#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
51	Marizanne Kapp	Cricket	🇿🇦 South Africa	2009–—	88.8
52	Ian Botham	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1977–1992	88.8
53	Bobby Abel	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1881–1904	88.8
54	Ricky Ponting	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1992–2013	88.7
55	Meg Lanning	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	2010–2023	88.7
56	Graham Gooch	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1973–1997	88.7
57	Alex Blackwell	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	2003–2018	88.7
58	Alyssa Healy	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	2007–—	88.6
59	Aravinda de Silva	Cricket	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1984–2003	88.5
60	Greg Chappell	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1970–1984	88.5
61	Inzamam-ul-Haq	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1991–2007	88.4
62	Shaun Pollock	Cricket	🇿🇦 South Africa	1995–2008	88.4
63	Harbhajan Singh	Cricket	🇮🇳 India	1998–2021	88.4
64	Kevin Pietersen	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2001–2018	88.4
65	Enid Bakewell	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1966–1982	88.4
66	Beth Mooney	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	2016–—	88.4
67	Heather Knight	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2010–—	88.4
68	Hanif Mohammad	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1952–1969	88.4
69	Denis Compton	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1937–1957	88.4
70	Hashim Amla	Cricket	🇿🇦 South Africa	2004–2019	88.4
71	Mahela Jayawardene	Cricket	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1995–2015	88.3
72	Suzie Bates	Cricket	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2006–—	88.3
73	Lisa Sthalekar	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	2001–2013	88.3
74	Ellyse Perry	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	2007–—	88.2
75	Lasith Malinga	Cricket	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2004–2021	88.1
76	Ross Taylor	Cricket	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2006–2022	88.1
77	Johnny Briggs	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	1879–1900	88.1
78	Courtney Walsh	Cricket	🇯🇲 Jamaica	1981–2001	88
79	Trent Boult	Cricket	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2011–—	88
80	Deandra Dottin	Cricket	🏴 West Indies	2008–—	88
81	Anya Shrubsole	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2008–2022	88
82	Shabnim Ismail	Cricket	🇿🇦 South Africa	2007–2023	88
83	Michael Clarke	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	2003–2015	88
84	Zaheer Abbas	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1969–1985	88
85	Imran Khan	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1971–1992	87.9
86	MS Dhoni	Cricket	🇮🇳 India	2004–2020	87.9
87	Mohammad Yousuf	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1998–2010	87.9
88	Arjuna Ranatunga	Cricket	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1982–2000	87.9
89	Colin Cowdrey	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1954–1975	87.9
90	Jeff Dujon	Cricket	🇯🇲 West Indies	1974–1993	87.9
91	Tim Southee	Cricket	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2008–2024	87.8
92	Belinda Clark	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1991–2005	87.6
93	Hayley Matthews	Cricket	🏴 West Indies	2014–—	87.6
94	Michael Holding	Cricket	🇯🇲 Jamaica	1972–1989	87.5
95	Yuvraj Singh	Cricket	🇮🇳 India	2000–2019	87.5
96	Chamari Athapaththu	Cricket	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2009–—	87.5
97	Wasim Akram	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1984–2003	87.4
98	David Gower	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1975–1993	87.4
99	Glenn McGrath	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1992–2007	87.3
100	Sunil Gavaskar	Cricket	🇮🇳 India	1971–1987	87.3

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