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The Greatest Cricket Games

The best Cricket games, ranked by Game Score, with a clip where one exists.

Data as of · Top 50 games by Game Score · Cricket ratings model

Ranked by Game Score

Tests, ODIs and T20Is ranked by a Game Score of closeness, stakes and strength, on one scale.

How this is measured
Strength comes from the recomputed rankings, with all three formats on one scale under "All formats." A ★ marks the curated all-time classics. Methodology.
Featured games
2019 World Cup Final#1
ODI
New Zealand tie England
Tied, then the super over tied; decided on boundary count.
Highlights
2005 Ashes, Edgbaston#2
TEST
England beat Australia by 2 runs
The closest Ashes Test of all time.
Highlights
2007 T20 World Cup Final#3
T20I
India beat Pakistan by 5 runs
India's first ICC title in 24 years; lit the T20 fuse.
Highlights
ODI
#1
New ZealandvEngland
14 Jul 2019 · Match tied (England won on boundary count) · Cricket World Cup · Final · London
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TEST
#2
EnglandvAustralia
4–7 Aug 2005 · England won by 2 runs · Australia tour of England and Scotland - 2005 (2005) · Birmingham
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T20I
#3
IndiavPakistan
24 Sep 2007 · India won by 5 runs · T20 World Cup · Final · Johannesburg
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T20I
#4
West IndiesvEngland
3 Apr 2016 · West Indies won by 4 wickets · T20 World Cup · Final · Kolkata
TEST
#5
IndiavAustralia
11–15 Mar 2001 · India won by 171 runs · Australia tour of India - 2001 (2000/01) · Kolkata
T20I
#6
IndiavSouth Africa
29 Jun 2024 · India won by 7 runs · T20 World Cup · Final · Bridgetown
ODI
#7
AustraliavSouth Africa
17 Jun 1999 · Match tied · Cricket World Cup · Group/League stage · Birmingham
ODI
#8
South AfricavAustralia
12 Mar 2006 · South Africa won by 1 wicket (with 1 ball remaining) · Australia tour of South Africa - 2006 (2005/06) · Johannesburg
TEST
#9
West IndiesvAustralia
9–14 Dec 1960 · Match tied · West Indies tour of Australia - 1960 (1960/61) · Brisbane
T20I
#10
IndiavPakistan
23 Oct 2022 · India won by 4 wickets · T20 World Cup · Group/League stage · Melbourne
TEST
#11
EnglandvAustralia
22–25 Aug 2019 · England won by 1 wicket · ICC World Test Championship - 2019 (2019-2021) · WTC 2019-21 league · Leeds
TEST
#12
IndiavAustralia
15–19 Jan 2021 · India won by 3 wickets · India in Australia - 2020 (2020/21) · WTC 2019-21 league · Brisbane
T20I
#13
IndiavEngland
5 Mar 2026 · India won by 7 runs · T20 World Cup · Semi-final · Mumbai
TEST
#14
EnglandvAustralia
16–21 Jul 1981 · England won by 18 runs · Australia tour of England - 1981 (1981) · Leeds
T20I
#15
South AfricavNew Zealand
24 Mar 2014 · South Africa won by 2 runs · T20 World Cup · Group/League stage · Chittagong
ODI
#16
IndiavEngland
23 Jun 2013 · India won by 5 runs · Champions Trophy · Final · Birmingham
ODI
#17
IndiavSri Lanka
2 Apr 2011 · India won by 6 wickets (with 10 balls remaining) · Cricket World Cup · Final · Mumbai
T20I
#18
New ZealandvPakistan
8 May 2010 · New Zealand won by 1 runs · T20 World Cup · Group/League stage · Barbados
T20I
#19
South AfricavEngland
29 Mar 2014 · South Africa won by 3 runs · T20 World Cup · Group/League stage · Chittagong
T20I
#20
EnglandvPakistan
24 Feb 2026 · England won by 2 wickets · T20 World Cup · Group/League stage · Kandy
T20I
#21
EnglandvSouth Africa
18 Mar 2016 · England won by 2 wickets · T20 World Cup · Super 10 · Mumbai
T20I
#22
Sri LankavSouth Africa
22 Mar 2014 · Sri Lanka won by 5 runs · T20 World Cup · Group/League stage · Chittagong
ODI
#23
AustraliavEngland
8 Nov 1987 · Australia won by 7 runs · Cricket World Cup · Final · Kolkata
T20I
#24
IndiavSouth Africa
2 Oct 2012 · India won by 1 runs · T20 World Cup · Group/League stage · Colombo
ODI
#25
PakistanvWest Indies
16 Oct 1987 · Pakistan won by 1 wicket (with 0 balls remaining) · Cricket World Cup · Group/League stage · Lahore
T20I
#26
EnglandvAustralia
12 Jan 2011 · England won by 1 wickets · England in Australia T20I Series · Adelaide
T20I
#27
IndiavPakistan
9 Jun 2024 · India won by 6 runs · T20 World Cup · Group/League stage · New York
T20I
#28
AustraliavPakistan
14 May 2010 · Australia won by 3 wickets · T20 World Cup · Semi-final · St Lucia
T20I
#29
EnglandvNepal
8 Feb 2026 · England won by 4 runs · T20 World Cup · Group/League stage · Mumbai
T20I
#30
South AfricavEngland
21 Jun 2024 · South Africa won by 7 runs · T20 World Cup · Group/League stage · Gros Islet
ODI
#31
South AfricavSri Lanka
28 Mar 2007 · South Africa won by 1 wicket (with 10 balls remaining) · Cricket World Cup · Super 8s · Providence
T20I
#32
AfghanistanvBangladesh
24 Jun 2024 · Afghanistan won by 8 runs (DLS method) · T20 World Cup · Super 8s · Kingstown
T20I
#33
South AfricavBangladesh
10 Jun 2024 · South Africa won by 4 runs · T20 World Cup · Group/League stage · New York
T20I
#34
AfghanistanvSouth Africa
11 Feb 2026 · Match tied; South Africa won the second Super Over (first double Super Over in T20 World Cup history) · T20 World Cup · Group D · Ahmedabad
T20I
#35
New ZealandvAustralia
18 Mar 2016 · New Zealand won by 8 runs · T20 World Cup · Super 10 · Dharamsala
T20I
#36
Sri LankavAustralia
28 Jan 2013 · Sri Lanka won by 2 runs (D/L method) · Sri Lanka in Australia T20I Series · Melbourne
T20I
#37
PakistanvSouth Africa
28 Sep 2012 · Pakistan won by 2 wickets · T20 World Cup · Group/League stage · Colombo
T20I
#38
EnglandvPakistan
13 Nov 2022 · England won by 5 wickets · T20 World Cup · Final · Melbourne
T20I
#39
PakistanvSri Lanka
28 Feb 2026 · Pakistan won by 5 runs · T20 World Cup · Group/League stage · Kandy
T20I
#40
New ZealandvSouth Africa
26 Jul 2025 · New Zealand won by 3 runs · Zimbabwe Twenty20 Tri-Series · Harare
T20I
#41
South AfricavWest Indies
23 Jun 2024 · South Africa won by 3 wickets (D/L method) · T20 World Cup · Group/League stage · North Sound
T20I
#42
South AfricavNew Zealand
22 Feb 2012 · South Africa won by 3 runs · South Africa in New Zealand T20I Series · Auckland
T20I
#43
Sri LankavNew Zealand
27 Sep 2012 · Match tied · T20 World Cup · Group/League stage · Pallekele
T20I
#44
South AfricavNepal
14 Jun 2024 · South Africa won by 1 runs · T20 World Cup · Group/League stage · Kingstown
T20I
#45
PakistanvWest Indies
30 Mar 2017 · Pakistan won by 3 runs · Pakistan in West Indies T20I Series · Trinidad
T20I
#46
AustraliavEngland
14 Jan 2011 · Australia won by 4 runs · England in Australia T20I Series · Melbourne
T20I
#47
South AfricavPakistan
20 Nov 2013 · South Africa won by 4 runs (D/L method) · Pakistan in South Africa T20I Series · Johannesburg
T20I
#48
West IndiesvSouth Africa
25 Mar 2016 · West Indies won by 3 wickets · T20 World Cup · Super 10 · Nagpur
ODI
#49
EnglandvWest Indies
9 Oct 1987 · England won by 2 wickets (with 3 balls remaining) · Cricket World Cup · Group/League stage · Gujranwala
T20I
#50
South AfricavEngland
6 Nov 2021 · South Africa won by 10 runs · T20 World Cup · Group/League stage · Sharjah

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Where these numbers come from

Game Score is computed from the recomputed cricket team rankings, with all three formats on one scale, and emitted to the sport's data files at build time. Scores are calibrated per sport, so a 3.6 in baseball is not a 3.6 in basketball. A cross-sport scale is a future build, not a claim this page makes.