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)	2000-2005	11	21	2883	480.3	94	1474	49	5/39	30.08	3.06	58.83	4	1
M Ntini (SA)	2000-2007	11	21	2330	388.2	100	1160	46	6/66	25.21	2.98	50.65	1	4
B Lee (AUS)	2000-2008	8	15	1662	277.0	63	928	44	5/67	21.09	3.35	37.77	3	3
GD McGrath (AUS)	2000-2005	11	21	2555	425.5	134	1063	44	6/115	24.15	2.49	58.06	4	1
M Muralidaran (SL)	2003-2009	6	12	2275	379.1	101	854	43	6/87	19.86	2.25	52.90	3	2
RJ Sidebottom (ENG)	2008-2008	6	12	1626	271.0	72	758	41	7/47	18.48	2.79	39.65	2	4
DW Steyn (SA)	2006-2007	5	10	994	165.4	28	600	36	6/49	16.66	3.62	27.61	2	4
SM Pollock (SA)	2000-2006	8	15	1701	283.3	84	727	30	4/37	24.23	2.56	56.70	4	0
Z Khan (IND)	2002-2009	7	12	1373	228.5	48	750	28	5/29	26.78	3.27	49.03	1	3
JM Anderson (ENG)	2008-2008	5	10	975	162.3	31	650	27	7/43	24.07	4.00	36.11	1	2
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	2002-2009	7	12	1834	305.4	57	736	27	6/63	27.25	2.40	67.92	1	1
MJ Hoggard (ENG)	2002-2008	7	14	1598	266.2	67	938	27	7/63	34.74	3.52	59.18	2	1
JN Gillespie (AUS)	2001-2005	8	15	1756	292.4	73	817	26	3/37	31.42	2.79	67.53	0	0
SJ Harmison (ENG)	2004-2008	4	8	1178	196.2	47	585	22	4/74	26.59	2.97	53.54	3	0
Danish Kaneria (PAK)	2002-2009	5	10	1260	210.0	37	620	22	7/168	28.18	2.95	57.27	0	2
SL Malinga (SL)	2005-2006	4	7	902	150.2	19	542	20	5/68	27.10	3.60	45.10	1	2
MS Panesar (ENG)	2008-2008	6	11	1245	207.3	51	577	20	6/37	28.85	2.78	62.25	0	2
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	2003-2006	6	11	1293	215.3	54	604	20	6/108	30.20	2.80	64.65	0	1
Mohammad Asif (PAK)	2009-2009	3	6	760	126.4	33	376	19	5/67	19.78	2.96	40.00	3	1
AR Caddick (ENG)	2002-2002	3	6	747	124.3	38	377	19	6/63	19.84	3.02	39.31	1	2
JH Kallis (SA)	2000-2007	11	16	1211	201.5	49	598	19	3/71	31.47	2.96	63.73	0	0
A Flintoff (ENG)	2002-2004	6	12	1187	197.5	44	604	19	3/49	31.78	3.05	62.47	0	0
FH Edwards (WI)	2006-2008	5	7	715	119.1	16	452	18	7/87	25.11	3.79	39.72	0	2
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	2002-2003	2	3	281	46.5	12	89	17	6/11	5.23	1.90	16.52	0	3
MS Kasprowicz (AUS)	2004-2005	5	10	986	164.2	34	535	17	4/90	31.47	3.25	58.00	1	0
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	2001-2002	4	7	1033	172.1	41	391	15	4/24	26.06	2.27	68.86	2	0
AF Giles (ENG)	2002-2004	6	10	1284	214.0	41	538	15	4/46	35.86	2.51	85.60	2	0
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2008-2008	5	10	1056	176.0	37	555	15	3/54	37.00	3.15	70.40	0	0
MG Johnson (AUS)	2008-2008	2	4	394	65.4	21	154	14	5/39	11.00	2.34	28.14	1	1
Mashrafe Mortaza (BAN)	2001-2008	6	9	786	131.0	22	430	14	4/74	30.71	3.28	56.14	1	0
Mohammad Sami (PAK)	2001-2003	4	8	1024	170.4	41	491	14	5/36	35.07	2.87	73.14	0	2
DBL Powell (WI)	2002-2008	5	8	775	129.1	32	406	13	4/83	31.23	3.14	59.61	1	0
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)	2008-2008	3	5	688	114.4	37	222	12	7/36	18.50	1.93	57.33	0	1
PA Strang (ZIM)	2000-2000	2	3	663	110.3	26	238	12	8/109	19.83	2.15	55.25	0	1
PT Collins (WI)	2002-2002	2	4	610	101.4	29	252	12	6/76	21.00	2.47	50.83	1	1
CR Miller (AUS)	2000-2000	3	6	672	112.0	29	311	12	5/55	25.91	2.77	56.00	0	1
HH Streak (ZIM)	2000-2005	5	8	934	155.4	39	462	12	4/73	38.50	2.96	77.83	1	0
Umar Gul (PAK)	2003-2009	4	8	859	143.1	29	513	12	3/41	42.75	3.58	71.58	0	0
N Boje (SA)	2000-2006	7	12	1258	209.4	41	567	12	4/65	47.25	2.70	104.83	2	0
AA Donald (SA)	2000-2000	2	4	495	82.3	21	197	11	4/69	17.90	2.38	45.00	1	0
HMRKB Herath (SL)	2005-2009	2	4	739	123.1	29	329	11	5/139	29.90	2.67	67.18	0	1
Shabbir Ahmed (PAK)	2003-2003	2	4	644	107.2	29	234	10	5/117	23.40	2.18	64.40	0	1
CH Gayle (WI)	2002-2008	7	9	697	116.1	23	249	9	4/71	27.66	2.14	77.44	1	0
Mohammad Rafique (BAN)	2004-2004	2	2	685	114.1	30	252	9	6/122	28.00	2.20	76.11	0	1
A Kumble (IND)	2003-2003	2	3	841	140.1	41	334	9	4/95	37.11	2.38	93.44	1	0
A Nel (SA)	2004-2007	5	10	942	157.0	34	500	9	2/37	55.55	3.18	104.66	0	0
T Thushara (SL)	2009-2009	2	4	417	69.3	8	233	8	4/81	29.12	3.35	52.12	1	0
I Sharma (IND)	2009-2009	3	5	566	94.2	21	334	8	4/73	41.75	3.54	70.75	1	0
Waqar Younis (PAK)	2001-2002	4	7	750	125.0	26	364	8	3/114	45.50	2.91	93.75	0	0
SR Clark (AUS)	2008-2008	2	4	372	62.0	18	167	7	4/43	23.85	2.69	53.14	1	0
IDR Bradshaw (WI)	2006-2006	3	4	481	80.1	15	269	7	3/73	38.42	3.35	68.71	0	0
Mohammad Amir (PAK)	2009-2009	3	6	570	95.0	22	306	7	2/29	43.71	3.22	81.42	0	0
CL Hooper (WI)	2002-2002	2	4	534	89.0	26	150	6	2/44	25.00	1.68	89.00	0	0
Fazl-e-Akbar (PAK)	2001-2001	2	3	398	66.2	12	198	6	3/85	33.00	2.98	66.33	0	0
NB Mahwire (ZIM)	2005-2005	2	2	307	51.1	6	236	6	3/115	39.33	4.61	51.16	0	0
JE Taylor (WI)	2006-2008	3	5	408	68.0	17	249	6	2/67	41.50	3.66	68.00	0	0
MM Patel (IND)	2009-2009	3	5	504	84.0	15	290	6	3/60	48.33	3.45	84.00	0	0
Shahadat Hossain (BAN)	2008-2008	4	7	492	82.0	5	324	6	3/83	54.00	3.95	82.00	0	0
A Nehra (IND)	2002-2002	2	4	287	47.5	11	125	5	3/34	25.00	2.61	57.40	0	0
PD Collingwood (ENG)	2008-2008	6	10	299	49.5	10	147	5	3/23	29.40	2.94	59.80	0	0
Manjural Islam (BAN)	2001-2001	2	2	282	47.0	10	165	5	3/99	33.00	3.51	56.40	0	0
Abdur Razzak (BAN)	2008-2008	2	4	582	97.0	19	224	5	3/93	44.80	2.30	116.40	0	0
A Sanford (WI)	2002-2002	2	4	495	82.3	19	270	5	2/68	54.00	3.27	99.00	0	0
L Klusener (SA)	2000-2000	3	5	243	40.3	14	86	4	3/8	21.50	2.12	60.75	0	0
NM Hauritz (AUS)	2008-2008	1	2	240	40.0	13	95	4	2/32	23.75	2.37	60.00	0	0
RAP Nissanka (SL)	2003-2003	2	4	335	55.5	19	130	4	2/41	32.50	2.32	83.75	0	0
SP Jones (ENG)	2004-2004	1	2	276	46.0	13	146	4	3/82	36.50	3.17	69.00	0	0
Mohammad Ashraful (BAN)	2001-2008	8	11	169	28.1	0	154	4	2/46	38.50	5.46	42.25	0	0
MJ Saggers (ENG)	2004-2004	2	4	378	63.0	16	185	4	2/80	46.25	2.93	94.50	0	0
KS Lokuarachchi (SL)	2003-2003	2	4	402	67.0	12	208	4	2/47	52.00	3.10	100.50	0	0
BC Strang (ZIM)	2000-2000	2	4	504	84.0	25	214	4	3/116	53.50	2.54	126.00	0	0
HDPK Dharmasena (SL)	2003-2003	2	4	498	83.0	21	225	4	3/132	56.25	2.71	124.50	0	0
AJ Hall (SA)	2006-2006	1	2	131	21.5	3	71	3	2/50	23.66	3.25	43.66	0	0
Manjural Islam Rana (BAN)	2004-2004	1	1	252	42.0	12	84	3	3/84	28.00	2.00	84.00	0	0
Mohammad Sharif (BAN)	2001-2001	1	1	121	20.1	2	114	3	3/114	38.00	5.65	40.33	0	0
DR Smith (WI)	2006-2006	2	2	210	35.0	8	115	3	3/71	38.33	3.28	70.00	0	0
BAW Mendis (SL)	2009-2009	1	2	347	57.5	12	135	3	2/50	45.00	2.33	115.66	0	0
SR Tendulkar (IND)	2002-2009	7	4	246	41.0	5	145	3	2/45	48.33	3.53	82.00	0	0
KMDN Kulasekara (SL)	2005-2009	2	4	324	54.0	13	150	3	1/20	50.00	2.77	108.00	0	0
Sajedul Islam (BAN)	2008-2008	2	3	216	36.0	4	175	3	2/71	58.33	4.86	72.00	0	0
Abdul Razzaq (PAK)	2002-2003	3	5	378	63.0	12	209	3	2/47	69.66	3.31	126.00	0	0
MF Maharoof (SL)	2005-2006	3	5	366	61.0	16	212	3	1/10	70.66	3.47	122.00	0	0
HK Olonga (ZIM)	2000-2000	2	3	354	59.0	7	232	3	3/115	77.33	3.93	118.00	0	0
SB Bangar (IND)	2002-2002	2	2	102	17.0	5	27	2	2/23	13.50	1.58	51.00	0	0
MJ Clarke (AUS)	2004-2008	7	3	60	10.0	1	30	2	1/8	15.00	3.00	30.00	0	0
Aftab Ahmed (BAN)	2004-2008	3	1	74	12.2	4	31	2	2/31	15.50	2.51	37.00	0	0
M Ngam (SA)	2000-2000	1	1	114	19.0	8	34	2	2/34	17.00	1.78	57.00	0	0
MA Butcher (ENG)	2002-2004	6	2	84	14.0	5	40	2	2/34	20.00	2.85	42.00	0	0
TM Dilshan (SL)	2005-2009	4	4	66	11.0	0	47	2	1/12	23.50	4.27	33.00	0	0
SR Watson (AUS)	2008-2008	1	2	90	15.0	3	54	2	2/35	27.00	3.60	45.00	0	0
DS Lehmann (AUS)	2004-2004	2	3	132	22.0	2	67	2	2/46	33.50	3.04	66.00	0	0
M Mbangwa (ZIM)	2000-2000	1	2	194	32.2	10	80	2	2/58	40.00	2.47	97.00	0	0
M Dillon (WI)	2002-2002	1	2	204	34.0	9	84	2	2/73	42.00	2.47	102.00	0	0
KM Dabengwa (ZIM)	2005-2005	1	1	150	25.0	2	87	2	2/87	43.50	3.48	75.00	0	0
CE Cuffy (WI)	2002-2002	1	2	270	45.0	15	96	2	2/76	48.00	2.13	135.00	0	0
KTGD Prasad (SL)	2009-2009	1	2	126	21.0	1	97	2	1/41	48.50	4.61	63.00	0	0
Saeed Ajmal (PAK)	2009-2009	1	2	329	54.5	15	117	2	2/91	58.50	2.13	164.50	0	0
PR Adams (SA)	2004-2004	1	2	288	48.0	12	120	2	2/118	60.00	2.50	144.00	0	0
MV Nagamootoo (WI)	2002-2002	1	2	450	75.0	25	163	2	2/75	81.50	2.17	225.00	0	0
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	2003-2006	6	7	360	60.0	14	166	2	2/41	83.00	2.76	180.00	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]