Bowling Best Career Economy Rate

Best economy rates for Sri Lanka in Tests+ODIs+T20Is

Best economy rates

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
D Hettiarachchi	2001-2001	1	27.0	7	162	41	2	2/36	20.50	1.51	81.0	-	-	-
CDUS Weerasinghe	1985-1985	1	19.0	8	114	36	-	-	-	1.89	-	-	-	-
PK Wijetunge	1993-1993	1	52.0	5	312	118	2	1/58	59.00	2.26	156.0	-	-	-
GS Dinusha	2025-2025	1	12.3	4	75	29	3	3/22	9.66	2.32	25.0	-	-	-
MRCN Bandaratilleke	1998-2001	10	311.0	83	1866	809	25	5/36	32.36	2.60	74.6	2	1	-
RS Madugalle	1979-1988	84	14.4	2	88	39	-	-	-	2.65	-	-	-	-
KJ Silva	1995-1998	8	263.3	72	1581	702	20	4/16	35.10	2.66	79.0	2	-	-
DLS de Silva	1979-1979	2	20.0	2	120	54	2	2/36	27.00	2.70	60.0	-	-	-
FS Ahangama	1985-1985	4	136.3	32	819	371	18	5/52	20.61	2.71	45.5	-	1	-
KPJ Warnaweera	1986-1994	16	437.5	93	2627	1221	38	4/25	32.13	2.78	69.1	3	-	-
WRS de Silva	2002-2007	3	72.0	18	432	209	11	4/35	19.00	2.90	39.2	1	-	-
M Muralidaran	1992-2011	487	10405.0	1981	62430	30386	1331	9/51	22.82	2.92	46.9	60	77	22
SD Anurasiri	1986-1998	63	1012.1	166	6073	3012	73	4/71	41.26	2.97	83.1	2	-	-
AMJG Amerasinghe	1984-1984	2	50.0	9	300	150	3	2/73	50.00	3.00	100.0	-	-	-
HMRKB Herath	1999-2018	181	4933.2	835	29600	14892	525	9/127	28.36	3.01	56.3	21	35	9
GRA de Silva	1975-1982	10	211.1	44	1267	647	16	3/41	40.43	3.06	79.1	-	-	-
UC Hathurusingha	1991-1999	61	486.0	108	2916	1498	31	4/57	48.32	3.08	94.0	2	-	-
SMS Kaluperuma	1984-1988	6	41.0	8	246	127	2	2/17	63.50	3.09	123.0	-	-	-
L Embuldeniya	2019-2022	17	807.3	141	4845	2611	71	7/137	36.77	3.23	68.2	3	5	1
EAR de Silva	1985-1992	38	617.0	95	3702	1999	25	3/38	79.96	3.23	148.0	-	-	-
NGRP Jayasuriya	2018-2025	24	1209.5	184	7259	3923	122	7/52	32.15	3.24	59.5	3	12	2
N Vimukthi	2023-2023	1	4.0	1	24	13	-	-	-	3.25	-	-	-	-
RTM Mendis	2021-2025	24	714.3	84	4287	2334	77	6/70	30.31	3.26	55.6	5	5	1
AK Kuruppuarachchi	1986-1987	2	45.2	6	272	149	8	5/44	18.62	3.28	34.0	-	1	-
WPUJC Vaas	1994-2009	438	6548.3	1174	39291	21584	760	8/19	28.40	3.29	51.6	29	16	2
MDK Perera	2007-2021	59	1886.5	241	11321	6261	177	6/32	35.37	3.31	63.9	8	8	2
SMLD Samarakoon	2023-2023	1	3.0	-	18	10	1	1/10	10.00	3.33	18.0	-	-	-
HDPK Dharmasena	1993-2004	172	2324.4	305	13948	7918	207	6/72	38.25	3.40	67.3	2	3	-
DS de Silva	1975-1985	53	851.1	130	5107	2904	69	5/59	42.08	3.41	74.0	2	1	-
KHRK Fernando	2002-2006	9	78.0	11	468	267	10	3/12	26.70	3.42	46.8	-	-	-
RMMP Rathnayake	2024-2025	6	115.5	16	695	403	14	3/39	28.78	3.47	49.6	-	-	-
KC Sangakkara	2000-2015	587	14.0	-	84	49	-	-	-	3.50	-	-	-	-
PS Jayaprakashdaran	2005-2005	1	6.0	1	36	21	1	1/21	21.00	3.50	36.0	-	-	-
P Jayawickrama	2021-2022	15	266.1	50	1597	937	32	6/92	29.28	3.52	49.9	2	2	1
DK Liyanage	1992-2001	25	332.5	52	1997	1176	27	4/56	43.55	3.53	73.9	2	-	-
CPH Ramanayake	1986-1995	80	1086.2	152	6518	3929	112	5/82	35.08	3.61	58.1	1	1	-
MAWR Madurasinghe	1988-1992	15	146.0	16	876	530	8	3/60	66.25	3.63	109.5	-	-	-
TT Samaraweera	1998-2013	134	338.1	38	2029	1231	26	4/49	47.34	3.64	78.0	1	-	-
GP Wickramasinghe	1990-2002	174	2163.2	297	12980	7880	194	6/60	40.61	3.64	66.9	3	3	-
RAS Lakmal	2009-2022	167	2755.2	475	16532	10096	288	5/47	35.05	3.66	57.4	10	4	-
RJ Ratnayake	1982-1993	93	1422.4	171	8536	5275	149	6/66	35.40	3.70	57.2	4	6	-
DNT Zoysa	1997-2007	125	1446.5	221	8681	5370	172	5/20	31.22	3.71	50.4	4	2	-
BR Jurangpathy	1985-1986	2	25.0	3	150	93	1	1/69	93.00	3.72	150.0	-	-	-
LWS Kaluperuma	1975-1982	6	61.4	6	370	230	2	1/35	115.00	3.72	185.0	-	-	-
MVT Fernando	2016-2025	37	788.3	106	4731	2948	86	5/101	34.27	3.73	55.0	5	1	-
RMS Eranga	2011-2016	41	778.5	129	4673	2914	81	4/49	35.97	3.74	57.6	4	-	-
FRMD Gunatilleke	1979-1979	1	9.0	1	54	34	-	-	-	3.77	-	-	-	-
S Randiv	2009-2016	50	784.5	75	4709	2966	86	5/42	34.48	3.77	54.7	3	2	-
VB John	1982-1987	51	598.4	97	3592	2269	62	5/60	36.59	3.79	57.9	1	2	-
PLS Gamage	2014-2018	14	252.2	42	1514	965	19	4/57	50.78	3.82	79.6	1	-	-
PM Pushpakumara	2017-2018	6	162.2	14	974	625	15	3/28	41.66	3.85	64.9	-	-	-
KTH Ratnayake	2025-2025	2	100.4	5	604	389	9	3/102	43.22	3.86	67.1	-	-	-
UWMBCA Welegedara	2007-2014	33	715.2	119	4292	2767	71	5/52	38.97	3.86	60.4	2	3	-
KN Amalean	1986-1988	10	93.4	9	562	363	16	4/46	22.68	3.87	35.1	2	-	-
RGCE Wijesuriya	1982-1985	12	149.4	24	898	581	9	2/25	64.55	3.88	99.7	-	-	-
HP Tillakaratne	1986-2004	283	42.4	5	256	166	6	1/3	27.66	3.89	42.6	-	-	-
CKB Kulasekara	2011-2012	5	41.0	7	246	160	1	1/65	160.00	3.90	246.0	-	-	-
KS Lokuarachchi	2003-2012	27	273.3	27	1641	1068	38	4/44	28.10	3.90	43.1	1	-	-
IS Gallage	1999-2001	4	49.0	7	294	192	3	2/42	64.00	3.91	98.0	-	-	-
JR Ratnayeke	1982-1990	100	1234.2	143	7406	4838	141	8/83	34.31	3.91	52.5	4	4	-
KR Pushpakumara	1994-2001	54	870.2	110	5222	3423	82	7/116	41.74	3.93	63.6	2	4	-
MS Atapattu	1990-2007	360	16.3	-	99	65	1	1/9	65.00	3.93	99.0	-	-	-
KN Peiris	2024-2025	3	131.3	12	789	520	12	6/170	43.33	3.95	65.7	-	1	-
PHT Kaushal	2014-2015	8	282.2	22	1694	1130	25	5/42	45.20	4.00	67.7	1	2	-
ST Jayasuriya	1989-2011	582	3884.3	368	23307	15559	437	6/29	35.60	4.00	53.3	14	6	-
RP Arnold	1997-2007	225	581.5	53	3491	2337	51	3/47	45.82	4.01	68.4	-	-	-
FDM Karunaratne	2011-2025	150	54.4	5	328	220	2	1/12	110.00	4.02	164.0	-	-	-
AMN Munasinghe	1994-1996	5	36.1	3	217	146	4	3/30	36.50	4.03	54.2	-	-	-
RS Kalpage	1992-1999	97	922.4	69	5536	3749	85	4/36	44.10	4.06	65.1	2	-	-
A Ranatunga	1982-2000	362	1180.3	135	7083	4797	95	4/14	50.49	4.06	74.5	1	-	-
DM de Silva	2015-2025	200	1114.1	85	6685	4535	103	3/25	44.02	4.07	64.9	-	-	-
AP Gurusinha	1985-1996	188	498.5	55	2993	2035	46	2/7	44.23	4.07	65.0	-	-	-
AM Fernando	2017-2025	54	781.1	85	4687	3188	114	6/51	27.96	4.08	41.1	6	2	1
BAW Mendis	2008-2015	145	1628.1	157	9769	6710	288	6/8	23.29	4.12	33.9	15	9	1
GF Labrooy	1986-1992	53	744.2	76	4466	3070	72	5/57	42.63	4.12	62.0	4	2	-
KSC de Silva	1996-2000	46	534.0	52	3204	2212	68	5/85	32.52	4.14	47.1	-	1	-
KTGD Prasad	2006-2015	50	893.2	100	5360	3711	107	5/50	34.68	4.15	50.0	5	1	-
PA de Silva	1984-2003	401	1290.3	104	7743	5385	135	4/30	39.88	4.17	57.3	2	-	-
AD Mathews	2008-2025	435	1745.1	221	10471	7297	204	6/20	35.76	4.18	51.3	3	1	-
LPC Silva	1999-2011	102	27.0	3	162	113	3	1/4	37.66	4.18	54.0	-	-	-
TCB Fernando	2001-2003	26	328.2	38	1970	1378	33	5/67	41.75	4.19	59.6	1	1	-
MKGCP Lakshitha	2002-2003	9	98.0	12	588	412	13	2/33	31.69	4.20	45.2	-	-	-
ALF de Mel	1982-1987	74	1042.1	139	6253	4417	118	6/109	37.43	4.23	52.9	3	5	-
ASA Perera	1998-2001	23	164.3	14	987	702	14	2/25	50.14	4.26	70.5	-	-	-
ARM Opatha	1975-1979	5	42.1	1	253	180	5	3/31	36.00	4.26	50.6	-	-	-
TM Dilshan	1999-2016	497	1587.1	105	9523	6802	154	4/4	44.16	4.28	61.8	4	-	-
KADM Fernando	2003-2003	3	28.0	4	168	120	3	2/13	40.00	4.28	56.0	-	-	-
SP Pasqual	1979-1979	2	4.4	-	28	20	-	-	-	4.28	-	-	-	-
B Warnapura	1975-1982	16	84.0	6	504	362	8	3/42	45.25	4.30	63.0	-	-	-
S Jeganathan	1983-1988	7	51.0	4	306	220	5	2/45	44.00	4.31	61.2	-	-	-
UDU Chandana	1994-2007	163	1471.1	84	8827	6353	188	6/179	33.79	4.31	46.9	4	4	1
HMCM Bandara	1998-2010	43	451.0	32	2706	1961	56	4/31	35.01	4.34	48.3	2	-	-
MF Maharoof	2004-2016	139	1290.2	157	7742	5619	167	6/14	33.64	4.35	46.3	5	2	-
KIW Wijegunawardene	1988-1992	28	258.2	24	1550	1133	32	4/49	35.40	4.38	48.4	2	-	-
DPMD Jayawardene	1997-2015	647	195.4	21	1174	862	14	2/32	61.57	4.40	83.8	-	-	-
SM Warnapura	2007-2009	17	9.0	-	54	40	-	-	-	4.44	-	-	-	-
J Mubarak	2002-2015	69	40.0	2	240	178	3	1/9	59.33	4.45	80.0	-	-	-
MAR Samarasekera	1983-1994	43	88.2	8	530	395	3	2/38	131.66	4.47	176.6	-	-	-
N Pradeep	2011-2022	93	1283.2	150	7700	5778	148	6/132	39.04	4.50	52.0	9	1	-
T Thushara	2003-2010	54	579.2	52	3476	2612	85	5/47	30.72	4.50	40.8	1	2	-

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Pakistan Shaheens vs MCC Young Cricketers and Soth Asian Cricket Academy XI at Beckenham, Pakistan Shaheens in England Tour Match, Aug 3-5, 2025 [Other match]

Warwickshire 2nd XI vs Kent 2nd XI at Canterbury, Second Eleven Championship Group 3, Jul 28-31, 2025 [Other match]

Worcestershire 2nd XI vs Leicestershire 2nd XI at Bromsgrove, Second Eleven Championship Group 1, Jul 28-31, 2025 [Other match]