Bowling Most Wickets Career - Sri Lanka

Most wickets in 1980s in Tests - Sri Lanka

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
ALF de Mel	1982-1986	17	27	3518	586.2	92	2180	59	6/109	36.94	3.71	59.62	2	3	-
JR Ratnayeke	1982-1989	22	31	3833	638.5	118	1972	56	8/83	35.21	3.08	68.44	3	4	-
RJ Ratnayake	1983-1989	15	22	3153	525.3	89	1701	49	6/66	34.71	3.23	64.34	2	3	-
DS de Silva	1982-1984	12	19	3031	505.1	108	1347	37	5/59	36.40	2.66	81.91	2	1	-
VB John	1983-1984	6	9	1281	213.3	53	614	28	5/60	21.92	2.87	45.75	1	2	-
FS Ahangama	1985-1985	3	6	801	133.3	32	348	18	5/52	19.33	2.60	44.50	-	1	-
GF Labrooy	1986-1989	5	8	1297	216.1	31	778	14	5/133	55.57	3.59	92.64	1	1	-
A Ranatunga	1982-1989	26	29	1555	259.1	78	688	11	2/17	62.54	2.65	141.36	-	-	-
AK Kuruppuarachchi	1986-1987	2	3	272	45.2	6	149	8	5/44	18.62	3.28	34.00	-	1	-
KN Amalean	1986-1988	2	2	244	40.4	2	156	7	4/97	22.28	3.83	34.85	1	-	-
AP Gurusinha	1985-1989	9	6	254	42.2	5	172	7	2/25	24.57	4.06	36.28	-	-	-
GRA de Silva	1982-1982	4	7	962	160.2	41	385	7	2/38	55.00	2.40	137.42	-	-	-
CPH Ramanayake	1988-1989	4	6	674	112.2	10	396	6	2/81	66.00	3.52	112.33	-	-	-
SD Anurasiri	1986-1987	4	5	486	81.0	28	159	5	4/71	31.80	1.96	97.20	1	-	-
EAR de Silva	1985-1989	7	10	1440	240.0	53	639	4	1/10	159.75	2.66	360.00	-	-	-
MAR Samarasekera	1988-1989	2	2	192	32.0	5	104	3	2/38	34.66	3.25	64.00	-	-	-
PA de Silva	1984-1989	17	4	234	39.0	3	134	3	2/65	44.66	3.43	78.00	-	-	-
AMJG Amerasinghe	1984-1984	2	3	300	50.0	9	150	3	2/73	50.00	3.00	100.00	-	-	-
SMS Kaluperuma	1984-1988	4	6	240	40.0	8	124	2	2/17	62.00	3.10	120.00	-	-	-
KPJ Warnaweera	1986-1986	1	1	51	8.3	2	26	1	1/26	26.00	3.05	51.00	-	-	-
AN Ranasinghe	1982-1982	2	3	114	19.0	1	69	1	1/23	69.00	3.63	114.00	-	-	-
BR Jurangpathy	1985-1986	2	2	150	25.0	3	93	1	1/69	93.00	3.72	150.00	-	-	-
RGCE Wijesuriya	1982-1985	4	5	586	97.4	23	294	1	1/68	294.00	3.01	586.00	-	-	-

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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:

India A Women vs Australia A Women at Brisbane, India A Women in Australia Only unofficial Test, Aug 21-24, 2025 [Other match]

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

Pakistan Shaheens vs MCC Young Cricketers and Soth Asian Cricket Academy XI at Beckenham, Pakistan Shaheens in England Tour Match, Aug 3-5, 2025 [Other match]