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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701 No change Marco Jansen (South Africa) flag Marco Jansen (South Africa) 44.89 7 Wickets for 13 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs Sri Lanka at Durban on 27-Nov-2024 (SR-5 | ER-2.1)
702 No change Corey Collymore (West Indies) flag Corey Collymore (West Indies) 44.85 7 Wickets for 78 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs Pakistan at Kingston on 03-Jun-2005 (SR-24 | ER-2.8)
703 No change Ravichandran Ashwin (India) flag Ravichandran Ashwin (India) 44.84 6 Wickets for 55 Runs in 3rd inns for India vs England at Mumbai on 08-Dec-2016 (SR-21 | ER-2.7)
704 No change Andy Caddick (England) flag Andy Caddick (England) 44.79 5 Wickets for 63 Runs in 4th inns for England vs West Indies at Bridgetown on 08-Apr-1994 (SR-20 | ER-3.7)
705 No change Stuart Broad (England) flag Stuart Broad (England) 44.79 6 Wickets for 50 Runs in 4th inns for England vs Australia at Chester-le-Street on 09-Aug-2013 (SR-19 | ER-2.7)
706 No change Heath Streak (Zimbabwe) flag Heath Streak (Zimbabwe) 44.78 6 Wickets for 73 Runs in 2nd inns for Zimbabwe vs India at Harare on 20-Sep-2005 (SR-32 | ER-2.3)
707 No change Ravichandran Ashwin (India) flag Ravichandran Ashwin (India) 44.76 7 Wickets for 71 Runs in 3rd inns for India vs West Indies at Roseau on 12-Jul-2023 (SR-18 | ER-3.3)
708 No change Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) flag Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) 44.76 6 Wickets for 51 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Pakistan at Dunedin on 09-Feb-1985 (SR-24 | ER-2.1)
709 No change Mitchell Johnson (Australia) flag Mitchell Johnson (Australia) 44.75 5 Wickets for 59 Runs in 4th inns for Australia vs South Africa at Centurion on 12-Feb-2014 (SR-19 | ER-3.7)
710 No change Andre Nel (South Africa) flag Andre Nel (South Africa) 44.74 6 Wickets for 32 Runs in 3rd inns for South Africa vs West Indies at Bridgetown on 21-Apr-2005 (SR-16 | ER-2.0)
711 No change Monty Panesar (England) flag Monty Panesar (England) 44.74 6 Wickets for 126 Runs in 4th inns for England vs New Zealand at Napier on 22-Mar-2008 (SR-46 | ER-2.7)
712 No change Joel Garner (West Indies) flag Joel Garner (West Indies) 44.73 6 Wickets for 60 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs Australia at Port of Spain on 16-Mar-1984 (SR-28 | ER-2.1)
713 No change Dick Motz (New Zealand) flag Dick Motz (New Zealand) 44.72 6 Wickets for 69 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs West Indies at Wellington on 07-Mar-1969 (SR-24 | ER-2.9)
714 No change Trent Boult (New Zealand) flag Trent Boult (New Zealand) 44.72 6 Wickets for 68 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs England at Auckland on 22-Mar-2013 (SR-25 | ER-2.7)
715 No change Hugh Tayfield (South Africa) flag Hugh Tayfield (South Africa) 44.71 6 Wickets for 78 Runs in 4th inns for South Africa vs England at Gqeberha on 01-Mar-1957 (SR-33 | ER-2.4)
716 No change Stan Nichols (England) flag Stan Nichols (England) 44.68 6 Wickets for 35 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs South Africa at Nottingham on 15-Jun-1935 (SR-23 | ER-1.5)
717 No change Dale Steyn (South Africa) flag Dale Steyn (South Africa) 44.67 5 Wickets for 23 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs India at Ahmedabad on 03-Apr-2008 (SR-10 | ER-2.9)
718 No change Matt Henry (New Zealand) flag Matt Henry (New Zealand) 44.66 5 Wickets for 15 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs India at Bengaluru on 16-Oct-2024 (SR-16 | ER-1.1)
719 No change Bapu Nadkarni (India) flag Bapu Nadkarni (India) 44.65 6 Wickets for 43 Runs in 3rd inns for India vs New Zealand at Wellington on 29-Feb-1968 (SR-30 | ER-1.4)
720 No change Wasim Akram (Pakistan) flag Wasim Akram (Pakistan) 44.63 6 Wickets for 67 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs England at London on 06-Aug-1992 (SR-22 | ER-3.0)
721 No change Nicky Boje (South Africa) flag Nicky Boje (South Africa) 44.61 5 Wickets for 88 Runs in 3rd inns for South Africa vs Sri Lanka at Galle on 04-Aug-2004 (SR-26 | ER-4.0)
722 No change Saeed Ajmal (Pakistan) flag Saeed Ajmal (Pakistan) 44.61 6 Wickets for 151 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs South Africa at Dubai on 23-Oct-2013 (SR-55 | ER-2.7)
723 No change James Anderson (England) flag James Anderson (England) 44.56 6 Wickets for 42 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs West Indies at Bridgetown on 01-May-2015 (SR-13 | ER-3.3)
724 No change Allan Donald (South Africa) flag Allan Donald (South Africa) 44.55 7 Wickets for 84 Runs in 3rd inns for South Africa vs India at Gqeberha on 26-Dec-1992 (SR-24 | ER-3.0)
725 No change Shaun Pollock (South Africa) flag Shaun Pollock (South Africa) 44.54 6 Wickets for 78 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs Pakistan at Faisalabad on 24-Oct-2003 (SR-29 | ER-2.7)
726 No change Monty Panesar (England) flag Monty Panesar (England) 44.54 5 Wickets for 92 Runs in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Perth on 14-Dec-2006 (SR-29 | ER-3.8)
727 No change Jasprit Bumrah (India) flag Jasprit Bumrah (India) 44.54 5 Wickets for 83 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs England at Leeds on 20-Jun-2025 (SR-30 | ER-3.4)
728 No change Paul Adams (South Africa) flag Paul Adams (South Africa) 44.51 7 Wickets for 128 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs Pakistan at Lahore on 17-Oct-2003 (SR-39 | ER-2.8)
729 No change Hardik Pandya (India) flag Hardik Pandya (India) 44.51 5 Wickets for 28 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs England at Nottingham on 18-Aug-2018 (SR-7 | ER-4.7)
730 No change Johnny Briggs (England) flag Johnny Briggs (England) 44.50 6 Wickets for 49 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Adelaide on 24-Mar-1892 (SR-21 | ER-2.3)
731 No change Jeff Thomson (Australia) flag Jeff Thomson (Australia) 44.40 6 Wickets for 46 Runs in 4th inns for Australia vs England at Brisbane on 29-Nov-1974 (SR-23 | ER-2.0)
732 No change Shane Warne (Australia) flag Shane Warne (Australia) 44.40 6 Wickets for 34 Runs in 3rd inns for Australia vs South Africa at Sydney on 02-Jan-1998 (SR-21 | ER-1.6)
733 No change Colin Blythe (England) flag Colin Blythe (England) 44.39 6 Wickets for 68 Runs in 1st inns for England vs South Africa at Cape Town on 24-Mar-1906 (SR-32 | ER-2.1)
734 No change Gary Troup (New Zealand) flag Gary Troup (New Zealand) 44.39 6 Wickets for 95 Runs in 3rd inns for New Zealand vs West Indies at Auckland on 29-Feb-1980 (SR-29 | ER-3.3)
735 No change Monty Noble (Australia) flag Monty Noble (Australia) 44.36 7 Wickets for 100 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs England at Sydney on 26-Feb-1904 (SR-35 | ER-2.4)
736 No change Chris Cairns (New Zealand) flag Chris Cairns (New Zealand) 44.33 5 Wickets for 146 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Australia at Brisbane on 08-Nov-2001 (SR-44 | ER-3.9)
737 No change Frank Foster (England) flag Frank Foster (England) 44.29 5 Wickets for 92 Runs in 3rd inns for England vs Australia at Sydney on 15-Dec-1911 (SR-38 | ER-2.9)
738 No change Don Blackie (Australia) flag Don Blackie (Australia) 44.27 6 Wickets for 94 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at Melbourne on 29-Dec-1928 (SR-44 | ER-2.1)
739 No change Simon Harmer (South Africa) flag Simon Harmer (South Africa) 44.26 6 Wickets for 50 Runs in 3rd inns for South Africa vs Pakistan at Rawalpindi on 20-Oct-2025 (SR-20 | ER-2.5)
740 No change Danish Kaneria (Pakistan) flag Danish Kaneria (Pakistan) 44.25 5 Wickets for 62 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Colombo on 20-Jul-2009 (SR-25 | ER-3.0)
741 No change Anil Kumble (India) flag Anil Kumble (India) 44.25 7 Wickets for 59 Runs in 3rd inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Lucknow on 18-Jan-1994 (SR-24 | ER-2.1)
742 No change Jack Saunders (Australia) flag Jack Saunders (Australia) 44.23 7 Wickets for 34 Runs in 4th inns for Australia vs South Africa at Johannesburg on 18-Oct-1902 (SR-9 | ER-3.1)
743 No change Wes Hall (West Indies) flag Wes Hall (West Indies) 44.22 6 Wickets for 50 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs India at Kanpur on 12-Dec-1958 (SR-29 | ER-1.7)
744 No change Wasim Akram (Pakistan) flag Wasim Akram (Pakistan) 44.20 7 Wickets for 119 Runs in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs New Zealand at Wellington on 17-Feb-1994 (SR-32 | ER-3.2)
745 No change Frank Tyson (England) flag Frank Tyson (England) 44.15 6 Wickets for 28 Runs in 3rd inns for England vs South Africa at Nottingham on 09-Jun-1955 (SR-22 | ER-1.3)
746 No change Nuwan Pradeep (Sri Lanka) flag Nuwan Pradeep (Sri Lanka) 44.14 6 Wickets for 132 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs India at Galle on 26-Jul-2017 (SR-31 | ER-4.3)
747 No change Mehidy Hasan Miraz (Bangladesh) flag Mehidy Hasan Miraz (Bangladesh) 44.13 6 Wickets for 77 Runs in 4th inns for Bangladesh vs England at Mirpur on 28-Oct-2016 (SR-22 | ER-3.6)
748 No change Stuart Broad (England) flag Stuart Broad (England) 44.13 7 Wickets for 44 Runs in 4th inns for England vs New Zealand at London on 16-May-2013 (SR-9 | ER-4.0)
749 No change Rehan Ahmed (England) flag Rehan Ahmed (England) 44.08 5 Wickets for 48 Runs in 3rd inns for England vs Pakistan at Karachi on 17-Dec-2022 (SR-17 | ER-3.4)
750 No change Mohammad Sami (Pakistan) flag Mohammad Sami (Pakistan) 44.06 5 Wickets for 44 Runs in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs New Zealand at Hamilton on 19-Dec-2003 (SR-19 | ER-2.8)
751 No change Alan Davidson (Australia) flag Alan Davidson (Australia) 44.05 6 Wickets for 53 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs West Indies at Melbourne on 30-Dec-1960 (SR-29 | ER-1.8)
752 No change Maurice Tate (England) flag Maurice Tate (England) 44.05 6 Wickets for 130 Runs in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Sydney on 19-Dec-1924 (SR-74 | ER-1.8)
753 No change Richard Ellison (England) flag Richard Ellison (England) 44.02 6 Wickets for 77 Runs in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Birmingham on 15-Aug-1985 (SR-31 | ER-2.5)
754 No change Daniel Vettori (New Zealand) flag Daniel Vettori (New Zealand) 44.01 5 Wickets for 152 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Australia at Adelaide on 26-Nov-2004 (SR-66 | ER-2.7)
755 No change Sydney Barnes (England) flag Sydney Barnes (England) 44.00 5 Wickets for 44 Runs in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 30-Dec-1911 (SR-28 | ER-1.9)
756 No change Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka) flag Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka) 43.98 6 Wickets for 133 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs England at Colombo on 03-Apr-2012 (SR-53 | ER-2.5)
757 No change Arshad Ayub (India) flag Arshad Ayub (India) 43.93 5 Wickets for 104 Runs in 1st inns for India vs West Indies at Georgetown on 25-Mar-1989 (SR-37 | ER-3.4)
758 No change Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) flag Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) 43.93 6 Wickets for 105 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs West Indies at Auckland on 27-Feb-1987 (SR-42 | ER-2.5)
759 No change Colin Croft (West Indies) flag Colin Croft (West Indies) 43.91 6 Wickets for 74 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs England at St John's on 27-Mar-1981 (SR-25 | ER-3.0)
760 No change Ciss Parkin (England) flag Ciss Parkin (England) 43.91 5 Wickets for 60 Runs in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Adelaide on 14-Jan-1921 (SR-24 | ER-3.0)
761 No change Josh Hazlewood (Australia) flag Josh Hazlewood (Australia) 43.91 5 Wickets for 126 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at Manchester on 19-Jul-2023 (SR-32 | ER-4.7)
762 No change Peter Siddle (Australia) flag Peter Siddle (Australia) 43.91 5 Wickets for 71 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs India at Mohali on 14-Mar-2013 (SR-35 | ER-2.4)
763 No change Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka) flag Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka) 43.89 6 Wickets for 48 Runs in 3rd inns for Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at Galle on 06-Aug-2014 (SR-30 | ER-1.6)
764 No change Tony Lock (England) flag Tony Lock (England) 43.87 6 Wickets for 20 Runs in 3rd inns for England vs West Indies at London on 22-Aug-1957 (SR-16 | ER-1.3)
765 No change Fred Trueman (England) flag Fred Trueman (England) 43.86 5 Wickets for 62 Runs in 3rd inns for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 29-Dec-1962 (SR-32 | ER-2.3)
766 No change Imran Tahir (South Africa) flag Imran Tahir (South Africa) 43.86 5 Wickets for 38 Runs in 3rd inns for South Africa vs India at Nagpur on 25-Nov-2015 (SR-14 | ER-3.3)
767 No change Wes Hall (West Indies) flag Wes Hall (West Indies) 43.86 6 Wickets for 90 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs England at Georgetown on 09-Mar-1960 (SR-30 | ER-3.0)
768 No change Peter Such (England) flag Peter Such (England) 43.86 6 Wickets for 67 Runs in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Manchester on 03-Jun-1993 (SR-34 | ER-2.0)
769 No change Geoff Lawson (Australia) flag Geoff Lawson (Australia) 43.85 6 Wickets for 47 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs England at Brisbane on 26-Nov-1982 (SR-19 | ER-2.5)
770 No change Suraj Randiv (Sri Lanka) flag Suraj Randiv (Sri Lanka) 43.84 5 Wickets for 82 Runs in 4th inns for Sri Lanka vs India at Colombo on 03-Aug-2010 (SR-35 | ER-2.8)
771 No change Glenn McGrath (Australia) flag Glenn McGrath (Australia) 43.82 5 Wickets for 21 Runs in 3rd inns for Australia vs South Africa at Johannesburg on 22-Feb-2002 (SR-15 | ER-1.7)
772 No change Josh Hazlewood (Australia) flag Josh Hazlewood (Australia) 43.81 6 Wickets for 70 Runs in 3rd inns for Australia vs New Zealand at Adelaide on 27-Nov-2015 (SR-24 | ER-2.9)
773 No change Bob Willis (England) flag Bob Willis (England) 43.81 5 Wickets for 65 Runs in 4th inns for England vs West Indies at Nottingham on 05-Jun-1980 (SR-31 | ER-2.5)
774 No change Mohammad Zahid (Pakistan) flag Mohammad Zahid (Pakistan) 43.80 7 Wickets for 66 Runs in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs New Zealand at Rawalpindi on 28-Nov-1996 (SR-17 | ER-3.3)
775 No change Frederick Spofforth (Australia) flag Frederick Spofforth (Australia) 43.79 6 Wickets for 90 Runs in 4th inns for Australia vs England at Sydney on 20-Feb-1885 (SR-32 | ER-2.8)
776 No change Imran Khan (Pakistan) flag Imran Khan (Pakistan) 43.78 5 Wickets for 122 Runs in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Melbourne on 01-Jan-1977 (SR-41 | ER-3.6)
777 No change Prabath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) flag Prabath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) 43.78 6 Wickets for 118 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs Australia at Galle on 08-Jul-2022 (SR-36 | ER-3.3)
778 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 43.78 6 Wickets for 71 Runs in 4th inns for Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at Peshawar on 05-Mar-2000 (SR-27 | ER-2.6)
779 No change Imran Khan (Pakistan) flag Imran Khan (Pakistan) 43.78 6 Wickets for 98 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs India at Faisalabad on 03-Jan-1983 (SR-25 | ER-3.9)
780 No change Mohammad Rafique (Bangladesh) flag Mohammad Rafique (Bangladesh) 43.77 6 Wickets for 77 Runs in 1st inns for Bangladesh vs South Africa at Dhaka on 01-May-2003 (SR-37 | ER-2.1)
781 No change Mitchell Starc (Australia) flag Mitchell Starc (Australia) 43.77 6 Wickets for 9 Runs in 4th inns for Australia vs West Indies at Kingston on 12-Jul-2025 (SR-8 | ER-1.2)
782 No change Duanne Olivier (South Africa) flag Duanne Olivier (South Africa) 43.77 6 Wickets for 37 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs Pakistan at Centurion on 26-Dec-2018 (SR-14 | ER-2.6)
783 No change Shannon Gabriel (West Indies) flag Shannon Gabriel (West Indies) 43.76 5 Wickets for 11 Runs in 4th inns for West Indies vs Pakistan at Bridgetown on 30-Apr-2017 (SR-13 | ER-1.0)
784 No change Trevor Goddard (South Africa) flag Trevor Goddard (South Africa) 43.76 6 Wickets for 53 Runs in 4th inns for South Africa vs Australia at Johannesburg on 23-Dec-1966 (SR-32 | ER-1.6)
785 No change Bob Willis (England) flag Bob Willis (England) 43.76 6 Wickets for 53 Runs in 1st inns for England vs India at Bengaluru on 28-Jan-1977 (SR-17 | ER-3.1)
786 No change Lance Gibbs (West Indies) flag Lance Gibbs (West Indies) 43.75 6 Wickets for 29 Runs in 4th inns for West Indies vs Australia at Georgetown on 14-Apr-1965 (SR-22 | ER-1.3)
787 No change Mitchell Starc (Australia) flag Mitchell Starc (Australia) 43.75 5 Wickets for 34 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs South Africa at Durban on 01-Mar-2018 (SR-13 | ER-3.2)
788 No change Allan Border (Australia) flag Allan Border (Australia) 43.73 5 Wickets for 68 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs West Indies at Georgetown on 23-Mar-1991 (SR-36 | ER-2.3)
789 No change Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka) flag Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka) 43.71 5 Wickets for 121 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs India at Kanpur on 24-Nov-2009 (SR-40 | ER-3.7)
790 No change Daniel Vettori (New Zealand) flag Daniel Vettori (New Zealand) 43.71 5 Wickets for 135 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs India at Hyderabad on 12-Nov-2010 (SR-60 | ER-2.7)
791 No change Neil Adcock (South Africa) flag Neil Adcock (South Africa) 43.66 6 Wickets for 43 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs Australia at Durban on 24-Jan-1958 (SR-24 | ER-1.8)
792 No change Moeen Ali (England) flag Moeen Ali (England) 43.66 6 Wickets for 53 Runs in 4th inns for England vs South Africa at London on 06-Jul-2017 (SR-15 | ER-3.5)
793 No change Dushmantha Chameera (Sri Lanka) flag Dushmantha Chameera (Sri Lanka) 43.65 5 Wickets for 47 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs New Zealand at Hamilton on 18-Dec-2015 (SR-16 | ER-3.6)
794 No change Dennis Lillee (Australia) flag Dennis Lillee (Australia) 43.65 6 Wickets for 82 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs Pakistan at Melbourne on 01-Jan-1977 (SR-31 | ER-2.7)
795 No change Taijul Islam (Bangladesh) flag Taijul Islam (Bangladesh) 43.65 6 Wickets for 135 Runs in 1st inns for Bangladesh vs South Africa at Gqeberha on 08-Apr-2022 (SR-50 | ER-2.7)
796 No change Mohammed Shami (India) flag Mohammed Shami (India) 43.63 5 Wickets for 112 Runs in 1st inns for India vs Australia at Sydney on 06-Jan-2015 (SR-34 | ER-3.9)
797 No change Hugh Trumble (Australia) flag Hugh Trumble (Australia) 43.62 6 Wickets for 59 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs England at London on 10-Aug-1896 (SR-33 | ER-1.8)
798 No change Allan Donald (South Africa) flag Allan Donald (South Africa) 43.62 6 Wickets for 88 Runs in 3rd inns for South Africa vs England at Manchester on 02-Jul-1998 (SR-40 | ER-2.2)
799 No change Iqbal Qasim (Pakistan) flag Iqbal Qasim (Pakistan) 43.61 7 Wickets for 49 Runs in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Karachi on 27-Feb-1980 (SR-36 | ER-1.2)
800 No change Ian Johnson (Australia) flag Ian Johnson (Australia) 43.60 6 Wickets for 42 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs England at Sydney on 13-Dec-1946 (SR-40 | ER-1.0)
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