in 116 Balls in 1st inns for England vs Pakistan at Rawalpindi on 01-Dec-2022 (SR-132%)
627 Down 2 Joe Root (England) flag Joe Root (England) 51.80 153* Runs in 224 Balls in 1st inns for England vs New Zealand at Wellington on 24-Feb-2023 (SR-68%)
628 Down 2 Bob Simpson (Australia) flag Bob Simpson (Australia) 51.76 225 Runs in 427 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at Adelaide on 28-Jan-1966 (SR-53%)
629 Down 2 Ian Chappell (Australia) flag Ian Chappell (Australia) 51.76 192 Runs in 367 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs England at London on 28-Aug-1975 (SR-52%)
631 Down 2 Jamie Smith (England) flag Jamie Smith (England) 51.70 88 Runs in 99 Balls in 4th inns for England vs India at Birmingham on 02-Jul-2025 (SR-89%)
632 Down 2 Mohammad Hafeez (Pakistan) flag Mohammad Hafeez (Pakistan) 51.64 197 Runs in 316 Balls in 1st inns for Pakistan vs New Zealand at Sharjah on 26-Nov-2014 (SR-62%)
633 Down 2 Mohammad Yousuf (Pakistan) flag Mohammad Yousuf (Pakistan) 51.63 223 Runs in 373 Balls in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs England at Lahore on 29-Nov-2005 (SR-60%)
634 Down 2 Viv Richards (West Indies) flag Viv Richards (West Indies) 51.63 145 Runs in 159 Balls in 2nd inns for West Indies vs England at London on 19-Jun-1980 (SR-91%)
635 Down 2 Joe Root (England) flag Joe Root (England) 51.57 124 Runs in 146 Balls in 3rd inns for England vs Sri Lanka at Pallekele on 14-Nov-2018 (SR-85%)
637 Down 2 Virender Sehwag (India) flag Virender Sehwag (India) 51.56 165 Runs in 174 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs South Africa at Kolkata on 14-Feb-2010 (SR-95%)
638 Down 2 Greg Chappell (Australia) flag Greg Chappell (Australia) 51.55 201 Runs in 296 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs Pakistan at Brisbane on 27-Nov-1981 (SR-68%)
639 Down 2 John Reid (New Zealand) flag John Reid (New Zealand) 51.55 142 Runs in na Balls in 3rd inns for New Zealand vs South Africa at Johannesburg on 02-Feb-1962 (SR-na)
642 Down 2 Scott Styris (New Zealand) flag Scott Styris (New Zealand) 51.47 170 Runs in 220 Balls in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs South Africa at Auckland on 18-Mar-2004 (SR-77%)
643 Down 2 Ijaz Ahmed (Pakistan) flag Ijaz Ahmed (Pakistan) 51.45 120* Runs in 247 Balls in 4th inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Karachi on 22-Oct-1998 (SR-49%)
645 Down 2 Harry Brook (England) flag Harry Brook (England) 51.42 111 Runs in 98 Balls in 4th inns for England vs India at London on 31-Jul-2025 (SR-113%)
646 Down 2 Wally Hammond (England) flag Wally Hammond (England) 51.41 251 Runs in 605 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Sydney on 14-Dec-1928 (SR-41%)
647 Down 2 Tom Blundell (New Zealand) flag Tom Blundell (New Zealand) 51.40 138 Runs in 181 Balls in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs England at Mount Maunganui on 16-Feb-2023 (SR-76%)
648 Down 2 Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa) flag Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa) 51.40 211* Runs in 468 Balls in 2nd inns for South Africa vs New Zealand at Christchurch on 11-Mar-1999 (SR-45%)
649 Down 2 Michael Vaughan (England) flag Michael Vaughan (England) 51.39 166 Runs in 215 Balls in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Manchester on 11-Aug-2005 (SR-77%)
650 Down 2 Andrew Hilditch (Australia) flag Andrew Hilditch (Australia) 51.39 113 Runs in 272 Balls in 4th inns for Australia vs West Indies at Melbourne on 22-Dec-1984 (SR-42%)
653 Down 2 Ramnaresh Sarwan (West Indies) flag Ramnaresh Sarwan (West Indies) 51.36 291 Runs in 452 Balls in 2nd inns for West Indies vs England at Bridgetown on 26-Feb-2009 (SR-64%)
654 Down 2 Zaheer Abbas (Pakistan) flag Zaheer Abbas (Pakistan) 51.33 240 Runs in 410 Balls in 1st inns for Pakistan vs England at London on 22-Aug-1974 (SR-59%)
657 Down 2 Hashim Amla (South Africa) flag Hashim Amla (South Africa) 51.28 123* Runs in 394 Balls in 3rd inns for South Africa vs India at Kolkata on 14-Feb-2010 (SR-31%)
659 Down 2 Sachin Tendulkar (India) flag Sachin Tendulkar (India) 51.25 214 Runs in 363 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs Australia at Bengaluru on 09-Oct-2010 (SR-59%)
660 Down 2 Michael Clarke (Australia) flag Michael Clarke (Australia) 51.25 210 Runs in 275 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs India at Adelaide on 24-Jan-2012 (SR-76%)
662 Down 2 Shane Watson (Australia) flag Shane Watson (Australia) 51.21 176 Runs in 247 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs England at London on 21-Aug-2013 (SR-71%)
663 Down 2 Abdullah Shafique (Pakistan) flag Abdullah Shafique (Pakistan) 51.20 160* Runs in 408 Balls in 4th inns for Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Galle on 16-Jul-2022 (SR-39%)
666 Down 2 Thilan Samaraweera (Sri Lanka) flag Thilan Samaraweera (Sri Lanka) 51.15 115* Runs in 215 Balls in 3rd inns for Sri Lanka vs South Africa at Cape Town on 03-Jan-2012 (SR-53%)
667 Down 2 Steve Waugh (Australia) flag Steve Waugh (Australia) 51.13 200 Runs in 425 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs West Indies at Kingston on 29-Apr-1995 (SR-47%)
668 Down 2 Rahul Dravid (India) flag Rahul Dravid (India) 51.12 180 Runs in 353 Balls in 3rd inns for India vs Australia at Kolkata on 11-Mar-2001 (SR-51%)
670 Down 2 George Headley (West Indies) flag George Headley (West Indies) 51.11 107 Runs in na Balls in 3rd inns for West Indies vs England at London on 24-Jun-1939 (SR-na)
671 Down 2 Ian Botham (England) flag Ian Botham (England) 51.09 114 Runs in 144 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs India at Mumbai on 15-Feb-1980 (SR-79%)
672 Down 2 Jonny Bairstow (England) flag Jonny Bairstow (England) 51.07 114* Runs in 145 Balls in 4th inns for England vs India at Birmingham on 01-Jul-2022 (SR-79%)
673 Down 2 Victor Trumper (Australia) flag Victor Trumper (Australia) 51.07 135* Runs in na Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at London on 15-Jun-1899 (SR-na)
675 Down 2 Jonathan Trott (England) flag Jonathan Trott (England) 51.05 135* Runs in 266 Balls in 3rd inns for England vs Australia at Brisbane on 25-Nov-2010 (SR-51%)
676 Down 2 Cyril Washbrook (England) flag Cyril Washbrook (England) 51.02 112 Runs in 299 Balls in 4th inns for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 01-Jan-1947 (SR-37%)
677 Down 2 Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) flag Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) 51.02 213* Runs in 411 Balls in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs England at Galle on 18-Dec-2007 (SR-52%)
678 Down 2 Viv Richards (West Indies) flag Viv Richards (West Indies) 50.99 120* Runs in 263 Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs Pakistan at Multan on 30-Dec-1980 (SR-46%)
685 Down 2 Ross Taylor (New Zealand) flag Ross Taylor (New Zealand) 50.85 107 Runs in 165 Balls in 4th inns for New Zealand vs India at Wellington on 03-Apr-2009 (SR-65%)
686 Down 2 Jacques Kallis (South Africa) flag Jacques Kallis (South Africa) 50.82 201* Runs in 270 Balls in 2nd inns for South Africa vs India at Centurion on 16-Dec-2010 (SR-74%)
687 Down 2 Ramnaresh Sarwan (West Indies) flag Ramnaresh Sarwan (West Indies) 50.82 128 Runs in 241 Balls in 4th inns for West Indies vs Australia at North Sound on 30-May-2008 (SR-53%)
689 Down 2 Virat Kohli (India) flag Virat Kohli (India) 50.80 119 Runs in 181 Balls in 1st inns for India vs South Africa at Johannesburg on 18-Dec-2013 (SR-66%)
691 Down 2 AB de Villiers (South Africa) flag AB de Villiers (South Africa) 50.75 106* Runs in 186 Balls in 4th inns for South Africa vs Australia at Perth on 17-Dec-2008 (SR-57%)
692 Down 2 Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) flag Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) 50.73 240 Runs in 424 Balls in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at Karachi on 21-Feb-2009 (SR-57%)
693 Down 2 Ted Dexter (England) flag Ted Dexter (England) 50.73 180 Runs in na Balls in 3rd inns for England vs Australia at Birmingham on 08-Jun-1961 (SR-na)
695 Down 2 Pathum Nissanka (Sri Lanka) flag Pathum Nissanka (Sri Lanka) 50.70 187 Runs in 256 Balls in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh at Galle on 17-Jun-2025 (SR-73%)
696 Down 2 Mike Denness (England) flag Mike Denness (England) 50.69 188 Runs in 448 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 08-Feb-1975 (SR-42%)
697 Down 2 Steve Waugh (Australia) flag Steve Waugh (Australia) 50.68 151* Runs in 312 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs New Zealand at Wellington on 24-Mar-2000 (SR-48%)
698 Down 2 Grant Flower (Zimbabwe) flag Grant Flower (Zimbabwe) 50.68 201* Runs in 523 Balls in 1st inns for Zimbabwe vs Pakistan at Harare on 31-Jan-1995 (SR-38%)
699 Down 2 Donald Bradman (Australia) flag Donald Bradman (Australia) 50.68 232 Runs in 417 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at London on 16-Aug-1930 (SR-56%)
700 Down 2 Kapil Dev (India) flag Kapil Dev (India) 50.67 100* Runs in 95 Balls in 3rd inns for India vs West Indies at Port of Spain on 11-Mar-1983 (SR-105%)
701 Down 2 Jonny Bairstow (England) flag Jonny Bairstow (England) 50.67 113 Runs in 158 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Sydney on 05-Jan-2022 (SR-72%)
704 Down 2 Ian Botham (England) flag Ian Botham (England) 50.62 118 Runs in 102 Balls in 3rd inns for England vs Australia at Manchester on 13-Aug-1981 (SR-116%)
706 Down 2 Younis Khan (Pakistan) flag Younis Khan (Pakistan) 50.58 213 Runs in 349 Balls in 1st inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Abu Dhabi on 30-Oct-2014 (SR-61%)
709 Down 2 Rohit Sharma (India) flag Rohit Sharma (India) 50.54 161 Runs in 231 Balls in 1st inns for India vs England at Chennai on 13-Feb-2021 (SR-70%)
710 Down 2 Sandeep Patil (India) flag Sandeep Patil (India) 50.52 129* Runs in 196 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs England at Manchester on 24-Jun-1982 (SR-66%)
713 Down 2 Ian Bell (England) flag Ian Bell (England) 50.41 87 Runs in 163 Balls in 4th inns for England vs Australia at Perth on 14-Dec-2006 (SR-53%)
714 Down 2 Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pakistan) flag Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pakistan) 50.40 148 Runs in 218 Balls in 1st inns for Pakistan vs England at London on 25-Jul-1996 (SR-68%)
717 Down 2 Richie Richardson (West Indies) flag Richie Richardson (West Indies) 50.35 182 Runs in 260 Balls in 2nd inns for West Indies vs Australia at Georgetown on 23-Mar-1991 (SR-70%)
720 Down 2 Conrad Hunte (West Indies) flag Conrad Hunte (West Indies) 50.30 182 Runs in 485 Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs England at Manchester on 06-Jun-1963 (SR-38%)
722 Down 2 Ricky Ponting (Australia) flag Ricky Ponting (Australia) 50.27 144 Runs in 154 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs England at Leeds on 16-Aug-2001 (SR-94%)
724 Down 2 Viv Richards (West Indies) flag Viv Richards (West Indies) 50.25 109* Runs in 111 Balls in 4th inns for West Indies vs India at Delhi on 25-Nov-1987 (SR-98%)
725 Down 2 Doug Walters (Australia) flag Doug Walters (Australia) 50.25 242 Runs in 412 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs West Indies at Sydney on 14-Feb-1969 (SR-59%)
727 Down 2 Dennis Amiss (England) flag Dennis Amiss (England) 50.22 188 Runs in 303 Balls in 1st inns for England vs India at London on 20-Jun-1974 (SR-62%)
728 Down 2 Herbert Sutcliffe (England) flag Herbert Sutcliffe (England) 50.21 127 Runs in 390 Balls in 4th inns for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 01-Jan-1925 (SR-33%)
729 Down 2 Sanjay Manjrekar (India) flag Sanjay Manjrekar (India) 50.19 113* Runs in 243 Balls in 4th inns for India vs Pakistan at Karachi on 15-Nov-1989 (SR-47%)
731 Down 2 Zak Crawley (England) flag Zak Crawley (England) 50.16 267 Runs in 393 Balls in 1st inns for England vs Pakistan at Southampton on 21-Aug-2020 (SR-68%)
734 Down 2 Donald Bradman (Australia) flag Donald Bradman (Australia) 50.12 187 Runs in 313 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs England at Brisbane on 29-Nov-1946 (SR-60%)
736 Down 2 Jonathan Trott (England) flag Jonathan Trott (England) 50.11 168* Runs in 345 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 26-Dec-2010 (SR-49%)
737 Down 2 Daryll Cullinan (South Africa) flag Daryll Cullinan (South Africa) 50.10 94 Runs in 134 Balls in 3rd inns for South Africa vs England at London on 18-Aug-1994 (SR-70%)
741 Down 2 Frederick Fane (England) flag Frederick Fane (England) 50.07 143 Runs in na Balls in 2nd inns for England vs South Africa at Johannesburg on 10-Mar-1906 (SR-na)
743 Down 2 Kane Williamson (New Zealand) flag Kane Williamson (New Zealand) 50.02 242* Runs in 438 Balls in 3rd inns for New Zealand vs Sri Lanka at Wellington on 03-Jan-2015 (SR-55%)
744 Down 2 Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) flag Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) 50.02 84* Runs in 134 Balls in 3rd inns for New Zealand vs Australia at Adelaide on 28-Nov-2008 (SR-63%)
745 Down 2 Desmond Haynes (West Indies) flag Desmond Haynes (West Indies) 49.98 184 Runs in 395 Balls in 2nd inns for West Indies vs England at London on 19-Jun-1980 (SR-47%)
748 Down 2 Herbert Sutcliffe (England) flag Herbert Sutcliffe (England) 49.96 135 Runs in 462 Balls in 4th inns for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 29-Dec-1928 (SR-29%)
749 Down 2 Mark Waugh (Australia) flag Mark Waugh (Australia) 49.93 115* Runs in 305 Balls in 4th inns for Australia vs South Africa at Adelaide on 30-Jan-1998 (SR-38%)
750 Down 2 Rohan Kanhai (West Indies) flag Rohan Kanhai (West Indies) 49.91 117 Runs in na Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs Australia at Adelaide on 27-Jan-1961 (SR-na)
751 Down 2 Asad Shafiq (Pakistan) flag Asad Shafiq (Pakistan) 49.91 112 Runs in 176 Balls in 4th inns for Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Dubai on 06-Oct-2017 (SR-64%)
753 Down 2 Sherwin Campbell (West Indies) flag Sherwin Campbell (West Indies) 49.90 113 Runs in 327 Balls in 4th inns for West Indies vs Australia at Brisbane on 22-Nov-1996 (SR-35%)
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