| Player | Mat | Inns | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 5 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J Srinath (INDIA) | 3 | 4 | 92.4 | 16 | 299 | 9 | 4/92 | 7/167 | 33.22 | 3.22 | 61.7 | 0 | 0 |
| RK Chauhan (INDIA) | 3 | 4 | 94.0 | 35 | 164 | 8 | 4/48 | 7/107 | 20.50 | 1.74 | 70.5 | 0 | 0 |
| A Kuruvilla (INDIA) | 3 | 4 | 64.1 | 15 | 180 | 8 | 4/88 | 6/117 | 22.50 | 2.80 | 48.1 | 0 | 0 |
| KR Pushpakumara (SL) | 2 | 3 | 65.0 | 8 | 258 | 8 | 5/122 | 5/122 | 32.25 | 3.96 | 48.7 | 1 | 0 |
| HDPK Dharmasena (SL) | 2 | 3 | 94.4 | 23 | 266 | 8 | 5/57 | 8/201 | 33.25 | 2.80 | 71.0 | 1 | 0 |
| ST Jayasuriya (SL) | 3 | 4 | 73.0 | 16 | 184 | 6 | 2/32 | 2/32 | 30.66 | 2.52 | 73.0 | 0 | 0 |
| A Kumble (INDIA) | 3 | 4 | 122.0 | 46 | 279 | 6 | 3/56 | 4/132 | 46.50 | 2.28 | 122.0 | 0 | 0 |
| WPUJC Vaas (SL) | 3 | 4 | 98.5 | 19 | 292 | 4 | 2/80 | 2/80 | 73.00 | 2.95 | 148.2 | 0 | 0 |
| GP Wickramasinghe (SL) | 1 | 2 | 36.1 | 10 | 96 | 3 | 2/76 | 3/96 | 32.00 | 2.65 | 72.3 | 0 | 0 |
| M Muralidaran (SL) | 2 | 2 | 121.0 | 39 | 311 | 3 | 3/174 | 3/174 | 103.66 | 2.57 | 242.0 | 0 | 0 |
| A Ranatunga (SL) | 3 | 3 | 21.0 | 10 | 43 | 1 | 1/35 | 1/35 | 43.00 | 2.04 | 126.0 | 0 | 0 |
| BKV Prasad (INDIA) | 1 | 2 | 26.0 | 9 | 53 | 1 | 1/30 | 1/53 | 53.00 | 2.03 | 156.0 | 0 | 0 |
| KSC de Silva (SL) | 1 | 1 | 28.0 | 5 | 81 | 1 | 1/81 | 1/81 | 81.00 | 2.89 | 168.0 | 0 | 0 |
| SR Tendulkar (INDIA) | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0.00 | - | 0 | 0 |
| MS Atapattu (SL) | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | - | - | 4.00 | - | 0 | 0 |
| M Azharuddin (INDIA) | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | - | - | 4.00 | - | 0 | 0 |
| SC Ganguly (INDIA) | 3 | 3 | 7.0 | 4 | 19 | 0 | - | - | - | 2.71 | - | 0 | 0 |
| KJ Silva (SL) | 1 | 1 | 28.0 | 6 | 81 | 0 | - | - | - | 2.89 | - | 0 | 0 |
| DS Mohanty (INDIA) | 1 | 2 | 35.0 | 5 | 89 | 0 | - | - | - | 2.54 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Records includes the following current or recent matches: |
|
India v Sri Lanka at Wankhede, 3rd Test, Dec 3-7, 1997
[Test # 1390] |
|
India v Sri Lanka at Nagpur, 2nd Test, Nov 26-30, 1997
[Test # 1387] |
|
India v Sri Lanka at Mohali, 1st Test, Nov 19-23, 1997
[Test # 1385] |
