Bowling Most Wickets Career

Records for Sri Lanka in Test matches

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5
M Muralidaran	1992-2010	132	228	43715	7285.5	1786	18023	795	9/51	22.67	2.47	54.98	45	67
HMRKB Herath	1999-2018	93	170	25993	4332.1	814	12157	433	9/127	28.07	2.80	60.03	20	34
WPUJC Vaas	1994-2009	111	194	23438	3906.2	895	10501	355	7/71	29.58	2.68	66.02	20	12
RAS Lakmal	2010-2022	70	122	12443	2073.5	439	6232	171	5/47	36.44	3.00	72.76	7	4
MDK Perera	2014-2021	43	78	10805	1800.5	239	5780	161	6/32	35.90	3.20	67.11	8	8
SL Malinga	2004-2010	30	59	5209	868.1	112	3349	101	5/50	33.15	3.85	51.57	7	3
CRD Fernando	2000-2012	40	68	6181	1030.1	143	3784	100	5/42	37.84	3.67	61.81	3	3
ST Jayasuriya	1991-2007	110	140	8188	1364.4	323	3366	98	5/34	34.34	2.46	83.55	6	2
GP Wickramasinghe	1991-2001	40	63	7260	1210.0	248	3559	85	6/60	41.87	2.94	85.41	2	3
KTGD Prasad	2008-2015	25	44	4327	721.1	96	2698	75	5/50	35.97	3.74	57.69	5	1
CBRLS Kumara	2016-2023	26	42	4655	775.5	107	2995	74	6/122	40.47	3.86	62.90	6	1
RJ Ratnayake	1983-1992	23	35	4961	826.5	136	2563	73	6/66	35.10	3.09	67.95	3	5
L Embuldeniya	2019-2022	17	28	4845	807.3	141	2611	71	7/137	36.77	3.23	68.23	3	5
BAW Mendis	2008-2014	19	31	4730	788.2	118	2434	70	6/99	34.77	3.08	67.57	5	4
N Pradeep	2011-2017	28	53	5077	846.1	130	3003	70	6/132	42.90	3.54	72.52	6	1
HDPK Dharmasena	1993-2004	31	53	6939	1156.3	265	2920	69	6/72	42.31	2.52	100.56	1	3
DNT Zoysa	1997-2004	30	51	4422	737.0	160	2157	64	5/20	33.70	2.92	69.09	2	1
RTM Mendis	2021-2023	14	26	3726	621.0	79	1931	63	6/70	30.65	3.10	59.14	5	5
NGRP Jayasuriya	2022-2023	9	16	3041	506.5	95	1580	59	7/52	26.77	3.11	51.54	2	6
ALF de Mel	1982-1986	17	27	3518	586.2	92	2180	59	6/109	36.94	3.71	59.62	2	3
KR Pushpakumara	1994-2001	23	38	3792	632.0	98	2242	58	7/116	38.65	3.54	65.37	2	4
RMS Eranga	2011-2016	19	35	3891	648.3	125	2138	57	4/49	37.50	3.29	68.26	4	-
JR Ratnayeke	1982-1989	22	31	3833	638.5	118	1972	56	8/83	35.21	3.08	68.44	3	4
UWMBCA Welegedara	2007-2014	21	35	3799	633.1	114	2273	55	5/52	41.32	3.58	69.07	2	2
MVT Fernando	2016-2023	20	33	3042	507.0	62	1869	50	5/101	37.38	3.68	60.84	3	1
KMDN Kulasekara	2005-2014	21	38	3567	594.3	120	1794	48	4/21	37.37	3.01	74.31	3	-
CAK Rajitha	2018-2023	16	26	2696	449.2	93	1456	45	5/64	32.35	3.24	59.91	1	1
CPH Ramanayake	1988-1993	18	29	3654	609.0	109	1880	44	5/82	42.72	3.08	83.04	-	1
S Randiv	2010-2012	12	21	3146	524.2	70	1613	43	5/82	37.51	3.07	73.16	3	1
SD Anurasiri	1986-1998	18	27	3973	662.1	152	1548	41	4/71	37.75	2.33	96.90	2	-
TM Dilshan	1999-2013	87	76	3385	564.1	83	1711	39	4/10	43.87	3.03	86.79	1	-
PADLR Sandakan	2016-2018	11	20	2063	343.5	37	1276	37	5/95	34.48	3.71	55.75	3	2
DS de Silva	1982-1984	12	19	3031	505.1	108	1347	37	5/59	36.40	2.66	81.91	2	1
UDU Chandana	1999-2005	16	29	2685	447.3	64	1535	37	6/179	41.48	3.43	72.56	-	3
AM Fernando	2021-2023	12	18	1754	292.2	50	1014	35	6/51	28.97	3.46	50.11	2	1
DM de Silva	2016-2023	51	76	3525	587.3	73	1948	34	3/25	57.29	3.31	103.67	-	-
A Dananjaya	2018-2019	6	12	1385	230.5	33	819	33	6/115	24.81	3.54	41.96	-	4
AD Mathews	2009-2023	106	84	3948	658.0	159	1784	33	4/44	54.06	2.71	119.63	1	-
KPJ Warnaweera	1986-1994	10	15	2333	388.5	90	1021	32	4/25	31.90	2.62	72.90	3	-
PVD Chameera	2015-2021	12	21	2022	337.0	28	1321	32	5/47	41.28	3.91	63.18	1	1
PA de Silva	1984-2002	93	58	2595	432.3	77	1208	29	3/30	41.65	2.79	89.48	-	-
VB John	1983-1984	6	9	1281	213.3	53	614	28	5/60	21.92	2.87	45.75	1	2
T Thushara	2003-2010	10	18	1668	278.0	35	1040	28	5/83	37.14	3.74	59.57	1	1
GF Labrooy	1986-1991	9	15	2158	359.4	58	1194	27	5/133	44.22	3.31	79.92	3	1
P Jayawickrama	2021-2022	5	10	1320	220.0	50	642	25	6/92	25.68	2.91	52.80	2	2
PHT Kaushal	2014-2015	7	14	1658	276.2	22	1105	25	5/42	44.20	3.99	66.32	1	2
MF Maharoof	2004-2011	22	35	2940	490.0	107	1631	25	4/52	65.24	3.32	117.60	1	-
MRCN Bandaratilleke	1998-2001	7	14	1722	287.0	83	698	23	5/36	30.34	2.43	74.86	2	1
KJ Silva	1995-1998	7	11	1533	255.3	72	647	20	4/16	32.35	2.53	76.65	2	-
AP Gurusinha	1985-1996	41	39	1408	234.4	47	681	20	2/7	34.05	2.90	70.40	-	-
FS Ahangama	1985-1985	3	6	801	133.3	32	348	18	5/52	19.33	2.60	44.50	-	1
TCB Fernando	2001-2002	9	17	1270	211.4	31	792	18	4/27	44.00	3.74	70.55	1	-
PDRL Perera	1999-2002	8	14	1130	188.2	31	661	17	3/40	38.88	3.50	66.47	-	-
DK Liyanage	1992-2001	9	15	1355	225.5	47	666	17	4/56	39.17	2.94	79.70	2	-
UC Hathurusingha	1991-1999	26	32	1962	327.0	99	789	17	4/66	46.41	2.41	115.41	1	-
HMCM Bandara	1998-2006	8	14	1152	192.0	29	633	16	3/84	39.56	3.29	72.00	-	-
KSC de Silva	1997-1999	8	14	1585	264.1	42	889	16	5/85	55.56	3.36	99.06	-	1
A Ranatunga	1982-2000	93	56	2373	395.3	114	1040	16	2/17	65.00	2.62	148.31	-	-
TT Samaraweera	2001-2013	81	35	1327	221.1	36	689	15	4/49	45.93	3.11	88.46	1	-
PM Pushpakumara	2017-2018	4	6	860	143.2	14	520	14	3/28	37.14	3.62	61.42	-	-
MD Shanaka	2016-2021	6	8	762	127.0	19	431	13	3/46	33.15	3.39	58.61	-	-
RS Kalpage	1993-1999	11	16	1576	262.4	49	774	12	2/27	64.50	2.94	131.33	-	-
WRS de Silva	2002-2007	3	6	432	72.0	18	209	11	4/35	19.00	2.90	39.27	1	-
TAM Siriwardana	2015-2016	5	9	413	68.5	6	257	11	3/25	23.36	3.73	37.54	-	-
RP Arnold	1997-2004	44	28	1334	222.2	45	598	11	3/76	54.36	2.68	121.27	-	-
NLTC Perera	2011-2012	6	8	954	159.0	20	653	11	4/63	59.36	4.10	86.72	1	-
RAP Nissanka	2003-2003	4	7	587	97.5	21	366	10	5/64	36.60	3.74	58.70	-	1
PLS Gamage	2017-2018	5	9	1112	185.2	39	573	10	2/38	57.30	3.09	111.20	-	-
AK Kuruppuarachchi	1986-1987	2	3	272	45.2	6	149	8	5/44	18.62	3.28	34.00	-	1
EAR de Silva	1985-1991	10	15	2328	388.0	87	1032	8	2/67	129.00	2.65	291.00	-	-
KIW Wijegunawardene	1991-1992	2	4	364	60.4	16	147	7	4/51	21.00	2.42	52.00	1	-
KN Amalean	1986-1988	2	2	244	40.4	2	156	7	4/97	22.28	3.83	34.85	1	-
GRA de Silva	1982-1982	4	7	962	160.2	41	385	7	2/38	55.00	2.40	137.42	-	-
DPMD Jayawardene	1997-2014	149	22	589	98.1	20	310	6	2/32	51.66	3.15	98.16	-	-
MKGCP Lakshitha	2002-2002	2	4	288	48.0	10	158	5	2/33	31.60	3.29	57.60	-	-
M Theekshana	2022-2022	2	4	365	60.5	10	188	5	2/28	37.60	3.09	73.00	-	-
KS Lokuarachchi	2003-2004	4	6	594	99.0	20	295	5	2/47	59.00	2.97	118.80	-	-
KHRK Fernando	2002-2002	2	2	234	39.0	7	108	4	3/63	27.00	2.76	58.50	-	-
KEA Upashantha	1999-2002	2	3	306	51.0	5	200	4	2/41	50.00	3.92	76.50	-	-
PWH de Silva	2020-2021	4	7	674	112.2	8	403	4	4/171	100.75	3.58	168.50	1	-
MAR Samarasekera	1988-1991	4	2	192	32.0	5	104	3	2/38	34.66	3.25	64.00	-	-
DAS Gunaratne	2016-2017	6	6	156	26.0	1	114	3	2/28	38.00	4.38	52.00	-	-
AMJG Amerasinghe	1984-1984	2	3	300	50.0	9	150	3	2/73	50.00	3.00	100.00	-	-
MAWR Madurasinghe	1988-1992	3	4	396	66.0	12	172	3	3/60	57.33	2.60	132.00	-	-
D Hettiarachchi	2001-2001	1	2	162	27.0	7	41	2	2/36	20.50	1.51	81.00	-	-
G Wijekoon	2005-2005	2	3	114	19.0	4	66	2	2/49	33.00	3.47	57.00	-	-
JDF Vandersay	2022-2022	1	1	60	10.0	-	68	2	2/68	34.00	6.80	30.00	-	-
PK Wijetunge	1993-1993	1	2	312	52.0	5	118	2	1/58	59.00	2.26	156.00	-	-
SMS Kaluperuma	1984-1988	4	6	240	40.0	8	124	2	2/17	62.00	3.10	120.00	-	-
FDM Karunaratne	2012-2023	88	14	308	51.2	5	199	2	1/12	99.50	3.87	154.00	-	-
MS Atapattu	1990-2007	90	5	48	8.0	-	24	1	1/9	24.00	3.00	48.00	-	-
LPC Silva	2006-2008	11	3	102	17.0	2	65	1	1/57	65.00	3.82	102.00	-	-
AN Ranasinghe	1982-1982	2	3	114	19.0	1	69	1	1/23	69.00	3.63	114.00	-	-
CKB Kulasekara	2011-2011	1	2	168	28.0	7	80	1	1/65	80.00	2.85	168.00	-	-
NT Paranavitana	2009-2012	32	6	102	17.0	-	86	1	1/26	86.00	5.05	102.00	-	-
BR Jurangpathy	1985-1986	2	2	150	25.0	3	93	1	1/69	93.00	3.72	150.00	-	-
MKDI Amerasinghe	2008-2008	1	2	150	25.0	1	105	1	1/62	105.00	4.20	150.00	-	-
KADM Fernando	2003-2003	2	4	126	21.0	2	107	1	1/29	107.00	5.09	126.00	-	-
MD Gunathilaka	2017-2018	8	6	198	33.0	3	111	1	1/16	111.00	3.36	198.00	-	-
BKG Mendis	2015-2023	60	9	132	22.0	1	118	1	1/10	118.00	5.36	132.00	-	-

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Colombo (SSC), ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Jul 24-27, 2023 [Test # 2514]

Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Galle, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Jul 16-20, 2023 [Test # 2511]

Sri Lanka v Ireland at Galle, 2nd Test, Apr 24-28, 2023 [Test # 2503]