Most Wickets in 2000: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats

The most wickets in 2000 highlights the top performers of the season based on official match data.
ALL FORMATS2000224 entries
1109Muttiah MuralitharanSL6 clear of Shaun Pollock
2103Shaun PollockSA6 off the lead
382Abdul RazzaqPAK27 off the lead
● LEADS
Muttiah MuralitharanSL
109 · 6 ahead of Pollock
↑ IN THE CHASE
1
player sits within 10% of the lead on most wickets
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
59
The mark at number ten — 214 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Pakistan
8 of the top 50 · 10 teams represented

Most Wickets — full list

224 entries, ranked
1Muttiah MuralitharanSL109
2Shaun PollockSA103
3Abdul RazzaqPAK82
4Darren GoughENG76
5Glenn McGrathAUS75
6Brett LeeAUS69
7Courtney WalshWI68
8Jacques KallisSA63
8Waqar YounisPAK63
9Wasim AkramPAK62
9Heath StreakZIM62
10Andy CaddickENG59
11Reon KingWI57
12Saqlain MushtaqPAK54
13Craig WhiteENG53
14Lance KlusenerSA52
15Nicky BojeSA46
16Shayne O'ConnorNZ45
17Chris CairnsNZ44
17Arshad KhanPAK44
18Anil KumbleIND42
18Ajit AgarkarIND42
18Chaminda VaasSL42
19Sir Curtly AmbroseWI40
20Javagal SrinathIND36
21Franklyn RoseWI35
22Shoaib AkhtarPAK34
22Allan DonaldSA34
22Makhaya NtiniSA34
23Daniel VettoriNZ33
23Sunil JoshiIND33
23Shane WarneAUS33
24Nuwan ZoysaSL32
25Venkatesh PrasadIND31
25Shahid AfridiGER31
26Nantie HaywardSA29
26Nixon McLeanWI29
26Henry OlongaZIM29
27Paul WisemanNZ27
28Sachin TendulkarIND26
28Colin MillerAUS26
28Shane LeeAUS26
28Mervyn DillonWI26
29Dirk ViljoenZIM25
29Azhar MahmoodPAK25
30Mushtaq AhmedPAK24
31Jason GillespieAUS23
31Zaheer KhanIND23
32Paul StrangZIM22
32Sanath JayasuriyaSL22
33Nathan AstleNZ21
33Chris HarrisNZ21
34Dominic CorkENG20
34Mark EalhamENG20
34Ashley GilesENG20
34Upul ChandanaSL20
34Jimmy AdamsWI20
34Brian MurphyZIM20
34Grant FlowerZIM20
35Neil JohnsonZIM19
36Roger TelemachusSA17
36Alan MullallyENG17
36Scott StyrisNZ17
37Chris MartinNZ16
37Andrew SymondsAUS16
38Stuart MacGillAUS15
38Pramodya WickramasingheSL15
39Bryan StrangZIM14
39Gary BrentZIM14
39Damien FlemingAUS14
39Sourav GangulyIND14
39Hansie CronjeSA14
40Chris GayleWI13
41Mluleki NkalaZIM12
42Guy WhittallZIM11
42Travis FriendZIM11
42Paul AdamsSA11
43Craig McMillanNZ10
43Graeme HickENG10
43Kumar DharmasenaSL10
44Henry WilliamsSA9
44Murali KartikIND9
44Geoff AllottNZ9
44Steve ElworthySA9
45Mohammad AkramPAK8
45Ed GiddinsENG8
45Dilhara FernandoSL8
46Mark AlleyneENG7
46Ian HarveyAUS7
46Andy BichelAUS7
46Naimur RahmanBAN7
47Aamer SohailPAK6
47Chris SilverwoodENG6
47Robin SinghIND6
47Sarandeep SinghIND6
47Marlon BlackWI6
47Ravindra PushpakumaraSL6
48Pommie MbangwaZIM5
48Kaushalya WeeraratneSL5
48Thirunavukkarasu KumaranIND5
48Sridharan SriramIND5
48Kabir KhanPAK5
48Brooke WalkerNZ5
48Mohammad RafiqueBAN5
48Dion NashNZ5
48Mfuneko NgamSA5
48Andrew HallSA5
49David TerbruggeSA4
49Danish KaneriaPAK4
49Daryl TuffeyNZ4
49Debasis MohantyIND4
49Robert CroftENG4
49Derek CrookesSA4
49Russel ArnoldSL4
49Mahela JayawardeneSL4
49Mahendra NagamootooWI4
49Nehemiah PerryWI4
50Ricardo PowellWI3
50Colin StuartWI3
50Glen SulzbergerNZ3
50Marcus TrescothickENG3
50Damien MartynAUS3
50Nikhil ChopraIND3
50Rahul DravidIND3
50Shahid NazirPAK3
50Simon DoullNZ3
50Shoaib MalikPAK3
51Shabbir AhmedPAK2
51Irfan FazilPAK2
51Pieter StrydomSA2
51Charl WilloughbySA2
51Aravinda de SilvaSL2
51Enamul HaqueBAN2
51Hasibul HossainBAN2
51Kerry WalmsleyNZ2
51Virender SehwagIND2
51Mark WaughAUS2
51Amit BhandariIND2
51Reetinder SodhiIND2
51Greg BlewettAUS2
51John RennieZIM2
51Marlon SamuelsWI2
51Sherwin CampbellWI2
51Ruchira PereraSL2
51Sajeewa de SilvaSL2
52Eric UpashanthaSL1
52Corey CollymoreWI1
52Wavell HindsWI1
52Alistair CampbellZIM1
52Andy WhittallZIM1
52Gavin RennieZIM1
52Maurice OdumbeKEN1
52Tony SujiKEN1
52Andy BlignautZIM1
52Kerry JeremyWI1
52Adam DaleAUS1
52Phil TufnellENG1
52Ian SalisburyENG1
52Andrew FlintoffENG1
52Steve WaughAUS1
52Michael BevanAUS1
52Yuvraj SinghIND1
52Mushfiqur RahmanBAN1
52Ranjan DasBAN1
52Yasir ArafatPAK1
52Daryll CullinanSA1
52Imran NazirPAK1
53Younis KhanPAK0
53Wajahatullah WastiPAK0
53Clive EksteenSA0
53Qaiser AbbasPAK0
53Faisal IqbalPAK0
53Neil McKenzieSA0
53Arjuna RanatungaSL0
53Manjurul IslamBAN0
53Khaled MahmudBAN0
53Ijaz AhmedPAK0
53Mark RichardsonNZ0
53Mathew SinclairNZ0
53Hamish MarshallNZ0
53Michael SlaterAUS0
53Matthew HaydenAUS0
53Hemang BadaniIND0
53VVS LaxmanIND0
53Ajay JadejaIND0
53Aashish KapoorIND0
53Mohammad KaifIND0
53Shiv Sunder DasIND0
53Sadagoppan RameshIND0
53Vijay BharadwajIND0
53Hrishikesh KanitkarIND0
53Mark ButcherENG0
53Graeme SwannENG0
53Aminul IslamBAN0
53Habibul BasharBAN0
53Chris AdamsENG0
53Michael VaughanENG0
53Chris SchofieldENG0
53Matthew HoggardENG0
53Mark RamprakashENG0
53Ricky PontingAUS0
53Dale BenkensteinSA0
53Laurie WilliamsWI0
53Shafiek AbrahamsSA0
53Mohammad SheikhBAN0
53Ravi ShahKEN0
53Andrew PennNZ0
53Warren WisneskiNZ0
53Martin SujiKEN0
53Steve TikoloKEN0
53Lameck OnyangoKEN0
53Paul FranksENG0
53Paul GraysonENG0
53Thomas OdoyoKEN0
53Shafiuddin AhmedBAN0
53Murray GoodwinZIM0
53Trevor GripperZIM0
53David MutenderaZIM0
53Dougie MarillierZIM0
53Ramnaresh SarwanWI0
53Dinanath RamnarineWI0
53Pedro CollinsWI0
53Rangana HerathSL0
53Shiv ChanderpaulWI0
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