Bowling Most Wickets Career

Most wickets for South Africa vs Sri Lanka in Tests

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
M Muralidaran (SL)	1993-2006	15	27	5908	984.4	221	2311	104	7/84	22.22	2.34	56.80	5	11	4
SM Pollock (SA)	1998-2006	13	24	2481	413.3	120	1072	48	6/30	22.33	2.59	51.68	3	1	0
HMRKB Herath (SL)	2004-2018	11	19	2901	483.3	118	1188	43	6/98	27.62	2.45	67.46	2	3	0
DW Steyn (SA)	2006-2019	11	21	2095	349.1	59	1196	43	5/54	27.81	3.42	48.72	3	3	0
K Rabada (SA)	2016-2024	9	18	1641	273.3	46	947	41	6/55	23.09	3.46	40.02	3	1	1
VD Philander (SA)	2011-2019	9	18	1457	242.5	63	685	39	5/45	17.56	2.82	37.35	1	3	1
KA Maharaj (SA)	2016-2024	10	17	1894	315.4	56	1045	36	9/129	29.02	3.31	52.61	1	2	1
M Ntini (SA)	1998-2006	12	22	1999	333.1	69	1043	35	4/39	29.80	3.13	57.11	4	0	0
N Boje (SA)	2000-2006	10	16	2467	411.1	77	1242	34	5/62	36.52	3.02	72.55	2	2	0
MDK Perera (SL)	2014-2018	4	8	1430	238.2	61	578	32	6/32	18.06	2.42	44.68	4	2	1
AA Donald (SA)	1993-2001	6	11	1236	206.0	58	556	29	5/54	19.17	2.69	42.62	0	2	0
MVT Fernando (SL)	2019-2024	6	11	1172	195.2	23	691	28	5/101	24.67	3.53	41.85	2	1	0
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1998-2006	11	20	2079	346.3	86	924	27	6/29	34.22	2.66	77.00	1	1	0
JH Kallis (SA)	1998-2012	15	28	1810	301.4	83	856	26	4/39	32.92	2.83	69.61	1	0	0
RAS Lakmal (SL)	2014-2019	9	15	1565	260.5	58	727	24	5/63	30.29	2.78	65.20	2	1	0
CRD Fernando (SL)	2000-2011	8	12	1368	228.0	22	896	24	5/98	37.33	3.92	57.00	2	1	0
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1993-2006	15	21	1525	254.1	59	671	21	5/34	31.95	2.64	72.61	1	1	0
BN Schultz (SA)	1993-1993	3	5	745	124.1	35	326	20	5/48	16.30	2.62	37.25	2	2	0
M Morkel (SA)	2011-2014	5	10	955	159.1	35	525	20	4/29	26.25	3.29	47.75	2	0	0
CBRLS Kumara (SL)	2017-2024	5	8	882	147.0	12	657	20	6/122	32.85	4.46	44.10	2	1	0
M Jansen (SA)	2024-2024	2	4	382	63.4	11	240	14	7/13	17.14	3.76	27.28	1	1	1
Imran Tahir (SA)	2011-2014	5	10	1242	207.0	25	698	14	3/106	49.85	3.37	88.71	0	0	0
D Olivier (SA)	2017-2019	3	6	414	69.0	13	235	12	3/38	19.58	3.40	34.50	0	0	0
A Nortje (SA)	2020-2021	2	4	394	65.4	7	255	11	6/56	23.18	3.88	35.81	0	1	0
M Hayward (SA)	2000-2004	4	8	592	98.4	16	363	11	3/81	33.00	3.67	53.81	0	0	0
GP Wickramasinghe (SL)	1993-2001	5	8	853	142.1	30	421	11	3/75	38.27	2.96	77.54	0	0	0
L Sipamla (SA)	2020-2021	2	4	239	39.5	5	167	10	4/76	16.70	4.19	23.90	1	0	0
PWA Mulder (SA)	2019-2024	4	6	354	59.0	14	197	10	3/25	19.70	3.33	35.40	0	0	0
AJ Hall (SA)	2002-2006	4	7	600	100.0	22	288	10	3/1	28.80	2.88	60.00	0	0	0
AM Fernando (SL)	2021-2024	3	6	560	93.2	15	333	10	3/44	33.30	3.56	56.00	0	0	0
NGRP Jayasuriya (SL)	2024-2024	2	4	660	110.0	9	369	10	5/129	36.90	3.35	66.00	0	1	0
UDU Chandana (SL)	2000-2004	5	10	787	131.1	13	437	10	2/21	43.70	3.33	78.70	0	0	0
M Ngam (SA)	2000-2001	2	4	278	46.2	7	155	9	3/26	17.22	3.34	30.88	0	0	0
CAK Rajitha (SL)	2019-2020	3	5	311	51.5	4	225	9	3/67	25.00	4.34	34.55	0	0	0
UWMBCA Welegedara (SL)	2011-2012	3	4	556	92.4	19	288	9	5/52	32.00	3.10	61.77	0	1	0
PR Adams (SA)	1998-2000	5	8	924	154.0	23	580	9	3/184	64.44	3.76	102.66	0	0	0
M de Lange (SA)	2011-2011	1	2	218	36.2	5	126	8	7/81	15.75	3.46	27.25	0	1	0
L Ngidi (SA)	2018-2021	3	6	464	77.2	19	253	8	4/44	31.62	3.27	58.00	1	0	0
SL Malinga (SL)	2004-2006	3	6	494	82.2	9	364	8	3/54	45.50	4.42	61.75	0	0	0
D Paterson (SA)	2024-2024	1	2	204	34.0	7	104	7	5/71	14.85	3.05	29.14	0	1	0
A Dananjaya (SL)	2018-2018	1	2	192	32.0	4	119	7	5/52	17.00	3.71	27.42	0	1	0
N Pradeep (SL)	2016-2017	3	5	537	89.3	16	301	7	4/78	43.00	3.36	76.71	1	0	0
DM de Silva (SL)	2016-2024	10	13	456	76.0	3	312	7	3/36	44.57	4.10	65.14	0	0	0
DNT Zoysa (SL)	1998-2001	6	10	642	107.0	24	335	7	4/76	47.85	3.13	91.71	1	0	0
HDPK Dharmasena (SL)	1993-2000	4	7	972	162.0	36	411	7	3/58	58.71	2.53	138.85	0	0	0
WD Parnell (SA)	2017-2017	1	2	127	21.1	3	89	6	4/51	14.83	4.20	21.16	1	0	0
WJ Cronje (SA)	1993-1998	5	5	369	61.3	25	98	6	3/21	16.33	1.59	61.50	0	0	0
L Embuldeniya (SL)	2019-2019	2	3	249	41.3	4	143	6	5/66	23.83	3.44	41.50	0	1	0
PA de Silva (SL)	1993-2001	7	11	461	76.5	17	188	6	3/39	31.33	2.44	76.83	0	0	0
L Klusener (SA)	2000-2004	6	9	655	109.1	23	285	6	2/34	47.50	2.61	109.16	0	0	0
JM Kemp (SA)	2001-2001	1	2	107	17.5	3	52	5	3/33	10.40	2.91	21.40	0	0	0
RP Snell (SA)	1993-1993	2	3	336	56.0	15	133	5	3/32	26.60	2.37	67.20	0	0	0
KJ Abbott (SA)	2016-2017	2	4	389	64.5	16	156	5	3/63	31.20	2.40	77.80	0	0	0
JP Duminy (SA)	2014-2017	5	6	288	48.0	9	176	5	2/38	35.20	3.66	57.60	0	0	0
TM Dilshan (SL)	2000-2012	9	9	390	65.0	17	178	5	1/17	35.60	2.73	78.00	0	0	0
NLTC Perera (SL)	2011-2012	3	4	408	68.0	5	320	5	3/114	64.00	4.70	81.60	0	0	0
G Coetzee (SA)	2024-2024	1	2	96	16.0	0	85	4	2/18	21.25	5.31	24.00	0	0	0
KHRK Fernando (SL)	2002-2002	2	2	234	39.0	7	108	4	3/63	27.00	2.76	58.50	0	0	0
T Shamsi (SA)	2018-2018	1	2	220	36.4	2	128	4	3/91	32.00	3.49	55.00	0	0	0
MD Shanaka (SL)	2020-2021	2	3	281	46.5	6	148	4	2/42	37.00	3.16	70.25	0	0	0
CPH Ramanayake (SL)	1993-1993	2	3	330	55.0	10	164	4	3/75	41.00	2.98	82.50	0	0	0
RP Arnold (SL)	2000-2002	8	7	381	63.3	12	181	4	3/76	45.25	2.85	95.25	0	0	0
S Elworthy (SA)	2002-2002	2	4	351	58.3	11	206	4	2/39	51.50	3.52	87.75	0	0	0
PW Hasaranga (SL)	2020-2021	2	3	308	51.2	5	210	4	4/171	52.50	4.09	77.00	1	0	0
PL Symcox (SA)	1993-1993	3	5	420	70.0	12	230	4	3/75	57.50	3.28	105.00	0	0	0
MF Maharoof (SL)	2004-2006	3	6	504	84.0	20	231	4	2/32	57.75	2.75	126.00	0	0	0
AD Mathews (SL)	2011-2024	12	10	558	93.0	21	245	4	2/52	61.25	2.63	139.50	0	0	0
UC Hathurusingha (SL)	1993-1993	3	5	204	34.0	17	48	3	1/7	16.00	1.41	68.00	0	0	0
PDRL Perera (SL)	2000-2002	3	4	296	49.2	8	186	3	2/60	62.00	3.77	98.66	0	0	0
PADLR Sandakan (SL)	2018-2018	1	2	53	8.5	1	19	2	1/1	9.50	2.15	26.50	0	0	0
MKGCP Lakshitha (SL)	2002-2002	1	2	144	24.0	3	77	2	2/71	38.50	3.20	72.00	0	0	0
BM McMillan (SA)	1993-1993	2	3	258	43.0	9	113	2	1/11	56.50	2.62	129.00	0	0	0
PK Wijetunge (SL)	1993-1993	1	2	312	52.0	5	118	2	1/58	59.00	2.26	156.00	0	0	0
KTGD Prasad (SL)	2012-2012	1	2	180	30.0	2	156	2	2/154	78.00	5.20	90.00	0	0	0
PVD Chameera (SL)	2016-2021	2	3	258	43.0	2	206	2	1/53	103.00	4.79	129.00	0	0	0
DJ Cullinan (SA)	1993-2001	11	2	24	4.0	0	17	1	1/10	17.00	4.25	24.00	0	0	0
RS Kalpage (SL)	1993-1993	1	2	155	25.5	8	44	1	1/23	44.00	1.70	155.00	0	0	0
FDM Karunaratne (SL)	2016-2024	11	3	86	14.2	1	57	1	1/12	57.00	3.97	86.00	0	0	0
DK Liyanage (SL)	1993-1993	1	2	150	25.0	5	75	1	1/58	75.00	3.00	150.00	0	0	0
JA Rudolph (SA)	2004-2012	7	4	162	27.0	4	99	1	1/22	99.00	3.66	162.00	0	0	0
A Nel (SA)	2006-2006	1	1	151	25.1	2	114	1	1/114	114.00	4.52	151.00	0	0	0
KR Pushpakumara (SL)	1998-1998	2	4	306	51.0	7	187	1	1/55	187.00	3.66	306.00	0	0	0

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

South Africa vs India at Guwahati, South Africa in India 2nd Test, Nov 22-26, 2025 [Test # 2609]

South Africa vs India at Eden Gardens, South Africa in India 1st Test, Nov 14-16, 2025 [Test # 2606]

Pakistan vs South Africa at Rawalpindi, South Africa in Pakistan 2nd Test, Oct 20-23, 2025 [Test # 2603]