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
M Muralidaran (SL)	2000-2006	10	18	4024	670.4	144	1555	72	7/84	21.59	2.31	55.88	2	8
SK Warne (AUS)	2001-2006	12	24	3811	635.1	137	1800	66	6/86	27.27	2.83	57.74	3	3
B Lee (AUS)	2001-2008	14	28	3122	520.2	104	1732	50	5/69	34.64	3.32	62.44	1	2
A Kumble (IND)	2000-2008	11	20	3494	582.2	119	1433	45	6/131	31.84	2.46	77.64	2	2
CS Martin (NZ)	2000-2007	10	17	2026	337.4	77	1082	44	6/76	24.59	3.20	46.04	1	4
A Flintoff (ENG)	2000-2008	14	25	3062	510.2	117	1510	42	4/44	35.95	2.95	72.90	3	0
JM Anderson (ENG)	2003-2009	12	22	2751	458.3	87	1532	40	5/102	38.30	3.34	68.77	1	1
Danish Kaneria (PAK)	2003-2007	7	14	2703	450.3	93	1096	36	5/46	30.44	2.43	75.08	2	1
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	2001-2008	6	11	2034	339.0	57	971	35	7/87	27.74	2.86	58.11	2	2
GD McGrath (AUS)	2001-2006	9	18	2295	382.3	128	902	34	5/21	26.52	2.35	67.50	0	1
MG Johnson (AUS)	2008-2009	6	11	1792	298.4	57	840	33	8/61	25.45	2.81	54.30	3	1
MJ Hoggard (ENG)	2004-2005	5	10	1203	200.3	37	663	26	7/61	25.50	3.30	46.26	0	2
CA Walsh (WI)	2001-2001	5	10	1582	263.4	87	492	25	6/61	19.68	1.86	63.28	1	1
PM Siddle (AUS)	2008-2009	6	11	1609	268.1	86	626	25	5/59	25.04	2.33	64.36	1	1
M Dillon (WI)	2001-2004	8	15	1680	280.0	48	871	24	4/32	36.29	3.11	70.00	2	0
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	2000-2006	10	18	1887	314.3	81	808	23	6/29	35.13	2.56	82.04	1	1
S Sreesanth (IND)	2006-2008	6	11	1176	196.0	42	669	22	5/40	30.40	3.41	53.45	2	1
SJ Harmison (ENG)	2003-2008	10	19	2179	363.1	66	1205	22	4/33	54.77	3.31	99.04	1	0
Mohammad Asif (PAK)	2007-2007	5	10	1175	195.5	51	545	21	5/76	25.95	2.78	55.95	0	2
CRD Fernando (SL)	2000-2006	6	9	1086	181.0	17	710	21	5/98	33.80	3.92	51.71	2	1
SR Clark (AUS)	2006-2006	3	6	708	118.0	32	317	20	5/55	15.85	2.68	35.40	2	1
D Ramnarine (WI)	2001-2001	5	10	1743	290.3	93	617	20	5/78	30.85	2.12	87.15	0	1
AF Giles (ENG)	2003-2005	9	15	1691	281.5	33	951	18	3/105	52.83	3.37	93.94	0	0
J Srinath (IND)	2000-2001	4	7	828	138.0	32	381	17	6/76	22.41	2.76	48.70	0	2
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2008-2009	5	10	1166	194.2	41	611	17	4/43	35.94	3.14	68.58	1	0
Z Khan (IND)	2001-2007	6	12	1287	214.3	48	673	16	4/62	42.06	3.13	80.43	1	0
DBL Powell (WI)	2005-2008	7	12	1500	250.0	40	888	16	3/58	55.50	3.55	93.75	0	0
JEC Franklin (NZ)	2006-2006	3	5	549	91.3	12	384	15	4/75	25.60	4.19	36.60	1	0
SP Jones (ENG)	2004-2005	4	8	739	123.1	21	400	15	4/39	26.66	3.24	49.26	2	0
Shahadat Hossain (BAN)	2008-2008	4	5	641	106.5	12	418	15	6/27	27.86	3.91	42.73	0	1
GP Swann (ENG)	2009-2009	2	4	770	128.2	19	365	14	5/54	26.07	2.84	55.00	1	2
DJ Bravo (WI)	2005-2008	6	9	1063	177.1	31	522	14	4/24	37.28	2.94	75.92	2	0
RJ Kirtley (ENG)	2003-2003	2	4	593	98.5	32	259	13	6/34	19.92	2.62	45.61	0	1
SCG MacGill (AUS)	2002-2006	3	6	788	131.2	35	378	13	4/123	29.07	2.87	60.61	1	0
MS Panesar (ENG)	2008-2008	4	7	1051	175.1	33	412	13	4/74	31.69	2.35	80.84	1	0
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	2000-2006	11	14	1045	174.1	40	444	13	5/34	34.15	2.54	80.38	0	1
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)	2008-2008	4	5	648	108.0	17	351	12	6/99	29.25	3.25	54.00	0	2
Mohammad Rafique (BAN)	2002-2008	4	5	944	157.2	26	403	12	6/77	33.58	2.56	78.66	0	1
Abdur Rehman (PAK)	2007-2007	2	4	750	125.0	21	352	11	4/105	32.00	2.81	68.18	2	0
JDP Oram (NZ)	2004-2007	7	13	1219	203.1	61	459	11	2/44	41.72	2.25	110.81	0	0
DL Vettori (NZ)	2004-2007	8	13	1911	318.3	49	901	11	4/158	81.90	2.82	173.72	1	0
FH Edwards (WI)	2003-2008	8	12	1340	223.2	19	994	11	3/37	90.36	4.45	121.81	0	0
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	2003-2007	2	3	237	39.3	5	134	10	4/36	13.40	3.39	23.70	2	0
MP Bicknell (ENG)	2003-2003	2	4	558	93.0	22	280	10	4/84	28.00	3.01	55.80	1	0
WW Hinds (WI)	2001-2005	11	13	655	109.1	25	356	10	3/79	35.60	3.26	65.50	0	0
JN Gillespie (AUS)	2001-2002	4	8	756	126.0	39	367	10	3/52	36.70	2.91	75.60	0	0
UDU Chandana (SL)	2000-2004	5	10	787	131.1	13	437	10	2/21	43.70	3.33	78.70	0	0
JE Taylor (WI)	2007-2008	3	5	498	83.0	14	286	9	3/46	31.77	3.44	55.33	0	0
CL Cairns (NZ)	2004-2004	3	6	566	94.2	16	296	9	4/60	32.88	3.13	62.88	1	0
AB McDonald (AUS)	2009-2009	4	7	732	122.0	40	300	9	3/25	33.33	2.45	81.33	0	0
Mohammad Sami (PAK)	2002-2007	5	9	819	136.3	16	550	9	3/92	61.11	4.02	91.00	0	0
KD Mills (NZ)	2006-2006	2	4	348	58.0	15	179	8	4/43	22.37	3.08	43.50	1	0
V Sehwag (IND)	2001-2008	10	8	411	68.3	8	190	8	3/12	23.75	2.77	51.37	0	0
SB O'Connor (NZ)	2000-2000	3	5	520	86.4	21	244	8	3/87	30.50	2.81	65.00	0	0
M Kartik (IND)	2000-2004	3	5	858	143.0	40	294	8	3/123	36.75	2.05	107.25	0	0
CH Gayle (WI)	2001-2008	13	9	809	134.5	38	334	8	4/50	41.75	2.47	101.12	1	0
SL Malinga (SL)	2004-2006	3	6	494	82.2	9	364	8	3/54	45.50	4.42	61.75	0	0
A Symonds (AUS)	2005-2008	8	11	636	106.0	23	269	7	3/50	38.42	2.53	90.85	0	0
MS Kasprowicz (AUS)	2006-2006	3	6	464	77.2	6	292	7	2/44	41.71	3.77	66.28	0	0
A Sanford (WI)	2003-2004	2	3	500	83.2	9	340	7	4/132	48.57	4.08	71.42	1	0
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	2002-2003	2	3	546	91.0	9	364	7	4/119	52.00	4.00	78.00	1	0
BW Hilfenhaus (AUS)	2009-2009	3	5	750	125.0	26	366	7	2/68	52.28	2.92	107.14	0	0
CEW Silverwood (ENG)	2000-2000	2	2	234	39.0	7	136	6	5/91	22.66	3.48	39.00	0	1
Shabbir Ahmed (PAK)	2003-2003	1	2	363	60.3	18	144	6	4/74	24.00	2.38	60.50	1	0
PT Collins (WI)	2005-2005	2	4	450	75.0	20	188	6	3/39	31.33	2.50	75.00	0	0
AG Cremer (ZIM)	2005-2005	2	2	215	35.5	4	192	6	3/86	32.00	5.35	35.83	0	0
RJ Sidebottom (ENG)	2008-2008	2	4	504	84.0	22	194	6	3/81	32.33	2.30	84.00	0	0
NAM McLean (WI)	2001-2001	2	4	401	66.5	6	236	6	3/60	39.33	3.53	66.83	0	0
Umar Gul (PAK)	2007-2007	2	4	471	78.3	14	246	6	3/103	41.00	3.13	78.50	0	0
RD King (WI)	2005-2005	3	5	647	107.5	20	260	6	3/48	43.33	2.41	107.83	0	0
TJ Friend (ZIM)	2001-2001	2	3	386	64.2	11	278	6	3/87	46.33	4.32	64.33	0	0
DNT Zoysa (SL)	2000-2001	5	8	558	93.0	22	295	6	4/76	49.16	3.17	93.00	1	0
RR Sarwan (WI)	2001-2005	11	10	492	82.0	3	299	6	2/55	49.83	3.64	82.00	0	0
SM Katich (AUS)	2008-2009	6	2	86	14.2	2	54	5	3/45	10.80	3.76	17.20	0	0
I Sharma (IND)	2008-2008	1	2	135	22.3	3	73	5	3/55	14.60	3.24	27.00	0	0
NC McGarrell (WI)	2001-2001	1	2	348	58.0	22	113	5	4/72	22.60	1.94	69.60	1	0
SE Bond (NZ)	2007-2007	1	2	198	33.0	2	133	5	4/73	26.60	4.03	39.60	1	0
Kabir Ali (ENG)	2003-2003	1	2	216	36.0	5	136	5	3/80	27.20	3.77	43.20	0	0
MR Gillespie (NZ)	2007-2007	1	1	180	30.0	7	136	5	5/136	27.20	4.53	36.00	0	1
Abdul Razzaq (PAK)	2002-2003	2	3	354	59.0	10	195	5	3/70	39.00	3.30	70.80	0	0
SR Tendulkar (IND)	2000-2008	10	11	367	61.1	7	201	5	3/10	40.20	3.28	73.40	0	0
G Onions (ENG)	2009-2009	2	4	438	73.0	15	210	5	3/86	42.00	2.87	87.60	0	0
HDPK Dharmasena (SL)	2000-2000	2	4	426	71.0	11	212	5	3/58	42.40	2.98	85.20	0	0
Shoaib Malik (PAK)	2003-2007	4	6	450	75.0	11	234	5	4/42	46.80	3.12	90.00	1	0
NM Hauritz (AUS)	2008-2009	2	4	606	101.0	27	254	5	3/98	50.80	2.51	121.20	0	0
CL Hooper (WI)	2001-2001	5	9	948	158.0	47	283	5	2/49	56.60	1.79	189.60	0	0
SB Styris (NZ)	2004-2007	8	12	612	102.0	28	312	5	2/46	62.40	3.05	122.40	0	0
DR Tuffey (NZ)	2000-2004	4	7	732	122.0	33	338	5	3/38	67.60	2.77	146.40	0	0
RW Price (ZIM)	2001-2001	2	3	746	124.2	21	392	5	5/181	78.40	3.15	149.20	0	1
D Gough (ENG)	2000-2003	4	4	660	110.0	17	395	5	2/88	79.00	3.59	132.00	0	0
VC Drakes (WI)	2003-2004	4	6	888	148.0	22	459	5	2/113	91.80	3.10	177.60	0	0
AJ Bichel (AUS)	2001-2001	1	2	192	32.0	6	96	4	3/44	24.00	3.00	48.00	0	0
KHRK Fernando (SL)	2002-2002	2	2	234	39.0	7	108	4	3/63	27.00	2.76	58.50	0	0
AR Caddick (ENG)	2000-2000	2	2	300	50.0	13	142	4	2/47	35.50	2.84	75.00	0	0
CE Cuffy (WI)	2001-2001	2	4	402	67.0	20	170	4	2/58	42.50	2.53	100.50	0	0
RP Arnold (SL)	2000-2002	8	7	381	63.3	12	181	4	3/76	45.25	2.85	95.25	0	0
Waqar Younis (PAK)	2002-2003	2	2	318	53.0	7	212	4	3/91	53.00	4.00	79.50	0	0
Talha Jubair (BAN)	2002-2002	2	2	312	52.0	8	217	4	2/108	54.25	4.17	78.00	0	0
CD Collymore (WI)	2003-2004	2	3	366	61.0	10	228	4	2/118	57.00	3.73	91.50	0	0
MF Maharoof (SL)	2004-2006	3	6	504	84.0	20	231	4	2/32	57.75	2.75	126.00	0	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]