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
101 No change Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) flag Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) 67.71 122 Runs in 95 Balls in 4th inns for Pakistan vs West Indies at Bridgetown on 26-May-2005 (SR-128%)
102 No change Graham Yallop (Australia) flag Graham Yallop (Australia) 67.71 114 Runs in 125 Balls in 4th inns for Australia vs England at Manchester on 13-Aug-1981 (SR-91%)
103 No change Alastair Cook (England) flag Alastair Cook (England) 67.69 244* Runs in 409 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 26-Dec-2017 (SR-60%)
104 No change Wally Hammond (England) flag Wally Hammond (England) 67.54 336* Runs in na Balls in 2nd inns for England vs New Zealand at Auckland on 31-Mar-1933 (SR-na)
105 No change Ross Taylor (New Zealand) flag Ross Taylor (New Zealand) 67.47 290 Runs in 374 Balls in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs Australia at Perth on 13-Nov-2015 (SR-78%)
106 No change Greg Chappell (Australia) flag Greg Chappell (Australia) 67.38 235 Runs in 363 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs Pakistan at Faisalabad on 06-Mar-1980 (SR-65%)
107 No change Derek Randall (England) flag Derek Randall (England) 67.31 174 Runs in 353 Balls in 4th inns for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 12-Mar-1977 (SR-49%)
108 No change Ken Barrington (England) flag Ken Barrington (England) 67.19 132* Runs in na Balls in 4th inns for England vs Australia at Adelaide on 25-Jan-1963 (SR-na)
109 No change John Edrich (England) flag John Edrich (England) 67.19 310* Runs in 450 Balls in 1st inns for England vs New Zealand at Leeds on 08-Jul-1965 (SR-69%)
110 No change Alan Knott (England) flag Alan Knott (England) 67.19 106* Runs in 205 Balls in 4th inns for England vs Australia at Adelaide on 25-Jan-1975 (SR-52%)
111 No change Ian Smith (New Zealand) flag Ian Smith (New Zealand) 67.08 173 Runs in 136 Balls in 1st inns for New Zealand vs India at Auckland on 22-Feb-1990 (SR-127%)
112 No change Younis Khan (Pakistan) flag Younis Khan (Pakistan) 67.03 175* Runs in 334 Balls in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Sydney on 03-Jan-2017 (SR-52%)
113 No change VVS Laxman (India) flag VVS Laxman (India) 67.02 281 Runs in 452 Balls in 3rd inns for India vs Australia at Kolkata on 11-Mar-2001 (SR-62%)
114 No change Vijay Hazare (India) flag Vijay Hazare (India) 67.02 145 Runs in 372 Balls in 3rd inns for India vs Australia at Adelaide on 23-Jan-1948 (SR-39%)
115 No change Kusal Mendis (Sri Lanka) flag Kusal Mendis (Sri Lanka) 66.93 176 Runs in 254 Balls in 3rd inns for Sri Lanka vs Australia at Pallekele on 26-Jul-2016 (SR-69%)
116 No change Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) flag Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) 66.88 202 Runs in 188 Balls in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs Pakistan at Sharjah on 26-Nov-2014 (SR-107%)
117 No change Hanif Mohammad (Pakistan) flag Hanif Mohammad (Pakistan) 66.60 337 Runs in na Balls in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs West Indies at Bridgetown on 17-Jan-1958 (SR-na)
118 No change Bob Cowper (Australia) flag Bob Cowper (Australia) 66.48 307 Runs in 589 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at Melbourne on 11-Feb-1966 (SR-52%)
119 No change David Gower (England) flag David Gower (England) 66.41 173* Runs in 284 Balls in 3rd inns for England vs Pakistan at Lahore on 19-Mar-1984 (SR-61%)
120 No change Dudley Nourse (South Africa) flag Dudley Nourse (South Africa) 66.22 231 Runs in na Balls in 3rd inns for South Africa vs Australia at Johannesburg on 24-Dec-1935 (SR-na)
121 No change Graeme Smith (South Africa) flag Graeme Smith (South Africa) 66.16 277 Runs in 373 Balls in 1st inns for South Africa vs England at Birmingham on 24-Jul-2003 (SR-74%)
122 No change AB de Villiers (South Africa) flag AB de Villiers (South Africa) 66.09 217* Runs in 333 Balls in 2nd inns for South Africa vs India at Ahmedabad on 03-Apr-2008 (SR-65%)
123 No change Shai Hope (West Indies) flag Shai Hope (West Indies) 66.04 140 Runs in 234 Balls in 4th inns for West Indies vs New Zealand at Christchurch on 02-Dec-2025 (SR-60%)
124 No change Chris Gayle (West Indies) flag Chris Gayle (West Indies) 65.95 317 Runs in 483 Balls in 2nd inns for West Indies vs South Africa at St John's on 29-Apr-2005 (SR-66%)
125 No change Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) flag Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) 65.87 203 Runs in 306 Balls in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs New Zealand at Wellington on 03-Jan-2015 (SR-66%)
126 No change Chris Gayle (West Indies) flag Chris Gayle (West Indies) 65.83 165* Runs in 285 Balls in 3rd inns for West Indies vs Australia at Adelaide on 04-Dec-2009 (SR-58%)
127 No change Shikhar Dhawan (India) flag Shikhar Dhawan (India) 65.83 190 Runs in 168 Balls in 1st inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Galle on 26-Jul-2017 (SR-113%)
128 No change Viv Richards (West Indies) flag Viv Richards (West Indies) 65.81 208 Runs in 245 Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs Australia at Melbourne on 22-Dec-1984 (SR-85%)
129 No change Frank Woolley (England) flag Frank Woolley (England) 65.65 123 Runs in 139 Balls in 4th inns for England vs Australia at Sydney on 19-Dec-1924 (SR-88%)
130 No change David Warner (Australia) flag David Warner (Australia) 65.59 180 Runs in 159 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs India at Perth on 13-Jan-2012 (SR-113%)
131 No change Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) flag Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) 65.56 131 Runs in 145 Balls in 4th inns for Sri Lanka vs Australia at Kandy on 16-Mar-2004 (SR-90%)
132 No change Brian Lara (West Indies) flag Brian Lara (West Indies) 65.54 122 Runs in 208 Balls in 4th inns for West Indies vs Australia at Port of Spain on 19-Apr-2003 (SR-59%)
133 No change Jack Hobbs (England) flag Jack Hobbs (England) 65.48 123 Runs in 155 Balls in 4th inns for England vs Australia at Adelaide on 14-Jan-1921 (SR-79%)
134 No change Brian Lara (West Indies) flag Brian Lara (West Indies) 65.47 202 Runs in 274 Balls in 2nd inns for West Indies vs South Africa at Johannesburg on 12-Dec-2003 (SR-74%)
135 No change Harry Trott (Australia) flag Harry Trott (Australia) 65.45 143 Runs in na Balls in 3rd inns for Australia vs England at London on 22-Jun-1896 (SR-na)
136 No change Viv Richards (West Indies) flag Viv Richards (West Indies) 65.42 232 Runs in 313 Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs England at Nottingham on 03-Jun-1976 (SR-74%)
137 No change Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) flag Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) 65.41 302 Runs in 559 Balls in 3rd inns for New Zealand vs India at Wellington on 14-Feb-2014 (SR-54%)
138 No change Michael Vaughan (England) flag Michael Vaughan (England) 65.41 177 Runs in 306 Balls in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Adelaide on 21-Nov-2002 (SR-58%)
139 No change Donald Bradman (Australia) flag Donald Bradman (Australia) 65.37 244 Runs in 271 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs England at London on 18-Aug-1934 (SR-90%)
140 No change Denis Compton (England) flag Denis Compton (England) 65.33 278 Runs in na Balls in 2nd inns for England vs Pakistan at Nottingham on 01-Jul-1954 (SR-na)
141 No change Asad Shafiq (Pakistan) flag Asad Shafiq (Pakistan) 65.28 137 Runs in 148 Balls in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs New Zealand at Sharjah on 26-Nov-2014 (SR-93%)
142 No change Billy Murdoch (Australia/England) flag Billy Murdoch (Australia/England) 65.17 153* Runs in 358 Balls in 3rd inns for Australia vs England at London on 06-Sep-1880 (SR-43%)
143 No change Charles Macartney (Australia) flag Charles Macartney (Australia) 64.97 133* Runs in na Balls in 3rd inns for Australia vs England at London on 26-Jun-1926 (SR-na)
144 No change Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pakistan) flag Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pakistan) 64.93 184 Runs in 264 Balls in 1st inns for Pakistan vs India at Bengaluru on 24-Mar-2005 (SR-70%)
145 No change Garry Sobers (West Indies) flag Garry Sobers (West Indies) 64.83 198 Runs in na Balls in 3rd inns for West Indies vs India at Kanpur on 12-Dec-1958 (SR-na)
146 No change Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) flag Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) 64.80 112 Runs in 188 Balls in 4th inns for Sri Lanka vs Australia at Adelaide on 25-Jan-1996 (SR-60%)
147 No change Saud Shakeel (Pakistan) flag Saud Shakeel (Pakistan) 64.67 208* Runs in 361 Balls in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Galle on 16-Jul-2023 (SR-58%)
148 No change Sachin Tendulkar (India) flag Sachin Tendulkar (India) 64.63 169 Runs in 254 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs South Africa at Cape Town on 02-Jan-1997 (SR-67%)
149 No change Pathum Nissanka (Sri Lanka) flag Pathum Nissanka (Sri Lanka) 64.55 127* Runs in 124 Balls in 4th inns for Sri Lanka vs England at London on 06-Sep-2024 (SR-102%)
150 No change Andy Flower (Zimbabwe) flag Andy Flower (Zimbabwe) 64.53 232* Runs in 444 Balls in 3rd inns for Zimbabwe vs India at Nagpur on 25-Nov-2000 (SR-52%)
151 No change Graeme Pollock (South Africa) flag Graeme Pollock (South Africa) 64.50 209 Runs in na Balls in 2nd inns for South Africa vs Australia at Cape Town on 31-Dec-1966 (SR-na)
152 No change Graeme Hick (England) flag Graeme Hick (England) 64.46 178 Runs in 319 Balls in 1st inns for England vs India at Mumbai on 19-Feb-1993 (SR-56%)
153 No change Joe Root (England) flag Joe Root (England) 64.44 138* Runs in 206 Balls in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Brisbane on 04-Dec-2025 (SR-67%)
154 No change Graeme Smith (South Africa) flag Graeme Smith (South Africa) 64.44 154* Runs in 246 Balls in 4th inns for South Africa vs England at Birmingham on 30-Jul-2008 (SR-63%)
155 No change Harry Brook (England) flag Harry Brook (England) 64.27 317 Runs in 322 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs Pakistan at Multan on 07-Oct-2024 (SR-98%)
156 No change Jack Hobbs (England) flag Jack Hobbs (England) 64.24 187 Runs in na Balls in 1st inns for England vs South Africa at Cape Town on 11-Mar-1910 (SR-na)
157 No change Marcus Trescothick (England) flag Marcus Trescothick (England) 64.12 193 Runs in 305 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs Pakistan at Multan on 12-Nov-2005 (SR-63%)
158 No change Ben Duckett (England) flag Ben Duckett (England) 64.09 153 Runs in 151 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs India at Rajkot on 15-Feb-2024 (SR-101%)
159 No change Saleem Malik (Pakistan) flag Saleem Malik (Pakistan) 64.07 237 Runs in 328 Balls in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Rawalpindi on 05-Oct-1994 (SR-72%)
160 No change Nathan Astle (New Zealand) flag Nathan Astle (New Zealand) 64.06 125 Runs in 150 Balls in 3rd inns for New Zealand vs West Indies at Bridgetown on 19-Apr-1996 (SR-83%)
161 No change Donald Bradman (Australia) flag Donald Bradman (Australia) 64.03 299* Runs in na Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs South Africa at Adelaide on 29-Jan-1932 (SR-na)
162 No change Adam Gilchrist (Australia) flag Adam Gilchrist (Australia) 63.99 138* Runs in 108 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs South Africa at Cape Town on 08-Mar-2002 (SR-128%)
163 No change Azhar Ali (Pakistan) flag Azhar Ali (Pakistan) 63.91 205* Runs in 364 Balls in 1st inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Melbourne on 26-Dec-2016 (SR-56%)
164 No change Babar Azam (Pakistan) flag Babar Azam (Pakistan) 63.79 196 Runs in 425 Balls in 4th inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Karachi on 12-Mar-2022 (SR-46%)
165 No change Gordon Greenidge (West Indies) flag Gordon Greenidge (West Indies) 63.79 134 Runs in 198 Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs England at Manchester on 08-Jul-1976 (SR-68%)
166 No change Michael Vaughan (England) flag Michael Vaughan (England) 63.79 145 Runs in 218 Balls in 3rd inns for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 26-Dec-2002 (SR-67%)
167 No change Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) flag Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) 63.76 195 Runs in 134 Balls in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Sri Lanka at Christchurch on 26-Dec-2014 (SR-146%)
168 No change Justin Langer (Australia) flag Justin Langer (Australia) 63.76 122* Runs in 122 Balls in 4th inns for Australia vs New Zealand at Hamilton on 31-Mar-2000 (SR-100%)
169 No change Azhar Ali (Pakistan) flag Azhar Ali (Pakistan) 63.74 302* Runs in 469 Balls in 1st inns for Pakistan vs West Indies at Dubai on 13-Oct-2016 (SR-64%)
170 No change Leonard Hutton (England) flag Leonard Hutton (England) 63.60 202* Runs in na Balls in 2nd inns for England vs West Indies at London on 12-Aug-1950 (SR-na)
171 No change Viv Richards (West Indies) flag Viv Richards (West Indies) 63.45 291 Runs in 386 Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs England at London on 12-Aug-1976 (SR-75%)
172 No change Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) flag Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) 63.42 141 Runs in 191 Balls in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs India at Chennai on 28-Jan-1999 (SR-74%)
173 No change Donald Bradman (Australia) flag Donald Bradman (Australia) 63.38 173* Runs in 292 Balls in 4th inns for Australia vs England at Leeds on 22-Jul-1948 (SR-59%)
174 No change Viv Richards (West Indies) flag Viv Richards (West Indies) 63.32 98 Runs in 103 Balls in 4th inns for West Indies vs Australia at Melbourne on 31-Jan-1976 (SR-95%)
175 No change Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka) flag Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka) 63.31 193 Runs in 253 Balls in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs England at London on 03-Jun-2011 (SR-76%)
176 No change Hashim Amla (South Africa) flag Hashim Amla (South Africa) 63.23 253* Runs in 473 Balls in 1st inns for South Africa vs India at Nagpur on 06-Feb-2010 (SR-53%)
177 No change Michael Vaughan (England) flag Michael Vaughan (England) 63.17 183 Runs in 278 Balls in 3rd inns for England vs Australia at Sydney on 02-Jan-2003 (SR-66%)
178 No change Shoaib Malik (Pakistan) flag Shoaib Malik (Pakistan) 63.13 148* Runs in 369 Balls in 4th inns for Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Colombo on 26-Mar-2006 (SR-40%)
179 No change Javed Miandad (Pakistan) flag Javed Miandad (Pakistan) 63.12 271 Runs in 465 Balls in 1st inns for Pakistan vs New Zealand at Auckland on 24-Feb-1989 (SR-58%)
180 No change Steven Smith (Australia) flag Steven Smith (Australia) 63.10 211 Runs in 319 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs England at Manchester on 04-Sep-2019 (SR-66%)
181 No change Rishabh Pant (India) flag Rishabh Pant (India) 63.08 146 Runs in 111 Balls in 1st inns for India vs England at Birmingham on 01-Jul-2022 (SR-132%)
182 No change Bevan Congdon (New Zealand) flag Bevan Congdon (New Zealand) 63.06 176 Runs in 377 Balls in 4th inns for New Zealand vs England at Nottingham on 07-Jun-1973 (SR-47%)
183 No change Stan McCabe (Australia) flag Stan McCabe (Australia) 62.96 187* Runs in 233 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs England at Sydney on 02-Dec-1932 (SR-80%)
184 No change Tamim Iqbal (Bangladesh) flag Tamim Iqbal (Bangladesh) 62.95 151 Runs in 183 Balls in 3rd inns for Bangladesh vs India at Mirpur on 24-Jan-2010 (SR-83%)
185 No change Jonny Bairstow (England) flag Jonny Bairstow (England) 62.91 136 Runs in 92 Balls in 4th inns for England vs New Zealand at Nottingham on 10-Jun-2022 (SR-148%)
186 No change Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) flag Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) 62.90 145 Runs in 79 Balls in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Australia at Christchurch on 20-Feb-2016 (SR-184%)
187 No change Alec Stewart (England) flag Alec Stewart (England) 62.89 164 Runs in 317 Balls in 3rd inns for England vs South Africa at Manchester on 02-Jul-1998 (SR-52%)
188 No change Michael Clarke (Australia) flag Michael Clarke (Australia) 62.74 136 Runs in 227 Balls in 4th inns for Australia vs England at London on 16-Jul-2009 (SR-60%)
189 No change Michael Clarke (Australia) flag Michael Clarke (Australia) 62.72 259* Runs in 398 Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs South Africa at Brisbane on 09-Nov-2012 (SR-65%)
190 No change Greg Chappell (Australia) flag Greg Chappell (Australia) 62.72 176 Runs in 218 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs New Zealand at Christchurch on 19-Mar-1982 (SR-81%)
191 No change Frank Worrell (West Indies) flag Frank Worrell (West Indies) 62.71 191* Runs in na Balls in 2nd inns for West Indies vs England at Nottingham on 04-Jul-1957 (SR-na)
192 No change Clem Hill (Australia) flag Clem Hill (Australia) 62.64 188 Runs in na Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs England at Melbourne on 29-Jan-1898 (SR-na)
193 No change Kevin Pietersen (England) flag Kevin Pietersen (England) 62.58 144 Runs in 201 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs India at Mohali on 19-Dec-2008 (SR-72%)
194 No change John Lyons (Australia) flag John Lyons (Australia) 62.56 134 Runs in na Balls in 3rd inns for Australia vs England at Sydney on 29-Jan-1892 (SR-na)
195 No change Bryan Young (New Zealand) flag Bryan Young (New Zealand) 62.51 267* Runs in 422 Balls in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Sri Lanka at Dunedin on 07-Mar-1997 (SR-63%)
196 No change David Gower (England) flag David Gower (England) 62.48 154* Runs in 403 Balls in 3rd inns for England vs West Indies at Kingston on 10-Apr-1981 (SR-38%)
197 No change David Warner (Australia) flag David Warner (Australia) 62.46 335* Runs in 418 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs Pakistan at Adelaide on 29-Nov-2019 (SR-80%)
198 No change Jack Brown (England) flag Jack Brown (England) 62.41 140 Runs in na Balls in 4th inns for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 01-Mar-1895 (SR-na)
199 No change Devon Conway (New Zealand) flag Devon Conway (New Zealand) 62.40 200 Runs in 347 Balls in 1st inns for New Zealand vs England at London on 02-Jun-2021 (SR-58%)
200 No change Mohammad Ashraful (Bangladesh) flag Mohammad Ashraful (Bangladesh) 62.36 129* Runs in 236 Balls in 3rd inns for Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka at Colombo on 03-Jul-2007 (SR-55%)
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