| 1.00 (19-13-19-3) | GD McGrath | Australia v India at Mumbai, 1st Test, 2000/01 [1531] |
| 1.04 (26.5-17-28-5) | SM Pollock | South Africa v West Indies at Jamaica, 5th Test, 2000/01 [1544] |
| 1.12 (22.1-11-25-2) | SM Pollock | South Africa v West Indies at Antigua, 4th Test, 2000/01 [1542] |
| 1.15 (19-11-22-0) | ML Nkala | Zimbabwe v Bangladesh at Harare, 2nd Test, 2000/01 [1545] |
| 1.26 (30-12-38-4) | HH Streak | Zimbabwe v Bangladesh at Harare, 2nd Test, 2000/01 [1545] |
| 1.28 (14-8-18-4) | GD McGrath | Australia v India at Calcutta, 2nd Test, 2000/01 [1535] |
| 1.30 (10-5-13-1) | WW Hinds | West Indies v South Africa at Barbados, 3rd Test, 2000/01 [1541] |
| 1.35 (17-7-23-4) | NC McGarrell | West Indies v Zimbabwe at Harare, 2nd Test, 2001 [1553] |
| 1.36 (11-4-15-3) | L Klusener | South Africa v West Indies at Antigua, 4th Test, 2000/01 [1542] |
| 1.41 (17-8-24-2) | JH Kallis | South Africa v West Indies at Antigua, 4th Test, 2000/01 [1542] |
| 1.42 (28-14-40-2) | SM Pollock | South Africa v Zimbabwe at Bulawayo, 2nd Test, 2001/02 [1563] |
| 1.44 (54.3-14-79-3) | M Muralitharan | Sri Lanka v England at Galle, 1st Test, 2000/01 [1530] |
| 1.45 (31-14-45-1) | CA Walsh | West Indies v South Africa at Antigua, 4th Test, 2000/01 [1542] |
| 1.50 (30-12-45-0) | NJ Astle | New Zealand v Pakistan at Christchurch, 2nd Test, 2000/01 [1536] |
| 1.50 (24-6-36-2) | D Hettiarachchi | Sri Lanka v England at Colombo (SSC), 3rd Test, 2000/01 [1537] |
| 1.51 (31-13-47-1) | CD McMillan | New Zealand v Pakistan at Christchurch, 2nd Test, 2000/01 [1536] |
| 1.53 (30-13-46-0) | AR Caddick | England v Sri Lanka at Galle, 1st Test, 2000/01 [1530] |
| 1.54 (43.3-16-67-5) | AF Giles | England v India at Ahmedabad, 2nd Test, 2001/02 [1575] |
| 1.60 (35-14-56-2) | L Klusener | South Africa v West Indies at Georgetown, 1st Test, 2000/01 [1534] |
| 1.60 (15-7-24-3) | CL Cairns | New Zealand v Bangladesh at Wellington, 2nd Test, 2001/02 [1579] |
| 1.60 (28-14-45-3) | JN Gillespie | Australia v New Zealand at Hobart, 2nd Test, 2001/02 [1571] |
| 1.61 (13-4-21-1) | SE Bond | New Zealand v Bangladesh at Wellington, 2nd Test, 2001/02 [1579] |
| 1.63 (11-5-18-0) | L Klusener | South Africa v West Indies at Port of Spain, 2nd Test, 2000/01 [1538] |
| 1.66 (18-8-30-2) | HH Streak | Zimbabwe v Bangladesh at Dhaka, 1st Test, 2001/02 [1566] |
| 1.66 (15-4-25-2) | DL Vettori | New Zealand v Bangladesh at Hamilton, 1st Test, 2001/02 [1577] |
| 1.67 (24.3-8-41-3) | M Muralitharan | Sri Lanka v India at Galle, 1st Test, 2001 [1555] |
| 1.67 (43-19-72-4) | NC McGarrell | West Indies v South Africa at Antigua, 4th Test, 2000/01 [1542] |
| 1.68 (25-9-42-5) | CRD Fernando | Sri Lanka v India at Galle, 1st Test, 2001 [1555] |
| 1.68 (19-6-32-2) | HH Streak | Zimbabwe v Bangladesh at Chittagong, 2nd Test, 2001/02 [1568] |
| 1.69 (23-7-39-2) | WPUJC Vaas | Sri Lanka v England at Kandy, 2nd Test, 2000/01 [1532] |
| 1.70 (10-2-17-0) | Wasim Akram | Pakistan v Bangladesh at Multan, Asia-Test, 2001/02 [1560] |
| 1.70 (27-12-46-2) | GD McGrath | Australia v New Zealand at Hobart, 2nd Test, 2001/02 [1571] |
| 1.71 (14-6-24-2) | DNT Zoysa | Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe at Colombo (SSC), 1st Test, 2001/02 [1581] |
| 1.72 (43-13-74-3) | Enamul Haque | Bangladesh v Zimbabwe at Dhaka, 1st Test, 2001/02 [1566] |
| 1.72 (18-7-31-5) | TJ Friend | Zimbabwe v Bangladesh at Dhaka, 1st Test, 2001/02 [1566] |
| 1.72 (18-8-31-3) | CA Walsh | West Indies v South Africa at Jamaica, 5th Test, 2000/01 [1544] |
| 1.72 (18-5-31-0) | CL Hooper | West Indies v South Africa at Barbados, 3rd Test, 2000/01 [1541] |
| 1.72 (22-10-38-1) | WPUJC Vaas | Sri Lanka v India at Galle, 1st Test, 2001 [1555] |
| 1.73 (34-13-59-2) | AF Giles | England v Sri Lanka at Colombo (SSC), 3rd Test, 2000/01 [1537] |
| 1.75 (32-9-56-4) | RDB Croft | England v Sri Lanka at Colombo (SSC), 3rd Test, 2000/01 [1537] |
| 1.76 (17-9-30-1) | GB Brent | Zimbabwe v Bangladesh at Chittagong, 2nd Test, 2001/02 [1568] |
| 1.78 (41-9-73-1) | M Muralitharan | Sri Lanka v England at Colombo (SSC), 3rd Test, 2000/01 [1537] |
| 1.78 (28-9-50-4) | A Flintoff | England v India at Bangalore, 3rd Test, 2001/02 [1578] |
| 1.81 (11-4-20-1) | D Ramnarine | West Indies v South Africa at Jamaica, 5th Test, 2000/01 [1544] |
| 1.83 (12-5-22-1) | NC McGarrell | West Indies v Zimbabwe at Bulawayo, 1st Test, 2001 [1551] |
| 1.85 (27-7-50-4) | ST Jayasuriya | Sri Lanka v England at Galle, 1st Test, 2000/01 [1530] |
| 1.86 (36-17-67-6) | JH Kallis | South Africa v West Indies at Barbados, 3rd Test, 2000/01 [1541] |
| 1.86 (23-9-43-2) | AA Donald | South Africa v West Indies at Georgetown, 1st Test, 2000/01 [1534] |
| 1.90 (22-7-42-2) | A Flintoff | England v India at Ahmedabad, 2nd Test, 2001/02 [1575] |
| 1.91 (12-1-23-3) | A Nehra | India v Zimbabwe at Bulawayo, 1st Test, 2001 [1548] |
