Bowling Most Wickets Career IN Sri Lanka

Most wickets for England vs Sri Lanka in Tests IN Sri Lanka

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
M Muralidaran (SL)	1993-2007	10	20	4296	716.0	240	1325	64	7/46	20.70	1.85	67.12	7	3	1
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	2001-2007	9	18	1951	325.1	79	838	40	6/73	20.95	2.57	48.77	3	1	0
MJ Leach (ENG)	2018-2021	5	10	1521	253.3	30	740	28	5/83	26.42	2.91	54.32	2	2	0
MDK Perera (SL)	2018-2021	5	10	1573	262.1	29	795	27	5/75	29.44	3.03	58.25	2	2	0
AF Giles (ENG)	2001-2003	6	10	1912	318.4	79	848	25	5/116	33.92	2.66	76.48	3	1	0
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1993-2007	8	16	1564	260.4	69	530	24	4/24	22.08	2.03	65.16	3	0	0
HMRKB Herath (SL)	2012-2018	3	6	1002	167.0	28	478	22	6/74	21.72	2.86	45.54	0	3	1
MM Ali (ENG)	2018-2018	3	6	744	124.0	14	441	18	4/66	24.50	3.55	41.33	4	0	0
JM Anderson (ENG)	2003-2021	7	13	1246	207.4	49	599	18	6/40	33.27	2.88	69.22	0	2	0
GP Swann (ENG)	2012-2012	2	4	727	121.1	13	355	16	6/82	22.18	2.92	45.43	1	2	1
L Embuldeniya (SL)	2021-2021	2	4	714	119.0	16	415	15	7/137	27.66	3.48	47.60	0	1	1
D Gough (ENG)	2001-2001	3	5	492	82.0	16	274	14	4/50	19.57	3.34	35.14	2	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
AU Rashid (ENG)	2018-2018	3	6	594	99.0	7	338	12	5/49	28.16	3.41	49.50	0	1	0
JE Emburey (ENG)	1982-1993	2	4	552	92.0	20	253	10	6/33	25.30	2.75	55.20	0	1	0
A Dananjaya (SL)	2018-2018	2	4	467	77.5	5	378	10	6/115	37.80	4.85	46.70	0	1	0
MS Panesar (ENG)	2007-2012	4	6	1092	182.0	36	506	10	3/46	50.60	2.78	109.20	0	0	0
A Flintoff (ENG)	2003-2003	3	5	582	97.0	20	221	9	3/42	24.55	2.27	64.66	0	0	0
AR Caddick (ENG)	2001-2001	3	5	523	87.1	24	225	9	4/55	25.00	2.58	58.11	1	0	0
RDB Croft (ENG)	2001-2001	3	5	666	111.0	28	258	9	4/56	28.66	2.32	74.00	1	0	0
PM Pushpakumara (SL)	2018-2018	2	4	492	82.0	10	282	9	3/28	31.33	3.43	54.66	0	0	0
CRD Fernando (SL)	2001-2007	5	10	600	100.0	13	331	9	3/27	36.77	3.31	66.66	0	0	0
DL Underwood (ENG)	1982-1982	1	2	335	55.5	21	95	8	5/28	11.87	1.70	41.87	0	1	0
KPJ Warnaweera (SL)	1993-1993	1	2	391	65.1	15	188	8	4/90	23.50	2.88	48.87	2	0	0
MJ Hoggard (ENG)	2003-2007	3	5	558	93.0	18	287	8	4/29	35.87	3.08	69.75	1	0	0
PADLR Sandakan (SL)	2018-2018	1	2	228	38.0	1	171	7	5/95	24.42	4.50	32.57	0	1	0
S Randiv (SL)	2012-2012	2	4	427	71.1	6	223	7	4/74	31.85	3.13	61.00	1	0	0
HDPK Dharmasena (SL)	2001-2003	4	8	960	160.0	35	399	7	1/21	57.00	2.49	137.14	0	0	0
SJ Harmison (ENG)	2007-2007	2	2	455	75.5	13	215	6	3/104	35.83	2.83	75.83	0	0	0
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2007-2021	4	7	648	108.0	26	283	6	3/20	47.16	2.62	108.00	0	0	0
RJ Kirtley (ENG)	2003-2003	2	3	486	81.0	18	302	6	2/62	50.33	3.72	81.00	0	0	0
SL Malinga (SL)	2007-2007	3	6	576	96.0	14	308	6	3/78	51.33	3.20	96.00	0	0	0
GJ Batty (ENG)	2003-2003	3	5	746	124.2	20	396	6	3/55	66.00	3.18	124.33	0	0	0
CC Lewis (ENG)	1993-1993	1	2	234	39.0	6	87	5	4/66	17.40	2.23	46.80	1	0	0
BA Stokes (ENG)	2018-2018	3	5	186	31.0	4	102	5	3/30	20.40	3.29	37.20	0	0	0
ALF de Mel (SL)	1982-1982	1	2	181	30.1	6	103	5	4/70	20.60	3.41	36.20	1	0	0
UWMBCA Welegedara (SL)	2007-2012	2	4	276	46.0	6	162	5	2/17	32.40	3.52	55.20	0	0	0
RJ Sidebottom (ENG)	2007-2007	3	4	660	110.0	18	318	5	3/100	63.60	2.89	132.00	0	0	0
RAS Lakmal (SL)	2012-2021	6	10	684	114.0	29	380	5	3/73	76.00	3.33	136.80	0	0	0
GRA de Silva (SL)	1982-1982	1	2	282	47.0	18	98	4	2/46	24.50	2.08	70.50	0	0	0
SM Curran (ENG)	2018-2021	4	7	303	50.3	8	164	4	2/37	41.00	3.24	75.75	0	0	0
C White (ENG)	2001-2001	3	4	415	69.1	13	237	4	2/42	59.25	3.42	103.75	0	0	0
IT Botham (ENG)	1982-1982	1	2	149	24.5	2	65	3	3/28	21.66	2.61	49.66	0	0	0
JE Root (ENG)	2018-2021	5	6	173	28.5	2	65	3	2/0	21.66	2.25	57.66	0	0	0
RGD Willis (ENG)	1982-1982	1	2	168	28.0	10	70	3	2/46	23.33	2.50	56.00	0	0	0
ST Finn (ENG)	2012-2012	1	2	227	37.5	5	81	3	2/30	27.00	2.14	75.66	0	0	0
PW Jarvis (ENG)	1993-1993	1	2	203	33.5	3	90	3	3/76	30.00	2.66	67.66	0	0	0
DS de Silva (SL)	1982-1982	1	2	257	42.5	16	92	3	3/54	30.66	2.14	85.66	0	0	0
PD Collingwood (ENG)	2003-2007	5	6	209	34.5	6	100	3	2/25	33.33	2.87	69.66	0	0	0
SR Patel (ENG)	2012-2012	2	4	354	59.0	15	122	3	2/27	40.66	2.06	118.00	0	0	0
PCR Tufnell (ENG)	1993-1993	1	2	244	40.4	6	142	3	2/34	47.33	3.49	81.33	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
TM Dilshan (SL)	2001-2012	8	5	274	45.4	8	159	3	2/73	53.00	3.48	91.33	0	0	0
AP Gurusinha (SL)	1993-1993	1	2	66	11.0	4	19	2	2/7	9.50	1.72	33.00	0	0	0
D Hettiarachchi (SL)	2001-2001	1	2	162	27.0	7	41	2	2/36	20.50	1.51	81.00	0	0	0
TT Bresnan (ENG)	2012-2012	1	2	210	35.0	8	71	2	2/47	35.50	2.02	105.00	0	0	0
AM Fernando (SL)	2021-2021	2	2	144	24.0	3	75	2	2/44	37.50	3.12	72.00	0	0	0
RTM Mendis (SL)	2021-2021	1	2	156	26.0	1	96	2	1/48	48.00	3.69	78.00	0	0	0
UDU Chandana (SL)	2003-2003	2	4	378	63.0	18	148	2	2/82	74.00	2.34	189.00	0	0	0
LPC Silva (SL)	2007-2007	3	2	90	15.0	2	60	1	1/57	60.00	4.00	90.00	0	0	0
KTGD Prasad (SL)	2012-2012	1	1	138	23.0	8	63	1	1/63	63.00	2.73	138.00	0	0	0
RS Bopara (ENG)	2007-2007	3	4	156	26.0	6	81	1	1/39	81.00	3.11	156.00	0	0	0
RL Johnson (ENG)	2003-2003	1	2	144	24.0	7	82	1	1/54	82.00	3.41	144.00	0	0	0
CPH Ramanayake (SL)	1993-1993	1	2	120	20.0	2	82	1	1/66	82.00	4.10	120.00	0	0	0
KADM Fernando (SL)	2003-2003	2	4	126	21.0	2	107	1	1/29	107.00	5.09	126.00	0	0	0

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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]

Australia vs England at Adelaide, The Ashes 3rd Test, Dec 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2613]