Top Cricket Stats and Records â€“ 2001 Performances & Rankings

Explore 2001 cricket statistics including top run scorers, wicket takers, best batting and bowling performances. Year-wise player & team rankings.

Total Matches

All time

176

Test

ODI

121

T20I

Total Runs

All time

122667

Test

70929

ODI

51738

Total Wickets

All time

3248

Test

1549

ODI

1699

Total Sixes

All time

820

Test

317

ODI

503

Total Fours

All time

10531

Test

6324

ODI

4207

Total Fifties

All time

506

Test

244

ODI

262

T20I

Total Centuries

All time

148

Test

101

ODI

T20I

Most Runs (All time)
Mahela JAYAWARDENE 2214
Herschelle GIBBS SA		1949
Sachin TENDULKAR IND		1907
Marvan ATAPATTU SL		1882
Jacques KALLIS SA		1869
Brian LARA WI		1843
Sanath JAYASURIYA SL		1834
Rahul DRAVID IND		1675
Mark WAUGH AUS		1629
Ricky PONTING AUS		1578

Most Runs (Test)
Matthew HAYDEN 1250
Brian LARA WI		1111
Herschelle GIBBS SA		1103
Jacques KALLIS SA		1021
Sachin TENDULKAR IND		1003
Marcus TRESCOTHICK ENG		972
Mahela JAYAWARDENE SL		954
Rahul DRAVID IND		935
VVS LAXMAN IND		869
Adam GILCHRIST AUS		840

Most Runs (ODI)
Mahela JAYAWARDENE 1260
Sanath JAYASURIYA SL		1202
Grant FLOWER ZIM		1116
Marvan ATAPATTU SL		1084
Stuart CARLISLE ZIM		1082
Sachin TENDULKAR IND		904
Russel ARNOLD SL		851
Jacques KALLIS SA		848
Herschelle GIBBS SA		846
Alistair CAMPBELL ZIM		837

Most Balls Faced (All time)
Jacques KALLIS 3751
Marvan ATAPATTU SL		3394
Rahul DRAVID IND		3367
Herschelle GIBBS SA		3354
Brian LARA WI		3157
Mahela JAYAWARDENE SL		2991
Grant FLOWER ZIM		2866
Neil MCKENZIE SA		2748
Sachin TENDULKAR IND		2745
Stuart CARLISLE ZIM		2647

Most Balls Faced (Test)
Jacques KALLIS 2596
Herschelle GIBBS SA		2379
Rahul DRAVID IND		2321
Shiv SUNDER DAS IND		2188
Brian LARA WI		2166
Neil MCKENZIE SA		2075
Matthew HAYDEN AUS		1992
Ramnaresh SARWAN WI		1961
Marcus TRESCOTHICK ENG		1954
Sachin TENDULKAR IND		1755

Most Balls Faced (ODI)
Stuart CARLISLE 1673
Marvan ATAPATTU SL		1646
Mahela JAYAWARDENE SL		1538
Grant FLOWER ZIM		1475
Sanath JAYASURIYA SL		1444
Alistair CAMPBELL ZIM		1227
Jacques KALLIS SA		1155
Sourav GANGULY IND		1144
Russel ARNOLD SL		1093
Rahul DRAVID IND		1046

Highest Score (All time)
VVS LAXMAN 281
Brian LARA WI		221
Gary KIRSTEN SA		220
Mathew SINCLAIR NZ		204
Mohammad YOUSUF PAK		203
Marvan ATAPATTU SL		201
Andy FLOWER ZIM		199
Herschelle GIBBS SA		196

Highest Score (Test)
VVS LAXMAN 281
Brian LARA WI		221
Gary KIRSTEN SA		220
Hashan TILLAKARATNE SL		204
Matthew HAYDEN AUS		203
Marvan ATAPATTU SL		201
Andy FLOWER ZIM		199
Herschelle GIBBS SA		196

Highest Score (ODI)
Mark WAUGH 173
Chris GAYLE WI		152
Sachin TENDULKAR IND		146
Damien MARTYN AUS		144
Grant FLOWER ZIM		142
Marcus TRESCOTHICK ENG		137
Gary KIRSTEN SA		133
Neil MCKENZIE SA		131
Sourav GANGULY IND		127

Best Strike Rate (All time)
Jermaine LAWSON 300.00
Shane LEE AUS		227.27
Shahid AFRIDI GER		152.00
Shahid AFRIDI GER		152.00
Scott STYRIS NZ		132.65
Ian HARVEY AUS		113.38
Andrew SYMONDS AUS		108.00
Andre ADAMS NZ		105.88
Paul STRANG ZIM		103.64
Indika GALLAGE SL		100.00

Best Strike Rate (Test)
Paul STRANG 135.71
Moin KHAN PAK		100.00
Iqbal SIDDIQUI IND		96.67
Hasibul HOSSAIN BAN		88.46
Adam GILCHRIST AUS		84.42
Humayun FARHAT PAK		84.38
Muttiah MURALITHARAN SL		83.59
Chris CAIRNS NZ		83.23
Saeed ANWAR PAK		76.78
Wasim AKRAM PAK		74.77

Best Strike Rate (ODI)
Jermaine LAWSON 300.00
Paul WISEMAN NZ		233.33
Shane LEE AUS		227.27
Shahid AFRIDI GER		152.00
Shahid AFRIDI GER		152.00
Tillakaratne DILSHAN SL		150.00
Scott STYRIS NZ		132.65
Ian HARVEY AUS		113.38
James FOSTER ENG		110.00
Damien FLEMING AUS		108.51
Nuwan ZOYSA SL		108.33

Most sixes (All time)
Sanath JAYASURIYA 32
Matthew HAYDEN AUS		25
Jacques KALLIS SA		24
Craig MCMILLAN NZ		23
Adam GILCHRIST AUS		19
Heath STREAK ZIM		18
Mahela JAYAWARDENE SL		17
Brian LARA WI		15

Most sixes (Test)
Matthew HAYDEN 20
Adam GILCHRIST AUS		15
Jacques KALLIS SA		12
Craig MCMILLAN NZ		11
Brian LARA WI		10
Herschelle GIBBS SA		9
Craig WISHART ZIM		8
Mahela JAYAWARDENE SL		7

Most sixes (ODI)
Sanath JAYASURIYA 26
Sourav GANGULY IND		22
Heath STREAK ZIM		15
Herschelle GIBBS SA		14
Craig MCMILLAN NZ		12
Stuart CARLISLE ZIM		11
Mahela JAYAWARDENE SL		10

Best Averages (All time)
Jacques KALLIS 1869 / 29

Best Averages (Test)
Sherwin CAMPBELL 133 / 2

Best Averages (ODI)
Matthew HAYDEN 311 / 5

Most 50s (All time)
Sanath JAYASURIYA 12
Marvan ATAPATTU SL		11
Ricky PONTING AUS		10
Stephen FLEMING NZ		9

Most 50s (Test)
Shiv SUNDER DAS 8
Ramnaresh SARWAN WI		7
Habibul BASHAR BAN		6

Most 50s (ODI)
Marvan ATAPATTU 10
Daren GANGA WI		8
Saeed ANWAR PAK		7
Ricky PONTING AUS		6

Most 100s (All time)
Mahela JAYAWARDENE 7
Mark WAUGH AUS		6
Matthew HAYDEN AUS		5
Inzamam-ul-Haq PAK		4

Most 100s (Test)
Mahela JAYAWARDENE 4
Andy FLOWER ZIM		3

Most 100s (ODI)
Mark WAUGH 4
Alistair CAMPBELL ZIM		3
Gary KIRSTEN SA		2

Most Not Outs (All time)
Shaun POLLOCK 13
Heath STREAK ZIM		12
Glenn MCGRATH AUS		10
Ridley JACOBS WI		9
Chaminda VAAS SL		8

Most Not Outs (Test)
Glenn MCGRATH 8
Jacques KALLIS SA		7
Manjurul ISLAM BAN		5
Muttiah MURALITHARAN SL		4

Most Not Outs (ODI)
Heath STREAK 8
Michael BEVAN AUS		7
Shaun POLLOCK SA		6

Most Wickets (All time)
Muttiah MURALITHARAN 123
Glenn MCGRATH AUS		97
Chaminda VAAS SL		92
Shane WARNE AUS		90
Harbhajan SINGH IND		86
Shaun POLLOCK SA		82
Heath STREAK ZIM		72
Darren GOUGH ENG		56
Waqar YOUNIS PAK		55

Most Wickets (Test)
Muttiah MURALITHARAN 73
Glenn MCGRATH AUS	68
Harbhajan SINGH IND	60
Shane WARNE AUS	58
Shaun POLLOCK SA	55
Chaminda VAAS SL	54
Jason GILLESPIE AUS	47
Darren GOUGH ENG	45
Andy CADDICK ENG	38
Jacques KALLIS SA	35

Most Wickets (ODI)
Muttiah MURALITHARAN 50
Heath STREAK ZIM	40
Chaminda VAAS SL	38
Waqar YOUNIS PAK	36
Shane WARNE AUS	32
Glenn MCGRATH AUS	29
Kumar DHARMASENA SL	28
Shaun POLLOCK SA	27
Harbhajan SINGH IND	26
Dilhara FERNANDO SL	25

Best Bowling Fig (All time)
Harbhajan SINGH 8/1
Muttiah MURALITHARAN SL		8/1
Chaminda VAAS SL		8/11
Glenn MCGRATH AUS		7/7
Anil KUMBLE IND		7/14
Shane WARNE AUS		7/16
Waqar YOUNIS PAK		7/18
Chris CAIRNS NZ		7/24
Stuart MACGILL AUS		7/88
Javagal SRINATH IND		6/0

Best Bowling Fig (Test)
Harbhajan SINGH 8/1
Muttiah MURALITHARAN SL		8/13
Chaminda VAAS SL		7/11
Glenn MCGRATH AUS		7/13
Shane WARNE AUS		7/16
Anil KUMBLE IND		7/22
Chris CAIRNS NZ		7/24
Stuart MACGILL AUS		7/88
Javagal SRINATH IND		6/0
Shaun POLLOCK SA		6/6

Best Bowling Fig (ODI)
Chaminda VAAS 8/13
Waqar YOUNIS PAK		7/20
Muttiah MURALITHARAN SL		5/1
Shaun POLLOCK SA		5/10
Shoaib AKHTAR PAK		5/16
Makhaya NTINI SA		5/19
Charitha BUDDHIKA SL		5/25
Matthew HOGGARD ENG		5/25
Corey COLLYMORE WI		5/26
Dougie MARILLIER ZIM		4/4

Worst Bowling Fig (All time)
Ray PRICE 5/192
Harbhajan SINGH IND		8/185
Phil TUFNELL ENG		1/174
Shane WARNE AUS		7/165
Andy CADDICK ENG		5/163
Neil MCGARRELL WI		4/162
Colin MILLER AUS		4/160
Dinanath RAMNARINE WI		5/158
Pedro COLLINS WI		4/156
Chris MARTIN NZ		4/153

Worst Bowling Fig (Test)
Ray PRICE 5/192
Harbhajan SINGH IND		8/185
Phil TUFNELL ENG		1/174
Shane WARNE AUS		7/165
Andy CADDICK ENG		5/163
Neil MCGARRELL WI		4/162
Colin MILLER AUS		4/160
Dinanath RAMNARINE WI		5/158
Pedro COLLINS WI		4/156
Chris MARTIN NZ		4/153

Worst Bowling Fig (ODI)
Brett LEE 4/85
Mohammad RAFIQUE BAN		1/82
Martin SUJI KEN		1/81
Heath STREAK ZIM		4/80
Mohammad SHARIF BAN		3/77
Thomas ODOYO KEN		3/76
Travis FRIEND ZIM		3/73
Mluleki NKALA ZIM		3/72
Laurie WILLIAMS WI		3/72
Darrel BROWN WI		3/72

Most Dots (All time)
Glenn MCGRATH 3290
Harbhajan SINGH IND		3218
Muttiah MURALITHARAN SL		3072
Shane WARNE AUS		3040
Jason GILLESPIE AUS		2341
Chaminda VAAS SL		2164
Heath STREAK ZIM		1871
Brett LEE AUS		1646
Shaun POLLOCK SA		1601
Javagal SRINATH IND		1547

Most Dots (Test)
Glenn MCGRATH 2872
Shane WARNE AUS		2667
Harbhajan SINGH IND		2617
Muttiah MURALITHARAN SL		2388
Jason GILLESPIE AUS		2267
Chaminda VAAS SL		1670
Brett LEE AUS		1393
Javagal SRINATH IND		1352
Shaun POLLOCK SA		1233
Heath STREAK ZIM		1210

Most Dots (ODI)
Muttiah MURALITHARAN 684
Heath STREAK ZIM	661
Harbhajan SINGH IND	601
Chaminda VAAS SL	494
Kumar DHARMASENA SL	454
Travis FRIEND ZIM	434
Glenn MCGRATH AUS	418
Cameron CUFFY WI	393
Shane WARNE AUS	373
Daniel VETTORI NZ	372

Chris SILVERWOOD ENG		14.33
Chris DRUM NZ		14.00
Akalanka GANEGAMA SL		13.50
Paul GRAYSON ENG		13.33
Danish KANERIA PAK		11.42
Charl LANGEVELDT SA		11.00
Mfuneko NGAM SA		10.33
Joseph ANGARA KEN		10.00
Steve WAUGH AUS		9.67

Sarandeep SINGH IND		18.00
Wavell HINDS WI		16.67
Mark BUTCHER ENG		16.40
Dougie MARILLIER ZIM		16.00
Chris DRUM NZ		14.00
Shoaib MALIK PAK		13.00
Mfuneko NGAM SA		10.33
Danish KANERIA PAK		7.83

Eric UPASHANTHA SL		16.75
Hemang BADANI IND		16.00
Chris SILVERWOOD ENG		14.33
Matthew HOGGARD ENG		13.90
Akalanka GANEGAMA SL		13.50
Paul GRAYSON ENG		13.33
Charl LANGEVELDT SA		11.00
Joseph ANGARA KEN		10.00
Steve WAUGH AUS		9.67

Best Economy (All time)
Hashan TILLAKARATNE 0.67
Dinuka HETTIARACHCHI SL		1.52
Ravindra PUSHPAKUMARA SL		1.60
Mark RICHARDSON NZ		1.78
Jonty RHODES SA		1.82
Courtney WALSH WI		1.98
Michael SLATER AUS		2.00
Ashley GILES ENG		2.45
Shaun POLLOCK SA		2.51
Dinanath RAMNARINE WI		2.51

Best Economy (Test)
Hashan TILLAKARATNE 0.67
Aravinda DE SILVA SL		1.40
Dinuka HETTIARACHCHI SL		1.52
Ravindra PUSHPAKUMARA SL		1.60
Mark RICHARDSON NZ		1.78
Nathan ASTLE NZ		1.97
Courtney WALSH WI		1.98
Mahela JAYAWARDENE SL		2.00
Michael SLATER AUS		2.00
Graeme HICK ENG		2.00

Best Economy (ODI)
Jonty RHODES 1.82
Trevor GRIPPER ZIM		2.20
Fazl-e-Akbar PAK		2.90
Joseph ANGARA KEN		3.00
Shaun POLLOCK SA		3.18
Muttiah MURALITHARAN SL		3.38
Charl LANGEVELDT SA		3.42
Mushfiqur RAHMAN BAN		3.46
Neil MCKENZIE SA		3.49
Nantie HAYWARD SA		3.56

Mfuneko NGAM SA		21.20
Paul GRAYSON ENG		20.00
Eric UPASHANTHA SL		19.50
Charl LANGEVELDT SA		19.30
Chris SILVERWOOD ENG		18.00
Danish KANERIA PAK		17.50
Akalanka GANEGAMA SL		12.00

Pramodya WICKRAMASINGHE SL		36.90
Rahul SANGHVI IND		36.60
Dougie MARILLIER ZIM		35.14
Chris DRUM NZ		33.00
Mark BUTCHER ENG		25.20
Mfuneko NGAM SA		21.20
Shoaib MALIK PAK		18.30
Danish KANERIA PAK		14.00

Hemang BADANI IND		21.00
Joseph ANGARA KEN		20.00
Eric UPASHANTHA SL		19.50
Charl LANGEVELDT SA		19.30
Shoaib AKHTAR PAK		18.67
Chris SILVERWOOD ENG		18.00
Akalanka GANEGAMA SL		12.00

Most Runs Conceed (All time)
Shane WARNE 2640
Muttiah MURALITHARAN SL		2501
Harbhajan SINGH IND		2349
Glenn MCGRATH AUS		2148
Heath STREAK ZIM		2093
Chaminda VAAS SL		2073
Shaun POLLOCK SA		1773
Jason GILLESPIE AUS		1646
Brett LEE AUS		1566
Darren GOUGH ENG		1561

Most Runs Conceed (Test)
Shane WARNE 1809
Harbhajan SINGH IND		1557
Muttiah MURALITHARAN SL		1554
Jason GILLESPIE AUS		1543
Glenn MCGRATH AUS		1473
Andy CADDICK ENG		1282
Chaminda VAAS SL		1241
Darren GOUGH ENG		1211
Shaun POLLOCK SA		1176
Brett LEE AUS		1087

Most Maiden Overs (ODI)
Chaminda VAAS 28
Glenn MCGRATH AUS		26
Cameron CUFFY WI		25
Shaun POLLOCK SA		24
Heath STREAK ZIM		22
Harbhajan SINGH IND		14
Nuwan ZOYSA SL		12

Five Wicket haul (All time)
Muttiah MURALITHARAN 8
Harbhajan SINGH IND		6
Shaun POLLOCK SA		5
Glenn MCGRATH AUS		4
Javagal SRINATH IND		3
Daniel VETTORI NZ		2

Five Wicket haul (Test)
Muttiah MURALITHARAN 7
Harbhajan SINGH IND		6
Shaun POLLOCK SA		4
Chaminda VAAS SL		3
Chris CAIRNS NZ		2

Five Wicket haul (ODI)
Waqar YOUNIS 2
Matthew HOGGARD ENG		1

Series updates of 2001

England in Sri Lanka Test Series

22 Feb-15 Mar 2001

2-1 (3)
England

Border-Gavaskar Trophy (Australia in India)

27 Feb-18 Mar 2001

2-1 (3)
India

Pakistan in New Zealand Test Series

08 Mar-27 Mar 2001

1-1 (3)
drawn

Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (South Africa in West Indies)

09 Mar-19 Apr 2001

2-1 (5)
South Africa

Bangladesh in Zimbabwe Test Series

19 Apr-26 Apr 2001

2-0 (2)
Zimbabwe

Pakistan in England Test Series

17 May-31 May 2001

1-1 (2)
drawn

India in Zimbabwe Test Series

07 Jun-15 Jun 2001

1-1 (2)
drawn

Clive Lloyd Trophy (West Indies in Zimbabwe)

19 Jul-27 Jul 2001

1-0 (2)
West Indies

The Ashes (Australia in England)

05 Jul-23 Aug 2001

4-1 (5)
Australia

India in Sri Lanka Test Series

14 Aug-29 Aug 2001

2-1 (3)
Sri Lanka

South Africa in Zimbabwe Test Series

07 Sep-14 Sep 2001

1-0 (2)
South Africa

Zimbabwe in Bangladesh Test Series

08 Nov-15 Nov 2001

1-0 (2)
Zimbabwe

India in South Africa Test Series

03 Nov-16 Nov 2001

1-0 (2)
South Africa

West Indies in Sri Lanka Test Series

13 Nov-29 Nov 2001

3-0 (3)
Sri Lanka

Trans-Tasman Trophy (New Zealand in Australia)

08 Nov-30 Nov 2001

0-0 (3)
drawn

England in India Test Series

03 Dec-19 Dec 2001

1-0 (3)
India

Bangladesh in New Zealand Test Series

18 Dec-26 Dec 2001

2-0 (2)
New Zealand

South Africa in Australia Test Series

14 Dec-02 Jan 2002

3-0 (3)
Australia

Zimbabwe in Sri Lanka Test Series

27 Dec-12 Jan 2002

3-0 (3)
Sri Lanka

Asian Test Championship (Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka in Pakistan/Sri Lanka)

29 Aug-06 Mar 2002

-
Sri Lanka

Zimbabwe in New Zealand ODI Series

02 Jan-07 Jan 2001

2-1 (3)
Zimbabwe

Carlton Series (Australia, West Indies, Zimbabwe in Australia)

11 Jan-09 Feb 2001

-
Australia

Sri Lanka in New Zealand ODI Series

31 Jan-11 Feb 2001

4-1 (5)
Sri Lanka

Pakistan in New Zealand ODI Series

17 Feb-28 Feb 2001

3-2 (5)
New Zealand

England in Sri Lanka ODI Series

23 Mar-27 Mar 2001

3-0 (3)
Sri Lanka

Australia in India ODI Series

25 Mar-06 Apr 2001

3-2 (5)
Australia

Bangladesh in Zimbabwe ODI Series

07 Apr-11 Apr 2001

3-0 (3)
Zimbabwe

ARY Gold Cup (New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka in United Arab Emirates)

08 Apr-20 Apr 2001

-
Sri Lanka

South Africa in West Indies ODI Series

28 Apr-16 May 2001

5-2 (7)
South Africa

NatWest Series (Australia, England, Pakistan in England)

07 Jun-23 Jun 2001

-
Australia

Coca-Cola Cup (Zimbabwe) (India, West Indies, Zimbabwe in Zimbabwe)

23 Jun-07 Jul 2001

-
West Indies

Coca-Cola Cup (Sri Lanka) (India, New Zealand, Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka)

18 Jul-05 Aug 2001

-
Sri Lanka

West Indies in Kenya ODI Series

15 Aug-19 Aug 2001

3-0 (3)
West Indies

South Africa in Zimbabwe ODI Series

23 Sep-30 Sep 2001

3-0 (3)
South Africa

England in Zimbabwe ODI Series

03 Oct-13 Oct 2001

5-0 (5)
England

Standard Bank Triangular Tournament (India, Kenya, South Africa in South Africa)

05 Oct-26 Oct 2001

-
South Africa

Khaleej Times Trophy (Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe in United Arab Emirates)

26 Oct-04 Nov 2001

-
Pakistan

Zimbabwe in Bangladesh ODI Series

23 Nov-26 Nov 2001

3-0 (3)
Zimbabwe

LG Abans Triangular Series (Sri Lanka, West Indies, Zimbabwe in Sri Lanka)

08 Dec-19 Dec 2001

-
Sri Lanka

ðŸ Explore Stats and Records by Year

Catch up on cricket Performances & Rankings from previous years.

Most Runs Conceed (ODI)
Heath STREAK 1128
Muttiah MURALITHARAN SL		947
Travis FRIEND ZIM		888
Sanath JAYASURIYA SL		857
Chaminda VAAS SL		832
Shane WARNE AUS		831
Harbhajan SINGH IND		792
Kumar DHARMASENA SL		750
Waqar YOUNIS PAK		733
Marlon SAMUELS WI		720

Most Maiden Overs (All time)
Glenn MCGRATH 222
Muttiah MURALITHARAN SL		214
Shaun POLLOCK SA		190
Harbhajan SINGH IND		147
Chaminda VAAS SL		139
Heath STREAK ZIM		132
Jason GILLESPIE AUS		126
Shane WARNE AUS		121
Dinanath RAMNARINE WI		116
Jacques KALLIS SA		105

Most Maiden Overs (Test)
Glenn MCGRATH 196
Muttiah MURALITHARAN SL		188
Shaun POLLOCK SA		166
Harbhajan SINGH IND		133
Jason GILLESPIE AUS		120
Dinanath RAMNARINE WI		116
Shane WARNE AUS		113
Chaminda VAAS SL		111
Heath STREAK ZIM		110
Jacques KALLIS SA		100

Top Cricket Stats and Records â€“ 2001 Performances & Rankings

2214

1949

1907

1882

1869

1843

1834

1675

1629

1578

1250

1111

1103

1021

1003

972

954

935

869

840

1260

1202

1116

1084

1082

904

851

848

846

837

3751

3394

3367

3354

3157

2991

2866

2748

2745

2647

2596

2379

2321

2188

2166

2075

1992

1961

1954

1755

1673

1646

1538

1475

1444

1227

1155

1144

1093

1046

281

221

220

204

203

201

199

196

281

221

220

204

203

201

199

196

173

152

146