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Worst Bowling Fig in 2000: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats
The worst bowling fig in 2000 highlights the top performers of the season based on official match data.
TEST
2000
145 entries
1
8/109
Paul Strang
ZIM
Best return on the list
2
8/164
Saqlain Mushtaq
PAK
3
7/87
Daniel Vettori
NZ
● LEADS
Paul Strang
ZIM
8/109 · best figures on this list
↑ MATCHING THE HAUL
2
entries on this list took 8 wickets in an innings
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
5/89
The mark at number ten — 135 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Pakistan
7 of the top 50 · 10 teams represented
Worst Bowling Fig — full list
145 entries, ranked
Table view
1
Paul Strang
ZIM
8/109
2
Saqlain Mushtaq
PAK
8/164
3
Daniel Vettori
NZ
7/87
4
Naimur Rahman
BAN
6/132
5
Anil Kumble
IND
6/143
6
Andy Bichel
AUS
5/60
7
Shoaib Akhtar
PAK
5/75
8
Colin Miller
AUS
5/81
9
Nicky Boje
SA
5/83
10
Jason Gillespie
AUS
5/89
11
Chris Silverwood
ENG
5/91
12
Dilhara Fernando
SL
5/98
13
Darren Gough
ENG
5/109
14
Sir Curtly Ambrose
WI
4/70
15
Neil Johnson
ZIM
4/77
16
Reon King
WI
4/82
17
Waqar Younis
PAK
4/103
18
Chris Martin
NZ
4/104
19
Ashley Giles
ENG
4/113
20
Sarandeep Singh
IND
4/136
21
Muttiah Muralitharan
SL
4/138
22
Shahid Afridi
PAK
3/50
23
Craig McMillan
NZ
3/57
24
Nuwan Zoysa
SL
3/64
25
Allan Donald
SA
3/69
26
Shaun Pollock
SA
3/83
27
Brett Lee
AUS
3/87
27
Shayne O'Connor
NZ
3/87
29
Shane Warne
AUS
3/92
30
Chris Cairns
NZ
3/110
31
Henry Olonga
ZIM
3/115
32
Bryan Strang
ZIM
3/116
33
Mohammad Rafique
BAN
3/117
34
Murali Kartik
IND
3/123
35
Arshad Khan
PAK
3/137
36
Paul Adams
SA
3/184
37
Hansie Cronje
SA
2/26
38
Mahela Jayawardene
SL
2/32
39
Alan Mullally
ENG
2/42
40
Azhar Mahmood
PAK
2/48
41
Jimmy Adams
WI
2/52
42
Sanath Jayasuriya
SL
2/56
43
Mfuneko Ngam
SA
2/59
44
Ruchira Perera
SL
2/60
45
Mahendra Nagamootoo
WI
2/63
46
Nantie Hayward
SA
2/68
47
Craig White
ENG
2/71
48
Wasim Akram
PAK
2/84
49
Marlon Black
WI
2/87
50
Upul Chandana
SL
2/88
51
Danish Kaneria
PAK
2/89
52
Brooke Walker
NZ
2/92
53
Andy Caddick
ENG
2/95
54
Abdul Razzaq
PAK
2/99
55
Grant Flower
ZIM
2/101
56
Javagal Srinath
IND
2/105
57
Nixon McLean
WI
2/112
58
Mervyn Dillon
WI
2/130
59
Brian Murphy
ZIM
2/175
60
Daryll Cullinan
SA
1/10
61
Greg Blewett
AUS
1/24
62
Marcus Trescothick
ENG
1/34
63
Irfan Fazil
PAK
1/35
64
Kerry Walmsley
NZ
1/40
64
Gavin Rennie
ZIM
1/40
66
Graeme Hick
ENG
1/42
67
Sourav Ganguly
IND
1/46
68
Damien Fleming
AUS
1/47
69
Andrew Flintoff
ENG
1/48
70
Mohammad Akram
PAK
1/49
70
Aravinda de Silva
SL
1/49
72
Sachin Tendulkar
IND
1/51
73
Aamer Sohail
PAK
1/55
74
Ranjan Das
BAN
1/64
74
Dominic Cork
ENG
1/64
76
Colin Stuart
WI
1/66
77
Kumar Dharmasena
SL
1/70
78
Russel Arnold
SL
1/71
79
Nathan Astle
NZ
1/73
79
Makhaya Ntini
SA
1/73
81
Zaheer Khan
IND
1/78
81
Simon Doull
NZ
1/78
83
Pramodya Wickramasinghe
SL
1/82
84
Venkatesh Prasad
IND
1/86
85
Heath Streak
ZIM
1/87
86
Jacques Kallis
SA
1/88
87
Phil Tufnell
ENG
1/97
88
Courtney Walsh
WI
1/102
89
Chaminda Vaas
SL
1/107
90
Ravindra Pushpakumara
SL
1/116
91
Robert Croft
ENG
1/124
92
Sunil Joshi
IND
1/153
93
Wajahatullah Wasti
PAK
0/0
94
Mark Ramprakash
ENG
0/1
94
VVS Laxman
IND
0/1
94
Mark Richardson
NZ
0/1
97
Hrishikesh Kanitkar
IND
0/2
97
Michael Slater
AUS
0/2
99
Mohammad Kaif
IND
0/4
99
Hamish Marshall
NZ
0/4
101
Mark Waugh
AUS
0/5
101
Alistair Campbell
ZIM
0/5
103
Shiv Sunder Das
IND
0/7
104
Ricky Ponting
AUS
0/8
105
Matthew Hayden
AUS
0/9
105
Mark Butcher
ENG
0/9
107
Steve Waugh
AUS
0/10
108
Michael Vaughan
ENG
0/12
108
Damien Martyn
AUS
0/12
110
Mathew Sinclair
NZ
0/13
110
Shiv Chanderpaul
WI
0/13
110
Arjuna Ranatunga
SL
0/13
113
Sadagoppan Ramesh
IND
0/14
114
Trevor Gripper
ZIM
0/15
114
Rahul Dravid
IND
0/15
116
Ramnaresh Sarwan
WI
0/16
117
Chris Adams
ENG
0/17
118
Clive Eksteen
SA
0/26
119
Pieter Strydom
SA
0/27
120
Dion Nash
NZ
0/28
121
David Mutendera
ZIM
0/29
122
Vijay Bharadwaj
IND
0/35
122
Qaiser Abbas
PAK
0/35
124
Habibul Bashar
BAN
0/39
125
Chris Gayle
WI
0/46
126
Matthew Hoggard
ENG
0/49
127
Dirk Viljoen
ZIM
0/51
128
Lance Klusener
SA
0/53
129
Guy Whittall
ZIM
0/55
130
Marlon Samuels
WI
0/56
131
Hasibul Hossain
BAN
0/60
132
Pommie Mbangwa
ZIM
0/69
133
Ian Salisbury
ENG
0/71
134
Ed Giddins
ENG
0/73
134
Chris Schofield
ENG
0/73
136
Nikhil Chopra
IND
0/78
137
Glenn McGrath
AUS
0/83
137
Franklyn Rose
WI
0/83
139
Mluleki Nkala
ZIM
0/86
140
Ajit Agarkar
IND
0/95
141
Daryl Tuffey
NZ
0/96
142
Rangana Herath
SL
0/115
143
Stuart MacGill
AUS
0/118
144
Paul Wiseman
NZ
0/131
145
Mushtaq Ahmed
PAK
0/132
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