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.
TEST2001164 entries
180Muttiah MuralitharanSL12 clear of Glenn McGrath
268Glenn McGrathAUS12 off the lead
360Harbhajan SinghIND20 off the lead
● LEADS
Muttiah MuralitharanSL
80 · 12 ahead of McGrath
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — Muralitharan is out on their own
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
33
The mark at number ten — 154 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
South Africa
8 of the top 50 · 10 teams represented

Most Wickets — full list

164 entries, ranked
1Muttiah MuralitharanSL80
2Glenn McGrathAUS68
3Harbhajan SinghIND60
4Shane WarneAUS58
4Chaminda VaasSL58
5Shaun PollockSA55
6Jason GillespieAUS47
7Darren GoughENG45
8Andy CaddickENG38
9Jacques KallisSA35
10Javagal SrinathIND33
11Heath StreakZIM32
12Dinanath RamnarineWI30
12Brett LeeAUS30
13Mervyn DillonWI29
14Courtney WalshWI27
15Anil KumbleIND24
16Chris CairnsNZ23
17Allan DonaldSA20
17Nicky BojeSA20
18Makhaya NtiniSA19
18Daniel VettoriNZ19
18Sanath JayasuriyaSL19
18Waqar YounisPAK19
18Claude HendersonSA19
18Andy BlignautZIM19
19Travis FriendZIM17
19Saqlain MushtaqPAK17
19Colin StuartWI17
19Neil McGarrellWI17
19Zaheer KhanIND17
20Daryl TuffeyNZ16
20Ray PriceZIM16
21Chris MartinNZ15
21Matthew HoggardENG15
22Ashley GilesENG14
22Shane BondNZ14
23Lance KlusenerSA13
23Nantie HaywardSA13
23Ashish NehraIND13
23Manjurul IslamBAN13
23Brighton WatambwaZIM13
24Mashrafe MortazaBAN12
24Danish KaneriaPAK12
24Nuwan ZoysaSL12
24Colin MillerAUS12
24Dilhara FernandoSL12
25Venkatesh PrasadIND11
26Robert CroftENG10
27Pedro CollinsWI9
27Craig McMillanNZ9
27Ruchira PereraSL9
27Grant FlowerZIM9
28Justin KempSA8
28Reon KingWI8
28Carl HooperWI8
28Nixon McLeanWI8
28Mohammad SamiPAK8
28Enamul HaqueBAN8
28Mohammad SharifBAN8
29Craig WhiteENG7
29Alex TudorENG7
29James FranklinNZ7
29Stuart MacGillAUS7
29Mark WaughAUS7
29Dougie MarillierZIM7
30Andre NelSA6
30Henry OlongaZIM6
30Bryan StrangZIM6
30Mfuneko NgamSA6
30Richard DawsonENG6
30Dominic CorkENG6
30Andrew FlintoffENG6
30Fazl-e-AkbarPAK6
30Sachin TendulkarIND6
31Abdul RazzaqPAK5
31Ajit AgarkarIND5
31Hasibul HossainBAN5
31Naimur RahmanBAN5
31Wasim AkramPAK5
31Mark ButcherENG5
31Thilan SamaraweeraSL5
32Niroshan BandaratillekeSL4
32Chris DrumNZ4
32Andy BichelAUS4
32Russel ArnoldSL4
32Tinu YohannanIND4
32Cameron CuffyWI4
32Azhar MahmoodPAK4
32Brian MurphyZIM4
33Sourav GangulyIND3
33Wavell HindsWI3
33Mahendra NagamootooWI3
33Marlon BlackWI3
33Sarandeep SinghIND3
33Sairaj BahutuleIND3
33Kumar DharmasenaSL3
33Charitha BuddhikaSL3
34Dinuka HettiarachchiSL2
34Nathan AstleNZ2
34Paul AdamsSA2
34Rahul SanghviIND2
34Harvinder SinghIND2
34Pramodya WickramasingheSL2
34Michael KasprowiczAUS2
34Alan MullallyENG2
34Jimmy OrmondENG2
34Shoaib MalikPAK2
34Trevor GripperZIM2
34Gary BrentZIM2
35Mluleki NkalaZIM1
35Douglas HondoZIM1
35Venkatapathy RajuIND1
35Younis KhanPAK1
35Nilesh KulkarniIND1
35Shoaib AkhtarPAK1
35Mushtaq AhmedPAK1
35Mohammad AshrafulBAN1
35Khaled MahmudBAN1
35Usman AfzaalENG1
35Aminul IslamBAN1
35Marlon SamuelsWI1
35Phil TufnellENG1
35Damien FlemingAUS1
35Iqbal SiddiquiIND1
35Damien MartynAUS1
35Mark RichardsonNZ1
35Grant BradburnNZ1
35Paul WisemanNZ1
36Shayne O'ConnorNZ0
36Dion NashNZ0
36Ravindra PushpakumaraSL0
36Suresh PereraSL0
36Gary KirstenSA0
36Neil McKenzieSA0
36Justin LangerAUS0
36Michael SlaterAUS0
36Matthew HaydenAUS0
36Hemang BadaniIND0
36Virender SehwagIND0
36Sanjay BangarIND0
36Ricky PontingAUS0
36Dulip LiyanageSL0
36Aravinda de SilvaSL0
36Hashan TillakaratneSL0
36Mahela JayawardeneSL0
36Graeme HickENG0
36Mark RamprakashENG0
36Ramnaresh SarwanWI0
36Jimmy AdamsWI0
36Chris GayleWI0
36Habibul BasharBAN0
36Michael VaughanENG0
36Marcus TrescothickENG0
36Ryan SidebottomENG0
36Javed OmarBAN0
36Mushfiqur RahmanBAN0
36Mohammad AkramPAK0
36Mohammad YousufPAK0
36Sadagoppan RameshIND0
36Faisal IqbalPAK0
36Hamilton MasakadzaZIM0
36Guy WhittallZIM0
36Paul StrangZIM0
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