Bowling Most Wickets Career

Cricket Records for England vs Sri Lanka in Test matches

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5
M Muralidaran (SL)	1993-2007	16	30	6613	1102.1	348	2247	112	9/65	20.06	2.03	59.04	8	8
JM Anderson (ENG)	2003-2021	14	26	2881	480.1	130	1287	58	6/40	22.18	2.68	49.67	1	5
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	2001-2007	15	28	3386	564.2	118	1537	49	6/73	31.36	2.72	69.10	3	1
HMRKB Herath (SL)	2011-2018	11	19	2981	496.5	76	1431	43	6/74	33.27	2.88	69.32	2	3
MJ Hoggard (ENG)	2002-2007	9	17	2172	362.0	74	1105	37	5/92	29.86	3.05	58.70	2	1
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2007-2021	12	23	2490	415.0	91	1210	33	4/21	36.66	2.91	75.45	2	-
AF Giles (ENG)	2001-2003	8	14	2377	396.1	90	1038	31	5/116	33.48	2.62	76.67	4	1
GP Swann (ENG)	2011-2012	5	10	1347	224.3	29	638	28	6/82	22.78	2.84	48.10	2	2
MJ Leach (ENG)	2018-2021	5	10	1521	253.3	30	740	28	5/83	26.42	2.91	54.32	2	2
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1991-2007	14	24	2241	373.3	100	780	27	4/24	28.88	2.08	83.00	3	-
MDK Perera (SL)	2018-2021	5	10	1573	262.1	29	795	27	5/75	29.44	3.03	58.25	2	2
A Flintoff (ENG)	2002-2006	9	17	1997	332.5	63	887	27	3/42	32.85	2.66	73.96	-	-
MM Ali (ENG)	2014-2018	8	15	1350	225.0	30	802	23	4/66	34.86	3.56	58.69	4	-
LE Plunkett (ENG)	2006-2014	5	10	1125	187.3	31	629	22	5/64	28.59	3.35	51.13	1	1
MS Panesar (ENG)	2006-2012	7	11	1687	281.1	68	716	20	5/78	35.80	2.54	84.35	-	1
RAS Lakmal (SL)	2011-2021	11	18	1646	274.2	45	1002	17	3/73	58.94	3.65	96.82	-	-
D Gough (ENG)	1998-2001	4	6	672	112.0	21	376	16	4/50	23.50	3.35	42.00	2	-
AR Caddick (ENG)	2001-2002	6	10	1081	180.1	42	501	16	4/55	31.31	2.78	67.56	1	-
N Pradeep (SL)	2014-2016	5	9	1038	173.0	31	621	16	4/107	38.81	3.58	64.87	2	-
RMS Eranga (SL)	2014-2016	5	9	1148	191.2	40	681	16	4/93	42.56	3.55	71.75	1	-
CRD Fernando (SL)	2001-2011	8	15	1073	178.5	19	724	16	3/27	45.25	4.04	67.06	-	-
CT Tremlett (ENG)	2011-2011	3	6	696	116.0	30	351	15	6/48	23.40	3.02	46.40	1	1
L Embuldeniya (SL)	2021-2021	2	4	714	119.0	16	415	15	7/137	27.66	3.48	47.60	-	1
ST Finn (ENG)	2011-2016	5	9	827	137.5	19	417	14	4/108	29.78	3.02	59.07	1	-
DM Bess (ENG)	2021-2021	2	4	511	85.1	10	255	12	5/30	21.25	2.99	42.58	1	1
AU Rashid (ENG)	2018-2018	3	6	594	99.0	7	338	12	5/49	28.16	3.41	49.50	-	1
UWMBCA Welegedara (SL)	2007-2012	4	7	648	108.0	14	424	12	4/122	35.33	3.92	54.00	1	-
JE Emburey (ENG)	1982-1993	3	6	672	112.0	30	291	11	6/33	26.45	2.59	61.09	-	1
IT Botham (ENG)	1982-1991	3	6	581	96.5	19	310	11	6/90	28.18	3.20	52.81	-	1
A Dananjaya (SL)	2018-2018	2	4	467	77.5	5	378	10	6/115	37.80	4.85	46.70	-	1
SL Malinga (SL)	2006-2007	5	10	880	146.4	20	491	10	3/78	49.10	3.34	88.00	-	-
AJ Tudor (ENG)	2002-2002	2	4	389	64.5	18	159	9	4/65	17.66	2.45	43.22	1	-
ALF de Mel (SL)	1982-1984	2	3	403	67.1	16	213	9	4/70	23.66	3.17	44.77	2	-
RDB Croft (ENG)	2001-2001	3	5	666	111.0	28	258	9	4/56	28.66	2.32	74.00	1	-
PM Pushpakumara (SL)	2018-2018	2	4	492	82.0	10	282	9	3/28	31.33	3.43	54.66	-	-
DL Underwood (ENG)	1982-1982	1	2	335	55.5	21	95	8	5/28	11.87	1.70	41.87	-	1
PAJ DeFreitas (ENG)	1991-1991	1	2	288	48.0	16	115	8	7/70	14.37	2.39	36.00	-	1
CR Woakes (ENG)	2016-2016	2	4	321	53.3	18	150	8	3/9	18.75	2.80	40.12	-	-
KPJ Warnaweera (SL)	1993-1993	1	2	391	65.1	15	188	8	4/90	23.50	2.88	48.87	2	-
PCR Tufnell (ENG)	1991-1993	2	4	493	82.1	22	259	8	5/94	32.37	3.15	61.62	-	1
CC Lewis (ENG)	1991-1993	2	4	402	67.0	15	147	7	4/66	21.00	2.19	57.42	1	-
PJ Newport (ENG)	1988-1988	1	2	285	47.3	11	164	7	4/87	23.42	3.45	40.71	1	-
PADLR Sandakan (SL)	2018-2018	1	2	228	38.0	1	171	7	5/95	24.42	4.50	32.57	-	1
KTGD Prasad (SL)	2012-2014	2	3	390	65.0	16	188	7	5/50	26.85	2.89	55.71	-	1
SI Mahmood (ENG)	2006-2006	2	4	396	66.0	10	212	7	3/50	30.28	3.21	56.57	-	-
S Randiv (SL)	2012-2012	2	4	427	71.1	6	223	7	4/74	31.85	3.13	61.00	1	-
DV Lawrence (ENG)	1988-1991	2	4	445	74.1	19	255	7	2/61	36.42	3.43	63.57	-	-
HDPK Dharmasena (SL)	1998-2003	5	10	1185	197.3	51	466	7	1/21	66.57	2.35	169.28	-	-
BA Stokes (ENG)	2016-2018	4	6	228	38.0	6	127	6	3/30	21.16	3.34	38.00	-	-
SJ Harmison (ENG)	2007-2007	2	2	455	75.5	13	215	6	3/104	35.83	2.83	75.83	-	-
RJ Kirtley (ENG)	2003-2003	2	3	486	81.0	18	302	6	2/62	50.33	3.72	81.00	-	-
DNT Zoysa (SL)	2001-2002	3	5	534	89.0	14	310	6	3/93	51.66	3.48	89.00	-	-
GJ Batty (ENG)	2003-2003	3	5	746	124.2	20	396	6	3/55	66.00	3.18	124.33	-	-
PDRL Perera (SL)	2002-2002	1	2	246	41.0	4	138	5	3/48	27.60	3.36	49.20	-	-
NA Foster (ENG)	1988-1988	1	2	324	54.0	15	149	5	3/51	29.80	2.75	64.80	-	-
RJ Ratnayake (SL)	1991-1991	1	2	318	53.0	8	160	5	5/69	32.00	3.01	63.60	-	1
DS de Silva (SL)	1982-1984	2	3	527	87.5	32	177	5	3/54	35.40	2.01	105.40	-	-
SD Anurasiri (SL)	1991-1991	1	2	319	53.1	12	180	5	3/135	36.00	3.38	63.80	-	-
AD Mathews (SL)	2012-2021	11	7	456	76.0	21	197	5	4/44	39.40	2.59	91.20	1	-
DG Cork (ENG)	1998-2002	2	3	441	73.3	16	224	5	3/93	44.80	3.04	88.20	-	-
CJ Jordan (ENG)	2014-2014	2	4	538	89.4	26	273	5	3/102	54.60	3.04	107.60	-	-
RJ Sidebottom (ENG)	2007-2007	3	4	660	110.0	18	318	5	3/100	63.60	2.89	132.00	-	-
CPH Ramanayake (SL)	1988-1993	3	5	548	91.2	12	329	5	2/75	65.80	3.60	109.60	-	-
GRA de Silva (SL)	1982-1982	1	2	282	47.0	18	98	4	2/46	24.50	2.08	70.50	-	-
VB John (SL)	1984-1984	1	1	235	39.1	12	98	4	4/98	24.50	2.50	58.75	1	-
GF Labrooy (SL)	1988-1988	1	2	294	49.0	7	143	4	4/119	35.75	2.91	73.50	1	-
SM Curran (ENG)	2018-2021	4	7	303	50.3	8	164	4	2/37	41.00	3.24	75.75	-	-
C White (ENG)	2001-2001	3	4	415	69.1	13	237	4	2/42	59.25	3.42	103.75	-	-
TCB Fernando (SL)	2002-2002	2	3	419	69.5	8	271	4	3/83	67.75	3.88	104.75	-	-
TM Dilshan (SL)	2001-2012	13	9	454	75.4	10	290	4	2/73	72.50	3.83	113.50	-	-
DR Pringle (ENG)	1988-1988	1	2	107	17.5	3	47	3	2/17	15.66	2.63	35.66	-	-
PVD Chameera (SL)	2016-2016	1	1	102	17.0	-	64	3	3/64	21.33	3.76	34.00	-	-
MD Shanaka (SL)	2016-2021	2	2	120	20.0	4	68	3	3/46	22.66	3.40	40.00	-	-
RGD Willis (ENG)	1982-1982	1	2	168	28.0	10	70	3	2/46	23.33	2.50	56.00	-	-
TAM Siriwardana (SL)	2016-2016	1	2	92	15.2	-	72	3	2/35	24.00	4.69	30.66	-	-
PW Jarvis (ENG)	1993-1993	1	2	203	33.5	3	90	3	3/76	30.00	2.66	67.66	-	-
MAR Samarasekera (SL)	1988-1988	1	2	192	32.0	5	104	3	2/38	34.66	3.25	64.00	-	-
JE Root (ENG)	2014-2021	10	11	235	39.1	6	107	3	2/0	35.66	2.73	78.33	-	-
ARC Fraser (ENG)	1998-1998	1	2	150	25.0	3	114	3	3/95	38.00	4.56	50.00	-	-
PD Collingwood (ENG)	2003-2007	8	8	275	45.5	10	116	3	2/25	38.66	2.53	91.66	-	-
J Lewis (ENG)	2006-2006	1	2	246	41.0	9	122	3	3/68	40.66	2.97	82.00	-	-
SR Patel (ENG)	2012-2012	2	4	354	59.0	15	122	3	2/27	40.66	2.06	118.00	-	-
PI Pocock (ENG)	1984-1984	1	2	420	70.0	27	153	3	2/75	51.00	2.18	140.00	-	-
MA Wood (ENG)	2021-2021	2	3	330	55.0	10	154	3	3/84	51.33	2.80	110.00	-	-
AP Gurusinha (SL)	1991-1993	2	2	66	11.0	4	19	2	2/7	9.50	1.72	33.00	-	-
A Ranatunga (SL)	1982-1998	5	4	112	18.4	8	31	2	1/6	15.50	1.66	56.00	-	-
D Hettiarachchi (SL)	2001-2001	1	2	162	27.0	7	41	2	2/36	20.50	1.51	81.00	-	-
TT Bresnan (ENG)	2012-2012	1	2	210	35.0	8	71	2	2/47	35.50	2.02	105.00	-	-
AM Fernando (SL)	2021-2021	2	2	144	24.0	3	75	2	2/44	37.50	3.12	72.00	-	-
RTM Mendis (SL)	2021-2021	1	2	156	26.0	1	96	2	1/48	48.00	3.69	78.00	-	-
GP Wickramasinghe (SL)	1998-1998	1	2	204	34.0	4	97	2	2/81	48.50	2.85	102.00	-	-
BC Hollioake (ENG)	1998-1998	1	2	162	27.0	2	116	2	2/105	58.00	4.29	81.00	-	-
UDU Chandana (SL)	2003-2003	2	4	378	63.0	18	148	2	2/82	74.00	2.34	189.00	-	-
JR Ratnayeke (SL)	1984-1988	2	3	366	61.0	9	173	2	2/107	86.50	2.83	183.00	-	-
JP Agnew (ENG)	1984-1984	1	2	258	43.0	6	177	2	2/123	88.50	4.11	129.00	-	-
NLTC Perera (SL)	2011-2011	2	2	288	48.0	8	182	2	2/101	91.00	3.79	144.00	-	-
KMDN Kulasekara (SL)	2006-2014	3	4	450	75.0	10	282	2	1/65	141.00	3.76	225.00	-	-
MF Maharoof (SL)	2006-2011	5	5	546	91.0	15	340	2	1/92	170.00	3.73	273.00	-	-
IJL Trott (ENG)	2011-2012	5	3	78	13.0	1	58	1	1/5	58.00	4.46	78.00	-	-
LPC Silva (SL)	2007-2007	3	2	90	15.0	2	60	1	1/57	60.00	4.00	90.00	-	-

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Chattogram, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 30-Apr 3, 2024 [Test # 2537]

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Sylhet, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Mar 22-25, 2024 [Test # 2536]

India v England at Dharamsala, ICC World Test Championship 5th Test, Mar 7-9, 2024 [Test # 2534]