Bowling Most Wickets Career IN Sri Lanka

Most wickets in 2020s in Tests IN Sri Lanka

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
NGRP Jayasuriya (SL)	2022-2025	14	26	5169	861.3	151	2617	96	7/52	27.26	3.03	53.84	3	11	2
RTM Mendis (SL)	2021-2025	14	27	3753	625.3	72	2020	70	6/70	28.85	3.22	53.61	5	5	1
AM Fernando (SL)	2021-2025	13	21	1549	258.1	32	865	29	4/86	29.82	3.35	53.41	1	0	0
L Embuldeniya (SL)	2021-2022	5	9	1501	250.1	58	730	28	7/137	26.07	2.91	53.60	0	3	1
NM Lyon (AUS)	2022-2025	4	7	1206	201.0	23	630	25	5/90	25.20	3.13	48.24	3	1	0
P Jayawickrama (SL)	2021-2021	3	6	797	132.5	36	328	18	6/92	18.22	2.46	44.27	1	2	1
MVT Fernando (SL)	2021-2025	7	13	966	161.0	31	505	17	4/51	29.70	3.13	56.82	2	0	0
Taijul Islam (BAN)	2021-2025	4	6	1213	202.1	31	628	17	5/72	36.94	3.10	71.35	0	2	0
MP Kuhnemann (AUS)	2025-2025	2	4	555	92.3	19	275	16	5/63	17.18	2.97	34.68	2	1	0
Naseem Shah (PAK)	2022-2023	4	8	699	116.3	16	386	16	3/41	24.12	3.31	43.68	0	0	0
DM de Silva (SL)	2021-2025	18	29	1056	176.0	18	556	13	2/13	42.76	3.15	81.23	0	0	0
DM Bess (ENG)	2021-2021	2	4	511	85.1	10	255	12	5/30	21.25	2.99	42.58	1	1	0
Noman Ali (PAK)	2022-2023	3	6	594	99.0	18	318	12	7/70	26.50	3.21	49.50	0	1	0
KN Peiris (SL)	2024-2025	3	5	789	131.3	12	520	12	6/170	43.33	3.95	65.75	0	1	0
MA Starc (AUS)	2022-2025	4	7	438	73.0	8	229	11	4/89	20.81	3.13	39.81	1	0	0
Abrar Ahmed (PAK)	2023-2023	2	4	517	86.1	18	239	10	4/69	23.90	2.77	51.70	1	0	0
Mohammad Nawaz (PAK)	2022-2022	2	4	444	74.0	11	261	10	5/88	26.10	3.52	44.40	0	1	0
Shaheen Shah Afridi (PAK)	2022-2023	3	6	487	81.1	14	303	10	4/58	30.30	3.73	48.70	1	0	0
MJ Leach (ENG)	2021-2021	2	4	665	110.5	14	355	10	5/122	35.50	3.20	66.50	1	1	0
Nayeem Hasan (BAN)	2025-2025	2	3	446	74.2	12	237	9	5/121	26.33	3.18	49.55	0	1	0
JA Warrican (WI)	2021-2021	2	4	531	88.3	16	255	9	4/50	28.33	2.88	59.00	1	0	0
Yasir Shah (PAK)	2022-2022	2	4	558	93.0	10	351	9	3/83	39.00	3.77	62.00	0	0	0
KTH Ratnayake (SL)	2025-2025	2	4	604	100.4	5	389	9	3/102	43.22	3.86	67.11	0	0	0
V Permaul (WI)	2021-2021	1	2	318	53.0	7	141	8	5/35	17.62	2.66	39.75	0	1	0
W O'Rourke (NZ)	2024-2024	2	3	317	52.5	7	185	8	5/55	23.12	3.50	39.62	0	1	0
MJ Swepson (AUS)	2022-2022	2	3	348	58.0	2	192	8	3/55	24.00	3.31	43.50	0	0	0
RL Chase (WI)	2021-2021	2	4	455	75.5	6	257	8	5/83	32.12	3.38	56.87	0	1	0
Taskin Ahmed (BAN)	2021-2021	2	3	410	68.2	13	265	8	4/127	33.12	3.87	51.25	1	0	0
AY Patel (NZ)	2024-2024	2	3	546	91.0	17	285	8	6/90	35.62	3.13	68.25	0	1	0
JM Anderson (ENG)	2021-2021	1	2	186	31.0	13	46	6	6/40	7.66	1.48	31.00	0	1	0
RAS Lakmal (SL)	2021-2021	5	7	534	89.0	29	209	6	2/21	34.83	2.34	89.00	0	0	0
CAK Rajitha (SL)	2022-2024	4	6	534	89.0	15	282	6	2/59	47.00	3.16	89.00	0	0	0
TM Head (AUS)	2022-2025	4	5	179	29.5	0	109	5	4/10	21.80	3.65	35.80	1	0	0
M Theekshana (SL)	2022-2022	2	4	365	60.5	10	188	5	2/28	37.60	3.09	73.00	0	0	0
GD Phillips (NZ)	2024-2024	2	3	408	68.0	5	243	5	3/141	48.60	3.57	81.60	0	0	0
JDF Vandersay (SL)	2022-2025	2	2	288	48.0	0	250	5	3/182	50.00	5.20	57.60	0	0	0
MDK Perera (SL)	2021-2021	2	4	559	93.1	9	268	5	4/109	53.60	2.87	111.80	1	0	0
RMMP Rathnayake (SL)	2024-2025	2	3	226	37.4	10	72	4	3/39	18.00	1.91	56.50	0	0	0
Naveed Zadran (AFG)	2024-2024	1	2	155	25.5	4	113	4	4/83	28.25	4.37	38.75	1	0	0
Agha Salman (PAK)	2022-2023	4	6	318	53.0	5	182	4	2/39	45.50	3.43	79.50	0	0	0
Mehidy Hasan Miraz (BAN)	2021-2025	3	4	768	128.0	17	420	4	2/66	105.00	3.28	192.00	0	0	0
GS Dinusha (SL)	2025-2025	1	2	75	12.3	4	29	3	3/22	9.66	2.32	25.00	0	0	0
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2021-2021	1	2	156	26.0	14	34	3	3/20	11.33	1.30	52.00	0	0	0
Hasan Mahmud (BAN)	2025-2025	1	2	144	24.0	4	93	3	3/74	31.00	3.87	48.00	0	0	0
SM Curran (ENG)	2021-2021	2	4	213	35.3	6	114	3	2/37	38.00	3.21	71.00	0	0	0
Hasan Ali (PAK)	2022-2022	2	4	306	51.0	8	145	3	2/23	48.33	2.84	102.00	0	0	0
MA Wood (ENG)	2021-2021	2	3	330	55.0	10	154	3	3/84	51.33	2.80	110.00	0	0	0
C Campher (IRE)	2023-2023	2	2	246	41.0	3	185	3	2/84	61.66	4.51	82.00	0	0	0
JE Root (ENG)	2021-2021	2	2	77	12.5	2	19	2	2/0	9.50	1.48	38.50	0	0	0
BJ Webster (AUS)	2025-2025	2	2	31	5.1	0	19	2	2/6	9.50	3.67	15.50	0	0	0
Nijat Masood (AFG)	2024-2024	1	2	122	20.2	3	81	2	2/76	40.50	3.98	61.00	0	0	0
ST Gabriel (WI)	2021-2021	1	2	138	23.0	2	92	2	2/69	46.00	4.00	69.00	0	0	0
Qais Ahmad (AFG)	2024-2024	1	2	134	22.2	2	106	2	2/98	53.00	4.74	67.00	0	0	0
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2022-2022	2	2	252	42.0	9	120	2	1/25	60.00	2.85	126.00	0	0	0
RRS Cornwall (WI)	2021-2021	1	2	257	42.5	3	151	2	2/60	75.50	3.52	128.50	0	0	0
TG Southee (NZ)	2024-2024	2	3	294	49.0	7	157	2	1/48	78.50	3.20	147.00	0	0	0
AR McBrine (IRE)	2023-2023	2	2	582	97.0	10	353	2	1/162	176.50	3.63	291.00	0	0	0
KC Brathwaite (WI)	2021-2021	2	3	60	10.0	0	26	1	1/11	26.00	2.60	60.00	0	0	0
Saif Hassan (BAN)	2021-2021	2	2	36	6.0	0	27	1	1/22	27.00	4.50	36.00	0	0	0
Mominul Haque (BAN)	2021-2025	4	3	78	13.0	0	54	1	1/28	54.00	4.15	78.00	0	0	0
T Murphy (AUS)	2025-2025	1	2	102	17.0	1	85	1	1/57	85.00	5.00	102.00	0	0	0
GI Hume (IRE)	2023-2023	1	1	132	22.0	3	87	1	1/87	87.00	3.95	132.00	0	0	0
JO Holder (WI)	2021-2021	2	4	250	41.4	12	92	1	1/26	92.00	2.20	250.00	0	0	0
MR Adair (IRE)	2023-2023	1	1	147	24.3	3	95	1	1/95	95.00	3.87	147.00	0	0	0
Shoriful Islam (BAN)	2021-2021	1	2	180	30.0	6	99	1	1/91	99.00	3.30	180.00	0	0	0
GH Dockrell (IRE)	2023-2023	1	1	129	21.3	0	112	1	1/112	112.00	5.20	129.00	0	0	0
Ebadot Hossain (BAN)	2021-2025	2	2	210	35.0	1	154	1	1/99	154.00	4.40	210.00	0	0	0
CBRLS Kumara (SL)	2021-2025	3	4	294	49.0	10	168	1	1/88	168.00	3.42	294.00	0	0	0
Nahid Rana (BAN)	2025-2025	2	2	234	39.0	1	191	1	1/94	191.00	4.89	234.00	0	0	0
MJ Santner (NZ)	2024-2024	2	3	398	66.2	9	197	1	1/51	197.00	2.96	398.00	0	0	0
B White (IRE)	2023-2023	2	2	336	56.0	1	322	1	1/119	322.00	5.75	336.00	0	0	0

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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:

England vs Australia at Sydney, The Ashes 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616]

Australia vs England at Melbourne, The Ashes 4th Test, Dec 26-27, 2025 [Test # 2615]

New Zealand vs West Indies at Mount Maunganui, West Indies in New Zealand 3rd Test, Dec 18-22, 2025 [Test # 2614]