Averages Bowling

Bowling Averages for Sri Lanka in Tests

Bowling averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	5	10	Ct	St
PW Hasaranga	2020-2021	4	7	674	8	403	4	4/171	100.75	3.58	168.5	0	0	2	0
FS Ahangama	1985-1985	3	6	801	32	348	18	5/52	19.33	2.60	44.5	1	0	1	0
KN Amalean	1986-1988	2	2	244	2	156	7	4/97	22.28	3.83	34.8	0	0	1	0
AMJG Amerasinghe	1984-1984	2	3	300	9	150	3	2/73	50.00	3.00	100	0	0	3	0
MKDI Amerasinghe	2008-2008	1	2	150	1	105	1	1/62	105.00	4.20	150	0	0	0	0
SD Anurasiri	1986-1998	18	27	3973	152	1548	41	4/71	37.75	2.33	96.9	0	0	4	0
RP Arnold	1997-2004	44	28	1334	45	598	11	3/76	54.36	2.68	121.2	0	0	51	0
KIC Asalanka	2021-2022	3	2	25	0	16	0	-	-	3.84	-	0	0	1	0
MS Atapattu	1990-2007	90	5	48	0	24	1	1/9	24.00	3.00	48	0	0	58	0
HMCM Bandara	1998-2006	8	14	1152	29	633	16	3/84	39.56	3.29	72	0	0	4	0
MRCN Bandaratilleke	1998-2001	7	14	1722	83	698	23	5/36	30.34	2.43	74.8	1	0	0	0
M Bhanuka	2021-2021	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	0
PVD Chameera	2015-2021	12	21	2022	28	1321	32	5/47	41.28	3.91	63.1	1	0	5	0
UDU Chandana	1999-2005	16	29	2685	64	1535	37	6/179	41.48	3.43	72.5	3	1	7	0
LD Chandimal	2011-2025	90	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	95	10
A Dananjaya	2018-2019	6	12	1385	33	819	33	6/115	24.81	3.54	41.9	4	0	1	0
PB Dassanayake	1993-1994	11	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	19	5
RG de Alwis	1983-1988	11	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	21	2
ALF de Mel	1982-1986	17	27	3518	92	2180	59	6/109	36.94	3.71	59.6	3	0	9	0
SI de Saram	1999-2000	4	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	1	0
DM de Silva	2016-2025	65	95	4149	84	2301	43	3/25	53.51	3.32	96.4	0	0	87	0
AM de Silva	1993-1993	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	4	1
DS de Silva	1982-1984	12	19	3031	108	1347	37	5/59	36.40	2.66	81.9	1	0	5	0
EAR de Silva	1985-1991	10	15	2328	87	1032	8	2/67	129.00	2.65	291	0	0	4	0
GRA de Silva	1982-1982	4	7	962	41	385	7	2/38	55.00	2.40	137.4	0	0	0	0
KSC de Silva	1997-1999	8	14	1585	42	889	16	5/85	55.56	3.36	99	1	0	5	0
PA de Silva	1984-2002	93	58	2595	77	1208	29	3/30	41.65	2.79	89.4	0	0	43	0
SKL de Silva	1997-1997	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	1	0
WRS de Silva	2002-2007	3	6	432	18	209	11	4/35	19.00	2.90	39.2	0	0	1	0
HDPK Dharmasena	1993-2004	31	53	6939	265	2920	69	6/72	42.31	2.52	100.5	3	0	14	0
RL Dias	1982-1987	20	1	24	0	17	0	-	-	4.25	-	0	0	6	0
N Dickwella	2014-2023	54	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	134	27
TM Dilshan	1999-2013	87	76	3385	83	1711	39	4/10	43.87	3.03	86.7	0	0	88	0
GS Dinusha	2025-2025	1	2	75	4	29	3	3/22	9.66	2.32	25	0	0	0	0
CI Dunusinghe	1995-1995	5	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	13	2
L Embuldeniya	2019-2022	17	28	4845	141	2611	71	7/137	36.77	3.23	68.2	5	1	2	0
RMS Eranga	2011-2016	19	35	3891	125	2138	57	4/49	37.50	3.29	68.2	0	0	5	0
AM Fernando	2021-2025	24	41	3721	82	2187	80	6/51	27.33	3.52	46.5	2	1	6	0
N Pradeep	2011-2017	28	53	5077	130	3003	70	6/132	42.90	3.54	72.5	1	0	5	0
BOP Fernando	2019-2025	22	3	18	0	19	0	-	-	6.33	-	0	0	14	0
CRD Fernando	2000-2012	40	68	6181	143	3784	100	5/42	37.84	3.67	61.8	3	0	10	0
ERNS Fernando	1983-1984	5	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	0
KADM Fernando	2003-2003	2	4	126	2	107	1	1/29	107.00	5.09	126	0	0	0	0
KHRK Fernando	2002-2002	2	2	234	7	108	4	3/63	27.00	2.76	58.5	0	0	1	0
KNM Fernando	2023-2024	10	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	15	0
MVT Fernando	2016-2025	28	49	4422	102	2595	81	5/101	32.03	3.52	54.5	1	0	8	0
TCB Fernando	2001-2002	9	17	1270	31	792	18	4/27	44.00	3.74	70.5	0	0	4	0
IS Gallage	1999-1999	1	2	150	5	77	0	-	-	3.08	-	0	0	0	0
PLS Gamage	2017-2018	5	9	1112	39	573	10	2/38	57.30	3.09	111.2	0	0	0	0
Y Goonasekera	1983-1983	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	6	0
HM Goonatilleke	1982-1982	5	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	10	3
DAS Gunaratne	2016-2017	6	6	156	1	114	3	2/28	38.00	4.38	52	0	0	6	0
C Gunasekara	2024-2024	1	1	54	1	50	0	-	-	5.55	-	0	0	0	0
MD Gunathilaka	2017-2018	8	6	198	3	111	1	1/16	111.00	3.36	198	0	0	6	0
DA Gunawardene	1999-2005	6	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	2	0
RPW Guneratne	1983-1983	1	1	102	1	84	0	-	-	4.94	-	0	0	0	0
AP Gurusinha	1985-1996	41	39	1408	47	681	20	2/7	34.05	2.90	70.4	0	0	33	0
UC Hathurusingha	1991-1999	26	32	1962	99	789	17	4/66	46.41	2.41	115.4	0	0	7	0
HMRKB Herath	1999-2018	93	170	25993	814	12157	433	9/127	28.07	2.80	60	34	9	24	0
D Hettiarachchi	2001-2001	1	2	162	7	41	2	2/36	20.50	1.51	81	0	0	0	0
LU Igalagamage	2025-2025	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	2	0
RSA Jayasekera	1982-1982	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	0
MDUS Jayasundera	2015-2015	2	2	42	0	45	0	-	-	6.42	-	0	0	2	0
NGRP Jayasuriya	2022-2025	22	41	7163	184	3828	122	7/52	31.37	3.20	58.7	12	2	4	0
ST Jayasuriya	1991-2007	110	140	8188	323	3366	98	5/34	34.34	2.46	83.5	2	0	78	0
DPMD Jayawardene	1997-2014	149	22	589	20	310	6	2/32	51.66	3.15	98.1	0	0	205	0
HAPW Jayawardene	2000-2015	58	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	124	32
P Jayawickrama	2021-2022	5	10	1320	50	642	25	6/92	25.68	2.91	52.8	2	1	2	0
S Jeganathan	1983-1983	2	1	30	2	12	0	-	-	2.40	-	0	0	0	0
VB John	1983-1984	6	9	1281	53	614	28	5/60	21.92	2.87	45.7	2	0	2	0
BR Jurangpathy	1985-1986	2	2	150	3	93	1	1/69	93.00	3.72	150	0	0	2	0
S Kalavitigoda	2005-2005	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	2	0
RS Kalpage	1993-1999	11	16	1576	49	774	12	2/27	64.50	2.94	131.3	0	0	10	0
S Randiv	2010-2012	12	21	3146	70	1613	43	5/82	37.51	3.07	73.1	1	0	1	0
LWS Kaluperuma	1982-1982	2	3	162	4	93	0	-	-	3.44	-	0	0	2	0
SMS Kaluperuma	1984-1988	4	6	240	8	124	2	2/17	62.00	3.10	120	0	0	6	0
RS Kaluwitharana	1992-2004	49	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	93	26
CK Kapugedera	2006-2009	8	1	12	0	9	0	-	-	4.50	-	0	0	6	0
C Karunaratne	2019-2019	1	2	156	1	148	1	1/130	148.00	5.69	156	0	0	1	0
FDM Karunaratne	2012-2025	100	15	312	5	202	2	1/12	101.00	3.88	156	0	0	62	0
PHT Kaushal	2014-2015	7	14	1658	22	1105	25	5/42	44.20	3.99	66.3	2	0	3	0
CKB Kulasekara	2011-2011	1	2	168	7	80	1	1/65	80.00	2.85	168	0	0	0	0
KMDN Kulasekara	2005-2014	21	38	3567	120	1794	48	4/21	37.37	3.01	74.3	0	0	8	0
CBRLS Kumara	2016-2025	34	57	5810	136	3749	104	6/122	36.04	3.87	55.8	1	0	11	0
DSBP Kuruppu	1987-1991	4	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	1	0
AK Kuruppuarachchi	1986-1987	2	3	272	6	149	8	5/44	18.62	3.28	34	1	0	0	0
GF Labrooy	1986-1991	9	15	2158	58	1194	27	5/133	44.22	3.31	79.9	1	0	3	0
RAS Lakmal	2010-2022	70	122	12443	439	6232	171	5/47	36.44	3.00	72.7	4	0	22	0
MKGCP Lakshitha	2002-2002	2	4	288	10	158	5	2/33	31.60	3.29	57.6	0	0	1	0
DK Liyanage	1992-2001	9	15	1355	47	666	17	4/56	39.17	2.94	79.7	0	0	0	0
KS Lokuarachchi	2003-2004	4	6	594	20	295	5	2/47	59.00	2.97	118.8	0	0	1	0
RS Madugalle	1982-1988	21	5	84	2	38	0	-	-	2.71	-	0	0	9	0
MAWR Madurasinghe	1988-1992	3	4	396	12	172	3	3/60	57.33	2.60	132	0	0	0	0
D Madushanka	2023-2023	1	1	102	3	77	0	-	-	4.52	-	0	0	1	0
RS Mahanama	1986-1998	52	2	36	0	30	0	-	-	5.00	-	0	0	56	0
MF Maharoof	2004-2011	22	35	2940	107	1631	25	4/52	65.24	3.32	117.6	0	0	7	0
SL Malinga	2004-2010	30	59	5209	112	3349	101	5/50	33.15	3.85	51.5	3	0	7	0
AD Mathews	2009-2025	119	86	3978	161	1798	33	4/44	54.48	2.71	120.5	0	0	78	0
BAW Mendis	2008-2014	19	31	4730	118	2434	70	6/99	34.77	3.08	67.5	4	1	2	0
BKG Mendis	2015-2025	73	9	132	1	118	1	1/10	118.00	5.36	132	0	0	114	4
LRD Mendis	1982-1988	24	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	9	0
PHKD Mendis	2022-2025	14	7	126	0	112	3	3/32	37.33	5.33	42	0	0	14	0
RTM Mendis	2021-2025	16	30	4173	84	2212	71	6/70	31.15	3.18	58.7	5	1	6	0
J Mubarak	2002-2015	13	6	103	2	66	0	-	-	3.84	-	0	0	15	0
M Muralidaran	1992-2010	132	228	43715	1786	18023	795	9/51	22.67	2.47	54.9	67	22	70	0
MN Nawaz	2002-2002	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	0
P Nissanka	2021-2025	18	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	12	0
RAP Nissanka	2003-2003	4	7	587	21	366	10	5/64	36.60	3.74	58.7	1	0	0	0
NT Paranavitana	2009-2012	32	6	102	0	86	1	1/26	86.00	5.05	102	0	0	27	0
KN Peiris	2024-2025	3	5	789	12	520	12	6/170	43.33	3.95	65.7	1	0	0	0
ASA Perera	1998-2001	3	5	408	12	180	1	1/104	180.00	2.64	408	0	0	1	0
MDK Perera	2014-2021	43	78	10805	239	5780	161	6/32	35.90	3.20	67.1	8	2	19	0
MDKJ Perera	2015-2021	22	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	19	8
NLTC Perera	2011-2012	6	8	954	20	653	11	4/63	59.36	4.10	86.7	0	0	1	0
PDRL Perera	1999-2002	8	14	1130	31	661	17	3/40	38.88	3.50	66.4	0	0	2	0
KTGD Prasad	2008-2015	25	44	4327	96	2698	75	5/50	35.97	3.74	57.6	1	0	6	0
S Prasanna	2011-2011	1	1	138	3	80	0	-	-	3.47	-	0	0	0	0
KR Pushpakumara	1994-2001	23	38	3792	98	2242	58	7/116	38.65	3.54	65.3	4	0	10	0
PM Pushpakumara	2017-2018	4	6	860	14	520	14	3/28	37.14	3.62	61.4	0	0	2	0
CAK Rajitha	2018-2024	18	29	2996	102	1627	55	5/56	29.58	3.25	54.4	2	0	8	0
CPH Ramanayake	1988-1993	18	29	3654	109	1880	44	5/82	42.72	3.08	83	1	0	6	0
AN Ranasinghe	1982-1982	2	3	114	1	69	1	1/23	69.00	3.63	114	0	0	0	0
A Ranatunga	1982-2000	93	56	2373	114	1040	16	2/17	65.00	2.62	148.3	0	0	47	0
D Ranatunga	1989-1989	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	0
S Ranatunga	1994-1997	9	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	2	0
RMMP Rathnayake	2024-2025	5	9	689	16	393	14	3/39	28.07	3.42	49.2	0	0	3	0
KTH Ratnayake	2025-2025	2	4	604	5	389	9	3/102	43.22	3.86	67.1	0	0	0	0
RJ Ratnayake	1983-1992	23	35	4961	136	2563	73	6/66	35.10	3.09	67.9	5	0	9	0
JR Ratnayeke	1982-1989	22	31	3833	118	1972	56	8/83	35.21	3.08	68.4	4	0	1	0
MAR Samarasekera	1988-1991	4	2	192	5	104	3	2/38	34.66	3.25	64	0	0	3	0
DP Samaraweera	1993-1995	7	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	5	0
TT Samaraweera	2001-2013	81	35	1327	36	689	15	4/49	45.93	3.11	88.4	0	0	45	0
S Samarawickrama	2017-2024	9	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	15	2
PADLR Sandakan	2016-2018	11	20	2063	37	1276	37	5/95	34.48	3.71	55.7	2	0	6	0
KC Sangakkara	2000-2015	134	4	84	0	49	0	-	-	3.50	-	0	0	182	20
CP Senanayake	1991-1991	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	2	0
SMSM Senanayake	2013-2014	1	2	138	2	96	0	-	-	4.17	-	0	0	1	0
MD Shanaka	2016-2021	6	8	762	19	431	13	3/46	33.15	3.39	58.6	0	0	4	0
ARS Silva	2017-2019	12	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	2	0
JK Silva	2011-2018	39	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	34	1
KJ Silva	1995-1998	7	11	1533	72	647	20	4/16	32.35	2.53	76.6	0	0	1	0
LPC Silva	2006-2008	11	3	102	2	65	1	1/57	65.00	3.82	102	0	0	7	0
SAR Silva	1983-1988	9	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	33	1
TAM Siriwardana	2015-2016	5	9	413	6	257	11	3/25	23.36	3.73	37.5	0	0	3	0
WU Tharanga	2005-2017	31	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	24	0
M Theekshana	2022-2022	2	4	365	10	188	5	2/28	37.60	3.09	73	0	0	1	0
HDRL Thirimanne	2011-2022	44	5	84	1	51	0	-	-	3.64	-	0	0	36	0
T Thushara	2003-2010	10	18	1668	35	1040	28	5/83	37.14	3.74	59.5	1	0	3	0
HP Tillakaratne	1989-2004	83	10	76	4	25	0	-	-	1.97	-	0	0	122	2
ML Udawatte	2018-2018	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	2	0
KEA Upashantha	1999-2002	2	3	306	5	200	4	2/41	50.00	3.92	76.5	0	0	0	0
WPUJC Vaas	1994-2009	111	194	23438	895	10501	355	7/71	29.58	2.68	66	12	2	31	0
JDF Vandersay	2022-2025	2	2	288	0	250	5	3/182	50.00	5.20	57.6	0	0	1	0
MG Vandort	2001-2008	20	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	6	0
KDK Vithanage	2013-2015	10	5	174	1	133	1	1/73	133.00	4.58	174	0	0	10	0
B Warnapura	1982-1982	4	4	90	4	46	0	-	-	3.06	-	0	0	2	0
SM Warnapura	2007-2009	14	1	54	0	40	0	-	-	4.44	-	0	0	14	0
KPJ Warnaweera	1986-1994	10	15	2333	90	1021	32	4/25	31.90	2.62	72.9	0	0	0	0
CDUS Weerasinghe	1985-1985	1	2	114	8	36	0	-	-	1.89	-	0	0	0	0
UWMBCA Welegedara	2007-2014	21	35	3799	114	2273	55	5/52	41.32	3.58	69	2	0	5	0
DN Wellalage	2022-2022	1	2	78	1	35	0	-	-	2.69	-	0	0	2	0
MD Wettimuny	1983-1983	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	2	0
S Wettimuny	1982-1987	23	2	24	0	37	0	-	-	9.25	-	0	0	10	0
GP Wickramasinghe	1991-2001	40	63	7260	248	3559	85	6/60	41.87	2.94	85.4	3	0	18	0
AGD Wickremasinghe	1989-1992	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	9	1
KIW Wijegunawardene	1991-1992	2	4	364	16	147	7	4/51	21.00	2.42	52	0	0	0	0
G Wijekoon	2005-2005	2	3	114	4	66	2	2/49	33.00	3.47	57	0	0	0	0
RGCE Wijesuriya	1982-1985	4	5	586	23	294	1	1/68	294.00	3.01	586	0	0	1	0
PK Wijetunge	1993-1993	1	2	312	5	118	2	1/58	59.00	2.26	156	0	0	0	0
DNT Zoysa	1997-2004	30	51	4422	160	2157	64	5/20	33.70	2.92	69	1	0	4	0

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka at Colombo (SSC), Bangladesh in Sri Lanka 2nd Test, Jun 25-28, 2025 [Test # 2588]

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka at Galle, Bangladesh in Sri Lanka 1st Test, Jun 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2586]

Sri Lanka vs Australia at Galle, Australia in Sri Lanka 2nd Test, Feb 6-9, 2025 [Test # 2580]