| Shane WatsonAUS | R Premadasa StadiumColombo | 2012 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 176 | 11 | 3/26 | 3/26 | 16.00 | 7.33 | 13.09 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitchell StarcAUS | R Premadasa StadiumColombo | 2012 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 164 | 10 | 3/20 | 3/20 | 16.40 | 6.83 | 14.40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim SoutheeNZ | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 2012 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 144 | 8 | 3/16 | 3/16 | 18.00 | 8.00 | 13.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ajantha MendisSL | Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, SooriyawewaHambantota | 2012 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6/8 | 6/8 | 1.33 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ajantha MendisSL | R Premadasa StadiumColombo | 2012 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 39 | 6 | 4/12 | 4/12 | 6.50 | 4.88 | 8.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sunil NarineWI | R Premadasa StadiumColombo | 2012 | 4 | 4 | 12.4 | 0 | 63 | 6 | 3/9 | 3/9 | 10.50 | 4.97 | 12.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lakshmipathy BalajiIND | R Premadasa StadiumColombo | 2012 | 3 | 3 | 8.3 | 0 | 69 | 6 | 3/22 | 3/22 | 11.50 | 8.12 | 8.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lasith MalingaSL | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 2012 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 87 | 6 | 5/31 | 5/31 | 14.50 | 7.25 | 12.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pat CumminsAUS | R Premadasa StadiumColombo | 2012 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 1 | 197 | 6 | 2/16 | 2/16 | 32.83 | 8.21 | 24.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques KallisSA | Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, SooriyawewaHambantota | 2012 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 4/15 | 4/15 | 4.80 | 4.80 | 6.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yuvraj SinghIND | R Premadasa StadiumColombo | 2012 | 4 | 4 | 9.4 | 0 | 57 | 5 | 2/16 | 2/16 | 11.40 | 5.90 | 11.60 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammad HafeezPAK | R Premadasa StadiumColombo | 2012 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 64 | 5 | 2/22 | 2/22 | 12.80 | 5.82 | 13.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven FinnENG | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 2012 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 66 | 5 | 3/16 | 3/16 | 13.20 | 5.50 | 14.40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robin PetersonSA | R Premadasa StadiumColombo | 2012 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 81 | 5 | 2/15 | 2/15 | 16.20 | 6.75 | 14.40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ravi RampaulWI | R Premadasa StadiumColombo | 2012 | 4 | 4 | 11.5 | 0 | 90 | 5 | 3/16 | 3/16 | 18.00 | 7.61 | 14.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stuart BroadENG | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 2012 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 95 | 5 | 3/32 | 3/32 | 19.00 | 7.92 | 14.40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier DohertyAUS | R Premadasa StadiumColombo | 2012 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 95 | 5 | 3/20 | 3/20 | 19.00 | 8.64 | 13.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Saeed AjmalPAK | R Premadasa StadiumColombo | 2012 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 101 | 5 | 3/17 | 3/17 | 20.20 | 6.31 | 19.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob OramNZ | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 2012 | 4 | 4 | 12.3 | 0 | 121 | 5 | 2/44 | 2/44 | 24.20 | 9.68 | 15.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harbhajan SinghIND | R Premadasa StadiumColombo | 2012 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 32 | 4 | 4/12 | 4/12 | 8.00 | 5.33 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug BracewellNZ | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 2012 | 2 | 2 | 4.5 | 0 | 39 | 4 | 3/31 | 3/31 | 9.75 | 8.07 | 7.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akila DananjayaSL | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 2012 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 58 | 4 | 2/26 | 2/26 | 14.50 | 7.25 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Saeed AjmalPAK | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 2012 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 62 | 4 | 4/30 | 4/30 | 15.50 | 7.75 | 12.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Graeme SwannENG | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 2012 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 78 | 4 | 2/26 | 2/26 | 19.50 | 7.09 | 16.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nuwan KulasekaraSL | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 2012 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 83 | 4 | 2/33 | 2/33 | 20.75 | 6.92 | 18.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Irfan PathanIND | R Premadasa StadiumColombo | 2012 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 92 | 4 | 2/17 | 2/17 | 23.00 | 9.20 | 15.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ravi RampaulWI | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 2012 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 99 | 4 | 2/37 | 2/37 | 24.75 | 8.25 | 18.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan McCullumNZ | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 2012 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 104 | 4 | 2/19 | 2/19 | 26.00 | 6.12 | 25.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle MillsNZ | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 2012 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 131 | 4 | 3/33 | 3/33 | 32.75 | 8.19 | 24.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale SteynSA | Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, SooriyawewaHambantota | 2012 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 2/10 | 2/10 | 6.33 | 3.17 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeevan MendisSL | Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, SooriyawewaHambantota | 2012 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 3/24 | 3/24 | 8.00 | 6.00 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HMRKB HerathSL | R Premadasa StadiumColombo | 2012 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 3/25 | 3/25 | 8.33 | 6.25 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yasir ArafatPAK | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 2012 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 3 | 3/25 | 3/25 | 12.33 | 9.25 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Angelo MathewsSL | R Premadasa StadiumColombo | 2012 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 38 | 3 | 2/27 | 2/27 | 12.67 | 4.75 | 16.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Samuel BadreeWI | R Premadasa StadiumColombo | 2012 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 51 | 3 | 2/27 | 2/27 | 17.00 | 6.38 | 16.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James FranklinNZ | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 2012 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 53 | 3 | 2/34 | 2/34 | 17.67 | 8.83 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren SammyWI | R Premadasa StadiumColombo | 2012 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 55 | 3 | 2/6 | 2/6 | 18.33 | 6.88 | 16.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zaheer KhanIND | R Premadasa StadiumColombo | 2012 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 62 | 3 | 3/22 | 3/22 | 20.67 | 6.20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale SteynSA | R Premadasa StadiumColombo | 2012 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 63 | 3 | 3/22 | 3/22 | 21.00 | 5.73 | 22.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raza HasanPAK | R Premadasa StadiumColombo | 2012 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 74 | 3 | 2/14 | 2/14 | 24.67 | 4.93 | 30.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ravichandran AshwinIND | R Premadasa StadiumColombo | 2012 | 3 | 3 | 11.5 | 0 | 75 | 3 | 2/16 | 2/16 | 25.00 | 6.34 | 23.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sunil NarineWI | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 2012 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 76 | 3 | 3/20 | 3/20 | 25.33 | 6.33 | 24.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morné MorkelSA | R Premadasa StadiumColombo | 2012 | 3 | 3 | 10.4 | 0 | 84 | 3 | 2/28 | 2/28 | 28.00 | 7.88 | 21.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ajantha MendisSL | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 2012 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 100 | 3 | 2/12 | 2/12 | 33.33 | 8.33 | 24.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kieron PollardWI | R Premadasa StadiumColombo | 2012 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2/6 | 2/6 | 3.00 | 6.00 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morné MorkelSA | Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, SooriyawewaHambantota | 2012 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 2/16 | 2/16 | 12.50 | 4.17 | 18.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Piyush ChawlaIND | R Premadasa StadiumColombo | 2012 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 2/13 | 2/13 | 13.50 | 5.40 | 15.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeevan MendisSL | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 2012 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 15.00 | 6.00 | 15.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven FinnENG | R Premadasa StadiumColombo | 2012 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 2/33 | 2/33 | 16.50 | 8.25 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abul HasanBAN | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 2012 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 2/33 | 2/33 | 16.50 | 11.00 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |