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 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

Rank Runs Innings Player Nationality Average 100s 50s Span 1 22,211 601 Graham Gooch 40.16 44 139 1973–1997 2 22,059 630 Graeme Hick / 41.30 40 139 1983–2008 3 21,999 538 Sachin Tendulkar 45.54 60 114 1989–2012 4 19,456 501 Kumar Sangakkara 43.52 39 120 1997–2020 5 16,995 466 Viv Richards 41.96 26 109 1973–1993 6 16,447 347 Virat Kohli 57.91 60 86 2006-2026 7 16,363 445 Ricky Ponting 41.74 34 99 1992-2013 8 16,349 436 Gordon Greenidge 40.56 33 94 1970-1992 9 16,128 542 Sanath Jayasuriya 31.19 31 82 1989-2011 10 15,658 463 Allan Lamb 39.14 19 98 1972-1995 Source: ESPN Cricinfo Last updated: 11 July 2026

Most centuries in a career Rank Centuries Innings Player Nationality Runs Span 1 60 338 Virat Kohli 16,730 2006–2026 538 Sachin Tendulkar 21,999 1989–2012 3 44 601 Graham Gooch 22,211 1973–1997 4 40 630 Graeme Hick / 22,059 1983–2008 5 39 501 Kumar Sangakkara 19,456 1997–20206 38 350 Rohit Sharma 15,324 2006–20267 34 445 Ricky Ponting 16,363 1992–2013 8 33 436 Gordon Greenidge 16,349 1970–19929 31 207 Babar Azam 9,772 2010–2026 268 Martin Guptill 10,444 2006–2024 421 Sourav Ganguly 15,622 1989–2012 542 Sanath Jayasuriya 16,128 1989–2011 Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 27 September 2026

Most half centuries in a career Rank Half centuries Innings Player Nationality Span1 139 601 Graham Gooch 1973–1997 630 Graeme Hick / 1983–2008 3 120 501 Kumar Sangakkara 1997–2020 4 116 385 Michael Bevan 1989–2006 5 114 538 Sachin Tendulkar 1989–2012 6 112 416 Rahul Dravid 1992-2011 7 110 Desmond Haynes 1977-19978109 406 Jacques Kallis 1994-2014 466 Sir Viv Richards 1973-1993 10 107 472 Neil Fairbrother 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 1 183 601 Graham Gooch 44 139 1973–1997 2 179 630 Graeme Hick / 40 139 1983–2008 3 174 538 Sachin Tendulkar 60 114 1989–2012 4 159 501 Kumar Sangakkara 39 120 1997–2020 5 145 347 Virat Kohli 59 86 2006–2025 6 138 416 Desmond Haynes 28 110 1977–1997 7 135 466 Viv Richards 26 109 1973–19938133 416 Rahul Dravid 21 112 1992–2011 445 Ricky Ponting 34 99 1992–2013 10 132 406 Jacques Kallis 23 109 1994–2014 Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 11 July 2026

Highest individual scores Rank Score Player Nationality Match Date 1 277 Narayan Jagadeesan 21 November 2022 2 268Ali Brown 19 June 2002 3 264 Rohit Sharma 13 November 2014 4 257 D'Arcy Short 28 September 2018 5 248 Shikhar Dhawan 12 August 2013 6 244 Prithvi Shaw 9 August 2023 7 237* Martin Guptill 21 March 2015 8 230 Travis Head 13 October 2021 9 229* Ben Dunk 18 October 2014 10 227* Prithvi Shaw 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 1 59.39 Ruturaj Gaikwad 97 5,227 9 21 20 2017–2026 2 57.91 Virat Kohli 334 16,447 50 59 86 2006–2026 3 57.86 Michael Bevan 385 15,103 124 13 116 1989–2006 4 57.76 Sam Hain 62 3,004 10 10 17 2013–2023 5 57.01 Cheteshwar Pujara 127 5,759 26 16 34 2006–2023 6 54.94 Darwish Rasooli 66 3,022 11 10 19 2017–2026 7 53.61 Prithvi Shaw 71 3,592 4 10 16 2017–2026 8 53.52 Khurram Manzoor 165 7,922 17 27 39 2002–2022 9 53.47 AB de Villiers 252 11,123 44 29 63 2003–2018 10 53.59 Babar Azam 207 9,772 24 31 57 2010–2026 Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 10 June 2026

Fastest 100 RankBallsPlayerTeamOppositionVenueDate 1 29 Jake Fraser-McGurk South Australia Tasmania Adelaide 8 October 2023 2 31 AB de Villiers Johannesburg 18 January 2015 3 32 Sakibul Gani Bihar Arunachal Pradesh Ranchi 24 December 2025 4 33 Ishan Kishan Jharkhand Karnataka Ahmedabad 5 35 Anmolpreet Singh Punjab Arunachal Pradesh 21 December 2024636 Corey Anderson Queenstown 1 January 2014 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 4-(N+6)-(N+6)-6-1-6-6-6 Brett HamptonJoe Carter Northern Districts Willem Ludick Central Districts 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 Daan van Bunge St. Kitts 2006–07 Jaskaran Malhotra Gaudi Toka Al Amerat Cricket Stadium Turf 22021–22 Thisara Perera SL Army Sports Club Dilhan Cooray 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 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 Most wickets Rank Wickets Matches Player Nationality Average 4-Wkts 5-Wkts Span 1 881 594 Wasim Akram 21.91 34 12 1984–2003 2 684 458 Allan Donald 21.84 27 11 1985–2004 3 682 453 Muttiah Muralitharan 22.39 17 12 1991–2011 4 674 481 John Lever 19.70 26 8 1968–1990 411 Waqar Younis 22.36 27 17 1988–2004 6 647 536 John Emburey 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 22.93 18 7 1992-2008 10 572 411 Derek Underwood 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 1 17 411 Waqar Younis 674 22.37 1998–20042 12 158 Mitchell Starc 320 22.02 2009–2024 453 Muttiah Muralitharan 682 22.39 1991–2011 594 Wasim Akram 881 22.91 1984–2003511 501 Shahid Afridi 510 33.82 1995–2017 458 Allan Donald 684 21.84 1985–2004710 256 Joel Garner 397 16.61 1976–1992 262 Brett Lee 438 24.05 1997–2012 291 Lasith Malinga 446 27.49 2001–201910 9 127 Sisanda Magala 193 26.95 2010–2023 260 James Kirtley 395 23.12 1995–2010 280 Abdur Razzak 412 25.98 2001–2020 282 Franklyn Stephenson 448 19.91 1981–1997 305 Ian Harvey 445 22.36 1993–2010 Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 12 August 2025

Best bowling figures Rank Figures Player Nationality Venue Season 1 8/10 Shahbaz Nadeem Chennai 2018–19 2 8/15 Rahul Sanghvi Una 1997–98 3 8/19 Chaminda Vaas Colombo (SSC) 2001–02 4 8/20 Tharaka Kottehewa Colombo (Moors) 2007–08 5 8/21 Michael Holding Hove 1988 6 8/26 Keith Boyce Old Trafford 1971 7 8/30 Romesh Eranga Colombo (Colts) 2007–08 8 8/31 Derek Underwood Edinburgh 1987 9 8/38 Brandon Mavuta Harare 2017–18 10 8/40 Yeasin Arafat Fatullah 2017–18 Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 12 August 2025

Best career bowling average

Rank Bowling Average Player Nationality Wickets Runs Conceded Balls Period 1 16.05 Keith Boyce 268 4,304 7,833 1967–1977 2 16.61 Joel Garner 397 6,598 13,359 1976–1992 3 16.66 Dulanjana Mendis 137 2,283 3,715 2009–2023 4 16.70 Dilum Sudeera 132 2,205 3,319 2021-2025 5 16.80 Fred Rumsey 130 2,185 4,802 1963–1973 6 17.05 Tony Nicholson 173 2,951 5,862 1963–1975 7 17.50 John Sullivan 113 1,978 2,859 1963-1976 8 17.78 Chanaka Komasaru 178 3,166 5,537 2001-2025 9 17.94 Peter Lever 272 4,882 9,258 1963-1983 10 18.06 Vince van der Bijl 132 2,385 5,237 1969-1983 Qualification: 2,500 ballsSource: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 12 August 2025

Best career bowling strike rate

Rank Bowling strike rate Player Nationality Wickets Runs Conceded Balls Period 1 23.1 Andrew Tye 142 3,022 3,282 2013–2024 2 24.2 Matt Coles 139 3,243 3,364 2009–2019 3 25.1 Dilum Sudeera 132 2,205 3,319 2021–2025 4 25.3 John Sullivan 113 1,978 2,859 1963–1976 5 25.4 Sadaf Hussain 139 3,029 3,531 2010–2019 6 25.4 Bilal Khan 136 2,775 3,464 2008–2024 7 25.6 Mitchell Starc 320 7,049 8,200 2009–2024 8 25.7 Adam Hollioake 352 8,186 9,074 1992–2004 9 25.8 Ajantha Mendis 287 5,586 7,413 2006–2019 10 26.1 Asitha Fernando 136 2,962 3,550 2017–2025 Mohammed Shami 268 6,396 7,002 2011–2025 Qualification: 2,500 ballsSource: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 12 August 2025

Most games in a career Rank Games Player Nationality Runs Wickets Career Span 1 651 Graeme Hick / 22,059 225 1983–2008 2 613 Graham Gooch 22,211 310 1973–1997 3 594 Wasim Akram 6,993 881 1984–2003 4 557 Sanath Jayasuriya 16,128 413 1989–2011 5 551 Mike Gatting 14,476 175 1975–1998 Sachin Tendulkar 21,999 201 1989–2013 7 546 Mahela Jayawardene 15,421 24 1995–2016 8 536 John Emburey 3,865 647 1975–2000 9 529 Kumar Sangakkara 19,456 - 1997–2020 10 525 Kim Barnett 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 1 661 Steve Rhodes 532 129 1984–2004 2 642 Kumar Sangakkara 518 124 1997–2015 3 591 Adam Gilchrist 526 65 1992–2010 4 563 Jack Russell 465 98 1982–2004 5 543 MS Dhoni 392 141 1999–2019 6 527 Warren Hegg 466 61 1987–2005 7 520 Paul Nixon 421 99 1987–2011 8 515 Mark Boucher 484 31 1995–2011 9 490 Alec Stewart 442 48 1981–2003 10 476 Moin Khan 337 139 1989–2005 Source: ESPN Cricinfo Last updated: 18 January 2019

Most catches in a career Rank Catches Matches Player Nationality Career Span 1 532 477 Steve Rhodes 1984–2004 2 526 356 Adam Gilchrist 1992–2010 3 518 529 Kumar Sangakkara 1997–2015 4 484 365 Mark Boucher 1995–2011 5 466 409 Warren Hegg 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 1999–2019 Source: ESPN Cricinfo Last updated: 18 January 2019

Most stumpings in a career