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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401 No change Allan Border (Australia) flag Allan Border (Australia) 55.41 153 Runs in 184 Balls in 3rd inns for Australia vs Pakistan at Lahore on 18-Mar-1980 (SR-83%)
402 No change Billy Murdoch (Australia/England) flag Billy Murdoch (Australia/England) 55.40 211 Runs in 525 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs England at London on 11-Aug-1884 (SR-40%)
403 No change Stephen Fleming (New Zealand) flag Stephen Fleming (New Zealand) 55.39 262 Runs in 423 Balls in 1st inns for New Zealand vs South Africa at Cape Town on 27-Apr-2006 (SR-62%)
404 No change Joe Root (England) flag Joe Root (England) 55.36 186 Runs in 309 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs Sri Lanka at Galle on 22-Jan-2021 (SR-60%)
405 No change Mike Gatting (England) flag Mike Gatting (England) 55.36 183* Runs in 294 Balls in 1st inns for England vs India at Birmingham on 03-Jul-1986 (SR-62%)
406 No change Alastair Cook (England) flag Alastair Cook (England) 55.35 116 Runs in 290 Balls in 4th inns for England vs Australia at Perth on 14-Dec-2006 (SR-40%)
407 No change Jack Hobbs (England) flag Jack Hobbs (England) 55.35 178 Runs in 296 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 09-Feb-1912 (SR-60%)
408 No change Alvin Kallicharran (West Indies) flag Alvin Kallicharran (West Indies) 55.34 126 Runs in na Balls in 4th inns for West Indies vs Australia at Kingston on 28-Apr-1978 (SR-na)
409 No change Karun Nair (India) flag Karun Nair (India) 55.31 303* Runs in 381 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs England at Chennai on 16-Dec-2016 (SR-80%)
410 No change Jeffrey Stollmeyer (West Indies) flag Jeffrey Stollmeyer (West Indies) 55.31 104 Runs in na Balls in 4th inns for West Indies vs Australia at Sydney on 25-Jan-1952 (SR-na)
411 No change Kepler Wessels (Australia/South Africa) flag Kepler Wessels (Australia/South Africa) 55.28 179 Runs in 233 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs Pakistan at Adelaide on 09-Dec-1983 (SR-77%)
412 No change Sandeep Patil (India) flag Sandeep Patil (India) 55.27 174 Runs in 240 Balls in 2nd inns for India vs Australia at Adelaide on 23-Jan-1981 (SR-73%)
413 No change David Warner (Australia) flag David Warner (Australia) 55.25 145 Runs in 156 Balls in 3rd inns for Australia vs South Africa at Cape Town on 01-Mar-2014 (SR-93%)
414 No change Lance Klusener (South Africa) flag Lance Klusener (South Africa) 55.12 118* Runs in 219 Balls in 1st inns for South Africa vs Sri Lanka at Kandy on 30-Jul-2000 (SR-54%)
415 No change Paul Collingwood (England) flag Paul Collingwood (England) 55.12 206 Runs in 392 Balls in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Adelaide on 01-Dec-2006 (SR-53%)
416 No change Billy Zulch (South Africa) flag Billy Zulch (South Africa) 55.12 150 Runs in 304 Balls in 3rd inns for South Africa vs Australia at Sydney on 03-Mar-1911 (SR-49%)
417 No change Jesse Ryder (New Zealand) flag Jesse Ryder (New Zealand) 55.09 201 Runs in 328 Balls in 1st inns for New Zealand vs India at Napier on 26-Mar-2009 (SR-61%)
418 No change Polly Umrigar (India) flag Polly Umrigar (India) 55.06 118 Runs in na Balls in 4th inns for India vs England at Manchester on 23-Jul-1959 (SR-na)
419 No change Seymour Nurse (West Indies) flag Seymour Nurse (West Indies) 55.06 258 Runs in na Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs New Zealand at Christchurch on 13-Mar-1969 (SR-na)
420 No change Bob Barber (England) flag Bob Barber (England) 55.03 185 Runs in 255 Balls in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Sydney on 07-Jan-1966 (SR-73%)
421 No change Saeed Anwar (Pakistan) flag Saeed Anwar (Pakistan) 55.02 119 Runs in 174 Balls in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Brisbane on 05-Nov-1999 (SR-68%)
422 No change Kraigg Brathwaite (West Indies) flag Kraigg Brathwaite (West Indies) 55.00 110 Runs in 188 Balls in 4th inns for West Indies vs Australia at Perth on 30-Nov-2022 (SR-59%)
423 No change Kane Williamson (New Zealand) flag Kane Williamson (New Zealand) 54.97 102* Runs in 228 Balls in 4th inns for New Zealand vs South Africa at Wellington on 23-Mar-2012 (SR-45%)
424 No change Kevin Pietersen (England) flag Kevin Pietersen (England) 54.93 202* Runs in 326 Balls in 1st inns for England vs India at London on 21-Jul-2011 (SR-62%)
425 No change Dwayne Smith (West Indies) flag Dwayne Smith (West Indies) 54.92 105* Runs in 105 Balls in 4th inns for West Indies vs South Africa at Cape Town on 02-Jan-2004 (SR-100%)
426 No change Kevin Pietersen (England) flag Kevin Pietersen (England) 54.90 227 Runs in 308 Balls in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Adelaide on 03-Dec-2010 (SR-74%)
427 No change Javed Miandad (Pakistan) flag Javed Miandad (Pakistan) 54.90 211 Runs in 441 Balls in 1st inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Karachi on 15-Sep-1988 (SR-48%)
428 No change Jacques Rudolph (South Africa) flag Jacques Rudolph (South Africa) 54.87 154* Runs in 312 Balls in 3rd inns for South Africa vs New Zealand at Auckland on 18-Mar-2004 (SR-49%)
429 No change Steven Smith (Australia) flag Steven Smith (Australia) 54.87 144 Runs in 219 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs England at Birmingham on 01-Aug-2019 (SR-66%)
430 No change Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) flag Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) 54.83 237 Runs in 415 Balls in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs South Africa at Galle on 04-Aug-2004 (SR-57%)
431 No change Matthew Hayden (Australia) flag Matthew Hayden (Australia) 54.83 177 Runs in 260 Balls in 3rd inns for Australia vs West Indies at St John's on 09-May-2003 (SR-68%)
432 No change Basil Butcher (West Indies) flag Basil Butcher (West Indies) 54.79 209* Runs in 416 Balls in 3rd inns for West Indies vs England at Nottingham on 30-Jun-1966 (SR-50%)
433 No change Reggie Duff (Australia) flag Reggie Duff (Australia) 54.78 146 Runs in na Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at London on 14-Aug-1905 (SR-na)
434 No change Carl Hooper (West Indies) flag Carl Hooper (West Indies) 54.77 134 Runs in 220 Balls in 1st inns for West Indies vs Pakistan at Lahore on 06-Dec-1990 (SR-61%)
435 No change Ricky Ponting (Australia) flag Ricky Ponting (Australia) 54.77 143* Runs in 159 Balls in 4th inns for Australia vs South Africa at Sydney on 02-Jan-2006 (SR-90%)
436 No change Donald Bradman (Australia) flag Donald Bradman (Australia) 54.75 131 Runs in 287 Balls in 4th inns for Australia vs England at Nottingham on 13-Jun-1930 (SR-46%)
437 No change Dinesh Chandimal (Sri Lanka) flag Dinesh Chandimal (Sri Lanka) 54.75 206* Runs in 326 Balls in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs Australia at Galle on 08-Jul-2022 (SR-63%)
438 No change Kevin Pietersen (England) flag Kevin Pietersen (England) 54.74 129 Runs in 208 Balls in 1st inns for England vs New Zealand at Napier on 22-Mar-2008 (SR-62%)
439 No change Graeme Smith (South Africa) flag Graeme Smith (South Africa) 54.69 234 Runs in 388 Balls in 2nd inns for South Africa vs Pakistan at Dubai on 23-Oct-2013 (SR-60%)
440 No change Asif Iqbal (Pakistan) flag Asif Iqbal (Pakistan) 54.68 152* Runs in 291 Balls in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Adelaide on 24-Dec-1976 (SR-52%)
441 No change Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) flag Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) 54.66 199 Runs in 226 Balls in 3rd inns for Sri Lanka vs India at Colombo on 09-Aug-1997 (SR-88%)
442 No change Javed Miandad (Pakistan) flag Javed Miandad (Pakistan) 54.66 280* Runs in 460 Balls in 1st inns for Pakistan vs India at Hyderabad (Sind) on 14-Jan-1983 (SR-61%)
443 No change David Boon (Australia) flag David Boon (Australia) 54.65 184* Runs in 431 Balls in 3rd inns for Australia vs England at Sydney on 29-Jan-1988 (SR-43%)
444 No change Hashan Tillakaratne (Sri Lanka) flag Hashan Tillakaratne (Sri Lanka) 54.63 119 Runs in 206 Balls in 3rd inns for Sri Lanka vs Australia at Perth on 08-Dec-1995 (SR-58%)
445 No change Fawad Alam (Pakistan) flag Fawad Alam (Pakistan) 54.63 124* Runs in 213 Balls in 1st inns for Pakistan vs West Indies at Kingston on 20-Aug-2021 (SR-58%)
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%)
450 No change Sean Williams (Zimbabwe) flag Sean Williams (Zimbabwe) 54.56 137 Runs in 164 Balls in 2nd inns for Zimbabwe vs South Africa at Bulawayo on 28-Jun-2025 (SR-84%)
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%)
452 No change Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) flag Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) 54.54 230 Runs in 327 Balls in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at Lahore on 06-Mar-2002 (SR-70%)
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%)
454 No change Vernon Ransford (Australia) flag Vernon Ransford (Australia) 54.52 143* Runs in na Balls in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at London on 14-Jun-1909 (SR-na)
455 No change Tamim Iqbal (Bangladesh) flag Tamim Iqbal (Bangladesh) 54.51 126 Runs in 128 Balls in 1st inns for Bangladesh vs New Zealand at Hamilton on 28-Feb-2019 (SR-98%)
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%)
458 No change Chris Gayle (West Indies) flag Chris Gayle (West Indies) 54.48 105 Runs in 87 Balls in 3rd inns for West Indies vs England at London on 19-Aug-2004 (SR-121%)
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%)
462 No change Wasim Akram (Pakistan) flag Wasim Akram (Pakistan) 54.34 257* Runs in 363 Balls in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs Zimbabwe at Sheikhupura on 17-Oct-1996 (SR-71%)
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)
465 No change Andy Flower (Zimbabwe) flag Andy Flower (Zimbabwe) 54.28 142 Runs in 200 Balls in 2nd inns for Zimbabwe vs South Africa at Harare on 07-Sep-2001 (SR-71%)
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%)
467 No change Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) flag Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) 54.21 137 Runs in 261 Balls in 3rd inns for Sri Lanka vs India at Mumbai on 02-Dec-2009 (SR-52%)
468 No change Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh) flag Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh) 54.13 217 Runs in 276 Balls in 1st inns for Bangladesh vs New Zealand at Wellington on 12-Jan-2017 (SR-79%)
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%)
471 No change Shan Masood (Pakistan) flag Shan Masood (Pakistan) 54.11 145 Runs in 251 Balls in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs South Africa at Cape Town on 03-Jan-2025 (SR-58%)
472 No change Andy Flower (Zimbabwe) flag Andy Flower (Zimbabwe) 54.09 183* Runs in 351 Balls in 1st inns for Zimbabwe vs India at Delhi on 18-Nov-2000 (SR-52%)
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)
483 No change Dean Elgar (South Africa) flag Dean Elgar (South Africa) 53.82 185 Runs in 287 Balls in 2nd inns for South Africa vs India at Centurion on 26-Dec-2023 (SR-64%)
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%)
485 No change Rachin Ravindra (New Zealand) flag Rachin Ravindra (New Zealand) 53.66 134 Runs in 157 Balls in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs India at Bengaluru on 16-Oct-2024 (SR-85%)
486 No change Tamim Iqbal (Bangladesh) flag Tamim Iqbal (Bangladesh) 53.63 108 Runs in 114 Balls in 2nd inns for Bangladesh vs England at Manchester on 04-Jun-2010 (SR-95%)
487 No change Arthur Morris (Australia) flag Arthur Morris (Australia) 53.59 206 Runs in na Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs England at Adelaide on 02-Feb-1951 (SR-na)
488 No change Shivnarine Chanderpaul (West Indies) flag Shivnarine Chanderpaul (West Indies) 53.59 97* Runs in 152 Balls in 4th inns for West Indies vs England at London on 22-Jul-2004 (SR-64%)
489 No change Bill Lawry (Australia) flag Bill Lawry (Australia) 53.57 210 Runs in na Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs West Indies at Bridgetown on 05-May-1965 (SR-na)
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%)
495 No change Matthew Hayden (Australia) flag Matthew Hayden (Australia) 53.46 197 Runs in 268 Balls in 1st inns for Australia vs England at Brisbane on 07-Nov-2002 (SR-74%)
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%)
498 No change Saeed Anwar (Pakistan) flag Saeed Anwar (Pakistan) 53.40 118 Runs in 209 Balls in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs South Africa at Durban on 26-Feb-1998 (SR-56%)
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%)
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