Best Bowling Fig in 2001: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats

The best bowling fig in 2001 highlights the top performers of the season based on official match data.
ALL FORMATS2001235 entries
18/19Chaminda VaasSLBest return on the list
28/84Harbhajan SinghIND
38/87Muttiah MuralitharanSL
● LEADS
Chaminda VaasSL
8/19 · best figures on this list
↑ MATCHING THE HAUL
3
entries on this list took 8 wickets in an innings
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
6/30
The mark at number ten — 225 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
West Indies
8 of the top 50 · 10 teams represented

Best Bowling Fig — full list

235 entries, ranked
1Chaminda VaasSL8/19
2Harbhajan SinghIND8/84
3Muttiah MuralitharanSL8/87
4Waqar YounisPAK7/36
5Chris CairnsNZ7/53
6Glenn McGrathAUS7/76
7Stuart MacGillAUS7/104
8Anil KumbleIND7/115
9Shane WarneAUS7/165
10Shaun PollockSA6/30
11Danish KaneriaPAK6/42
12Courtney WalshWI6/61
13Jacques KallisSA6/67
14Javagal SrinathIND6/76
15Manjurul IslamBAN6/81
16Daniel VettoriNZ6/87
17Shoaib AkhtarPAK5/19
18Travis FriendZIM5/31
19Mohammad SamiPAK5/36
20Makhaya NtiniSA5/37
21Dilhara FernandoSL5/42
22Colin StuartWI5/44
22Alex TudorENG5/44
23Matthew HoggardENG5/49
24Corey CollymoreWI5/51
25Jason GillespieAUS5/53
26Darren GoughENG5/61
27Ashley GilesENG5/67
27Brett LeeAUS5/67
27Charitha BuddhikaSL5/67
28Venkatesh PrasadIND5/72
29Andy BlignautZIM5/73
30Dinanath RamnarineWI5/78
31Andy CaddickENG5/101
32Ray PriceZIM5/181
33Heath StreakZIM4/8
34Nicky BojeSA4/17
34Claude HendersonSA4/17
34Saqlain MushtaqPAK4/17
35Charl LangeveldtSA4/21
36Neil McGarrellWI4/23
37Sanath JayasuriyaSL4/24
37Cameron CuffyWI4/24
37Daryl TuffeyNZ4/24
38James FranklinNZ4/26
39Ajit AgarkarIND4/27
40Ian HarveyAUS4/28
40Nuwan ZoysaSL4/28
41Mervyn DillonWI4/32
41Reon KingWI4/32
41Mahendra NagamootooWI4/32
42Andrew SymondsAUS4/35
43Eric UpashanthaSL4/37
44Dougie MarillierZIM4/38
44Allan DonaldSA4/38
45Grant FlowerZIM4/41
46Mark ButcherENG4/42
46Zaheer KhanIND4/42
47Shane BondNZ4/47
48Azhar MahmoodPAK4/50
48Andrew FlintoffENG4/50
49Chris MartinNZ4/52
50Andre NelSA4/53
51Robert CroftENG4/56
52Brighton WatambwaZIM4/64
53Ashish NehraIND4/72
54Pedro CollinsWI4/78
55Bryan StrangZIM4/83
56Colin MillerAUS4/102
57Mashrafe MortazaBAN4/106
58Richard DawsonENG4/134
59Nathan AstleNZ3/7
60Mluleki NkalaZIM3/12
61Dion NashNZ3/13
62Shahid AfridiGER3/15
62Lance KlusenerSA3/15
63Debasis MohantyIND3/18
63Henry OlongaZIM3/18
64Wasim AkramPAK3/19
65Craig McMillanNZ3/20
65Justin KempSA3/20
66Nixon McLeanWI3/21
66Darrel BrownWI3/21
67Abdul RazzaqPAK3/22
68Chris HarrisNZ3/23
68Martin SujiKEN3/23
68David MutenderaZIM3/23
69Laurie WilliamsWI3/24
70Roger TelemachusSA3/25
70Marlon SamuelsWI3/25
71Kumar DharmasenaSL3/26
71Mfuneko NgamSA3/26
72Mark RamprakashENG3/28
73Steve WaughAUS3/29
73Gary BrentZIM3/29
73Sean ErvineZIM3/29
74Joseph AngaraKEN3/30
74Kyle MillsNZ3/30
75Sachin TendulkarIND3/31
76Sourav GangulyIND3/32
76Damien FlemingAUS3/32
77Scott StyrisNZ3/36
78Jacob OramNZ3/40
78Mark WaughAUS3/40
78Paul GraysonENG3/40
78Ruchira PereraSL3/40
79Thomas OdoyoKEN3/41
79Dominic CorkENG3/41
80Shoaib MalikPAK3/42
81Chris SilverwoodENG3/43
81Jeremy SnapeENG3/43
81Brian MurphyZIM3/43
82Andy BichelAUS3/44
83Mohammad SharifBAN3/48
84Alan MullallyENG3/50
85Sarandeep SinghIND3/54
86Virender SehwagIND3/59
87Dirk ViljoenZIM3/62
88Nantie HaywardSA3/70
89Enamul HaqueBAN3/74
90Russel ArnoldSL3/76
91Fazl-e-AkbarPAK3/85
92Justin OntongSA2/12
93Guy WhittallZIM2/16
94Nathan BrackenAUS2/21
95Grant BradburnNZ2/22
96Wavell HindsWI2/23
97Prabath NissankaSL2/24
97Yuvraj SinghIND2/24
98Harvinder SinghIND2/25
99Chris DrumNZ2/26
99Suresh PereraSL2/26
100Carl HooperWI2/27
100Akalanka GanegamaSL2/27
101Niroshan BandaratillekeSL2/29
102Aravinda de SilvaSL2/31
102Reetinder SodhiIND2/31
103James KirtleyENG2/33
104Marlon BlackWI2/35
104Tony SujiKEN2/35
105Dinuka HettiarachchiSL2/36
106Ben HollioakeENG2/37
107Michael KasprowiczAUS2/39
108Upul ChandanaSL2/41
109Indika GallageSL2/42
109Kerry JeremyWI2/42
109Craig WhiteENG2/42
110Steve TikoloKEN2/43
111Jermaine LawsonWI2/47
112Pramodya WickramasingheSL2/51
113Chris GayleWI2/54
113Paul AdamsSA2/54
114Tinu YohannanIND2/56
114Paul StrangZIM2/56
115Naimur RahmanBAN2/60
116Rahul SanghviIND2/67
117Trevor GripperZIM2/91
118Hasibul HossainBAN2/125
119Damien MartynAUS1/3
120Michael BevanAUS1/4
121Hemang BadaniIND1/7
121Thilan SamaraweeraSL1/7
122Ricky PontingAUS1/12
123Ricardo PowellWI1/15
123Brijal PatelKEN1/15
124Jimmy KamandeKEN1/16
124Mark RichardsonNZ1/16
125Mushfiqur RahmanBAN1/20
126Dulip LiyanageSL1/23
127Mohammad RafiqueBAN1/24
128Mohammad AshrafulBAN1/25
129Kaushalya WeeraratneSL1/30
130Paul CollingwoodENG1/31
131Mark EalhamENG1/32
131Iqbal SiddiquiIND1/32
131Sairaj BahutuleIND1/32
131Collins ObuyaKEN1/32
132Kashif RazaPAK1/36
132Darren LehmannAUS1/36
133Yasir ArafatPAK1/37
134Andre AdamsNZ1/38
135Khaled MahmudBAN1/40
136Ryan SidebottomENG1/42
137Younis KhanPAK1/47
138Alistair CampbellZIM1/48
139Usman AfzaalENG1/49
140Venkatapathy RajuIND1/58
141Mushtaq AhmedPAK1/62
142Brooke WalkerNZ1/63
143Aminul IslamBAN1/66
144Nilesh KulkarniIND1/70
144Jimmy OrmondENG1/70
145Douglas HondoZIM1/87
146Paul WisemanNZ1/107
147Phil TufnellENG1/174
148Jonty RhodesSA0/1
148Hashan TillakaratneSL0/1
149Mahela JayawardeneSL0/2
149Marcus TrescothickENG0/2
150Michael VaughanENG0/3
150Justin LangerAUS0/3
150Mohammad YousufPAK0/3
150Hamilton MasakadzaZIM0/3
151Hitesh ModiKEN0/4
151Ramnaresh SarwanWI0/4
151Daren GangaWI0/4
151Neil McKenzieSA0/4
151Habibul BasharBAN0/4
151Michael SlaterAUS0/4
152Jimmy AdamsWI0/5
153Dion EbrahimZIM0/6
153Graeme HickENG0/6
153Gary KirstenSA0/6
154Faisal IqbalPAK0/7
154Matthew HaydenAUS0/7
155Ravindra PushpakumaraSL0/9
156Shane LeeAUS0/11
157Imran FarhatPAK0/12
157Javed OmarBAN0/12
158Maurice OdumbeKEN0/14
159Peter OngondoKEN0/16
160Sanwar HossainBAN0/17
160Sanjay BangarIND0/17
161Mehrab HossainBAN0/18
162Sadagoppan RameshIND0/24
163Ryan HindsWI0/27
164Andrew PennNZ0/29
164Fahim MuntasirBAN0/29
165Gus MackayZIM0/33
166Josephat AbabuKEN0/34
167Robin SinghIND0/37
168Sunil JoshiIND0/54
169Alan DawsonSA0/58
170Shayne O'ConnorNZ0/67
171Mohammad AkramPAK0/106
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