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.
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623 No change Charlie Turner (Australia) flag Charlie Turner (Australia) 44.51 7 Wickets for 43 Runs in 3rd inns for Australia vs England at Sydney on 10-Feb-1888 (SR-22 | ER-1.7)
625 No change Simon Doull (New Zealand) flag Simon Doull (New Zealand) 44.48 7 Wickets for 65 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs India at Wellington on 26-Dec-1998 (SR-21 | ER-2.7)
626 No change George Lohmann (England) flag George Lohmann (England) 44.46 7 Wickets for 36 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at London on 12-Aug-1886 (SR-17 | ER-1.8)
627 No change Venkatesh Prasad (India) flag Venkatesh Prasad (India) 44.45 6 Wickets for 33 Runs in 3rd inns for India vs Pakistan at Chennai on 28-Jan-1999 (SR-10 | ER-3.2)
628 No change James Anderson (England) flag James Anderson (England) 44.43 6 Wickets for 42 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs West Indies at Bridgetown on 01-May-2015 (SR-13 | ER-3.3)
630 No change Imran Khan (Pakistan) flag Imran Khan (Pakistan) 44.41 6 Wickets for 46 Runs in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs West Indies at Karachi on 20-Nov-1986 (SR-23 | ER-2.0)
631 No change Darren Gough (England) flag Darren Gough (England) 44.40 6 Wickets for 42 Runs in 4th inns for England vs South Africa at Leeds on 06-Aug-1998 (SR-23 | ER-1.8)
632 No change Jeff Thomson (Australia) flag Jeff Thomson (Australia) 44.38 6 Wickets for 50 Runs in 3rd inns for Australia vs West Indies at Sydney on 03-Jan-1976 (SR-20 | ER-2.5)
633 No change Fanie de Villiers (South Africa) flag Fanie de Villiers (South Africa) 44.38 6 Wickets for 23 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs Pakistan at Gqeberha on 06-Mar-1998 (SR-11 | ER-2.1)
636 No change Moeen Ali (England) flag Moeen Ali (England) 44.30 6 Wickets for 67 Runs in 4th inns for England vs India at Southampton on 27-Jul-2014 (SR-21 | ER-3.2)
637 No change Kagiso Rabada (South Africa) flag Kagiso Rabada (South Africa) 44.29 6 Wickets for 54 Runs in 3rd inns for South Africa vs Australia at Gqeberha on 09-Mar-2018 (SR-22 | ER-2.5)
638 No change John Trim (West Indies) flag John Trim (West Indies) 44.28 5 Wickets for 34 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs Australia at Melbourne on 31-Dec-1951 (SR-19 | ER-2.1)
640 No change Shaun Pollock (South Africa) flag Shaun Pollock (South Africa) 44.27 6 Wickets for 78 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs Pakistan at Faisalabad on 24-Oct-2003 (SR-29 | ER-2.7)
641 No change Vernon Philander (South Africa) flag Vernon Philander (South Africa) 44.23 6 Wickets for 21 Runs in 4th inns for South Africa vs Australia at Johannesburg on 30-Mar-2018 (SR-13 | ER-1.6)
642 No change Upul Chandana (Sri Lanka) flag Upul Chandana (Sri Lanka) 44.21 6 Wickets for 179 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at Dhaka on 12-Mar-1999 (SR-47 | ER-3.8)
643 No change Bruce Yardley (Australia) flag Bruce Yardley (Australia) 44.21 7 Wickets for 187 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs Pakistan at Melbourne on 11-Dec-1981 (SR-57 | ER-2.8)
645 No change Fazal Mahmood (Pakistan) flag Fazal Mahmood (Pakistan) 44.17 6 Wickets for 83 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs West Indies at Port of Spain on 26-Mar-1958 (SR-32 | ER-2.6)
646 No change Kyle Abbott (South Africa) flag Kyle Abbott (South Africa) 44.16 7 Wickets for 29 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs Pakistan at Centurion on 22-Feb-2013 (SR-10 | ER-2.5)
648 No change Courtney Walsh (West Indies) flag Courtney Walsh (West Indies) 44.14 6 Wickets for 61 Runs in 3rd inns for West Indies vs South Africa at Port of Spain on 17-Mar-2001 (SR-37 | ER-1.7)
649 No change Terry Alderman (Australia) flag Terry Alderman (Australia) 44.13 6 Wickets for 135 Runs in 3rd inns for Australia vs England at Leeds on 16-Jul-1981 (SR-36 | ER-3.8)
650 No change Simon Harmer (South Africa) flag Simon Harmer (South Africa) 44.12 6 Wickets for 50 Runs in 3rd inns for South Africa vs Pakistan at Rawalpindi on 20-Oct-2025 (SR-20 | ER-2.5)
651 No change Shoaib Akhtar (Pakistan) flag Shoaib Akhtar (Pakistan) 44.12 5 Wickets for 99 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Perth on 16-Dec-2004 (SR-26 | ER-4.5)
652 No change Wes Hall (West Indies) flag Wes Hall (West Indies) 44.09 6 Wickets for 50 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs India at Kanpur on 12-Dec-1958 (SR-29 | ER-1.7)
654 No change Makhaya Ntini (South Africa) flag Makhaya Ntini (South Africa) 44.07 6 Wickets for 59 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs Pakistan at Gqeberha on 19-Jan-2007 (SR-21 | ER-2.8)
655 No change Hardik Pandya (India) flag Hardik Pandya (India) 44.06 5 Wickets for 28 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs England at Nottingham on 18-Aug-2018 (SR-7 | ER-4.7)
656 No change Andre Nel (South Africa) flag Andre Nel (South Africa) 44.06 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)
658 No change Matt Henry (New Zealand) flag Matt Henry (New Zealand) 44.05 5 Wickets for 15 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs India at Bengaluru on 16-Oct-2024 (SR-16 | ER-1.1)
661 No change Fred Trueman (England) flag Fred Trueman (England) 43.96 5 Wickets for 35 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs West Indies at Port of Spain on 28-Jan-1960 (SR-25 | ER-1.7)
662 No change Andy Caddick (England) flag Andy Caddick (England) 43.94 5 Wickets for 63 Runs in 4th inns for England vs West Indies at Bridgetown on 08-Apr-1994 (SR-20 | ER-3.7)
664 No change Peter Siddle (Australia) flag Peter Siddle (Australia) 43.90 6 Wickets for 75 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at Melbourne on 26-Dec-2010 (SR-33 | ER-2.3)
666 No change Dale Steyn (South Africa) flag Dale Steyn (South Africa) 43.87 5 Wickets for 23 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs India at Ahmedabad on 03-Apr-2008 (SR-10 | ER-2.9)
667 No change Jason Holder (West Indies) flag Jason Holder (West Indies) 43.85 5 Wickets for 56 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs India at Hyderabad on 12-Oct-2018 (SR-28 | ER-2.4)
668 No change Jack Gregory (Australia) flag Jack Gregory (Australia) 43.80 7 Wickets for 69 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at Melbourne on 31-Dec-1920 (SR-17 | ER-3.5)
669 No change Maurice Tate (England) flag Maurice Tate (England) 43.79 6 Wickets for 130 Runs in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Sydney on 19-Dec-1924 (SR-74 | ER-1.8)
670 No change Sydney Barnes (England) flag Sydney Barnes (England) 43.79 8 Wickets for 29 Runs in 3rd inns for England vs South Africa at London on 12-Aug-1912 (SR-13 | ER-1.7)
672 No change Dilruwan Perera (Sri Lanka) flag Dilruwan Perera (Sri Lanka) 43.77 6 Wickets for 32 Runs in 4th inns for Sri Lanka vs South Africa at Galle on 12-Jul-2018 (SR-14 | ER-2.3)
674 No change Dushmantha Chameera (Sri Lanka) flag Dushmantha Chameera (Sri Lanka) 43.74 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)
675 No change Peter Siddle (Australia) flag Peter Siddle (Australia) 43.72 5 Wickets for 50 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs England at Nottingham on 10-Jul-2013 (SR-17 | ER-3.6)
677 No change Vanburn Holder (West Indies) flag Vanburn Holder (West Indies) 43.71 6 Wickets for 28 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs Australia at Port of Spain on 15-Apr-1978 (SR-13 | ER-2.2)
678 No change Fred Trueman (England) flag Fred Trueman (England) 43.71 6 Wickets for 30 Runs in 3rd inns for England vs Australia at Leeds on 06-Jul-1961 (SR-15 | ER-2.0)
680 No change Fazal Mahmood (Pakistan) flag Fazal Mahmood (Pakistan) 43.66 6 Wickets for 66 Runs in 4th inns for Pakistan vs West Indies at Dhaka on 06-Mar-1959 (SR-27 | ER-2.4)
683 No change Matt Henry (New Zealand) flag Matt Henry (New Zealand) 43.64 7 Wickets for 23 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs South Africa at Christchurch on 17-Feb-2022 (SR-13 | ER-1.5)
685 No change Bob Willis (England) flag Bob Willis (England) 43.63 6 Wickets for 53 Runs in 1st inns for England vs India at Bengaluru on 28-Jan-1977 (SR-17 | ER-3.1)
686 No change Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) flag Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) 43.63 6 Wickets for 80 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs England at London on 24-Jul-1986 (SR-37 | ER-2.2)
687 No change Shoaib Akhtar (Pakistan) flag Shoaib Akhtar (Pakistan) 43.63 6 Wickets for 11 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs New Zealand at Lahore on 01-May-2002 (SR-8 | ER-1.3)
688 No change Fred Trueman (England) flag Fred Trueman (England) 43.62 5 Wickets for 62 Runs in 3rd inns for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 29-Dec-1962 (SR-32 | ER-2.3)
689 No change Dale Steyn (South Africa) flag Dale Steyn (South Africa) 43.60 6 Wickets for 8 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs Pakistan at Johannesburg on 01-Feb-2013 (SR-8 | ER-1.0)
690 No change Anil Kumble (India) flag Anil Kumble (India) 43.60 5 Wickets for 84 Runs in 1st inns for India vs Australia at Melbourne on 26-Dec-2007 (SR-30 | ER-3.4)
692 No change Frederick Spofforth (Australia) flag Frederick Spofforth (Australia) 43.59 7 Wickets for 62 Runs in 3rd inns for Australia vs England at Melbourne on 02-Jan-1879 (SR-20 | ER-2.7)
693 No change Malcolm Marshall (West Indies) flag Malcolm Marshall (West Indies) 43.58 6 Wickets for 37 Runs in 3rd inns for West Indies vs India at Kolkata on 10-Dec-1983 (SR-15 | ER-2.5)
694 No change Daren Powell (West Indies) flag Daren Powell (West Indies) 43.57 5 Wickets for 25 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs Sri Lanka at Kandy on 22-Jul-2005 (SR-16 | ER-1.9)
695 No change Steven Finn (England) flag Steven Finn (England) 43.57 6 Wickets for 79 Runs in 3rd inns for England vs Australia at Birmingham on 29-Jul-2015 (SR-21 | ER-3.8)
696 No change Jack Iverson (Australia) flag Jack Iverson (Australia) 43.56 6 Wickets for 27 Runs in 3rd inns for Australia vs England at Sydney on 05-Jan-1951 (SR-26 | ER-1.0)
697 No change Shahadat Hossain (Bangladesh) flag Shahadat Hossain (Bangladesh) 43.55 6 Wickets for 27 Runs in 2nd inns for Bangladesh vs South Africa at Mirpur on 22-Feb-2008 (SR-16 | ER-1.7)
698 No change Kapil Dev (India) flag Kapil Dev (India) 43.54 6 Wickets for 77 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs West Indies at Delhi on 29-Oct-1983 (SR-31 | ER-2.5)
699 No change Graeme Swann (England) flag Graeme Swann (England) 43.51 6 Wickets for 106 Runs in 3rd inns for England vs India at London on 18-Aug-2011 (SR-38 | ER-2.8)
700 No change Charlie Turner (Australia) flag Charlie Turner (Australia) 43.49 6 Wickets for 112 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at London on 13-Aug-1888 (SR-40 | ER-2.8)
701 No change Buster Nupen (South Africa) flag Buster Nupen (South Africa) 43.49 6 Wickets for 46 Runs in 3rd inns for South Africa vs England at Johannesburg on 13-Feb-1931 (SR-16 | ER-2.8)
702 No change James Anderson (England) flag James Anderson (England) 43.48 6 Wickets for 47 Runs in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Birmingham on 29-Jul-2015 (SR-15 | ER-3.2)
704 No change Mohammad Sami (Pakistan) flag Mohammad Sami (Pakistan) 43.45 5 Wickets for 44 Runs in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs New Zealand at Hamilton on 19-Dec-2003 (SR-19 | ER-2.8)
705 No change Allan Donald (South Africa) flag Allan Donald (South Africa) 43.44 6 Wickets for 88 Runs in 3rd inns for South Africa vs England at Manchester on 02-Jul-1998 (SR-40 | ER-2.2)
706 No change Ian Butler (New Zealand) flag Ian Butler (New Zealand) 43.42 6 Wickets for 46 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs Pakistan at Wellington on 26-Dec-2003 (SR-20 | ER-2.3)
707 No change Marchant de Lange (South Africa) flag Marchant de Lange (South Africa) 43.42 7 Wickets for 81 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs Sri Lanka at Durban on 26-Dec-2011 (SR-20 | ER-3.5)
708 No change Rehan Ahmed (England) flag Rehan Ahmed (England) 43.42 5 Wickets for 48 Runs in 3rd inns for England vs Pakistan at Karachi on 17-Dec-2022 (SR-17 | ER-3.4)
709 No change Glenn McGrath (Australia) flag Glenn McGrath (Australia) 43.41 6 Wickets for 50 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at Brisbane on 23-Nov-2006 (SR-23 | ER-2.2)
710 No change Nathan Lyon (Australia) flag Nathan Lyon (Australia) 43.38 7 Wickets for 152 Runs in 4th inns for Australia vs India at Adelaide on 09-Dec-2014 (SR-29 | ER-4.4)
711 No change Shoaib Akhtar (Pakistan) flag Shoaib Akhtar (Pakistan) 43.36 5 Wickets for 109 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Melbourne on 26-Dec-2004 (SR-32 | ER-4.0)
713 No change Gulabrai Ramchand (India) flag Gulabrai Ramchand (India) 43.35 6 Wickets for 49 Runs in 1st inns for India vs Pakistan at Karachi on 26-Feb-1955 (SR-28 | ER-1.8)
717 No change George Geary (England) flag George Geary (England) 43.30 5 Wickets for 35 Runs in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Sydney on 14-Dec-1928 (SR-22 | ER-1.9)
718 No change Andre Nel (South Africa) flag Andre Nel (South Africa) 43.29 6 Wickets for 81 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs England at Centurion on 21-Jan-2005 (SR-29 | ER-2.8)
719 No change Chris Cairns (New Zealand) flag Chris Cairns (New Zealand) 43.27 5 Wickets for 146 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs Australia at Brisbane on 08-Nov-2001 (SR-44 | ER-3.9)
720 No change Danish Kaneria (Pakistan) flag Danish Kaneria (Pakistan) 43.26 5 Wickets for 62 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Colombo on 20-Jul-2009 (SR-25 | ER-3.0)
721 No change Billy Bates (England) flag Billy Bates (England) 43.26 5 Wickets for 24 Runs in 3rd inns for England vs Australia at Sydney on 20-Feb-1885 (SR-16 | ER-1.8)
722 No change Glenn McGrath (Australia) flag Glenn McGrath (Australia) 43.24 5 Wickets for 21 Runs in 3rd inns for Australia vs South Africa at Johannesburg on 22-Feb-2002 (SR-15 | ER-1.7)
723 No change Curtly Ambrose (West Indies) flag Curtly Ambrose (West Indies) 43.22 5 Wickets for 43 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs Australia at Perth on 01-Feb-1997 (SR-22 | ER-2.4)
724 No change Bert Vogler (South Africa) flag Bert Vogler (South Africa) 43.22 7 Wickets for 94 Runs in 4th inns for South Africa vs England at Johannesburg on 01-Jan-1910 (SR-19 | ER-4.3)
725 No change Ravichandran Ashwin (India) flag Ravichandran Ashwin (India) 43.21 7 Wickets for 145 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs South Africa at Visakhapatnam on 02-Oct-2019 (SR-40 | ER-3.1)
726 No change Stuart Broad (England) flag Stuart Broad (England) 43.19 6 Wickets for 91 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Leeds on 07-Aug-2009 (SR-25 | ER-3.6)
727 No change Dilruwan Perera (Sri Lanka) flag Dilruwan Perera (Sri Lanka) 43.19 6 Wickets for 70 Runs in 4th inns for Sri Lanka vs Australia at Galle on 04-Aug-2016 (SR-23 | ER-3.0)
728 No change Saeed Ajmal (Pakistan) flag Saeed Ajmal (Pakistan) 43.19 6 Wickets for 151 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs South Africa at Dubai on 23-Oct-2013 (SR-55 | ER-2.7)
730 No change Anil Kumble (India) flag Anil Kumble (India) 43.18 6 Wickets for 133 Runs in 3rd inns for India vs Australia at Chennai on 14-Oct-2004 (SR-47 | ER-2.8)
731 No change Tibby Cotter (Australia) flag Tibby Cotter (Australia) 43.14 6 Wickets for 95 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at London on 09-Aug-1909 (SR-28 | ER-3.4)
732 No change Jasprit Bumrah (India) flag Jasprit Bumrah (India) 43.09 5 Wickets for 83 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs England at Leeds on 20-Jun-2025 (SR-30 | ER-3.4)
733 No change Steve Waugh (Australia) flag Steve Waugh (Australia) 43.09 5 Wickets for 28 Runs in 3rd inns for Australia vs South Africa at Cape Town on 17-Mar-1994 (SR-27 | ER-1.2)
734 No change Imran Tahir (South Africa) flag Imran Tahir (South Africa) 43.05 5 Wickets for 38 Runs in 3rd inns for South Africa vs India at Nagpur on 25-Nov-2015 (SR-14 | ER-3.3)
735 No change Praveen Kumar (India) flag Praveen Kumar (India) 43.04 5 Wickets for 106 Runs in 1st inns for India vs England at London on 21-Jul-2011 (SR-49 | ER-2.6)
736 No change Imran Khan (Pakistan) flag Imran Khan (Pakistan) 43.04 5 Wickets for 63 Runs in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs India at Kolkata on 29-Jan-1980 (SR-28 | ER-2.7)
737 No change Corey Collymore (West Indies) flag Corey Collymore (West Indies) 43.03 7 Wickets for 78 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs Pakistan at Kingston on 03-Jun-2005 (SR-24 | ER-2.8)
739 No change Morne Morkel (South Africa) flag Morne Morkel (South Africa) 43.00 6 Wickets for 23 Runs in 4th inns for South Africa vs New Zealand at Wellington on 23-Mar-2012 (SR-17 | ER-1.4)
740 No change Fazal Mahmood (Pakistan) flag Fazal Mahmood (Pakistan) 42.97 7 Wickets for 80 Runs in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Karachi on 11-Oct-1956 (SR-41 | ER-1.7)
741 No change Ken Shuttleworth (England) flag Ken Shuttleworth (England) 42.96 5 Wickets for 47 Runs in 3rd inns for England vs Australia at Brisbane on 27-Nov-1970 (SR-28 | ER-2.0)
742 No change Dhammika Prasad (Sri Lanka) flag Dhammika Prasad (Sri Lanka) 42.95 5 Wickets for 50 Runs in 4th inns for Sri Lanka vs England at Leeds on 20-Jun-2014 (SR-26 | ER-2.3)
743 No change Nathan Lyon (Australia) flag Nathan Lyon (Australia) 42.93 6 Wickets for 60 Runs in 3rd inns for Australia vs Bangladesh at Chattogram on 04-Sep-2017 (SR-33 | ER-1.8)
744 No change Josh Hazlewood (Australia) flag Josh Hazlewood (Australia) 42.93 5 Wickets for 126 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at Manchester on 19-Jul-2023 (SR-32 | ER-4.7)
745 No change Roy Gilchrist (West Indies) flag Roy Gilchrist (West Indies) 42.92 6 Wickets for 55 Runs in 3rd inns for West Indies vs India at Kolkata on 31-Dec-1958 (SR-21 | ER-2.6)
746 No change Andy Caddick (England) flag Andy Caddick (England) 42.91 6 Wickets for 63 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs New Zealand at Wellington on 21-Mar-2002 (SR-29 | ER-2.2)
748 No change Jofra Archer (England) flag Jofra Archer (England) 42.90 5 Wickets for 53 Runs in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Adelaide on 17-Dec-2025 (SR-24 | ER-2.6)
749 No change Mushtaq Ahmed (Pakistan) flag Mushtaq Ahmed (Pakistan) 42.88 6 Wickets for 78 Runs in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs England at London on 22-Aug-1996 (SR-37 | ER-2.1)
751 No change George Giffen (Australia) flag George Giffen (Australia) 42.85 7 Wickets for 117 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs England at Sydney on 14-Mar-1885 (SR-30 | ER-3.4)
752 No change Mohammed Shami (India) flag Mohammed Shami (India) 42.85 5 Wickets for 112 Runs in 1st inns for India vs Australia at Sydney on 06-Jan-2015 (SR-34 | ER-3.9)
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