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Most Wickets in 2003: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats
This page shows players with the most wickets during the 2003 season, ranking them by their on-field performances.
ODI
2003
219 entries
1
46
Brett Lee
AUS
level with Muttiah Muralitharan
1
46
Muttiah Muralitharan
SL
2
45
Makhaya Ntini
SA
1 off the lead
● LEADS
Brett Lee
AUS
46 · level with Muralitharan
↑ IN THE CHASE
2
players sit within 10% of the lead on most wickets
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
28
The mark at number ten — 209 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Australia
9 of the top 50 · 11 teams represented
Most Wickets — full list
219 entries, ranked
Table view
1
Brett Lee
AUS
46
1
Muttiah Muralitharan
SL
46
2
Makhaya Ntini
SA
45
3
James Anderson
ENG
41
4
Mohammad Sami
PAK
40
5
Andy Bichel
AUS
38
5
Zaheer Khan
IND
38
6
Chaminda Vaas
SL
34
7
Brad Hogg
AUS
33
7
Shoaib Akhtar
PAK
33
8
Andrew Flintoff
ENG
30
8
Daryl Tuffey
NZ
30
9
Glenn McGrath
AUS
29
9
Heath Streak
ZIM
29
10
Ian Harvey
AUS
28
11
Javagal Srinath
IND
27
11
Shaun Pollock
SA
27
11
Jacob Oram
NZ
27
12
Andre Adams
NZ
25
12
Daniel Vettori
NZ
25
13
Vasbert Drakes
WI
24
13
Abdul Razzaq
PAK
24
14
Shoaib Malik
PAK
23
14
Chris Gayle
WI
23
14
Scott Styris
NZ
23
14
Sanath Jayasuriya
SL
23
15
Shane Bond
NZ
21
15
Harbhajan Singh
IND
21
15
Mohammad Hafeez
PAK
21
15
Andy Blignaut
ZIM
21
16
Andrew Hall
SA
20
16
Ajit Agarkar
IND
20
17
Umar Gul
PAK
19
18
Ashish Nehra
IND
18
18
Brad Williams
AUS
18
18
Nathan Bracken
AUS
18
18
Jason Gillespie
AUS
18
18
Collins Obuya
KEN
18
19
Mervyn Dillon
WI
17
19
Andy Caddick
ENG
17
20
Mohammad Rafique
BAN
16
21
Tapash Baisya
BAN
15
21
Prabath Nissanka
SL
15
22
Dilhara Fernando
SL
14
22
Aravinda de Silva
SL
14
22
Andrew Symonds
AUS
14
22
Darren Gough
ENG
14
22
Jacques Kallis
SA
14
22
Sean Ervine
ZIM
14
23
Douglas Hondo
ZIM
13
23
Corey Collymore
WI
13
23
Anil Kumble
IND
13
24
Khaled Mahmud
BAN
12
24
Wasim Akram
PAK
12
24
Thomas Odoyo
KEN
12
24
Alan Dawson
SA
12
24
Kyle Mills
NZ
12
24
Steve Tikolo
KEN
12
25
Tim de Leede
NED
11
25
Richard Johnson
ENG
11
26
Wavell Hinds
WI
10
26
Alok Kapali
BAN
10
26
Darren Lehmann
AUS
10
26
Virender Sehwag
IND
10
26
John Davison
CAN
10
26
Andre Nel
SA
10
27
Maurice Odumbe
KEN
9
27
Mashrafe Mortaza
BAN
9
27
Sanwar Hossain
BAN
9
27
Ashley Giles
ENG
9
27
Craig White
ENG
9
28
Fidel Edwards
WI
8
28
Marlon Samuels
WI
8
28
Mushfiqur Rahman
BAN
8
28
Shabbir Ahmed
PAK
8
28
Danish Kaneria
PAK
8
28
Michael Clarke
AUS
8
28
Martin Suji
KEN
8
28
Ray Price
ZIM
8
28
Rudi van Vuuren
NAM
8
29
Feiko Kloppenburg
NED
7
29
Sourav Ganguly
IND
7
29
Kaushal Lokuarachchi
SL
7
29
Chris Harris
NZ
7
29
Waqar Younis
PAK
7
29
Ian Blackwell
ENG
7
29
Ronnie Irani
ENG
7
29
Rikki Clarke
ENG
7
30
Chris Cairns
NZ
6
30
Pulasthi Gunaratne
SL
6
30
Shane Watson
AUS
6
30
Yuvraj Singh
IND
6
30
Adeel Raja
NED
6
30
Gerrie Snyman
NAM
6
30
Louis Burger
NAM
6
30
Austin Codrington
CAN
6
30
Paul Adams
SA
6
30
Peter Ongondo
KEN
6
31
Tony Suji
KEN
5
31
Lance Klusener
SA
5
31
Brian Murphy
ZIM
5
31
Dougie Marillier
ZIM
5
31
Davis Joseph
CAN
5
31
Daan van Bunge
NED
5
31
Paul Hitchcock
NZ
5
31
Dinesh Mongia
IND
5
31
Ricardo Powell
WI
5
31
Manjurul Islam
BAN
5
32
Rajin Saleh
BAN
4
32
Saqlain Mushtaq
PAK
4
32
Omari Banks
WI
4
32
Aavishkar Salvi
IND
4
32
Murali Kartik
IND
4
32
Kumar Dharmasena
SL
4
32
Nathan Astle
NZ
4
32
Matthew Walker
NZ
4
32
Tama Canning
NZ
4
32
Roland Lefebvre
NED
4
32
Edgar Schiferli
NED
4
32
Sanjayan Thuraisingam
CAN
4
32
Guy Whittall
ZIM
4
32
Robin Peterson
SA
4
33
Grant Flower
ZIM
3
33
Nicky Boje
SA
3
33
Ashish Patel
CAN
3
33
Nicholas de Groot
CAN
3
33
Bjorn Kotze
NAM
3
33
Jan-Berrie Burger
NAM
3
33
Joseph Angara
KEN
3
33
Aasif Karim
KEN
3
33
Russel Arnold
SL
3
33
Upul Chandana
SL
3
33
Naved-ul-Hasan
PAK
3
33
Junaid Zia
PAK
3
33
Sachin Tendulkar
IND
3
33
Shane Warne
AUS
3
33
Carl Hooper
WI
3
33
Paul Collingwood
ENG
3
33
Shahid Afridi
PAK
3
33
Azhar Mahmood
PAK
3
34
Ehsanul Haque
BAN
2
34
James Kirtley
ENG
2
34
Michael Vaughan
ENG
2
34
Anthony McGrath
ENG
2
34
Ryan Hurley
WI
2
34
Ramnaresh Sarwan
WI
2
34
Jerome Taylor
WI
2
34
Pedro Collins
WI
2
34
Jermaine Lawson
WI
2
34
Amit Mishra
IND
2
34
Nathan Hauritz
AUS
2
34
Michael Kasprowicz
AUS
2
34
Sarandeep Singh
IND
2
34
Dinusha Fernando
SL
2
34
Nuwan Kulasekara
SL
2
34
Dharshana Gamage
SL
2
34
Chamila Gamage
SL
2
34
Kerry Walmsley
NZ
2
34
Henk-Jan Mol
NED
2
34
Deon Kotze
NAM
2
34
Monde Zondeki
SA
2
34
Gavin Rennie
ZIM
2
34
Trevor Gripper
ZIM
2
34
Gary Brent
ZIM
2
35
Henry Olonga
ZIM
1
35
Travis Friend
ZIM
1
35
Stuart Matsikenyeri
ZIM
1
35
Charl Langeveldt
SA
1
35
Martin van Jaarsveld
SA
1
35
Lennie Louw
NAM
1
35
Burton van Rooi
NAM
1
35
Allan Donald
SA
1
35
Barry Seebaran
CAN
1
35
Michael Mason
NZ
1
35
Paul Wiseman
NZ
1
35
Tillakaratne Dilshan
SL
1
35
Charitha Buddhika
SL
1
35
Sanjay Bangar
IND
1
35
Damien Martyn
AUS
1
35
David Bernard
WI
1
35
Gareth Batty
ENG
1
35
Hasibul Hossain
BAN
1
35
Manzarul Islam
BAN
1
35
Mohammad Ashraful
BAN
1
35
Steve Harmison
ENG
1
35
Saeed Anwar
PAK
1
35
Imran Farhat
PAK
1
36
Younis Khan
PAK
0
36
Saleem Elahi
PAK
0
36
Mushtaq Ahmed
PAK
0
36
Tareq Aziz
BAN
0
36
Jamaluddin Ahmed
BAN
0
36
Mehrab Hossain
BAN
0
36
Hannan Sarkar
BAN
0
36
Talha Jubair
BAN
0
36
Matthew Hoggard
ENG
0
36
Ravi Rampaul
WI
0
36
Daren Powell
WI
0
36
Brian Lara
WI
0
36
Shiv Chanderpaul
WI
0
36
Nixon McLean
WI
0
36
Sairaj Bahutule
IND
0
36
Hemang Badani
IND
0
36
Yasir Hameed
PAK
0
36
Kaushalya Weeraratne
SL
0
36
Mahela Jayawardene
SL
0
36
Craig McMillan
NZ
0
36
Luuk van Troost
NED
0
36
Jacob-Jan Esmeijer
NED
0
36
Nicholas Ifill
CAN
0
36
Ishwar Maraj
CAN
0
36
Sarel Burger
NAM
0
36
Jacques Rudolph
SA
0
36
Charl Willoughby
SA
0
36
Graeme Smith
SA
0
36
Barney Rogers
ZIM
0
36
Richard Sims
ZIM
0
36
Dion Ebrahim
ZIM
0
36
Alfred Luseno
KEN
0
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