A total of 48 Tests were played between ten Test playing nations in the calendar year 2005, out of which 36 produced result. And yes, there was also a farce in the name of Super 'Test' between Australia and an ICC [Images] World XI, which was accorded the official status by the ICC -- clearly because of commercial reasons. This 'Test' has been included in this statistical analysis, though yours truly strongly believes that such hotch-potch games must never be considered at par with real Test match cricket.
India ended the year with 5 wins and one loss out of 8 games, which gave them a winning percentage of 62.50 -- the highest for any team in the year. Australia, though, ended with most wins in the year, but they also played most number of games.
Performance of each team
| Team | Mts | Won | Lost | Drawn | Winning% | Toss |
| India | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 62.50 | 6 |
| Australia | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 60.00 | 6 |
| South Africa | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 45.45 | 3 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 44.44 | 5 |
| Sri Lanka [Images] | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 44.44 | 2 |
| New Zealand [Images] | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 42.86 | 4 |
| England [Images] | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 38.46 | 8 |
| Bangladesh | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 16.66 | 1 |
| West Indies [Images] | 11 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 9.09 | 9 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0.00 | 5 |
| ICC World XI | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 49 | 37 | 37 | 12 | 75.51 | 49 |
Highest Team Totals [500 or more]
| Total | Overs | For | Vs | Venue |
| 747 | 235.2 | WI | SA | St. John's |
| 636-8d | 156.2 | Pak | Eng | Lahore [Images] |
| 588-6d | 163 | SA | WI | St. John's |
| 570-8d | 140 | Aus | NZ | Wellington |
| 570 | 167.5 | Pak | Ind | Bangalore |
| 568 | 133.3 | Aus | Pak | Sydney |
| 561 | 159.1 | NZ | SL | Napier |
| 554 | 151.3 | Ind | Zim | Bulawayo (QSC) |
| 548-9 | 177.5 | SA | WI | Bridgetown |
| 543-5 | 152.1 | WI | SA | Georgetown |
| 528-3 | 112 | Eng | Ban | Lord's |
| 528-8 | 146.4 | Aus | SA | Perth |
| 522-9 | 146 | NZ | SL | Wellington |
| 516 | 147.4 | Ind | Pak | Mohali |
Lowest Team Totals [150 or less]
| Total | Overs | For | Vs | Venue |
| 54 | 31.2 | Zim | SA | Cape Town |
| 59 | 29.4 | Zim | NZ | Harare |
| 86 | 27.4 | Ban | SL | Colombo (RPS) |
| 99 | 49.5 | Zim | NZ | Harare |
| 104 | 39.5 | Ban | Eng | Chester-le-Street |
| 108 | 38.2 | Ban | Eng | Lord's |
| 113 | 60 | WI | SL | Colombo (SSC) |
| 129 | 49 | WI | Aus | Brisbane |
| 131 | 50 | NZ | Aus | Christchurch |
| 137 | 41.2 | WI | SL | Kandy |
| 143 | 52.5 | WI | Pak | Kingston [Images] |
| 144 | 43.4 | Pak | WI | Bridgetown |
| 144 | 50 | Wrd XI | Aus | Sydney |
| 148 | 58.1 | WI | SL | Kandy |
| 149 | 68.3 | WI | Aus | Hobart |
| 149 | 59.3 | Zim | SA | Centurion |
| 150 | 46.1 | SL | WI | Kandy |
Individual 100s
[Aus - 21, Ban - 1, Eng - 14, Ind - 8, NZ - 7, Pak - 14, SA - 15, SL - 5, WI - 14, Zim - 1]
Highest individual innings
| Score | Mins | Balls | 4s | 6s | Batsman | For | Vs | Venue |
| 317 | 630 | 483 | 37 | 3 | CH Gayle | WI | SA | St. John's |
| 267 | 690 | 504 | 32 | 1 | Younis Khan | Pak | Ind | Bangalore |
| 226 | 405 | 298 | 22 | 0 | BC Lara | WI | Aus | Adelaide |
| 224 | 534 | 348 | 25 | 4 | L Vincent | NZ | SL | Wellington |
| 223 | 602 | 373 | 26 | 2 | Mohammad Yousuf [Images] | Pak | Eng | Lahore |
| 213 | 455 | 297 | 34 | 2 | WW Hinds | WI | SA | Georgetown |
| 207 | 491 | 332 | 30 | 0 | RT Ponting | Aus | Pak | Sydney |
| 203* | 541 | 370 | 23 | 0 | S Chanderpaul | WI | SA | Georgetown |
| 203* | 469 | 332 | 22 | 0 | BJ Hodge | Aus | SA | Perth |
| 201 | 325 | 262 | 28 | 2 | V Sehwag | Ind | Pak | Bangalore |
| 196 | 430 | 286 | 25 | 0 | BC Lara | WI | SA | Port-of-Spain |
| 194 | 367 | 259 | 23 | 0 | ME Trescothick | Eng | Ban | Lord's |
| 193 | 467 | 305 | 20 | 2 | ME Trescothick | Eng | Pak | Multan |
| 184 | 361 | 264 | 25 | 0 | Inzamam-ul-Haq [Images] | Pak | Ind | Bangalore |
| 180 | 367 | 248 | 24 | 4 | ME Trescothick | Eng | SA | Johannesburg |
| 178 | 551 | 352 | 15 | 1 | AB de Villiers | SA | WI | Bridgetown |
| 176 | 344 | 224 | 21 | 1 | BC Lara | WI | SA | Bridgetown |
| 173 | 352 | 244 | 19 | 2 | V Sehwag | Ind | Pak | Mohali |
| 168 | 215 | 179 | 19 | 1 | TM Dilshan | SL | Ban | Colombo (PSS) |
| 166 | 281 | 215 | 20 | 1 | MP Vaughan | Eng | Aus | Old Trafford |
| 165 | 348 | 287 | 24 | 0 | DR Martyn | Aus | NZ | Wellington |
| 162* | 233 | 168 | 25 | 1 | IR Bell | Eng | Ban | Chester-le-Street |
| 162 | 219 | 146 | 22 | 5 | AC Gilchrist | Aus | NZ | Wellington |
| 161 | 484 | 307 | 25 | 0 | HH Gibbs | SA | Eng | Johannesburg |
| 160 | 323 | 250 | 22 | 2 | HJH Marshall | NZ | SL | Napier |
| 158 | 285 | 187 | 15 | 7 | KP Pietersen | Eng | Aus | The Oval |
| 157* | 411 | 284 | 24 | 0 | KC Sangakkara | SL | WI | Kandy |
| 156 | 391 | 275 | 16 | 1 | RT Ponting | Aus | Eng | Old Trafford |
| 154 | 326 | 242 | 14 | 0 | Kamran Akmal | Pak | Eng | Lahore |
| 153* | 358 | 254 | 10 | 2 | S Chanderpaul | WI | Pak | Bridgetown |
| 153 | 340 | 292 | 19 | 2 | T Taibu | Zim | Ban | Dhaka |
| 153 | 298 | 233 | 20 | 2 | BC Lara | WI | Pak | Kingston |
| 151 | 192 | 148 | 21 | 2 | ME Trescothick | Eng | Ban | Chester-le-Street |
Leading run-scorers
| Runs | Batsman | For | Mts | Inns | NO | Hs | Ave | 100s | 50s | 0s |
| 1544 | RT Ponting | Aus | 15 | 28 | 5 | 207 | 67.13 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 1380 | ML Hayden | Aus | 15 | 29 | 3 | 138 | 53.08 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 1323 | ME Trescothick | Eng | 13 | 24 | 0 | 194 | 55.13 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 1110 | BC Lara | WI* | 9 | 17 | 0 | 226 | 65.29 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 1011 | JH Kallis | SA* | 11 | 18 | 4 | 149 | 72.21 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 1008 | AB de Villiers | SA | 11 | 19 | 0 | 178 | 53.05 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 1000 | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Pak* | 8 | 15 | 3 | 184 | 83.33 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| 990 | GC Smith | SA* | 12 | 21 | 2 | 148 | 52.11 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 964 | S Chanderpaul | WI | 11 | 20 | 3 | 203* | 56.71 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 899 | Younis Khan | Pak | 8 | 16 | 1 | 267 | 59.93 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 872 | JL Langer | Aus | 12 | 23 | 3 | 105 | 43.60 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 836 | AC Gilchrist | Aus | 15 | 22 | 2 | 162 | 41.80 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 789 | AJ Strauss | Eng | 12 | 22 | 0 | 147 | 35.86 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 785 | V Sehwag | Ind* | 8 | 14 | 1 | 201 | 60.38 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 765 | MP Vaughan | Eng | 12 | 22 | 2 | 166 | 38.25 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 711 | IR Bell | Eng | 10 | 18 | 2 | 162* | 44.44 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| 709 | A Flintoff | Eng* | 14 | 24 | 1 | 102 | 30.83 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 678 | TM Dilshan | SL | 9 | 14 | 2 | 168 | 56.50 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 674 | KP Pietersen | Eng | 8 | 16 | 1 | 158 | 44.93 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 640 | R Dravid | Ind* | 8 | 12 | 0 | 135 | 53.33 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 636 | HH Gibbs | SA | 11 | 17 | 1 | 161 | 39.75 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 617 | Mohammad Yousuf | Pak | 7 | 12 | 0 | 223 | 51.42 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 607 | T Taibu | Zim | 8 | 16 | 2 | 153 | 43.36 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 595 | MEK Hussey | Aus | 5 | 10 | 3 | 137 | 85.00 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 568 | DPM Jayawardene | SL | 9 | 14 | 1 | 141 | 43.69 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 550 | Kamran Akmal | Pak | 9 | 16 | 0 | 154 | 34.38 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 541 | L Vincent | NZ | 7 | 11 | 0 | 224 | 49.18 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 535 | TT Samaraweera | SL | 9 | 14 | 1 | 138 | 41.15 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 534 | CH Gayle | WI | 7 | 13 | 0 | 317 | 41.08 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 510 | Shahid Afridi [Images] | Pak | 6 | 12 | 0 | 122 | 42.50 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 508 | VVS Laxman | Ind | 8 | 12 | 1 | 140 | 46.18 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Best scoring rate
[Min.Qualification : 200 or more runs]
| SR | Batsman | For | Mts | Inns | NO | Runs | Balls | Hs | Ave | 100s | 50s | 0s |
| 111.11 | Shahid Afridi | Pak | 6 | 12 | 0 | 510 | 459 | 122 | 42.50 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 84.87 | AC Gilchrist | Aus | 15 | 22 | 2 | 836 | 985 | 162 | 41.80 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 82.47 | DL Vettori | NZ* | 6 | 9 | 3 | 381 | 462 | 127 | 63.50 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 78.42 | V Sehwag | Ind* | 8 | 14 | 1 | 785 | 1001 | 201 | 60.38 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 76.54 | AM Blignaut | Zim | 4 | 8 | 1 | 248 | 324 | 84* | 35.43 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 72.36 | BB McCullum | NZ | 7 | 10 | 0 | 322 | 445 | 111 | 32.20 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 71.89 | Habibul Bashar | Ban | 6 | 12 | 0 | 376 | 523 | 94 | 31.33 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Most sixes in the year
| 6s | Batsman | For | Mts | Inns |
| 22 | AC Gilchrist | Aus | 15 | 22 |
| 19 | KP Pietersen | Eng | 8 | 16 |
| 19 | Shahid Afridi | Pak | 6 | 12 |
| 18 | A Flintoff | Eng* | 14 | 24 |
| 12 | JH Kallis | SA* | 11 | 18 |
| 11 | AM Blignaut | Zim | 4 | 8 |
| 11 | RT Ponting | Aus | 15 | 28 |
| 11 | ME Trescothick | Eng | 13 | 24 |
Most fours in the year
| 4s | Batsman | For | Mts | Inns |
| 180 | ME Trescothick | Eng | 13 | 24 |
| 178 | RT Ponting | Aus | 15 | 28 |
| 174 | ML Hayden | Aus | 15 | 29 |
| 133 | BC Lara | WI* | 9 | 17 |
| 130 | GC Smith | SA* | 12 | 21 |
| 129 | AB de Villiers | SA | 11 | 19 |
| 118 | JL Langer | Aus | 12 | 23 |
| 115 | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Pak* | 8 | 15 |
| 114 | V Sehwag | Ind* | 8 | 14 |
| 110 | Younis Khan | Pak | 8 | 16 |
| 107 | MP Vaughan | Eng | 12 | 22 |
| 102 | JH Kallis | SA* | 11 | 18 |
| 100 | AC Gilchrist | Aus | 15 | 22 |
| 100 | AJ Strauss | Eng | 12 | 22 |
Most boundary shots in the year
| 4+6 | 4s | 6s | Batsman | For | Mts | Inns |
| 191 | 180 | 11 | ME Trescothick | Eng | 13 | 24 |
| 189 | 178 | 11 | RT Ponting | Aus | 15 | 28 |
| 180 | 174 | 6 | ML Hayden | Aus | 15 | 29 |
| 142 | 133 | 9 | BC Lara | WI* | 9 | 17 |
| 134 | 130 | 4 | GC Smith | SA* | 12 | 21 |
| 133 | 129 | 4 | AB de Villiers | SA | 11 | 19 |
| 122 | 100 | 22 | AC Gilchrist | Aus | 15 | 22 |
| 121 | 118 | 3 | JL Langer | Aus | 12 | 23 |
| 120 | 115 | 5 | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Pak* | 8 | 15 |
| 120 | 114 | 6 | V Sehwag | Ind* | 8 | 14 |
| 114 | 102 | 12 | JH Kallis | SA* | 11 | 18 |
| 111 | 110 | 1 | Younis Khan | Pak | 8 | 16 |
| 110 | 92 | 18 | A Flintoff | Eng* | 14 | 24 |
| 109 | 107 | 2 | MP Vaughan | Eng | 12 | 22 |
| 104 | 100 | 4 | AJ Strauss | Eng | 12 | 22 |
| 101 | 99 | 2 | HH Gibbs | SA | 11 | 17 |
Highest percentage of runs in boundary shots
[Min.Qualification : 200 or more runs]
| % | Batsman | For | Mts | Inns | Runs | 4s+6s | Boundary runs |
| 70.20 | Shahid Afridi | Pak | 6 | 12 | 510 | 80 | 358 |
| 68.81 | Aftab Ahmed | Ban | 6 | 12 | 218 | 37 | 150 |
| 67.14 | A Flintoff | Eng* | 14 | 24 | 709 | 110 | 476 |
| 64.15 | HH Gibbs | SA | 11 | 17 | 636 | 101 | 408 |
| 63.88 | Asim Kamal | Pak | 7 | 12 | 407 | 64 | 260 |
| 63.64 | AC Gilchrist | Aus | 15 | 22 | 836 | 122 | 532 |
| 63.06 | BRM Taylor | Zim | 8 | 16 | 333 | 52 | 210 |
| 62.99 | DL Vettori | NZ* | 6 | 9 | 381 | 59 | 240 |
| 62.68 | V Sehwag | Ind* | 8 | 14 | 785 | 120 | 492 |
| 62.10 | AM Blignaut | Zim | 4 | 8 | 248 | 33 | 154 |
| 61.64 | H Masakadza | Zim | 8 | 16 | 438 | 66 | 270 |
| 61.50 | SP Fleming | NZ | 7 | 11 | 387 | 58 | 238 |
| 61.49 | BB McCullum | NZ | 7 | 10 | 322 | 48 | 198 |
| 60.79 | N Boje | SA | 10 | 11 | 329 | 49 | 200 |
| 60.24 | VVS Laxman | Ind | 8 | 12 | 508 | 76 | 306 |
Highest partnership for each wicket
| Wkt | Runs | Players | For | Vs | Venue |
| 1st | 245 | AB de Villiers | GC Smith | SA | WI | St. John's |
| 2nd | 331 | CH Gayle | RR Sarwan | WI | SA | St. John's |
| 3rd | 324 | Younis Khan | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Pak | Ind | Bangalore |
| 4th | 284 | WW Hinds | S Chanderpaul | WI | SA | Georgetown |
| 5th | 280 | TT Samaraweera | TM Dilshan | SL | Ban | Colombo (PSS) |
| 6th | 269 | Mohammad Yousuf | Kamran Akmal | Pak | Eng | Lahore |
| 7th | 212 | SM Katich | AC Gilchrist | Aus | NZ | Christchurch |
| 8th | 109 | KP Pietersen | AF Giles | Eng | Aus | The Oval |
| 9th | 93 | MEK Hussey | SCG MacGill | Aus | WI | Adelaide |
| 10th | 107 | MEK Hussey | GD McGrath | Aus | SA | Melbourne |
Partnerships of 200 runs or more
| Runs | Wkt | Players | For | Vs | Venue |
| 331 | 2nd | CH Gayle | RR Sarwan | WI | SA | St. John's |
| 324 | 3rd | Younis Khan | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Pak | Ind | Bangalore |
| 284 | 4th | WW Hinds | S Chanderpaul | WI | SA | Georgetown |
| 280 | 5th | TT Samaraweera | TM Dilshan | SL | Ban | Colombo (PSS) |
| 269 | 6th | Mohammad Yousuf | Kamran Akmal | Pak | Eng | Lahore |
| 267 | 5th | JH Kallis | AG Prince | SA | WI | St. John's |
| 256 | 6th | DR Martyn | AC Gilchrist | Aus | NZ | Wellington |
| 255 | 2nd | ME Trescothick | MP Vaughan | Eng | Ban | Lord's |
| 245 | 1st | AB de Villiers | GC Smith | SA | WI | St. John's |
| 231 | 1st | ML Hayden | MEK Hussey | Aus | WI | Hobart |
| 227 | 3rd | AB de Villiers | JH Kallis | SA | Eng | Centurion |
| 217 | 1st | GC Smith | AB de Villiers | SA | Zim | Cape Town |
| 212 | 7th | SM Katich | AC Gilchrist | Aus | NZ | Christchurch |
| 211 | 3rd | Younis Khan | Mohammad Yousuf | Pak | Ind | Kolkata |
5 wickets in an innings
[Aus - 13, Ban - 5, Eng - 8, Ind - 9, NZ - 4, Pak - 5, SA - 7, SL - 8, WI- 5, Zim - 3]
Best innings bowling
| Figures | Bowler | For | Vs | Venue | Balls |
| 8-46 | M Muralitharan | SL | WI | Kandy | 98 |
| 7-37 | M Ntini | SA | WI | Port-of-Spain | 119 |
| 7-59 | IK Pathan | Ind | Zim | Harare | 92 |
| 7-61 | MJ Hoggard | Eng | SA | Johannesburg | 111 |
| 7-62 | Harbhajan Singh [Images] | Ind | SL | Ahmedabad | 134 |
| 7-63 | A Kumble | Ind | Pak | Kolkata | 228 |
| 7-78 | CD Collymore | WI | Pak | Kingston | 165 |
| 7-95 | Enamul Haque jnr | Ban | Zim | Dhaka | 210 |
| 7-100 | M Muralitharan | SL | Ind | Delhi | 232 |
| 7-188 | Danish Kaneria | Pak | Aus | Sydney | 297 |
Best match figures
| Figures | Bowler | For | Vs | Venue | Balls |
| 13-132 | M Ntini | SA | WI | Port-of-Spain | 287 |
| 12-126 | IK Pathan | Ind | Zim | Harare | 206 |
| 12-200 | Enamul Haque jnr | Ban | Zim | Dhaka | 432 |
| 12-205 | MJ Hoggard | Eng | SA | Johannesburg | 315 |
| 12-246 | SK Warne | Aus | Eng | The Oval | 456 |
| 11-134 | CD Collymore | WI | Pak | Kingston | 266 |
| 10-83 | M Muralitharan | SL | WI | Kandy | 153 |
| 10-88 | A Nel | SA | WI | Bridgetown | 226 |
| 10-99 | SE Bond | NZ | Zim | Bulawayo (QSC) | 186 |
| 10-141 | Harbhajan Singh | Ind | SL | Ahmedabad | 320 |
| 10-157 | A Kumble | Ind | SL | Delhi | 384 |
| 10-161 | A Kumble | Ind | Pak | Kolkata | 451 |
| 10-162 | SK Warne | Aus | Eng | Edgbaston | 291 |
Hat-trick : Nil
Leading wicket-takers
| Wkts | Bowler | For | Mts | Balls | Mdns | Runs | Best | 5WI | 10WM | Ave | SR | RpO |
| 96 | SK Warne | Aus | 15 | 4336 | 141 | 2114 | 6-46 | 6 | 2 | 22.02 | 45.17 | 2.93 |
| 68 | A Flintoff | Eng* | 14 | 3194 | 89 | 1660 | 5-78 | 1 | 0 | 24.41 | 46.97 | 3.12 |
| 62 | GD McGrath | Aus | 13 | 3144 | 152 | 1352 | 6-115 | 3 | 0 | 21.81 | 50.71 | 2.58 |
| 58 | MJ Hoggard | Eng | 13 | 2453 | 61 | 1514 | 7-61 | 3 | 1 | 26.10 | 42.29 | 3.70 |
| 52 | M Muralitharan | SL* | 8 | 2049 | 69 | 963 | 8-46 | 4 | 1 | 18.52 | 39.40 | 2.82 |
| 49 | B Lee | Aus | 11 | 2496 | 73 | 1586 | 5-30 | 2 | 0 | 32.37 | 50.94 | 3.81 |
| 49 | Danish Kaneria | Pak | 9 | 2863 | 88 | 1568 | 7-188 | 4 | 0 | 32.00 | 58.43 | 3.29 |
| 47 | M Ntini | SA | 10 | 2269 | 78 | 1168 | 7-37 | 3 | 1 | 24.85 | 48.28 | 3.09 |
| 46 | SJ Harmison | Eng* | 14 | 2839 | 69 | 1604 | 5-38 | 2 | 0 | 34.87 | 61.72 | 3.39 |
| 41 | A Kumble | Ind | 8 | 2478 | 99 | 1203 | 7-63 | 3 | 2 | 29.34 | 60.44 | 2.91 |
| 36 | A Nel | SA | 7 | 1714 | 66 | 746 | 6-32 | 2 | 1 | 20.72 | 47.61 | 2.61 |
| 34 | IK Pathan | Ind | 8 | 1477 | 49 | 829 | 7-59 | 3 | 1 | 24.38 | 43.44 | 3.37 |
| 32 | WPUJC Vaas | SL | 8 | 1456 | 69 | 628 | 6-22 | 2 | 0 | 19.63 | 45.50 | 2.59 |
| 31 | SP Jones | Eng | 8 | 1194 | 36 | 691 | 6-53 | 2 | 0 | 22.29 | 38.52 | 3.47 |
| 30 | Harbhajan Singh | Ind | 7 | 1676 | 57 | 830 | 7-62 | 2 | 1 | 27.67 | 55.87 | 2.97 |
| 27 | JEC Franklin | NZ | 7 | 1180 | 34 | 766 | 6-119 | 1 | 0 | 28.37 | 43.70 | 3.89 |
| 27 | DB Powell | WI | 11 | 2203 | 62 | 1298 | 5-25 | 1 | 0 | 48.07 | 81.59 | 3.54 |
| 26 | SCG MacGill | Aus | 5 | 1009 | 33 | 510 | 5-43 | 2 | 0 | 19.62 | 38.81 | 3.03 |
| 26 | LS Malinga | SL | 7 | 1288 | 31 | 812 | 5-80 | 1 | 0 | 31.23 | 49.54 | 3.78 |
Most dismissals in an innings
| Dismissals | Keeper | For | Vs | Venue |
| 6 (all ct) | MV Boucher | SA | Zim | Centurion |
| 6 (all ct) | GO Jones | Eng | Ban | Chester-le-Street |
| 5 (all ct) | Kamran Akmal | Pak | WI | Kingston |
| 5 (4 ct + 1 st) | Kamran Akmal | Pak | WI | Bridgetown |
| 5 (4 ct + 1 st) | AC Gilchrist | Aus | Eng | Trent Bridge |
| 5 (4 ct + 1 st) | KC Sangakkara | SL | Ban | Colombo (PSS) |
Most dismissals in a match
| Dismissals | Keeper | For | Vs | Venue |
| 9 (all ct) | GO Jones | Eng | Ban | Chester-le-Street |
| 9 (all ct) | Kamran Akmal | Pak | WI | Kingston |
| 8 (all ct) | MV Boucher | SA | Zim | Centurion |
| 7 (6 ct + 1 st) | Kamran Akmal | Pak | WI | Bridgetown |
| 7 (all ct) | AC Gilchrist | Aus | Eng | Edgbaston |
| 7 (5 ct + 2 st) | AC Gilchrist | Aus | Wld | Sydney |
| 7 (all ct) | AC Gilchrist | Aus | WI | Hobart |
Leading wicket-keepers
| Dismissals | Keeper | For | Mts |
| 55 (50 ct + 5 st) | AC Gilchrist | Aus | 15 |
| 51 (50 ct + 1 st) | GO Jones | Eng | 13 |
| 44 (43 ct + 1 st) | MV Boucher | SA* | 11 |
| 41 (33 ct + 8 st) | Kamran Akmal | Pak | 9 |
| 21 (17 ct + 4 st) | KC Sangakkara | SL | 9 |
| 20 (18 ct + 2 st) | BB McCullum | NZ | 7 |
| 17 (16 ct + 1 st) | CO Browne | WI | 6 |
| 17 (all ct) | T Taibu | Zim | 8 |
| 16 (15 ct + 1 st) | Khaled Mashud | Ban | 6 |
| 14 (12 ct + 2 st) | KKD Karthik | Ind | 5 |
| 13 (all ct) | D Ramdin | WI | 5 |
Most catches in an innings
| Ct | Player | For | Vs | Venue |
| 4 | DPM Jayawardene | SL | WI | Kandy |
| 4 | SP Fleming | NZ | Zim | Harare |
There were 13 more instances of a fielder holding three catches in an innings Most catches in a match
| Ct | Player | For | Vs | Venue |
| 5 | M Kaif | Ind | SL | Ahmedabad |
There were 10 more instances of a fielder holding four catches in a match Captains
| Captain | For | Mts | Won | Lost | Drawn | Winning% | Toss |
| RT Ponting | Aus | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 60.00 | 6 |
| MP Vaughan | Eng | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 41.66 | 8 |
| GC Smith | SA# | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 45.45 | 3 |
| S Chanderpaul | WI | 11 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 9.09 | 9 |
| MS Atapattu | SL | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 44.44 | 2 |
| T Taibu | Zim | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0.00 | 5 |
| Inzamam-ul-Haq | Pak | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 57.14 | 4 |
| SP Fleming | NZ | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 42.86 | 4 |
| Habibul Bashar | Ban | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 16.66 | 1 |
| SC Ganguly | Ind | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 60.00 | 3 |
| R Dravid | Ind | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.00 | 2 |
| Mohammad Yousuf | Pak | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| V Sehwag | Ind | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 1 |
| ME Trescothick | Eng | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Younis Khan | Pak | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Note : GC Smith's tally includes one match for ICC World XI against Australia