Most Wickets in 2001: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats

The most wickets in 2001 highlights the top performers of the season based on official match data.
ALL FORMATS2001235 entries
1136Muttiah MuralitharanSL36 clear of Chaminda Vaas
2100Chaminda VaasSL36 off the lead
397Glenn McGrathAUS39 off the lead
● LEADS
Muttiah MuralitharanSL
136 · 36 ahead of Vaas
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — Muralitharan is out on their own
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
55
The mark at number ten — 225 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
West Indies
10 of the top 50 · 9 teams represented

Most Wickets — full list

235 entries, ranked
1Muttiah MuralitharanSL136
2Chaminda VaasSL100
3Glenn McGrathAUS97
4Shane WarneAUS90
5Harbhajan SinghIND86
6Shaun PollockSA82
7Heath StreakZIM74
8Waqar YounisPAK60
9Darren GoughENG56
10Jacques KallisSA55
11Jason GillespieAUS51
12Javagal SrinathIND49
13Brett LeeAUS46
13Andy CaddickENG46
14Sanath JayasuriyaSL45
15Zaheer KhanIND41
16Daryl TuffeyNZ40
17Dilhara FernandoSL39
18Makhaya NtiniSA38
18Mervyn DillonWI38
19Saqlain MushtaqPAK37
20Travis FriendZIM34
21Kumar DharmasenaSL33
21Daniel VettoriNZ33
22Nuwan ZoysaSL32
23Anil KumbleIND31
23Dinanath RamnarineWI31
24Allan DonaldSA30
25Grant FlowerZIM29
25Neil McGarrellWI29
26Courtney WalshWI27
26Nicky BojeSA27
27Claude HendersonSA26
27Andy BlignautZIM26
27Craig McMillanNZ26
27Marlon SamuelsWI26
27Cameron CuffyWI26
27Ashish NehraIND26
28Abdul RazzaqPAK25
28Colin StuartWI25
28Matthew HoggardENG25
28Lance KlusenerSA25
29Ian HarveyAUS24
30Justin KempSA23
30Dougie MarillierZIM23
30Chris CairnsNZ23
31Ajit AgarkarIND22
31Corey CollymoreWI22
32Carl HooperWI21
32Nixon McLeanWI21
32James FranklinNZ21
33Chris MartinNZ20
33Chris HarrisNZ20
34Gary BrentZIM19
34Manjurul IslamBAN19
34Wasim AkramPAK19
34Russel ArnoldSL19
35Shoaib AkhtarPAK18
35Brian MurphyZIM18
35Bryan StrangZIM18
36Shahid AfridiGER17
36Andrew SymondsAUS17
36Damien FlemingAUS17
37Mashrafe MortazaBAN16
37Ray PriceZIM16
37Andre NelSA16
37Nantie HaywardSA16
38Reon KingWI15
38Pedro CollinsWI15
39Ashley GilesENG14
39Venkatesh PrasadIND14
39Shane BondNZ14
40Dirk ViljoenZIM13
40Brighton WatambwaZIM13
40Sourav GangulyIND13
40Mahendra NagamootooWI13
40Robert CroftENG13
41Dominic CorkENG12
41Alan MullallyENG12
41Andrew FlintoffENG12
41Mohammad SharifBAN12
41Danish KaneriaPAK12
41Colin MillerAUS12
41Mluleki NkalaZIM12
42Jacob OramNZ11
42Charitha BuddhikaSL11
42Yuvraj SinghIND11
42Azhar MahmoodPAK11
42Sachin TendulkarIND11
42Mohammad SamiPAK11
42Virender SehwagIND11
43Nathan BrackenAUS10
43Enamul HaqueBAN10
43Laurie WilliamsWI10
43Chris GayleWI10
43Kyle MillsNZ10
43Nathan AstleNZ10
43Thomas OdoyoKEN10
44Ruchira PereraSL9
44Henry OlongaZIM9
44Shoaib MalikPAK9
45Craig WhiteENG8
45Guy WhittallZIM8
45Roger TelemachusSA8
45Sean ErvineZIM8
46David MutenderaZIM7
46Alex TudorENG7
46Jeremy SnapeENG7
46Stuart MacGillAUS7
46Mark WaughAUS7
47Fazl-e-AkbarPAK6
47Harvinder SinghIND6
47Richard DawsonENG6
47Charl LangeveldtSA6
47Mfuneko NgamSA6
47Thilan SamaraweeraSL6
48Scott StyrisNZ5
48Martin SujiKEN5
48Mark ButcherENG5
48Ben HollioakeENG5
48Naimur RahmanBAN5
48Hasibul HossainBAN5
48Aravinda de SilvaSL5
49Tinu YohannanIND4
49Andy BichelAUS4
49Damien MartynAUS4
49Debasis MohantyIND4
49Mark RamprakashENG4
49Darrel BrownWI4
49Wavell HindsWI4
49Paul StrangZIM4
49Dion NashNZ4
49Eric UpashanthaSL4
49Niroshan BandaratillekeSL4
49Chris DrumNZ4
50Suresh PereraSL3
50Grant BradburnNZ3
50Indika GallageSL3
50Prabath NissankaSL3
50Paul AdamsSA3
50Justin OntongSA3
50Steve TikoloKEN3
50Collins ObuyaKEN3
50Joseph AngaraKEN3
50Marlon BlackWI3
50Kerry JeremyWI3
50Chris SilverwoodENG3
50James KirtleyENG3
50Paul GraysonENG3
50Sarandeep SinghIND3
50Sairaj BahutuleIND3
50Reetinder SodhiIND3
50Steve WaughAUS3
50Pramodya WickramasingheSL3
50Michael BevanAUS3
51Ricky PontingAUS2
51Michael KasprowiczAUS2
51Hemang BadaniIND2
51Rahul SanghviIND2
51Mohammad RafiqueBAN2
51Mushfiqur RahmanBAN2
51Mohammad AshrafulBAN2
51Khaled MahmudBAN2
51Paul CollingwoodENG2
51Jimmy OrmondENG2
51Ryan SidebottomENG2
51Jermaine LawsonWI2
51Brijal PatelKEN2
51Tony SujiKEN2
51Trevor GripperZIM2
51Akalanka GanegamaSL2
51Upul ChandanaSL2
51Dinuka HettiarachchiSL2
51Andre AdamsNZ2
52Brooke WalkerNZ1
52Paul WisemanNZ1
52Mark RichardsonNZ1
52Kaushalya WeeraratneSL1
52Alistair CampbellZIM1
52Jimmy KamandeKEN1
52Douglas HondoZIM1
52Phil TufnellENG1
52Mark EalhamENG1
52Ricardo PowellWI1
52Usman AfzaalENG1
52Aminul IslamBAN1
52Mushtaq AhmedPAK1
52Nilesh KulkarniIND1
52Younis KhanPAK1
52Yasir ArafatPAK1
52Kashif RazaPAK1
52Venkatapathy RajuIND1
52Iqbal SiddiquiIND1
52Darren LehmannAUS1
52Dulip LiyanageSL1
53Hashan TillakaratneSL0
53Mahela JayawardeneSL0
53Shane LeeAUS0
53Justin LangerAUS0
53Michael SlaterAUS0
53Matthew HaydenAUS0
53Faisal IqbalPAK0
53Imran FarhatPAK0
53Mohammad YousufPAK0
53Sunil JoshiIND0
53Robin SinghIND0
53Sadagoppan RameshIND0
53Sanjay BangarIND0
53Mohammad AkramPAK0
53Sanwar HossainBAN0
53Fahim MuntasirBAN0
53Javed OmarBAN0
53Mehrab HossainBAN0
53Habibul BasharBAN0
53Marcus TrescothickENG0
53Michael VaughanENG0
53Ramnaresh SarwanWI0
53Daren GangaWI0
53Jimmy AdamsWI0
53Graeme HickENG0
53Ryan HindsWI0
53Hamilton MasakadzaZIM0
53Gus MackayZIM0
53Hitesh ModiKEN0
53Maurice OdumbeKEN0
53Josephat AbabuKEN0
53Peter OngondoKEN0
53Dion EbrahimZIM0
53Alan DawsonSA0
53Neil McKenzieSA0
53Jonty RhodesSA0
53Gary KirstenSA0
53Ravindra PushpakumaraSL0
53Shayne O'ConnorNZ0
53Andrew PennNZ0
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