| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 5 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M Muralitharan (SL) | 1993-2008 | 9 | 17 | 481.2 | 108 | 1238 | 52 | 7/97 | 12/225 | 23.80 | 2.57 | 55.5 | 4 | 2 |
| HMRKB Herath (SL) | 2005-2017 | 8 | 15 | 376.3 | 63 | 1018 | 41 | 6/103 | 9/170 | 24.82 | 2.70 | 55.0 | 3 | 0 |
| KTGD Prasad (SL) | 2008-2015 | 5 | 9 | 154.3 | 25 | 539 | 24 | 4/34 | 7/135 | 22.45 | 3.48 | 38.6 | 0 | 0 |
| CRD Fernando (SL) | 2002-2007 | 3 | 6 | 65.0 | 12 | 235 | 15 | 5/60 | 7/95 | 15.66 | 3.61 | 26.0 | 1 | 0 |
| TG Southee (NZ) | 2012-2019 | 2 | 4 | 83.0 | 22 | 198 | 14 | 5/62 | 8/120 | 14.14 | 2.38 | 35.5 | 1 | 0 |
| BAW Mendis (SL) | 2008-2010 | 3 | 6 | 133.0 | 18 | 412 | 13 | 5/56 | 8/137 | 31.69 | 3.09 | 61.3 | 1 | 0 |
| S Randiv (SL) | 2010-2012 | 3 | 6 | 141.4 | 17 | 416 | 13 | 5/82 | 9/162 | 32.00 | 2.93 | 65.3 | 1 | 0 |
| HDPK Dharmasena (SL) | 1993-2003 | 3 | 6 | 178.2 | 42 | 444 | 13 | 6/99 | 8/183 | 34.15 | 2.48 | 82.3 | 1 | 0 |
| TA Boult (NZ) | 2012-2019 | 2 | 4 | 75.3 | 27 | 167 | 12 | 4/42 | 7/75 | 13.91 | 2.21 | 37.7 | 0 | 0 |
| SL Malinga (SL) | 2005-2010 | 4 | 8 | 112.0 | 12 | 478 | 12 | 4/25 | 4/111 | 39.83 | 4.26 | 56.0 | 0 | 0 |
| KMDN Kulasekara (SL) | 2009-2012 | 2 | 4 | 64.4 | 13 | 181 | 11 | 4/21 | 8/58 | 16.45 | 2.79 | 35.2 | 0 | 0 |
| SK Warne (AUS) | 2002-2002 | 1 | 2 | 55.0 | 10 | 188 | 11 | 7/94 | 11/188 | 17.09 | 3.41 | 30.0 | 1 | 1 |
| A Mishra (INDIA) | 2010-2015 | 2 | 4 | 90.0 | 10 | 259 | 11 | 4/43 | 7/72 | 23.54 | 2.87 | 49.0 | 0 | 0 |
| ALF de Mel (SL) | 1982-1986 | 3 | 5 | 110.1 | 21 | 321 | 11 | 4/70 | 5/103 | 29.18 | 2.91 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 |
| GP Swann (ENG) | 2012-2012 | 1 | 2 | 68.1 | 5 | 181 | 10 | 6/106 | 10/181 | 18.10 | 2.65 | 40.9 | 1 | 1 |
| Wasim Akram (PAK) | 1986-1994 | 2 | 4 | 86.0 | 27 | 186 | 10 | 5/43 | 8/73 | 18.60 | 2.16 | 51.6 | 1 | 0 |
| MDK Perera (SL) | 2015-2019 | 3 | 5 | 123.2 | 17 | 338 | 10 | 3/28 | 4/65 | 33.80 | 2.74 | 74.0 | 0 | 0 |
| WPUJC Vaas (SL) | 2003-2008 | 5 | 10 | 138.2 | 29 | 416 | 10 | 4/55 | 4/61 | 41.60 | 3.00 | 83.0 | 0 | 0 |
| RJ Ratnayake (SL) | 1985-1985 | 1 | 2 | 48.3 | 11 | 125 | 9 | 5/49 | 9/125 | 13.88 | 2.57 | 32.3 | 1 | 0 |
| PHT Kaushal (SL) | 2015-2015 | 2 | 4 | 96.5 | 6 | 347 | 9 | 5/42 | 5/118 | 38.55 | 3.58 | 64.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Shoaib Akhtar (PAK) | 2002-2002 | 1 | 2 | 29.0 | 7 | 72 | 8 | 5/21 | 8/72 | 9.00 | 2.48 | 21.7 | 1 | 0 |
| DL Underwood (ENG) | 1982-1982 | 1 | 2 | 55.5 | 21 | 95 | 8 | 5/28 | 8/95 | 11.87 | 1.70 | 41.8 | 1 | 0 |
| Yasir Shah (PAK) | 2015-2015 | 1 | 2 | 52.0 | 5 | 151 | 8 | 6/96 | 8/151 | 18.87 | 2.90 | 39.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK) | 2002-2002 | 1 | 2 | 56.4 | 6 | 182 | 8 | 4/46 | 8/182 | 22.75 | 3.21 | 42.5 | 0 | 0 |
| A Kumble (INDIA) | 1993-2008 | 2 | 4 | 129.4 | 25 | 360 | 8 | 3/108 | 5/203 | 45.00 | 2.77 | 97.2 | 0 | 0 |
| R Ashwin (INDIA) | 2015-2015 | 1 | 2 | 45.0 | 9 | 118 | 7 | 5/42 | 7/118 | 16.85 | 2.62 | 38.5 | 1 | 0 |
| PP Ojha (INDIA) | 2010-2010 | 1 | 2 | 74.0 | 15 | 204 | 7 | 4/115 | 7/204 | 29.14 | 2.75 | 63.4 | 0 | 0 |
| KPJ Warnaweera (SL) | 1993-1994 | 2 | 3 | 82.0 | 8 | 257 | 7 | 3/63 | 5/171 | 36.71 | 3.13 | 70.2 | 0 | 0 |
| I Sharma (INDIA) | 2008-2015 | 3 | 5 | 87.3 | 17 | 268 | 7 | 3/72 | 3/109 | 38.28 | 3.06 | 75.0 | 0 | 0 |
| KC Brathwaite (WI) | 2015-2015 | 1 | 1 | 11.3 | 4 | 29 | 6 | 6/29 | 6/29 | 4.83 | 2.52 | 11.5 | 1 | 0 |
| JE Emburey (ENG) | 1982-1982 | 1 | 2 | 44.0 | 12 | 88 | 6 | 6/33 | 6/88 | 14.66 | 2.00 | 44.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Imran Khan (PAK) | 1986-1986 | 1 | 2 | 57.0 | 15 | 125 | 6 | 4/69 | 6/125 | 20.83 | 2.19 | 57.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akram Raza (PAK) | 1994-1994 | 1 | 2 | 35.0 | 10 | 129 | 6 | 3/46 | 6/129 | 21.50 | 3.68 | 35.0 | 0 | 0 |
| JA Warrican (WI) | 2015-2015 | 1 | 2 | 45.0 | 4 | 129 | 6 | 4/67 | 6/129 | 21.50 | 2.86 | 45.0 | 0 | 0 |
| AD Mathews (SL) | 2009-2019 | 8 | 9 | 62.0 | 18 | 134 | 6 | 2/15 | 2/25 | 22.33 | 2.16 | 62.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shakib Al Hasan (BDESH) | 2017-2017 | 1 | 2 | 69.2 | 13 | 154 | 6 | 4/74 | 6/154 | 25.66 | 2.22 | 69.3 | 0 | 0 |
| C Sharma (INDIA) | 1985-1985 | 1 | 2 | 46.0 | 4 | 173 | 6 | 5/118 | 6/173 | 28.83 | 3.76 | 46.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Shahadat Hossain (BDESH) | 2005-2007 | 2 | 2 | 41.0 | 6 | 189 | 6 | 4/108 | 4/108 | 31.50 | 4.60 | 41.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PVD Chameera (SL) | 2015-2015 | 2 | 4 | 62.5 | 3 | 221 | 6 | 3/53 | 4/86 | 36.83 | 3.51 | 62.8 | 0 | 0 |
| TAM Siriwardana (SL) | 2015-2015 | 1 | 2 | 23.0 | 3 | 51 | 5 | 3/25 | 5/51 | 10.20 | 2.21 | 27.6 | 0 | 0 |
| BN Schultz (SA) | 1993-1993 | 1 | 1 | 36.5 | 9 | 63 | 5 | 5/63 | 5/63 | 12.60 | 1.71 | 44.2 | 1 | 0 |
| M Ntini (SA) | 2006-2006 | 1 | 2 | 28.2 | 5 | 97 | 5 | 4/84 | 5/97 | 19.40 | 3.42 | 34.0 | 0 | 0 |
| FS Ahangama (SL) | 1985-1985 | 1 | 2 | 32.0 | 6 | 115 | 5 | 3/59 | 5/115 | 23.00 | 3.59 | 38.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Mustafizur Rahman (BDESH) | 2017-2017 | 1 | 2 | 44.0 | 9 | 128 | 5 | 3/78 | 5/128 | 25.60 | 2.90 | 52.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Saeed Ajmal (PAK) | 2009-2009 | 1 | 2 | 43.0 | 6 | 143 | 5 | 4/87 | 5/143 | 28.60 | 3.32 | 51.6 | 0 | 0 |
| DW Steyn (SA) | 2006-2006 | 1 | 2 | 35.5 | 3 | 163 | 5 | 5/82 | 5/163 | 32.60 | 4.54 | 43.0 | 1 | 0 |
| N Boje (SA) | 2006-2006 | 1 | 2 | 59.3 | 17 | 182 | 5 | 4/111 | 5/182 | 36.40 | 3.05 | 71.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Waqar Younis (PAK) | 1994-2002 | 2 | 4 | 47.0 | 4 | 221 | 5 | 2/28 | 3/112 | 44.20 | 4.70 | 56.4 | 0 | 0 |
| By default, the shading indicates records from the past week, or failing that, the most recent entry. |
| Adjust: most recent | past week | past month | past 6 months | past year | 4 years | 10 years | 25 years |
| Records includes the following current or recent matches: |
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Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Colombo (PSS), 2nd Test, Aug 22-26, 2019
[Test # 2356] |
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Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at Colombo (PSS), 2nd Test, Mar 15-19, 2017
[Test # 2254] |
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Sri Lanka v West Indies at Colombo (PSS), 2nd Test, Oct 22-26, 2015
[Test # 2182] |
