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Player figures come from full scorecards, which we hold for 19 of the 28 matches in this selection (from 2004). Earlier matches have results and team totals only.
| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4 | 5 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prabath JayasuriyaSL | 2022-2026 | 12 | 23 | 757.3 | 127 | 2309 | 88 | 7/52 | 12/177 | 26.24 | 3.05 | 51.65 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| Ramesh MendisSL | 2021-2025 | 12 | 24 | 530.3 | 61 | 1692 | 64 | 6/70 | 11/136 | 26.44 | 3.19 | 49.73 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| Lasith AmbuldeniyaSL | 2019-2022 | 6 | 11 | 309.1 | 63 | 910 | 32 | 7/137 | 10/210 | 28.44 | 2.94 | 57.97 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Nathan LyonAUS | 2022-2025 | 4 | 7 | 201 | 23 | 630 | 25 | 5/90 | 9/121 | 25.20 | 3.13 | 48.24 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Asitha FernandoSL | 2021-2026 | 11 | 18 | 197.3 | 26 | 666 | 22 | 4/31 | 6/94 | 30.27 | 3.37 | 53.86 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew KuhnemannAUS | 2025 | 2 | 4 | 92.3 | 19 | 275 | 16 | 5/63 | 9/149 | 17.19 | 2.97 | 34.69 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ajaz PatelNZ | 2019-2024 | 3 | 5 | 142 | 23 | 448 | 14 | 6/90 | 8/150 | 32.00 | 3.15 | 60.86 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dominic BessENG | 2021 | 2 | 4 | 85.1 | 10 | 255 | 12 | 5/30 | 8/130 | 21.25 | 2.99 | 42.58 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nishan PeirisSL | 2024-2025 | 3 | 5 | 131.3 | 12 | 520 | 12 | 6/170 | 9/203 | 43.33 | 3.95 | 65.75 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Muttiah MuralitharanSL | 2004 | 1 | 2 | 77.3 | 14 | 212 | 11 | 6/59 | 11/212 | 19.27 | 2.74 | 42.27 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Mitchell StarcAUS | 2022-2025 | 4 | 7 | 73 | 8 | 229 | 11 | 4/89 | 4/89 | 20.82 | 3.14 | 39.82 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dhananjaya de SilvaSL | 2019-2026 | 15 | 24 | 126 | 15 | 349 | 11 | 3/25 | 3/45 | 31.73 | 2.77 | 68.73 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manav SutharIND | 2026 | 1 | 2 | 45.2 | 3 | 131 | 10 | 6/55 | 10/131 | 13.10 | 2.89 | 27.20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Shane WarneAUS | 2004 | 1 | 2 | 57.4 | 14 | 159 | 10 | 5/43 | 10/159 | 15.90 | 2.76 | 34.60 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Mohammad NawazPAK | 2022 | 2 | 4 | 74 | 11 | 261 | 10 | 5/88 | 6/106 | 26.10 | 3.53 | 44.40 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Naseem ShahPAK | 2022-2023 | 3 | 6 | 84.5 | 8 | 301 | 10 | 3/58 | 5/102 | 30.10 | 3.55 | 50.90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack LeachENG | 2021 | 2 | 4 | 110.5 | 14 | 355 | 10 | 5/122 | 6/177 | 35.50 | 3.20 | 66.50 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Shaheen Shah AfridiPAK | 2022-2023 | 2 | 4 | 58.1 | 8 | 229 | 9 | 4/58 | 5/150 | 25.44 | 3.94 | 38.78 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jomel WarricanWI | 2021 | 2 | 4 | 88.3 | 16 | 255 | 9 | 4/50 | 5/129 | 28.33 | 2.88 | 59.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yasir ShahPAK | 2022 | 2 | 4 | 93 | 10 | 351 | 9 | 3/83 | 5/188 | 39.00 | 3.77 | 62.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Veerasammy PermaulWI | 2021 | 1 | 2 | 53 | 7 | 141 | 8 | 5/35 | 8/141 | 17.63 | 2.66 | 39.75 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| William O’RourkeNZ | 2024 | 2 | 3 | 52.5 | 7 | 185 | 8 | 5/55 | 8/104 | 23.13 | 3.50 | 39.63 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mitchell SwepsonAUS | 2022 | 2 | 3 | 58 | 2 | 192 | 8 | 3/55 | 5/89 | 24.00 | 3.31 | 43.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roston ChaseWI | 2021 | 2 | 4 | 75.5 | 6 | 257 | 8 | 5/83 | 5/111 | 32.13 | 3.39 | 56.88 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Praveen JayawickramaSL | 2021 | 2 | 4 | 68.5 | 19 | 150 | 7 | 4/40 | 5/68 | 21.43 | 2.18 | 59.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vishwa FernandoSL | 2023 | 3 | 6 | 63 | 8 | 223 | 7 | 2/3 | 4/41 | 31.86 | 3.54 | 54.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James AndersonENG | 2021 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 46 | 6 | 6/40 | 6/46 | 7.67 | 1.48 | 31.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Abrar AhmedPAK | 2023 | 1 | 2 | 55.3 | 14 | 136 | 6 | 3/68 | 6/136 | 22.67 | 2.45 | 55.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nayeem HasanBAN | 2025 | 1 | 2 | 56.2 | 8 | 150 | 6 | 5/121 | 6/150 | 25.00 | 2.66 | 56.33 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Akila DananjayaSL | 2019 | 1 | 2 | 62 | 7 | 164 | 6 | 5/80 | 6/164 | 27.33 | 2.65 | 62.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tharindu RatnayakeSL | 2025 | 1 | 2 | 78.2 | 4 | 298 | 6 | 3/102 | 6/298 | 49.67 | 3.80 | 78.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis HeadAUS | 2022-2025 | 4 | 5 | 29.5 | 0 | 109 | 5 | 4/10 | 4/10 | 21.80 | 3.65 | 35.80 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Suranga LakmalSL | 2019-2021 | 4 | 5 | 61.2 | 18 | 129 | 5 | 4/29 | 4/66 | 25.80 | 2.10 | 73.60 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Stuart MacGillAUS | 2004 | 1 | 2 | 38.2 | 6 | 143 | 5 | 4/74 | 5/143 | 28.60 | 3.73 | 46.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mahesh TheekshanaSL | 2022 | 2 | 4 | 60.5 | 10 | 188 | 5 | 2/28 | 3/76 | 37.60 | 3.09 | 73.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nauman AliPAK | 2022-2023 | 2 | 4 | 73 | 9 | 238 | 5 | 3/75 | 3/120 | 47.60 | 3.26 | 87.60 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn PhillipsNZ | 2024 | 2 | 3 | 68 | 5 | 243 | 5 | 3/141 | 3/141 | 48.60 | 3.57 | 81.60 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeffrey VandersaySL | 2022-2025 | 2 | 2 | 48 | 0 | 250 | 5 | 3/182 | 3/182 | 50.00 | 5.21 | 57.60 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dilruwan PereraSL | 2021 | 2 | 4 | 93.1 | 9 | 268 | 5 | 4/109 | 4/143 | 53.60 | 2.88 | 111.80 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Milan PriyanathSL | 2024-2025 | 2 | 3 | 37.4 | 10 | 72 | 4 | 3/39 | 4/65 | 18.00 | 1.91 | 56.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ravindra JadejaIND | 2026 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 8 | 128 | 4 | 3/57 | 4/128 | 32.00 | 2.91 | 66.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| William SomervilleNZ | 2019 | 1 | 2 | 53.2 | 9 | 156 | 4 | 3/83 | 4/156 | 39.00 | 2.92 | 80.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Agha SalmanPAK | 2022-2023 | 3 | 5 | 48 | 4 | 176 | 4 | 2/39 | 3/57 | 44.00 | 3.67 | 72.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taijul IslamBAN | 2025 | 1 | 2 | 57 | 9 | 179 | 4 | 3/23 | 4/179 | 44.75 | 3.14 | 85.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kasun RajithaSL | 2022-2023 | 3 | 5 | 69 | 10 | 223 | 4 | 2/70 | 2/86 | 55.75 | 3.23 | 103.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CBRLS KumaraSL | 2019-2026 | 4 | 7 | 59 | 8 | 252 | 4 | 2/28 | 2/68 | 63.00 | 4.27 | 88.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K NuwanthaSL | 2026 | 1 | 2 | 62 | 4 | 261 | 4 | 3/175 | 4/261 | 65.25 | 4.21 | 93.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stuart BroadENG | 2021 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 34 | 3 | 3/20 | 3/34 | 11.33 | 1.31 | 52.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prasidh KrishnaIND | 2026 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 3 | 63 | 3 | 2/16 | 3/63 | 21.00 | 2.63 | 48.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael KasprowiczAUS | 2004 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 4 | 69 | 3 | 2/56 | 3/69 | 23.00 | 2.46 | 56.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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