Sri Lanka: Bowling figures (All internationals)

Muttiah Muralitharan has taken the most wickets in internationals for Sri Lanka: 1,331 at an average of 22.79 (from the 1,520 of 1,521 matches with full scorecards).

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Player figures come from full scorecards, which we hold for 1,520 of the 1,521 matches in this selection (from 1975). Earlier matches have results and team totals only.

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
Muttiah MuralitharanSL	1992-2011	483	573	10395.1	1957	30332	1331	9/51	16/220	22.79	2.92	46.86	60	77	22
WPUJC VaasSL	1994-2009	435	517	6531.2	1167	21502	759	8/19	14/191	28.33	3.29	51.63	29	16	2
Lasith MalingaSL	2004-2020	338	362	2990.3	215	15328	546	6/38	9/210	28.07	5.13	32.86	19	13	0
HMRKB HerathSL	1999-2018	181	254	4933.2	830	14892	525	9/127	14/184	28.37	3.02	56.38	21	35	9
Sanath JayasuriyaSL	1990-2011	575	528	3877.3	364	15513	436	6/29	9/74	35.58	4.00	53.36	14	6	0
Nuwan KulasekaraSL	2003-2017	263	277	2176.5	231	10075	313	5/22	8/58	32.19	4.63	41.73	9	1	0
Dilhara FernandoSL	2000-2016	203	226	2167.4	196	9846	301	6/27	7/95	32.71	4.54	43.21	5	4	0
Ajantha MendisSL	2008-2015	145	154	1628.1	157	6710	288	6/8	10/209	23.30	4.12	33.92	15	9	1
Suranga LakmalSL	2009-2022	167	217	2755.2	475	10098	288	5/47	7/80	35.06	3.66	57.40	10	4	0
Wanindu HasarangaSL	2017-2026	174	175	1036.1	36	5857	280	7/19	7/19	20.92	5.65	22.20	11	4	0
Thisara PereraSL	2009-2021	252	228	1313	49	7972	231	6/44	6/44	34.51	6.07	34.10	6	4	0
Kumar DharmasenaSL	1993-2004	171	187	2324.4	305	7918	207	6/72	8/183	38.25	3.41	67.38	2	3	0
Angelo MathewsSL	2008-2024	435	321	1745.1	221	7297	204	6/20	6/20	35.77	4.18	51.33	3	1	0
Dushmantha ChameeraSL	2015-2026	155	163	1072.1	47	6199	202	5/16	9/115	30.69	5.78	31.85	5	3	0
Pramodya WickramasingheSL	1990-2002	171	193	2154.3	297	7850	193	6/60	6/80	40.67	3.64	66.98	3	3	0
Upul ChandanaSL	1994-2007	161	164	1466.1	82	6328	187	6/179	10/210	33.84	4.32	47.04	4	4	1
CBRLS KumaraSL	2016-2026	94	118	1314.3	146	6084	182	6/122	7/135	33.43	4.63	43.34	10	1	0
Dilruwan PereraSL	2008-2021	59	91	1886.5	241	6261	177	6/32	10/78	35.37	3.32	63.96	8	8	2
Mahesh TheekshanaSL	2021-2026	151	152	886.2	31	4839	173	4/25	4/25	27.97	5.46	30.74	7	0	0
Nuwan ZoysaSL	1997-2005	125	144	1446.5	221	5370	172	5/20	8/73	31.22	3.71	50.47	4	2	0
Farveez MaharoofSL	2004-2016	138	148	1290.1	158	5619	167	6/14	6/14	33.65	4.36	46.35	5	2	0
Tillakaratne DilshanSL	2003-2016	495	305	1587.1	105	6802	154	4/4	4/4	44.17	4.29	61.84	4	0	0
Asitha FernandoSL	2017-2026	72	89	1034.1	109	4397	152	6/51	10/144	28.93	4.25	40.82	8	3	1
Rumesh RatnayakeSL	1982-1993	93	105	1422.4	171	5275	149	6/66	9/125	35.40	3.71	57.29	4	6	0
Nuwan PradeepSL	2011-2022	93	116	1283.2	149	5770	148	6/132	7/180	38.99	4.50	52.03	9	1	0
Ravi RatnayekeSL	1982-1990	100	107	1234.2	143	4838	141	8/83	8/108	34.31	3.92	52.52	4	4	0
Aravinda de SilvaSL	1985-2003	395	214	1290.3	104	5385	135	4/30	4/30	39.89	4.17	57.36	2	0	0
Prabath JayasuriyaSL	2018-2026	27	48	1374.4	209	4383	134	7/52	12/177	32.71	3.19	61.55	4	12	2
Akila DananjayaSL	2012-2024	81	85	700.1	40	3593	122	6/29	8/44	29.45	5.13	34.43	2	6	0
Ashantha de MelSL	1982-1987	74	84	1042.1	139	4417	118	6/109	7/201	37.43	4.24	52.99	3	5	0
Kasun RajithaSL	2016-2026	71	82	845.5	111	3897	115	5/56	8/112	33.89	4.61	44.13	3	2	0
Champaka RamanayakeSL	1986-1995	80	91	1086.2	152	3929	112	5/82	8/157	35.08	3.62	58.20	1	1	0
Dhananjaya de SilvaSL	2016-2026	209	205	1152.1	86	4712	108	3/25	5/51	43.63	4.09	64.01	0	0	0
Dhammika PrasadSL	2006-2015	50	69	893.2	96	3701	107	5/50	8/169	34.59	4.14	50.09	5	1	0
Arjuna RanatungaSL	1982-2000	359	191	1180.3	135	4797	95	4/14	4/14	50.49	4.06	74.56	1	0	0
Dasun ShanakaSL	2016-2026	219	137	469.5	23	2821	90	5/43	5/43	31.34	6.00	31.32	0	1	0
PADLR SandakanSL	2016-2021	62	70	668.3	41	3370	87	5/95	7/107	38.74	5.04	46.10	5	2	0
Vishwa FernandoSL	2016-2025	37	58	788.2	105	2948	86	5/101	8/133	34.28	3.74	55.00	5	1	0
Suraj RandivSL	2009-2016	50	57	784.5	75	2966	86	5/42	9/162	34.49	3.78	54.76	3	2	0
Thilan ThusharaSL	2003-2010	54	62	579.2	52	2608	85	5/47	6/118	30.68	4.50	40.89	1	2	0
Ruwan KalpageSL	1992-1999	95	97	922.4	69	3749	85	4/36	4/36	44.11	4.06	65.13	2	0	0
Ravindra PushpakumaraSL	1994-2001	53	68	862.2	109	3386	82	7/116	7/116	41.29	3.93	63.10	2	4	0
Dilshan MadushankaSL	2022-2026	57	57	345.5	15	2341	81	5/34	5/34	28.90	6.77	25.62	2	2	0
Shaminda ErangaSL	2011-2016	41	55	778.5	129	2914	81	4/49	6/226	35.98	3.74	57.69	4	0	0
Sachithra SenanayakeSL	2012-2016	74	72	497	13	2519	78	4/13	4/13	32.29	5.07	38.23	2	0	0
Ramesh MendisSL	2021-2025	24	36	714.3	84	2334	77	6/70	11/136	30.31	3.27	55.68	5	5	1
Don AnurasiriSL	1986-1998	63	70	1012.1	166	3012	73	4/71	5/149	41.26	2.98	83.19	2	0	0
Graeme LabrooySL	1986-1992	53	59	744.2	76	3070	72	5/57	7/90	42.64	4.12	62.03	4	2	0
Lasith AmbuldeniyaSL	2019-2022	17	28	807.3	141	2611	71	7/137	10/210	36.77	3.23	68.24	3	5	1
UWMBCA WelegedaraSL	2007-2014	33	46	715.2	119	2763	71	5/52	6/106	38.92	3.86	60.45	2	3	0

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