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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201 No change Iqbal Qasim (Pakistan) flag Iqbal Qasim (Pakistan) 56.90 6 Wickets for 40 Runs in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs India at Mumbai on 16-Dec-1979 (SR-28 | ER-1.4)
202 No change Sydney Barnes (England) flag Sydney Barnes (England) 56.89 7 Wickets for 60 Runs in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Sydney on 21-Feb-1908 (SR-19 | ER-2.6)
203 No change Mike Whitney (Australia) flag Mike Whitney (Australia) 56.84 7 Wickets for 89 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs West Indies at Adelaide on 03-Feb-1989 (SR-26 | ER-3.0)
204 No change Jason Gillespie (Australia) flag Jason Gillespie (Australia) 56.75 7 Wickets for 37 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs England at Leeds on 24-Jul-1997 (SR-12 | ER-2.7)
205 No change Imran Khan (Pakistan) flag Imran Khan (Pakistan) 56.66 6 Wickets for 90 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs West Indies at Kingston on 15-Apr-1977 (SR-18 | ER-5.0)
206 No change John Bracewell (New Zealand) flag John Bracewell (New Zealand) 56.52 6 Wickets for 51 Runs in 4th inns for New Zealand vs India at Mumbai on 24-Nov-1988 (SR-18 | ER-2.9)
207 No change Steven Finn (England) flag Steven Finn (England) 56.50 6 Wickets for 125 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Brisbane on 25-Nov-2010 (SR-34 | ER-3.7)
208 No change Alec Bedser (England) flag Alec Bedser (England) 56.41 7 Wickets for 44 Runs in 3rd inns for England vs Australia at Nottingham on 11-Jun-1953 (SR-15 | ER-2.5)
209 No change Abrar Ahmed (Pakistan) flag Abrar Ahmed (Pakistan) 56.41 7 Wickets for 114 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs England at Multan on 09-Dec-2022 (SR-19 | ER-5.2)
210 No change Pat Cummins (Australia) flag Pat Cummins (Australia) 56.31 6 Wickets for 79 Runs in 3rd inns for Australia vs South Africa at Johannesburg on 17-Nov-2011 (SR-29 | ER-2.7)
211 No change Todd Murphy (Australia) flag Todd Murphy (Australia) 56.29 7 Wickets for 124 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs India at Nagpur on 09-Feb-2023 (SR-40 | ER-2.6)
212 No change Daniel Vettori (New Zealand) flag Daniel Vettori (New Zealand) 56.28 7 Wickets for 87 Runs in 3rd inns for New Zealand vs Australia at Auckland on 11-Mar-2000 (SR-30 | ER-2.5)
213 No change Hedley Verity (England) flag Hedley Verity (England) 56.14 7 Wickets for 61 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at London on 22-Jun-1934 (SR-31 | ER-1.7)
214 No change Hugh Trumble (Australia) flag Hugh Trumble (Australia) 56.13 7 Wickets for 28 Runs in 4th inns for Australia vs England at Melbourne on 05-Mar-1904 (SR-5 | ER-4.5)
215 No change Allan Donald (South Africa) flag Allan Donald (South Africa) 56.08 8 Wickets for 71 Runs in 3rd inns for South Africa vs Zimbabwe at Harare on 13-Oct-1995 (SR-25 | ER-2.2)
216 No change Matt Henry (New Zealand) flag Matt Henry (New Zealand) 56.05 7 Wickets for 67 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs Australia at Christchurch on 08-Mar-2024 (SR-20 | ER-2.9)
217 No change Bruce Reid (Australia) flag Bruce Reid (Australia) 55.99 7 Wickets for 51 Runs in 3rd inns for Australia vs England at Melbourne on 26-Dec-1990 (SR-19 | ER-2.3)
218 No change Doug Bracewell (New Zealand) flag Doug Bracewell (New Zealand) 55.94 6 Wickets for 40 Runs in 4th inns for New Zealand vs Australia at Hobart on 09-Dec-2011 (SR-17 | ER-2.4)
219 No change Aubrey Faulkner (South Africa) flag Aubrey Faulkner (South Africa) 55.83 7 Wickets for 84 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs England at London on 12-Aug-1912 (SR-23 | ER-3.1)
220 No change Ray Price (Zimbabwe) flag Ray Price (Zimbabwe) 55.64 6 Wickets for 121 Runs in 2nd inns for Zimbabwe vs Australia at Sydney on 17-Oct-2003 (SR-42 | ER-2.9)
221 No change Shane Warne (Australia) flag Shane Warne (Australia) 55.62 7 Wickets for 94 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs Pakistan at Colombo on 03-Oct-2002 (SR-21 | ER-3.8)
222 No change Noman Ali (Pakistan) flag Noman Ali (Pakistan) 55.56 7 Wickets for 70 Runs in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Colombo on 24-Jul-2023 (SR-20 | ER-3.0)
223 No change Shane Warne (Australia) flag Shane Warne (Australia) 55.55 7 Wickets for 52 Runs in 4th inns for Australia vs West Indies at Melbourne on 26-Dec-1992 (SR-20 | ER-2.2)
224 No change Ken Farnes (England) flag Ken Farnes (England) 55.54 6 Wickets for 96 Runs in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 26-Feb-1937 (SR-38 | ER-2.5)
225 No change Corey Collymore (West Indies) flag Corey Collymore (West Indies) 55.52 7 Wickets for 57 Runs in 3rd inns for West Indies vs Sri Lanka at Kingston on 27-Jun-2003 (SR-14 | ER-3.6)
226 No change Kapil Dev (India) flag Kapil Dev (India) 55.51 7 Wickets for 56 Runs in 3rd inns for India vs Pakistan at Chennai on 15-Jan-1980 (SR-20 | ER-2.4)
227 No change Rahat Ali (Pakistan) flag Rahat Ali (Pakistan) 55.51 6 Wickets for 127 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs South Africa at Centurion on 22-Feb-2013 (SR-27 | ER-4.6)
228 No change Shoaib Akhtar (Pakistan) flag Shoaib Akhtar (Pakistan) 55.51 6 Wickets for 30 Runs in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs New Zealand at Wellington on 26-Dec-2003 (SR-18 | ER-1.7)
229 No change Jeff Thomson (Australia) flag Jeff Thomson (Australia) 55.43 6 Wickets for 77 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs West Indies at Bridgetown on 17-Mar-1978 (SR-13 | ER-5.9)
230 No change Kraigg Brathwaite (West Indies) flag Kraigg Brathwaite (West Indies) 55.32 6 Wickets for 29 Runs in 3rd inns for West Indies vs Sri Lanka at Colombo on 22-Oct-2015 (SR-12 | ER-2.5)
231 No change Billy Bates (England) flag Billy Bates (England) 55.28 7 Wickets for 74 Runs in 3rd inns for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 19-Jan-1883 (SR-19 | ER-3.4)
232 No change Lungi Ngidi (South Africa) flag Lungi Ngidi (South Africa) 55.24 6 Wickets for 39 Runs in 4th inns for South Africa vs India at Centurion on 13-Jan-2018 (SR-12 | ER-3.2)
233 No change Dwayne Bravo (West Indies) flag Dwayne Bravo (West Indies) 55.22 6 Wickets for 55 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs England at Manchester on 12-Aug-2004 (SR-26 | ER-2.1)
234 No change Sydney Barnes (England) flag Sydney Barnes (England) 55.22 7 Wickets for 121 Runs in 3rd inns for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 01-Jan-1902 (SR-55 | ER-1.9)
235 No change Miguel Cummins (West Indies) flag Miguel Cummins (West Indies) 55.20 6 Wickets for 48 Runs in 3rd inns for West Indies vs India at Gros Islet on 09-Aug-2016 (SR-11 | ER-4.4)
236 No change Stuart Broad (England) flag Stuart Broad (England) 55.17 6 Wickets for 17 Runs in 3rd inns for England vs South Africa at Johannesburg on 14-Jan-2016 (SR-12 | ER-1.4)
237 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 55.16 7 Wickets for 46 Runs in 2nd inns for Sri Lanka vs England at Galle on 02-Dec-2003 (SR-27 | ER-1.5)
238 No change Matthew Hoggard (England) flag Matthew Hoggard (England) 55.16 6 Wickets for 57 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs India at Nagpur on 01-Mar-2006 (SR-30 | ER-1.9)
239 No change Sajid Khan (Pakistan) flag Sajid Khan (Pakistan) 55.10 7 Wickets for 111 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs England at Multan on 15-Oct-2024 (SR-23 | ER-4.2)
240 No change Pat Cummins (Australia) flag Pat Cummins (Australia) 55.06 6 Wickets for 91 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at Leeds on 06-Jul-2023 (SR-18 | ER-5.1)
241 No change Tanvir Ahmed (Pakistan) flag Tanvir Ahmed (Pakistan) 55.04 6 Wickets for 120 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs South Africa at Abu Dhabi on 20-Nov-2010 (SR-28 | ER-4.3)
242 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 55.03 8 Wickets for 87 Runs in 1st inns for Sri Lanka vs India at Colombo on 29-Aug-2001 (SR-26 | ER-2.5)
243 No change Bill Lockwood (England) flag Bill Lockwood (England) 55.03 7 Wickets for 71 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at London on 14-Aug-1899 (SR-29 | ER-2.1)
244 No change Bert Vogler (South Africa) flag Bert Vogler (South Africa) 55.01 7 Wickets for 128 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs England at London on 01-Jul-1907 (SR-41 | ER-2.7)
245 No change Glenn McGrath (Australia) flag Glenn McGrath (Australia) 54.91 7 Wickets for 76 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at Leeds on 16-Aug-2001 (SR-26 | ER-2.5)
246 No change Vanburn Holder (West Indies) flag Vanburn Holder (West Indies) 54.89 6 Wickets for 39 Runs in 4th inns for West Indies vs India at Mumbai on 23-Jan-1975 (SR-20 | ER-1.9)
247 No change Shane Warne (Australia) flag Shane Warne (Australia) 54.82 7 Wickets for 23 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs Pakistan at Brisbane on 09-Nov-1995 (SR-14 | ER-1.4)
248 No change Ernie Jones (Australia) flag Ernie Jones (Australia) 54.77 7 Wickets for 88 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs England at London on 15-Jun-1899 (SR-26 | ER-2.9)
249 No change Dion Nash (New Zealand) flag Dion Nash (New Zealand) 54.71 6 Wickets for 27 Runs in 1st inns for New Zealand vs India at Mohali on 10-Oct-1999 (SR-11 | ER-2.5)
250 No change George Lohmann (England) flag George Lohmann (England) 54.69 8 Wickets for 35 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Sydney on 25-Feb-1887 (SR-14 | ER-1.9)
251 No change Tim Southee (New Zealand) flag Tim Southee (New Zealand) 54.69 6 Wickets for 50 Runs in 3rd inns for New Zealand vs England at London on 16-May-2013 (SR-19 | ER-2.6)
252 No change Norman Cowans (England) flag Norman Cowans (England) 54.67 6 Wickets for 77 Runs in 4th inns for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 26-Dec-1982 (SR-26 | ER-3.0)
253 No change Fazal Mahmood (Pakistan) flag Fazal Mahmood (Pakistan) 54.49 7 Wickets for 42 Runs in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs India at Lucknow on 23-Oct-1952 (SR-24 | ER-1.5)
254 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 54.45 7 Wickets for 84 Runs in 3rd inns for Sri Lanka vs South Africa at Galle on 20-Jul-2000 (SR-30 | ER-2.4)
255 No change Bhagwath Chandrasekhar (India) flag Bhagwath Chandrasekhar (India) 54.43 6 Wickets for 38 Runs in 3rd inns for India vs England at London on 19-Aug-1971 (SR-18 | ER-2.1)
256 No change Vernon Philander (South Africa) flag Vernon Philander (South Africa) 54.42 6 Wickets for 42 Runs in 4th inns for South Africa vs India at Cape Town on 05-Jan-2018 (SR-16 | ER-2.7)
257 No change Simon Jones (England) flag Simon Jones (England) 54.41 6 Wickets for 53 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Manchester on 11-Aug-2005 (SR-17 | ER-3.1)
258 No change Wilfred Rhodes (England) flag Wilfred Rhodes (England) 54.40 7 Wickets for 17 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Birmingham on 29-May-1902 (SR-9 | ER-1.5)
259 No change George Lohmann (England) flag George Lohmann (England) 54.39 8 Wickets for 7 Runs in 4th inns for England vs South Africa at Gqeberha on 13-Feb-1896 (SR-6 | ER-0.9)
260 No change Steve O'Keefe (Australia) flag Steve O'Keefe (Australia) 54.37 6 Wickets for 35 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs India at Pune on 23-Feb-2017 (SR-13 | ER-2.7)
261 No change Fazal Mahmood (Pakistan) flag Fazal Mahmood (Pakistan) 54.29 6 Wickets for 46 Runs in 4th inns for Pakistan vs England at London on 12-Aug-1954 (SR-30 | ER-1.5)
262 No change Rodney Hogg (Australia) flag Rodney Hogg (Australia) 54.29 6 Wickets for 77 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs West Indies at Bridgetown on 30-Mar-1984 (SR-33 | ER-2.4)
263 No change Tom Emmett (England) flag Tom Emmett (England) 54.24 7 Wickets for 68 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 02-Jan-1879 (SR-34 | ER-1.7)
264 No change Intikhab Alam (Pakistan) flag Intikhab Alam (Pakistan) 54.22 7 Wickets for 52 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs New Zealand at Dunedin on 07-Feb-1973 (SR-24 | ER-1.9)
265 No change Michael Holding (West Indies) flag Michael Holding (West Indies) 54.22 6 Wickets for 21 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs Australia at Perth on 09-Nov-1984 (SR-9 | ER-2.3)
266 No change Steve O'Keefe (Australia) flag Steve O'Keefe (Australia) 54.22 6 Wickets for 35 Runs in 4th inns for Australia vs India at Pune on 23-Feb-2017 (SR-15 | ER-2.3)
267 No change Darren Gough (England) flag Darren Gough (England) 54.18 6 Wickets for 49 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Sydney on 01-Jan-1995 (SR-18 | ER-2.7)
268 No change Ravindra Jadeja (India) flag Ravindra Jadeja (India) 54.14 6 Wickets for 138 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs South Africa at Durban on 26-Dec-2013 (SR-58 | ER-2.4)
269 No change Josh Hazlewood (Australia) flag Josh Hazlewood (Australia) 54.12 6 Wickets for 67 Runs in 3rd inns for Australia vs India at Bengaluru on 04-Mar-2017 (SR-24 | ER-2.8)
270 No change Ravichandran Ashwin (India) flag Ravichandran Ashwin (India) 54.11 6 Wickets for 41 Runs in 4th inns for India vs Australia at Bengaluru on 04-Mar-2017 (SR-13 | ER-3.2)
271 No change Fred Trueman (England) flag Fred Trueman (England) 54.10 7 Wickets for 44 Runs in 4th inns for England vs West Indies at Birmingham on 04-Jul-1963 (SR-12 | ER-3.0)
272 No change Phil Tufnell (England) flag Phil Tufnell (England) 54.05 7 Wickets for 66 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at London on 21-Aug-1997 (SR-30 | ER-1.9)
273 No change Danish Kaneria (Pakistan) flag Danish Kaneria (Pakistan) 53.95 7 Wickets for 168 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs New Zealand at Napier on 11-Dec-2009 (SR-45 | ER-3.2)
274 No change Tom Kendall (Australia) flag Tom Kendall (Australia) 53.95 7 Wickets for 55 Runs in 4th inns for Australia vs England at Melbourne on 15-Mar-1877 (SR-19 | ER-2.5)
275 No change George Bissett (South Africa) flag George Bissett (South Africa) 53.94 7 Wickets for 29 Runs in 3rd inns for South Africa vs England at Durban on 04-Feb-1928 (SR-16 | ER-1.5)
276 No change Graham McKenzie (Australia) flag Graham McKenzie (Australia) 53.89 7 Wickets for 153 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at Manchester on 23-Jul-1964 (SR-51 | ER-2.6)
277 No change Peter Lever (England) flag Peter Lever (England) 53.86 6 Wickets for 38 Runs in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 08-Feb-1975 (SR-15 | ER-2.6)
278 No change Wes Hall (West Indies) flag Wes Hall (West Indies) 53.86 7 Wickets for 69 Runs in 1st inns for West Indies vs England at Kingston on 17-Feb-1960 (SR-27 | ER-2.2)
279 No change Curtly Ambrose (West Indies) flag Curtly Ambrose (West Indies) 53.72 6 Wickets for 51 Runs in 3rd inns for West Indies vs South Africa at Gqeberha on 10-Dec-1998 (SR-19 | ER-2.7)
280 No change Dion Nash (New Zealand) flag Dion Nash (New Zealand) 53.71 6 Wickets for 76 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs England at London on 16-Jun-1994 (SR-25 | ER-3.0)
281 No change Anil Kumble (India) flag Anil Kumble (India) 53.66 6 Wickets for 176 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs Australia at Melbourne on 26-Dec-2003 (SR-51 | ER-3.5)
282 No change Billy Barnes (England) flag Billy Barnes (England) 53.64 6 Wickets for 28 Runs in 4th inns for England vs Australia at Sydney on 28-Jan-1887 (SR-31 | ER-0.9)
283 No change Javagal Srinath (India) flag Javagal Srinath (India) 53.62 6 Wickets for 76 Runs in 1st inns for India vs South Africa at Gqeberha on 16-Nov-2001 (SR-30 | ER-2.5)
284 No change Mudassar Nazar (Pakistan) flag Mudassar Nazar (Pakistan) 53.62 6 Wickets for 32 Runs in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs England at London on 12-Aug-1982 (SR-19 | ER-1.7)
285 No change Ryan Sidebottom (England) flag Ryan Sidebottom (England) 53.59 6 Wickets for 49 Runs in 3rd inns for England vs New Zealand at Hamilton on 05-Mar-2008 (SR-17 | ER-2.9)
286 No change Neil Hawke (Australia) flag Neil Hawke (Australia) 53.57 7 Wickets for 105 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs England at Sydney on 07-Jan-1966 (SR-38 | ER-2.3)
287 No change Harbhajan Singh (India) flag Harbhajan Singh (India) 53.52 6 Wickets for 78 Runs in 3rd inns for India vs Australia at Bengaluru on 06-Oct-2004 (SR-30 | ER-2.6)
288 No change Ian Botham (England) flag Ian Botham (England) 53.41 6 Wickets for 58 Runs in 1st inns for England vs India at Mumbai on 15-Feb-1980 (SR-22 | ER-2.6)
289 No change James Franklin (New Zealand) flag James Franklin (New Zealand) 53.41 6 Wickets for 119 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs Australia at Auckland on 26-Mar-2005 (SR-26 | ER-4.5)
290 No change Mitchell Starc (Australia) flag Mitchell Starc (Australia) 53.39 6 Wickets for 50 Runs in 3rd inns for Australia vs Sri Lanka at Galle on 04-Aug-2016 (SR-13 | ER-4.0)
291 No change Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) flag Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) 53.35 6 Wickets for 49 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs India at Mumbai on 24-Nov-1988 (SR-20 | ER-2.4)
292 No change Sid Pegler (South Africa) flag Sid Pegler (South Africa) 53.33 7 Wickets for 65 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs England at London on 10-Jun-1912 (SR-27 | ER-2.1)
293 No change Mohammad Asif (Pakistan) flag Mohammad Asif (Pakistan) 53.31 6 Wickets for 41 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Sydney on 03-Jan-2010 (SR-20 | ER-2.1)
294 No change Nathan Lyon (Australia) flag Nathan Lyon (Australia) 53.30 6 Wickets for 49 Runs in 4th inns for Australia vs England at Birmingham on 01-Aug-2019 (SR-20 | ER-2.5)
295 No change Abdul Qadir (Pakistan) flag Abdul Qadir (Pakistan) 53.29 6 Wickets for 16 Runs in 4th inns for Pakistan vs West Indies at Faisalabad on 24-Oct-1986 (SR-10 | ER-1.7)
296 No change Trevor Bailey (England) flag Trevor Bailey (England) 53.27 7 Wickets for 44 Runs in 1st inns for England vs West Indies at London on 20-Jun-1957 (SR-18 | ER-2.1)
297 No change Saeed Ajmal (Pakistan) flag Saeed Ajmal (Pakistan) 53.24 6 Wickets for 96 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs South Africa at Cape Town on 14-Feb-2013 (SR-42 | ER-2.3)
298 No change Stuart MacGill (Australia) flag Stuart MacGill (Australia) 53.14 7 Wickets for 50 Runs in 4th inns for Australia vs England at Sydney on 02-Jan-1999 (SR-17 | ER-2.5)
299 No change Frederick Spofforth (Australia) flag Frederick Spofforth (Australia) 53.14 7 Wickets for 46 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at London on 28-Aug-1882 (SR-21 | ER-1.9)
300 No change Andy Caddick (England) flag Andy Caddick (England) 53.11 6 Wickets for 65 Runs in 3rd inns for England vs West Indies at Port of Spain on 25-Mar-1994 (SR-26 | ER-2.5)
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