Bowling Most Wickets Career

Most wickets Held in Sri Lanka for Tests+ODIs+T20Is

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
M Muralidaran (SL)	1992-2011	183	240	30974	5162.2	1147	13469	647	9/51	20.81	2.60	47.87	30	47	15
HMRKB Herath (SL)	1999-2018	92	132	15954	2659.0	478	7869	323	9/127	24.36	2.95	49.39	14	26	7
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1994-2009	133	179	14382	2397.0	523	6968	261	8/19	26.69	2.90	55.10	13	6	1
SL Malinga (SL)	2004-2020	139	152	7394	1232.2	96	6164	218	6/38	28.27	5.00	33.91	5	7	-
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1992-2009	194	196	9873	1645.3	224	5535	188	6/29	29.44	3.36	52.51	9	4	-
BAW Mendis (SL)	2008-2015	68	76	5770	961.4	107	3686	146	6/8	25.24	3.83	39.52	8	5	1
KMDN Kulasekara (SL)	2003-2017	99	110	5616	936.0	138	3833	133	4/21	28.81	4.09	42.22	6	-	-
MDK Perera (SL)	2007-2021	34	52	6797	1132.5	152	3638	123	6/32	29.57	3.21	55.26	8	6	2
PW Hasaranga (SL)	2017-2025	65	66	2557	426.1	23	2217	116	7/19	19.11	5.20	22.04	8	1	-
CRD Fernando (SL)	2000-2012	57	71	4368	728.0	94	2733	104	6/27	26.27	3.75	42.00	2	3	-
UDU Chandana (SL)	1994-2007	71	76	4219	703.1	51	2764	99	5/61	27.91	3.93	42.61	4	1	-
HDPK Dharmasena (SL)	1993-2004	73	82	6832	1138.4	176	3621	98	6/72	36.94	3.18	69.71	1	2	-
NGRP Jayasuriya (SL)	2018-2025	16	28	5265	877.3	151	2712	96	7/52	28.25	3.09	54.84	3	11	2
NLTC Perera (SL)	2010-2020	98	84	2671	445.1	22	2649	95	6/44	27.88	5.95	28.11	4	2	-
A Dananjaya (SL)	2012-2024	47	50	2688	448.0	18	2281	94	6/29	24.26	5.09	28.59	2	5	-
AD Mathews (SL)	2009-2025	203	147	4809	801.3	97	3260	93	6/20	35.05	4.06	51.70	1	1	-
TM Dilshan (SL)	2001-2016	195	127	4565	760.5	67	3013	84	4/4	35.86	3.96	54.34	3	-	-
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	1998-2015	48	53	4387	731.1	72	2575	79	6/102	32.59	3.52	55.53	2	2	1
RTM Mendis (SL)	2021-2025	20	32	3825	637.3	72	2102	74	6/70	28.40	3.29	51.68	5	5	1
M Theekshana (SL)	2021-2025	58	59	2431	405.1	21	1915	72	4/31	26.59	4.72	33.76	3	-	-
Z Khan (IND)	2001-2012	48	52	3188	531.2	60	2343	68	4/21	34.45	4.40	46.88	3	-	-
RAS Lakmal (SL)	2010-2021	51	67	4273	712.1	120	2587	67	4/29	38.61	3.63	63.77	2	-	-
Saeed Ajmal (PAK)	2009-2014	29	36	3407	567.5	74	1839	66	5/146	27.86	3.23	51.62	2	2	-
MA Starc (AUS)	2012-2025	21	27	1567	261.1	38	1059	64	6/50	16.54	4.05	24.48	2	3	1
SK Warne (AUS)	1992-2004	20	27	2434	405.4	81	1365	64	7/94	21.32	3.36	38.03	2	6	3
A Kumble (IND)	1993-2008	44	46	4501	750.1	96	2650	62	5/87	42.74	3.53	72.59	2	1	-
KTGD Prasad (SL)	2006-2015	25	37	3012	502.0	73	1942	60	4/34	32.36	3.86	50.20	5	-	-
DL Vettori (NZ)	1998-2012	34	36	3073	512.1	103	1556	59	6/64	26.37	3.03	52.08	3	1	-
AM Fernando (SL)	2017-2025	34	41	2227	371.1	35	1524	57	4/35	26.73	4.10	39.07	2	-	-
MF Maharoof (SL)	2004-2010	39	44	2533	422.1	68	1617	57	5/42	28.36	3.83	44.43	2	1	-
DNT Zoysa (SL)	1997-2005	45	55	3064	510.4	91	1813	55	5/26	32.96	3.55	55.70	2	1	-
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1986-2002	22	28	2273	378.5	97	969	52	5/43	18.63	2.55	43.71	4	2	-
PVD Chameera (SL)	2015-2025	47	50	1891	315.1	9	1782	51	4/63	34.94	5.65	37.07	1	-	-
NM Lyon (AUS)	2011-2025	11	20	2753	458.5	59	1485	50	5/34	29.70	3.23	55.06	4	2	-
PADLR Sandakan (SL)	2016-2021	29	34	2077	346.1	27	1694	50	5/95	33.88	4.89	41.54	3	2	-
ALF de Mel (SL)	1982-1986	26	31	2505	417.3	73	1449	49	5/64	29.57	3.47	51.12	2	1	-
R Ashwin (IND)	2012-2017	16	22	1947	324.3	50	1134	49	6/46	23.14	3.49	39.73	3	3	1
TG Southee (NZ)	2010-2024	23	26	1539	256.3	46	937	49	5/62	19.12	3.65	31.40	3	1	-
Shahid Afridi (PAK)	1997-2015	43	41	1763	293.5	9	1321	48	5/16	27.52	4.49	36.72	1	2	-
T Thushara (SL)	2008-2010	23	28	1907	317.5	31	1337	48	5/47	27.85	4.20	39.72	1	2	-
I Sharma (IND)	2008-2015	22	29	2146	357.4	56	1502	48	5/54	31.29	4.19	44.70	1	1	-
N Pradeep (SL)	2012-2022	34	43	2712	452.0	60	1908	48	6/132	39.75	4.22	56.50	1	1	-
RS Kalpage (SL)	1992-1998	39	42	2543	423.5	43	1531	47	4/36	32.57	3.61	54.10	2	-	-
S Randiv (SL)	2010-2012	16	23	3089	514.5	58	1680	46	5/82	36.52	3.26	67.15	3	1	-
GP Wickramasinghe (SL)	1992-2000	45	52	3021	503.3	60	1865	46	3/28	40.54	3.70	65.67	-	-	-
DM de Silva (SL)	2015-2025	84	88	2953	492.1	33	1880	45	3/25	41.77	3.81	65.62	-	-	-
A Nehra (IND)	1999-2010	29	29	1558	259.4	14	1203	44	6/59	27.34	4.63	35.40	2	1	-
IK Pathan (IND)	2004-2012	29	28	1189	198.1	7	1045	44	5/61	23.75	5.27	27.02	-	1	-
Abdul Razzaq (PAK)	2000-2012	39	40	2105	350.5	40	1298	43	4/20	30.18	3.69	48.95	1	-	-
CPH Ramanayake (SL)	1986-1994	21	26	2130	355.0	53	1175	42	5/82	27.97	3.30	50.71	1	1	-
DN Wellalage (SL)	2022-2025	27	28	1134	189.0	4	875	41	5/27	21.34	4.62	27.65	1	2	-
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1994-2002	17	22	1459	243.1	32	988	39	6/34	25.33	4.06	37.41	1	2	1
Yasir Shah (PAK)	2015-2022	10	15	1905	317.3	39	1064	39	7/76	27.28	3.35	48.84	1	3	-
SM Pollock (SA)	2000-2006	19	24	1891	315.1	61	994	38	4/48	26.15	3.15	49.76	2	-	-
BKV Prasad (IND)	1994-2001	27	29	2057	342.5	40	1428	38	5/72	37.57	4.16	54.13	1	1	-
KD Mills (NZ)	2001-2013	32	32	1095	182.3	14	954	37	4/41	25.78	5.22	29.59	1	-	-
A Ranatunga (SL)	1982-2000	116	64	2498	416.2	79	1387	37	3/23	37.48	3.33	67.51	-	-	-
JR Ratnayeke (SL)	1983-1987	19	21	1710	285.0	53	906	36	5/37	25.16	3.17	47.50	1	2	-
SMSM Senanayake (SL)	2012-2016	26	24	873	145.3	5	791	35	4/46	22.60	5.43	24.94	1	-	-
JDF Vandersay (SL)	2015-2025	22	21	1048	174.4	4	914	35	6/33	26.11	5.23	29.94	1	1	-
SD Anurasiri (SL)	1986-1998	25	31	2910	485.0	102	1136	35	4/127	32.45	2.34	83.14	1	-	-
Mustafizur Rahman (BAN)	2017-2025	21	23	1141	190.1	21	963	35	4/21	27.51	5.06	32.60	1	-	-
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1984-1987	7	10	1075	179.1	60	400	34	5/29	11.76	2.23	31.61	3	2	1
Mohammad Hafeez (PAK)	2003-2015	39	34	1388	231.2	18	862	34	4/41	25.35	3.72	40.82	1	-	-
L Embuldeniya (SL)	2019-2022	7	12	2077	346.1	67	1066	34	7/137	31.35	3.07	61.08	1	3	1
HH Streak (ZIM)	1996-2002	19	22	1831	305.1	58	1071	34	4/84	31.50	3.50	53.85	1	-	-
N Boje (SA)	2000-2006	18	23	2606	434.2	59	1491	34	5/62	43.85	3.43	76.64	2	2	-
RJ Ratnayake (SL)	1983-1993	15	18	1907	317.5	54	1016	33	6/85	30.78	3.19	57.78	1	2	-
M Morkel (SA)	2012-2014	18	20	1007	167.5	25	779	33	4/29	23.60	4.64	30.51	2	-	-
M Pathirana (SL)	2023-2024	17	16	422	70.2	2	509	33	4/24	15.42	7.23	12.78	3	-	-
JN Gillespie (AUS)	1996-2004	17	21	1509	251.3	47	805	32	4/26	25.15	3.20	47.15	2	-	-
V Sehwag (IND)	2001-2012	49	40	1521	253.3	5	1116	32	4/6	34.87	4.40	47.53	1	-	-
Umar Gul (PAK)	2003-2012	29	35	1926	321.0	34	1450	32	4/43	45.31	4.51	60.18	1	-	-
GD McGrath (AUS)	1994-2002	16	19	1254	209.0	45	732	31	5/37	23.61	3.50	40.45	-	1	-
JDP Oram (NZ)	2001-2012	27	28	1360	226.4	35	909	31	3/12	29.32	4.01	43.87	-	-	-
DW Steyn (SA)	2006-2018	14	19	1340	223.2	29	892	31	5/54	28.77	3.99	43.22	1	2	-
GP Swann (ENG)	2007-2012	12	14	1135	189.1	20	689	30	6/82	22.96	3.64	37.83	2	2	1
Yuvraj Singh (IND)	2001-2012	47	28	914	152.2	2	737	30	3/24	24.56	4.83	30.46	-	-	-
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	2002-2011	17	18	1027	171.1	20	635	29	5/21	21.89	3.70	35.41	-	1	-
KPJ Warnaweera (SL)	1986-1994	8	12	1817	302.5	64	842	29	4/25	29.03	2.78	62.65	3	-	-
Taskin Ahmed (BAN)	2017-2025	14	16	1032	172.0	20	850	29	4/47	29.31	4.94	35.58	3	-	-
Mohammad Sami (PAK)	2002-2012	17	19	1002	167.0	14	687	28	3/16	24.53	4.11	35.78	-	-	-
VB John (SL)	1983-1985	15	17	1346	224.2	38	730	28	5/86	26.07	3.25	48.07	-	1	-
MJ Leach (ENG)	2018-2021	5	10	1521	253.3	30	740	28	5/83	26.42	2.91	54.32	2	2	-
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	1997-2002	6	8	1628	271.2	46	770	28	5/38	27.50	2.83	58.14	4	2	-
Kuldeep Yadav (IND)	2017-2024	16	16	817	136.1	11	541	27	5/25	20.03	3.97	30.25	2	1	-
KA Maharaj (SA)	2018-2021	10	12	1028	171.2	24	602	27	9/129	22.29	3.51	38.07	1	1	1
MM Ali (ENG)	2014-2018	16	18	1302	217.0	14	949	27	4/66	35.14	4.37	48.22	4	-	-
PA de Silva (SL)	1984-2002	114	53	1847	307.5	51	972	27	3/30	36.00	3.15	68.40	-	-	-
Mehidy Hasan Miraz (BAN)	2017-2025	25	28	2046	341.0	22	1461	27	4/113	54.11	4.28	75.77	1	-	-
CBRLS Kumara (SL)	2017-2025	22	27	1736	289.2	23	1374	27	3/131	50.88	4.74	64.29	-	-	-
SR Watson (AUS)	2002-2012	21	21	923	153.5	30	594	26	3/11	22.84	3.86	35.50	-	-	-
B Lee (AUS)	2002-2011	15	16	737	122.5	9	611	26	4/15	23.50	4.97	28.34	2	-	-
RA Jadeja (IND)	2009-2023	18	17	1239	206.3	21	841	26	5/152	32.34	4.07	47.65	-	1	-
P Kumar (IND)	2008-2010	15	15	746	124.2	15	585	25	3/34	23.40	4.70	29.84	-	-	-
JH Kallis (SA)	2000-2014	26	26	1204	200.4	39	777	25	4/15	31.08	3.87	48.16	1	-	-
Junaid Khan (PAK)	2012-2015	9	15	1454	242.2	43	870	25	5/70	34.80	3.59	58.16	-	3	-
AF Giles (ENG)	2001-2003	9	12	1966	327.4	79	900	25	5/116	36.00	2.74	78.64	3	1	-
RMS Eranga (SL)	2011-2014	16	21	1524	254.0	48	920	25	4/65	36.80	3.62	60.96	1	-	-
Shoaib Malik (PAK)	2000-2015	42	31	1182	197.0	9	772	25	4/19	30.88	3.91	47.28	1	-	-

Adjust:Most recentPast weekPast MonthPast year4 years10 years25 years

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

India Women vs England Women at Lord's, India Women in England 2nd ODI, Jul 19, 2025 [Women ODI # 1473]

Bangladesh Under-19s vs South Africa Under-19s at Benoni, Bangladesh Under-19s in South Africa 2nd Youth ODI, Jul 19, 2025 [Youth ODI # 1568]

Ace Capital Cricket Club vs Police Sports Club at Colombo (Police), Major Clubs Limited Over Tournament Group A, Jul 17, 2025 [List A]