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)	2001-2009	11	22	2712	452.0	114	1190	89	6/18	13.37	2.63	30.47	3	11
DL Vettori (NZ)	2001-2008	8	15	1849	308.1	113	651	46	6/28	14.15	2.11	40.19	2	5
M Ntini (SA)	2002-2008	8	16	1349	224.5	66	573	35	5/19	16.37	2.54	38.54	2	1
Danish Kaneria (PAK)	2001-2003	5	10	1228	204.4	56	558	34	7/77	16.41	2.72	36.11	1	3
SCG MacGill (AUS)	2003-2006	4	8	966	161.0	30	520	33	8/108	15.75	3.22	29.27	1	4
CRD Fernando (SL)	2002-2009	8	15	1044	174.0	40	540	28	5/60	19.28	3.10	37.28	0	1
SL Malinga (SL)	2005-2007	7	14	972	162.0	16	670	27	4/25	24.81	4.13	36.00	3	0
PT Collins (WI)	2002-2004	4	8	881	146.5	38	416	26	6/53	16.00	2.83	33.88	1	2
MJ Hoggard (ENG)	2003-2005	4	8	793	132.1	38	385	23	5/73	16.73	2.91	34.47	2	1
DW Steyn (SA)	2008-2008	4	8	688	114.4	25	378	22	5/63	17.18	3.29	31.27	2	1
HH Streak (ZIM)	2001-2004	6	9	1082	180.2	69	324	20	4/38	16.20	1.79	54.10	2	0
JN Gillespie (AUS)	2003-2006	4	8	628	104.4	27	260	19	4/38	13.68	2.48	33.05	1	0
SJ Harmison (ENG)	2003-2005	3	6	604	100.4	23	280	19	5/35	14.73	2.78	31.78	1	2
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	2001-2009	7	14	1004	167.2	42	490	19	4/55	25.78	2.92	52.84	1	0
Waqar Younis (PAK)	2001-2002	3	6	326	54.2	8	181	18	6/55	10.05	3.33	18.11	2	1
IK Pathan (IND)	2004-2004	2	4	378	63.0	19	214	18	6/51	11.88	3.39	21.00	0	3
JH Kallis (SA)	2002-2008	6	12	564	94.0	26	239	17	5/21	14.05	2.54	33.17	0	2
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	2002-2003	3	6	569	94.5	21	258	17	6/50	15.17	2.72	33.47	2	1
Shabbir Ahmed (PAK)	2003-2003	3	6	714	119.0	23	341	17	5/48	20.05	2.86	42.00	1	1
DT Hondo (ZIM)	2004-2005	4	7	820	136.4	33	325	16	6/59	20.31	2.37	51.25	0	1
Z Khan (IND)	2000-2007	5	10	710	118.2	17	459	16	5/34	28.68	3.87	44.37	0	1
IE O'Brien (NZ)	2008-2008	4	7	607	101.1	34	211	15	3/31	14.06	2.08	40.46	0	0
A Kumble (IND)	2004-2007	4	6	487	81.1	21	248	15	4/55	16.53	3.05	32.46	1	0
CS Martin (NZ)	2001-2008	3	6	463	77.1	16	264	15	5/65	17.60	3.42	30.86	1	1
RW Price (ZIM)	2001-2004	3	5	688	114.4	27	325	15	4/61	21.66	2.83	45.86	2	0
Umar Gul (PAK)	2003-2003	3	6	707	117.5	21	375	15	4/58	25.00	3.18	47.13	2	0
M Morkel (SA)	2008-2008	4	8	557	92.5	13	370	14	5/50	26.42	3.98	39.78	1	1
CL Cairns (NZ)	2001-2001	2	4	302	50.2	10	159	13	7/53	12.23	3.15	23.23	0	1
KAJ Roach (WI)	2009-2009	2	4	519	86.3	27	229	13	6/48	17.61	2.64	39.92	0	1
JJC Lawson (WI)	2002-2004	3	6	527	87.5	22	261	13	6/3	20.07	2.97	40.53	0	1
AM Blignaut (ZIM)	2001-2004	3	6	634	105.4	28	289	13	5/73	22.23	2.73	48.76	0	1
PR Adams (SA)	2003-2003	2	4	307	51.1	11	179	12	5/37	14.91	3.49	25.58	0	2
DJG Sammy (WI)	2009-2009	2	4	481	80.1	17	208	12	5/55	17.33	2.59	40.08	0	2
SE Bond (NZ)	2001-2001	2	4	337	56.1	15	150	11	4/47	13.63	2.67	30.63	2	0
VC Drakes (WI)	2002-2002	2	4	324	54.0	14	155	11	4/61	14.09	2.87	29.45	1	0
RJ Peterson (SA)	2003-2008	2	4	389	64.5	18	162	11	5/33	14.72	2.49	35.36	0	1
WRS de Silva (SL)	2002-2007	3	6	432	72.0	18	209	11	4/35	19.00	2.90	39.27	1	0
SK Warne (AUS)	2006-2006	2	4	524	87.2	12	300	11	5/113	27.27	3.43	47.63	0	1
JDP Oram (NZ)	2004-2008	5	10	671	111.5	47	195	10	3/23	19.50	1.74	67.10	0	0
RL Johnson (ENG)	2003-2003	1	2	199	33.1	7	93	9	5/49	10.33	2.80	22.11	1	1
A Flintoff (ENG)	2005-2005	2	4	221	36.5	5	138	9	3/44	15.33	3.74	24.55	0	0
SM Pollock (SA)	2002-2003	3	6	372	62.0	21	139	9	2/12	15.44	2.24	41.33	0	0
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	2002-2003	3	6	403	67.1	14	167	9	5/35	18.55	2.48	44.77	0	1
TJ Friend (ZIM)	2001-2004	3	5	478	79.4	21	193	9	5/31	21.44	2.42	53.11	0	1
BT Watambwa (ZIM)	2001-2001	2	4	401	66.5	15	194	9	4/64	21.55	2.90	44.55	1	0
RR Sarwan (WI)	2002-2004	4	4	288	48.0	19	105	8	4/37	13.12	2.18	36.00	1	0
GW Flower (ZIM)	2001-2004	6	3	361	60.1	21	117	8	4/41	14.62	1.94	45.12	2	0
SB Joshi (IND)	2000-2000	1	2	381	63.3	13	169	8	5/142	21.12	2.66	47.62	0	1
M Hayward (SA)	2002-2002	2	4	318	53.0	11	195	8	2/16	24.37	3.67	39.75	0	0
HMRKB Herath (SL)	2005-2008	3	6	406	67.4	12	210	8	4/38	26.25	3.10	50.75	1	0
PJ Wiseman (NZ)	2004-2004	2	4	503	83.5	15	280	8	3/64	35.00	3.33	62.87	0	0
B Lee (AUS)	2003-2006	4	8	578	96.2	20	376	8	3/23	47.00	3.90	72.25	0	0
JEC Franklin (NZ)	2004-2004	2	4	210	35.0	11	75	7	5/28	10.71	2.14	30.00	0	1
DJ Terbrugge (SA)	2002-2002	1	2	160	26.4	4	89	7	5/46	12.71	3.33	22.85	0	1
DA Marillier (ZIM)	2001-2001	2	3	246	41.0	12	112	7	4/57	16.00	2.73	35.14	1	0
TT Samaraweera (SL)	2001-2009	8	4	226	37.4	6	112	7	4/49	16.00	2.97	32.28	1	0
BAW Mendis (SL)	2009-2009	1	2	258	43.0	9	128	7	4/71	18.28	2.97	36.85	1	0
HMCM Bandara (SL)	2006-2006	2	4	336	56.0	7	176	7	2/32	25.14	3.14	48.00	0	0
KD Mills (NZ)	2008-2008	4	7	511	85.1	22	254	7	2/29	36.28	2.98	73.00	0	0
RR Powar (IND)	2007-2007	2	4	252	42.0	8	118	6	3/33	19.66	2.80	42.00	0	0
OAC Banks (WI)	2004-2004	1	2	264	44.0	7	127	6	4/87	21.16	2.88	44.00	1	0
RP Singh (IND)	2007-2007	2	4	228	38.0	5	130	6	3/45	21.66	3.42	38.00	0	0
DBL Powell (WI)	2002-2002	2	4	276	46.0	9	137	6	3/36	22.83	2.97	46.00	0	0
AG Cremer (ZIM)	2005-2005	2	3	379	63.1	11	179	6	2/32	29.83	2.83	63.16	0	0
E Chigumbura (ZIM)	2005-2005	2	4	433	72.1	17	196	6	5/54	32.66	2.71	72.16	0	1
TM Dilshan (SL)	2005-2009	9	8	170	28.2	6	60	5	4/10	12.00	2.11	34.00	1	0
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	2001-2005	5	5	258	43.0	10	104	5	3/17	20.80	2.41	51.60	0	0
HK Olonga (ZIM)	2001-2001	2	4	230	38.2	6	106	5	3/18	21.20	2.76	46.00	0	0
SP Jones (ENG)	2005-2005	2	4	210	35.0	10	108	5	3/29	21.60	3.08	42.00	0	0
AC Dawson (SA)	2003-2003	2	4	252	42.0	14	117	5	2/20	23.40	2.78	50.40	0	0
GD McGrath (AUS)	2003-2003	2	4	331	55.1	17	124	5	3/20	24.80	2.24	66.20	0	0
SR Tendulkar (IND)	2000-2007	5	6	171	28.3	3	130	5	2/35	26.00	4.56	34.20	0	0
JS Patel (NZ)	2008-2008	2	3	337	56.1	20	165	5	2/53	33.00	2.93	67.40	0	0
CB Mpofu (ZIM)	2005-2005	2	4	444	74.0	17	213	5	4/109	42.60	2.87	88.80	1	0
TL Best (WI)	2004-2009	4	8	714	119.0	19	374	5	2/58	74.80	3.14	142.80	0	0
PDRL Perera (SL)	2001-2001	1	2	108	18.0	4	57	4	3/40	14.25	3.16	27.00	0	0
R Clarke (ENG)	2003-2003	2	4	174	29.0	11	60	4	2/7	15.00	2.06	43.50	0	0
T Panyangara (ZIM)	2005-2005	1	2	228	38.0	15	65	4	3/28	16.25	1.71	57.00	0	0
AB Agarkar (IND)	2000-2000	1	2	252	42.0	17	84	4	2/16	21.00	2.00	63.00	0	0
TCB Fernando (SL)	2002-2002	2	4	222	37.0	10	120	4	2/36	30.00	3.24	55.50	0	0
DE Bernard (WI)	2009-2009	2	4	192	32.0	3	124	4	2/30	31.00	3.87	48.00	0	0
Abdul Razzaq (PAK)	2001-2002	3	6	248	41.2	7	147	4	2/29	36.75	3.55	62.00	0	0
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	2004-2004	2	4	286	47.4	9	165	4	2/19	41.25	3.46	71.50	0	0
KTGD Prasad (SL)	2008-2008	1	2	230	38.2	5	166	4	3/105	41.50	4.33	57.50	0	0
FH Edwards (WI)	2004-2004	2	3	360	60.0	8	205	4	2/61	51.25	3.41	90.00	0	0
CJ Drum (NZ)	2001-2001	1	2	84	14.0	1	35	3	2/26	11.66	2.50	28.00	0	0
M Zondeki (SA)	2008-2008	1	2	88	14.4	4	42	3	2/10	14.00	2.86	29.33	0	0
MJ Saggers (ENG)	2003-2003	1	2	115	19.1	4	62	3	2/29	20.66	3.23	38.33	0	0
J Srinath (IND)	2000-2000	1	2	198	33.0	12	66	3	3/19	22.00	2.00	66.00	0	0
VRV Singh (IND)	2007-2007	1	2	122	20.2	6	70	3	3/48	23.33	3.44	40.66	0	0
MKGCP Lakshitha (SL)	2002-2002	1	2	144	24.0	7	81	3	2/33	27.00	3.37	48.00	0	0
CW Henderson (SA)	2002-2002	2	3	257	42.5	12	95	3	1/14	31.66	2.21	85.66	0	0
SM Ervine (ZIM)	2004-2004	2	3	234	39.0	9	130	3	3/44	43.33	3.33	78.00	0	0
GJ Batty (ENG)	2003-2005	3	3	336	56.0	10	152	3	1/43	50.66	2.71	112.00	0	0
RA Austin (WI)	2009-2009	2	4	326	54.2	9	155	3	1/29	51.66	2.85	108.66	0	0
ML Nkala (ZIM)	2001-2005	3	5	438	73.0	23	170	3	2/50	56.66	2.32	146.00	0	0
UDU Chandana (SL)	2002-2002	1	2	90	15.0	4	36	2	1/11	18.00	2.40	45.00	0	0
CD McMillan (NZ)	2001-2001	2	1	48	8.0	1	39	2	2/39	19.50	4.87	24.00	0	0
Shoaib Malik (PAK)	2001-2003	2	3	109	18.1	4	53	2	2/18	26.50	2.91	54.50	0	0
Yasir Ali (PAK)	2003-2003	1	2	120	20.0	5	55	2	1/12	27.50	2.75	60.00	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]