Bowling Most Wickets Career - Sri Lanka

Cricket Records in World Cup

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5
M Muralidaran	1996-2011	40	39	2061	343.3	15	1335	68	4/19	19.63	3.88	30.30	4	-
SL Malinga	2007-2019	29	28	1394	232.2	11	1281	56	6/38	22.87	5.51	24.89	2	1
WPUJC Vaas	1996-2007	31	31	1570	261.4	39	1040	49	6/25	21.22	3.97	32.04	1	1
ST Jayasuriya	1992-2007	38	31	1315	219.1	4	1060	27	3/12	39.25	4.83	48.70	-	-
D Madushanka	2023-2023	9	9	470	78.2	4	525	21	5/80	25.00	6.70	22.38	1	1
AD Mathews	2011-2023	27	17	575	95.5	3	491	19	3/41	25.84	5.12	30.26	-	-
TM Dilshan	2007-2015	27	22	607	101.1	5	447	18	4/4	24.83	4.41	33.72	1	-
ALF de Mel	1983-1987	9	9	542	90.2	13	449	18	5/32	24.94	4.97	30.11	-	2
GP Wickramasinghe	1992-1999	17	16	817	136.1	8	625	16	3/30	39.06	4.58	51.06	-	-
PA de Silva	1987-2003	35	22	810	135.0	2	671	16	3/42	41.93	4.97	50.62	-	-
NLTC Perera	2011-2019	16	16	677	112.5	1	661	14	3/24	47.21	5.85	48.35	-	-
CRD Fernando	2003-2007	16	16	578	96.2	8	546	13	3/41	42.00	5.66	44.46	-	-
RJ Ratnayake	1983-1987	9	9	534	89.0	6	437	12	2/18	36.41	4.91	44.50	-	-
JR Ratnayeke	1987-1987	6	6	324	54.0	2	313	10	3/41	31.30	5.79	32.40	-	-
CAK Rajitha	2019-2023	8	8	402	67.0	1	459	10	4/50	45.90	6.85	40.20	1	-
DS de Silva	1975-1983	11	11	660	110.0	12	463	10	3/29	46.30	4.20	66.00	-	-
MF Maharoof	2007-2007	6	6	264	44.0	5	198	9	4/23	22.00	4.50	29.33	2	-
KMDN Kulasekara	2007-2015	11	11	452	75.2	7	355	9	3/16	39.44	4.71	50.22	-	-
SD Anurasiri	1987-1992	11	11	630	105.0	4	455	9	3/41	50.55	4.33	70.00	-	-
BAW Mendis	2011-2011	6	5	256	42.4	5	134	7	3/35	19.14	3.14	36.57	-	-
AP Gurusinha	1987-1996	18	9	318	53.0	-	307	7	2/67	43.85	5.79	45.42	-	-
RAS Lakmal	2015-2019	7	7	310	51.4	1	320	7	2/36	45.71	6.19	44.28	-	-
RP Arnold	2003-2007	21	9	202	33.4	-	178	6	3/47	29.66	5.28	33.66	-	-
HDPK Dharmasena	1996-1996	6	6	336	56.0	1	249	6	2/30	41.50	4.44	56.00	-	-
HMRKB Herath	2011-2015	8	7	383	63.5	2	280	6	2/46	46.66	4.38	63.83	-	-
I Udana	2019-2019	7	7	309	51.3	-	296	6	2/41	49.33	5.74	51.50	-	-
M Theekshana	2023-2023	8	8	428	71.2	1	382	6	2/44	63.66	5.35	71.33	-	-
A Ranatunga	1983-1999	30	15	487	81.1	2	460	6	2/26	76.66	5.66	81.16	-	-
UC Hathurusingha	1992-1992	4	2	102	17.0	-	97	5	4/57	19.40	5.70	20.40	1	-
N Pradeep	2019-2019	3	3	174	29.0	2	157	5	4/31	31.40	5.41	34.80	1	-
ARM Opatha	1975-1979	5	5	253	42.1	1	180	5	3/31	36.00	4.26	50.60	-	-
CPH Ramanayake	1992-1992	8	8	388	64.4	6	265	5	2/37	53.00	4.09	77.60	-	-
PVD Chameera	2015-2023	6	6	243	40.3	3	276	5	3/51	55.20	6.81	48.60	-	-
DM de Silva	2019-2023	15	14	372	62.0	-	371	5	3/32	74.20	5.98	74.40	-	-
RAP Nissanka	2003-2003	4	4	150	25.0	3	112	4	4/12	28.00	4.48	37.50	1	-
S Jeganathan	1987-1987	3	3	174	29.0	2	123	4	2/45	30.75	4.24	43.50	-	-
B Warnapura	1975-1979	5	4	216	36.0	-	159	4	3/42	39.75	4.41	54.00	-	-
PW Gunaratne	2003-2003	6	6	228	38.0	1	230	4	2/24	57.50	6.05	57.00	-	-
RS Kalpage	1992-1992	7	6	300	50.0	-	241	4	2/33	60.25	4.82	75.00	-	-
VB John	1983-1987	11	11	596	99.2	10	477	4	1/49	119.25	4.80	149.00	-	-
CBRLS Kumara	2023-2023	2	2	66	11.0	-	82	3	3/35	27.33	7.45	22.00	-	-
DLS de Silva	1979-1979	2	2	120	20.0	2	54	2	2/36	27.00	2.70	60.00	-	-
BMAJ Mendis	2015-2019	5	5	97	16.1	-	88	2	2/5	44.00	5.44	48.50	-	-
DPMD Jayawardene	1999-2015	40	4	144	24.0	-	131	2	2/56	65.50	5.45	72.00	-	-
HSM Pieris	1975-1975	3	3	132	22.0	-	135	2	2/68	67.50	6.13	66.00	-	-
M Pathirana	2023-2023	2	2	114	19.0	-	185	2	1/90	92.50	9.73	57.00	-	-
DN Wellalage	2023-2023	3	3	176	29.2	-	196	2	1/53	98.00	6.68	88.00	-	-
TT Samaraweera	2011-2011	9	1	12	2.0	-	4	1	1/4	4.00	2.00	12.00	-	-
JDF Vandersay	2019-2019	1	1	42	7.0	-	50	1	1/50	50.00	7.14	42.00	-	-
HMCM Bandara	2007-2007	1	1	58	9.4	-	53	1	1/53	53.00	5.48	58.00	-	-
GF Labrooy	1992-1992	1	1	60	10.0	1	68	1	1/68	68.00	6.80	60.00	-	-
GRA de Silva	1975-1979	2	2	114	19.0	2	85	1	1/39	85.00	4.47	114.00	-	-
KR Pushpakumara	1996-1996	2	2	90	15.0	-	99	1	1/53	99.00	6.60	90.00	-	-
LWS Kaluperuma	1975-1975	3	3	166	27.4	2	102	1	1/50	102.00	3.68	166.00	-	-
S Prasanna	2015-2015	2	2	108	18.0	-	134	1	1/77	134.00	7.44	108.00	-	-
KEA Upashantha	1999-1999	3	3	168	28.0	1	161	1	1/43	161.00	5.75	168.00	-	-

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

India v Australia at Ahmedabad, ICC Cricket World Cup final, Nov 19, 2023 [ODI # 4705]

Australia v South Africa at Eden Gardens, ICC Cricket World Cup 2nd semi final, Nov 16, 2023 [ODI # 4704]

India v New Zealand at Wankhede, ICC Cricket World Cup 1st semi final, Nov 15, 2023 [ODI # 4703]