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Best Bowling Fig in 2002: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats
This page shows players with the best bowling fig during the 2002 season, ranking them by their on-field performances.
TEST
2002
148 entries
1
9/51
Muttiah Muralitharan
SL
Best return on the list
2
7/48
Harbhajan Singh
IND
3
7/63
Matthew Hoggard
ENG
● LEADS
Muttiah Muralitharan
SL
9/51 · best figures on this list
↑ MATCHING THE HAUL
1
entries on this list took 9 wickets in an innings
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
6/55
The mark at number ten — 138 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Sri Lanka
7 of the top 50 · 10 teams represented
Best Bowling Fig — full list
148 entries, ranked
Table view
1
Muttiah Muralitharan
SL
9/51
2
Harbhajan Singh
IND
7/48
3
Matthew Hoggard
ENG
7/63
4
Saqlain Mushtaq
PAK
7/66
5
Danish Kaneria
PAK
7/77
6
Shane Warne
AUS
7/94
7
Jermaine Lawson
WI
6/3
8
Shoaib Akhtar
PAK
6/11
9
Daryl Tuffey
NZ
6/54
10
Waqar Younis
PAK
6/55
11
Andy Caddick
ENG
6/63
12
Pedro Collins
WI
6/76
13
Makhaya Ntini
SA
5/19
14
Jacques Kallis
SA
5/21
14
Glenn McGrath
AUS
5/21
15
Zaheer Khan
IND
5/29
16
Anil Kumble
IND
5/30
17
Sanath Jayasuriya
SL
5/43
18
David Terbrugge
SA
5/46
19
Nantie Hayward
SA
5/56
20
Mervyn Dillon
WI
5/71
21
Shane Bond
NZ
5/78
22
Andy Blignaut
ZIM
5/79
23
Henry Olonga
ZIM
5/93
24
Craig White
ENG
5/127
25
Stuart MacGill
AUS
5/152
26
Ray Price
ZIM
5/182
27
Jason Gillespie
AUS
4/25
27
Abdul Razzaq
PAK
4/25
28
Charitha Buddhika
SL
4/27
28
Daniel Vettori
NZ
4/27
29
Sujeewa de Silva
SL
4/35
30
Jacob Oram
NZ
4/41
31
Dilhara Fernando
SL
4/49
31
Thilan Samaraweera
SL
4/49
32
Mohammad Sami
PAK
4/53
33
Ian Butler
NZ
4/60
34
Vasbert Drakes
WI
4/61
35
Ashley Giles
ENG
4/62
36
Nicky Boje
SA
4/63
37
Alex Tudor
ENG
4/65
38
Tapash Baisya
BAN
4/72
39
Brett Lee
AUS
4/82
39
Cameron Cuffy
WI
4/82
40
Chaminda Vaas
SL
4/85
41
Heath Streak
ZIM
4/92
42
Mohammad Sharif
BAN
4/98
43
Dougie Marillier
ZIM
4/101
44
Paul Adams
SA
4/102
45
Ashish Nehra
IND
4/112
46
Enamul Haque
BAN
4/136
47
Andrew Hall
SA
3/1
48
Adam Sanford
WI
3/20
49
Chris Gayle
WI
3/27
50
Scott Styris
NZ
3/28
51
Chris Drum
NZ
3/36
51
Daren Powell
WI
3/36
52
Andy Bichel
AUS
3/43
53
Andre Adams
NZ
3/44
54
Manjurul Islam
BAN
3/46
55
Craig McMillan
NZ
3/48
55
Ruchira Perera
SL
3/48
56
Andrew Flintoff
ENG
3/49
57
Marlon Black
WI
3/53
58
Steve Harmison
ENG
3/57
59
Chris Cairns
NZ
3/58
60
Hasantha Fernando
SL
3/63
61
Grant Flower
ZIM
3/66
62
Javagal Srinath
IND
3/69
63
Dominic Cork
ENG
3/93
63
Nuwan Zoysa
SL
3/93
64
Travis Friend
ZIM
3/97
65
Shaun Pollock
SA
3/109
66
Fahim Muntasir
BAN
3/131
67
Mahendra Nagamootoo
WI
3/132
68
Talha Jubair
BAN
3/135
69
Dinanath Ramnarine
WI
3/137
70
Ramnaresh Sarwan
WI
2/1
71
Wasim Jaffer
IND
2/18
72
Sanjay Bangar
IND
2/23
73
Nathan Astle
NZ
2/32
73
Carl Hooper
WI
2/32
74
Chamila Gamage
SL
2/33
75
Mark Butcher
ENG
2/34
76
Steve Elworthy
SA
2/39
77
Mark Waugh
AUS
2/43
78
Mohammad Ashraful
BAN
2/57
79
Chris Martin
NZ
2/58
80
Ajit Agarkar
IND
2/59
81
Simon Jones
ENG
2/61
82
Michael Vaughan
ENG
2/71
83
Brooke Walker
NZ
2/97
84
Sachin Tendulkar
IND
2/107
85
Gareth Breese
WI
2/108
86
Andre Nel
SA
2/121
86
Richard Dawson
ENG
2/121
87
Alok Kapali
BAN
2/122
88
Damien Martyn
AUS
1/0
89
Aravinda de Silva
SL
1/7
90
Shiv Chanderpaul
WI
1/9
90
Sanwar Hossain
BAN
1/9
90
Hamilton Masakadza
ZIM
1/9
91
Upul Chandana
SL
1/11
92
Steve Waugh
AUS
1/13
93
Claude Henderson
SA
1/14
94
Rahul Dravid
IND
1/18
95
Marlon Samuels
WI
1/21
96
Wavell Hinds
WI
1/26
97
Virender Sehwag
IND
1/27
97
Tinu Yohannan
IND
1/27
98
VVS Laxman
IND
1/32
99
Shahid Afridi
GER
1/34
100
Guy Whittall
ZIM
1/44
101
Blessing Mahwire
ZIM
1/58
102
Dewald Pretorius
SA
1/60
103
Eric Upashantha
SL
1/65
104
Allan Donald
SA
1/72
105
Sarandeep Singh
IND
1/80
106
Brighton Watambwa
ZIM
1/87
107
Mluleki Nkala
ZIM
1/93
108
Chris Harris
NZ
1/109
109
Naimur Rahman
BAN
1/118
110
Taufeeq Umar
PAK
0/0
110
Hashan Tillakaratne
SL
0/0
111
Hasan Raza
PAK
0/1
111
Ajay Ratra
IND
0/1
112
Sourav Ganguly
IND
0/2
112
Habibul Bashar
BAN
0/2
112
Mahela Jayawardene
SL
0/2
113
Andy Flower
ZIM
0/4
114
Wasim Akram
PAK
0/5
114
Russel Arnold
SL
0/5
114
Ricky Ponting
AUS
0/5
115
Trevor Gripper
ZIM
0/6
115
Jehan Mubarak
SL
0/6
116
Gavin Rennie
ZIM
0/9
116
Ryan Hinds
WI
0/9
117
Justin Ontong
SA
0/10
118
Darren Lehmann
AUS
0/11
119
Graeme Smith
SA
0/12
120
Ehsanul Haque
BAN
0/18
121
Aminul Islam
BAN
0/27
122
Shiv Sunder Das
IND
0/28
123
Chris Silverwood
ENG
0/29
124
Neil McKenzie
SA
0/50
125
Shoaib Malik
PAK
0/55
126
Alamgir Kabir
BAN
0/82
127
Mohammad Rafique
BAN
0/85
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