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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744 No change Alec Stewart (England) flag Alec Stewart (England) 49.72 190 Runs in 261 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs Pakistan at Birmingham on 04-Jun-1992 (SR-73%)
745 No change Paul Collingwood (England) flag Paul Collingwood (England) 49.69 135 Runs in 195 Balls in 3rd inns for England vs South Africa at Birmingham on 30-Jul-2008 (SR-69%)
746 No change Victor Trumper (Australia) flag Victor Trumper (Australia) 49.69 214* Runs in 247 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs South Africa at Adelaide on 07-Jan-1911 (SR-87%)
747 No change Ian Bell (England) flag Ian Bell (England) 49.69 87 Runs in 163 Balls in 4th inns for England vs Australia at Perth on 14-Dec-2006 (SR-53%)
749 No change Mike Denness (England) flag Mike Denness (England) 49.67 188 Runs in 448 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 08-Feb-1975 (SR-42%)
751 No change Virat Kohli (India) flag Virat Kohli (India) 49.66 119 Runs in 181 Balls in 1st inns for India vs South Africa at Johannesburg on 18-Dec-2013 (SR-66%)
753 No change Chris Woakes (England) flag Chris Woakes (England) 49.64 137* Runs in 177 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs India at London on 09-Aug-2018 (SR-77%)
754 No change Joe Root (England) flag Joe Root (England) 49.61 254 Runs in 406 Balls in 1st inns for England vs Pakistan at Manchester on 22-Jul-2016 (SR-63%)
755 No change Steve Waugh (Australia) flag Steve Waugh (Australia) 49.58 151* Runs in 312 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs New Zealand at Wellington on 24-Mar-2000 (SR-48%)
757 No change VVS Laxman (India) flag VVS Laxman (India) 49.52 200* Runs in 301 Balls in 1st inns for India vs Australia at Delhi on 29-Oct-2008 (SR-66%)
758 No change Asad Shafiq (Pakistan) flag Asad Shafiq (Pakistan) 49.51 112 Runs in 176 Balls in 4th inns for Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Dubai on 06-Oct-2017 (SR-64%)
759 No change Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) flag Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) 49.50 167 Runs in 278 Balls in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs New Zealand at Galle on 03-Jun-1998 (SR-60%)
761 No change Ian Chappell (Australia) flag Ian Chappell (Australia) 49.49 156 Runs in 261 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs West Indies at Perth on 12-Dec-1975 (SR-60%)
762 No change AB de Villiers (South Africa) flag AB de Villiers (South Africa) 49.48 126* Runs in 146 Balls in 2nd inns for South Africa vs Australia at Gqeberha on 09-Mar-2018 (SR-86%)
763 No change Victor Trumper (Australia) flag Victor Trumper (Australia) 49.47 159 Runs in 158 Balls in 3rd inns for Australia vs South Africa at Melbourne on 31-Dec-1910 (SR-101%)
764 No change Donald Bradman (Australia) flag Donald Bradman (Australia) 49.46 232 Runs in 417 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at London on 16-Aug-1930 (SR-56%)
768 No change Sanjay Manjrekar (India) flag Sanjay Manjrekar (India) 49.39 113* Runs in 243 Balls in 4th inns for India vs Pakistan at Karachi on 15-Nov-1989 (SR-47%)
769 No change Harry Graham (Australia) flag Harry Graham (Australia) 49.39 107 Runs in na Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at London on 17-Jul-1893 (SR-na)
771 No change Ian Botham (England) flag Ian Botham (England) 49.34 208 Runs in 226 Balls in 1st inns for England vs India at London on 08-Jul-1982 (SR-92%)
773 No change Zaheer Abbas (Pakistan) flag Zaheer Abbas (Pakistan) 49.33 168 Runs in 176 Balls in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs India at Faisalabad on 03-Jan-1983 (SR-95%)
774 No change Sherwin Campbell (West Indies) flag Sherwin Campbell (West Indies) 49.33 113 Runs in 327 Balls in 4th inns for West Indies vs Australia at Brisbane on 22-Nov-1996 (SR-35%)
775 No change KS Ranjitsinhji (England) flag KS Ranjitsinhji (England) 49.30 93* Runs in na Balls in 4th inns for England vs Australia at Nottingham on 01-Jun-1899 (SR-na)
776 No change Jacques Kallis (South Africa) flag Jacques Kallis (South Africa) 49.30 162 Runs in 264 Balls in 2nd inns for South Africa vs England at Durban on 26-Dec-2004 (SR-61%)
780 No change Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pakistan) flag Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pakistan) 49.25 148 Runs in 218 Balls in 1st inns for Pakistan vs England at London on 25-Jul-1996 (SR-68%)
784 No change Kane Williamson (New Zealand) flag Kane Williamson (New Zealand) 49.21 192 Runs in 244 Balls in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs Pakistan at Sharjah on 26-Nov-2014 (SR-79%)
785 No change Younis Khan (Pakistan) flag Younis Khan (Pakistan) 49.17 194 Runs in 299 Balls in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs India at Faisalabad on 21-Jan-2006 (SR-65%)
787 No change Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) flag Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) 49.16 84* Runs in 134 Balls in 3rd inns for New Zealand vs Australia at Adelaide on 28-Nov-2008 (SR-63%)
788 No change Conrad Hunte (West Indies) flag Conrad Hunte (West Indies) 49.14 182 Runs in 485 Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs England at Manchester on 06-Jun-1963 (SR-38%)
790 No change Rohan Kanhai (West Indies) flag Rohan Kanhai (West Indies) 49.14 121 Runs in na Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs Australia at Port of Spain on 14-May-1965 (SR-na)
792 No change Mike Atherton (England) flag Mike Atherton (England) 49.13 144 Runs in 296 Balls in 1st inns for England vs West Indies at Georgetown on 17-Mar-1994 (SR-49%)
795 No change Daryll Cullinan (South Africa) flag Daryll Cullinan (South Africa) 49.11 94 Runs in 134 Balls in 3rd inns for South Africa vs England at London on 18-Aug-1994 (SR-70%)
796 No change Mathew Sinclair (New Zealand) flag Mathew Sinclair (New Zealand) 49.09 150 Runs in 321 Balls in 1st inns for New Zealand vs South Africa at Gqeberha on 30-Nov-2000 (SR-47%)
797 No change Sachin Tendulkar (India) flag Sachin Tendulkar (India) 49.09 116 Runs in 191 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs Australia at Melbourne on 26-Dec-1999 (SR-61%)
798 No change Herbert Sutcliffe (England) flag Herbert Sutcliffe (England) 49.07 127 Runs in 390 Balls in 4th inns for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 01-Jan-1925 (SR-33%)
799 No change Desmond Haynes (West Indies) flag Desmond Haynes (West Indies) 49.07 112* Runs in 128 Balls in 4th inns for West Indies vs India at Bridgetown on 07-Apr-1989 (SR-88%)
801 No change Joe Root (England) flag Joe Root (England) 49.06 134 Runs in 166 Balls in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Cardiff on 08-Jul-2015 (SR-81%)
804 No change Shubman Gill (India) flag Shubman Gill (India) 49.04 161 Runs in 162 Balls in 3rd inns for India vs England at Birmingham on 02-Jul-2025 (SR-99%)
805 No change Jonathan Trott (England) flag Jonathan Trott (England) 49.03 168* Runs in 345 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 26-Dec-2010 (SR-49%)
806 No change Carl Hooper (West Indies) flag Carl Hooper (West Indies) 49.03 233 Runs in 402 Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs India at Georgetown on 11-Apr-2002 (SR-58%)
808 No change Rohan Kanhai (West Indies) flag Rohan Kanhai (West Indies) 48.99 117 Runs in na Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs Australia at Adelaide on 27-Jan-1961 (SR-na)
811 No change Ian Bell (England) flag Ian Bell (England) 48.98 159 Runs in 206 Balls in 3rd inns for England vs India at Nottingham on 29-Jul-2011 (SR-77%)
812 No change Viv Richards (West Indies) flag Viv Richards (West Indies) 48.97 109* Runs in 111 Balls in 4th inns for West Indies vs India at Delhi on 25-Nov-1987 (SR-98%)
815 No change Walter Read (England) flag Walter Read (England) 48.93 117 Runs in 155 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at London on 11-Aug-1884 (SR-75%)
817 No change Steven Smith (Australia) flag Steven Smith (Australia) 48.88 97 Runs in 204 Balls in 4th inns for Australia vs Pakistan at Abu Dhabi on 30-Oct-2014 (SR-48%)
818 No change Harry Brook (England) flag Harry Brook (England) 48.87 158 Runs in 234 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs India at Birmingham on 02-Jul-2025 (SR-68%)
820 No change Donald Bradman (Australia) flag Donald Bradman (Australia) 48.86 144* Runs in 379 Balls in 3rd inns for Australia vs England at Nottingham on 10-Jun-1938 (SR-38%)
821 No change Keith Fletcher (England) flag Keith Fletcher (England) 48.85 178 Runs in 380 Balls in 3rd inns for England vs New Zealand at London on 21-Jun-1973 (SR-47%)
822 No change Herbert Sutcliffe (England) flag Herbert Sutcliffe (England) 48.84 135 Runs in 462 Balls in 4th inns for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 29-Dec-1928 (SR-29%)
823 No change Ken Barrington (England) flag Ken Barrington (England) 48.83 256 Runs in 624 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Manchester on 23-Jul-1964 (SR-41%)
824 No change Mohammad Hafeez (Pakistan) flag Mohammad Hafeez (Pakistan) 48.82 196 Runs in 331 Balls in 1st inns for Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Colombo on 30-Jun-2012 (SR-59%)
827 No change Damien Martyn (Australia) flag Damien Martyn (Australia) 48.78 161 Runs in 349 Balls in 3rd inns for Australia vs Sri Lanka at Kandy on 16-Mar-2004 (SR-46%)
828 No change Ravi Shastri (India) flag Ravi Shastri (India) 48.78 107 Runs in 255 Balls in 3rd inns for India vs West Indies at Bridgetown on 07-Apr-1989 (SR-42%)
829 No change Colin McDonald (Australia) flag Colin McDonald (Australia) 48.77 170 Runs in 315 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs England at Adelaide on 30-Jan-1959 (SR-54%)
830 No change Asad Shafiq (Pakistan) flag Asad Shafiq (Pakistan) 48.74 130 Runs in 320 Balls in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs South Africa at Dubai on 23-Oct-2013 (SR-41%)
831 No change Geoff Boycott (England) flag Geoff Boycott (England) 48.73 99* Runs in 285 Balls in 4th inns for England vs Australia at Perth on 14-Dec-1979 (SR-35%)
832 No change Shoaib Mohammad (Pakistan) flag Shoaib Mohammad (Pakistan) 48.72 203* Runs in 338 Balls in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs India at Lahore on 01-Dec-1989 (SR-60%)
833 No change Murray Goodwin (Zimbabwe) flag Murray Goodwin (Zimbabwe) 48.70 148* Runs in 250 Balls in 2nd inns for Zimbabwe vs England at Nottingham on 01-Jun-2000 (SR-59%)
834 No change Wilfred Rhodes (England) flag Wilfred Rhodes (England) 48.70 179 Runs in 405 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 09-Feb-1912 (SR-44%)
835 No change Wasim Jaffer (India) flag Wasim Jaffer (India) 48.69 202 Runs in 274 Balls in 1st inns for India vs Pakistan at Kolkata on 30-Nov-2007 (SR-74%)
836 No change Ian Redpath (Australia) flag Ian Redpath (Australia) 48.68 159* Runs in 310 Balls in 3rd inns for Australia vs New Zealand at Auckland on 22-Mar-1974 (SR-51%)
837 No change Ian Chappell (Australia) flag Ian Chappell (Australia) 48.67 196 Runs in 243 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs Pakistan at Adelaide on 22-Dec-1972 (SR-81%)
838 No change Joe Root (England) flag Joe Root (England) 48.66 180 Runs in 338 Balls in 3rd inns for England vs Australia at London on 18-Jul-2013 (SR-53%)
839 No change Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) flag Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) 48.65 240 Runs in 424 Balls in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at Karachi on 21-Feb-2009 (SR-57%)
844 No change Robin Smith (England) flag Robin Smith (England) 48.58 148* Runs in 271 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs West Indies at London on 20-Jun-1991 (SR-55%)
845 No change Derek Randall (England) flag Derek Randall (England) 48.57 164 Runs in 269 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs New Zealand at Wellington on 20-Jan-1984 (SR-61%)
847 No change Desmond Haynes (West Indies) flag Desmond Haynes (West Indies) 48.51 184 Runs in 395 Balls in 2nd inns for West Indies vs England at London on 19-Jun-1980 (SR-47%)
849 No change Jermaine Blackwood (West Indies) flag Jermaine Blackwood (West Indies) 48.49 95 Runs in 127 Balls in 4th inns for West Indies vs Pakistan at Abu Dhabi on 21-Oct-2016 (SR-75%)
851 No change Kane Williamson (New Zealand) flag Kane Williamson (New Zealand) 48.47 166 Runs in 250 Balls in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs Australia at Perth on 13-Nov-2015 (SR-66%)
852 No change Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi (India) flag Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi (India) 48.44 153 Runs in na Balls in 2nd inns for India vs New Zealand at Kolkata on 05-Mar-1965 (SR-na)
854 No change Denis Compton (England) flag Denis Compton (England) 48.42 158 Runs in na Balls in 1st inns for England vs South Africa at Manchester on 07-Jul-1955 (SR-na)
856 No change Robin Smith (England) flag Robin Smith (England) 48.40 175 Runs in 315 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs West Indies at St John's on 16-Apr-1994 (SR-56%)
857 No change Jackie McGlew (South Africa) flag Jackie McGlew (South Africa) 48.40 255* Runs in na Balls in 1st inns for South Africa vs New Zealand at Wellington on 06-Mar-1953 (SR-na)
858 No change Abbas Ali Baig (India) flag Abbas Ali Baig (India) 48.40 112 Runs in na Balls in 4th inns for India vs England at Manchester on 23-Jul-1959 (SR-na)
860 No change Hashim Amla (South Africa) flag Hashim Amla (South Africa) 48.39 201 Runs in 477 Balls in 2nd inns for South Africa vs England at Cape Town on 02-Jan-2016 (SR-42%)
861 No change Roy McLean (South Africa) flag Roy McLean (South Africa) 48.37 109 Runs in 157 Balls in 2nd inns for South Africa vs England at Manchester on 21-Jul-1960 (SR-69%)
863 No change Sachin Tendulkar (India) flag Sachin Tendulkar (India) 48.34 193 Runs in 330 Balls in 1st inns for India vs England at Leeds on 22-Aug-2002 (SR-58%)
864 No change Conrad Hunte (West Indies) flag Conrad Hunte (West Indies) 48.34 110 Runs in 249 Balls in 3rd inns for West Indies vs Australia at Melbourne on 30-Dec-1960 (SR-44%)
865 No change David Boon (Australia) flag David Boon (Australia) 48.34 200 Runs in 326 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs New Zealand at Perth on 24-Nov-1989 (SR-61%)
866 No change KL Rahul (India) flag KL Rahul (India) 48.32 137 Runs in 247 Balls in 3rd inns for India vs England at Leeds on 20-Jun-2025 (SR-55%)
867 No change Ijaz Ahmed (Pakistan) flag Ijaz Ahmed (Pakistan) 48.30 211 Runs in 372 Balls in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Dhaka on 12-Mar-1999 (SR-57%)
868 No change Les Ames (England) flag Les Ames (England) 48.30 126 Runs in na Balls in 2nd inns for England vs West Indies at Kingston on 14-Mar-1935 (SR-na)
870 No change Daryll Cullinan (South Africa) flag Daryll Cullinan (South Africa) 48.29 153* Runs in 261 Balls in 3rd inns for South Africa vs India at Kolkata on 27-Nov-1996 (SR-59%)
872 No change Ramnaresh Sarwan (West Indies) flag Ramnaresh Sarwan (West Indies) 48.26 139 Runs in 226 Balls in 2nd inns for West Indies vs England at Birmingham on 29-Jul-2004 (SR-62%)
873 No change Everton Weekes (West Indies) flag Everton Weekes (West Indies) 48.26 206 Runs in na Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs England at Port of Spain on 17-Mar-1954 (SR-na)
874 No change Michael Clarke (Australia) flag Michael Clarke (Australia) 48.25 135* Runs in 164 Balls in 3rd inns for Australia vs England at Perth on 14-Dec-2006 (SR-82%)
875 No change Jonny Bairstow (England) flag Jonny Bairstow (England) 48.25 150* Runs in 191 Balls in 1st inns for England vs South Africa at Cape Town on 02-Jan-2016 (SR-79%)
876 No change Bill Edrich (England) flag Bill Edrich (England) 48.24 219 Runs in na Balls in 4th inns for England vs South Africa at Durban on 03-Mar-1939 (SR-na)
877 No change Sachin Tendulkar (India) flag Sachin Tendulkar (India) 48.22 203 Runs in 347 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Colombo on 26-Jul-2010 (SR-59%)
878 No change Joe Root (England) flag Joe Root (England) 48.19 95 Runs in 113 Balls in 4th inns for England vs New Zealand at Wellington on 24-Feb-2023 (SR-84%)
880 No change Martin Crowe (New Zealand) flag Martin Crowe (New Zealand) 48.19 108* Runs in 306 Balls in 3rd inns for New Zealand vs Pakistan at Lahore on 18-Oct-1990 (SR-35%)
881 No change Kim Hughes (Australia) flag Kim Hughes (Australia) 48.18 100* Runs in 200 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs West Indies at Melbourne on 26-Dec-1981 (SR-50%)
882 No change Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pakistan) flag Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pakistan) 48.17 177 Runs in 320 Balls in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs West Indies at Rawalpindi on 29-Nov-1997 (SR-55%)
883 No change Kapil Dev (India) flag Kapil Dev (India) 48.16 89 Runs in 55 Balls in 3rd inns for India vs England at London on 10-Jun-1982 (SR-162%)
884 No change Angelo Mathews (Sri Lanka) flag Angelo Mathews (Sri Lanka) 48.16 160 Runs in 249 Balls in 3rd inns for Sri Lanka vs England at Leeds on 20-Jun-2014 (SR-64%)
887 No change Andrew Hall (South Africa) flag Andrew Hall (South Africa) 48.13 99* Runs in 87 Balls in 3rd inns for South Africa vs England at Leeds on 21-Aug-2003 (SR-114%)
889 No change Abdullah Shafique (Pakistan) flag Abdullah Shafique (Pakistan) 48.12 136* Runs in 242 Balls in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Rawalpindi on 04-Mar-2022 (SR-56%)
890 No change Geoff Boycott (England) flag Geoff Boycott (England) 48.11 191 Runs in 471 Balls in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Leeds on 11-Aug-1977 (SR-41%)
891 No change Virender Sehwag (India) flag Virender Sehwag (India) 48.11 180 Runs in 190 Balls in 1st inns for India vs West Indies at Gros Islet on 10-Jun-2006 (SR-95%)
893 No change Michael Clarke (Australia) flag Michael Clarke (Australia) 48.10 187 Runs in 314 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs England at Manchester on 01-Aug-2013 (SR-60%)
894 No change Richie Richardson (West Indies) flag Richie Richardson (West Indies) 48.09 194 Runs in 367 Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs India at Georgetown on 25-Mar-1989 (SR-53%)
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