Bowling Most Wickets Career

Most wickets for Sri Lanka in Tests+ODIs+T20Is

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
M Muralidaran	1992-2011	487	574	62430	10405.0	1981	30386	1331	9/51	22.82	2.92	46.90	60	77	22
WPUJC Vaas	1994-2009	438	519	39291	6548.3	1174	21584	760	8/19	28.40	3.29	51.69	29	16	2
SL Malinga	2004-2020	340	362	17944	2990.4	216	15334	546	6/38	28.08	5.12	32.86	19	13	-
HMRKB Herath	1999-2018	181	254	29600	4933.2	835	14892	525	9/127	28.36	3.01	56.38	21	35	9
ST Jayasuriya	1989-2011	582	529	23307	3884.3	368	15559	437	6/29	35.60	4.00	53.33	14	6	-
KMDN Kulasekara	2003-2017	263	277	13061	2176.5	232	10075	313	5/22	32.18	4.62	41.72	9	1	-
CRD Fernando	2000-2016	204	226	13006	2167.4	199	9860	301	6/27	32.75	4.54	43.20	5	4	-
RAS Lakmal	2009-2022	167	217	16532	2755.2	475	10096	288	5/47	35.05	3.66	57.40	10	4	-
BAW Mendis	2008-2015	145	154	9769	1628.1	157	6710	288	6/8	23.29	4.12	33.92	15	9	1
PW Hasaranga	2017-2025	146	146	5315	885.5	32	4916	234	7/19	21.00	5.54	22.71	9	4	-
NLTC Perera	2009-2021	252	228	7878	1313.0	49	7972	231	6/44	34.51	6.07	34.10	6	4	-
HDPK Dharmasena	1993-2004	172	187	13948	2324.4	305	7918	207	6/72	38.25	3.40	67.38	2	3	-
AD Mathews	2008-2025	435	321	10471	1745.1	221	7297	204	6/20	35.76	4.18	51.32	3	1	-
GP Wickramasinghe	1990-2002	174	195	12980	2163.2	297	7880	194	6/60	40.61	3.64	66.90	3	3	-
UDU Chandana	1994-2007	163	165	8827	1471.1	84	6353	188	6/179	33.79	4.31	46.95	4	4	1
CBRLS Kumara	2016-2025	92	114	7653	1275.3	141	5908	179	6/122	33.00	4.63	42.75	10	1	-
MDK Perera	2007-2021	59	91	11321	1886.5	241	6261	177	6/32	35.37	3.31	63.96	8	8	2
DNT Zoysa	1997-2007	125	144	8681	1446.5	221	5370	172	5/20	31.22	3.71	50.47	4	2	-
MF Maharoof	2004-2016	139	148	7742	1290.2	157	5619	167	6/14	33.64	4.35	46.35	5	2	-
TM Dilshan	1999-2016	497	305	9523	1587.1	105	6802	154	4/4	44.16	4.28	61.83	4	-	-
RJ Ratnayake	1982-1993	93	105	8536	1422.4	171	5275	149	6/66	35.40	3.70	57.28	4	6	-
N Pradeep	2011-2022	93	116	7700	1283.2	150	5778	148	6/132	39.04	4.50	52.02	9	1	-
PVD Chameera	2015-2024	119	127	5360	893.2	44	4879	143	5/16	34.11	5.46	37.48	3	2	-
JR Ratnayeke	1982-1990	100	107	7406	1234.2	143	4838	141	8/83	34.31	3.91	52.52	4	4	-
M Theekshana	2021-2025	114	115	4228	704.4	25	3669	139	4/25	26.39	5.20	30.41	7	-	-
PA de Silva	1984-2003	401	214	7743	1290.3	104	5385	135	4/30	39.88	4.17	57.35	2	-	-
A Dananjaya	2012-2024	81	85	4201	700.1	40	3593	122	6/29	29.45	5.13	34.43	2	6	-
ALF de Mel	1982-1987	74	84	6253	1042.1	139	4417	118	6/109	37.43	4.23	52.99	3	5	-
NGRP Jayasuriya	2018-2025	23	41	7085	1180.5	182	3831	117	7/52	32.74	3.24	60.55	3	11	2
CAK Rajitha	2016-2024	70	81	4919	819.5	108	3795	115	5/56	33.00	4.62	42.77	3	2	-
CPH Ramanayake	1986-1995	80	91	6518	1086.2	152	3929	112	5/82	35.08	3.61	58.19	1	1	-
KTGD Prasad	2006-2015	50	69	5360	893.2	100	3711	107	5/50	34.68	4.15	50.09	5	1	-
AM Fernando	2017-2025	50	64	4405	734.1	82	3009	102	6/51	29.50	4.09	43.18	5	2	1
DM de Silva	2015-2025	199	193	6631	1105.1	84	4507	100	3/25	45.07	4.07	66.31	-	-	-
A Ranatunga	1982-2000	362	191	7083	1180.3	135	4797	95	4/14	50.49	4.06	74.55	1	-	-
PADLR Sandakan	2016-2021	62	70	4011	668.3	41	3372	87	5/95	38.75	5.04	46.10	5	2	-
S Randiv	2009-2016	50	57	4709	784.5	75	2966	86	5/42	34.48	3.77	54.75	3	2	-
T Thushara	2003-2010	54	62	3476	579.2	52	2612	85	5/47	30.72	4.50	40.89	1	2	-
RS Kalpage	1992-1999	97	97	5536	922.4	69	3749	85	4/36	44.10	4.06	65.12	2	-	-
MVT Fernando	2016-2024	36	56	4581	763.3	99	2887	84	5/101	34.36	3.78	54.53	5	1	-
KR Pushpakumara	1994-2001	54	69	5222	870.2	110	3423	82	7/116	41.74	3.93	63.68	2	4	-
RMS Eranga	2011-2016	41	55	4673	778.5	129	2914	81	4/49	35.97	3.74	57.69	4	-	-
SMSM Senanayake	2012-2016	74	72	2982	497.0	13	2519	78	4/13	32.29	5.06	38.23	2	-	-
RTM Mendis	2021-2025	24	36	4287	714.3	84	2334	77	6/70	30.31	3.26	55.67	5	5	1
SD Anurasiri	1986-1998	63	70	6073	1012.1	166	3012	73	4/71	41.26	2.97	83.19	2	-	-
MD Shanaka	2015-2024	179	107	2340	390.0	23	2149	73	5/43	29.43	5.51	32.05	-	1	-
GF Labrooy	1986-1992	53	59	4466	744.2	76	3070	72	5/57	42.63	4.12	62.02	4	2	-
L Embuldeniya	2019-2022	17	28	4845	807.3	141	2611	71	7/137	36.77	3.23	68.23	3	5	1
UWMBCA Welegedara	2007-2014	33	46	4292	715.2	119	2767	71	5/52	38.97	3.86	60.45	2	3	-
DS de Silva	1975-1985	53	59	5107	851.1	130	2904	69	5/59	42.08	3.41	74.01	2	1	-
KSC de Silva	1996-2000	46	51	3204	534.0	52	2212	68	5/85	32.52	4.14	47.11	-	1	-
VB John	1982-1987	51	54	3592	598.4	97	2269	62	5/60	36.59	3.79	57.93	1	2	-
D Madushanka	2022-2024	42	42	1500	250.0	14	1687	60	5/80	28.11	6.74	25.00	1	1	-
HMCM Bandara	1998-2010	43	46	2706	451.0	32	1961	56	4/31	35.01	4.34	48.32	2	-	-
JDF Vandersay	2015-2025	44	42	1769	294.5	7	1710	52	6/33	32.88	5.79	34.01	1	1	-
RP Arnold	1997-2007	225	112	3491	581.5	53	2337	51	3/47	45.82	4.01	68.45	-	-	-
C Karunaratne	2019-2023	69	64	1636	272.4	5	1866	49	4/43	38.08	6.84	33.38	1	-	-
M Pathirana	2022-2024	31	30	852	142.0	3	1100	47	4/24	23.40	7.74	18.12	3	-	-
AP Gurusinha	1985-1996	188	94	2993	498.5	55	2035	46	2/7	44.23	4.07	65.06	-	-	-
I Udana	2009-2021	56	53	1540	256.4	3	1865	45	3/11	41.44	7.26	34.22	-	-	-
DN Wellalage	2022-2025	34	34	1394	232.2	4	1196	43	5/27	27.81	5.14	32.41	1	2	-
S Prasanna	2011-2019	61	58	2383	397.1	13	2206	42	3/32	52.52	5.55	56.73	-	-	-
BMAJ Mendis	2010-2019	80	63	1614	269.0	2	1453	40	3/15	36.32	5.40	40.35	-	-	-
KS Lokuarachchi	2003-2012	27	29	1641	273.3	27	1068	38	4/44	28.10	3.90	43.18	1	-	-
KPJ Warnaweera	1986-1994	16	21	2627	437.5	93	1221	38	4/25	32.13	2.78	69.13	3	-	-
RAP Nissanka	2001-2003	27	30	1584	264.0	27	1223	37	5/64	33.05	4.63	42.81	1	1	-
PDRL Perera	1999-2007	29	35	2060	343.2	42	1558	36	3/23	43.27	4.53	57.22	-	-	-
TCB Fernando	2001-2003	26	34	1970	328.2	38	1378	33	5/67	41.75	4.19	59.69	1	1	-
P Jayawickrama	2021-2022	15	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	1991-1999	61	57	2916	486.0	108	1498	31	4/57	48.32	3.08	94.06	2	-	-
DAS Gunaratne	2016-2019	49	41	1139	189.5	4	1041	30	3/10	34.70	5.48	37.96	-	-	-
TAM Siriwardana	2015-2019	54	43	1152	192.0	8	1010	28	3/25	36.07	5.26	41.14	-	-	-
PW Gunaratne	2002-2003	23	23	959	159.5	6	908	27	4/44	33.62	5.68	35.51	1	-	-
DK Liyanage	1992-2001	25	31	1997	332.5	52	1176	27	4/56	43.55	3.53	73.96	2	-	-
TT Samaraweera	1998-2013	134	52	2029	338.1	38	1231	26	4/49	47.34	3.64	78.03	1	-	-
N Thushara	2022-2025	18	18	341	56.5	1	435	26	5/20	16.73	7.65	13.11	2	1	-
MRCN Bandaratilleke	1998-2001	10	17	1866	311.0	83	809	25	5/36	32.36	2.60	74.64	2	1	-
PHT Kaushal	2014-2015	8	15	1694	282.2	22	1130	25	5/42	45.20	4.00	67.76	1	2	-
EAR de Silva	1985-1992	38	43	3702	617.0	95	1999	25	3/38	79.96	3.23	148.08	-	-	-
Pramod Madushan	2022-2024	17	17	519	86.3	1	652	25	4/34	26.08	7.53	20.76	2	-	-
KIC Asalanka	2021-2025	134	36	637	106.1	4	560	22	4/18	25.45	5.27	28.95	1	-	-
B Fernando	2015-2025	24	23	567	94.3	-	726	21	2/12	34.57	7.68	27.00	-	-	-
KJ Silva	1995-1998	8	12	1581	263.3	72	702	20	4/16	35.10	2.66	79.05	2	-	-
SS Pathirana	2015-2017	23	23	860	143.2	2	839	20	3/37	41.95	5.85	43.00	-	-	-
PLS Gamage	2014-2018	14	18	1514	252.2	42	965	19	4/57	50.78	3.82	79.68	1	-	-
FS Ahangama	1985-1985	4	7	819	136.3	32	371	18	5/52	20.61	2.71	45.50	-	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	-
GRA de Silva	1975-1982	10	13	1267	211.1	44	647	16	3/41	40.43	3.06	79.18	-	-	-
KEA Upashantha	1995-2002	14	15	870	145.0	11	681	16	4/37	42.56	4.69	54.37	1	-	-
PM Pushpakumara	2017-2018	6	8	974	162.2	14	625	15	3/28	41.66	3.85	64.93	-	-	-
MD Gunathilaka	2015-2022	101	40	723	120.3	4	637	15	3/48	42.46	5.28	48.20	-	-	-
RMMP Rathnayake	2024-2025	5	9	689	114.5	16	393	14	3/39	28.07	3.42	49.21	-	-	-
MA Aponso	2016-2018	12	12	483	80.3	1	456	14	4/18	32.57	5.66	34.50	1	-	-
ASA Perera	1998-2001	23	23	987	164.3	14	702	14	2/25	50.14	4.26	70.50	-	-	-
DPMD Jayawardene	1997-2015	647	50	1174	195.4	21	862	14	2/32	61.57	4.40	83.85	-	-	-
MKGCP Lakshitha	2002-2003	9	11	588	98.0	12	412	13	2/33	31.69	4.20	45.23	-	-	-
KN Peiris	2024-2025	3	5	789	131.3	12	520	12	6/170	43.33	3.95	65.75	-	1	-
WRS de Silva	2002-2007	3	6	432	72.0	18	209	11	4/35	19.00	2.90	39.27	1	-	-

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Namibia vs Zimbabwe at Bulawayo, Namibia in Zimbabwe 5th T20I, May 24, 2022 [T20I # 1547]

Zimbabwe vs Namibia at Bulawayo, Namibia in Zimbabwe 4th T20I, May 22, 2022 [T20I # 1546]

Namibia vs Zimbabwe at Bulawayo, Namibia in Zimbabwe 3rd T20I, May 21, 2022 [T20I # 1544]