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Most Wickets in 2005: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats
The most wickets in 2005 highlights the top performers of the season based on official match data.
ALL FORMATS
2005
198 entries
1
104
Glenn McGrath
AUS
3 clear of Brett Lee
2
101
Brett Lee
AUS
3 off the lead
3
98
Shane Warne
AUS
6 off the lead
● LEADS
Glenn McGrath
AUS
104 · 3 ahead of Lee
↑ IN THE CHASE
2
players sit within 10% of the lead on most wickets
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
63
The mark at number ten — 188 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Australia
8 of the top 50 · 10 teams represented
Most Wickets — full list
198 entries, ranked
Table view
1
Glenn McGrath
AUS
104
2
Brett Lee
AUS
101
3
Shane Warne
AUS
98
4
Andrew Flintoff
ENG
90
5
Makhaya Ntini
SA
83
6
Muttiah Muralitharan
SL
79
7
Steve Harmison
ENG
69
8
Andre Nel
SA
67
9
Irfan Pathan
IND
66
10
Matthew Hoggard
ENG
63
11
Naved-ul-Hasan
PAK
57
12
Danish Kaneria
PAK
52
13
Harbhajan Singh
IND
51
14
Shaun Pollock
SA
50
15
Anil Kumble
IND
49
16
Daniel Vettori
NZ
46
17
Shahid Afridi
GER
44
18
Abdul Razzaq
PAK
43
19
Chaminda Vaas
SL
41
20
Charl Langeveldt
SA
36
21
Shane Bond
NZ
35
21
Simon Jones
ENG
35
22
Michael Kasprowicz
AUS
34
23
Jason Gillespie
AUS
32
23
Ajit Agarkar
IND
32
23
Corey Collymore
WI
32
23
Jacques Kallis
SA
32
24
Daren Powell
WI
31
25
Shoaib Akhtar
PAK
30
25
Zaheer Khan
IND
30
25
Andrew Symonds
AUS
30
25
James Franklin
NZ
30
25
Kyle Mills
NZ
30
26
Ashish Nehra
IND
29
26
Ashley Giles
ENG
29
27
Brad Hogg
AUS
27
28
Lasith Malinga
SL
26
28
Stuart MacGill
AUS
26
28
Nicky Boje
SA
26
29
Darren Gough
ENG
25
30
Mohammad Sami
PAK
24
31
Mohammad Rafique
BAN
23
31
Chris Gayle
WI
23
31
Dilhara Fernando
SL
23
32
Shabbir Ahmed
PAK
22
32
Enamul Haque jnr
BAN
22
32
Chris Martin
NZ
22
33
Dwayne Bravo
WI
21
34
Ian Bradshaw
WI
20
34
Mashrafe Mortaza
BAN
20
34
Farveez Maharoof
SL
20
35
Paul Collingwood
ENG
19
35
Andrew Hall
SA
19
35
Heath Streak
ZIM
19
36
Chris Mpofu
ZIM
18
36
Monde Zondeki
SA
18
36
Lakshmipathy Balaji
IND
18
37
Shane Watson
AUS
17
38
Tillakaratne Dilshan
SL
16
39
Upul Chandana
SL
15
39
Virender Sehwag
IND
15
39
Kabir Ali
ENG
15
39
Pedro Collins
WI
15
39
Douglas Hondo
ZIM
15
39
Blessing Mahwire
ZIM
15
40
Fidel Edwards
WI
14
40
Jermaine Lawson
WI
14
40
Manzarul Islam
BAN
14
40
Shoaib Malik
PAK
14
40
Nathan Astle
NZ
14
41
Chris Cairns
NZ
13
41
Nathan Bracken
AUS
13
41
Arshad Khan
PAK
13
41
Tapash Baisya
BAN
13
41
Graeme Cremer
ZIM
13
42
Tinashe Panyangara
ZIM
12
42
Scott Styris
NZ
12
42
Tino Best
WI
12
42
Reon King
WI
12
43
Nazmul Hossain
BAN
11
43
Rangana Herath
SL
11
43
RP Singh
IND
11
44
Murali Kartik
IND
10
44
Stuart Clark
AUS
10
44
Jacob Oram
NZ
10
44
Prosper Utseya
ZIM
10
44
Andy Blignaut
ZIM
10
44
Elton Chigumbura
ZIM
10
45
Andre Adams
NZ
9
45
Malinga Bandara
SL
9
45
Sachin Tendulkar
IND
9
45
Syed Rasel
BAN
9
45
Liam Plunkett
ENG
9
45
Wavell Hinds
WI
9
45
James Anderson
ENG
9
46
Omari Banks
WI
8
46
Jon Lewis
ENG
8
46
Anthony Ireland
ZIM
8
47
Jeetan Patel
NZ
7
47
Khaled Mahmud
BAN
7
47
Dwayne Smith
WI
7
47
Narsingh Deonarine
WI
7
47
Iftikhar Anjum
PAK
7
48
Mohammad Hafeez
PAK
6
48
Yuvraj Singh
IND
6
48
Jai Prakash Yadav
IND
6
48
Dilhara Lokuhettige
SL
6
48
Shahadat Hossain
BAN
6
48
Justin Kemp
SA
6
48
Barney Rogers
ZIM
6
49
Keith Dabengwa
ZIM
5
49
Albie Morkel
SA
5
49
Brendan Taylor
ZIM
5
49
Gavin Ewing
ZIM
5
49
Aftab Ahmed
BAN
5
49
Alex Wharf
ENG
5
49
Chris Tremlett
ENG
5
49
Nuwan Zoysa
SL
5
49
Shaun Tait
AUS
5
49
Darren Lehmann
AUS
5
49
Mohammad Khalil
PAK
5
50
Sreesanth
IND
4
50
Michael Clarke
AUS
4
50
Mick Lewis
AUS
4
50
Sanath Jayasuriya
SL
4
50
Ian Blackwell
ENG
4
50
Shaun Udal
ENG
4
50
Dale Steyn
SA
4
51
Thomas Odoyo
KEN
3
51
Graeme Smith
SA
3
51
Adam Bacher
SA
3
51
Deighton Butler
WI
3
51
Mervyn Dillon
WI
3
52
Rajin Saleh
BAN
2
52
Azhar Mahmood
PAK
2
52
Gayan Wijekoon
SL
2
52
James Hopes
AUS
2
52
Mohammad Asif
PAK
2
52
Iain O'Brien
NZ
2
52
AB de Villiers
SA
2
52
Justin Ontong
SA
2
52
Craig McMillan
NZ
2
52
Paul Wiseman
NZ
2
52
Daryl Tuffey
NZ
2
52
Johan Botha
SA
2
52
Hamilton Masakadza
ZIM
2
52
Mluleki Nkala
ZIM
2
52
Stuart Matsikenyeri
ZIM
2
52
Tawanda Mupariwa
ZIM
2
53
Waddington Mwayenga
ZIM
1
53
Jeff Wilson
NZ
1
53
Tama Canning
NZ
1
53
Lance Hamilton
NZ
1
53
Mark Boucher
SA
1
53
Yasir Arafat
PAK
1
53
Suresh Raina
IND
1
53
Simon Katich
AUS
1
53
Ricky Ponting
AUS
1
53
Cameron White
AUS
1
53
Michael Hussey
AUS
1
53
Nuwan Kulasekara
SL
1
53
Pradeep Jayaprakashdaran
SL
1
53
Abdur Razzak
BAN
1
53
Younis Khan
PAK
1
53
Ian Bell
ENG
1
53
Mohammad Ashraful
BAN
1
53
Ricardo Powell
WI
1
53
Marlon Samuels
WI
1
53
Ryan Hinds
WI
1
53
Gareth Batty
ENG
1
53
Michael Vaughan
ENG
1
54
Marcus Trescothick
ENG
0
54
Dwight Washington
WI
0
54
Runako Morton
WI
0
54
Ramnaresh Sarwan
WI
0
54
Daren Ganga
WI
0
54
Shiv Chanderpaul
WI
0
54
Tushar Imran
BAN
0
54
Anwar Hossain Monir
BAN
0
54
Alok Kapali
BAN
0
54
Vikram Solanki
ENG
0
54
Taufeeq Umar
PAK
0
54
Thilan Samaraweera
SL
0
54
Jehan Mubarak
SL
0
54
Brad Hodge
AUS
0
54
Mitchell Johnson
AUS
0
54
Russel Arnold
SL
0
54
Mahela Jayawardene
SL
0
54
Dinesh Mongia
IND
0
54
Salman Butt
PAK
0
54
Sourav Ganguly
IND
0
54
Boeta Dippenaar
SA
0
54
Herschelle Gibbs
SA
0
54
Ashwell Prince
SA
0
54
Jacques Rudolph
SA
0
54
Craig Cumming
NZ
0
54
Lou Vincent
NZ
0
54
Sean Williams
ZIM
0
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