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List of List A cricket records
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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
Rank Runs Innings Player Nationality Average 100s 50s Span 22,211 22,059 21,999 19,456 16,995 16,363 16,349 16,130 16,128 15,658 1 601 Graham Gooch England 40.16 44 139 1973–1997 2 630 Graeme Hick England / Zimbabwe 41.30 40 139 1983–2008 3 538 Sachin Tendulkar India 45.54 60 114 1989–2012 4 501 Kumar Sangakkara Sri Lanka 43.52 39 120 1997–2020 5 466 Viv Richards Antigua and Barbuda 41.96 26 109 1973–1993 6 445 Ricky Ponting Australia 41.74 34 99 1992-2013 7 436 Gordon Greenidge Barbados 40.56 33 94 1970-1992 8 330 Virat Kohli India 57.60 58 84 2006-2025 9 542 Sanath Jayasuriya Sri Lanka 31.19 31 82 1989-2011 10 463 Allan Lamb England 39.14 19 98 1972-1995 Source: ESPN Cricinfo Last updated: 3 December 2015
Most centuries in a career
Rank Centuries Innings Player Nationality Runs Span 60 58 44 40 39 37 34 33 31 1 538 Sachin Tendulkar India 21,999 1989–2012 2 330 Virat Kohli 16,130 2006–2025 3 601 Graham Gooch England 22,211 1973–1997 4 630 Graeme Hick England / Zimbabwe 22,059 1983–2008 5 501 Kumar Sangakkara Sri Lanka 19,456 1997–2020 6 339 Rohit Sharma India 13,913 2006–2025 7 445 Ricky Ponting Australia 16,363 1992–2013 8 436 Gordon Greenidge Barbados 16,349 1970–1992 9 268 Martin Guptill New Zealand 10,444 2006–2024 421 Sourav Ganguly India 15,622 1989–2012 542 Sanath Jayasuriya Sri Lanka 16,128 1989–2011 Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 12 August 2025
Most half centuries in a career
Rank Half centuries Innings Player Nationality Span 139 120 116 114 112 110 109 107 1 601 Graham Gooch England 1973–1997 630 Graeme Hick England / Zimbabwe 1983–2008 3 501 Kumar Sangakkara Sri Lanka 1997–2020 4 385 Michael Bevan Australia 1989–2006 5 538 Sachin Tendulkar India 1989–2012 6 416 Rahul Dravid 1992-2011 7 Desmond Haynes Barbados 1977-1997 8 406 Jacques Kallis South Africa 1994-2014 466 Sir Viv Richards Antigua and Barbuda 1973-1993 10 472 Neil Fairbrother England 1982-2002 Source: ESPN Cricinfo Last updated: 23 December 2019
Most 50+ scores in career
Rank 50+ scores Innings Player Nationality Centuries Half centuries Span 183 179 174 159 143 138 135 133 132 1 601 Graham Gooch England 44 139 1973–1997 2 630 Graeme Hick England / Zimbabwe 40 139 1983–2008 3 538 Sachin Tendulkar India 60 114 1989–2012 4 501 Kumar Sangakkara Sri Lanka 39 120 1997–2020 5 331 Virat Kohli India 58 85 2006–2025 6 416 Desmond Haynes West Indies 28 110 1977–1997 7 466 Viv Richards 26 109 1973–1993 8 416 Rahul Dravid India 21 112 1992–2011 445 Ricky Ponting Australia 34 99 1992–2013 10 406 Jacques Kallis South Africa 23 109 1994–2014 Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 3 December 2025
Highest individual scores
Rank Score Player Nationality Match Date 277 268 264 257 248 244 237* 230 229* 227* 1 Narayan Jagadeesan India 21 November 2022 2 Ali Brown England 19 June 2002 3 Rohit Sharma India 13 November 2014 4 D'Arcy Short Australia 28 September 2018 5 Shikhar Dhawan India 12 August 2013 6 Prithvi Shaw 9 August 2023 7 Martin Guptill New Zealand 21 March 2015 8 Travis Head Australia 13 October 2021 9 Ben Dunk 18 October 2014 10 Prithvi Shaw India 25 February 2021 Source: ESPN Cricinfo Last updated: 9 August 2023
Highest average
Qualification:
Minimum 50 innings
Rank Average Player Nationality Innings Runs Not Outs 100s 50s Span 57.86 57.76 57.67 57.01 56.68 55.56 53.59 53.52 53.47 53.11 1 Michael Bevan Australia 385 15,103 124 13 116 1989–2006 2 Sam Hain England 62 3,004 10 10 17 2013–2023 3 Virat Kohli India 331 16,207 50 58 85 2006–2025 4 Cheteshwar Pujara 127 5,759 26 16 34 2006–2023 5 Ruturaj Gaikwad 89 4,648 7 18 18 2017–2025 6 Prithvi Shaw 66 3,445 4 10 14 2017–2025 7 Babar Azam Pakistan 204 9,647 24 31 56 2010–2025 8 Khurram Manzoor 165 7,922 17 27 39 2002–2022 9 AB de Villiers South Africa 252 11,123 44 29 63 2003–2018 10 James Taylor England 131 5,365 30 15 30 2008–2016 Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 12 August 2025
Fastest 100
Rank Balls Player Team Opposition Venue Date 29 31 32 33 35 36 1 AUS Jake Fraser-McGurk South Australia Tasmania Adelaide 8 October 2023 2 SA AB de Villiers Johannesburg 18 January 2015 3 IND Sakibul Gani Bihar Arunachal Pradesh Ranchi 24 December 2025 4 IND Ishan Kishan Jharkhand Karnataka Ahmedabad 24 December 2025 5 IND Anmolpreet Singh Punjab Arunachal Pradesh Ahmedabad 21 December 2024 6 NZ Corey Anderson Queenstown 1 January 2014 ENG Graham Rose Somerset Devon Recreation Ground, Torquay 27 June 1990 Source: ESPNcricinfo.com , last updated 21 December 2024
Most runs in an over
Runs Sequence Batsman Team Bowler Opposition Team Venue Season 43 39 37 36 4-(N+6)-(N+6)-6-1-6-6-6 Brett Hampton Joe Carter NZ Northern Districts Willem Ludick NZ Central Districts Hamilton 2018–19 6-6-6-6-(N+6)-6-6 Ruturaj Gaikwad India Maharashtra Shiva Singh India Uttar Pradesh Sardar Patel Stadium B Ground, Ahmedabad 2022–23 (N+4)-W-6-4-6-4-6-W-6 Elton Chigumbura Bangladesh Sheikh Jamal Alauddin Babu Bangladesh Abahani Ltd Mirpur 2013–14 6-6-6-6-2-(N+4)-6 JP Duminy SA Cape Cobras Eddie Leie SA Knights Cape Town 2017–18 6–6–6–6–6–6 Herschelle Gibbs Daan van Bunge St. Kitts 2006–07 Jaskaran Malhotra Gaudi Toka Al Amerat Cricket Stadium Turf 2 2021–22 Thisara Perera SL SL Army Sports Club Dilhan Cooray SL BCAC Army Ground, Panagoda 2020–21 Key: N – No ball W – Wide Source: ESPNcricinfo , last updated 1 January 2023
Record partnerships by wicket
Wicket Runs Batting partners Team Opposition Venue Date 416 372 338 276 267* 272 215* 203 155 128 1st Narayan Jagadeesan and Sai Sudharsan India Tamil Nadu India Arunachal Pradesh M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore 21 November 2022 2nd Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels West Indies West Indies Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Manuka Oval, Canberra 24 February 2015 3rd Sanju Samson and Sachin Baby india Kerala India Goa Alur Cricket Stadium II, Bangalore 12 October 2019 4th Mominul Haque and Roshen Silva Bangladesh Prime Doleshwar Bangladesh Abahani Limited Shaheed Chandu Stadium, Bogra 17 September 2013 5th Minhajul Abedin and Khaled Mahmud Bangladesh Bangladesh Pakistan Bahawalpur United Bank Limited Sports Complex, Karachi 17 March 1998 6th Aiden Markram and Farhaan Behardien South Africa Titans South Africa Cape Cobras Newlands, Cape Town 1 March 2019 7th Simi Singh and George Dockrell Ireland Leinster Lightning Ireland Northern Knights The Vineyard, Dublin 4 June 2018 8th Shahid Iqbal and Haaris Ayaz Pakistan Karachi Whites Pakistan Hyderabad United Bank Limited Sports Complex, Karachi 8 April 1999 9th Chris Read and Andrew Harris England Nottinghamshire England Durham Trent Bridge, Nottingham 11 June 2006 10th Ashish Reddy and Ravi Kiran India Hyderabad India Kerala Nuclear Fuel Complex Ground, Secunderabad 10 November 2014 Source: ESPN Cricinfo Last updated: 12 October 2019
Bowling records
Most wickets
Rank Wickets Matches Player Nationality Average 4-Wkts 5-Wkts Span 881 684 682 674 647 612 598 573 572 1 594 Wasim Akram Pakistan 21.91 34 12 1984–2003 2 458 Allan Donald South Africa 21.84 27 11 1985–2004 3 453 Muttiah Muralitharan Sri Lanka 22.39 17 12 1991–2011 4 481 John Lever England 19.70 26 8 1968–1990 411 Waqar Younis Pakistan 22.36 27 17 1988–2004 6 536 John Emburey England 25.98 23 3 1975-2000 7 470 Ian Botham 24.94 15 3 1973-1993 8 420 Darren Gough 24.17 21 7 1990-2008 9 435 Shaun Pollock South Africa 22.93 18 7 1992-2008 10 411 Derek Underwood England 19.43 25 8 1963-1987 Source: ESPN Cricinfo Last updated: 5 December 2012
Most five wickets in an innings
Rank 5+ wickets Matches Player Nationality Wickets Average Career Span 17 12 11 10 9 1 411 Waqar Younis Pakistan 674 22.37 1998–2004 2 158 Mitchell Starc Australia 320 22.02 2009–2024 453 Muttiah Muralitharan Sri Lanka 682 22.39 1991–2011 594 Wasim Akram Pakistan 881 22.91 1984–2003 5 501 Shahid Afridi Pakistan 510 33.82 1995–2017 458 Allan Donald South Africa 684 21.84 1985–2004 7 256 Joel Garner Barbados 397 16.61 1976–1992 262 Brett Lee Australia 438 24.05 1997–2012 291 Lasith Malinga Sri Lanka 446 27.49 2001–2019 10 127 Sisanda Magala South Africa 193 26.95 2010–2023 260 James Kirtley England 395 23.12 1995–2010 280 Abdur Razzak Bangladesh 412 25.98 2001–2020 282 Franklyn Stephenson Barbados 448 19.91 1981–1997 305 Ian Harvey Australia 445 22.36 1993–2010 Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 12 August 2025
Rank Figures Player Nationality Venue Season 8/10 8/15 8/19 8/20 8/21 8/26 8/30 8/31 8/38 8/40 1 Shahbaz Nadeem India Chennai 2018–19 2 Rahul Sanghvi Una 1997–98 3 Chaminda Vaas Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 2001–02 4 Tharaka Kottehewa Colombo (Moors) 2007–08 5 Michael Holding Jamaica Hove 1988 6 Keith Boyce Barbados Old Trafford 1971 7 Romesh Eranga Sri Lanka Colombo (Colts) 2007–08 8 Derek Underwood England Edinburgh 1987 9 Brandon Mavuta Zimbabwe Harare 2017–18 10 Yeasin Arafat Bangladesh Fatullah 2017–18 Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 12 August 2025
Best career bowling average
Rank Bowling Average Player Nationality Wickets Runs Conceded Balls Period 16.05 16.61 16.66 16.70 16.80 17.05 17.50 17.78 17.94 18.06 1 Keith Boyce West Indies 268 4,304 7,833 1967–1977 2 Joel Garner West Indies 397 6,598 13,359 1976–1992 3 Dulanjana Mendis Sri Lanka 137 2,283 3,715 2009–2023 4 Dilum Sudeera Sri Lanka 132 2,205 3,319 2021-2025 5 Fred Rumsey England 130 2,185 4,802 1963–1973 6 Tony Nicholson 173 2,951 5,862 1963–1975 7 John Sullivan 113 1,978 2,859 1963-1976 8 Chanaka Komasaru Sri Lanka 178 3,166 5,537 2001-2025 9 Peter Lever England 272 4,882 9,258 1963-1983 10 Vince van der Bijl South Africa 132 2,385 5,237 1969-1983 Qualification: 2,500 balls Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 12 August 2025
Best career bowling strike rate
Rank Bowling strike rate Player Nationality Wickets Runs Conceded Balls Period 23.1 24.2 25.1 25.3 25.4 25.4 25.6 25.7 25.8 26.1 1 Andrew Tye Australia 142 3,022 3,282 2013–2024 2 Matt Coles England 139 3,243 3,364 2009–2019 3 Dilum Sudeera Sri Lanka 132 2,205 3,319 2021–2025 4 John Sullivan England 113 1,978 2,859 1963–1976 5 Sadaf Hussain Pakistan 139 3,029 3,531 2010–2019 6 Bilal Khan Oman 136 2,775 3,464 2008–2024 7 Mitchell Starc Australia 320 7,049 8,200 2009–2024 8 Adam Hollioake England 352 8,186 9,074 1992–2004 9 Ajantha Mendis Sri Lanka 287 5,586 7,413 2006–2019 10 Asitha Fernando Sri Lanka 136 2,962 3,550 2017–2025 Mohammed Shami India 268 6,396 7,002 2011–2025 Qualification: 2,500 balls Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 12 August 2025
Most games in a career
Rank Games Player Nationality Runs Wickets Career Span 651 613 594 557 551 546 536 528 525 1 Graeme Hick England / Zimbabwe 22,059 225 1983–2008 2 Graham Gooch England 22,211 310 1973–1997 3 Wasim Akram Pakistan 6,993 881 1984–2003 4 Sanath Jayasuriya Sri Lanka 16,128 413 1989–2011 5 Mike Gatting England 14,476 175 1975–1998 Sachin Tendulkar India 21,999 201 1989–2013 7 Mahela Jayawardene Sri Lanka 15,421 24 1995–2016 8 John Emburey England 3,865 647 1975–2000 9 Kumar Sangakkara Sri Lanka 19,456 - 1997–2017 10 Kim Barnett England 15,564 113 1979–2005 Source: ESPN Cricinfo Last updated: 2 November 2016
Wicket-keeping records
Most dismissals in a career
Rank Dismissals Player Nationality Catches Stumpings Career Span 661 642 591 563 543 527 520 515 490 476 1 Steve Rhodes England 532 129 1984–2004 2 Kumar Sangakkara Sri Lanka 514 124 1997–2017 3 Adam Gilchrist Australia 526 65 1992–2010 4 Jack Russell England 465 98 1982–2004 5 MS Dhoni India 392 141 1999–2019 6 Warren Hegg England 466 61 1987–2005 7 Paul Nixon 421 99 1987–2011 8 Mark Boucher South Africa 484 31 1995–2011 9 Alec Stewart England 442 48 1981–2003 10 Moin Khan Pakistan 337 139 1989–2005 Source: ESPN Cricinfo Last updated: 18 January 2019
Most catches in a career
Rank Catches Matches Player Nationality Career Span 532 526 518 484 466 465 442 421 411 402 1 477 Steve Rhodes England 1984–2004 2 356 Adam Gilchrist Australia 1992–2010 3 529 Kumar Sangakkara Sri Lanka 1997–2017 4 365 Mark Boucher South Africa 1995–2011 5 409 Warren Hegg England 1987–2005 6 479 Jack Russell 1982–2004 7 504 Alec Stewart 1981–2003 8 411 Paul Nixon 1987–2011 9 429 David Bairstow 1970-1990 10 423 MS Dhoni India 1999–2019 Source: ESPN Cricinfo Last updated: 18 January 2019
Most stumpings in a career
Rank Stumpings Matches Player Nationality Career Span 141 139 129 124 99 98 96 89 87 75 1 423 MS Dhoni India 1999–2019 2 357 Moin Khan Pakistan 1989-2005 3 477 Steve Rhodes England 1984–2004 4 529 Kumar Sangakkara Sri Lanka 1997–2017 5 411 Paul Nixon England 1987–2011 6 479 Jack Russell 1982–2004 7 385 Mushfiqur Rahim Bangladesh 2004–2025 8 340 Kamran Akmal Pakistan 1997–2019 9 251 Romesh Kaluwitharana Sri Lanka 1990–2005 10 333 Bob Taylor England 1963–1984 Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 12 August 2025
Highest team scores
Rank Score Team Opponent Venue Date 574/6 506/2 498/4 496/4 481/6 458/4 457/4 454/3 453/3 445/8 1 India Bihar India Arunachal Pradesh Ranchi 24 December 2025 2 India Tamil Nadu India Arunachal Pradesh Bangalore 21 November 2022 3 England England Netherlands Netherlands Amstelveen 17 June 2022 4 England Surrey England Gloucestershire The Oval, London 29 April 2007 5 Trent Bridge, Nottingham 19 June 2018 6 India India A England Leicestershire Leicester 19 June 2018 7 India Mumbai India Puducherry Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur 25 February 2021 8 England Gloucestershire England Somerset County Cricket Ground, Bristol 13 August 2023 9 South Africa Titans South Africa North West Centurion Park, Centurion 30 March 2022 10 England Nottinghamshire England Northamptonshire Trent Bridge, Nottingham 6 June 2016 Source: ESPN Cricinfo Last updated: 24 December 2025
Lowest team scores
Only completed innings are listed:
Rank Score Team Opponent Venue Date 18 19 23 24 30 31 34 35 1 West Indies West Indies U-19 Barbados Barbados Blairmont Sports Club Ground 17 October 2007 2 Sri Lanka Saracens Sports Club Sri Lanka Colts Cricket Club Colombo (Colts) 13 December 2012 3 England Middlesex England Yorkshire Leeds 23 June 1974 4 Oman Oman Scotland Scotland Al Amerat 19 February 2019 5 Bangladesh Chittagong Division Bangladesh Sylhet Division Dhaka 27 December 2002 Sri Lanka Ace Capital Cricket Club Sri Lanka Nondescripts Cricket Club Colombo 28 March 2021 7 South Africa Border South Africa South Western Districts East London 28 October 2007 8 India Saurashtra India Mumbai Mumbai 2 January 2000 9 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Fatullah 12 September 2013 Bangladesh Cricket Coaching School Bangladesh Abahani Limited Harare 25 April 2004 India Rajasthan India Railways Nagpur 11 November 2014 Kirtipur 12 February 2020 Source: ESPN Cricinfo Last updated: 28 March 2021
Largest successful run chases
50 over cricket
Rank Team Opponent Runs chased Venue Date 1 South Africa South Africa Australia Australia 438/9 Johannesburg 12 March 2006 Source: CricketArchive Last updated: 12 October 2013
40 over cricket
Rank Team Opponent Runs chased Venue Date 1 England Kent England Sussex 337/7 St Lawrence 19 June 2013
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