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.
TEST2005136 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
6/22
The mark at number ten — 126 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
South Africa
7 of the top 50 · 11 teams represented

Best Bowling Fig — full list

136 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
10Chaminda VaasSL6/22
11Andre NelSA6/32
12Monde ZondekiSA6/39
13Shane WarneAUS6/46
14Shane BondNZ6/51
15Simon JonesENG6/53
16Chris MartinNZ6/54
17Douglas HondoZIM6/59
18Heath StreakZIM6/73
19Dwayne BravoWI6/84
20Glenn McGrathAUS6/115
21James FranklinNZ6/119
22Daren PowellWI5/25
23Brett LeeAUS5/30
24Steve HarmisonENG5/38
24Fidel EdwardsWI5/38
25Stuart MacGillAUS5/43
26Charl LangeveldtSA5/46
27Elton ChigumburaZIM5/54
28Dilhara FernandoSL5/60
29Mohammad RafiqueBAN5/65
30Shoaib AkhtarPAK5/71
31Lakshmipathy BalajiIND5/76
32Andrew FlintoffENG5/78
33Lasith MalingaSL5/80
34Chris GayleWI5/91
35Daniel VettoriNZ5/106
36Jacques KallisSA4/13
37Rangana HerathSL4/38
38Jermaine LawsonWI4/43
39Tino BestWI4/46
40Nathan BrackenAUS4/48
41Shabbir AhmedPAK4/54
42Zaheer KhanIND4/58
43Shaun PollockSA4/65
44Nicky BojeSA4/71
45Blessing MahwireZIM4/92
46Shahid AfridiGER4/95
47Shahadat HossainBAN4/108
48Chris MpofuZIM4/109
49Syed RaselBAN4/129
50Nathan AstleNZ3/27
51Tinashe PanyangaraZIM3/28
52Naved-ul-HasanPAK3/30
53Jason GillespieAUS3/38
54Pedro CollinsWI3/39
55Michael KasprowiczAUS3/42
56Reon KingWI3/48
57Andrew SymondsAUS3/50
58Mashrafe MortazaBAN3/51
59Shoaib MalikPAK3/58
59Abdul RazzaqPAK3/58
60Ashley GilesENG3/78
61Mohammad SamiPAK3/82
62Malinga BandaraSL3/84
63Graeme CremerZIM3/86
64Shaun TaitAUS3/97
65Keith DabengwaZIM3/127
66Tapash BaisyaBAN2/20
67Arshad KhanPAK2/21
68Kyle MillsNZ2/34
69Sanath JayasuriyaSL2/41
70Ajit AgarkarIND2/45
71Omari BanksWI2/47
72AB de VilliersSA2/49
72Gayan WijekoonSL2/49
73Mluleki NkalaZIM2/50
74Farveez MaharoofSL2/52
75Dale SteynSA2/75
76James AndersonENG2/117
77Liam PlunkettENG2/125
78Graeme SmithSA2/145
79Dwayne SmithWI1/5
79Narsingh DeonarineWI1/5
80Mark BoucherSA1/6
81Michael ClarkeAUS1/8
82Ricky PontingAUS1/9
82Wavell HindsWI1/9
83Upul ChandanaSL1/12
84Hamilton MasakadzaZIM1/16
85Mohammad AshrafulBAN1/22
86Younis KhanPAK1/24
87Shane WatsonAUS1/25
88Ryan HindsWI1/27
89Shaun UdalENG1/31
90Ian BellENG1/33
90Aftab AhmedBAN1/33
91Simon KatichAUS1/36
91Tillakaratne DilshanSL1/36
92Gareth BattyENG1/44
93Andrew HallSA1/58
93Justin KempSA1/58
94Sachin TendulkarIND1/62
95Paul WisemanNZ1/64
96Nuwan KulasekaraSL1/70
97Iain O'BrienNZ1/73
98Waddington MwayengaZIM1/79
99Andy BlignautZIM1/80
100Stuart MatsikenyeriZIM1/84
101Gavin EwingZIM1/141
102Sourav GangulyIND0/0
103Boeta DippenaarSA0/1
103Jacques RudolphSA0/1
104Jehan MubarakSL0/2
104Ramnaresh SarwanWI0/2
104Lou VincentNZ0/2
105Scott StyrisNZ0/3
105Virender SehwagIND0/3
106Daren GangaWI0/4
106Herschelle GibbsSA0/4
107Shiv ChanderpaulWI0/6
107Thilan SamaraweeraSL0/6
107Brendan TaylorZIM0/6
108Brad HodgeAUS0/8
109Marcus TrescothickENG0/11
110Mahela JayawardeneSL0/14
111Runako MortonWI0/15
111Paul CollingwoodENG0/15
112Mohammad AsifPAK0/16
113Barney RogersZIM0/17
114Dwight WashingtonWI0/20
115Michael VaughanENG0/21
116Ashwell PrinceSA0/22
117Rajin SalehBAN0/25
118Marlon SamuelsWI0/29
119Mohammad KhalilPAK0/39
120Anwar Hossain MonirBAN0/102
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