Bowling Most Wickets Career - Sri Lanka

Most wickets in 1980s in FC+LA+T20s - Sri Lanka

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
JR Ratnayeke	1982-1989	97	104	7208	1201.2	144	4674	133	8/83	35.14	3.89	54.19	4	4	-
ALF de Mel	1982-1987	77	88	6517	1086.1	151	4549	121	6/109	37.59	4.18	53.85	3	5	-
RJ Ratnayake	1982-1989	67	75	6030	1005.0	121	3857	105	6/66	36.73	3.83	57.42	4	3	-
VB John	1982-1987	55	59	3943	657.1	103	2458	71	5/60	34.61	3.74	55.53	1	2	-
DS de Silva	1982-1985	52	59	5383	897.1	133	3080	69	5/59	44.63	3.43	78.01	3	1	-
A Ranatunga	1982-1989	107	99	4273	712.1	91	2899	65	4/14	44.60	4.07	65.73	1	-	-
GF Labrooy	1986-1989	35	38	2890	481.4	45	2014	47	5/57	42.85	4.18	61.48	2	2	-
CPH Ramanayake	1986-1989	18	20	1262	210.2	19	819	23	3/25	35.60	3.89	54.86	-	-	-
PA de Silva	1984-1989	85	36	1424	237.2	8	1104	23	3/58	48.00	4.65	61.91	-	-	-
SD Anurasiri	1986-1989	28	27	1530	255.0	37	894	19	4/71	47.05	3.50	80.52	1	-	-
FS Ahangama	1985-1985	4	7	819	136.3	32	371	18	5/52	20.61	2.71	45.50	-	1	-
KN Amalean	1986-1988	10	10	562	93.4	9	363	16	4/46	22.68	3.87	35.12	2	-	-
KIW Wijegunawardene	1988-1989	12	12	592	98.4	4	416	15	4/49	27.73	4.21	39.46	1	-	-
GRA de Silva	1982-1982	8	11	1153	192.1	42	562	15	3/41	37.46	2.92	76.86	-	-	-
SHU Karnain	1984-1988	17	12	563	93.5	3	444	14	5/26	31.71	4.73	40.21	-	1	-
S Jeganathan	1982-1988	11	11	977	162.5	30	474	14	3/72	33.85	2.91	69.78	-	-	-
EAR de Silva	1985-1989	23	26	2166	361.0	60	1105	13	3/38	85.00	3.06	166.61	-	-	-
AP Gurusinha	1985-1989	46	15	509	84.5	6	419	10	2/25	41.90	4.93	50.90	-	-	-
RGCE Wijesuriya	1982-1985	12	13	898	149.4	24	581	9	2/25	64.55	3.88	99.77	-	-	-
AK Kuruppuarachchi	1986-1987	2	3	272	45.2	6	149	8	5/44	18.62	3.28	34.00	-	1	-
B Warnapura	1982-1982	11	9	288	48.0	6	203	4	2/41	50.75	4.22	72.00	-	-	-
RL Dias	1982-1987	80	7	80	13.2	-	87	3	3/25	29.00	6.52	26.66	-	-	-
SK Ranasinghe	1986-1986	4	4	126	21.0	-	96	3	1/28	32.00	4.57	42.00	-	-	-
AMJG Amerasinghe	1984-1984	2	3	300	50.0	9	150	3	2/73	50.00	3.00	100.00	-	-	-
AN Ranasinghe	1982-1982	8	9	378	63.0	4	285	3	1/21	95.00	4.52	126.00	-	-	-
MAR Samarasekera	1983-1989	21	13	530	88.2	8	395	3	2/38	131.66	4.47	176.66	-	-	-
SMS Kaluperuma	1984-1988	6	7	246	41.0	8	127	2	2/17	63.50	3.09	123.00	-	-	-
MAWR Madurasinghe	1988-1988	5	5	258	43.0	5	147	2	1/11	73.50	3.41	129.00	-	-	-
TL Fernando	1989-1989	1	1	18	3.0	-	16	1	1/16	16.00	5.33	18.00	-	-	-
KPJ Warnaweera	1986-1986	1	1	51	8.3	2	26	1	1/26	26.00	3.05	51.00	-	-	-
Y Goonasekera	1983-1983	5	2	36	6.0	-	35	1	1/24	35.00	5.83	36.00	-	-	-
NLK Ratnayake	1989-1989	1	1	59	9.5	-	59	1	1/59	59.00	6.00	59.00	-	-	-
BR Jurangpathy	1985-1986	2	2	150	25.0	3	93	1	1/69	93.00	3.72	150.00	-	-	-
S Wettimuny	1982-1987	62	9	87	14.3	-	110	1	1/13	110.00	7.58	87.00	-	-	-
LWS Kaluperuma	1982-1982	3	4	204	34.0	4	128	1	1/35	128.00	3.76	204.00	-	-	-

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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:

Zimbabwe vs New Zealand at Bulawayo, New Zealand in Zimbabwe 2nd Test, Aug 7-9, 2025 [Test # 2599]

India vs England at The Oval, India in England 5th Test, Jul 31-Aug 4, 2025 [Test # 2598]

Somerset vs Nottinghamshire at Nottingham, County Championship Division One 55th Match, Jul 29-Aug 1, 2025 [First-class]