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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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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
802 No change Jofra Archer (England) flag Jofra Archer (England) 43.60 6 Wickets for 62 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at London on 12-Sep-2019 (SR-23 | ER-2.7)
803 No change Daren Powell (West Indies) flag Daren Powell (West Indies) 43.58 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)
804 No change Malcolm Marshall (West Indies) flag Malcolm Marshall (West Indies) 43.57 6 Wickets for 37 Runs in 3rd inns for West Indies vs India at Kolkata on 10-Dec-1983 (SR-15 | ER-2.5)
805 No change Lance Gibbs (West Indies) flag Lance Gibbs (West Indies) 43.55 8 Wickets for 38 Runs in 3rd inns for West Indies vs India at Bridgetown on 23-Mar-1962 (SR-40 | ER-0.7)
806 No change George Geary (England) flag George Geary (England) 43.55 5 Wickets for 35 Runs in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Sydney on 14-Dec-1928 (SR-22 | ER-1.9)
807 No change Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka) flag Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka) 43.54 5 Wickets for 50 Runs in 3rd inns for Sri Lanka vs India at Galle on 18-Jul-2010 (SR-20 | ER-2.9)
808 No change Freddie Brown (England) flag Freddie Brown (England) 43.54 5 Wickets for 49 Runs in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 23-Feb-1951 (SR-29 | ER-2.0)
809 No change Buster Nupen (South Africa) flag Buster Nupen (South Africa) 43.53 6 Wickets for 87 Runs in 4th inns for South Africa vs England at Johannesburg on 24-Dec-1930 (SR-26 | ER-3.4)
810 No change Billy Bates (England) flag Billy Bates (England) 43.51 5 Wickets for 24 Runs in 3rd inns for England vs Australia at Sydney on 20-Feb-1885 (SR-16 | ER-1.8)
811 No change Clarrie Grimmett (Australia) flag Clarrie Grimmett (Australia) 43.50 6 Wickets for 131 Runs in 3rd inns for Australia vs England at Brisbane on 30-Nov-1928 (SR-44 | ER-3.0)
812 No change Harbhajan Singh (India) flag Harbhajan Singh (India) 43.49 7 Wickets for 62 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs Sri Lanka at Ahmedabad on 18-Dec-2005 (SR-19 | ER-2.8)
813 No change Craig McDermott (Australia) flag Craig McDermott (Australia) 43.49 6 Wickets for 38 Runs in 4th inns for Australia vs England at Perth on 03-Feb-1995 (SR-15 | ER-2.5)
814 No change Gulabrai Ramchand (India) flag Gulabrai Ramchand (India) 43.48 6 Wickets for 49 Runs in 1st inns for India vs Pakistan at Karachi on 26-Feb-1955 (SR-28 | ER-1.8)
815 No change Kapil Dev (India) flag Kapil Dev (India) 43.47 5 Wickets for 58 Runs in 3rd inns for India vs West Indies at Port of Spain on 15-Apr-1989 (SR-30 | ER-2.3)
816 No change Percy Fender (England) flag Percy Fender (England) 43.46 5 Wickets for 90 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Sydney on 25-Feb-1921 (SR-24 | ER-4.5)
821 No change John Bracewell (New Zealand) flag John Bracewell (New Zealand) 43.43 6 Wickets for 32 Runs in 3rd inns for New Zealand vs Australia at Auckland on 13-Mar-1986 (SR-22 | ER-1.5)
822 No change Goofy Lawrence (South Africa) flag Goofy Lawrence (South Africa) 43.41 8 Wickets for 53 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs New Zealand at Johannesburg on 26-Dec-1961 (SR-23 | ER-1.7)
823 No change Chris Martin (New Zealand) flag Chris Martin (New Zealand) 43.40 5 Wickets for 152 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs Australia at Brisbane on 18-Nov-2004 (SR-47 | ER-3.9)
824 No change Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) flag Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) 43.39 6 Wickets for 80 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs England at London on 24-Jul-1986 (SR-37 | ER-2.2)
825 No change Praveen Kumar (India) flag Praveen Kumar (India) 43.39 5 Wickets for 106 Runs in 1st inns for India vs England at London on 21-Jul-2011 (SR-49 | ER-2.6)
826 No change Imran Khan (Pakistan) flag Imran Khan (Pakistan) 43.37 5 Wickets for 63 Runs in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs India at Kolkata on 29-Jan-1980 (SR-28 | ER-2.7)
827 No change Hugh Trumble (Australia) flag Hugh Trumble (Australia) 43.37 6 Wickets for 74 Runs in 3rd inns for Australia vs England at Adelaide on 17-Jan-1902 (SR-44 | ER-1.7)
828 No change Sreesanth (India) flag Sreesanth (India) 43.35 5 Wickets for 114 Runs in 1st inns for India vs South Africa at Cape Town on 02-Jan-2011 (SR-35 | ER-3.9)
829 No change Steve Waugh (Australia) flag Steve Waugh (Australia) 43.34 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)
830 No change Tony Dodemaide (Australia) flag Tony Dodemaide (Australia) 43.34 6 Wickets for 58 Runs in 3rd inns for Australia vs New Zealand at Melbourne on 26-Dec-1987 (SR-29 | ER-2.0)
831 No change Pat Pocock (England) flag Pat Pocock (England) 43.32 6 Wickets for 79 Runs in 3rd inns for England vs Australia at Manchester on 06-Jun-1968 (SR-33 | ER-2.4)
832 No change Dale Steyn (South Africa) flag Dale Steyn (South Africa) 43.32 5 Wickets for 87 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs Australia at Melbourne on 26-Dec-2008 (SR-35 | ER-3.0)
833 No change Ramakant Desai (India) flag Ramakant Desai (India) 43.31 6 Wickets for 56 Runs in 1st inns for India vs New Zealand at Mumbai on 12-Mar-1965 (SR-25 | ER-2.2)
836 No change Bob Cunis (New Zealand) flag Bob Cunis (New Zealand) 43.27 6 Wickets for 76 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs England at Auckland on 05-Mar-1971 (SR-32 | ER-2.4)
837 No change Tibby Cotter (Australia) flag Tibby Cotter (Australia) 43.27 6 Wickets for 95 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at London on 09-Aug-1909 (SR-28 | ER-3.4)
838 No change Ken Shuttleworth (England) flag Ken Shuttleworth (England) 43.26 5 Wickets for 47 Runs in 3rd inns for England vs Australia at Brisbane on 27-Nov-1970 (SR-28 | ER-2.0)
839 No change Roy Tattersall (England) flag Roy Tattersall (England) 43.25 7 Wickets for 52 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs South Africa at London on 21-Jun-1951 (SR-24 | ER-1.9)
841 No change Danish Kaneria (Pakistan) flag Danish Kaneria (Pakistan) 43.22 5 Wickets for 125 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Melbourne on 26-Dec-2004 (SR-47 | ER-3.2)
842 No change Waqar Younis (Pakistan) flag Waqar Younis (Pakistan) 43.22 7 Wickets for 86 Runs in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs New Zealand at Lahore on 18-Oct-1990 (SR-32 | ER-2.3)
843 No change Jerome Taylor (West Indies) flag Jerome Taylor (West Indies) 43.22 5 Wickets for 91 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs Pakistan at Multan on 19-Nov-2006 (SR-31 | ER-3.5)
844 No change Jasprit Bumrah (India) flag Jasprit Bumrah (India) 43.20 5 Wickets for 74 Runs in 1st inns for India vs England at London on 10-Jul-2025 (SR-32 | ER-2.7)
846 No change Fanie de Villiers (South Africa) flag Fanie de Villiers (South Africa) 43.17 6 Wickets for 81 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs Pakistan at Johannesburg on 19-Jan-1995 (SR-20 | ER-4.0)
848 No change Jack Cowie (New Zealand) flag Jack Cowie (New Zealand) 43.10 6 Wickets for 83 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs England at Christchurch on 21-Mar-1947 (SR-30 | ER-2.8)
849 No change Sonny Ramadhin (West Indies) flag Sonny Ramadhin (West Indies) 43.09 5 Wickets for 90 Runs in 4th inns for West Indies vs Australia at Brisbane on 09-Nov-1951 (SR-64 | ER-1.7)
850 No change Anil Kumble (India) flag Anil Kumble (India) 43.09 5 Wickets for 154 Runs in 1st inns for India vs Australia at Adelaide on 12-Dec-2003 (SR-52 | ER-3.6)
851 No change Shaun Pollock (South Africa) flag Shaun Pollock (South Africa) 43.07 6 Wickets for 30 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs Sri Lanka at Cape Town on 02-Jan-2001 (SR-14 | ER-2.2)
852 No change Jason Holder (West Indies) flag Jason Holder (West Indies) 43.07 5 Wickets for 30 Runs in 3rd inns for West Indies vs Pakistan at Sharjah on 30-Oct-2016 (SR-21 | ER-1.7)
853 No change Roy Gilchrist (West Indies) flag Roy Gilchrist (West Indies) 43.05 6 Wickets for 55 Runs in 3rd inns for West Indies vs India at Kolkata on 31-Dec-1958 (SR-21 | ER-2.6)
854 No change Bruce Taylor (New Zealand) flag Bruce Taylor (New Zealand) 43.03 5 Wickets for 26 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs India at Mumbai on 12-Mar-1965 (SR-9 | ER-3.5)
857 No change Steve Harmison (England) flag Steve Harmison (England) 43.00 5 Wickets for 43 Runs in 1st inns for England vs Australia at London on 21-Jul-2005 (SR-14 | ER-3.8)
858 No change Kapil Dev (India) flag Kapil Dev (India) 43.00 6 Wickets for 63 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs Pakistan at Kanpur on 25-Dec-1979 (SR-28 | ER-2.3)
859 No change Nathan Lyon (Australia) flag Nathan Lyon (Australia) 42.97 6 Wickets for 60 Runs in 3rd inns for Australia vs Bangladesh at Chattogram on 04-Sep-2017 (SR-33 | ER-1.8)
860 No change Chris Cairns (New Zealand) flag Chris Cairns (New Zealand) 42.97 6 Wickets for 77 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs England at London on 22-Jul-1999 (SR-21 | ER-3.6)
861 No change Tim Murtagh (Ireland) flag Tim Murtagh (Ireland) 42.97 5 Wickets for 13 Runs in 1st inns for Ireland vs England at London on 24-Jul-2019 (SR-11 | ER-1.4)
862 No change Dhammika Prasad (Sri Lanka) flag Dhammika Prasad (Sri Lanka) 42.97 5 Wickets for 50 Runs in 4th inns for Sri Lanka vs England at Leeds on 20-Jun-2014 (SR-26 | ER-2.3)
863 No change Dennis Lillee (Australia) flag Dennis Lillee (Australia) 42.97 6 Wickets for 60 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs England at Melbourne on 01-Feb-1980 (SR-33 | ER-1.8)
864 No change Ravichandran Ashwin (India) flag Ravichandran Ashwin (India) 42.96 6 Wickets for 132 Runs in 4th inns for India vs New Zealand at Kanpur on 22-Sep-2016 (SR-36 | ER-3.7)
865 No change Shaun Pollock (South Africa) flag Shaun Pollock (South Africa) 42.96 5 Wickets for 37 Runs in 4th inns for South Africa vs Pakistan at Faisalabad on 24-Oct-1997 (SR-13 | ER-3.4)
866 No change Terry Alderman (Australia) flag Terry Alderman (Australia) 42.93 6 Wickets for 128 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs West Indies at Perth on 09-Nov-1984 (SR-39 | ER-3.3)
867 No change Joel Garner (West Indies) flag Joel Garner (West Indies) 42.93 6 Wickets for 56 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs New Zealand at Auckland on 29-Feb-1980 (SR-36 | ER-1.5)
868 No change Peter Heine (South Africa) flag Peter Heine (South Africa) 42.93 6 Wickets for 58 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs Australia at Johannesburg on 23-Dec-1957 (SR-19 | ER-3.1)
870 No change Terry Alderman (Australia) flag Terry Alderman (Australia) 42.89 6 Wickets for 47 Runs in 3rd inns for Australia vs England at Brisbane on 23-Nov-1990 (SR-22 | ER-2.1)
871 No change Craig McDermott (Australia) flag Craig McDermott (Australia) 42.88 6 Wickets for 53 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at Brisbane on 25-Nov-1994 (SR-19 | ER-2.8)
873 No change Neil Foster (England) flag Neil Foster (England) 42.88 6 Wickets for 104 Runs in 1st inns for England vs India at Chennai on 13-Jan-1985 (SR-23 | ER-4.5)
875 No change Charlie Griffith (West Indies) flag Charlie Griffith (West Indies) 42.87 6 Wickets for 46 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs Australia at Port of Spain on 14-May-1965 (SR-20 | ER-2.3)
877 No change Ben Stokes (England) flag Ben Stokes (England) 42.85 5 Wickets for 73 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs India at Mohali on 26-Nov-2016 (SR-32 | ER-2.8)
879 No change Akila Dananjaya (Sri Lanka) flag Akila Dananjaya (Sri Lanka) 42.84 6 Wickets for 115 Runs in 3rd inns for Sri Lanka vs England at Pallekele on 14-Nov-2018 (SR-25 | ER-4.6)
880 No change Javagal Srinath (India) flag Javagal Srinath (India) 42.84 6 Wickets for 45 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs New Zealand at Mohali on 10-Oct-1999 (SR-22 | ER-2.0)
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