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
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	2001-2008	13	25	4312	718.4	129	2141	77	8/84	27.80	2.97	56.00	2	7
A Kumble (IND)	2000-2008	14	26	4302	717.0	95	2496	74	8/141	33.72	3.48	58.13	3	7
M Ntini (SA)	2001-2009	15	29	3438	573.0	110	2015	58	6/100	34.74	3.51	59.27	3	2
DL Vettori (ICC/NZ)	2000-2008	13	22	3451	575.1	114	1704	51	7/87	33.41	2.96	67.66	1	6
A Flintoff (ENG/ICC)	2005-2009	15	26	2963	493.5	73	1660	50	5/78	33.20	3.36	59.26	4	2
SJ Harmison (ENG/ICC)	2002-2009	17	30	3224	537.2	94	1886	45	5/43	41.91	3.50	71.64	1	1
JH Kallis (ICC/SA)	2001-2009	18	32	2608	434.4	74	1512	41	3/22	36.87	3.47	63.60	0	0
M Muralidaran (ICC/SL)	2004-2007	6	11	2275	379.1	54	1206	37	6/59	32.59	3.18	61.48	1	4
MJ Hoggard (ENG)	2002-2006	12	21	2200	366.4	57	1334	35	7/109	38.11	3.63	62.85	2	1
AR Caddick (ENG)	2001-2003	9	15	2092	348.4	52	1438	35	7/94	41.08	4.12	59.77	0	2
DW Steyn (SA)	2008-2009	6	12	1574	262.2	45	945	34	5/67	27.79	3.60	46.29	2	2
Z Khan (IND)	2001-2008	13	24	2518	419.4	77	1432	34	5/91	42.11	3.41	74.05	2	2
DJ Bravo (WI)	2005-2009	8	14	1608	268.0	49	891	29	6/84	30.72	3.32	55.44	2	1
M Dillon (WI)	2000-2003	7	12	1511	251.5	27	969	27	4/76	35.88	3.84	55.96	2	0
PL Harris (SA)	2008-2009	6	12	1660	276.4	45	782	24	6/127	32.58	2.82	69.16	0	1
FH Edwards (WI)	2005-2008	6	12	1212	202.0	29	796	23	5/104	34.60	3.94	52.69	0	1
A Nel (SA)	2002-2006	7	13	1497	249.3	44	793	22	4/81	36.04	3.17	68.04	2	0
I Sharma (IND)	2008-2008	7	12	1434	239.0	42	764	21	4/77	36.38	3.19	68.28	1	0
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	2002-2005	5	8	723	120.3	18	448	20	5/21	22.40	3.71	36.15	0	3
CL Cairns (NZ)	2000-2001	6	11	1209	201.3	32	834	20	5/146	41.70	4.13	60.45	0	1
SM Pollock (SA)	2001-2006	8	16	2080	346.4	74	1012	20	3/67	50.60	2.91	104.00	0	0
AF Giles (ENG)	2001-2006	9	14	1922	320.2	32	1139	20	4/101	56.95	3.55	96.10	1	0
SP Jones (ENG)	2002-2005	5	9	654	109.0	17	410	19	6/53	21.57	3.76	34.42	0	2
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	2004-2007	6	11	1385	230.5	43	715	19	5/31	37.63	3.09	72.89	0	1
Danish Kaneria (PAK)	2002-2005	5	8	1268	211.2	28	804	19	7/188	42.31	3.80	66.73	0	2
AB Agarkar (IND)	2000-2004	7	13	1385	230.5	36	916	19	6/41	48.21	3.96	72.89	0	1
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2009-2009	5	8	925	154.1	25	544	18	6/91	30.22	3.52	51.38	0	2
D Gough (ENG)	2001-2001	5	8	931	155.1	24	657	17	5/103	38.64	4.23	54.76	0	1
JM Anderson (ENG)	2006-2009	8	14	1508	251.2	56	955	17	5/80	56.17	3.79	88.70	1	1
JJC Lawson (WI)	2003-2005	4	8	652	108.4	8	490	15	7/78	32.66	4.50	43.46	0	1
SJ Benn (WI)	2008-2009	4	7	1236	206.0	36	595	15	5/155	39.66	2.88	82.40	0	1
M Morkel (SA)	2008-2009	5	10	1132	188.4	24	683	15	3/117	45.53	3.62	75.46	0	0
C White (ENG)	2001-2002	7	8	1013	168.5	21	721	15	5/127	48.06	4.27	67.53	1	1
A Mishra (IND)	2008-2008	3	6	732	122.0	29	337	14	5/71	24.07	2.76	52.28	0	1
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	2002-2002	3	4	814	135.4	13	424	14	4/46	30.28	3.12	58.14	3	0
UDU Chandana (SL)	2004-2004	3	6	601	100.1	7	431	14	5/101	30.78	4.30	42.92	0	2
PJ Wiseman (NZ)	2000-2005	4	8	938	156.2	30	501	14	3/49	35.78	3.20	67.00	0	0
GP Swann (ENG)	2009-2009	5	8	1022	170.2	30	567	14	4/38	40.50	3.32	73.00	3	0
IK Pathan (IND)	2003-2008	6	11	1164	194.0	27	663	14	3/54	47.35	3.41	83.14	0	0
CS Martin (NZ)	2001-2008	8	13	1607	267.5	46	1038	14	5/152	74.14	3.87	114.78	0	1
M Kartik (IND)	2004-2004	3	6	711	118.3	16	418	13	4/44	32.15	3.52	54.69	1	0
RP Singh (IND)	2007-2008	4	7	707	117.5	15	507	13	4/68	39.00	4.30	54.38	2	0
SL Malinga (SL)	2004-2007	3	6	663	110.3	14	481	12	4/42	40.08	4.35	55.25	2	0
JEC Franklin (NZ)	2004-2005	4	7	685	114.1	15	535	12	6/119	44.58	4.68	57.08	1	1
N Boje (SA)	2002-2006	6	11	1107	184.3	30	662	12	4/63	55.16	3.58	92.25	1	0
SB O'Connor (NZ)	2000-2001	3	5	487	81.1	15	291	11	5/51	26.45	3.58	44.27	0	1
Mohammad Rafique (BAN)	2006-2006	2	3	713	118.5	26	305	11	5/62	27.72	2.56	64.81	1	1
CA Walsh (WI)	2000-2001	5	8	1198	199.4	46	481	11	2/39	43.72	2.40	108.90	0	0
MS Panesar (ENG)	2006-2009	4	5	747	124.3	12	494	11	5/92	44.90	3.96	67.90	0	1
VC Drakes (WI)	2003-2003	4	7	907	151.1	17	513	11	5/93	46.63	3.39	82.45	0	1
DBL Powell (WI)	2005-2008	6	12	1242	207.0	39	748	11	3/36	68.00	3.61	112.90	0	0
PR Adams (SA)	2002-2002	2	4	379	63.1	1	290	10	4/102	29.00	4.59	37.90	1	0
G Onions (ENG)	2009-2009	3	5	466	77.4	11	303	10	4/58	30.30	3.90	46.60	1	0
JE Taylor (WI)	2008-2009	3	5	492	82.0	12	281	9	3/46	31.22	3.42	54.66	0	0
AJ Tudor (ENG)	2001-2002	3	5	443	73.5	9	339	9	5/44	37.66	4.59	49.22	0	1
V Sehwag (ICC/IND)	2003-2008	15	18	816	136.0	19	408	9	5/104	45.33	3.00	90.66	0	1
IE O'Brien (NZ)	2005-2008	4	6	660	110.0	20	410	9	3/111	45.55	3.72	73.33	0	0
DNT Zoysa (SL)	2004-2004	4	8	759	126.3	33	420	9	4/54	46.66	3.32	84.33	1	0
NAM McLean (WI)	2000-2001	5	8	822	137.0	19	476	9	2/69	52.88	3.47	91.33	0	0
CD Collymore (WI)	2005-2005	3	5	648	108.0	22	292	8	4/72	36.50	2.70	81.00	1	0
CW Henderson (SA)	2001-2002	3	5	721	120.1	11	480	8	4/116	60.00	3.99	90.12	1	0
Abdul Razzaq (PAK)	2002-2004	4	5	352	58.4	4	230	7	3/22	32.85	3.92	50.28	0	0
CD McMillan (NZ)	2000-2005	9	8	387	64.3	14	275	7	3/57	39.28	4.26	55.28	0	0
Mashrafe Mortaza (BAN)	2003-2006	4	5	708	118.0	27	355	7	3/74	50.71	3.00	101.14	0	0
KAJ Roach (WI)	2009-2009	3	5	565	94.1	12	357	7	3/93	51.00	3.79	80.71	0	0
CK Langeveldt (SA)	2005-2006	2	4	516	86.0	9	377	7	3/117	53.85	4.38	73.71	0	0
SR Tendulkar (IND)	2000-2008	18	20	660	110.0	7	412	7	3/31	58.85	3.74	94.28	0	0
Waqar Younis (PAK)	2002-2002	3	4	297	49.3	10	189	6	4/55	31.50	3.81	49.50	1	0
CEL Stuart (WI)	2000-2001	2	4	360	60.0	10	239	6	2/52	39.83	3.98	60.00	0	0
MI Black (WI)	2000-2000	3	4	402	67.0	8	257	6	4/83	42.83	3.83	67.00	1	0
RW Price (ZIM)	2003-2003	2	3	538	89.4	11	371	6	6/121	61.83	4.13	89.66	0	1
OAC Banks (WI)	2003-2003	2	4	588	98.0	9	421	6	3/204	70.16	4.29	98.00	0	0
Mohammad Sami (PAK)	2002-2004	4	7	731	121.5	15	470	6	3/104	78.33	3.85	121.83	0	0
Mohammad Amir (PAK)	2009-2009	1	2	306	51.0	13	180	5	5/79	36.00	3.52	61.20	0	1
TG Southee (NZ)	2008-2008	2	3	368	61.2	9	225	5	4/63	45.00	3.66	73.60	1	0
M Hayward (SA)	2001-2001	2	3	402	67.0	6	249	5	3/108	49.80	3.71	80.40	0	0
SI Mahmood (ENG)	2006-2007	3	5	308	51.2	4	264	5	4/100	52.80	5.14	61.60	1	0
DJG Sammy (WI)	2008-2009	3	6	534	89.0	12	304	5	2/78	60.80	3.41	106.80	0	0
AA Donald (SA)	2001-2002	3	5	482	80.2	13	310	5	3/103	62.00	3.85	96.40	0	0
NJ Astle (NZ)	2000-2005	11	11	751	125.1	37	332	5	1/30	66.40	2.65	150.20	0	0
RKJ Dawson (ENG)	2002-2003	4	5	576	96.0	5	398	5	2/121	79.60	4.14	115.20	0	0
DJ Terbrugge (SA)	2002-2002	1	2	120	20.0	3	82	4	2/21	20.50	4.10	30.00	0	0
SM Ervine (ZIM)	2003-2003	1	1	186	31.0	4	146	4	4/146	36.50	4.70	46.50	1	0
MA Butcher (ENG)	2001-2003	10	7	234	39.0	7	167	4	4/42	41.75	4.28	58.50	1	0
HMRKB Herath (SL)	2004-2004	1	2	284	47.2	6	167	4	4/92	41.75	3.52	71.00	1	0
J Srinath (IND)	2000-2001	2	3	276	46.0	7	182	4	2/60	45.50	3.95	69.00	0	0
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	2004-2007	7	12	459	76.3	11	202	4	1/21	50.50	2.64	114.75	0	0
R Rampaul (WI)	2009-2009	3	5	462	77.0	14	290	4	1/21	72.50	3.76	115.50	0	0
CH Gayle (WI)	2003-2009	8	12	891	148.3	22	377	4	2/74	94.25	2.53	222.75	0	0
A Nehra (IND)	2003-2003	3	6	606	101.0	16	382	4	2/115	95.50	3.78	151.50	0	0
MN Samuels (WI)	2000-2005	7	11	924	154.0	23	526	4	2/49	131.50	3.41	231.00	0	0
Naved-ul-Hasan (PAK)	2005-2005	1	2	174	29.0	3	135	3	3/107	45.00	4.65	58.00	0	0
MV Nagamootoo (WI)	2001-2001	1	2	264	44.0	4	147	3	3/119	49.00	3.34	88.00	0	0
Enamul Haque jnr (BAN)	2006-2006	1	2	312	52.0	9	163	3	2/83	54.33	3.13	104.00	0	0
Mohammad Asif (PAK)	2005-2009	2	4	366	61.0	11	212	3	2/86	70.66	3.47	122.00	0	0
AM Blignaut (ZIM)	2003-2003	2	3	312	52.0	6	233	3	3/83	77.66	4.48	104.00	0	0
TT Samaraweera (SL)	2004-2007	5	6	405	67.3	8	234	3	1/38	78.00	3.46	135.00	0	0
SE Bond (NZ)	2001-2001	2	3	402	67.0	5	289	3	1/74	96.33	4.31	134.00	0	0
CRD Fernando (SL)	2007-2007	2	3	432	72.0	8	314	3	2/134	104.66	4.36	144.00	0	0
TM Dilshan (SL)	2004-2004	5	4	60	10.0	4	19	2	2/4	9.50	1.90	30.00	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]