| Rank | Name | Mat | |
| 1 | CA Walsh (WI) | 132 | 43 |
| 2 | GD McGrath (Aus) | 124 | 35 |
| 3 | SK Warne (Aus) | 145 | 34 |
| 4 | M Muralitharan (SL) | 130 | 33 |
| 5 | M Dillon (WI) | 38 | 26 |
| = | CEL Ambrose (WI) | 98 | 26 |
| 7 | CS Martin (NZ) | 50 | 25 |
| 8 | DK Morrison (NZ) | 48 | 24 |
| 9 | BS Chandrasekhar (Ind) | 58 | 23 |
| = | Danish Kaneria (Pak) | 54 | 23 |
| 11 | SR Waugh (Aus) | 168 | 22 |
| = | MS Atapattu (SL) | 90 | 22 |
| 13 | M Ntini (SAf) | 99 | 21 |
| = | Waqar Younis (Pak) | 87 | 21 |
| = | SJ Harmison (Eng) | 63 | 21 |
| 16 | BS Bedi (Ind) | 67 | 20 |
| = | MA Atherton (Eng) | 115 | 20 |
| 18 | DL Underwood (Eng) | 86 | 19 |
| = | MJ Hoggard (Eng) | 67 | 19 |
| = | Wasim Bari (Pak) | 81 | 19 |
| = | ME Waugh (Aus) | 128 | 19 |
| = | AR Caddick (Eng) | 62 | 19 |
| 23 | Z Khan (Ind) | 66 | 18 |
| = | IA Healy (Aus) | 119 | 18 |
| = | FH Edwards (WI) | 43 | 18 |
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