Bowling Most Wickets Career

Most wickets in 2000s in Tests

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
M Muralidaran (ICC/SL)	2000-2009	84	154	28787	4797.5	1160	11849	565	9/51	20.97	2.46	50.95	31	49	20
M Ntini (SA)	2000-2009	97	182	20082	3347.0	722	10884	380	7/37	28.64	3.25	52.84	18	18	4
SK Warne (AUS)	2000-2007	65	127	18129	3021.3	604	8986	357	7/94	25.17	2.97	50.78	25	21	6
A Kumble (IND)	2000-2008	74	133	22647	3774.3	790	11014	355	8/141	31.02	2.91	63.79	18	20	5
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	2001-2009	72	132	20707	3451.1	640	9763	322	8/84	30.31	2.82	64.30	12	23	5
B Lee (AUS)	2000-2008	75	148	16309	2718.1	539	9476	303	5/30	31.27	3.48	53.82	17	9	-
GD McGrath (AUS)	2000-2007	66	131	15292	2548.4	828	6100	297	8/24	20.53	2.39	51.48	16	14	2
SM Pollock (SA)	2000-2008	70	135	15883	2647.1	815	6439	260	6/30	24.76	2.43	61.08	17	6	1
MJ Hoggard (ENG)	2000-2008	67	122	13909	2318.1	493	7564	248	7/61	30.50	3.26	56.08	13	7	1
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	2000-2009	77	141	16087	2681.1	626	7335	247	7/71	29.69	2.73	65.12	11	8	1
Danish Kaneria (PAK)	2000-2009	56	102	16517	2752.5	499	8291	245	7/77	33.84	3.01	67.41	8	14	2
SJ Harmison (ENG/ICC)	2002-2009	63	115	13375	2229.1	431	7192	226	7/12	31.82	3.22	59.18	11	8	1
DL Vettori (ICC/NZ)	2000-2009	69	112	16552	2758.4	650	7359	222	7/87	33.14	2.66	74.55	9	15	3
A Flintoff (ENG/ICC)	2000-2009	74	128	14364	2394.0	486	7124	220	5/58	32.38	2.97	65.29	11	3	-
Z Khan (IND)	2000-2009	68	124	13586	2264.2	458	7472	220	5/29	33.96	3.29	61.75	11	8	-
JN Gillespie (AUS)	2000-2006	57	113	12008	2001.2	524	5662	209	6/40	27.09	2.82	57.45	7	5	-
JH Kallis (ICC/SA)	2000-2009	101	174	13344	2224.0	524	6561	205	6/54	32.00	2.95	65.09	5	4	-
CS Martin (NZ)	2000-2009	53	94	10475	1745.5	373	5917	176	6/54	33.61	3.38	59.51	8	8	1
DW Steyn (SA)	2004-2009	34	63	6880	1146.4	206	4123	172	6/49	23.97	3.59	40.00	11	11	3
SCG MacGill (AUS)	2000-2008	32	64	8426	1404.2	271	4662	149	8/108	31.28	3.31	56.55	6	9	1
JM Anderson (ENG)	2003-2009	44	80	8989	1498.1	316	5159	148	7/43	34.85	3.44	60.73	8	7	-
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	2000-2007	33	57	5714	952.2	175	3199	144	6/11	22.21	3.35	39.68	7	11	2
AF Giles (ENG)	2000-2006	53	87	11964	1994.0	390	5700	142	5/57	40.14	2.85	84.25	11	5	-
MG Johnson (AUS)	2007-2009	30	58	7187	1197.5	221	3843	137	8/61	28.05	3.20	52.45	8	4	1
AR Caddick (ENG)	2000-2003	34	57	7093	1182.1	250	3867	128	7/94	30.21	3.27	55.41	7	6	1
MS Panesar (ENG)	2006-2009	39	65	9042	1507.0	308	4331	126	6/37	34.37	2.87	71.76	3	8	1
A Nel (SA)	2001-2008	36	69	7630	1271.4	280	3919	123	6/32	31.86	3.08	62.03	4	3	1
FH Edwards (WI)	2003-2009	43	74	7259	1209.5	141	4811	122	7/87	39.43	3.97	59.50	2	8	-
M Dillon (WI)	2000-2004	31	55	7294	1215.4	235	3656	110	5/71	33.23	3.00	66.30	7	1	-
HH Streak (ZIM)	2000-2005	38	54	7394	1232.2	340	3353	105	6/73	31.93	2.72	70.41	7	3	-
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	2000-2004	25	44	7112	1185.2	260	3087	101	8/164	30.56	2.60	70.41	7	4	1
IK Pathan (IND)	2003-2008	29	54	5884	980.4	212	3226	100	7/59	32.26	3.28	58.84	2	7	2
Abdul Razzaq (PAK)	2000-2006	45	75	6906	1151.0	216	3628	100	5/35	36.28	3.15	69.06	4	1	-
Mohammad Rafique (BAN)	2000-2008	33	48	8744	1457.2	301	4076	100	6/77	40.76	2.79	87.44	3	7	-
N Boje (SA)	2000-2006	43	72	8620	1436.4	293	4265	100	5/62	42.65	2.96	86.20	9	3	-
PT Collins (WI)	2001-2006	29	55	6286	1047.4	202	3309	98	6/53	33.76	3.15	64.14	7	3	-
SR Clark (AUS)	2006-2009	24	48	5146	857.4	230	2243	94	5/32	23.86	2.61	54.74	6	2	-
D Gough (ENG)	2000-2003	24	39	4441	740.1	127	2578	94	5/61	27.42	3.48	47.24	5	3	-
Waqar Younis (PAK)	2000-2003	29	49	4697	782.5	137	2624	94	6/55	27.91	3.35	49.96	9	1	-
CA Walsh (WI)	2000-2001	20	36	5323	887.1	280	1835	93	6/61	19.73	2.06	57.23	5	5	1
CD Collymore (WI)	2003-2007	29	51	6091	1015.1	238	2895	92	7/57	31.46	2.85	66.20	3	4	1
Umar Gul (PAK)	2003-2009	24	45	5076	846.0	133	3060	91	6/135	33.62	3.61	55.78	6	4	-
SL Malinga (SL)	2004-2007	28	55	4777	796.1	106	3076	91	5/68	33.80	3.86	52.49	7	2	-
CRD Fernando (SL)	2000-2009	33	58	5126	854.2	129	3072	88	5/42	34.90	3.59	58.25	3	3	-
SE Bond (NZ)	2001-2009	18	32	3372	562.0	113	1922	87	6/51	22.09	3.41	38.75	7	5	1
DBL Powell (WI)	2002-2009	37	66	7077	1179.3	219	4068	85	5/25	47.85	3.44	83.25	1	1	-
JE Taylor (WI)	2003-2009	29	49	4935	822.3	150	2923	82	5/11	35.64	3.55	60.18	4	3	-
DJ Bravo (WI)	2004-2009	34	52	5704	950.4	177	3090	81	6/55	38.14	3.25	70.41	6	2	-
Mohammad Sami (PAK)	2001-2007	33	60	6984	1164.0	183	4161	81	5/36	51.37	3.57	86.22	3	2	-
JEC Franklin (NZ)	2001-2009	26	47	4399	733.1	134	2612	80	6/119	32.65	3.56	54.98	6	3	-
PL Harris (SA)	2007-2009	26	43	5686	947.4	196	2635	79	6/127	33.35	2.78	71.97	3	3	-
Mashrafe Mortaza (BAN)	2001-2009	36	51	5990	998.2	202	3239	78	4/60	41.52	3.24	76.79	4	-	-
RJ Sidebottom (ENG)	2001-2009	21	35	4626	771.0	182	2133	77	7/47	27.70	2.76	60.07	5	5	1
DR Tuffey (NZ)	2000-2009	24	42	4565	760.5	195	2279	74	6/54	30.79	2.99	61.68	7	2	-
J Srinath (IND)	2000-2002	24	42	4926	821.0	217	2304	74	6/76	31.13	2.80	66.56	2	4	-
Mohammad Asif (PAK)	2005-2009	15	29	3352	558.4	132	1680	73	6/44	23.01	3.00	45.91	6	5	1
IE O'Brien (NZ)	2005-2009	22	37	4394	732.2	158	2429	73	6/75	33.27	3.31	60.19	3	1	-
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2007-2009	24	41	4697	782.5	156	2509	73	6/91	34.36	3.20	64.34	1	3	-
CH Gayle (WI)	2000-2009	85	96	6833	1138.5	223	2988	71	5/34	42.08	2.62	96.23	2	2	-
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	2000-2007	66	90	5322	887.0	218	2103	69	5/34	30.47	2.37	77.13	4	2	-
RW Price (ZIM)	2001-2004	17	27	5087	847.5	195	2453	69	6/73	35.55	2.89	73.72	5	5	1
CL Cairns (NZ)	2000-2004	18	33	3438	573.0	105	2015	68	7/53	29.63	3.51	50.55	2	4	-
MS Kasprowicz (AUS)	2001-2006	22	43	4090	681.4	133	2155	68	7/39	31.69	3.16	60.14	2	2	-
HMRKB Herath (SL)	2000-2009	19	35	4696	782.4	139	2373	64	5/99	37.07	3.03	73.37	4	4	-
GP Swann (ENG)	2008-2009	14	25	3711	618.3	127	1824	62	5/54	29.41	2.94	59.85	4	4	-
M Morkel (SA)	2006-2009	19	35	3521	586.5	74	2104	61	5/50	34.49	3.58	57.72	4	1	-
JDP Oram (NZ)	2002-2009	33	55	4964	827.2	240	1983	60	4/41	33.05	2.39	82.73	1	-	-
SP Jones (ENG)	2002-2005	18	33	2821	470.1	78	1666	59	6/53	28.23	3.54	47.81	2	3	-
S Sreesanth (IND)	2006-2009	16	31	3245	540.5	125	1813	58	5/40	31.25	3.35	55.94	4	2	-
AJ Bichel (AUS)	2000-2003	16	31	2818	469.4	93	1573	56	5/60	28.08	3.34	50.32	3	1	-
PM Siddle (AUS)	2008-2009	15	28	3395	565.5	143	1739	54	5/21	32.20	3.07	62.87	2	2	-
I Sharma (IND)	2007-2009	19	32	3432	572.0	103	1859	54	5/118	34.42	3.25	63.55	2	1	-
AM Blignaut (ZIM)	2001-2005	19	30	3173	528.5	101	1964	53	5/73	37.05	3.71	59.86	1	3	-
Shahadat Hossain (BAN)	2005-2009	23	35	3344	557.2	58	2316	53	6/27	43.69	4.15	63.09	2	2	-
Shabbir Ahmed (PAK)	2003-2005	10	19	2576	429.2	97	1175	51	5/48	23.03	2.73	50.50	5	2	-
JJC Lawson (WI)	2002-2005	13	25	2364	394.0	55	1512	51	7/78	29.64	3.83	46.35	3	2	-
DNT Zoysa (SL)	2000-2004	22	39	3416	569.2	126	1706	49	5/20	34.81	2.99	69.71	2	1	-
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)	2007-2009	14	21	2991	498.3	110	1357	48	7/36	28.27	2.72	62.31	1	5	-
C White (ENG)	2000-2002	22	31	3148	524.4	93	1768	48	5/32	36.83	3.36	65.58	2	3	-
PR Adams (SA)	2000-2004	17	29	3152	525.2	90	1845	48	7/128	38.43	3.51	65.66	1	3	1
M Hayward (SA)	2000-2004	14	26	2412	402.0	72	1405	47	5/56	29.89	3.49	51.31	-	1	-
AA Donald (SA)	2000-2002	13	24	2523	420.3	117	1144	46	5/47	24.86	2.72	54.84	3	1	-
PJ Wiseman (NZ)	2000-2005	17	32	4227	704.3	154	2140	46	5/90	46.52	3.03	91.89	2	1	-
RD King (WI)	2000-2005	16	29	2900	483.2	104	1426	45	5/51	31.68	2.95	64.44	3	1	-
AJ Hall (SA)	2002-2007	21	38	3001	500.1	95	1617	45	3/1	35.93	3.23	66.68	-	-	-
AB Agarkar (IND)	2000-2006	23	40	4119	686.3	142	2389	45	6/41	53.08	3.47	91.53	-	1	-
BAW Mendis (SL)	2008-2009	10	17	2586	431.0	69	1298	44	6/117	29.50	3.01	58.77	4	2	1
KD Mills (NZ)	2004-2009	19	31	2902	483.4	118	1453	44	4/16	33.02	3.00	65.95	2	-	-
A Nehra (IND)	2001-2004	16	28	3279	546.3	117	1772	43	4/72	41.20	3.24	76.25	2	-	-
NM Hauritz (AUS)	2004-2009	11	21	2630	438.2	89	1295	41	5/101	31.58	2.95	64.14	-	1	-
Enamul Haque jnr (BAN)	2003-2009	14	24	3195	532.3	94	1609	41	7/95	39.24	3.02	77.92	-	3	1
RP Singh (IND)	2006-2008	13	24	2330	388.2	52	1564	40	5/59	39.10	4.02	58.25	3	1	-
CR Miller (AUS)	2000-2001	7	14	1862	310.2	73	877	38	5/32	23.07	2.82	49.00	1	3	1
CEL Ambrose (WI)	2000-2000	10	18	2260	376.4	141	636	36	4/30	17.66	1.68	62.77	5	-	-
CE Cuffy (WI)	2001-2002	12	21	2854	475.4	131	1149	36	4/82	31.91	2.41	79.27	1	-	-
Shahid Afridi (PAK)	2000-2006	20	34	2422	403.4	45	1313	36	4/95	36.47	3.25	67.27	1	-	-
Tapash Baisya (BAN)	2002-2005	21	29	3370	561.4	93	2137	36	4/72	59.36	3.80	93.61	1	-	-
SJ Benn (WI)	2008-2009	12	19	3196	532.4	90	1586	35	5/155	45.31	2.97	91.31	2	1	-
BW Hilfenhaus (AUS)	2009-2009	9	16	1973	328.5	75	1040	34	4/60	30.58	3.16	58.02	3	-	-
MM Patel (IND)	2006-2009	12	23	2394	399.0	83	1230	34	4/25	36.17	3.08	70.41	1	-	-

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Australia vs South Africa at Darwin, South Africa in Australia 1st T20I, Aug 10, 2025 [T20I # 3403]

Sweden vs France at Stockholm, Viking Cup 3rd place play-off, Aug 10, 2025 [T20I # 3402]

Norway vs Austria at Stockholm, Viking Cup Final, Aug 10, 2025 [T20I # 3404]