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List of List A cricket records

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

Listing criteria

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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

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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

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Most runs in a career

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All-time leading run scorer Graham Gooch
Rank Runs Innings Player Nationality Average 100s 50s Span
1 22,211 601 Graham Gooch   England 40.16 44 139 1973–1997
2 22,059 630 Graeme Hick   England /   Zimbabwe 41.30 40 139 1983–2008
3 21,999 538 Sachin Tendulkar   India 45.54 60 114 1989–2012
4 19,456 501 Kumar Sangakkara   Sri Lanka 43.52 39 120 1997–2020
5 16,995 466 Viv Richards   Antigua and Barbuda 41.96 26 109 1973–1993
6 16,363 445 Ricky Ponting   Australia 41.74 34 99 1992-2013
7 16,349 436 Gordon Greenidge   Barbados 40.56 33 94 1970-1992
8 16,128 542 Sanath Jayasuriya   Sri Lanka 31.19 32 82 1989-2011
9 15,658 463 Allan Lamb   England 39.14 19 98 1972-1995
10 15,651 416 Desmond Haynes   Barbados 42.07 28 110 1977-1997
Source: ESPN Cricinfo Last updated: 26 September 2015

Most centuries in a career

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Rank Centuries Innings Player Nationality Runs Span
1 60 538 Sachin Tendulkar   India 21,999 1989–2012
2 54 316 Virat Kohli† 15,348 2006–2024
3 44 601 Graham Gooch   England 22,211 1973–1997
4 40 630 Graeme Hick   England /   Zimbabwe 22,059 1983–2008
5 39 501 Kumar Sangakkara   Sri Lanka 19,456 1997–2020
6 34 324 Rohit Sharma†   India 13,108 2006-2024
445 Ricky Ponting   Australia 16,363 1992-2013
8 33 436 Gordon Greenidge   Barbados 16,349 1970-1992
9 31 268 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: ESPN Cricinfo Last updated: 1 October 2024

Most half centuries in a career

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Rank Half centuries Innings Player Nationality Span
1 139 601 Graham Gooch   England 1973–1997
630 Graeme Hick   England /   Zimbabwe 1983–2008
3 120 501 Kumar Sangakkara   Sri Lanka 1997–2020
4 116 385 Michael Bevan   Australia 1989–2006
5 114 538 Sachin Tendulkar   India 1989–2012
6 112 416 Rahul Dravid 1992-2011
7 110 Desmond Haynes   Barbados 1977-1997
8 109 406 Jacques Kallis   South Africa 1994-2014
466 Sir Viv Richards   Antigua and Barbuda 1973-1993
10 107 472 Neil Fairbrother   England 1982-2002
Source: ESPN Cricinfo Last updated: 23 December 2019

Most 50+ scores in career

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Rank 50+ scores Innings Player Nationality Centuries Half centuries Span
1 183 601 Graham Gooch   England 44 139 1973–1997
2 179 630 Graeme Hick   England /   Zimbabwe 40 139 1983–2008
3 174 538 Sachin Tendulkar   India 60 114 1989–2012
4 159 501 Kumar Sangakkara   Sri Lanka 39 120 1997–2020
5 138 416 Desmond Haynes   West Indies 28 110 1977–1997
6 135 466 Viv Richards 26 109 1973–1993
7 134 313 Virat Kohli†   India 54 80 2006–2023
8 133 416 Rahul Dravid 21 112 1992–2011
445 Ricky Ponting   Australia 34 99 1992–2013
10 132 406 Jacques Kallis   South Africa 23 109 1994–2014
Source: ESPN Cricinfo Last updated: 20 November 2023

Highest individual scores

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Rank Score Player Nationality Match Date
1 277 Narayan Jagadeesan   India 21 November 2022
2 268 Ali Brown   England 19 June 2002
3 264 Rohit Sharma   India 13 November 2014
4 257 D'Arcy Short   Australia 28 September 2018
5 248 Shikhar Dhawan   India 12 August 2013
6 244 Prithvi Shaw 9 August 2023
7 237* Martin Guptill   New Zealand 21 March 2015
8 230 Travis Head   Australia 13 October 2021
9 229* Ben Dunk 18 October 2014
10 227* Prithvi Shaw   India 25 February 2021
Source: ESPN Cricinfo Last updated: 9 August 2023

Highest average

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Qualification: Minimum 50 innings

Rank Average Player Nationality Innings Runs Not Outs 100s 50s Span
1 58.16 Ruturaj Gaikwad†   India 76 4,130 5 15 17 2017–2023
2 57.86 Michael Bevan   Australia 385 15,103 124 13 116 1989–2006
3 57.76 Sam Hain†   England 62 3,004 10 10 17 2013–2023
4 57.05 Virat Kohli†   India 316 15,348 47 54 80 2006–2024
5 57.01 Cheteshwar Pujara† 127 5,759 26 16 34 2006–2023
6 55.72 Prithvi Shaw† 65 3,399 4 10 14 2017–2024
7 55.46 Babar Azam†   Pakistan 181 8,875 21 30 51 2010-2024
8 53.52 Khurram Manzoor† 165 7,922 17 27 39 2002–2022
9 53.47 AB de Villiers   South Africa 252 11,123 44 29 63 2003–2018
10 53.11 James Taylor   England 131 5,365 30 15 30 2008–2016
Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 20 October 2024

Fastest 100

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Rank Balls Player Team Opposition Venue Date
1 29 Jake Fraser-McGurk South Australia Tasmania Adelaide 8 October 2023
2 31   AB De Villiers   South Africa   West Indies Johannesburg 18 January 2015
3 36   Corey Anderson   New Zealand Queenstown 1 January 2014
  Graham Rose Somerset Devon Recreation Ground, Torquay 27 June 1990
5 37   Shahid Afridi   Pakistan   Sri Lanka Nairobi 4 October 1996
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, last updated 8 October 2023

Most runs in an over

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Runs Sequence Batsman Team Bowler Opposition Team Venue Season
43 4-(N+6)-(N+6)-6-1-6-6-6 Brett Hampton
Joe Carter		   Northern District Willem Ludick   Central District Hamilton 2018–19
6-6-6-6-(N+6)-6-6 Ruturaj Gaikwad   Maharashtra Shiva Singh   Uttar Pradesh Sardar Patel Stadium B Ground, Ahmedabad 2022–23
39 (N+4)-W-6-4-6-4-6-W-6 Elton Chigumbura   Sheikh Jamal Alauddin Babu   Abahani Ltd Mirpur 2013–14
37 6-6-6-6-2-(N+4)-6 JP Duminy   Cape Cobras Eddie Leie   Knights Cape Town 2017–18
36 6–6–6–6–6–6 Herschelle Gibbs   South Africa Daan van Bunge   Netherlands St. Kitts 2006–07
Jaskaran Malhotra   United States Gaudi Toka   Papua New Guinea Al Amerat Cricket Stadium Turf 2 2021–22
Thisara Perera   SL Army Sports Club Dilhan Cooray   BCAC Army Ground, Panagoda 2020–21
Key: *N – No ball *W – Wide

Record partnerships by wicket

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Wicket Runs Batting partners Team Opposition Venue Date
1st 416 Narayan Jagadeesan and Sai Sudharsan   Tamil Nadu   Arunachal Pradesh M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore 21 November 2022
2nd 372 Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels   West Indies   Zimbabwe Manuka Oval, Canberra 24 February 2015
3rd 338 Sanju Samson and Sachin Baby   Kerala   Goa Alur Cricket Stadium II, Bangalore 12 October 2019
4th 276 Mominul Haque and Roshen Silva   Prime Doleshwar   Abahani Limited Shaheed Chandu Stadium, Bogra 17 September 2013
5th 267* Minhajul Abedin and Khaled Mahmud   Bangladesh   Bahawalpur United Bank Limited Sports Complex, Karachi 17 March 1998
6th 272 Aiden Markram and Farhaan Behardien   Titans   Cape Cobras Newlands, Cape Town 1 March 2019
7th 215* Simi Singh and George Dockrell   Leinster Lightning   Northern Knights The Vineyard, Dublin 4 June 2018
8th 203 Shahid Iqbal and Haaris Ayaz   Karachi Whites   Hyderabad United Bank Limited Sports Complex, Karachi 8 April 1999
9th 155 Chris Read and Andrew Harris   Nottinghamshire   Durham Trent Bridge, Nottingham 11 June 2006
10th 128 Ashish Reddy and Ravi Kiran   Hyderabad   Kerala Nuclear Fuel Complex Ground, Secunderabad 10 November 2014
Source: ESPN Cricinfo Last updated: 12 October 2019

Bowling records

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Most wickets

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Rank Wickets Matches Player Nationality Average 4-Wkts 5-Wkts Span
1 881 594 Wasim Akram   Pakistan 21.91 34 12 1984–2003
2 684 458 Allan Donald   South Africa 21.84 27 11 1985–2004
3 682 453 Muttiah Muralitharan   Sri Lanka 22.39 17 12 1991–2011
4 674 481 John Lever   England 19.70 26 8 1968–1990
411 Waqar Younis   Pakistan 22.36 27 17 1988–2004
6 647 536 John Emburey   England 25.98 23 3 1975-2000
7 612 470 Ian Botham 24.94 15 3 1973-1993
8 598 420 Darren Gough 24.17 21 7 1990-2008
9 573 435 Shaun Pollock   South Africa 22.93 18 7 1992-2008
10 572 411 Derek Underwood   England 19.43 25 8 1963-1987
Source: ESPN Cricinfo Last updated: 5 December 2012

Most five wickets in an innings

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Rank 5+ wickets Matches Player Nationality Wickets Average Career Span
1 17 411 Waqar Younis   Pakistan 674 22.37 1998–2004
2 12 140 Mitchell Starc†   Australia 295 20.71 2009–2023
453 Muttiah Muralitharan   Sri Lanka 682 22.39 1991–2011
594 Wasim Akram   Pakistan 881 22.91 1984–2003
5 11 501 Shahid Afridi   Pakistan 510 33.82 1995–2017
458 Allan Donald   South Africa 684 21.84 1985–2004
7 10 256 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 9 260 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: ESPN Cricinfo Last updated: 19 March 2023

Best bowling figures

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Rank Figures Player Nationality Venue Season
1 8/10 Shahbaz Nadeem   India Chennai 2018–19
2 8/15 Rahul Sanghvi Una 1997–98
3 8/19 Chaminda Vaas   Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 2001–02
4 8/20 Tharaka Kottehewa Colombo (Moors) 2007–08
5 8/21 Michael Holding   Jamaica Hove 1988
6 8/26 Keith Boyce   Barbados Old Trafford 1971
7 8/30 Romesh Eranga   Sri Lanka Colombo (Colts) 2007-08
8 8/31 Derek Underwood   England Edinburgh 1987
9 8/38 Brandon Mavuta   Zimbabwe Harare 2017-18
10 8/43 Shaun Tait   Australia Adelaide 2003-04
Source: ESPN Cricinfo Last updated: 3 June 2020

Best career bowling average

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Rank Bowling Average Player Nationality Wickets Runs Conceded Balls Period
1 16.05 Keith Boyce   West Indies 268 4,304 7,833 1967–1977
2 16.61 Joel Garner   West Indies 397 6,598 13,359 1976–1992
3 16.66 Dulanjana Mendis†   Sri Lanka 137 2,283 3,715 2009–2023
4 16.80 Fred Rumsey   England 130 2,185 4,802 1963–1973
5 17.05 Tony Nicholson 173 2,951 5,862 1963–1975
6 17.50 John Sullivan 113 1,978 2,859 1963-1976
7 17.71 Sandeep Lamichhane†     Nepal 157 2,784 3,954 2016-2023
8 17.82 Chanaka Komasaru†   Sri Lanka 154 2,745 4,893 2001-2022
9 17.94 Peter Lever   England 272 4,882 9,258 1963-1983
10 18.06 Vince van der Bijl   South Africa 132 2,385 5,237 1969-1983
Qualification: 2,500 balls
Source: ESPN Cricinfo Last updated: 11 August 2023

Best career bowling strike rate

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Rank Bowling strike rate Player Nationality Wickets Runs Conceded Balls Period
1 23.1 Andrew Tye†   Australia 142 3,022 3,282 2013–2024
2 24.2 Matt Coles   England 139 3,243 3,364 2009–2019
3 25.3 John Sullivan   England 113 1,978 2,859 1963–1976
4 25.3 Bilal Khan†   Oman 130 2,626 3,300 2008–2023
5 25.0 Chamika Karunaratne†   Sri Lanka 104 2,397 2,607 2015-2023
6 25.1 Sandeep Lamichhane†     Nepal 157 2,781 3,954 2016-2023
7 25.3 John Sullivan   England 113 1,978 2,859 1963-1976
8 25.4 Sadaf Hussain   Pakistan 139 3,029 3,531 2010-2019
9 25.7 Adam Hollioake   England 352 8,186 9,074 1992-2004
10 25.8 Mohammad Siraj†   India 124 2,708 3,200 2015-2023
Ajantha Mendis   Sri Lanka 287 5,586 7,413 2006-2019
Qualification: 2,500 balls
Source: ESPN Cricinfo Last updated: 11 August 2023

Most games in a career

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Rank Games Player Nationality Runs Wickets Career Span
1 651 Graeme Hick   England /   Zimbabwe 22,059 225 1983–2008
2 613 Graham Gooch   England 22,211 310 1973–1997
3 594 Wasim Akram   Pakistan 6,993 881 1984–2003
4 557 Sanath Jayasuriya   Sri Lanka 16,128 413 1989–2011
5 551 Mike Gatting   England 14,476 175 1975–1998
Sachin Tendulkar   India 21,999 201 1989–2013
7 546 Mahela Jayawardene   Sri Lanka 15,421 24 1995–2016
8 536 John Emburey   England 3,865 647 1975–2000
9 528 Kumar Sangakkara   Sri Lanka 19,456 - 1997–2017
10 525 Kim Barnett   England 15,564 113 1979–2005
Source: ESPN Cricinfo Last updated: 2 November 2016

Wicket-keeping records

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Most dismissals in a career

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Rank Dismissals Player Nationality Catches Stumpings Career Span
1 661 Steve Rhodes   England 532 129 1984–2004
2 642 Kumar Sangakkara   Sri Lanka 514 124 1997–2017
3 591 Adam Gilchrist   Australia 526 65 1992–2010
4 563 Jack Russell   England 465 98 1982–2004
5 543 MS Dhoni   India 392 141 1999–2019
6 527 Warren Hegg   England 466 61 1987–2005
7 520 Paul Nixon 421 99 1987–2011
8 515 Mark Boucher   South Africa 484 31 1995–2011
9 490 Alec Stewart   England 442 48 1981–2003
10 476 Moin Khan   Pakistan 337 139 1989–2005
Source: ESPN Cricinfo Last updated: 18 January 2019

Most catches in a career

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Rank Catches Matches Player Nationality Career Span
1 532 477 Steve Rhodes   England 1984–2004
2 526 356 Adam Gilchrist   Australia 1992–2010
3 518 529 Kumar Sangakkara   Sri Lanka 1997–2017
4 484 365 Mark Boucher   South Africa 1995–2011
5 466 409 Warren Hegg   England 1987–2005
6 465 479 Jack Russell 1982–2004
7 442 504 Alec Stewart 1981–2003
8 421 411 Paul Nixon 1987–2011
9 411 429 David Bairstow 1970-1990
10 402 423 MS Dhoni   India 1999–2019
Source: ESPN Cricinfo Last updated: 18 January 2019

Most stumpings in a career

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Rank Stumpings Matches Player Nationality Career Span
1 141 423 MS Dhoni   India 1999–2019
2 139 357 Moin Khan   Pakistan 1989-2005
3 129 477 Steve Rhodes   England 1984–2004
4 124 529 Kumar Sangakkara   Sri Lanka 1997–2017
5 99 411 Paul Nixon   England 1987–2011
6 98 479 Jack Russell 1982–2004
7 90 332 Mushfiqur Rahim†   Bangladesh 2004-2022
8 89 340 Kamran Akmal   Pakistan 1997-2019
9 87 251 Romesh Kaluwitharana   Sri Lanka 1990-2005
10 75 333 Bob Taylor   England 1963-1984
Source: ESPN Cricinfo Last updated: 19 March 2023

Highest team scores

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Rank Score Team Opponent Venue Date
1 506/2   Tamil Nadu   Arunachal Pradesh Bangalore 21 November 2022
2 498/4   England   Netherlands Amstelveen 17 June 2022
3 496/4   Surrey   Gloucestershire The Oval, London 29 April 2007
4 481/6   England   Australia Trent Bridge, Nottingham 19 June 2018
5 458/4   India A   Leicestershire Leicester 19 June 2018
6 457/4   Mumbai   Puducherry Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur 25 February 2021
7 454/3   Gloucestershire   Somerset County Cricket Ground, Bristol 13 August 2023
8 453/3   Titans   North West Centurion Park, Centurion 30 March 2022
9 445/8   Nottinghamshire   Northamptonshire Trent Bridge, Nottingham 6 June 2016
10 444/3   England   Pakistan 30 August 2016
Source: ESPN Cricinfo Last updated: 13 August 2023

Lowest team scores

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Only completed innings are listed:

Rank Score Team Opponent Venue Date
1 18   West Indies U-19   Barbados Blairmont Sports Club Ground 17 October 2007
2 19   Saracens Sports Club   Colts Cricket Club Colombo (Colts) 13 December 2012
3 23   Middlesex   Yorkshire Leeds 23 June 1974
4 24   Oman   Scotland Al Amerat 19 February 2019
5 30   Chittagong Division   Sylhet Division Dhaka 27 December 2002
  Ace Capital Cricket Club   Nondescripts Cricket Club Colombo 28 March 2021
6 31   Border   South Western Districts East London 28 October 2007
7 34   Saurashtra   Mumbai Mumbai 2 January 2000
8 35   Zimbabwe   Sri Lanka Fatullah 12 September 2013
  Cricket Coaching School   Abahani Limited Harare 25 April 2004
  Rajasthan   Railways Nagpur 11 November 2014
  United States     Nepal Kirtipur 12 February 2020
Source: ESPN Cricinfo Last updated: 28 March 2021

Largest successful run chases

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50 over cricket

Rank Team Opponent Runs chased Venue Date
1   South Africa   Australia 438/9 Johannesburg 12 March 2006
Source: CricketArchive(subscription required) Archived 19 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine Last updated: 12 October 2013

40 over cricket

Rank Team Opponent Runs chased Venue Date
1   Kent   Sussex 337/7 St Lawrence 19 June 2013[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Mark Doig (25 June 2013). "Record breaking effort in Kent's victory over Sussex". News Shopper. Newsquest Media Group. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  2. ^ Steve Wolfe (19 June 2013). "Spitfires make history securing win". Kent Sports News. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
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