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SL: Galle International Stadium Records
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Bowling Best Career Bowling Average
Best averages in Tests at SL: Galle International Stadium
Best averages
Player
Span
Mat
Overs
Mdns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
Ave
Econ
SR
4
5
10
M Muralidaran (SL)
1998-2010
15
954.3
249
5727
2054
111
7/46
18.50
2.15
51.59
6
11
4
ST Jayasuriya (SL)
1998-2004
11
245.3
67
1473
470
24
5/43
19.58
1.91
61.37
3
1
-
HMRKB Herath (SL)
1999-2018
19
924.3
172
5547
2544
102
7/48
24.94
2.75
54.38
4
9
3
NM Lyon (AUS)
2011-2025
6
272.5
31
1637
895
35
5/34
25.57
3.28
46.77
3
2
-
RTM Mendis (SL)
2021-2025
12
530.3
61
3183
1692
64
6/70
26.43
3.18
49.73
4
5
1
NGRP Jayasuriya (SL)
2022-2025
11
707.3
121
4245
2157
81
7/52
26.62
3.04
52.40
3
9
2
MDK Perera (SL)
2014-2021
10
474.5
63
2849
1529
57
6/32
26.82
3.22
49.98
6
4
2
RAS Lakmal (SL)
2011-2021
10
199.5
52
1199
562
20
4/29
28.10
2.81
59.95
1
-
-
L Embuldeniya (SL)
2019-2022
6
309.1
63
1855
910
32
7/137
28.43
2.94
57.96
1
3
1
S Randiv (SL)
2010-2012
5
187.4
16
1126
618
20
4/13
30.90
3.29
56.30
2
-
-
WPUJC Vaas (SL)
1999-2008
12
373.2
105
2240
875
27
4/28
32.40
2.34
82.96
2
-
-
BAW Mendis (SL)
2008-2013
5
250.1
29
1501
804
23
6/117
34.95
3.21
65.26
1
2
1
AM Fernando (SL)
2021-2025
10
171.0
25
1026
572
16
4/86
35.75
3.34
64.12
1
-
-
HDPK Dharmasena (SL)
1998-2004
5
189.1
41
1135
510
12
6/72
42.50
2.69
94.58
-
1
-
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