Bowling Most Wickets Career

Most wickets for Sri Lanka in All

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
M Muralidaran	1992-2011	513	602	64393	10732.1	2044	31378	1379	9/51	22.75	2.92	46.69	63	77	22
WPUJC Vaas	1994-2009	464	547	41055	6842.3	1241	22512	802	8/19	28.06	3.29	51.19	32	16	2
SL Malinga	2004-2020	379	400	19927	3321.1	240	16810	615	6/38	27.33	5.06	32.40	20	16	-
HMRKB Herath	1999-2018	208	283	31555	5259.1	891	15902	573	9/127	27.75	3.02	55.06	22	37	9
ST Jayasuriya	1989-2011	632	562	24338	4056.2	377	16349	455	6/29	35.93	4.03	53.49	14	6	-
CRD Fernando	2000-2016	241	267	15561	2593.3	249	11773	368	6/27	31.99	4.53	42.28	10	4	-
KMDN Kulasekara	2003-2017	306	317	14540	-	257	11333	353	5/22	32.10	4.67	41.18	10	1	-
BAW Mendis	2008-2015	163	174	11098	1849.4	178	7757	324	6/8	23.94	4.19	34.25	17	9	1
RAS Lakmal	2009-2022	191	241	17693	2948.5	505	10958	307	5/47	35.69	3.71	57.63	10	4	-
NLTC Perera	2009-2021	288	265	9020	1503.2	67	9117	258	6/44	35.33	6.06	34.96	6	4	-
PW Hasaranga	2017-2025	158	155	5629	938.1	36	5177	250	7/19	20.70	5.51	22.51	10	4	-
UDU Chandana	1994-2007	190	194	10670	1778.2	123	7549	229	6/179	32.96	4.24	46.59	6	4	1
MF Maharoof	2004-2017	173	189	10030	1671.4	218	7102	213	6/14	33.34	4.24	47.08	5	2	-
AD Mathews	2008-2025	478	347	11103	1850.3	237	7741	213	6/20	36.34	4.18	52.12	3	1	-
HDPK Dharmasena	1993-2004	175	190	14116	2352.4	311	8017	211	6/72	37.99	3.40	66.90	2	3	-
GP Wickramasinghe	1990-2002	183	206	13532	2255.2	327	8158	209	6/60	39.03	3.61	64.74	4	3	-
DNT Zoysa	1997-2010	151	173	10137	1689.3	260	6352	208	5/20	30.53	3.75	48.73	6	2	-
CBRLS Kumara	2016-2025	108	131	8379	1396.3	153	6471	202	6/122	32.03	4.63	41.48	11	1	-
MDK Perera	2002-2021	88	118	12151	-	257	6886	200	6/32	34.43	3.40	60.75	9	8	2
N Pradeep	2011-2022	111	135	8723	1453.5	167	6538	168	6/132	38.91	4.49	51.92	10	1	-
TM Dilshan	1999-2016	560	342	10377	1729.3	119	7445	167	4/4	44.58	4.30	62.13	4	-	-
PVD Chameera	2014-2025	137	142	6026	1004.2	56	5529	166	5/16	33.30	5.50	36.30	4	2	-
RJ Ratnayake	1982-1993	100	113	9124	1520.4	189	5589	163	6/66	34.28	3.67	55.97	6	6	-
M Theekshana	2021-2025	132	130	4669	778.1	27	4077	152	4/25	26.82	5.23	30.71	7	-	-
JR Ratnayeke	1982-1990	104	111	7610	1268.2	151	4955	146	8/83	33.93	3.90	52.12	4	4	-
PA de Silva	1984-2003	416	224	8121	1353.3	105	5611	143	4/22	39.23	4.14	56.79	3	-	-
CAK Rajitha	2016-2024	82	95	5572	928.4	123	4238	132	5/56	32.10	4.56	42.21	3	2	-
NGRP Jayasuriya	2018-2025	26	46	7543	1257.1	188	4090	127	7/52	32.20	3.25	59.39	3	13	2
KTGD Prasad	2006-2016	63	82	6102	1017.0	116	4339	127	5/50	34.16	4.26	48.04	6	1	-
A Dananjaya	2012-2024	87	89	4369	728.1	42	3705	125	6/29	29.64	5.08	34.95	2	6	-
ALF de Mel	1982-1987	81	92	6691	1115.1	154	4670	121	6/109	38.59	4.18	55.29	3	5	-
DM de Silva	2015-2025	220	211	7116	1186.0	90	4840	115	3/25	42.08	4.08	61.87	-	-	-
AM Fernando	2017-2025	57	71	4813	802.1	89	3258	114	6/51	28.57	4.06	42.21	6	2	1
CPH Ramanayake	1986-1995	80	91	6518	1086.2	152	3929	112	5/82	35.08	3.61	58.19	1	1	-
PADLR Sandakan	2016-2021	71	80	4647	774.3	46	3956	100	5/95	39.56	5.10	46.47	6	2	-
A Ranatunga	1982-2000	369	194	7203	1200.3	138	4880	97	4/14	50.30	4.06	74.25	1	-	-
S Randiv	2009-2016	58	66	5348	891.2	81	3510	96	5/42	36.56	3.93	55.70	4	2	-
T Thushara	2003-2010	66	73	3782	630.2	57	2873	90	5/47	31.92	4.55	42.02	1	2	-
RMS Eranga	2011-2016	47	61	5015	835.5	144	3120	89	4/49	35.05	3.73	56.34	4	-	-
DS de Silva	1975-1985	65	72	6179	1029.5	161	3487	89	5/59	39.17	3.38	69.42	4	1	-
MVT Fernando	2016-2025	42	61	4917	819.3	112	3077	88	5/101	34.96	3.75	55.87	5	1	-
KR Pushpakumara	1994-2001	57	71	5379	896.3	113	3565	86	7/116	41.45	3.97	62.54	3	4	-
RS Kalpage	1992-1999	97	97	5536	922.4	69	3749	85	4/36	44.10	4.06	65.12	2	-	-
MD Shanaka	2015-2025	200	120	2690	448.2	24	2500	84	5/43	29.76	5.57	32.02	1	1	-
UWMBCA Welegedara	2007-2014	41	55	4976	829.2	136	3260	82	5/52	39.75	3.93	60.68	2	3	-
SMSM Senanayake	2012-2016	84	80	3204	534.0	13	2781	81	4/13	34.33	5.20	39.55	2	-	-
VB John	1982-1987	59	63	4165	694.1	114	2552	78	5/60	32.71	3.67	53.39	1	2	-
RTM Mendis	2021-2025	26	37	4293	715.3	84	2340	77	6/70	30.38	3.27	55.75	5	5	1
L Embuldeniya	2019-2022	19	29	4943	823.5	142	2680	74	7/137	36.21	3.25	66.79	3	5	1
SD Anurasiri	1986-1998	63	70	6073	1012.1	166	3012	73	4/71	41.26	2.97	83.19	2	-	-
RP Arnold	1997-2007	271	137	4648	774.4	76	3032	72	3/10	42.11	3.91	64.55	-	-	-
GF Labrooy	1986-1992	53	59	4466	744.2	76	3070	72	5/57	42.63	4.12	62.02	4	2	-
HMCM Bandara	1998-2010	56	59	3402	567.0	45	2449	69	4/31	35.49	4.31	49.30	2	-	-
KSC de Silva	1996-2002	47	51	3204	534.0	52	2212	68	5/85	32.52	4.14	47.11	-	1	-
D Madushanka	2021-2024	49	47	1686	281.0	14	1867	62	5/80	30.11	6.64	27.19	1	1	-
PDRL Perera	1999-2007	39	45	2853	475.3	58	2132	58	4/66	36.75	4.48	49.18	1	-	-
JDF Vandersay	2015-2025	52	49	1972	328.4	8	1973	56	6/33	35.23	6.00	35.21	1	1	-
C Karunaratne	2019-2025	80	73	1810	301.4	5	2089	56	4/43	37.30	6.92	32.32	1	-	-
I Udana	2009-2021	67	63	1790	298.2	6	2082	56	3/11	37.17	6.97	31.96	-	-	-
M Pathirana	2022-2024	38	34	963	160.3	4	1222	53	4/23	23.05	7.61	18.16	4	-	-
TCB Fernando	2001-2003	36	44	2492	415.2	48	1831	50	5/67	36.62	4.40	49.84	3	1	-
KS Lokuarachchi	2003-2012	44	45	1838	306.2	33	1356	49	4/44	27.67	4.42	37.51	1	-	-
BMAJ Mendis	2010-2019	98	78	1876	312.4	2	1786	49	3/13	36.44	5.71	38.28	-	-	-
DN Wellalage	2022-2025	40	39	1610	268.2	4	1407	47	5/27	29.93	5.24	34.25	1	2	-
S Prasanna	2011-2019	69	64	2594	432.2	14	2385	47	3/32	50.74	5.51	55.19	-	-	-
AP Gurusinha	1985-1996	188	94	2993	498.5	55	2035	46	2/7	44.23	4.07	65.06	-	-	-
RAP Nissanka	2001-2003	35	38	1840	306.4	28	1401	44	5/64	31.84	4.56	41.81	1	1	-
TT Samaraweera	1998-2013	168	72	2988	498.0	55	1840	41	4/49	44.87	3.69	72.87	1	-	-
PW Gunaratne	2002-2003	30	30	1229	204.5	8	1126	38	4/44	29.63	5.49	32.34	2	-	-
KPJ Warnaweera	1986-1994	16	21	2627	437.5	93	1221	38	4/25	32.13	2.78	69.13	3	-	-
P Jayawickrama	2021-2022	16	20	1597	266.1	50	937	32	6/92	29.28	3.52	49.90	2	2	1
KIW Wijegunawardene	1988-1992	28	29	1550	258.2	24	1133	32	4/49	35.40	4.38	48.43	2	-	-
UC Hathurusingha	1991-2001	67	62	3066	511.0	109	1598	32	4/57	49.93	3.12	95.81	2	-	-
TAM Siriwardana	2015-2019	62	48	1470	245.0	11	1272	32	3/25	39.75	5.19	45.93	-	-	-
N Thushara	2022-2025	24	23	443	73.5	1	575	32	5/20	17.96	7.78	13.84	2	1	-
DAS Gunaratne	2014-2019	55	44	1229	204.5	4	1164	31	3/10	37.54	5.68	39.64	-	-	-
K Weeraratne	2000-2010	47	46	825	-	6	1023	29	4/19	35.27	7.44	28.44	1	-	-
PHT Kaushal	2014-2015	9	16	1717	286.1	23	1143	28	5/42	40.82	3.99	61.32	1	2	-
DK Liyanage	1992-2001	27	33	2009	334.5	52	1235	28	4/56	44.10	3.68	71.75	2	-	-
Pramod Madushan	2022-2024	18	17	519	86.3	1	652	25	4/34	26.08	7.53	20.76	2	-	-
MRCN Bandaratilleke	1998-2001	10	17	1866	311.0	83	809	25	5/36	32.36	2.60	74.64	2	1	-
SS Pathirana	2011-2017	34	34	926	154.2	2	1047	25	3/37	41.88	6.78	37.04	-	-	-
EAR de Silva	1985-1992	38	43	3702	617.0	95	1999	25	3/38	79.96	3.23	148.08	-	-	-
B Fernando	2015-2025	30	28	645	107.3	-	822	25	3/31	32.88	7.64	25.80	-	-	-
LHD Dilhara	2004-2014	47	45	634	-	4	830	25	2/2	33.20	7.85	25.36	-	-	-
KIC Asalanka	2021-2025	150	41	703	117.1	4	640	23	4/18	27.82	5.46	30.56	1	-	-
KEA Upashantha	1995-2002	23	24	1230	205.0	16	1071	23	4/37	46.56	5.22	53.47	1	-	-
PLS Gamage	2014-2018	17	21	1700	283.2	45	1105	23	4/57	48.04	3.90	73.91	1	-	-
KHRK Fernando	2002-2009	27	27	931	-	23	673	22	3/12	30.59	4.33	42.31	-	-	-
DPMD Jayawardene	1997-2015	733	65	1519	253.1	25	1117	22	2/1	50.77	4.41	69.04	-	-	-
S Jeganathan	1979-1988	16	16	1229	204.5	40	579	21	4/16	27.57	2.82	58.52	1	-	-
ASA Perera	1998-2001	29	29	1311	218.3	21	921	21	3/23	43.85	4.21	62.42	-	-	-
KJ Silva	1995-1998	8	12	1581	263.3	72	702	20	4/16	35.10	2.66	79.05	2	-	-
FS Ahangama	1985-1985	4	7	819	136.3	32	371	18	5/52	20.61	2.71	45.50	-	1	-
KTH Ratnayake	2024-2025	7	9	652	108.4	5	506	17	4/33	29.76	4.65	38.35	1	-	-
KN Amalean	1986-1988	10	10	562	93.4	9	363	16	4/46	22.68	3.87	35.12	2	-	-
SHU Karnain	1984-1990	19	14	635	105.5	4	505	16	5/26	31.56	4.77	39.68	-	1	-
RMMP Rathnayake	2023-2025	8	13	881	146.5	19	509	16	3/39	31.81	3.46	55.06	-	-	-
GRA de Silva	1975-1982	10	13	1267	211.1	44	647	16	3/41	40.43	3.06	79.18	-	-	-
PM Pushpakumara	2017-2018	6	8	974	162.2	14	625	15	3/28	41.66	3.85	64.93	-	-	-

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