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 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 Rank Centuries Innings Player Nationality Runs Span 1 60 538 Sachin Tendulkar India 21,999 1989–2012 2 54 313 Virat Kohli † 15,236 2006–2023 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 34 320 Rohit Sharma † India 12,904 2006-2023 445 Ricky Ponting Australia 16,363 1992-2013 8 33 436 Gordon Greenidge Barbados 16,349 1970-1992 9 31 421 Sourav Ganguly India 15,622 1989-2012 542 Sanath Jayasuriya Sri Lanka 16,128 1989-2011 Source: ESPN Cricinfo Last updated: 16 November 2023
Most half centuries in a career
Most 50+ scores in career
Highest individual scores
Highest average Qualification: Minimum 50 innings
Rank Average Player Nationality Innings Runs Not Outs 100s 50s Span 1 59.72 Ruturaj Gaikwad † India 74 4,121 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 57.66 Prithvi Shaw † India 57 3,056 4 10 11 2017–2023 5 57.53 Cheteshwar Pujara † 122 5,638 24 16 33 2006–2023 6 57.48 Virat Kohli † 313 15,290 47 54 80 2006–2023 7 55.06 Babar Azam † Pakistan 177 8,645 20 29 50 2010-2023 8 53.89 Shan Masood † 110 5,012 17 14 31 2008–2023 9 53.52 Khurram Manzoor † 165 7,922 17 27 37 2002–2022 10 53.47 AB de Villiers South Africa 252 11,123 44 29 63 2003–2018 Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 20 November 2023
Fastest 100
Most runs in an over
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
Most five wickets in an innings
Best career bowling average 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 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 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
Most dismissals in a career
Most catches in a career
Most stumpings in a career
Highest team scores
Lowest team scores Only completed innings are listed:
Largest successful run chases 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[ 2] [ 3]
References ^ "Most runs off an over in List-A cricket". Cricinfo . ESPN. ^ Mark Doig (25 June 2013). "Record breaking effort in Kent's victory over Sussex". News Shopper . Newsquest Media Group. Retrieved 2 June 2020 . ^ Steve Wolfe (19 June 2013). "Spitfires make history securing win". Kent Sports News . Retrieved 3 June 2020 .
External links Cricket Archive (subscription required) Records for List A matches ESPNcricinfo