Sri Lanka: Bowling figures (First-class)
Muttiah Muralitharan has taken the most wickets in first-class cricket for Sri Lanka: 795 at an average of 22.67.
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| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4 | 5 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muttiah MuralitharanSL | 1992-2010 | 132 | 228 | 7286 | 1766 | 18021 | 795 | 9/51 | 16/220 | 22.67 | 2.47 | 54.99 | 45 | 67 | 22 |
| HMRKB HerathSL | 1999-2018 | 93 | 170 | 4332.1 | 809 | 12157 | 433 | 9/127 | 14/184 | 28.08 | 2.81 | 60.03 | 20 | 34 | 9 |
| WPUJC VaasSL | 1994-2009 | 111 | 194 | 3906.2 | 889 | 10501 | 355 | 7/71 | 14/191 | 29.58 | 2.69 | 66.02 | 20 | 12 | 2 |
| Suranga LakmalSL | 2010-2022 | 70 | 122 | 2073.5 | 439 | 6232 | 171 | 5/47 | 7/80 | 36.44 | 3.01 | 72.77 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| Dilruwan PereraSL | 2014-2021 | 43 | 78 | 1800.5 | 239 | 5780 | 161 | 6/32 | 10/78 | 35.90 | 3.21 | 67.11 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
| Prabath JayasuriyaSL | 2022-2026 | 25 | 46 | 1358.4 | 209 | 4288 | 134 | 7/52 | 12/177 | 32.00 | 3.16 | 60.84 | 4 | 12 | 2 |
| CBRLS KumaraSL | 2016-2026 | 37 | 61 | 1007.2 | 141 | 3925 | 107 | 6/122 | 7/135 | 36.68 | 3.90 | 56.49 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Lasith MalingaSL | 2004-2010 | 30 | 59 | 868 | 112 | 3343 | 101 | 5/50 | 9/210 | 33.10 | 3.85 | 51.56 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| Dilhara FernandoSL | 2000-2012 | 40 | 68 | 1030.1 | 140 | 3776 | 100 | 5/42 | 7/95 | 37.76 | 3.67 | 61.81 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Sanath JayasuriyaSL | 1991-2007 | 109 | 140 | 1364.4 | 319 | 3366 | 98 | 5/34 | 9/74 | 34.35 | 2.47 | 83.55 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Asitha FernandoSL | 2021-2026 | 28 | 47 | 749.4 | 101 | 2594 | 97 | 6/51 | 10/144 | 26.74 | 3.46 | 46.37 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| Pramodya WickramasingheSL | 1991-2001 | 40 | 63 | 1210 | 248 | 3559 | 85 | 6/60 | 6/80 | 41.87 | 2.94 | 85.41 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Vishwa FernandoSL | 2016-2025 | 28 | 49 | 736.5 | 101 | 2595 | 81 | 5/101 | 8/133 | 32.04 | 3.52 | 54.58 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Dhammika PrasadSL | 2008-2015 | 25 | 44 | 721.1 | 92 | 2688 | 75 | 5/50 | 8/169 | 35.84 | 3.73 | 57.69 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Rumesh RatnayakeSL | 1983-1992 | 23 | 35 | 826.5 | 136 | 2563 | 73 | 6/66 | 9/125 | 35.11 | 3.10 | 67.96 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Ramesh MendisSL | 2021-2025 | 16 | 30 | 695.3 | 84 | 2212 | 71 | 6/70 | 11/136 | 31.15 | 3.18 | 58.77 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Lasith AmbuldeniyaSL | 2019-2022 | 17 | 28 | 807.3 | 141 | 2611 | 71 | 7/137 | 10/210 | 36.77 | 3.23 | 68.24 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Ajantha MendisSL | 2008-2014 | 19 | 31 | 788.2 | 118 | 2434 | 70 | 6/99 | 10/209 | 34.77 | 3.09 | 67.57 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Nuwan PradeepSL | 2011-2017 | 28 | 53 | 846.1 | 129 | 2995 | 70 | 6/132 | 7/180 | 42.79 | 3.54 | 72.53 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Kumar DharmasenaSL | 1993-2004 | 31 | 53 | 1156.3 | 265 | 2920 | 69 | 6/72 | 8/183 | 42.32 | 2.52 | 100.57 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Nuwan ZoysaSL | 1997-2004 | 30 | 51 | 737 | 160 | 2157 | 64 | 5/20 | 8/73 | 33.70 | 2.93 | 69.09 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ashantha de MelSL | 1982-1986 | 17 | 27 | 586.2 | 92 | 2180 | 59 | 6/109 | 7/201 | 36.95 | 3.72 | 59.63 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Ravindra PushpakumaraSL | 1994-2001 | 23 | 38 | 632 | 98 | 2242 | 58 | 7/116 | 7/116 | 38.66 | 3.55 | 65.38 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Shaminda ErangaSL | 2011-2016 | 19 | 35 | 648.3 | 125 | 2138 | 57 | 4/49 | 6/226 | 37.51 | 3.30 | 68.26 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Ravi RatnayekeSL | 1982-1989 | 22 | 31 | 638.5 | 118 | 1972 | 56 | 8/83 | 8/108 | 35.21 | 3.09 | 68.45 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Kasun RajithaSL | 2018-2026 | 19 | 30 | 525.2 | 105 | 1729 | 55 | 5/56 | 8/112 | 31.44 | 3.29 | 57.31 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| UWMBCA WelegedaraSL | 2007-2014 | 21 | 35 | 633.1 | 114 | 2273 | 55 | 5/52 | 6/106 | 41.33 | 3.59 | 69.07 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Nuwan KulasekaraSL | 2005-2014 | 21 | 38 | 594.3 | 119 | 1794 | 48 | 4/21 | 8/58 | 37.38 | 3.02 | 74.31 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Champaka RamanayakeSL | 1988-1993 | 18 | 29 | 609 | 109 | 1880 | 44 | 5/82 | 8/157 | 42.73 | 3.09 | 83.05 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Suraj RandivSL | 2010-2012 | 12 | 21 | 524.2 | 70 | 1613 | 43 | 5/82 | 9/162 | 37.51 | 3.08 | 73.16 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Dhananjaya de SilvaSL | 2016-2026 | 69 | 100 | 705.3 | 85 | 2348 | 43 | 3/25 | 5/51 | 54.60 | 3.33 | 98.44 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don AnurasiriSL | 1986-1998 | 18 | 27 | 662.1 | 152 | 1548 | 41 | 4/71 | 5/149 | 37.76 | 2.34 | 96.90 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tillakaratne DilshanSL | 2003-2013 | 87 | 76 | 564.1 | 83 | 1711 | 39 | 4/10 | 4/10 | 43.87 | 3.03 | 86.79 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PADLR SandakanSL | 2016-2018 | 11 | 20 | 343.5 | 37 | 1274 | 37 | 5/95 | 7/107 | 34.43 | 3.71 | 55.76 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Somachandra De SilvaSL | 1982-1984 | 12 | 19 | 505.1 | 108 | 1347 | 37 | 5/59 | 9/162 | 36.41 | 2.67 | 81.92 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Upul ChandanaSL | 1999-2005 | 16 | 29 | 447.3 | 62 | 1535 | 37 | 6/179 | 10/210 | 41.49 | 3.43 | 72.57 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Akila DananjayaSL | 2018-2019 | 6 | 12 | 230.5 | 33 | 819 | 33 | 6/115 | 8/44 | 24.82 | 3.55 | 41.97 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Angelo MathewsSL | 2009-2024 | 119 | 86 | 663 | 161 | 1798 | 33 | 4/44 | 4/60 | 54.48 | 2.71 | 120.55 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayananda WarnaweeraSL | 1986-1994 | 10 | 15 | 388.5 | 90 | 1021 | 32 | 4/25 | 8/188 | 31.91 | 2.63 | 72.91 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Dushmantha ChameeraSL | 2015-2021 | 12 | 21 | 337 | 28 | 1319 | 32 | 5/47 | 9/115 | 41.22 | 3.91 | 63.19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Aravinda de SilvaSL | 1985-2002 | 91 | 58 | 432.3 | 77 | 1208 | 29 | 3/30 | 3/34 | 41.66 | 2.79 | 89.48 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vinothen JohnSL | 1983-1984 | 6 | 9 | 213.3 | 53 | 614 | 28 | 5/60 | 8/159 | 21.93 | 2.88 | 45.75 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Thilan ThusharaSL | 2003-2010 | 10 | 18 | 278 | 35 | 1036 | 28 | 5/83 | 6/118 | 37.00 | 3.73 | 59.57 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Graeme LabrooySL | 1986-1991 | 9 | 15 | 359.4 | 58 | 1194 | 27 | 5/133 | 7/90 | 44.22 | 3.32 | 79.93 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Praveen JayawickramaSL | 2021-2022 | 5 | 10 | 220 | 50 | 642 | 25 | 6/92 | 11/178 | 25.68 | 2.92 | 52.80 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Tharindu KaushalSL | 2014-2015 | 7 | 14 | 276.3 | 20 | 1105 | 25 | 5/42 | 8/181 | 44.20 | 4.00 | 66.36 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Farveez MaharoofSL | 2004-2011 | 22 | 35 | 489.5 | 107 | 1631 | 25 | 4/52 | 5/122 | 65.24 | 3.33 | 117.56 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Niroshan BandaratillekeSL | 1998-2001 | 7 | 14 | 287 | 83 | 698 | 23 | 5/36 | 9/83 | 30.35 | 2.43 | 74.87 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Milan PriyanathSL | 2024-2026 | 7 | 12 | 188.4 | 29 | 606 | 20 | 5/124 | 5/124 | 30.30 | 3.21 | 56.60 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jayantha SilvaSL | 1995-1998 | 7 | 11 | 255.3 | 72 | 647 | 20 | 4/16 | 7/35 | 32.35 | 2.53 | 76.65 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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