Cricket Records for Sri Lanka in Test matches
Most wickets in a series
Player | Mat | Balls | Overs | Mdns | Inns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Econ | SR | 4 | 5 | 10 | |
8 | 2131 | 355.1 | 50 | 15 | 1021 | 38 | 6/70 | 26.86 | 2.87 | 56.07 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ||
ICC World Test Championship, 2021-2023 | |||||||||||||||
5 | 1598 | 266.2 | 43 | 9 | 815 | 33 | 6/59 | 24.69 | 3.06 | 48.42 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||
ICC World Test Championship, 2021-2023 | |||||||||||||||
3 | 1219 | 203.1 | 84 | 6 | 294 | 30 | 9/51 | 9.8 | 1.44 | 40.63 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ||
Zimbabwe in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2001/02 | |||||||||||||||
7 | 2199 | 366.3 | 52 | 12 | 1229 | 30 | 7/137 | 40.96 | 3.35 | 73.3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
ICC World Test Championship, 2019-2021 | |||||||||||||||
3 | 870 | 145.0 | 41 | 6 | 357 | 28 | 7/64 | 12.75 | 2.46 | 31.07 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ||
Warne-Muralitharan Trophy (Australia in Sri Lanka), 2016 | |||||||||||||||
3 | 1255 | 209.1 | 37 | 6 | 649 | 28 | 6/59 | 23.17 | 3.10 | 44.82 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||
Australia in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2003/04 | |||||||||||||||
3 | 677 | 112.5 | 33 | 6 | 282 | 26 | 6/28 | 10.84 | 2.49 | 26.03 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ||
Bangladesh in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2007 | |||||||||||||||
3 | 1390 | 231.4 | 109 | 6 | 320 | 26 | 7/46 | 12.3 | 1.38 | 53.46 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||
England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2003/04 | |||||||||||||||
3 | 842 | 140.2 | 32 | 6 | 401 | 26 | 7/71 | 15.42 | 2.85 | 32.38 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||
West Indies in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2001/02 | |||||||||||||||
3 | 979 | 163.1 | 24 | 6 | 478 | 26 | 6/117 | 18.38 | 2.92 | 37.65 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2008 | |||||||||||||||
3 | 1366 | 227.4 | 52 | 6 | 480 | 26 | 7/84 | 18.46 | 2.10 | 52.53 | - | 3 | 1 | ||
South Africa in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2000 | |||||||||||||||
3 | 1279 | 213.1 | 50 | 6 | 516 | 26 | 6/71 | 19.84 | 2.42 | 49.19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ||
Sri Lanka in Pakistan Test Series, 1999/00 | |||||||||||||||
3 | 878 | 146.2 | 35 | 5 | 405 | 24 | 8/70 | 16.87 | 2.76 | 36.58 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
Sri Lanka in England Test Series, 2006 | |||||||||||||||
3 | 1306 | 217.4 | 53 | 6 | 536 | 24 | 6/81 | 22.33 | 2.46 | 54.41 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
West Indies in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2001/02 | |||||||||||||||
2 | 742 | 123.4 | 25 | 4 | 348 | 23 | 9/127 | 15.13 | 2.81 | 32.26 | - | 3 | 1 | ||
Pakistan in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2014 | |||||||||||||||
3 | 1065 | 177.3 | 51 | 6 | 444 | 23 | 8/87 | 19.3 | 2.50 | 46.3 | - | 2 | 1 | ||
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2001 | |||||||||||||||
6 | 1073 | 178.5 | 31 | 9 | 593 | 23 | 6/51 | 25.78 | 3.31 | 46.65 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
ICC World Test Championship, 2021-2023 | |||||||||||||||
2 | 978 | 163.0 | 31 | 4 | 397 | 22 | 7/97 | 18.04 | 2.43 | 44.45 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
South Africa in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2006 | |||||||||||||||
3 | 1014 | 169.0 | 20 | 6 | 527 | 22 | 5/75 | 23.95 | 3.11 | 46.09 | 1 | 2 | - | ||
England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2018/19 | |||||||||||||||
6 | 1614 | 269.0 | 57 | 9 | 788 | 22 | 5/35 | 35.81 | 2.92 | 73.36 | - | 2 | - | ||
ICC World Test Championship, 2021-2023 | |||||||||||||||
3 | 965 | 160.5 | 18 | 6 | 467 | 21 | 6/26 | 22.23 | 2.90 | 45.95 | - | 2 | 1 | ||
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2008 | |||||||||||||||
2 | 708 | 118.0 | 21 | 4 | 278 | 20 | 6/43 | 13.9 | 2.35 | 35.4 | - | 3 | 1 | ||
New Zealand in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2012/13 | |||||||||||||||
3 | 977 | 162.5 | 35 | 6 | 459 | 20 | 6/85 | 22.95 | 2.81 | 48.85 | 1 | 2 | - | ||
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1985 | |||||||||||||||
7 | 1244 | 207.2 | 67 | 12 | 511 | 20 | 5/47 | 25.55 | 2.46 | 62.2 | 2 | 1 | - | ||
ICC World Test Championship, 2019-2021 | |||||||||||||||
2 | 696 | 116.0 | 28 | 4 | 287 | 19 | 8/63 | 15.1 | 2.47 | 36.63 | - | 2 | 1 | ||
Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2016/17 | |||||||||||||||
2 | 714 | 119.0 | 23 | 4 | 341 | 19 | 6/74 | 17.94 | 2.86 | 37.57 | - | 3 | 1 | ||
England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2011/12 | |||||||||||||||
3 | 930 | 155.0 | 41 | 6 | 374 | 19 | 5/30 | 19.68 | 2.41 | 48.94 | 1 | 2 | - | ||
New Zealand in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1998 | |||||||||||||||
3 | 1124 | 187.2 | 50 | 6 | 411 | 19 | 6/55 | 21.63 | 2.19 | 59.15 | - | 2 | - | ||
England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2007/08 | |||||||||||||||
6 | 1167 | 194.3 | 48 | 10 | 600 | 19 | 5/64 | 31.57 | 3.08 | 61.42 | 1 | 1 | - | ||
ICC World Test Championship, 2021-2023 | |||||||||||||||
8 | 1389 | 231.3 | 32 | 13 | 816 | 19 | 5/101 | 42.94 | 3.52 | 73.1 | 1 | 1 | - | ||
ICC World Test Championship, 2019-2021 | |||||||||||||||
2 | 625 | 104.1 | 27 | 4 | 238 | 18 | 5/13 | 13.22 | 2.28 | 34.72 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||
Asian Test Championship (Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka in Pakistan/Sri Lanka), 2001/02 | |||||||||||||||
2 | 644 | 107.2 | 20 | 4 | 275 | 18 | 6/70 | 15.27 | 2.56 | 35.77 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
West Indies in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2021/22 | |||||||||||||||
3 | 801 | 133.3 | 32 | 6 | 348 | 18 | 5/52 | 19.33 | 2.60 | 44.5 | - | 1 | - | ||
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1985 | |||||||||||||||
2 | 453 | 75.3 | 20 | 4 | 175 | 17 | 8/46 | 10.29 | 2.31 | 26.64 | - | 2 | 1 | ||
West Indies in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2005 | |||||||||||||||
2 | 566 | 94.2 | 24 | 4 | 217 | 17 | 6/87 | 12.76 | 2.30 | 33.29 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
Sri Lanka in New Zealand Test Series, 2006/07 | |||||||||||||||
3 | 574 | 95.4 | 20 | 6 | 256 | 17 | 4/21 | 15.05 | 2.67 | 33.76 | 3 | - | - | ||
Pakistan in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2009 | |||||||||||||||
2 | 850 | 141.4 | 50 | 4 | 262 | 17 | 7/94 | 15.41 | 1.84 | 50 | - | 2 | 1 | ||
Zimbabwe in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1997/98 | |||||||||||||||
3 | 650 | 108.2 | 17 | 6 | 338 | 17 | 4/58 | 19.88 | 3.12 | 38.23 | 3 | - | - | ||
Sobers/Tissera Trophy (Sri Lanka in West Indies), 2018 | |||||||||||||||
2 | 826 | 137.4 | 38 | 4 | 370 | 17 | 7/52 | 21.76 | 2.68 | 48.58 | - | 2 | 1 | ||
Ireland in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2023 | |||||||||||||||
2 | 986 | 164.2 | 35 | 4 | 414 | 17 | 5/82 | 24.35 | 2.51 | 58 | 1 | 2 | - | ||
Pakistan in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2022 | |||||||||||||||
3 | 874 | 145.4 | 28 | 6 | 434 | 17 | 5/82 | 25.52 | 2.97 | 51.41 | - | 1 | - | ||
Australia in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1992 | |||||||||||||||
3 | 918 | 153.0 | 20 | 5 | 492 | 17 | 5/59 | 28.94 | 3.21 | 54 | 2 | 1 | - | ||
Sri Lanka in Pakistan Test Series, 1981/82 | |||||||||||||||
2 | 514 | 85.4 | 22 | 4 | 177 | 16 | 6/87 | 11.06 | 2.06 | 32.12 | - | 3 | 1 | ||
Sri Lanka in New Zealand Test Series, 1994/95 | |||||||||||||||
2 | 479 | 79.5 | 17 | 4 | 208 | 16 | 6/32 | 13 | 2.60 | 29.93 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
South Africa in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2018 | |||||||||||||||
1 | 683 | 113.5 | 41 | 2 | 220 | 16 | 9/65 | 13.75 | 1.93 | 42.68 | - | 2 | 1 | ||
Sri Lanka in England Test Match, 1998 | |||||||||||||||
3 | 760 | 126.4 | 37 | 6 | 236 | 16 | 4/24 | 14.75 | 1.86 | 47.5 | 3 | - | - | ||
England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2000/01 | |||||||||||||||
3 | 665 | 110.5 | 30 | 6 | 244 | 16 | 6/73 | 15.25 | 2.20 | 41.56 | 1 | 1 | - | ||
England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2000/01 | |||||||||||||||
2 | 588 | 98.0 | 32 | 4 | 247 | 16 | 5/34 | 15.43 | 2.52 | 36.75 | - | 2 | - | ||
Sri Lanka in West Indies Test Series, 1997 | |||||||||||||||
2 | 642 | 107.0 | 22 | 4 | 277 | 16 | 6/43 | 17.31 | 2.58 | 40.12 | - | 2 | 1 | ||
Pakistan v Sri Lanka Test Series (in United Arab Emirates), 2017/18 | |||||||||||||||
2 | 574 | 95.4 | 23 | 4 | 282 | 16 | 6/54 | 17.62 | 2.94 | 35.87 | - | 2 | - | ||
Sri Lanka in Bangladesh Test Series, 2005/06 | |||||||||||||||
2 | 634 | 105.4 | 17 | 4 | 288 | 16 | 6/59 | 18 | 2.72 | 39.62 | 1 | 1 | - | ||
Bangladesh in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2016/17 | |||||||||||||||
3 | 960 | 160.0 | 45 | 6 | 339 | 16 | 5/36 | 21.18 | 2.11 | 60 | 2 | 1 | - | ||
New Zealand in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1998 | |||||||||||||||
3 | 1045 | 174.1 | 47 | 5 | 356 | 16 | 5/101 | 22.25 | 2.04 | 65.31 | 1 | 2 | - | ||
South Africa in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1993 | |||||||||||||||
2 | 756 | 126.0 | 22 | 4 | 368 | 16 | 7/157 | 23 | 2.92 | 47.25 | - | 2 | - | ||
Warne-Muralitharan Trophy (Australia in Sri Lanka), 2011 | |||||||||||||||
2 | 951 | 158.3 | 44 | 4 | 370 | 16 | 5/69 | 23.12 | 2.33 | 59.43 | 2 | 1 | - | ||
South Africa in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2014 | |||||||||||||||
3 | 774 | 129.0 | 28 | 5 | 373 | 16 | 5/86 | 23.31 | 2.89 | 48.37 | - | 1 | - | ||
New Zealand in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1983/84 | |||||||||||||||
2 | 839 | 139.5 | 30 | 4 | 400 | 16 | 5/63 | 25 | 2.86 | 52.43 | 2 | 1 | - | ||
Sri Lanka in South Africa Test Series, 1997/98 | |||||||||||||||
3 | 952 | 158.4 | 28 | 5 | 496 | 16 | 7/100 | 31 | 3.12 | 59.5 | - | 1 | - | ||
Sri Lanka in India Test Series, 2005/06 | |||||||||||||||
2 | 569 | 94.5 | 22 | 4 | 242 | 15 | 6/68 | 16.13 | 2.55 | 37.93 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
Sobers/Tissera Trophy (West Indies in Sri Lanka), 2015/16 | |||||||||||||||
3 | 847 | 141.1 | 24 | 4 | 349 | 15 | 5/71 | 23.26 | 2.47 | 56.46 | 1 | 1 | - | ||
Australia in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1999 | |||||||||||||||
3 | 660 | 110.0 | 20 | 6 | 354 | 15 | 4/43 | 23.6 | 3.21 | 44 | 3 | - | - | ||
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2015 | |||||||||||||||
3 | 786 | 131.0 | 20 | 6 | 372 | 15 | 6/70 | 24.8 | 2.83 | 52.4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
Warne-Muralitharan Trophy (Australia in Sri Lanka), 2016 | |||||||||||||||
3 | 825 | 137.3 | 25 | 6 | 404 | 15 | 5/99 | 26.93 | 2.93 | 55 | 1 | 2 | - | ||
Pakistan in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2009 | |||||||||||||||
3 | 826 | 137.4 | 26 | 5 | 410 | 15 | 5/68 | 27.33 | 2.97 | 55.06 | 2 | 1 | - | ||
Sri Lanka in Pakistan Test Series, 1995/96 | |||||||||||||||
2 | 714 | 119.0 | 16 | 4 | 415 | 15 | 7/137 | 27.66 | 3.48 | 47.6 | - | 1 | 1 | ||
England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2020/21 | |||||||||||||||
3 | 1029 | 171.3 | 30 | 6 | 425 | 15 | 4/99 | 28.33 | 2.47 | 68.6 | 1 | - | - | ||
Pakistan in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2012 | |||||||||||||||
3 | 943 | 157.1 | 20 | 6 | 465 | 15 | 7/48 | 31 | 2.95 | 62.86 | 1 | 1 | - | ||
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2015 | |||||||||||||||
2 | 320 | 53.2 | 13 | 4 | 135 | 14 | 6/18 | 9.64 | 2.53 | 22.85 | - | 1 | - | ||
Bangladesh in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2005 | |||||||||||||||
2 | 633 | 105.3 | 27 | 4 | 195 | 14 | 5/33 | 13.92 | 1.84 | 45.21 | 1 | 1 | - | ||
Zimbabwe in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1996 | |||||||||||||||
2 | 502 | 83.4 | 20 | 4 | 219 | 14 | 6/45 | 15.64 | 2.61 | 35.85 | 1 | 1 | - | ||
Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2004 | |||||||||||||||
2 | 783 | 130.3 | 26 | 4 | 333 | 14 | 7/89 | 23.78 | 2.55 | 55.92 | - | 2 | 1 | ||
Bangladesh in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2012/13 | |||||||||||||||
3 | 928 | 154.4 | 37 | 6 | 347 | 14 | 4/56 | 24.78 | 2.24 | 66.28 | 1 | - | - | ||
Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe Test Series, 1999/00 | |||||||||||||||
3 | 645 | 107.3 | 13 | 6 | 379 | 14 | 4/92 | 27.07 | 3.52 | 46.07 | 1 | - | - | ||
Pakistan in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2015 | |||||||||||||||
3 | 1416 | 236.0 | 66 | 6 | 421 | 14 | 4/66 | 30.07 | 1.78 | 101.14 | 2 | - | - | ||
England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2000/01 | |||||||||||||||
4 | 936 | 156.0 | 33 | 8 | 464 | 14 | 4/40 | 33.14 | 2.97 | 66.85 | 2 | - | - | ||
ICC World Test Championship, 2021-2023 | |||||||||||||||
3 | 1033 | 172.1 | 38 | 6 | 513 | 14 | 5/125 | 36.64 | 2.97 | 73.78 | - | 1 | - | ||
Pakistan v Sri Lanka Test Series (in United Arab Emirates), 2013/14 | |||||||||||||||
2 | 298 | 49.4 | 19 | 3 | 72 | 13 | 6/22 | 5.53 | 1.44 | 22.92 | 1 | 1 | - | ||
West Indies in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2005 | |||||||||||||||
2 | 419 | 69.5 | 32 | 4 | 100 | 13 | 4/16 | 7.69 | 1.43 | 32.23 | 2 | - | - | ||
Zimbabwe in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1996 | |||||||||||||||
2 | 417 | 69.3 | 12 | 3 | 216 | 13 | 6/51 | 16.61 | 3.10 | 32.07 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
Sri Lanka in Bangladesh Test Series, 2022 | |||||||||||||||
2 | 697 | 116.1 | 42 | 4 | 242 | 13 | 5/35 | 18.61 | 2.08 | 53.61 | - | 2 | - | ||
West Indies in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2021/22 | |||||||||||||||
3 | 576 | 96.0 | 18 | 5 | 254 | 13 | 5/99 | 19.53 | 2.64 | 44.3 | 2 | 1 | - | ||
Sri Lanka in Pakistan Test Series, 1995/96 | |||||||||||||||
3 | 620 | 103.2 | 24 | 6 | 273 | 13 | 4/77 | 21 | 2.64 | 47.69 | 1 | - | - | ||
England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2003/04 | |||||||||||||||
2 | 602 | 100.2 | 23 | 4 | 282 | 13 | 6/49 | 21.69 | 2.81 | 46.3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
Sri Lanka in Bangladesh Test Series, 2008/09 | |||||||||||||||
2 | 738 | 123.0 | 18 | 4 | 317 | 13 | 4/73 | 24.38 | 2.57 | 56.76 | 1 | - | - | ||
New Zealand in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2009 | |||||||||||||||
2 | 971 | 161.5 | 59 | 4 | 320 | 13 | 5/49 | 24.61 | 1.97 | 74.69 | - | 1 | - | ||
New Zealand in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2003 | |||||||||||||||
3 | 789 | 131.3 | 26 | 6 | 357 | 13 | 4/42 | 27.46 | 2.71 | 60.69 | 2 | - | - | ||
Sri Lanka in New Zealand Test Series, 1990/91 | |||||||||||||||
3 | 876 | 146.0 | 29 | 6 | 408 | 13 | 3/69 | 31.38 | 2.79 | 67.38 | - | - | - | ||
Sri Lanka in Pakistan Test Series, 1999/00 | |||||||||||||||
3 | 960 | 160.0 | 27 | 6 | 420 | 13 | 5/77 | 32.3 | 2.62 | 73.84 | 1 | 1 | - | ||
Sri Lanka in New Zealand Test Series, 1990/91 | |||||||||||||||
2 | 783 | 130.3 | 28 | 4 | 451 | 13 | 5/114 | 34.69 | 3.45 | 60.23 | 1 | 1 | - | ||
Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2019/20 | |||||||||||||||
3 | 813 | 135.3 | 10 | 6 | 496 | 13 | 5/134 | 38.15 | 3.66 | 62.53 | 1 | 1 | - | ||
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2015 | |||||||||||||||
1 | 312 | 52.0 | 5 | 2 | 177 | 12 | 6/59 | 14.75 | 3.40 | 26 | - | 2 | 1 | ||
Warne-Muralitharan Trophy (Australia in Sri Lanka), 2022 | |||||||||||||||
2 | 449 | 74.5 | 15 | 4 | 207 | 12 | 6/98 | 17.25 | 2.76 | 37.41 | - | 1 | - | ||
South Africa in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2018 | |||||||||||||||
2 | 375 | 62.3 | 6 | 4 | 227 | 12 | 4/62 | 18.91 | 3.63 | 31.25 | 2 | - | - | ||
Sri Lanka in South Africa Test Series, 2018/19 | |||||||||||||||
2 | 524 | 87.2 | 17 | 4 | 237 | 12 | 5/61 | 19.75 | 2.71 | 43.66 | - | 1 | - | ||
Sri Lanka in West Indies Test Series, 2007/08 | |||||||||||||||
2 | 631 | 105.1 | 22 | 3 | 258 | 12 | 6/99 | 21.5 | 2.45 | 52.58 | 1 | 1 | - | ||
Pakistan in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1994 | |||||||||||||||
2 | 669 | 111.3 | 28 | 3 | 260 | 12 | 6/39 | 21.66 | 2.33 | 55.75 | - | 2 | 1 | ||
Sri Lanka in South Africa Test Series, 2000/01 | |||||||||||||||
3 | 678 | 113.0 | 30 | 6 | 262 | 12 | 3/25 | 21.83 | 2.31 | 56.5 | - | - | - | ||
Sobers/Tissera Trophy (Sri Lanka in West Indies), 2018 | |||||||||||||||
2 | 583 | 97.1 | 15 | 4 | 268 | 12 | 5/47 | 22.33 | 2.75 | 48.58 | 1 | 1 | - | ||
Pakistan in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2022 | |||||||||||||||
2 | 370 | 61.4 | 4 | 4 | 270 | 12 | 5/101 | 22.5 | 4.37 | 30.83 | - | 2 | 1 | ||
Sri Lanka in Australia Test Series, 2004 | |||||||||||||||
2 | 384 | 64.0 | 6 | 4 | 288 | 12 | 5/47 | 24 | 4.50 | 32 | 1 | 1 | - | ||
Sri Lanka in New Zealand Test Series, 2015/16 |
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:
Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Sylhet, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Mar 22-25, 2024 [Test # 2536]
Sri Lanka v Afghanistan at Colombo (SSC), Only Test, Feb 2-5, 2024 [Test # 2527]
Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Colombo (SSC), ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Jul 24-27, 2023 [Test # 2514]
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