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 FORMATS2005198 entries
18/46Muttiah MuralitharanSLBest return on the list
27/37Makhaya NtiniSA
37/59Irfan PathanIND
● LEADS
Muttiah MuralitharanSL
8/46 · best figures on this list
↑ MATCHING THE HAUL
1
entries on this list took 8 wickets in an innings
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
6/19
The mark at number ten — 188 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Australia
7 of the top 50 · 10 teams represented

Best Bowling Fig — full list

198 entries, ranked
1Muttiah MuralitharanSL8/46
2Makhaya NtiniSA7/37
3Irfan PathanIND7/59
4Matthew HoggardENG7/61
5Harbhajan SinghIND7/62
6Anil KumbleIND7/63
7Corey CollymoreWI7/78
8Enamul Haque jnrBAN7/95
9Danish KaneriaPAK7/188
10Shane BondNZ6/19
11Chaminda VaasSL6/22
12Naved-ul-HasanPAK6/27
13Paul CollingwoodENG6/31
14Andre NelSA6/32
15Monde ZondekiSA6/39
16Shane WarneAUS6/46
17Simon JonesENG6/53
18Chris MartinNZ6/54
19Ashish NehraIND6/59
19Douglas HondoZIM6/59
20Heath StreakZIM6/73
21Dwayne BravoWI6/84
22Glenn McGrathAUS6/115
23James FranklinNZ6/119
24Andrew SymondsAUS5/18
25Daren PowellWI5/25
26Brett LeeAUS5/30
27Brad HoggAUS5/32
28Steve HarmisonENG5/33
29Fidel EdwardsWI5/38
30Pedro CollinsWI5/43
30Stuart MacGillAUS5/43
31Ajit AgarkarIND5/44
32Charl LangeveldtSA5/46
33Sachin TendulkarIND5/50
34Shoaib AkhtarPAK5/54
34Elton ChigumburaZIM5/54
35Dilhara FernandoSL5/60
36Mohammad RafiqueBAN5/65
37Lakshmipathy BalajiIND5/76
38Andrew FlintoffENG5/78
39Lasith MalingaSL5/80
40Chris GayleWI5/91
41Daniel VettoriNZ5/106
42Jacques KallisSA4/13
43Farveez MaharoofSL4/20
44Andrew HallSA4/23
45Jon LewisENG4/24
46Michael KasprowiczAUS4/29
46Abdul RazzaqPAK4/29
46Tillakaratne DilshanSL4/29
47Chris TremlettENG4/32
48Arshad KhanPAK4/33
49Manzarul IslamBAN4/34
50RP SinghIND4/35
51Shahid AfridiGER4/38
51Rangana HerathSL4/38
52Shane WatsonAUS4/39
53Scott StyrisNZ4/40
54Jermaine LawsonWI4/43
55Kyle MillsNZ4/44
56Tino BestWI4/46
56Andy BlignautZIM4/46
57Nathan BrackenAUS4/48
57James AndersonENG4/48
58Shabbir AhmedPAK4/54
59Stuart ClarkAUS4/55
60Zaheer KhanIND4/58
60Jacob OramNZ4/58
61Shaun PollockSA4/65
62Nicky BojeSA4/71
63Blessing MahwireZIM4/92
64Shahadat HossainBAN4/108
65Chris MpofuZIM4/109
66Syed RaselBAN4/129
67Darren GoughENG3/16
68Ashley GilesENG3/18
69Nathan AstleNZ3/20
69Jeetan PatelNZ3/20
70Tinashe PanyangaraZIM3/28
71Shoaib MalikPAK3/29
71Ian BlackwellENG3/29
72Gavin EwingZIM3/31
73Andre AdamsNZ3/37
74Jason GillespieAUS3/38
75Prosper UtseyaZIM3/40
76Darren LehmannAUS3/44
76Virender SehwagIND3/44
76Kabir AliENG3/44
77Thomas OdoyoKEN3/45
78Ian BradshawWI3/47
79Reon KingWI3/48
79Alex WharfENG3/48
79Murali KartikIND3/48
80Liam PlunkettENG3/51
80Mashrafe MortazaBAN3/51
81Brendan TaylorZIM3/54
81Anthony IrelandZIM3/54
82Yuvraj SinghIND3/55
83Mick LewisAUS3/56
84Tapash BaisyaBAN3/69
85Mohammad SamiPAK3/82
86Nazmul HossainBAN3/83
87Malinga BandaraSL3/84
88Graeme CremerZIM3/86
89Shaun TaitAUS3/97
90Keith DabengwaZIM3/127
91Mohammad AsifPAK2/14
92Upul ChandanaSL2/15
93Narsingh DeonarineWI2/18
94Albie MorkelSA2/23
95Omari BanksWI2/24
96Tawanda MupariwaZIM2/25
97Nuwan ZoysaSL2/29
98Dilhara LokuhettigeSL2/30
99Jai Prakash YadavIND2/32
100Adam BacherSA2/36
101SreesanthIND2/39
102Justin KempSA2/40
103Sanath JayasuriyaSL2/41
103Dwayne SmithWI2/41
104Khaled MahmudBAN2/42
105Mervyn DillonWI2/46
106Gayan WijekoonSL2/49
106AB de VilliersSA2/49
107Mluleki NkalaZIM2/50
108Chris CairnsNZ2/54
109Mohammad KhalilPAK2/55
109Mohammad HafeezPAK2/55
109Aftab AhmedBAN2/55
109Barney RogersZIM2/55
110Wavell HindsWI2/62
111Iftikhar AnjumPAK2/67
112Dale SteynSA2/75
113Graeme SmithSA2/145
114Mark BoucherSA1/6
115Michael ClarkeAUS1/8
116Ricky PontingAUS1/9
117Hamilton MasakadzaZIM1/16
118Pradeep JayaprakashdaranSL1/21
118Johan BothaSA1/21
119Mohammad AshrafulBAN1/22
119Michael VaughanENG1/22
120James HopesAUS1/23
120Suresh RainaIND1/23
120Justin OntongSA1/23
121Younis KhanPAK1/24
122Deighton ButlerWI1/25
123Rajin SalehBAN1/26
124Ryan HindsWI1/27
125Shaun UdalENG1/29
126Ricardo PowellWI1/30
127Michael HusseyAUS1/31
127Craig McMillanNZ1/31
127Yasir ArafatPAK1/31
128Azhar MahmoodPAK1/33
128Ian BellENG1/33
129Cameron WhiteAUS1/34
130Simon KatichAUS1/36
131Gareth BattyENG1/44
132Marlon SamuelsWI1/45
133Daryl TuffeyNZ1/50
134Abdur RazzakBAN1/51
135Stuart MatsikenyeriZIM1/62
136Paul WisemanNZ1/64
137Jeff WilsonNZ1/68
138Nuwan KulasekaraSL1/70
139Iain O'BrienNZ1/73
140Lance HamiltonNZ1/76
141Waddington MwayengaZIM1/79
142Tama CanningNZ1/80
143Shiv ChanderpaulWI0/0
143Sourav GangulyIND0/0
144Jacques RudolphSA0/1
144Boeta DippenaarSA0/1
145Lou VincentNZ0/2
145Jehan MubarakSL0/2
145Ramnaresh SarwanWI0/2
145Runako MortonWI0/2
146Daren GangaWI0/4
146Herschelle GibbsSA0/4
147Mahela JayawardeneSL0/6
147Thilan SamaraweeraSL0/6
148Russel ArnoldSL0/7
149Taufeeq UmarPAK0/8
149Brad HodgeAUS0/8
150Alok KapaliBAN0/9
151Salman ButtPAK0/10
152Marcus TrescothickENG0/11
152Vikram SolankiENG0/11
153Sean WilliamsZIM0/16
154Craig CummingNZ0/17
155Dwight WashingtonWI0/20
156Ashwell PrinceSA0/22
157Tushar ImranBAN0/26
158Dinesh MongiaIND0/40
159Mitchell JohnsonAUS0/64
160Anwar Hossain MonirBAN0/102
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