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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 508 |
|
Mitchell Starc (Australia)
|
46.89 | 6 Wickets for 154 Runs in 3rd inns for Australia vs South Africa at Perth on 30-Nov-2012 (SR-28 | ER-5.5) |
| 528 |
|
Bobby Peel (England)
|
46.51 | 6 Wickets for 67 Runs in 4th inns for England vs Australia at Sydney on 14-Dec-1894 (SR-30 | ER-2.2) |
| 529 |
|
Dilip Doshi (India)
|
46.51 | 6 Wickets for 102 Runs in 1st inns for India vs England at Manchester on 24-Jun-1982 (SR-47 | ER-2.2) |
| 531 |
|
Daniel Vettori (New Zealand)
|
46.46 | 6 Wickets for 127 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs India at Kanpur on 22-Oct-1999 (SR-55 | ER-2.3) |
| 542 |
|
Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka)
|
46.22 | 7 Wickets for 89 Runs in 3rd inns for Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh at Colombo on 16-Mar-2013 (SR-31 | ER-2.5) |
| 565 |
|
Mike Whitney (Australia)
|
45.76 | 7 Wickets for 27 Runs in 4th inns for Australia vs India at Perth on 01-Feb-1992 (SR-10 | ER-2.2) |
| 567 |
|
Lasith Embuldeniya (Sri Lanka)
|
45.72 | 7 Wickets for 137 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs England at Galle on 22-Jan-2021 (SR-36 | ER-3.3) |
| 569 |
|
Nasim-ul-Ghani (Pakistan)
|
45.69 | 6 Wickets for 67 Runs in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs West Indies at Port of Spain on 26-Mar-1958 (SR-30 | ER-2.2) |
| 579 |
|
Daniel Vettori (New Zealand)
|
45.37 | 5 Wickets for 138 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Australia at Hobart on 22-Nov-2001 (SR-43 | ER-3.8) |
| 583 |
|
Geoff Dymock (Australia)
|
45.25 | 6 Wickets for 34 Runs in 4th inns for Australia vs England at Perth on 14-Dec-1979 (SR-17 | ER-2.0) |
| 589 |
|
Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka)
|
45.15 | 5 Wickets for 95 Runs in 3rd inns for Sri Lanka vs Australia at Hobart on 14-Dec-2012 (SR-25 | ER-4.5) |
| 596 |
|
Alf Valentine (West Indies)
|
44.92 | 6 Wickets for 39 Runs in 3rd inns for West Indies vs England at London on 12-Aug-1950 (SR-27 | ER-1.5) |
| 599 |
|
RP Singh (India)
|
44.90 | 5 Wickets for 59 Runs in 3rd inns for India vs England at London on 19-Jul-2007 (SR-20 | ER-3.6) |
| 604 |
|
Mitchell Starc (Australia)
|
44.83 | 6 Wickets for 75 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs England at Brisbane on 04-Dec-2025 (SR-20 | ER-3.8) |
| 605 |
|
Neil Wagner (New Zealand)
|
44.83 | 6 Wickets for 106 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs Australia at Christchurch on 20-Feb-2016 (SR-32 | ER-3.3) |
| 606 |
|
Pervez Sajjad (Pakistan)
|
44.82 | 7 Wickets for 74 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs New Zealand at Lahore on 30-Oct-1969 (SR-34 | ER-1.9) |
| 607 |
|
Noman Ali (Pakistan)
|
44.81 | 6 Wickets for 42 Runs in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs England at Rawalpindi on 24-Oct-2024 (SR-18 | ER-2.3) |
| 608 |
|
Paul Adams (South Africa)
|
44.79 | 7 Wickets for 128 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs Pakistan at Lahore on 17-Oct-2003 (SR-39 | ER-2.8) |
| 611 |
|
Alan Davidson (Australia)
|
44.75 | 6 Wickets for 75 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at Melbourne on 29-Dec-1962 (SR-31 | ER-2.4) |
| 612 |
|
Colin Blythe (England)
|
44.75 | 7 Wickets for 40 Runs in 4th inns for England vs South Africa at Leeds on 29-Jul-1907 (SR-19 | ER-1.8) |
| 617 |
|
Ajaz Patel (New Zealand)
|
44.59 | 6 Wickets for 90 Runs in 3rd inns for New Zealand vs Sri Lanka at Galle on 18-Sep-2024 (SR-30 | ER-3.0) |
| 622 |
|
Bapu Nadkarni (India)
|
44.52 | 6 Wickets for 43 Runs in 3rd inns for India vs New Zealand at Wellington on 29-Feb-1968 (SR-30 | ER-1.4) |
| 624 |
|
Monty Panesar (England)
|
44.48 | 6 Wickets for 126 Runs in 4th inns for England vs New Zealand at Napier on 22-Mar-2008 (SR-46 | ER-2.7) |
| 629 |
|
Wasim Akram (Pakistan)
|
44.41 | 6 Wickets for 67 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs England at London on 06-Aug-1992 (SR-22 | ER-3.0) |
| 634 |
|
Mitchell Johnson (Australia)
|
44.35 | 6 Wickets for 38 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at Perth on 16-Dec-2010 (SR-18 | ER-2.2) |
| 635 |
|
Hedley Verity (England)
|
44.35 | 5 Wickets for 33 Runs in 3rd inns for England vs Australia at Sydney on 23-Feb-1933 (SR-23 | ER-1.7) |
| 639 |
|
Matthew Kuhnemann (Australia)
|
44.28 | 5 Wickets for 16 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs India at Indore on 01-Mar-2023 (SR-11 | ER-1.8) |
| 644 |
|
Wasim Akram (Pakistan)
|
44.19 | 7 Wickets for 119 Runs in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs New Zealand at Wellington on 17-Feb-1994 (SR-32 | ER-3.2) |
| 647 |
|
Colin Blythe (England)
|
44.14 | 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) |
| 653 |
|
Mitchell Johnson (Australia)
|
44.08 | 5 Wickets for 59 Runs in 4th inns for Australia vs South Africa at Centurion on 12-Feb-2014 (SR-19 | ER-3.7) |
| 657 |
|
Phil Tufnell (England)
|
44.05 | 6 Wickets for 25 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs West Indies at London on 08-Aug-1991 (SR-15 | ER-1.7) |
| 659 |
|
Jack Saunders (Australia)
|
44.04 | 7 Wickets for 34 Runs in 4th inns for Australia vs South Africa at Johannesburg on 18-Oct-1902 (SR-9 | ER-3.1) |
| 660 |
|
Taijul Islam (Bangladesh)
|
44.03 | 6 Wickets for 135 Runs in 1st inns for Bangladesh vs South Africa at Gqeberha on 08-Apr-2022 (SR-50 | ER-2.7) |
| 663 |
|
Mitchell Starc (Australia)
|
43.93 | 5 Wickets for 34 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs South Africa at Durban on 01-Mar-2018 (SR-13 | ER-3.2) |
| 665 |
|
Nicky Boje (South Africa)
|
43.90 | 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) |
| 671 |
|
Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka)
|
43.78 | 6 Wickets for 74 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs England at Galle on 26-Mar-2012 (SR-19 | ER-3.9) |
| 673 |
|
Mitchell Starc (Australia)
|
43.76 | 6 Wickets for 9 Runs in 4th inns for Australia vs West Indies at Kingston on 12-Jul-2025 (SR-8 | ER-1.2) |
| 676 |
|
Ravindra Jadeja (India)
|
43.71 | 6 Wickets for 63 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs Australia at Bengaluru on 04-Mar-2017 (SR-22 | ER-2.9) |
| 679 |
|
Monty Panesar (England)
|
43.70 | 6 Wickets for 62 Runs in 3rd inns for England vs Pakistan at Abu Dhabi on 25-Jan-2012 (SR-38 | ER-1.6) |
| 681 |
|
Noman Ali (Pakistan)
|
43.65 | 6 Wickets for 107 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Rawalpindi on 04-Mar-2022 (SR-38 | ER-2.8) |
| 682 |
|
Prabath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)
|
43.64 | 6 Wickets for 59 Runs in 3rd inns for Sri Lanka vs Australia at Galle on 08-Jul-2022 (SR-16 | ER-3.7) |
| 684 |
|
Mitchell Starc (Australia)
|
43.63 | 6 Wickets for 48 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs India at Adelaide on 06-Dec-2024 (SR-14 | ER-3.4) |
| 691 |
|
Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka)
|
43.60 | 6 Wickets for 97 Runs in 4th inns for Sri Lanka vs England at Galle on 26-Mar-2012 (SR-38 | ER-2.6) |
| 703 |
|
Monty Panesar (England)
|
43.47 | 5 Wickets for 92 Runs in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Perth on 14-Dec-2006 (SR-29 | ER-3.8) |
| 712 |
|
Gobo Ashley (South Africa)
|
43.36 | 7 Wickets for 95 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs England at Cape Town on 25-Mar-1889 (SR-25 | ER-3.3) |
| 714 |
|
Wasim Akram (Pakistan)
|
43.35 | 6 Wickets for 62 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Melbourne on 12-Jan-1990 (SR-30 | ER-2.1) |
| 715 |
|
Saleem Jaffar (Pakistan)
|
43.35 | 5 Wickets for 40 Runs in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs New Zealand at Wellington on 10-Feb-1989 (SR-20 | ER-2.4) |
| 716 |
|
Sulieman Benn (West Indies)
|
43.33 | 6 Wickets for 81 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs South Africa at Bridgetown on 26-Jun-2010 (SR-47 | ER-1.7) |
| 729 |
|
Allan Border (Australia)
|
43.18 | 5 Wickets for 68 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs West Indies at Georgetown on 23-Mar-1991 (SR-36 | ER-2.3) |
| 738 |
|
Alan Davidson (Australia)
|
43.01 | 6 Wickets for 87 Runs in 3rd inns for Australia vs West Indies at Brisbane on 09-Dec-1960 (SR-33 | ER-2.7) |
| 747 |
|
Jeff Jones (England)
|
42.90 | 6 Wickets for 118 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Adelaide on 28-Jan-1966 (SR-39 | ER-3.1) |
| 750 |
|
Wasim Akram (Pakistan)
|
42.88 | 6 Wickets for 43 Runs in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs New Zealand at Auckland on 10-Feb-1994 (SR-16 | ER-2.7) |
| 754 |
|
Daniel Vettori (New Zealand)
|
42.82 | 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 |
|
Paul Harris (South Africa)
|
42.81 | 6 Wickets for 127 Runs in 3rd inns for South Africa vs Australia at Cape Town on 19-Mar-2009 (SR-42 | ER-3.0) |
| 763 |
|
Bobby Peel (England)
|
42.69 | 6 Wickets for 23 Runs in 4th inns for England vs Australia at London on 10-Aug-1896 (SR-10 | ER-2.3) |
| 765 |
|
Junaid Khan (Pakistan)
|
42.65 | 5 Wickets for 73 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Colombo on 30-Jun-2012 (SR-34 | ER-2.6) |
| 767 |
|
Wasim Akram (Pakistan)
|
42.63 | 5 Wickets for 49 Runs in 4th inns for Pakistan vs West Indies at St John's on 25-May-2000 (SR-36 | ER-1.6) |
| 768 |
|
Daniel Vettori (New Zealand)
|
42.63 | 5 Wickets for 135 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs India at Hyderabad on 12-Nov-2010 (SR-60 | ER-2.7) |
| 770 |
|
Mohammad Amir (Pakistan)
|
42.58 | 5 Wickets for 52 Runs in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs England at London on 18-Aug-2010 (SR-23 | ER-2.7) |
| 774 |
|
Shaheen Shah Afridi (Pakistan)
|
42.53 | 6 Wickets for 51 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs West Indies at Kingston on 20-Aug-2021 (SR-18 | ER-2.9) |
| 777 |
|
Marco Jansen (South Africa)
|
42.46 | 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) |
| 784 |
|
Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka)
|
42.26 | 5 Wickets for 121 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs India at Kanpur on 24-Nov-2009 (SR-40 | ER-3.7) |
| 795 |
|
Phil Tufnell (England)
|
42.12 | 5 Wickets for 61 Runs in 3rd inns for England vs Australia at Sydney on 04-Jan-1991 (SR-44 | ER-1.6) |
| 796 |
|
Frank Foster (England)
|
42.10 | 5 Wickets for 92 Runs in 3rd inns for England vs Australia at Sydney on 15-Dec-1911 (SR-38 | ER-2.9) |
| 799 |
|
Chaminda Vaas (Sri Lanka)
|
42.07 | 6 Wickets for 108 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs New Zealand at Wellington on 11-Apr-2005 (SR-40 | ER-2.7) |
| 806 |
|
Wasim Akram (Pakistan)
|
42.01 | 5 Wickets for 45 Runs in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Colombo on 14-Jun-2000 (SR-19 | ER-2.9) |
| 809 |
|
Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka)
|
41.99 | 6 Wickets for 81 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs Australia at Colombo on 13-Aug-2016 (SR-38 | ER-2.1) |
| 811 |
|
Trent Boult (New Zealand)
|
41.98 | 6 Wickets for 68 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs England at Auckland on 22-Mar-2013 (SR-25 | ER-2.7) |
| 824 |
|
Frank Foster (England)
|
41.83 | 5 Wickets for 36 Runs in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Adelaide on 12-Jan-1912 (SR-31 | ER-1.4) |
| 840 |
|
J.J. Ferris (Australia/England)
|
41.64 | 5 Wickets for 26 Runs in 4th inns for Australia vs England at London on 16-Jul-1888 (SR-18 | ER-1.7) |
| 843 |
|
Trent Boult (New Zealand)
|
41.63 | 5 Wickets for 57 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs England at Leeds on 24-May-2013 (SR-26 | ER-2.6) |
| 851 |
|
Alf Valentine (West Indies)
|
41.59 | 5 Wickets for 88 Runs in 4th inns for West Indies vs Australia at Melbourne on 31-Dec-1951 (SR-48 | ER-2.2) |
| 855 |
|
Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka)
|
41.57 | 6 Wickets for 133 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs England at Colombo on 03-Apr-2012 (SR-53 | ER-2.5) |
| 871 |
|
Chanaka Welegedara (Sri Lanka)
|
41.45 | 5 Wickets for 52 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs South Africa at Durban on 26-Dec-2011 (SR-20 | ER-3.1) |
| 882 |
|
Derek Underwood (England)
|
41.36 | 6 Wickets for 12 Runs in 1st inns for England vs New Zealand at Christchurch on 25-Feb-1971 (SR-15 | ER-0.8) |
| 891 |
|
Bishan Bedi (India)
|
41.34 | 6 Wickets for 226 Runs in 1st inns for India vs England at London on 20-Jun-1974 (SR-64 | ER-3.5) |
| 894 |
|
Garry Sobers (West Indies)
|
41.32 | 5 Wickets for 42 Runs in 3rd inns for West Indies vs England at Leeds on 10-Jul-1969 (SR-48 | ER-1.1) |
| 895 |
|
Jomel Warrican (West Indies)
|
41.27 | 5 Wickets for 27 Runs in 4th inns for West Indies vs Pakistan at Multan on 25-Jan-2025 (SR-19 | ER-1.7) |
| 897 |
|
Daniel Vettori (New Zealand)
|
41.25 | 5 Wickets for 69 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs England at London on 15-May-2008 (SR-27 | ER-3.1) |
| 899 |
|
Irfan Pathan (India)
|
41.24 | 5 Wickets for 61 Runs in 1st inns for India vs Pakistan at Karachi on 29-Jan-2006 (SR-21 | ER-3.6) |
| 908 |
|
Tony Lock (England)
|
41.14 | 6 Wickets for 20 Runs in 3rd inns for England vs West Indies at London on 22-Aug-1957 (SR-16 | ER-1.3) |
| 910 |
|
Trevor Goddard (South Africa)
|
41.07 | 6 Wickets for 53 Runs in 4th inns for South Africa vs Australia at Johannesburg on 23-Dec-1966 (SR-32 | ER-1.6) |
| 913 |
|
Bishan Bedi (India)
|
41.04 | 5 Wickets for 105 Runs in 4th inns for India vs Australia at Perth on 16-Dec-1977 (SR-48 | ER-2.6) |
| 925 |
|
Hedley Verity (England)
|
40.92 | 7 Wickets for 49 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs India at Chennai on 10-Feb-1934 (SR-20 | ER-2.1) |
| 930 |
|
Bishan Bedi (India)
|
40.86 | 6 Wickets for 71 Runs in 4th inns for India vs England at Bengaluru on 28-Jan-1977 (SR-22 | ER-3.3) |
| 938 |
|
George Linde (South Africa)
|
40.78 | 5 Wickets for 64 Runs in 3rd inns for South Africa vs Pakistan at Rawalpindi on 04-Feb-2021 (SR-31 | ER-2.5) |
| 939 |
|
Wasim Akram (Pakistan)
|
40.77 | 5 Wickets for 72 Runs in 4th inns for Pakistan vs New Zealand at Dunedin on 09-Feb-1985 (SR-40 | ER-2.2) |
| 945 |
|
Tony Lock (England)
|
40.75 | 6 Wickets for 65 Runs in 3rd inns for England vs India at Chennai on 10-Jan-1962 (SR-40 | ER-1.6) |
| 948 |
|
Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka)
|
40.73 | 7 Wickets for 48 Runs in 4th inns for Sri Lanka vs India at Galle on 12-Aug-2015 (SR-18 | ER-2.3) |
| 955 |
|
Alan Davidson (Australia)
|
40.69 | 6 Wickets for 53 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs West Indies at Melbourne on 30-Dec-1960 (SR-29 | ER-1.8) |
| 961 |
|
Iqbal Qasim (Pakistan)
|
40.65 | 7 Wickets for 49 Runs in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Karachi on 27-Feb-1980 (SR-36 | ER-1.2) |
| 967 |
|
Trent Boult (New Zealand)
|
40.61 | 5 Wickets for 85 Runs in 3rd inns for New Zealand vs England at London on 21-May-2015 (SR-41 | ER-2.5) |
| 970 |
|
Daniel Vettori (New Zealand)
|
40.57 | 7 Wickets for 130 Runs in 3rd inns for New Zealand vs Sri Lanka at Wellington on 15-Dec-2006 (SR-36 | ER-3.1) |
| 976 |
|
Trevor Goddard (South Africa)
|
40.52 | 5 Wickets for 60 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs Australia at Adelaide on 24-Jan-1964 (SR-39 | ER-1.8) |
| 988 |
|
Wahab Riaz (Pakistan)
|
40.45 | 5 Wickets for 63 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs England at London on 18-Aug-2010 (SR-22 | ER-3.5) |
| 989 |
|
Bill Johnston (Australia)
|
40.44 | 5 Wickets for 36 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs England at Nottingham on 10-Jun-1948 (SR-30 | ER-1.4) |
| 998 |
|
Bapu Nadkarni (India)
|
40.33 | 6 Wickets for 105 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs Australia at Mumbai on 01-Jan-1960 (SR-51 | ER-2.1) |
| 999 |
|
Mohammad Rafique (Bangladesh)
|
40.33 | 6 Wickets for 77 Runs in 1st inns for Bangladesh vs South Africa at Dhaka on 01-May-2003 (SR-37 | ER-2.1) |
| 1000 |
|
Alan Mullally (England)
|
40.32 | 5 Wickets for 105 Runs in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Brisbane on 20-Nov-1998 (SR-48 | ER-2.6) |