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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.
ODI
2005
168 entries
1
51
Brett Lee
AUS
6 clear of Naved-ul-Hasan
2
45
Naved-ul-Hasan
PAK
6 off the lead
3
37
Glenn McGrath
AUS
14 off the lead
● LEADS
Brett Lee
AUS
51 · 6 ahead of Naved-ul-Hasan
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — Lee is out on their own
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
25
The mark at number ten — 158 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Australia
8 of the top 50 · 10 teams represented
Most Wickets — full list
168 entries, ranked
Table view
1
Brett Lee
AUS
51
2
Naved-ul-Hasan
PAK
45
3
Glenn McGrath
AUS
37
4
Makhaya Ntini
SA
36
5
Irfan Pathan
IND
32
6
Ajit Agarkar
IND
29
6
Ashish Nehra
IND
29
6
Andre Nel
SA
29
7
Abdul Razzaq
PAK
28
8
Shaun Pollock
SA
27
8
Brad Hogg
AUS
27
8
Muttiah Muralitharan
SL
27
9
Daniel Vettori
NZ
26
9
Shahid Afridi
GER
26
10
Kyle Mills
NZ
25
11
Darren Gough
ENG
22
11
Andrew Flintoff
ENG
22
11
Steve Harmison
ENG
22
12
Andrew Symonds
AUS
21
12
Harbhajan Singh
IND
21
12
Charl Langeveldt
SA
21
13
Jason Gillespie
AUS
20
13
Zaheer Khan
IND
20
13
Shane Bond
NZ
20
13
Ian Bradshaw
WI
20
14
Andrew Hall
SA
18
15
Farveez Maharoof
SL
17
15
Michael Kasprowicz
AUS
17
15
Paul Collingwood
ENG
17
16
Kabir Ali
ENG
15
16
Virender Sehwag
IND
15
16
Shane Watson
AUS
15
16
Tillakaratne Dilshan
SL
15
17
Manzarul Islam
BAN
14
18
Shoaib Akhtar
PAK
13
18
Dilhara Fernando
SL
13
18
Upul Chandana
SL
13
19
Chris Cairns
NZ
12
19
Scott Styris
NZ
12
19
Jacques Kallis
SA
12
20
Nicky Boje
SA
11
20
RP Singh
IND
11
20
Arshad Khan
PAK
11
20
Nazmul Hossain
BAN
11
20
Mohammad Rafique
BAN
11
21
Shoaib Malik
PAK
10
21
Ashley Giles
ENG
10
21
Murali Kartik
IND
10
21
Stuart Clark
AUS
10
21
Jacob Oram
NZ
10
21
Prosper Utseya
ZIM
10
21
Chris Mpofu
ZIM
10
22
Chaminda Vaas
SL
9
22
Pedro Collins
WI
9
22
Corey Collymore
WI
9
22
Dwayne Bravo
WI
9
23
Sachin Tendulkar
IND
8
23
Anil Kumble
IND
8
23
Tapash Baisya
BAN
8
23
Andre Adams
NZ
8
23
Anthony Ireland
ZIM
8
23
Tinashe Panyangara
ZIM
8
23
Andy Blignaut
ZIM
8
24
Nathan Bracken
AUS
7
24
Khaled Mahmud
BAN
7
24
Mashrafe Mortaza
BAN
7
24
Iftikhar Anjum
PAK
7
24
Mohammad Sami
PAK
7
24
Wavell Hinds
WI
7
24
James Anderson
ENG
7
24
Liam Plunkett
ENG
7
25
Mohammad Hafeez
PAK
6
25
Yuvraj Singh
IND
6
25
Jai Prakash Yadav
IND
6
25
Dilhara Lokuhettige
SL
6
25
Douglas Hondo
ZIM
6
25
Barney Rogers
ZIM
6
26
Albie Morkel
SA
5
26
Heath Streak
ZIM
5
26
Brendan Taylor
ZIM
5
26
Justin Kemp
SA
5
26
Darren Lehmann
AUS
5
26
Nuwan Zoysa
SL
5
26
Mohammad Khalil
PAK
5
26
Chris Tremlett
ENG
5
26
Alex Wharf
ENG
5
26
Matthew Hoggard
ENG
5
26
Chris Gayle
WI
5
26
Narsingh Deonarine
WI
5
26
Dwayne Smith
WI
5
27
Daren Powell
WI
4
27
Ian Blackwell
ENG
4
27
Jon Lewis
ENG
4
27
Simon Jones
ENG
4
27
Enamul Haque jnr
BAN
4
27
Shabbir Ahmed
PAK
4
27
Mick Lewis
AUS
4
27
Lakshmipathy Balaji
IND
4
27
Sreesanth
IND
4
27
Jeetan Patel
NZ
4
27
Gavin Ewing
ZIM
4
28
Elton Chigumbura
ZIM
3
28
Blessing Mahwire
ZIM
3
28
Thomas Odoyo
KEN
3
28
Adam Bacher
SA
3
28
Chris Martin
NZ
3
28
James Franklin
NZ
3
28
Danish Kaneria
PAK
3
28
Syed Rasel
BAN
3
28
Aftab Ahmed
BAN
3
28
Deighton Butler
WI
3
28
Omari Banks
WI
3
28
Mervyn Dillon
WI
3
28
Reon King
WI
3
29
Tino Best
WI
2
29
Jermaine Lawson
WI
2
29
Rajin Saleh
BAN
2
29
Azhar Mahmood
PAK
2
29
Mohammad Asif
PAK
2
29
Craig McMillan
NZ
2
29
Justin Ontong
SA
2
29
Monde Zondeki
SA
2
29
Dale Steyn
SA
2
29
Shane Warne
AUS
2
29
Johan Botha
SA
2
29
Tawanda Mupariwa
ZIM
2
30
Stuart Matsikenyeri
ZIM
1
30
Hamilton Masakadza
ZIM
1
30
Suresh Raina
IND
1
30
Sanath Jayasuriya
SL
1
30
Cameron White
AUS
1
30
James Hopes
AUS
1
30
Michael Clarke
AUS
1
30
Michael Hussey
AUS
1
30
Jeff Wilson
NZ
1
30
Tama Canning
NZ
1
30
Lance Hamilton
NZ
1
30
Daryl Tuffey
NZ
1
30
Pradeep Jayaprakashdaran
SL
1
30
Nathan Astle
NZ
1
30
Yasir Arafat
PAK
1
30
Abdur Razzak
BAN
1
30
Marlon Samuels
WI
1
30
Ricardo Powell
WI
1
30
Michael Vaughan
ENG
1
30
Shaun Udal
ENG
1
31
Marcus Trescothick
ENG
0
31
Shiv Chanderpaul
WI
0
31
Ramnaresh Sarwan
WI
0
31
Runako Morton
WI
0
31
Fidel Edwards
WI
0
31
Vikram Solanki
ENG
0
31
Mohammad Ashraful
BAN
0
31
Alok Kapali
BAN
0
31
Tushar Imran
BAN
0
31
Sourav Ganguly
IND
0
31
Salman Butt
PAK
0
31
Taufeeq Umar
PAK
0
31
Lasith Malinga
SL
0
31
Craig Cumming
NZ
0
31
Graeme Smith
SA
0
31
Mitchell Johnson
AUS
0
31
Russel Arnold
SL
0
31
Mahela Jayawardene
SL
0
31
Dinesh Mongia
IND
0
31
Mluleki Nkala
ZIM
0
31
Keith Dabengwa
ZIM
0
31
Sean Williams
ZIM
0
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