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Best Bowling Fig in 2005: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats
The best bowling fig in 2005 highlights the top performers of the season based on official match data.
ALL FORMATS
2005
197 entries
1
8/8
Muttiah Muralitharan
SL
Best return on the list
2
7/4
Makhaya Ntini
SA
3
7/9
Harbhajan Singh
IND
● LEADS
Muttiah Muralitharan
SL
8/8 · best figures on this list
↑ MATCHING THE HAUL
1
entries on this list took 8 wickets in an innings
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
6/4
The mark at number ten — 187 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
India
7 of the top 50 · 10 teams represented
Best Bowling Fig — full list
197 entries, ranked
Table view
1
Muttiah Muralitharan
SL
8/8
2
Makhaya Ntini
SA
7/4
3
Harbhajan Singh
IND
7/9
4
Danish Kaneria
PAK
7/13
5
Anil Kumble
IND
7/19
6
Irfan Pathan
IND
7/20
6
Corey Collymore
WI
7/20
7
Matthew Hoggard
ENG
7/22
8
Enamul Haque jnr
BAN
7/37
9
Shane Warne
AUS
6/1
9
Chris Martin
NZ
6/1
10
Simon Jones
ENG
6/4
11
James Franklin
NZ
6/6
11
Naved-ul-Hasan
PAK
6/6
12
Paul Collingwood
ENG
6/8
12
Glenn McGrath
AUS
6/8
13
Shane Bond
NZ
6/10
14
Ashish Nehra
IND
6/11
15
Andre Nel
SA
6/13
16
Chaminda Vaas
SL
6/15
17
Dwayne Bravo
WI
6/21
18
Douglas Hondo
ZIM
6/22
19
Monde Zondeki
SA
6/24
20
Heath Streak
ZIM
6/28
21
Fidel Edwards
WI
5/0
21
Steve Harmison
ENG
5/0
22
Daniel Vettori
NZ
5/1
23
Chris Gayle
WI
5/3
24
Brett Lee
AUS
5/5
25
Andrew Symonds
AUS
5/6
25
Sachin Tendulkar
IND
5/6
26
Shoaib Akhtar
PAK
5/7
27
Pedro Collins
WI
5/8
28
Charl Langeveldt
SA
5/9
29
Andrew Flintoff
ENG
5/14
30
Daren Powell
WI
5/15
30
Elton Chigumbura
ZIM
5/15
31
Mohammad Rafique
BAN
5/18
31
Ajit Agarkar
IND
5/18
31
Stuart MacGill
AUS
5/18
32
Brad Hogg
AUS
5/19
32
Dilhara Fernando
SL
5/19
33
Lasith Malinga
SL
5/22
34
Lakshmipathy Balaji
IND
5/26
35
Tillakaratne Dilshan
SL
4/0
35
Nicky Boje
SA
4/0
36
Rangana Herath
SL
4/1
37
Shaun Pollock
SA
4/2
37
Jacques Kallis
SA
4/2
37
Shahid Afridi
PAK
4/2
38
Scott Styris
NZ
4/3
39
Andy Blignaut
ZIM
4/6
40
Abdul Razzaq
PAK
4/7
41
Andrew Hall
SA
4/9
41
Farveez Maharoof
SL
4/9
41
Blessing Mahwire
ZIM
4/9
42
Michael Kasprowicz
AUS
4/11
43
Shane Watson
AUS
4/14
44
Arshad Khan
PAK
4/16
45
RP Singh
IND
4/18
45
Manzarul Islam
BAN
4/18
46
Stuart Clark
AUS
4/19
46
Shabbir Ahmed
PAK
4/19
46
Chris Mpofu
ZIM
4/19
47
Zaheer Khan
IND
4/21
48
Jacob Oram
NZ
4/22
49
Kyle Mills
NZ
4/23
49
Jon Lewis
ENG
4/23
49
Nathan Bracken
AUS
4/23
50
James Anderson
ENG
4/26
50
Chris Tremlett
ENG
4/26
51
Syed Rasel
BAN
4/29
51
Jermaine Lawson
WI
4/29
52
Tino Best
WI
4/32
53
Shahadat Hossain
BAN
4/75
54
Nathan Astle
NZ
3/1
54
Shoaib Malik
PAK
3/1
55
Virender Sehwag
IND
3/3
56
Murali Kartik
IND
3/5
56
Jason Gillespie
AUS
3/5
57
Brendan Taylor
ZIM
3/6
57
Ian Bradshaw
WI
3/6
58
Yuvraj Singh
IND
3/10
59
Ashley Giles
ENG
3/12
59
Tinashe Panyangara
ZIM
3/12
60
Darren Gough
ENG
3/14
61
Malinga Bandara
SL
3/15
62
Mohammad Sami
PAK
3/18
63
Jeetan Patel
NZ
3/20
63
Tapash Baisya
BAN
3/20
64
Andre Adams
NZ
3/22
65
Keith Dabengwa
ZIM
3/23
65
Gavin Ewing
ZIM
3/23
66
Shaun Tait
AUS
3/24
67
Darren Lehmann
AUS
3/25
67
Ian Blackwell
ENG
3/25
67
Prosper Utseya
ZIM
3/25
68
Reon King
WI
3/28
68
Nazmul Hossain
BAN
3/28
69
Kabir Ali
ENG
3/29
70
Mashrafe Mortaza
BAN
3/32
70
Graeme Cremer
ZIM
3/32
71
Thomas Odoyo
KEN
3/45
71
Liam Plunkett
ENG
3/45
72
Alex Wharf
ENG
3/48
73
Anthony Ireland
ZIM
3/52
74
Mick Lewis
AUS
3/56
75
Sanath Jayasuriya
SL
2/1
75
Wavell Hinds
WI
2/1
75
Dwayne Smith
WI
2/1
76
Dale Steyn
SA
2/2
77
Justin Kemp
SA
2/5
77
Narsingh Deonarine
WI
2/5
78
Adam Bacher
SA
2/6
79
Graeme Smith
SA
2/7
80
Chris Cairns
NZ
2/8
80
Gayan Wijekoon
SL
2/8
81
Barney Rogers
ZIM
2/10
82
Upul Chandana
SL
2/12
83
Albie Morkel
SA
2/13
83
Aftab Ahmed
BAN
2/13
84
Jai Prakash Yadav
IND
2/14
84
Mohammad Asif
PAK
2/14
85
Mervyn Dillon
WI
2/15
86
AB de Villiers
SA
2/16
87
Mohammad Hafeez
PAK
2/17
88
Khaled Mahmud
BAN
2/21
89
Iftikhar Anjum
PAK
2/22
89
Mluleki Nkala
ZIM
2/22
90
Omari Banks
WI
2/24
91
Tawanda Mupariwa
ZIM
2/25
92
Dilhara Lokuhettige
SL
2/27
93
Nuwan Zoysa
SL
2/29
94
Mohammad Khalil
PAK
2/30
95
Sreesanth
IND
2/39
96
Michael Clarke
AUS
1/1
96
Azhar Mahmood
PAK
1/1
96
Younis Khan
PAK
1/1
97
Mohammad Ashraful
BAN
1/2
98
Cameron White
AUS
1/4
98
Suresh Raina
IND
1/4
98
Hamilton Masakadza
ZIM
1/4
99
Stuart Matsikenyeri
ZIM
1/6
99
Mark Boucher
SA
1/6
100
Ian Bell
ENG
1/8
101
Ricky Ponting
AUS
1/9
102
Ricardo Powell
WI
1/10
103
Paul Wiseman
NZ
1/12
104
Michael Vaughan
ENG
1/13
104
Marlon Samuels
WI
1/13
105
Simon Katich
AUS
1/14
106
Nuwan Kulasekara
SL
1/19
107
Johan Botha
SA
1/21
108
Michael Hussey
AUS
1/22
109
James Hopes
AUS
1/23
109
Rajin Saleh
BAN
1/23
109
Justin Ontong
SA
1/23
110
Daryl Tuffey
NZ
1/25
110
Deighton Butler
WI
1/25
111
Ryan Hinds
WI
1/27
111
Iain O'Brien
NZ
1/27
112
Shaun Udal
ENG
1/29
113
Craig McMillan
NZ
1/31
113
Yasir Arafat
PAK
1/31
114
Jeff Wilson
NZ
1/43
115
Gareth Batty
ENG
1/44
116
Abdur Razzak
BAN
1/51
117
Lance Hamilton
NZ
1/67
118
Waddington Mwayenga
ZIM
1/79
119
Tama Canning
NZ
1/80
120
Shiv Chanderpaul
WI
0/0
120
Sourav Ganguly
IND
0/0
121
Jacques Rudolph
SA
0/1
121
Boeta Dippenaar
SA
0/1
122
Lou Vincent
NZ
0/2
122
Jehan Mubarak
SL
0/2
122
Ramnaresh Sarwan
WI
0/2
122
Runako Morton
WI
0/2
123
Daren Ganga
WI
0/4
123
Herschelle Gibbs
SA
0/4
124
Mahela Jayawardene
SL
0/6
124
Thilan Samaraweera
SL
0/6
125
Russel Arnold
SL
0/7
126
Taufeeq Umar
PAK
0/8
126
Brad Hodge
AUS
0/8
127
Alok Kapali
BAN
0/9
128
Salman Butt
PAK
0/10
129
Marcus Trescothick
ENG
0/11
129
Vikram Solanki
ENG
0/11
130
Sean Williams
ZIM
0/16
131
Craig Cumming
NZ
0/17
132
Dwight Washington
WI
0/20
133
Ashwell Prince
SA
0/22
134
Tushar Imran
BAN
0/26
135
Dinesh Mongia
IND
0/40
136
Mitchell Johnson
AUS
0/64
137
Anwar Hossain Monir
BAN
0/102
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