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.
TEST2000145 entries
175Muttiah MuralitharanSL9 clear of Courtney Walsh
266Courtney WalshWI9 off the lead
348Darren GoughENG27 off the lead
● LEADS
Muttiah MuralitharanSL
75 · 9 ahead of Walsh
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — Muralitharan is out on their own
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
29
The mark at number ten — 135 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Pakistan
8 of the top 50 · 9 teams represented

Most Wickets — full list

145 entries, ranked
1Muttiah MuralitharanSL75
2Courtney WalshWI66
3Darren GoughENG48
4Shaun PollockSA42
5Glenn McGrathAUS39
6Andy CaddickENG37
7Sir Curtly AmbroseWI36
8Brett LeeAUS35
9Waqar YounisPAK34
10Shayne O'ConnorNZ29
11Reon KingWI28
12Saqlain MushtaqPAK27
12Heath StreakZIM27
13Colin MillerAUS26
13Wasim AkramPAK26
14Nicky BojeSA24
14Allan DonaldSA24
15Craig WhiteENG22
16Abdul RazzaqPAK21
16Javagal SrinathIND21
16Chris CairnsNZ21
17Dominic CorkENG20
18Nixon McLeanWI19
18Arshad KhanPAK19
18Chaminda VaasSL19
19Jason GillespieAUS18
19Paul WisemanNZ18
20Jacques KallisSA17
20Ashley GilesENG17
21Franklyn RoseWI16
21Mervyn DillonWI16
21Chris MartinNZ16
21Makhaya NtiniSA16
22Daniel VettoriNZ15
22Shane WarneAUS15
23Brian MurphyZIM14
23Sunil JoshiIND14
24Paul StrangZIM13
24Lance KlusenerSA13
25Nantie HaywardSA12
25Anil KumbleIND12
26Henry OlongaZIM11
26Shoaib AkhtarPAK11
27Mushtaq AhmedPAK10
28Shahid AfridiPAK9
28Murali KartikIND9
28Stuart MacGillAUS9
28Nuwan ZoysaSL9
28Upul ChandanaSL9
29Dilhara FernandoSL8
29Sanath JayasuriyaSL8
29Pramodya WickramasingheSL8
29Neil JohnsonZIM8
29Guy WhittallZIM8
29Paul AdamsSA8
29Ajit AgarkarIND8
29Jimmy AdamsWI8
29Ed GiddinsENG8
30Craig McMillanNZ7
30Nathan AstleNZ7
30Andy BichelAUS7
31Sarandeep SinghIND6
31Ravindra PushpakumaraSL6
31Hansie CronjeSA6
31Mluleki NkalaZIM6
31Chris SilverwoodENG6
31Marlon BlackWI6
31Sachin TendulkarIND6
31Naimur RahmanBAN6
32Aamer SohailPAK5
32Bryan StrangZIM5
32Mfuneko NgamSA5
32Kumar DharmasenaSL5
32Zaheer KhanIND5
33Pommie MbangwaZIM4
33Azhar MahmoodPAK4
33Danish KaneriaPAK4
33Chris GayleWI4
34Mahendra NagamootooWI3
34Colin StuartWI3
34Robert CroftENG3
34Mohammad RafiqueBAN3
34Grant FlowerZIM3
34Brooke WalkerNZ3
34Daryl TuffeyNZ3
34Mahela JayawardeneSL3
35Ruchira PereraSL2
35Greg BlewettAUS2
35Kerry WalmsleyNZ2
35Mohammad AkramPAK2
35Irfan FazilPAK2
35Alan MullallyENG2
35Marlon SamuelsWI2
36Phil TufnellENG1
36Graeme HickENG1
36Ian SalisburyENG1
36Andrew FlintoffENG1
36Marcus TrescothickENG1
36Hasibul HossainBAN1
36Ranjan DasBAN1
36Sourav GangulyIND1
36Venkatesh PrasadIND1
36Daryll CullinanSA1
36Gavin RennieZIM1
36Damien FlemingAUS1
36Simon DoullNZ1
36Dion NashNZ1
36Russel ArnoldSL1
36Aravinda de SilvaSL1
37Rangana HerathSL0
37Arjuna RanatungaSL0
37Ricky PontingAUS0
37Steve WaughAUS0
37Mark WaughAUS0
37Damien MartynAUS0
37Michael SlaterAUS0
37Matthew HaydenAUS0
37Dirk ViljoenZIM0
37David MutenderaZIM0
37Trevor GripperZIM0
37Alistair CampbellZIM0
37Pieter StrydomSA0
37Clive EksteenSA0
37Hamish MarshallNZ0
37Mark RichardsonNZ0
37Mathew SinclairNZ0
37Rahul DravidIND0
37VVS LaxmanIND0
37Sadagoppan RameshIND0
37Vijay BharadwajIND0
37Hrishikesh KanitkarIND0
37Nikhil ChopraIND0
37Mohammad KaifIND0
37Shiv Sunder DasIND0
37Qaiser AbbasPAK0
37Wajahatullah WastiPAK0
37Habibul BasharBAN0
37Chris AdamsENG0
37Michael VaughanENG0
37Chris SchofieldENG0
37Matthew HoggardENG0
37Mark ButcherENG0
37Mark RamprakashENG0
37Ramnaresh SarwanWI0
37Shiv ChanderpaulWI0
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