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List of List A cricket records

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List of List A cricket records

Summary

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This is a list of List A cricket records; that is, world-record team and individual performances in List A cricket.

Listing criteria

In general, the top five are listed in each category, except when there is a tie for the last place among the five, when all the tied record holders are noted.

Listing notation

;Team notation

  • (200/3) indicates that a team scored 200 runs for three wickets and the innings was closed, either due to a successful run chase or if no playing time remained
  • (200) indicates that a team scored 200 runs and was all out

;Batting notation

  • (100) indicates that a batsman scored 100 runs and was out
  • (100*) indicates that a batsman scored 100 runs and was not out

;Bowling notation

  • (5/20) indicates that a bowler has captured five wickets while conceding 20 runs

;Currently playing

  • indicates a current cricketer

;Start Date

  • indicates the date the match was played

Batting records

Most runs in a career

All-time leading run scorer Graham Gooch
RankRunsInningsPlayerNationalityAverage100s50sSpan22,21122,05921,99919,45616,99516,36316,34916,13016,12815,658
1601Graham GoochEngland40.16441391973–1997
2630Graeme HickEngland / Zimbabwe41.30401391983–2008
3538Sachin TendulkarIndia45.54601141989–2012
4501Kumar SangakkaraSri Lanka43.52391201997–2020
5466Viv RichardsAntigua and Barbuda41.96261091973–1993
6445Ricky PontingAustralia41.7434991992-2013
7436Gordon GreenidgeBarbados40.5633941970-1992
8330Virat KohliIndia57.6058842006-2025
9542Sanath JayasuriyaSri Lanka31.1931821989-2011
10463Allan LambEngland39.1419981972-1995
Source: ESPN Cricinfo Last updated: 3 December 2015

Most centuries in a career

RankCenturiesInningsPlayerNationalityRunsSpan605844403937343331
1538Sachin TendulkarIndia21,9991989–2012
2330Virat Kohli16,1302006–2025
3601Graham GoochEngland22,2111973–1997
4630Graeme HickEngland / Zimbabwe22,0591983–2008
5501Kumar SangakkaraSri Lanka19,4561997–2020
6339Rohit SharmaIndia13,9132006–2025
7445Ricky PontingAustralia16,3631992–2013
8436Gordon GreenidgeBarbados16,3491970–1992
9268Martin GuptillNew Zealand10,4442006–2024
421Sourav GangulyIndia15,6221989–2012
542Sanath JayasuriyaSri Lanka16,1281989–2011
Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 12 August 2025

Most half centuries in a career

RankHalf centuriesInningsPlayerNationalitySpan139120116114112110109107
1601Graham GoochEngland1973–1997
630Graeme HickEngland / Zimbabwe1983–2008
3501Kumar SangakkaraSri Lanka1997–2020
4385Michael BevanAustralia1989–2006
5538Sachin TendulkarIndia1989–2012
6416Rahul Dravid1992-2011
7Desmond HaynesBarbados1977-1997
8406Jacques KallisSouth Africa1994-2014
466Sir Viv RichardsAntigua and Barbuda1973-1993
10472Neil FairbrotherEngland1982-2002
Source: ESPN Cricinfo Last updated: 23 December 2019

Most 50+ scores in career

Rank50+ scoresInningsPlayerNationalityCenturiesHalf centuriesSpan183179174159143138135133132
1601Graham GoochEngland441391973–1997
2630Graeme HickEngland / Zimbabwe401391983–2008
3538Sachin TendulkarIndia601141989–2012
4501Kumar SangakkaraSri Lanka391201997–2020
5331Virat KohliIndia58852006–2025
6416Desmond HaynesWest Indies281101977–1997
7466Viv Richards261091973–1993
8416Rahul DravidIndia211121992–2011
445Ricky PontingAustralia34991992–2013
10406Jacques KallisSouth Africa231091994–2014
Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 3 December 2025

Highest individual scores

RankScorePlayerNationalityMatch Date277268264257248244237*230229*227*
1Narayan JagadeesanIndia21 November 2022
2Ali BrownEngland19 June 2002
3Rohit SharmaIndia13 November 2014
4D'Arcy ShortAustralia28 September 2018
5Shikhar DhawanIndia12 August 2013
6Prithvi Shaw9 August 2023
7Martin GuptillNew Zealand21 March 2015
8Travis HeadAustralia13 October 2021
9Ben Dunk18 October 2014
10Prithvi ShawIndia25 February 2021
Source: ESPN Cricinfo Last updated: 9 August 2023

Highest average

Qualification: Minimum 50 innings

RankAveragePlayerNationalityInningsRunsNot Outs100s50sSpan57.8657.7657.6757.0156.6855.5653.5953.5253.4753.11
1Michael BevanAustralia38515,103124131161989–2006
2Sam HainEngland623,0041010172013–2023
3Virat KohliIndia33116,2075058852006–2025
4Cheteshwar Pujara1275,7592616342006–2023
5Ruturaj Gaikwad894,648718182017–2025
6Prithvi Shaw663,445410142017–2025
7Babar AzamPakistan2049,6472431562010–2025
8Khurram Manzoor1657,9221727392002–2022
9AB de VilliersSouth Africa25211,1234429632003–2018
10James TaylorEngland1315,3653015302008–2016
Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 12 August 2025

Fastest 100

RankBallsPlayerTeamOppositionVenueDate293132333536
1AUS Jake Fraser-McGurkSouth AustraliaTasmaniaAdelaide8 October 2023
2SA AB de VilliersJohannesburg18 January 2015
3IND Sakibul GaniBiharArunachal PradeshRanchi24 December 2025
4IND Ishan KishanJharkhandKarnatakaAhmedabad24 December 2025
5IND Anmolpreet SinghPunjabArunachal PradeshAhmedabad21 December 2024
6NZ Corey AndersonQueenstown1 January 2014
ENG Graham RoseSomersetDevonRecreation Ground, Torquay27 June 1990
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, last updated 21 December 2024

Most runs in an over

RunsSequenceBatsmanTeamBowlerOpposition TeamVenueSeason43393736
4-(N+6)-(N+6)-6-1-6-6-6Brett Hampton
Joe CarterNZ Northern DistrictsWillem LudickNZ Central DistrictsHamilton2018–19
6-6-6-6-(N+6)-6-6Ruturaj GaikwadIndia MaharashtraShiva SinghIndia Uttar PradeshSardar Patel Stadium B Ground, Ahmedabad2022–23
(N+4)-W-6-4-6-4-6-W-6Elton ChigumburaBangladesh Sheikh JamalAlauddin BabuBangladesh Abahani LtdMirpur2013–14
6-6-6-6-2-(N+4)-6JP DuminySA Cape CobrasEddie LeieSA KnightsCape Town2017–18
6–6–6–6–6–6Herschelle GibbsDaan van BungeSt. Kitts2006–07
Jaskaran MalhotraGaudi TokaAl Amerat Cricket Stadium Turf 22021–22
Thisara PereraSL SL Army Sports ClubDilhan CooraySL BCACArmy Ground, Panagoda2020–21
Key: N – No ball W – Wide
Source: ESPNcricinfo, last updated 1 January 2023

Record partnerships by wicket

WicketRunsBatting partnersTeamOppositionVenueDate416372338276267*272215*203155128
1stNarayan Jagadeesan and Sai SudharsanIndia Tamil NaduIndia Arunachal PradeshM Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore21 November 2022
2ndChris Gayle and Marlon SamuelsWest Indies West IndiesZimbabwe ZimbabweManuka Oval, Canberra24 February 2015
3rdSanju Samson and Sachin Babyindia KeralaIndia GoaAlur Cricket Stadium II, Bangalore12 October 2019
4thMominul Haque and Roshen SilvaBangladesh Prime DoleshwarBangladesh Abahani LimitedShaheed Chandu Stadium, Bogra17 September 2013
5thMinhajul Abedin and Khaled MahmudBangladesh BangladeshPakistan BahawalpurUnited Bank Limited Sports Complex, Karachi17 March 1998
6thAiden Markram and Farhaan BehardienSouth Africa TitansSouth Africa Cape CobrasNewlands, Cape Town1 March 2019
7thSimi Singh and George DockrellIreland Leinster LightningIreland Northern KnightsThe Vineyard, Dublin4 June 2018
8thShahid Iqbal and Haaris AyazPakistan Karachi WhitesPakistan HyderabadUnited Bank Limited Sports Complex, Karachi8 April 1999
9thChris Read and Andrew HarrisEngland NottinghamshireEngland DurhamTrent Bridge, Nottingham11 June 2006
10thAshish Reddy and Ravi KiranIndia HyderabadIndia KeralaNuclear Fuel Complex Ground, Secunderabad10 November 2014
Source: ESPN Cricinfo Last updated: 12 October 2019

Bowling records

Most wickets

RankWicketsMatchesPlayerNationalityAverage4-Wkts5-WktsSpan881684682674647612598573572
1594Wasim AkramPakistan21.9134121984–2003
2458Allan DonaldSouth Africa21.8427111985–2004
3453Muttiah MuralitharanSri Lanka22.3917121991–2011
4481John LeverEngland19.702681968–1990
411Waqar YounisPakistan22.3627171988–2004
6536John EmbureyEngland25.982331975-2000
7470Ian Botham24.941531973-1993
8420Darren Gough24.172171990-2008
9435Shaun PollockSouth Africa22.931871992-2008
10411Derek UnderwoodEngland19.432581963-1987
Source: ESPN Cricinfo Last updated: 5 December 2012

Most five wickets in an innings

Rank5+ wicketsMatchesPlayerNationalityWicketsAverageCareer Span171211109
1411Waqar YounisPakistan67422.371998–2004
2158Mitchell StarcAustralia32022.022009–2024
453Muttiah MuralitharanSri Lanka68222.391991–2011
594Wasim AkramPakistan88122.911984–2003
5501Shahid AfridiPakistan51033.821995–2017
458Allan DonaldSouth Africa68421.841985–2004
7256Joel GarnerBarbados39716.611976–1992
262Brett LeeAustralia43824.051997–2012
291Lasith MalingaSri Lanka44627.492001–2019
10127Sisanda MagalaSouth Africa19326.952010–2023
260James KirtleyEngland39523.121995–2010
280Abdur RazzakBangladesh41225.982001–2020
282Franklyn StephensonBarbados44819.911981–1997
305Ian HarveyAustralia44522.361993–2010
Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 12 August 2025

Best bowling figures

RankFiguresPlayerNationalityVenueSeason8/108/158/198/208/218/268/308/318/388/40
1Shahbaz NadeemIndiaChennai2018–19
2Rahul SanghviUna1997–98
3Chaminda VaasSri LankaColombo (SSC)2001–02
4Tharaka KottehewaColombo (Moors)2007–08
5Michael HoldingJamaicaHove1988
6Keith BoyceBarbadosOld Trafford1971
7Romesh ErangaSri LankaColombo (Colts)2007–08
8Derek UnderwoodEnglandEdinburgh1987
9Brandon MavutaZimbabweHarare2017–18
10Yeasin ArafatBangladeshFatullah2017–18
Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 12 August 2025

Best career bowling average

RankBowling AveragePlayerNationalityWicketsRuns ConcededBallsPeriod16.0516.6116.6616.7016.8017.0517.5017.7817.9418.06
1Keith BoyceWest Indies2684,3047,8331967–1977
2Joel GarnerWest Indies3976,59813,3591976–1992
3Dulanjana MendisSri Lanka1372,2833,7152009–2023
4Dilum SudeeraSri Lanka1322,2053,3192021-2025
5Fred RumseyEngland1302,1854,8021963–1973
6Tony Nicholson1732,9515,8621963–1975
7John Sullivan1131,9782,8591963-1976
8Chanaka KomasaruSri Lanka1783,1665,5372001-2025
9Peter LeverEngland2724,8829,2581963-1983
10Vince van der BijlSouth Africa1322,3855,2371969-1983
Qualification: 2,500 balls
Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 12 August 2025

Best career bowling strike rate

RankBowling strike ratePlayerNationalityWicketsRuns ConcededBallsPeriod23.124.225.125.325.425.425.625.725.826.1
1Andrew TyeAustralia1423,0223,2822013–2024
2Matt ColesEngland1393,2433,3642009–2019
3Dilum SudeeraSri Lanka1322,2053,3192021–2025
4John SullivanEngland1131,9782,8591963–1976
5Sadaf HussainPakistan1393,0293,5312010–2019
6Bilal KhanOman1362,7753,4642008–2024
7Mitchell StarcAustralia3207,0498,2002009–2024
8Adam HollioakeEngland3528,1869,0741992–2004
9Ajantha MendisSri Lanka2875,5867,4132006–2019
10Asitha FernandoSri Lanka1362,9623,5502017–2025
Mohammed ShamiIndia2686,3967,0022011–2025
Qualification: 2,500 balls
Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 12 August 2025

Most games in a career

RankGamesPlayerNationalityRunsWicketsCareer Span651613594557551546536528525
1Graeme HickEngland / Zimbabwe22,0592251983–2008
2Graham GoochEngland22,2113101973–1997
3Wasim AkramPakistan6,9938811984–2003
4Sanath JayasuriyaSri Lanka16,1284131989–2011
5Mike GattingEngland14,4761751975–1998
Sachin TendulkarIndia21,9992011989–2013
7Mahela JayawardeneSri Lanka15,421241995–2016
8John EmbureyEngland3,8656471975–2000
9Kumar SangakkaraSri Lanka19,456-1997–2017
10Kim BarnettEngland15,5641131979–2005
Source: ESPN Cricinfo Last updated: 2 November 2016

Wicket-keeping records

Most dismissals in a career

RankDismissalsPlayerNationalityCatchesStumpingsCareer Span661642591563543527520515490476
1Steve RhodesEngland5321291984–2004
2Kumar SangakkaraSri Lanka5141241997–2017
3Adam GilchristAustralia526651992–2010
4Jack RussellEngland465981982–2004
5MS DhoniIndia3921411999–2019
6Warren HeggEngland466611987–2005
7Paul Nixon421991987–2011
8Mark BoucherSouth Africa484311995–2011
9Alec StewartEngland442481981–2003
10Moin KhanPakistan3371391989–2005
Source: ESPN Cricinfo Last updated: 18 January 2019

Most catches in a career

RankCatchesMatchesPlayerNationalityCareer Span532526518484466465442421411402
1477Steve RhodesEngland1984–2004
2356Adam GilchristAustralia1992–2010
3529Kumar SangakkaraSri Lanka1997–2017
4365Mark BoucherSouth Africa1995–2011
5409Warren HeggEngland1987–2005
6479Jack Russell1982–2004
7504Alec Stewart1981–2003
8411Paul Nixon1987–2011
9429David Bairstow1970-1990
10423MS DhoniIndia1999–2019
Source: ESPN Cricinfo Last updated: 18 January 2019

Most stumpings in a career

RankStumpingsMatchesPlayerNationalityCareer Span141139129124999896898775
1423MS DhoniIndia1999–2019
2357Moin KhanPakistan1989-2005
3477Steve RhodesEngland1984–2004
4529Kumar SangakkaraSri Lanka1997–2017
5411Paul NixonEngland1987–2011
6479Jack Russell1982–2004
7385Mushfiqur RahimBangladesh2004–2025
8340Kamran AkmalPakistan1997–2019
9251Romesh KaluwitharanaSri Lanka1990–2005
10333Bob TaylorEngland1963–1984
Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 12 August 2025

Highest team scores

RankScoreTeamOpponentVenueDate574/6506/2498/4496/4481/6458/4457/4454/3453/3445/8
1India BiharIndia Arunachal PradeshRanchi24 December 2025
2India Tamil NaduIndia Arunachal PradeshBangalore21 November 2022
3England EnglandNetherlands NetherlandsAmstelveen17 June 2022
4England SurreyEngland GloucestershireThe Oval, London29 April 2007
5Trent Bridge, Nottingham19 June 2018
6India India AEngland LeicestershireLeicester19 June 2018
7India MumbaiIndia PuducherrySawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur25 February 2021
8England GloucestershireEngland SomersetCounty Cricket Ground, Bristol13 August 2023
9South Africa TitansSouth Africa North WestCenturion Park, Centurion30 March 2022
10England NottinghamshireEngland NorthamptonshireTrent Bridge, Nottingham6 June 2016
Source: ESPN Cricinfo Last updated: 24 December 2025

Lowest team scores

Only completed innings are listed:

RankScoreTeamOpponentVenueDate1819232430313435
1West Indies West Indies U-19Barbados BarbadosBlairmont Sports Club Ground17 October 2007
2Sri Lanka Saracens Sports ClubSri Lanka Colts Cricket ClubColombo (Colts)13 December 2012
3England MiddlesexEngland YorkshireLeeds23 June 1974
4Oman OmanScotland ScotlandAl Amerat19 February 2019
5Bangladesh Chittagong DivisionBangladesh Sylhet DivisionDhaka27 December 2002
Sri Lanka Ace Capital Cricket ClubSri Lanka Nondescripts Cricket ClubColombo28 March 2021
7South Africa BorderSouth Africa South Western DistrictsEast London28 October 2007
8India SaurashtraIndia MumbaiMumbai2 January 2000
9Zimbabwe ZimbabweSri Lanka Sri LankaFatullah12 September 2013
Bangladesh Cricket Coaching SchoolBangladesh Abahani LimitedHarare25 April 2004
India RajasthanIndia RailwaysNagpur11 November 2014
Kirtipur12 February 2020
Source: ESPN Cricinfo Last updated: 28 March 2021

Largest successful run chases

50 over cricket

RankTeamOpponentRuns chasedVenueDate
1South Africa South AfricaAustralia Australia438/9Johannesburg12 March 2006
Source: CricketArchive Last updated: 12 October 2013

40 over cricket

RankTeamOpponentRuns chasedVenueDate
1England KentEngland Sussex337/7St Lawrence19 June 2013

References

References

  1. Mark Doig. (25 June 2013). "Record breaking effort in Kent's victory over Sussex". Newsquest Media Group.
  2. Steve Wolfe. (19 June 2013). "Spitfires make history securing win". Kent Sports News.
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