Bowling Most Wickets Career

Cricket Records in 2000s in Test matches

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5
SK Warne (AUS)	2001-2007	18	36	4924	820.4	150	2422	108	7/165	22.42	2.95	45.59	10	7
M Muralidaran (SL)	2001-2007	14	26	5564	927.2	292	1854	91	8/70	20.37	1.99	61.14	7	6
GD McGrath (AUS)	2001-2007	17	34	4199	699.5	196	1864	91	7/76	20.48	2.66	46.14	4	7
M Ntini (SA)	2003-2009	16	30	3767	627.5	123	2195	64	5/75	34.29	3.49	58.85	3	3
A Kumble (IND)	2001-2007	12	23	4106	684.2	159	1895	63	7/115	30.07	2.76	65.17	3	3
B Lee (AUS)	2001-2007	18	36	3921	653.3	101	2518	62	4/47	40.61	3.85	63.24	3	0
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	2001-2007	15	28	3386	564.2	118	1537	49	6/73	31.36	2.72	69.10	3	1
SM Pollock (SA)	2000-2005	11	21	2761	460.1	163	1054	43	6/39	24.51	2.29	64.20	2	1
JN Gillespie (AUS)	2001-2005	13	26	2537	422.5	101	1444	42	5/53	34.38	3.41	60.40	2	1
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	2001-2008	11	21	3124	520.4	97	1393	41	5/51	33.97	2.67	76.19	1	3
FH Edwards (WI)	2004-2009	15	27	2455	409.1	39	1672	38	6/92	44.00	4.08	64.60	1	2
Z Khan (IND)	2002-2008	9	17	2132	355.2	92	1017	37	5/75	27.48	2.86	57.62	2	1
CA Walsh (WI)	2000-2000	5	9	1322	220.2	92	436	34	6/74	12.82	1.97	38.88	4	2
JH Kallis (SA)	2000-2009	16	26	2189	364.5	75	1132	31	6/54	36.51	3.10	70.61	0	1
SR Clark (AUS)	2006-2009	7	14	1448	241.2	65	619	30	4/72	20.63	2.56	48.26	1	0
DL Vettori (NZ)	2002-2008	11	18	2552	425.2	73	1191	28	5/66	42.53	2.80	91.14	1	2
Danish Kaneria (PAK)	2000-2006	9	17	2683	447.1	78	1264	28	4/52	45.14	2.82	95.82	2	0
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	2001-2007	11	19	1833	305.3	82	612	25	4/24	24.48	2.00	73.32	3	0
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	2000-2001	4	8	1684	280.4	79	585	24	8/164	24.37	2.08	70.16	1	1
CS Martin (NZ)	2002-2008	10	17	1893	315.3	71	1031	23	3/33	44.82	3.26	82.30	0	0
BW Hilfenhaus (AUS)	2009-2009	5	9	1085	180.5	40	604	22	4/60	27.45	3.34	49.31	3	0
DJ Bravo (WI)	2004-2007	8	13	1417	236.1	44	831	22	6/55	37.77	3.51	64.40	1	1
PT Collins (WI)	2004-2004	6	12	1068	178.0	28	629	21	4/71	29.95	3.53	50.85	3	0
M Morkel (SA)	2008-2009	6	10	1262	210.2	28	686	21	4/52	32.66	3.26	60.09	3	0
CH Gayle (WI)	2000-2009	20	26	1719	286.3	53	817	21	5/34	38.90	2.85	81.85	0	1
PM Siddle (AUS)	2009-2009	5	9	970	161.4	24	616	20	5/21	30.80	3.81	48.50	1	1
MG Johnson (AUS)	2009-2009	5	9	973	162.1	15	651	20	5/69	32.55	4.01	48.65	0	1
CD Collymore (WI)	2004-2007	11	18	2124	354.0	76	1049	20	3/58	52.45	2.96	106.20	0	0
AJ Hall (SA)	2003-2005	6	11	1182	197.0	36	606	19	3/18	31.89	3.07	62.21	0	0
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	2001-2005	4	7	826	137.4	22	482	18	5/71	26.77	3.50	45.88	0	1
S Sreesanth (IND)	2006-2007	5	10	1121	186.5	45	569	18	4/70	31.61	3.04	62.27	2	0
Umar Gul (PAK)	2006-2006	4	7	950	158.2	21	614	18	5/123	34.11	3.87	52.77	1	1
DW Steyn (SA)	2004-2009	6	10	1295	215.5	39	800	18	4/76	44.44	3.70	71.94	1	0
CEL Ambrose (WI)	2000-2000	5	9	1087	181.1	63	317	17	4/30	18.64	1.74	63.94	3	0
JE Taylor (WI)	2007-2009	9	15	1364	227.2	37	850	17	5/11	50.00	3.73	80.23	0	1
HH Streak (ZIM)	2000-2003	4	5	936	156.0	47	345	16	6/87	21.56	2.21	58.50	1	1
KD Mills (NZ)	2004-2008	6	9	970	161.4	33	444	16	4/16	27.75	2.74	60.62	1	0
PL Harris (SA)	2008-2009	6	9	1327	221.1	51	658	16	5/123	41.12	2.97	82.93	0	1
SJ Benn (WI)	2009-2009	6	8	1396	232.4	41	709	16	4/31	44.31	3.04	87.25	2	0
CL Cairns (NZ)	2002-2004	4	7	699	116.3	19	445	15	5/79	29.66	3.81	46.60	1	1
Mohammad Sami (PAK)	2005-2006	6	11	1161	193.3	27	738	15	3/100	49.20	3.81	77.40	0	0
DBL Powell (WI)	2007-2009	8	12	1380	230.0	35	853	15	3/89	56.86	3.70	92.00	0	0
Abdul Razzaq (PAK)	2000-2006	7	12	1133	188.5	29	596	14	3/61	42.57	3.15	80.92	0	0
TL Best (WI)	2004-2004	5	10	720	120.0	16	419	13	3/37	32.23	3.49	55.38	0	0
JDP Oram (NZ)	2004-2008	8	12	1263	210.3	60	452	13	3/44	34.76	2.14	97.15	0	0
RP Singh (IND)	2007-2007	3	6	555	92.3	20	347	12	5/59	28.91	3.75	46.25	0	1
DR Tuffey (NZ)	2002-2004	3	6	607	101.1	23	362	12	6/54	30.16	3.57	50.58	0	1
Waqar Younis (PAK)	2000-2001	3	5	679	113.1	16	364	12	4/88	30.33	3.21	56.58	1	0
Mashrafe Mortaza (BAN)	2003-2005	4	6	702	117.0	29	368	12	4/60	30.66	3.14	58.50	1	0
CJ Drum (NZ)	2002-2002	3	6	674	112.2	25	426	12	3/36	35.50	3.79	56.16	0	0
SCG MacGill (AUS)	2002-2003	2	4	1014	169.0	36	486	12	5/152	40.50	2.87	84.50	0	1
CRD Fernando (SL)	2001-2007	6	12	788	131.2	15	508	12	3/27	42.33	3.86	65.66	0	0
Shahid Afridi (PAK)	2000-2006	6	11	937	156.1	19	451	11	4/95	41.00	2.88	85.18	1	0
Mohammad Rafique (BAN)	2003-2005	4	6	1043	173.5	30	567	11	3/84	51.54	3.26	94.81	0	0
RO Hinds (WI)	2004-2009	7	11	1089	181.3	28	580	11	2/45	52.72	3.19	99.00	0	0
MM Patel (IND)	2006-2006	2	4	480	80.0	16	217	10	4/25	21.70	2.71	48.00	1	0
A Nel (SA)	2005-2008	3	6	614	102.2	27	308	10	6/81	30.80	3.00	61.40	0	1
NM Hauritz (AUS)	2009-2009	3	5	620	103.2	17	321	10	3/63	32.10	3.10	62.00	0	0
AJ Bichel (AUS)	2002-2003	3	5	567	94.3	14	351	10	3/86	35.10	3.71	56.70	0	0
SL Malinga (SL)	2006-2007	5	10	880	146.4	20	491	10	3/78	49.10	3.34	88.00	0	0
IG Butler (NZ)	2002-2002	2	4	381	63.3	6	288	9	4/60	32.00	4.53	42.33	1	0
GJ Whittall (ZIM)	2000-2000	2	3	204	34.0	10	88	8	3/14	11.00	2.58	25.50	0	0
DJG Sammy (WI)	2007-2007	1	2	231	38.3	9	98	8	7/66	12.25	2.54	28.87	0	1
IE O'Brien (NZ)	2008-2008	2	3	396	66.0	15	185	8	4/74	23.12	2.80	49.50	1	0
RD King (WI)	2000-2000	4	7	403	67.1	16	244	8	3/28	30.50	3.63	50.37	0	0
JS Patel (NZ)	2008-2008	2	4	617	102.5	23	287	8	3/107	35.87	2.79	77.12	0	0
IK Pathan (IND)	2006-2006	3	6	606	101.0	23	315	8	3/92	39.37	3.11	75.75	0	0
PR Adams (SA)	2000-2003	5	7	661	110.1	24	318	8	3/42	39.75	2.88	82.62	0	0
JJC Lawson (WI)	2004-2004	2	3	408	68.0	10	320	8	4/94	40.00	4.70	51.00	1	0
AB Agarkar (IND)	2002-2002	4	7	711	118.3	20	488	8	2/59	61.00	4.11	88.87	0	0
Naved-ul-Hasan (PAK)	2005-2005	2	4	408	68.0	11	224	7	3/30	32.00	3.29	58.28	0	0
NAM McLean (WI)	2000-2000	2	3	438	73.0	16	233	7	3/60	33.28	3.19	62.57	0	0
Wasim Akram (PAK)	2000-2001	4	7	876	146.0	40	370	7	2/59	52.85	2.53	125.14	0	0
HDPK Dharmasena (SL)	2001-2003	4	8	960	160.0	35	399	7	1/21	57.00	2.49	137.14	0	0
AA Donald (SA)	2000-2000	1	2	220	36.4	15	82	6	5/47	13.66	2.23	36.66	0	1
AR Adams (NZ)	2002-2002	1	2	190	31.4	5	105	6	3/44	17.50	3.31	31.66	0	0
MR Gillespie (NZ)	2008-2008	1	2	210	35.0	3	142	6	4/79	23.66	4.05	35.00	1	0
I Sharma (IND)	2008-2008	2	4	357	59.3	6	151	6	3/57	25.16	2.53	59.50	0	0
JEC Franklin (NZ)	2004-2004	1	2	259	43.1	6	163	6	4/104	27.16	3.77	43.16	1	0
Shahid Nazir (PAK)	2006-2006	2	4	366	61.0	13	203	6	3/32	33.83	3.32	61.00	0	0
J Srinath (IND)	2001-2001	2	4	426	71.0	18	221	6	4/73	36.83	3.11	71.00	1	0
SB Styris (NZ)	2004-2004	3	5	417	69.3	12	224	6	3/88	37.33	3.22	69.50	0	0
A Mishra (IND)	2008-2008	2	4	498	83.0	8	256	6	3/99	42.66	3.08	83.00	0	0
DNT Zoysa (SL)	2001-2002	3	5	534	89.0	14	310	6	3/93	51.66	3.48	89.00	0	0
N Boje (SA)	2004-2005	4	8	822	137.0	31	430	6	4/71	71.66	3.13	137.00	1	0
Shabbir Ahmed (PAK)	2005-2005	1	2	196	32.4	7	79	5	4/54	15.80	2.41	39.20	1	0
L Klusener (SA)	2000-2000	2	3	222	37.0	13	88	5	2/8	17.60	2.37	44.40	0	0
CK Langeveldt (SA)	2005-2005	1	2	198	33.0	7	96	5	5/46	19.20	2.90	39.60	0	1
ML Nkala (ZIM)	2000-2000	1	2	252	42.0	11	104	5	3/82	20.80	2.47	50.40	0	0
F de Wet (SA)	2009-2009	1	2	258	43.0	11	127	5	4/55	25.40	2.95	51.60	1	0
Mohammad Asif (PAK)	2006-2006	1	2	216	36.0	7	135	5	4/56	27.00	3.75	43.20	1	0
PDRL Perera (SL)	2002-2002	1	2	246	41.0	4	138	5	3/48	27.60	3.36	49.20	0	0
AM Blignaut (ZIM)	2003-2003	2	2	295	49.1	8	191	5	3/96	38.20	3.88	59.00	0	0
TG Southee (NZ)	2008-2008	2	3	379	63.1	15	198	5	5/55	39.60	3.13	75.80	0	1
SW Tait (AUS)	2005-2005	2	4	288	48.0	5	210	5	3/97	42.00	4.37	57.60	0	0
D Pretorius (SA)	2003-2003	3	6	420	70.0	12	298	5	4/115	59.60	4.25	84.00	1	0
LS Baker (WI)	2009-2009	3	4	510	85.0	13	310	5	2/39	62.00	3.64	102.00	0	0
A Nehra (IND)	2002-2002	2	3	456	76.0	8	319	5	2/80	63.80	4.19	91.20	0	0
UWMBCA Welegedara (SL)	2007-2007	1	2	132	22.0	2	76	4	2/17	19.00	3.45	33.00	0	0
Azhar Mahmood (PAK)	2001-2001	2	2	204	34.0	12	85	4	4/50	21.25	2.50	51.00	1	0

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

South Africa v England at Durban, 2nd Test, Dec 26-30, 2009 [Test # 1944]

Australia v Pakistan at Melbourne, 1st Test, Dec 26-30, 2009 [Test # 1943]

South Africa v England at Centurion, 1st Test, Dec 16-20, 2009 [Test # 1942]