Top Cricket Stats and Records â€“ 2002 Performances & Rankings

Explore 2002 cricket statistics including top run scorers, wicket takers, best batting and bowling performances. Year-wise player & team rankings.

Total Matches

All time

202

Test

ODI

147

T20I

Total Runs

All time

135069

Test

72045

ODI

63024

Total Wickets

All time

3643

Test

1576

ODI

2067

Total Sixes

All time

927

Test

310

ODI

617

Total Fours

All time

11639

Test

6466

ODI

5173

Total Fifties

All time

522

Test

230

ODI

292

T20I

Total Centuries

All time

148

Test

ODI

T20I

Most Runs (All time)
Mohammad YOUSUF 2226
Rahul DRAVID IND		2125
Sachin TENDULKAR IND		2028
Sourav GANGULY IND		1979
Chris GAYLE WI		1962
Matthew HAYDEN AUS		1959
Ricky PONTING AUS		1883
Younis KHAN PAK		1860
Herschelle GIBBS SA		1825
Jacques KALLIS SA		1765

Most Runs (Test)
Michael VAUGHAN 1481
Sachin TENDULKAR IND		1392
Rahul DRAVID IND		1357
Matthew HAYDEN AUS		1160
Shiv CHANDERPAUL WI		1061
Ricky PONTING AUS		1030
Nasser HUSSAIN ENG		993
VVS LAXMAN IND		984
Sourav GANGULY IND		945
Carl HOOPER WI		896

Most Runs (ODI)
Mohammad YOUSUF 1362
Herschelle GIBBS SA		1310
Jacques KALLIS SA		1120
Chris GAYLE WI		1097
Younis KHAN PAK		1086
Marvan ATAPATTU SL		1067
Jonty RHODES SA		1066
Sourav GANGULY IND		1034
Virender SEHWAG IND		887
Ramnaresh SARWAN WI		878

Most Balls Faced (All time)
Rahul DRAVID 4221
Shiv CHANDERPAUL WI		3490
Sachin TENDULKAR IND		3282
Nasser HUSSAIN ENG		3182
Sourav GANGULY IND		3111
Younis KHAN PAK		3015
VVS LAXMAN IND		3002
Mohammad YOUSUF PAK		2992
Chris GAYLE WI		2968
Matthew HAYDEN AUS		2868

Most Balls Faced (Test)
Rahul DRAVID 3237
Shiv CHANDERPAUL WI		2660
Sachin TENDULKAR IND		2568
Michael VAUGHAN ENG		2422
Nasser HUSSAIN ENG		2197
VVS LAXMAN IND		2170
Mark BUTCHER ENG		1977
Sourav GANGULY IND		1902
Matthew HAYDEN AUS		1871
Carl HOOPER WI		1812

Most Balls Faced (ODI)
Mohammad YOUSUF 1604
Herschelle GIBBS SA		1483
Marvan ATAPATTU SL		1479
Jacques KALLIS SA		1473
Younis KHAN PAK		1413
Boeta DIPPENAAR SA		1340
Chris GAYLE WI		1238
Jonty RHODES SA		1224
Sourav GANGULY IND		1209
Stephen FLEMING NZ		1168

Highest Score (All time)
Inzamam-ul-Haq 329
Justin LANGER AUS		250
Carl HOOPER WI		233
Kumar SANGAKKARA SL		230
Nathan ASTLE NZ		222
Rahul DRAVID IND		217
Aravinda DE SILVA SL		206
Adam GILCHRIST AUS		204

Highest Score (Test)
Inzamam-ul-Haq 329
Justin LANGER AUS		250
Carl HOOPER WI		233
Kumar SANGAKKARA SL		230
Nathan ASTLE NZ		222
Rahul DRAVID IND		217
Aravinda DE SILVA SL		206
Mohammad YOUSUF PAK		204

Highest Score (ODI)
Dinesh MONGIA 159
Herschelle GIBBS SA	153
Matthew HAYDEN AUS	146
Andy FLOWER ZIM	145
Mohammad YOUSUF PAK	141
Chris GAYLE WI	140
Saleem ELAHI PAK	135
Ricky PONTING AUS	129
Virender SEHWAG IND	126
Adam GILCHRIST AUS	124

Best Strike Rate (All time)
Alan DAWSON 400.00
Monde ZONDEKI SA		150.00
Andy BLIGNAUT ZIM		133.13
Ricardo POWELL WI		126.70
Yuvraj SINGH IND		105.24
Ian BLACKWELL ENG		104.52
Simon JONES ENG		102.33
Lameck ONYANGO KEN		100.00

Best Strike Rate (Test)
Andy BLIGNAUT 122.62
Simon JONES ENG		102.33
Blessing MAHWIRE ZIM		100.00
Muttiah MURALITHARAN SL		90.74
Mark VERMEULEN ZIM		90.32
Andre ADAMS NZ		90.00
Adam GILCHRIST AUS		89.40
Tinu YOHANNAN IND		88.89
Stuart MACGILL AUS		86.96
Andrew FLINTOFF ENG		84.03

Best Strike Rate (ODI)
Alan DAWSON 400.00
Henry OLONGA ZIM		151.72
Monde ZONDEKI SA		150.00
Andy BLIGNAUT ZIM		143.90
Mahendra NAGAMOOTOO WI		136.84
Dougie MARILLIER ZIM		129.51
Martin VAN JAARSVELD SA		127.27
Ricardo POWELL WI		126.70
Nuwan ZOYSA SL		117.24
Shahid AFRIDI PAK		113.89

Most sixes (All time)
Shahid AFRIDI 52
Matthew HAYDEN AUS		32
Mohammad YOUSUF PAK		30
Chris GAYLE WI		28
Nathan ASTLE NZ		26
Adam GILCHRIST AUS		25
Inzamam-ul-Haq PAK		24
Abdul RAZZAQ PAK		21

Most sixes (Test)
Adam GILCHRIST 16
Nathan ASTLE NZ		15
Inzamam-ul-Haq PAK		14
Michael VAUGHAN ENG		11
Ricky PONTING AUS		10
Ridley JACOBS WI		9

Most sixes (ODI)
Shahid AFRIDI 48
Mohammad YOUSUF PAK		27
Chris GAYLE WI		25
Sourav GANGULY IND		19
Matthew HAYDEN AUS		17
Jacques KALLIS SA		15
Ricky PONTING AUS		14

Best Averages (All time)
Jonty RHODES 1066 / 18

Best Averages (Test)
Michael VAUGHAN 1481 / 21

Best Averages (ODI)
Ramnaresh SARWAN 878 / 15

Most 50s (All time)
Younis KHAN 16
Sourav GANGULY IND		14
Chris GAYLE WI		13
Mohammad YOUSUF PAK		10

Most 50s (Test)
Chris GAYLE 6
Rahul DRAVID IND		5

Most 50s (ODI)
Younis KHAN 11
Sourav GANGULY IND		9
Chris GAYLE WI		7
Stephen FLEMING NZ		6

Most 100s (All time)
Mohammad YOUSUF 7
Sachin TENDULKAR IND		6
Shiv CHANDERPAUL WI		5
Gary KIRSTEN SA		4

Most 100s (Test)
Matthew HAYDEN 6
Michael VAUGHAN ENG		5
Shiv CHANDERPAUL WI		4
Gary KIRSTEN SA		3

Most 100s (ODI)
Herschelle GIBBS 5
Mohammad YOUSUF PAK		4
Marcus TRESCOTHICK ENG		3
Marvan ATAPATTU SL		2

Most Not Outs (All time)
Shaun POLLOCK 11
Ashish NEHRA IND		10
Shiv CHANDERPAUL WI		9
Talha JUBAIR BAN		8

Most Not Outs (Test)
Cameron CUFFY 6
Adam GILCHRIST AUS		5
Anil KUMBLE IND		4

Most Not Outs (ODI)
Shaun POLLOCK 8
Daniel VETTORI NZ		7
Chaminda VAAS SL		6

Most Wickets (All time)
Harbhajan SINGH 102
Shane WARNE AUS		93
Waqar YOUNIS PAK		92
Makhaya NTINI SA		90
Muttiah MURALITHARAN SL		85
Shoaib AKHTAR PAK		81
Zaheer KHAN IND		80
Saqlain MUSHTAQ PAK		78
Mervyn DILLON WI		76

Most Wickets (Test)
Shane WARNE 67
Harbhajan SINGH IND		63
Muttiah MURALITHARAN SL		55
Zaheer KHAN IND		51
Glenn MCGRATH AUS		49
Mervyn DILLON WI		46
Andy CADDICK ENG		43

Most Wickets (ODI)
Shaun POLLOCK 54
Waqar YOUNIS PAK		52
Makhaya NTINI SA		50
Allan DONALD SA		45
Wasim AKRAM PAK		44
Glenn MCGRATH AUS		43
Jacques KALLIS SA		42
Brett LEE AUS		41
Harbhajan SINGH IND		39

Best Bowling Fig (All time)
Muttiah MURALITHARAN 9/9
Harbhajan SINGH IND	7/2
Shane WARNE AUS	7/2
Matthew HOGGARD ENG	7/7
Saqlain MUSHTAQ PAK	7/8
Danish KANERIA PAK	7/9
Jermaine LAWSON WI	6/2
Abdul RAZZAQ PAK	6/3
Pedro COLLINS WI	6/7
Shoaib AKHTAR PAK	6/9

Best Bowling Fig (Test)
Muttiah MURALITHARAN 9/17
Harbhajan SINGH IND	7/2
Matthew HOGGARD ENG	7/7
Saqlain MUSHTAQ PAK	7/8
Danish KANERIA PAK	7/9
Shane WARNE AUS	7/11
Jermaine LAWSON WI	6/2
Pedro COLLINS WI	6/7
Andy CADDICK ENG	6/10
Shoaib AKHTAR PAK	6/11

Best Bowling Fig (ODI)
Shoaib AKHTAR 6/9
Abdul RAZZAQ PAK		6/10
Scott STYRIS NZ		6/14
Henry OLONGA ZIM		6/25
Nicky BOJE SA		5/6
Glenn MCGRATH AUS		5/8
Muttiah MURALITHARAN SL		5/9
Waqar YOUNIS PAK		5/10
Makhaya NTINI SA		5/12
Jacques KALLIS SA		5/16

Worst Bowling Fig (All time)
Ray PRICE 5/182
Daniel VETTORI NZ		4/178
Harbhajan SINGH IND		7/175
Anil KUMBLE IND		5/169
Shane WARNE AUS		7/161
Matthew HOGGARD ENG		7/160
Saqlain MUSHTAQ PAK		7/159
Dilhara FERNANDO SL		4/154
Nicky BOJE SA		5/153
Stuart MACGILL AUS		5/152

Worst Bowling Fig (Test)
Ray PRICE 5/182
Daniel VETTORI NZ		4/178
Harbhajan SINGH IND		7/175
Anil KUMBLE IND		5/169
Shane WARNE AUS		7/161
Matthew HOGGARD ENG		7/160
Saqlain MUSHTAQ PAK		7/159
Dilhara FERNANDO SL		4/154
Nicky BOJE SA		4/153
Stuart MACGILL AUS		5/152

Worst Bowling Fig (ODI)
Makhaya NTINI 5/83
Saqlain MUSHTAQ PAK		4/80
Mluleki NKALA ZIM		0/80
Collins OBUYA KEN		2/77
Abdul RAZZAQ PAK		6/77
Waqar YOUNIS PAK		5/77
James KIRTLEY ENG		2/77
Manjurul ISLAM BAN		2/77
Gary BRENT ZIM		2/74
Waddington MWAYENGA ZIM		0/74

Most Dots (All time)
Harbhajan SINGH 3503
Shane WARNE AUS		2993
Glenn MCGRATH AUS		2922
Anil KUMBLE IND		2896
Muttiah MURALITHARAN SL		2843
Zaheer KHAN IND		2799
Matthew HOGGARD ENG		2606
Makhaya NTINI SA		2493
Mervyn DILLON WI		2490
Chaminda VAAS SL		2277

Most Dots (Test)
Harbhajan SINGH 2761
Anil KUMBLE IND		2477
Muttiah MURALITHARAN SL		2304
Shane WARNE AUS		2276
Zaheer KHAN IND		2262
Matthew HOGGARD ENG		2239
Mervyn DILLON WI		1991
Andy CADDICK ENG		1983
Glenn MCGRATH AUS		1969
Saqlain MUSHTAQ PAK		1799

Most Dots (ODI)
Shaun POLLOCK 1302
Makhaya NTINI SA		1113
Waqar YOUNIS PAK		970
Glenn MCGRATH AUS		953
Wasim AKRAM PAK		848
Shahid AFRIDI PAK		845
Jacques KALLIS SA		842
Chaminda VAAS SL		827
Allan DONALD SA		784
Jason GILLESPIE AUS		765

Rahul DRAVID IND		18.00
Muttiah MURALITHARAN SL		15.75
David TERBRUGGE SA		15.55
Inzamam-ul-Haq PAK		12.00
Shiv CHANDERPAUL WI		10.50
Hamilton MASAKADZA ZIM		9.00
Dale BENKENSTEIN SA		5.50
Martin VAN JAARSVELD SA		0.00

Shane BOND NZ		17.17
Shoaib AKHTAR PAK		17.02
David TERBRUGGE SA		15.55
Daryl TUFFEY NZ		14.69
Vasbert DRAKES WI		14.09
Jacob ORAM NZ		11.82
Shiv CHANDERPAUL WI		10.50
Wasim JAFFER IND		9.00

Vasbert DRAKES WI		20.13
Shane BOND NZ		20.10
Brett LEE AUS		18.90
Glenn MCGRATH AUS		18.23
Kyle MILLS NZ		18.14
Muttiah MURALITHARAN SL		12.00
Dale BENKENSTEIN SA		5.50
Martin VAN JAARSVELD SA		0.00

Best Economy (All time)
Martin VAN JAARSVELD 0.00
Hasan RAZA PAK		1.00
Ajay RATRA IND		1.00
Wasim JAFFER IND		1.64
Rahul DRAVID IND		2.00
VVS LAXMAN IND		2.22
Muttiah MURALITHARAN SL		2.23
Shiv CHANDERPAUL WI		2.33
Ray PRICE ZIM		2.59
Glenn MCGRATH AUS		2.72

Best Economy (Test)
Ajay RATRA 1.00
Hasan RAZA PAK		1.00
Mahela JAYAWARDENE SL		1.00
Marlon SAMUELS WI		1.31
Russel ARNOLD SL		1.33
Wasim JAFFER IND		1.64
Tinu YOHANNAN IND		1.72
VVS LAXMAN IND		1.88
Rahul DRAVID IND		2.00
Muttiah MURALITHARAN SL		2.08

Best Economy (ODI)
Martin VAN JAARSVELD 0.00
Muttiah MURALITHARAN SL		2.79
Dale BENKENSTEIN SA		2.93
Brad WILLIAMS AUS		3.10
Daren POWELL WI		3.40
Glenn MCGRATH AUS		3.52
Martin SUJI KEN		3.53
Kumar DHARMASENA SL		3.62
Shaun POLLOCK SA		3.84
Pommie MBANGWA ZIM		3.93

Douglas HONDO ZIM		24.69
Vijay BHARADWAJ IND		24.00
Craig EVANS ZIM		18.00
Feiko KLOPPENBURG NED		12.00
Dale BENKENSTEIN SA		11.25
Martin VAN JAARSVELD SA		0.60

Shoaib AKHTAR PAK		31.31
Nantie HAYWARD SA		30.56
Daryl TUFFEY NZ		30.46
Shane BOND NZ		29.70
Vasbert DRAKES WI		29.45
Jacob ORAM NZ		27.00
David TERBRUGGE SA		25.31
Hamilton MASAKADZA ZIM		18.00

Henry OLONGA ZIM		23.25
Mohammad ASHRAFUL BAN		23.00
Inzamam-ul-Haq PAK		18.00
Feiko KLOPPENBURG NED		12.00
Dale BENKENSTEIN SA		11.25
Martin VAN JAARSVELD SA		0.60

Most Runs Conceed (All time)
Harbhajan SINGH 2541
Waqar YOUNIS PAK		2448
Zaheer KHAN IND		2207
Shane WARNE AUS		2197
Makhaya NTINI SA		2172
Matthew HOGGARD ENG		2099
Anil KUMBLE IND		2087
Saqlain MUSHTAQ PAK		2024
Mervyn DILLON WI		2005

Most Runs Conceed (Test)
Matthew HOGGARD 1632
Zaheer KHAN IND		1479
Harbhajan SINGH IND		1463
Andy CADDICK ENG		1392
Anil KUMBLE IND		1356
Shane WARNE AUS		1310
Mervyn DILLON WI		1291
Saqlain MUSHTAQ PAK		1248
Pedro COLLINS WI		1216
Brett LEE AUS		1032

Most Runs Conceed (ODI)
Waqar YOUNIS 1424
Shaun POLLOCK SA		1274
Makhaya NTINI SA		1196
Jacques KALLIS SA		1190
Harbhajan SINGH IND		1078
Shahid AFRIDI PAK		1037
Wasim AKRAM PAK		968
Allan DONALD SA		958
Chris HARRIS NZ		897
Chaminda VAAS SL		892

Most Maiden Overs (Test)
Muttiah MURALITHARAN 139
Anil KUMBLE IND		137
Harbhajan SINGH IND		132
Glenn MCGRATH AUS		127
Mervyn DILLON WI		111
Shane WARNE AUS		109
Zaheer KHAN IND		108
Matthew HOGGARD ENG		101
Andy CADDICK ENG		92

Most Maiden Overs (ODI)
Glenn MCGRATH 42
Shaun POLLOCK SA		33
Makhaya NTINI SA		32
Chaminda VAAS SL		25
Waqar YOUNIS PAK		24
Jason GILLESPIE AUS		20
Wasim AKRAM PAK		18
Daryl TUFFEY NZ		17
Shahid AFRIDI PAK		16
Abdul RAZZAQ PAK		15

Five Wicket haul (All time)
Muttiah MURALITHARAN 6
Shoaib AKHTAR PAK		5
Shane WARNE AUS		3
Matthew HOGGARD ENG		2

Five Wicket haul (Test)
Muttiah MURALITHARAN 5
Shoaib AKHTAR PAK		3
Andy CADDICK ENG		2

Five Wicket haul (ODI)
Jason GILLESPIE 2
Glenn MCGRATH AUS		1

Series updates of 2002

Pakistan in Bangladesh Test Series

09 Jan-16 Jan 2002

2-0 (2)
Pakistan

Pakistan v West Indies Test Series (in United Arab Emirates)

31 Jan-07 Feb 2002

2-0 (2)
Pakistan

Zimbabwe in India Test Series

21 Feb-28 Feb 2002

2-0 (2)
India

Australia in South Africa Test Series

22 Feb-15 Mar 2002

2-1 (3)
Australia

England in New Zealand Test Series

13 Mar-30 Mar 2002

1-1 (3)
drawn

New Zealand in Pakistan Test Series

01 May-08 May 2002

1-0 (1)
Pakistan

India in West Indies Test Series

11 Apr-18 May 2002

2-1 (5)
West Indies

Sri Lanka in England Test Series

16 May-13 Jun 2002

2-0 (3)
England

New Zealand in West Indies Test Series

21 Jun-28 Jun 2002

1-0 (2)
New Zealand

Bangladesh in Sri Lanka Test Series

21 Jul-28 Jul 2002

2-0 (2)
Sri Lanka

India in England Test Series

25 Jul-05 Sep 2002

1-1 (4)
drawn

Australia v Pakistan Test Series (in Sri Lanka/United Arab Emirates)

03 Oct-19 Oct 2002

3-0 (3)
Australia

Bangladesh in South Africa Test Series

18 Oct-25 Oct 2002

2-0 (2)
South Africa

West Indies in India Test Series

09 Oct-30 Oct 2002

2-0 (3)
India

Pakistan in Zimbabwe Test Series

09 Nov-16 Nov 2002

2-0 (2)
Pakistan

Sri Lanka in South Africa Test Series

08 Nov-15 Nov 2002

2-0 (2)
South Africa

West Indies in Bangladesh Test Series

08 Dec-16 Dec 2002

2-0 (2)
West Indies

India in New Zealand Test Series

12 Dec-19 Dec 2002

2-0 (2)
New Zealand

Pakistan in South Africa Test Series

26 Dec-02 Jan 2003

2-0 (2)
South Africa

The Ashes (England in Australia)

07 Nov-02 Jan 2003

4-1 (5)
Australia

Pakistan in Bangladesh ODI Series

22 Jan-25 Jan 2002

3-0 (3)
Pakistan

England in India ODI Series

19 Jan-03 Feb 2002

3-3 (6)
drawn

VB Series (Australia, New Zealand, South Africa in Australia)

11 Jan-08 Feb 2002

-
South Africa

Pakistan v West Indies ODI Series (in United Arab Emirates)

14 Feb-17 Feb 2002

2-1 (3)
Pakistan

England in New Zealand ODI Series

13 Feb-26 Feb 2002

3-2 (5)
New Zealand

Zimbabwe in India ODI Series

07 Mar-19 Mar 2002

3-2 (5)
India

Australia in South Africa ODI Series

22 Mar-09 Apr 2002

5-1 (7)
Australia

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

08 Apr-17 Apr 2002

-
Pakistan

New Zealand in Pakistan ODI Series

21 Apr-27 Apr 2002

3-0 (3)
Pakistan

India in West Indies ODI Series

25 May-02 Jun 2002

2-1 (5)
India

New Zealand in West Indies ODI Series

05 Jun-16 Jun 2002

3-1 (5)
West Indies

Pakistan in Australia ODI Series

12 Jun-19 Jun 2002

2-1 (3)
Pakistan

NatWest Series (England, India, Sri Lanka in England)

27 Jun-13 Jul 2002

-
India

Bangladesh in Sri Lanka ODI Series

04 Aug-07 Aug 2002

3-0 (3)
Sri Lanka

Morocco Cup (Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka)

12 Aug-21 Aug 2002

-
Sri Lanka

PSO Tri-Nation Tournament (Australia, Kenya, Pakistan in Kenya)

29 Aug-07 Sep 2002

-
shared

ICC Champions Trophy (in Sri Lanka)

12 Sep-30 Sep 2002

-
shared

Bangladesh in South Africa ODI Series

03 Oct-09 Oct 2002

3-0 (3)
South Africa

West Indies in India ODI Series

06 Nov-24 Nov 2002

4-3 (7)
West Indies

Pakistan in Zimbabwe ODI Series

23 Nov-01 Dec 2002

5-0 (5)
Pakistan

West Indies in Bangladesh ODI Series

29 Nov-03 Dec 2002

2-0 (3)
West Indies

Sri Lanka in South Africa ODI Series

27 Nov-06 Dec 2002

4-1 (5)
South Africa

Kenya in Zimbabwe ODI Series

08 Dec-15 Dec 2002

2-0 (3)
Zimbabwe

Pakistan in South Africa ODI Series

08 Dec-18 Dec 2002

4-1 (5)
South Africa

India in New Zealand ODI Series

26 Dec-14 Jan 2003

5-2 (7)
New Zealand

VB Series (Australia, England, Sri Lanka in Australia)

13 Dec-25 Jan 2003

-
Australia

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Catch up on cricket Performances & Rankings from previous years.

Most Maiden Overs (All time)
Glenn MCGRATH 169
Muttiah MURALITHARAN SL		153
Anil KUMBLE IND		141
Harbhajan SINGH IND		140
Zaheer KHAN IND		123
Shane WARNE AUS		122
Mervyn DILLON WI		121
Cameron CUFFY WI		119
Matthew HOGGARD ENG		107
Makhaya NTINI SA		100

Top Cricket Stats and Records â€“ 2002 Performances & Rankings

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