Bowling Most Wickets Series - India

Most wickets in a series for India vs Sri Lanka in Tests - India

Most wickets in a series

Player	Mat	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Inns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
R Ashwin	3	690	115.0	20	6	380	21	6/46	18.09	3.30	32.85	2	2	1
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2015
A Kumble	3	831	138.3	28	5	374	20	6/72	18.70	2.70	41.55	1	2	1
Sri Lanka in India Test Series, 2005/06
Maninder Singh	3	623	103.5	33	5	279	18	7/51	15.50	2.68	34.61	1	1	1
Sri Lanka in India Test Series, 1986/87
A Kumble	3	819	136.3	36	6	317	18	7/59	17.61	2.32	45.50	1	1	1
Sri Lanka in India Test Series, 1993/94
R Ashwin	3	874	145.4	27	6	440	17	5/69	25.88	3.02	51.41	1	1	-
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2017
SLV Raju	3	638	106.2	33	6	228	16	6/87	14.25	2.14	39.87	-	2	1
Sri Lanka in India Test Series, 1993/94
Harbhajan Singh	3	912	152.0	21	5	450	16	6/102	28.12	2.96	57.00	1	1	1
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2008
A Mishra	3	474	79.0	11	6	225	15	4/43	15.00	2.84	31.60	1	-	-
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2015
Harbhajan Singh	3	619	103.1	17	5	312	14	7/62	22.28	3.02	44.21	-	1	1
Sri Lanka in India Test Series, 2005/06
C Sharma	3	654	109.0	12	6	383	14	5/118	27.35	3.51	46.71	-	1	-
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1985
I Sharma	3	540	90.0	15	6	302	13	5/54	23.23	3.35	41.53	-	1	-
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2015
RA Jadeja	2	650	108.2	18	4	374	13	5/152	28.76	3.45	50.00	-	1	-
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2017
A Kumble	3	843	140.3	36	4	375	13	5/87	28.84	2.66	64.84	-	1	-
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1993
Harbhajan Singh	3	950	158.2	19	5	533	13	4/112	41.00	3.36	73.07	1	-	-
Sri Lanka in India Test Series, 2009/10
R Ashwin	2	416	69.2	16	4	181	12	4/47	15.08	2.61	34.66	2	-	-
Sri Lanka in India Test Series, 2021/22
M Prabhakar	3	551	91.5	31	5	223	12	3/43	18.58	2.42	45.91	-	-	-
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1993
R Ashwin	3	742	123.4	24	5	359	12	4/63	29.91	2.90	61.83	2	-	-
Sri Lanka in India Test Series, 2017/18
NS Yadav	2	367	61.1	19	4	150	11	5/76	13.63	2.45	33.36	-	1	-
Sri Lanka in India Test Series, 1986/87
BKV Prasad	3	582	97.0	23	4	308	11	5/72	28.00	3.17	52.90	-	1	-
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2001
N Kapil Dev	3	778	129.4	30	6	372	11	3/74	33.81	2.86	70.72	-	-	-
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1985
JJ Bumrah	2	222	37.0	12	4	90	10	5/24	9.00	2.43	22.20	-	1	-
Sri Lanka in India Test Series, 2021/22
RA Jadeja	2	294	49.0	12	4	150	10	5/41	15.00	3.06	29.40	1	1	-
Sri Lanka in India Test Series, 2021/22
Mohammed Shami	3	365	60.5	13	6	177	10	3/32	17.70	2.90	36.50	-	-	-
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2017
RK Chauhan	3	558	93.0	34	5	181	10	3/8	18.10	1.94	55.80	-	-	-
Sri Lanka in India Test Series, 1993/94
RA Jadeja	3	702	117.0	35	6	259	10	3/56	25.90	2.21	70.20	-	-	-
Sri Lanka in India Test Series, 2017/18
Z Khan	3	624	104.0	18	5	365	10	5/72	36.50	3.50	62.40	-	1	-
Sri Lanka in India Test Series, 2009/10
Z Khan	3	593	98.5	16	5	367	10	4/76	36.70	3.71	59.30	1	-	-
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2001
N Kapil Dev	3	528	88.0	22	5	231	9	4/69	25.66	2.62	58.66	1	-	-
Sri Lanka in India Test Series, 1986/87
PP Ojha	2	511	85.1	21	4	258	9	3/101	28.66	3.02	56.77	-	-	-
Sri Lanka in India Test Series, 2009/10
Mohammed Shami	2	462	77.0	21	4	269	9	4/100	29.88	3.49	51.33	1	-	-
Sri Lanka in India Test Series, 2017/18
J Srinath	3	556	92.4	16	4	299	9	4/92	33.22	3.22	61.77	1	-	-
Sri Lanka in India Test Series, 1997/98
SLV Raju	1	323	53.5	38	2	37	8	6/12	4.62	0.68	40.37	-	1	-
Sri Lanka in India Test Match, 1990/91
B Kumar	1	228	38.0	13	2	96	8	4/8	12.00	2.52	28.50	2	-	-
Sri Lanka in India Test Series, 2017/18
RK Chauhan	3	564	94.0	35	4	164	8	4/48	20.50	1.74	70.50	1	-	-
Sri Lanka in India Test Series, 1997/98
A Kuruvilla	3	385	64.1	15	4	180	8	4/88	22.50	2.80	48.12	1	-	-
Sri Lanka in India Test Series, 1997/98
M Prabhakar	3	394	65.4	16	6	198	8	4/82	24.75	3.01	49.25	1	-	-
Sri Lanka in India Test Series, 1993/94
N Kapil Dev	1	284	47.2	5	2	207	8	5/110	25.87	4.37	35.50	-	1	-
Sri Lanka in India Test Match, 1982/83
I Sharma	2	411	68.3	16	4	210	8	3/37	26.25	3.06	51.37	-	-	-
Sri Lanka in India Test Series, 2017/18
DR Doshi	1	408	68.0	12	2	232	8	5/85	29.00	3.41	51.00	-	1	-
Sri Lanka in India Test Match, 1982/83
S Sreesanth	2	372	62.0	13	4	240	8	5/75	30.00	3.87	46.50	-	1	-
Sri Lanka in India Test Series, 2009/10
Z Khan	3	552	92.0	10	5	352	8	3/105	44.00	3.82	69.00	-	-	-
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2008
A Kumble	3	809	134.5	20	5	400	8	3/81	50.00	2.96	101.12	-	-	-
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2008
PP Ojha	3	984	164.0	31	6	515	8	4/115	64.37	3.14	123.00	1	-	-
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2010
N Kapil Dev	3	340	56.4	14	6	176	7	3/73	25.14	3.10	48.57	-	-	-
Sri Lanka in India Test Series, 1993/94
IK Pathan	3	372	62.0	12	5	182	7	3/34	26.00	2.93	53.14	-	-	-
Sri Lanka in India Test Series, 2005/06
V Sehwag	3	354	59.0	1	5	193	7	3/51	27.57	3.27	50.57	-	-	-
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2010
I Sharma	3	594	99.0	19	6	432	7	3/72	61.71	4.36	84.85	-	-	-
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2010
Maninder Singh	2	519	86.3	27	3	212	6	4/31	35.33	2.45	86.50	1	-	-
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1985
I Sharma	3	429	71.3	16	4	213	6	3/20	35.50	2.97	71.50	-	-	-
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2008
UT Yadav	3	343	57.1	9	6	215	6	2/21	35.83	3.76	57.16	-	-	-
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2017
RJ Shastri	3	735	122.3	31	5	270	6	3/74	45.00	2.20	122.50	-	-	-
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1985
A Kumble	3	732	122.0	46	4	279	6	3/56	46.50	2.28	122.00	-	-	-
Sri Lanka in India Test Series, 1997/98
A Mithun	3	552	92.0	12	6	372	6	4/105	62.00	4.04	92.00	1	-	-
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2010
N Kapil Dev	1	226	37.4	18	2	50	5	4/36	10.00	1.32	45.20	1	-	-
Sri Lanka in India Test Match, 1990/91
Kuldeep Yadav	1	180	30.0	6	2	96	5	4/40	19.20	3.20	36.00	1	-	-
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2017
RJ Shastri	3	264	44.0	12	5	114	5	4/11	22.80	2.59	52.80	1	-	-
Sri Lanka in India Test Series, 1986/87
J Srinath	1	155	25.5	6	2	114	5	5/114	22.80	4.41	31.00	-	1	-
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2001
Mohammed Shami	2	192	32.0	7	4	119	5	2/18	23.80	3.71	38.40	-	-	-
Sri Lanka in India Test Series, 2021/22
N Kapil Dev	3	559	93.1	39	5	159	5	2/34	31.80	1.70	111.80	-	-	-
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1993
UT Yadav	2	300	50.0	7	4	177	5	2/30	35.40	3.54	60.00	-	-	-
Sri Lanka in India Test Series, 2017/18
UT Yadav	2	324	54.0	11	4	214	5	2/65	42.80	3.96	64.80	-	-	-
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2015
A Kumble	2	814	135.4	17	3	430	5	3/156	86.00	3.16	162.80	-	-	-
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1997
M Prabhakar	1	144	24.0	4	2	71	4	3/44	17.75	2.95	36.00	-	-	-
Sri Lanka in India Test Match, 1990/91
HH Pandya	3	192	32.0	3	5	95	4	2/31	23.75	2.96	48.00	-	-	-
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2017
B Arun	2	252	42.0	12	3	116	4	3/76	29.00	2.76	63.00	-	-	-
Sri Lanka in India Test Series, 1986/87
A Kumble	1	325	54.1	10	1	134	4	4/134	33.50	2.47	81.25	1	-	-
Asian Test Championship (India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka in Bangladesh/India/Pakistan/Sri Lanka), 1998/99
DS Mohanty	1	220	36.4	5	2	150	4	4/78	37.50	4.09	55.00	1	-	-
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1997
A Mishra	1	356	59.2	4	2	187	4	3/47	46.75	3.15	89.00	-	-	-
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2010
RK Chauhan	3	558	93.0	31	4	197	4	3/59	49.25	2.11	139.50	-	-	-
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1993
A Kuruvilla	2	348	58.0	10	3	232	4	2/68	58.00	4.00	87.00	-	-	-
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1997
Harbhajan Singh	3	588	98.0	21	4	292	4	2/185	73.00	2.97	147.00	-	-	-
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2001
AR Patel	1	96	16.0	2	2	58	3	2/37	19.33	3.62	32.00	-	-	-
Sri Lanka in India Test Series, 2021/22
J Srinath	2	198	33.0	8	3	78	3	2/42	26.00	2.36	66.00	-	-	-
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1993
SC Ganguly	2	96	16.0	-	3	94	3	2/53	31.33	5.87	32.00	-	-	-
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1997
STR Binny	2	240	40.0	10	3	117	3	2/24	39.00	2.92	80.00	-	-	-
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2015
Harbhajan Singh	1	240	40.0	9	1	127	3	3/127	42.33	3.17	80.00	-	-	-
Asian Test Championship (India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka in Bangladesh/India/Pakistan/Sri Lanka), 1998/99
AB Agarkar	3	354	59.0	16	5	150	3	2/45	50.00	2.54	118.00	-	-	-
Sri Lanka in India Test Series, 2005/06
C Sharma	2	246	41.0	4	3	162	3	2/122	54.00	3.95	82.00	-	-	-
Sri Lanka in India Test Series, 1986/87
RMH Binny	1	72	12.0	-	1	49	2	2/49	24.50	4.08	36.00	-	-	-
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1985
Harvinder Singh	1	135	22.3	2	2	87	2	2/62	43.50	3.86	67.50	-	-	-
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2001
VR Aaron	1	108	18.0	-	2	107	2	1/39	53.50	5.94	54.00	-	-	-
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2015
S Madan Lal	1	138	23.0	2	2	115	2	2/72	57.50	5.00	69.00	-	-	-
Sri Lanka in India Test Match, 1982/83
SLV Raju	1	312	52.0	10	2	121	2	1/55	60.50	2.32	156.00	-	-	-
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1993
SC Ganguly	3	237	39.3	12	3	134	2	2/69	67.00	3.39	118.50	-	-	-
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2001
I Sharma	1	198	33.0	-	1	135	2	2/135	67.50	4.09	99.00	-	-	-
Sri Lanka in India Test Series, 2009/10
RC Shukla	1	294	49.0	9	2	152	2	2/82	76.00	3.10	147.00	-	-	-
Sri Lanka in India Test Match, 1982/83
BKV Prasad	2	396	66.0	7	3	264	2	2/104	132.00	4.00	198.00	-	-	-
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1997
Harbhajan Singh	2	527	87.5	8	4	304	2	1/35	152.00	3.46	263.50	-	-	-
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2010
M Amarnath	2	90	15.0	2	1	31	1	1/31	31.00	2.06	90.00	-	-	-
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1985
ND Hirwani	1	120	20.0	9	1	34	1	1/34	34.00	1.70	120.00	-	-	-
Sri Lanka in India Test Match, 1990/91
V Sehwag	3	96	16.0	3	3	47	1	1/4	47.00	2.93	96.00	-	-	-
Sri Lanka in India Test Series, 2009/10
BKV Prasad	1	156	26.0	9	2	53	1	1/30	53.00	2.03	156.00	-	-	-
Sri Lanka in India Test Series, 1997/98
G Sharma	1	222	37.0	12	2	65	1	1/26	65.00	1.75	222.00	-	-	-
Sri Lanka in India Test Match, 1990/91
Harbhajan Singh	1	150	25.0	1	2	90	1	1/73	90.00	3.60	150.00	-	-	-
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2015
Yuvraj Singh	3	138	23.0	1	4	90	1	1/7	90.00	3.91	138.00	-	-	-
Sri Lanka in India Test Series, 2009/10
A Nehra	1	168	28.0	5	1	94	1	1/94	94.00	3.35	168.00	-	-	-
Asian Test Championship (India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka in Bangladesh/India/Pakistan/Sri Lanka), 1998/99
BKV Prasad	1	186	31.0	6	1	94	1	1/94	94.00	3.03	186.00	-	-	-
Asian Test Championship (India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka in Bangladesh/India/Pakistan/Sri Lanka), 1998/99
SV Bahutule	1	186	31.0	5	1	101	1	1/101	101.00	3.25	186.00	-	-	-
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2001
NM Kulkarni	1	420	70.0	12	1	195	1	1/195	195.00	2.78	420.00	-	-	-
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1997
A Mishra	1	348	58.0	6	1	203	1	1/203	203.00	3.50	348.00	-	-	-
Sri Lanka in India Test Series, 2009/10

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