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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801 No change Saleem Jaffar (Pakistan) flag Saleem Jaffar (Pakistan) 43.60 5 Wickets for 40 Runs in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs New Zealand at Wellington on 10-Feb-1989 (SR-20 | ER-2.4)
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)
817 No change Ian Meckiff (Australia) flag Ian Meckiff (Australia) 43.46 6 Wickets for 38 Runs in 3rd inns for Australia vs England at Melbourne on 31-Dec-1958 (SR-20 | ER-1.9)
818 No change Chanaka Welegedara (Sri Lanka) flag Chanaka Welegedara (Sri Lanka) 43.45 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)
819 No change Claude Carter (South Africa) flag Claude Carter (South Africa) 43.44 6 Wickets for 50 Runs in 2nd inns for South Africa vs England at Durban on 14-Feb-1914 (SR-28 | ER-1.8)
820 No change Wasim Akram (Pakistan) flag Wasim Akram (Pakistan) 43.44 6 Wickets for 62 Runs in 1st inns for Pakistan vs Australia at Melbourne on 12-Jan-1990 (SR-30 | ER-2.1)
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)
834 No change Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka) flag Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka) 43.31 7 Wickets for 48 Runs in 4th inns for Sri Lanka vs India at Galle on 12-Aug-2015 (SR-18 | ER-2.3)
835 No change Bapu Nadkarni (India) flag Bapu Nadkarni (India) 43.28 6 Wickets for 105 Runs in 2nd inns for India vs Australia at Mumbai on 01-Jan-1960 (SR-51 | ER-2.1)
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)
840 No change Iqbal Qasim (Pakistan) flag Iqbal Qasim (Pakistan) 43.25 6 Wickets for 89 Runs in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs West Indies at Faisalabad on 08-Dec-1980 (SR-32 | ER-2.8)
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)
845 No change Frank Foster (England) flag Frank Foster (England) 43.19 5 Wickets for 36 Runs in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Adelaide on 12-Jan-1912 (SR-31 | ER-1.4)
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)
847 No change Marco Jansen (South Africa) flag Marco Jansen (South Africa) 43.12 6 Wickets for 52 Runs in 3rd inns for South Africa vs Pakistan at Centurion on 26-Dec-2024 (SR-14 | ER-3.7)
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)
855 No change Wasim Akram (Pakistan) flag Wasim Akram (Pakistan) 43.01 6 Wickets for 43 Runs in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs New Zealand at Auckland on 10-Feb-1994 (SR-16 | ER-2.7)
856 No change Johnny Briggs (England) flag Johnny Briggs (England) 43.00 6 Wickets for 87 Runs in 3rd inns for England vs Australia at Adelaide on 24-Mar-1892 (SR-28 | ER-3.1)
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)
869 No change Mohammad Amir (Pakistan) flag Mohammad Amir (Pakistan) 42.91 5 Wickets for 52 Runs in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs England at London on 18-Aug-2010 (SR-23 | ER-2.7)
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)
872 No change Wasim Akram (Pakistan) flag Wasim Akram (Pakistan) 42.88 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)
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)
874 No change Bishan Bedi (India) flag Bishan Bedi (India) 42.88 6 Wickets for 71 Runs in 4th inns for India vs England at Bengaluru on 28-Jan-1977 (SR-22 | ER-3.3)
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)
876 No change Daniel Vettori (New Zealand) flag Daniel Vettori (New Zealand) 42.87 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)
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)
878 No change Jeff Jones (England) flag Jeff Jones (England) 42.85 6 Wickets for 118 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs Australia at Adelaide on 28-Jan-1966 (SR-39 | ER-3.1)
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)
881 No change Wasim Akram (Pakistan) flag Wasim Akram (Pakistan) 42.84 6 Wickets for 91 Runs in 2nd inns for Pakistan vs West Indies at Faisalabad on 24-Oct-1986 (SR-25 | ER-3.6)
882 No change Mushtaq Ahmed (Pakistan) flag Mushtaq Ahmed (Pakistan) 42.83 6 Wickets for 78 Runs in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs England at London on 22-Aug-1996 (SR-37 | ER-2.1)
883 No change Andy Caddick (England) flag Andy Caddick (England) 42.83 6 Wickets for 122 Runs in 4th inns for England vs New Zealand at Christchurch on 13-Mar-2002 (SR-25 | ER-4.9)
884 No change Tich Freeman (England) flag Tich Freeman (England) 42.83 7 Wickets for 71 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs South Africa at Manchester on 27-Jul-1929 (SR-27 | ER-2.2)
885 No change Lungi Ngidi (South Africa) flag Lungi Ngidi (South Africa) 42.83 6 Wickets for 71 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs India at Centurion on 26-Dec-2021 (SR-24 | ER-3.0)
886 No change Manny Martindale (West Indies) flag Manny Martindale (West Indies) 42.83 5 Wickets for 22 Runs in 4th inns for West Indies vs England at Bridgetown on 08-Jan-1935 (SR-10 | ER-2.6)
887 No change Andy Caddick (England) flag Andy Caddick (England) 42.82 6 Wickets for 63 Runs in 2nd inns for England vs New Zealand at Wellington on 21-Mar-2002 (SR-29 | ER-2.2)
888 No change Derek Underwood (England) flag Derek Underwood (England) 42.81 6 Wickets for 66 Runs in 3rd inns for England vs Australia at Manchester on 07-Jul-1977 (SR-32 | ER-2.1)
889 No change Chris Cairns (New Zealand) flag Chris Cairns (New Zealand) 42.81 5 Wickets for 79 Runs in 2nd inns for New Zealand vs England at Nottingham on 10-Jun-2004 (SR-28 | ER-3.4)
890 No change Adil Rashid (England) flag Adil Rashid (England) 42.81 5 Wickets for 64 Runs in 3rd inns for England vs Pakistan at Abu Dhabi on 13-Oct-2015 (SR-22 | ER-3.5)
891 No change Alec Bedser (England) flag Alec Bedser (England) 42.81 5 Wickets for 46 Runs in 1st inns for England vs Australia at Melbourne on 23-Feb-1951 (SR-35 | ER-1.6)
892 No change Yasir Shah (Pakistan) flag Yasir Shah (Pakistan) 42.80 6 Wickets for 143 Runs in 3rd inns for Pakistan vs New Zealand at Dubai on 24-Nov-2018 (SR-44 | ER-3.2)
893 No change Jason Gillespie (Australia) flag Jason Gillespie (Australia) 42.77 5 Wickets for 56 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs India at Nagpur on 26-Oct-2004 (SR-27 | ER-2.5)
894 No change Andy Caddick (England) flag Andy Caddick (England) 42.74 5 Wickets for 42 Runs in 4th inns for England vs Australia at London on 21-Aug-1997 (SR-14 | ER-3.5)
895 No change Phil Tufnell (England) flag Phil Tufnell (England) 42.73 5 Wickets for 61 Runs in 3rd inns for England vs Australia at Sydney on 04-Jan-1991 (SR-44 | ER-1.6)
896 No change Rodney Hogg (Australia) flag Rodney Hogg (Australia) 42.70 6 Wickets for 74 Runs in 2nd inns for Australia vs England at Brisbane on 01-Dec-1978 (SR-37 | ER-2.0)
897 No change Bill Bowes (England) flag Bill Bowes (England) 42.69 5 Wickets for 55 Runs in 3rd inns for England vs Australia at London on 18-Aug-1934 (SR-14 | ER-4.8)
898 No change Sandy Bell (South Africa) flag Sandy Bell (South Africa) 42.69 5 Wickets for 69 Runs in 1st inns for South Africa vs Australia at Melbourne on 31-Dec-1931 (SR-31 | ER-2.6)
899 No change Charlie Turner (Australia) flag Charlie Turner (Australia) 42.69 6 Wickets for 15 Runs in 1st inns for Australia vs England at Sydney on 28-Jan-1887 (SR-12 | ER-1.3)
900 No change Shamar Joseph (West Indies) flag Shamar Joseph (West Indies) 42.68 5 Wickets for 94 Runs in 2nd inns for West Indies vs Australia at Adelaide on 17-Jan-2024 (SR-24 | ER-4.7)
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