Sri Lanka (Host) Records

T20I Matches Records

Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Best averages Held in Sri Lanka for T20Is

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
M Pathirana (SL)	2024-2026	16	48.3	1	291	388	31	4/24	12.51	8.00	9.38	2	0	0
BAW Mendis (SL)	2009-2013	13	51.0	4	306	331	26	6/8	12.73	6.49	11.76	1	2	0
PW Hasaranga (SL)	2019-2026	33	119.4	1	718	866	54	4/9	16.03	7.23	13.29	5	0	0
A Dananjaya (SL)	2012-2024	18	65.0	0	390	494	23	3/36	21.47	7.60	16.95	0	0	0
SL Malinga (SL)	2009-2020	30	113.5	1	683	894	40	5/6	22.35	7.85	17.07	0	2	0
M Theekshana (SL)	2021-2026	27	99.2	0	596	695	30	3/23	23.16	6.99	19.86	0	0	0
PVD Chameera (SL)	2015-2026	20	69.0	0	414	585	21	5/24	27.85	8.47	19.71	0	1	0
AD Mathews (SL)	2009-2024	34	76.5	3	461	537	19	2/8	28.26	6.98	24.26	0	0	0
KMDN Kulasekara (SL)	2009-2017	22	79.0	1	474	570	20	2/13	28.50	7.21	23.70	0	0	0
Shahid Afridi (PAK)	2009-2015	11	42.0	0	252	279	8	2/17	34.87	6.64	31.50	0	0	0
NLTC Perera (SL)	2011-2020	32	60.4	0	364	564	15	2/22	37.60	9.29	24.26	0	0	0

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Minimum of 250 balls

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Sri Lanka vs Ireland at Colombo (RPS), ICC Men's T20 World Cup 6th Match, Group B, Feb 8, 2026 [T20I # 3689]

Netherlands vs Pakistan at Colombo (SSC), ICC Men's T20 World Cup 1st Match, Group A, Feb 7, 2026 [T20I # 3684]

England vs Sri Lanka at Pallekele, England in Sri Lanka 3rd T20I, Feb 3, 2026 [T20I # 3683]