Most Balls Faced in 2005: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats

The most balls faced in 2005 highlights the top performers of the season based on official match data.
TEST2005196 entries
12550Matthew HaydenAUS32 clear of Ricky Ponting
22518Ricky PontingAUS32 off the lead
32146Jacques KallisSA404 off the lead
● LEADS
Matthew HaydenAUS
2550 · 32 ahead of Ponting
↑ IN THE CHASE
1
player sits within 10% of the lead on most balls faced
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
1512
The mark at number ten — 186 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Australia
8 of the top 50 · 10 teams represented

Most Balls Faced — full list

196 entries, ranked
1Matthew HaydenAUS2550
2Ricky PontingAUS2518
3Jacques KallisSA2146
4Shiv ChanderpaulWI2117
5Marcus TrescothickENG2099
6AB de VilliersSA1884
7Graeme SmithSA1748
8Brian LaraWI1673
9Younis KhanPAK1637
10Andrew StraussENG1512
11Inzamam-ul-HaqPAK1503
12Justin LangerAUS1474
13Tatenda TaibuZIM1437
14Herschelle GibbsSA1407
15Rahul DravidIND1404
16Michael VaughanENG1339
17Ian BellENG1327
18Mohammad YousufPAK1188
19Michael HusseyAUS1120
20Andrew FlintoffENG1098
21Thilan SamaraweeraSL1088
22Mahela JayawardeneSL1080
23Ramnaresh SarwanWI1066
24VVS LaxmanIND1056
25Sachin TendulkarIND1009
26Virender SehwagIND1001
27Salman ButtPAK996
28Adam GilchristAUS985
29Tillakaratne DilshanSL984
30Kevin PietersenENG966
31Wavell HindsWI964
32Ashwell PrinceSA960
33Damien MartynAUS955
34Marvan AtapattuSL951
35Simon KatichAUS937
36Lou VincentNZ935
37Kamran AkmalPAK932
38Hamish MarshallNZ929
39Jacques RudolphSA926
40Nathan AstleNZ907
40Michael ClarkeAUS907
41Kumar SangakkaraSL888
42Dwayne BravoWI887
43Geraint JonesENG879
44Hamilton MasakadzaZIM869
45Stephen FlemingNZ855
46Asim KamalPAK854
47Javed OmarBAN849
47Chris GayleWI849
48Mark BoucherSA771
49Brad HodgeAUS725
50Sourav GangulyIND718
51Ashley GilesENG716
52Nafees IqbalBAN695
53Brendan TaylorZIM686
54Craig CummingNZ674
55Khaled MashudBAN651
56Irfan PathanIND650
57Graham ThorpeENG648
58Gautam GambhirIND640
59Shane WarneAUS619
60Denesh RamdinWI582
61Abdul RazzaqPAK572
62Boeta DippenaarSA557
63Nicky BojeSA553
64Habibul BasharBAN523
65Devon SmithWI512
66Dion EbrahimZIM505
67Brett LeeAUS497
68Paul CollingwoodENG474
69Rajin SalehBAN467
70Daniel VettoriNZ462
71Heath StreakZIM460
72Shahid AfridiGER459
73Jason GillespieAUS446
74Brendon McCullumNZ445
75Yasir HameedPAK426
76James MarshallNZ424
77Matthew HoggardENG411
77Elton ChigumburaZIM411
78Anil KumbleIND407
79Chaminda VaasSL402
80Daren PowellWI393
81James FranklinNZ376
82Rob KeyENG375
83Yuvraj SinghIND348
84Mohammad AshrafulBAN344
85Stuart MatsikenyeriZIM336
86Shoaib MalikPAK333
87Aftab AhmedBAN330
88Andy BlignautZIM325
89Dinesh KarthikIND312
90Narsingh DeonarineWI302
91Mohammad SamiPAK296
92Mohammad RafiqueBAN281
93Courtney BrowneWI271
94Sanath JayasuriyaSL259
95Shoaib AkhtarPAK252
96Barney RogersZIM232
97Steve HarmisonENG225
98Taufeeq UmarPAK224
99Shaun PollockSA223
100Shane WatsonAUS212
100Blessing MahwireZIM212
101Fidel EdwardsWI209
102Ryan HindsWI202
103MS DhoniIND199
104Harbhajan SinghIND196
105Justin KempSA195
106Glenn McGrathAUS194
106Graeme CremerZIM194
107Andrew SymondsAUS192
108Naved-ul-HasanPAK190
109Terry DuffinZIM179
110Farveez MaharoofSL175
111Omari BanksWI173
112Ajit AgarkarIND163
113Sylvester JosephWI162
114Mashrafe MortazaBAN153
115Jehan MubarakSL151
115Makhaya NtiniSA151
116Upul ChandanaSL150
116Simon JonesENG150
117Tino BestWI148
118Douglas HondoZIM144
119Shaun UdalENG142
120Keith DabengwaZIM140
121Marlon SamuelsWI138
122Rangana HerathSL133
123Shahriar NafeesBAN131
123Upul TharangaSL131
124Michael KasprowiczAUS127
125Muttiah MuralitharanSL125
126Paul WisemanNZ123
127Danish KaneriaPAK116
128Stuart CarlisleZIM112
129Stuart MacGillAUS108
130Mluleki NkalaZIM106
131Runako MortonWI103
132Chris MpofuZIM100
133Neil FerreiraZIM99
133Avishka GunawardeneSL99
133Andre NelSA99
134Tapash BaisyaBAN98
134Donovan PagonWI98
135Kyle MillsNZ94
136Gayan WijekoonSL93
136Charles CoventryZIM93
137Lakshmipathy BalajiIND90
138Nathan BrackenAUS86
139Craig WishartZIM82
140Scott StyrisNZ80
141Craig McMillanNZ79
142Corey CollymoreWI78
143Malinga BandaraSL76
144Hashim AmlaSA72
145Chris MartinNZ69
146Tinashe PanyangaraZIM67
147Mushfiqur RahimBAN65
148Anwar Hossain MonirBAN64
148Monde ZondekiSA64
149Mohammad AsifPAK61
150Shahadat HossainBAN59
151Jermaine LawsonWI57
152Phil JaquesAUS56
153Liam PlunkettENG54
153Shantha KalavitigodaSL54
154Ryan RamdassWI51
155Xavier MarshallWI50
155Hasan RazaPAK50
156Andrew HallSA49
156Charl LangeveldtSA49
156Syed RaselBAN49
156Enamul Haque jnrBAN49
156Reon KingWI49
157Gavin EwingZIM48
157Shane BondNZ48
158Bazid KhanPAK47
159Mohammad KhalilPAK42
160Dilhara FernandoSL39
161Vusi SibandaZIM36
162Mohammad KaifIND35
163Lasith MalingaSL32
164Dwayne SmithWI31
165Shabbir AhmedPAK30
166Iain O'BrienNZ28
167Shaun TaitAUS27
168Zaheer KhanIND25
168Tushar ImranBAN25
168Dwight WashingtonWI25
169Pedro CollinsWI19
169Dale SteynSA19
170Waddington MwayengaZIM17
171Arshad KhanPAK6
172Nuwan KulasekaraSL5
172Daren GangaWI5
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