Bowling Most Wickets Career

Most wickets for Sri Lanka in Tests

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
M Muralidaran	1992-2010	132	228	43715	7285.5	1786	18023	795	9/51	22.67	2.47	54.98	45	67	22
HMRKB Herath	1999-2018	93	170	25993	4332.1	814	12157	433	9/127	28.07	2.80	60.03	20	34	9
WPUJC Vaas	1994-2009	111	194	23438	3906.2	895	10501	355	7/71	29.58	2.68	66.02	20	12	2
RAS Lakmal	2010-2022	70	122	12443	2073.5	439	6232	171	5/47	36.44	3.00	72.76	7	4	0
MDK Perera	2014-2021	43	78	10805	1800.5	239	5780	161	6/32	35.90	3.20	67.11	8	8	2
NGRP Jayasuriya	2022-2025	22	41	7163	1193.5	184	3828	122	7/52	31.37	3.20	58.71	3	12	2
CBRLS Kumara	2016-2025	34	57	5810	968.2	136	3749	104	6/122	36.04	3.87	55.86	9	1	0
SL Malinga	2004-2010	30	59	5209	868.1	112	3349	101	5/50	33.15	3.85	51.57	7	3	0
CRD Fernando	2000-2012	40	68	6181	1030.1	143	3784	100	5/42	37.84	3.67	61.81	3	3	0
ST Jayasuriya	1991-2007	110	140	8188	1364.4	323	3366	98	5/34	34.34	2.46	83.55	6	2	0
GP Wickramasinghe	1991-2001	40	63	7260	1210.0	248	3559	85	6/60	41.87	2.94	85.41	2	3	0
MVT Fernando	2016-2025	28	49	4422	737.0	102	2595	81	5/101	32.03	3.52	54.59	5	1	0
AM Fernando	2021-2025	24	41	3721	620.1	82	2187	80	6/51	27.33	3.52	46.51	5	2	1
KTGD Prasad	2008-2015	25	44	4327	721.1	96	2698	75	5/50	35.97	3.74	57.69	5	1	0
RJ Ratnayake	1983-1992	23	35	4961	826.5	136	2563	73	6/66	35.10	3.09	67.95	3	5	0
RTM Mendis	2021-2025	16	30	4173	695.3	84	2212	71	6/70	31.15	3.18	58.77	5	5	1
L Embuldeniya	2019-2022	17	28	4845	807.3	141	2611	71	7/137	36.77	3.23	68.23	3	5	1
BAW Mendis	2008-2014	19	31	4730	788.2	118	2434	70	6/99	34.77	3.08	67.57	5	4	1
N Pradeep	2011-2017	28	53	5077	846.1	130	3003	70	6/132	42.90	3.54	72.52	6	1	0
HDPK Dharmasena	1993-2004	31	53	6939	1156.3	265	2920	69	6/72	42.31	2.52	100.56	1	3	0
DNT Zoysa	1997-2004	30	51	4422	737.0	160	2157	64	5/20	33.70	2.92	69.09	2	1	0
ALF de Mel	1982-1986	17	27	3518	586.2	92	2180	59	6/109	36.94	3.71	59.62	2	3	0
KR Pushpakumara	1994-2001	23	38	3792	632.0	98	2242	58	7/116	38.65	3.54	65.37	2	4	0
RMS Eranga	2011-2016	19	35	3891	648.3	125	2138	57	4/49	37.50	3.29	68.26	4	0	0
JR Ratnayeke	1982-1989	22	31	3833	638.5	118	1972	56	8/83	35.21	3.08	68.44	3	4	0
CAK Rajitha	2018-2024	18	29	2996	499.2	102	1627	55	5/56	29.58	3.25	54.47	1	2	0
UWMBCA Welegedara	2007-2014	21	35	3799	633.1	114	2273	55	5/52	41.32	3.58	69.07	2	2	0
KMDN Kulasekara	2005-2014	21	38	3567	594.3	120	1794	48	4/21	37.37	3.01	74.31	3	0	0
CPH Ramanayake	1988-1993	18	29	3654	609.0	109	1880	44	5/82	42.72	3.08	83.04	0	1	0
S Randiv	2010-2012	12	21	3146	524.2	70	1613	43	5/82	37.51	3.07	73.16	3	1	0
DM de Silva	2016-2025	65	95	4149	691.3	84	2301	43	3/25	53.51	3.32	96.48	0	0	0
SD Anurasiri	1986-1998	18	27	3973	662.1	152	1548	41	4/71	37.75	2.33	96.90	2	0	0
TM Dilshan	1999-2013	87	76	3385	564.1	83	1711	39	4/10	43.87	3.03	86.79	1	0	0
PADLR Sandakan	2016-2018	11	20	2063	343.5	37	1276	37	5/95	34.48	3.71	55.75	3	2	0
DS de Silva	1982-1984	12	19	3031	505.1	108	1347	37	5/59	36.40	2.66	81.91	2	1	0
UDU Chandana	1999-2005	16	29	2685	447.3	64	1535	37	6/179	41.48	3.43	72.56	0	3	1
A Dananjaya	2018-2019	6	12	1385	230.5	33	819	33	6/115	24.81	3.54	41.96	0	4	0
AD Mathews	2009-2025	119	86	3978	663.0	161	1798	33	4/44	54.48	2.71	120.54	1	0	0
KPJ Warnaweera	1986-1994	10	15	2333	388.5	90	1021	32	4/25	31.90	2.62	72.90	3	0	0
PVD Chameera	2015-2021	12	21	2022	337.0	28	1321	32	5/47	41.28	3.91	63.18	1	1	0
PA de Silva	1984-2002	93	58	2595	432.3	77	1208	29	3/30	41.65	2.79	89.48	0	0	0
VB John	1983-1984	6	9	1281	213.3	53	614	28	5/60	21.92	2.87	45.75	1	2	0
T Thushara	2003-2010	10	18	1668	278.0	35	1040	28	5/83	37.14	3.74	59.57	1	1	0
GF Labrooy	1986-1991	9	15	2158	359.4	58	1194	27	5/133	44.22	3.31	79.92	3	1	0
P Jayawickrama	2021-2022	5	10	1320	220.0	50	642	25	6/92	25.68	2.91	52.80	2	2	1
PHT Kaushal	2014-2015	7	14	1658	276.2	22	1105	25	5/42	44.20	3.99	66.32	1	2	0
MF Maharoof	2004-2011	22	35	2940	490.0	107	1631	25	4/52	65.24	3.32	117.60	1	0	0
MRCN Bandaratilleke	1998-2001	7	14	1722	287.0	83	698	23	5/36	30.34	2.43	74.86	2	1	0
KJ Silva	1995-1998	7	11	1533	255.3	72	647	20	4/16	32.35	2.53	76.65	2	0	0
AP Gurusinha	1985-1996	41	39	1408	234.4	47	681	20	2/7	34.05	2.90	70.40	0	0	0
FS Ahangama	1985-1985	3	6	801	133.3	32	348	18	5/52	19.33	2.60	44.50	0	1	0
TCB Fernando	2001-2002	9	17	1270	211.4	31	792	18	4/27	44.00	3.74	70.55	1	0	0
PDRL Perera	1999-2002	8	14	1130	188.2	31	661	17	3/40	38.88	3.50	66.47	0	0	0
DK Liyanage	1992-2001	9	15	1355	225.5	47	666	17	4/56	39.17	2.94	79.70	2	0	0
UC Hathurusingha	1991-1999	26	32	1962	327.0	99	789	17	4/66	46.41	2.41	115.41	1	0	0
HMCM Bandara	1998-2006	8	14	1152	192.0	29	633	16	3/84	39.56	3.29	72.00	0	0	0
KSC de Silva	1997-1999	8	14	1585	264.1	42	889	16	5/85	55.56	3.36	99.06	0	1	0
A Ranatunga	1982-2000	93	56	2373	395.3	114	1040	16	2/17	65.00	2.62	148.31	0	0	0
TT Samaraweera	2001-2013	81	35	1327	221.1	36	689	15	4/49	45.93	3.11	88.46	1	0	0
RMMP Rathnayake	2024-2025	5	9	689	114.5	16	393	14	3/39	28.07	3.42	49.21	0	0	0
PM Pushpakumara	2017-2018	4	6	860	143.2	14	520	14	3/28	37.14	3.62	61.42	0	0	0
MD Shanaka	2016-2021	6	8	762	127.0	19	431	13	3/46	33.15	3.39	58.61	0	0	0
KN Peiris	2024-2025	3	5	789	131.3	12	520	12	6/170	43.33	3.95	65.75	0	1	0
RS Kalpage	1993-1999	11	16	1576	262.4	49	774	12	2/27	64.50	2.94	131.33	0	0	0
WRS de Silva	2002-2007	3	6	432	72.0	18	209	11	4/35	19.00	2.90	39.27	1	0	0
TAM Siriwardana	2015-2016	5	9	413	68.5	6	257	11	3/25	23.36	3.73	37.54	0	0	0
RP Arnold	1997-2004	44	28	1334	222.2	45	598	11	3/76	54.36	2.68	121.27	0	0	0
NLTC Perera	2011-2012	6	8	954	159.0	20	653	11	4/63	59.36	4.10	86.72	1	0	0
RAP Nissanka	2003-2003	4	7	587	97.5	21	366	10	5/64	36.60	3.74	58.70	0	1	0
PLS Gamage	2017-2018	5	9	1112	185.2	39	573	10	2/38	57.30	3.09	111.20	0	0	0
KTH Ratnayake	2025-2025	2	4	604	100.4	5	389	9	3/102	43.22	3.86	67.11	0	0	0
AK Kuruppuarachchi	1986-1987	2	3	272	45.2	6	149	8	5/44	18.62	3.28	34.00	0	1	0
EAR de Silva	1985-1991	10	15	2328	388.0	87	1032	8	2/67	129.00	2.65	291.00	0	0	0
KIW Wijegunawardene	1991-1992	2	4	364	60.4	16	147	7	4/51	21.00	2.42	52.00	1	0	0
KN Amalean	1986-1988	2	2	244	40.4	2	156	7	4/97	22.28	3.83	34.85	1	0	0
GRA de Silva	1982-1982	4	7	962	160.2	41	385	7	2/38	55.00	2.40	137.42	0	0	0
DPMD Jayawardene	1997-2014	149	22	589	98.1	20	310	6	2/32	51.66	3.15	98.16	0	0	0
MKGCP Lakshitha	2002-2002	2	4	288	48.0	10	158	5	2/33	31.60	3.29	57.60	0	0	0
M Theekshana	2022-2022	2	4	365	60.5	10	188	5	2/28	37.60	3.09	73.00	0	0	0
JDF Vandersay	2022-2025	2	2	288	48.0	0	250	5	3/182	50.00	5.20	57.60	0	0	0
KS Lokuarachchi	2003-2004	4	6	594	99.0	20	295	5	2/47	59.00	2.97	118.80	0	0	0
KHRK Fernando	2002-2002	2	2	234	39.0	7	108	4	3/63	27.00	2.76	58.50	0	0	0
KEA Upashantha	1999-2002	2	3	306	51.0	5	200	4	2/41	50.00	3.92	76.50	0	0	0
PW Hasaranga	2020-2021	4	7	674	112.2	8	403	4	4/171	100.75	3.58	168.50	1	0	0
GS Dinusha	2025-2025	1	2	75	12.3	4	29	3	3/22	9.66	2.32	25.00	0	0	0
MAR Samarasekera	1988-1991	4	2	192	32.0	5	104	3	2/38	34.66	3.25	64.00	0	0	0
PHKD Mendis	2022-2025	14	7	126	21.0	0	112	3	3/32	37.33	5.33	42.00	0	0	0
DAS Gunaratne	2016-2017	6	6	156	26.0	1	114	3	2/28	38.00	4.38	52.00	0	0	0
AMJG Amerasinghe	1984-1984	2	3	300	50.0	9	150	3	2/73	50.00	3.00	100.00	0	0	0
MAWR Madurasinghe	1988-1992	3	4	396	66.0	12	172	3	3/60	57.33	2.60	132.00	0	0	0
D Hettiarachchi	2001-2001	1	2	162	27.0	7	41	2	2/36	20.50	1.51	81.00	0	0	0
G Wijekoon	2005-2005	2	3	114	19.0	4	66	2	2/49	33.00	3.47	57.00	0	0	0
PK Wijetunge	1993-1993	1	2	312	52.0	5	118	2	1/58	59.00	2.26	156.00	0	0	0
SMS Kaluperuma	1984-1988	4	6	240	40.0	8	124	2	2/17	62.00	3.10	120.00	0	0	0
FDM Karunaratne	2012-2025	100	15	312	52.0	5	202	2	1/12	101.00	3.88	156.00	0	0	0
MS Atapattu	1990-2007	90	5	48	8.0	0	24	1	1/9	24.00	3.00	48.00	0	0	0
LPC Silva	2006-2008	11	3	102	17.0	2	65	1	1/57	65.00	3.82	102.00	0	0	0
AN Ranasinghe	1982-1982	2	3	114	19.0	1	69	1	1/23	69.00	3.63	114.00	0	0	0
CKB Kulasekara	2011-2011	1	2	168	28.0	7	80	1	1/65	80.00	2.85	168.00	0	0	0
NT Paranavitana	2009-2012	32	6	102	17.0	0	86	1	1/26	86.00	5.05	102.00	0	0	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]