Players Taking Most Wickets For
|
Player
|
Career
|
Mat
|
Overs
|
Mdns
|
Runs
|
Wkts
|
Avg
|
Best
|
5w
|
10w
|
S/R
|
E/R
|
1 |
M Muralitharan
|
1992-2010
|
133
|
7339.5
|
1792
|
18180
|
800
|
22.73
|
9/51
|
67
|
22
|
55.05
|
2.48
|
2 |
H M R K B Herath
|
1999-2018
|
93
|
4332.1
|
816
|
12157
|
433
|
28.08
|
9/127
|
34
|
9
|
60.03
|
2.81
|
3 |
W P U J C Vaas
|
1994-2009
|
111
|
3906.2
|
895
|
10501
|
355
|
29.58
|
7/71
|
12
|
2
|
66.02
|
2.69
|
4 |
R A S Lakmal*
|
2010-
|
70
|
2073.5
|
438
|
6232
|
171
|
36.44
|
5/47
|
4
|
0
|
72.77
|
3.01
|
5 |
M D K Perera
|
2014-2021
|
43
|
1800.5
|
239
|
5780
|
161
|
35.90
|
6/32
|
8
|
2
|
67.11
|
3.21
|
6 |
S L Malinga
|
2004-2010
|
30
|
868.1
|
112
|
3349
|
101
|
33.16
|
5/50
|
3
|
0
|
51.57
|
3.86
|
7 |
C R D Fernando
|
2000-2012
|
40
|
1030.1
|
143
|
3784
|
100
|
37.84
|
5/42
|
3
|
0
|
61.81
|
3.67
|
8 |
S T Jayasuriya
|
1991-2007
|
110
|
1364.4
|
323
|
3366
|
98
|
34.35
|
5/34
|
2
|
0
|
83.55
|
2.47
|
9 |
G P Wickramasinghe
|
1991-2001
|
40
|
1210
|
249
|
3559
|
85
|
41.87
|
6/60
|
3
|
0
|
85.41
|
2.94
|
10 |
L Kumara*
|
2016-
|
27
|
799.1
|
109
|
3065
|
79
|
38.80
|
6/122
|
1
|
0
|
60.70
|
3.84
|
11 |
K T G D Prasad
|
2008-2015
|
25
|
721.1
|
96
|
2698
|
75
|
35.97
|
5/50
|
1
|
0
|
57.69
|
3.74
|
12 |
R J Ratnayake
|
1983-1992
|
23
|
826.5
|
136
|
2563
|
74
|
34.64
|
6/66
|
5
|
0
|
67.04
|
3.10
|
13 |
L Embuldeniya*
|
2019-
|
17
|
807.3
|
141
|
2611
|
71
|
36.77
|
7/137
|
5
|
1
|
68.24
|
3.23
|
14 |
B A W Mendis
|
2008-2014
|
19
|
788.2
|
118
|
2434
|
70
|
34.77
|
6/99
|
4
|
1
|
67.57
|
3.09
|
15 |
N Pradeep*
|
2011-2017
|
28
|
846.1
|
130
|
3003
|
70
|
42.90
|
6/132
|
1
|
0
|
72.53
|
3.55
|
16 |
H D P K Dharmasena
|
1993-2004
|
31
|
1156.3
|
265
|
2920
|
69
|
42.32
|
6/72
|
3
|
0
|
100.57
|
2.52
|
17 |
N G R P Jayasuriya*
|
2022-
|
11
|
594.5
|
114
|
1824
|
67
|
27.22
|
7/52
|
7
|
2
|
53.27
|
3.07
|
18 |
D N T Zoysa
|
1997-2004
|
30
|
737
|
160
|
2157
|
64
|
33.70
|
5/20
|
1
|
0
|
69.09
|
2.93
|
19 |
Ramesh Mendis*
|
2021-
|
14
|
621
|
79
|
1931
|
63
|
30.65
|
6/70
|
5
|
1
|
59.14
|
3.11
|
20 |
V Fernando*
|
2016-
|
22
|
563.3
|
73
|
2041
|
61
|
33.46
|
5/101
|
1
|
0
|
55.43
|
3.62
|
21 |
A L F De Mel
|
1982-1986
|
17
|
586.2
|
92
|
2180
|
59
|
36.95
|
6/109
|
3
|
0
|
59.63
|
3.72
|
22 |
K R Pushpakumara
|
1994-2001
|
23
|
632
|
99
|
2242
|
58
|
38.66
|
7/116
|
4
|
0
|
65.38
|
3.55
|
23 |
R M S Eranga
|
2011-2016
|
19
|
648.3
|
125
|
2138
|
57
|
37.51
|
4/49
|
0
|
0
|
68.26
|
3.30
|
24 |
U W M B C A Welegedara
|
2007-2014
|
21
|
633.1
|
114
|
2273
|
55
|
41.33
|
5/52
|
2
|
0
|
69.07
|
3.59
|
25 |
K Rajitha*
|
2018-
|
18
|
499.2
|
102
|
1627
|
55
|
29.58
|
5/56
|
2
|
0
|
54.47
|
3.26
|
26 |
J R Ratnayeke
|
1982-1989
|
22
|
638.5
|
118
|
1972
|
55
|
35.85
|
7/83
|
4
|
0
|
69.69
|
3.09
|
27 |
K M D N Kulasekara
|
2005-2014
|
21
|
594.3
|
120
|
1794
|
48
|
37.38
|
4/21
|
0
|
0
|
74.31
|
3.02
|
28 |
C P H Ramanayake
|
1988-1993
|
18
|
609
|
109
|
1880
|
44
|
42.73
|
5/82
|
1
|
0
|
83.05
|
3.09
|
29 |
S Randiv
|
2010-2012
|
12
|
524.2
|
70
|
1613
|
43
|
37.51
|
5/82
|
1
|
0
|
73.16
|
3.08
|
30 |
A M Fernando*
|
2021-
|
13
|
328.3
|
53
|
1101
|
41
|
26.85
|
6/51
|
1
|
1
|
48.07
|
3.35
|
31 |
S D Anurasiri
|
1986-1998
|
18
|
662.1
|
150
|
1548
|
41
|
37.76
|
4/71
|
0
|
0
|
96.90
|
2.34
|
32 |
T M Dilshan
|
1999-2013
|
87
|
564.1
|
83
|
1711
|
39
|
43.87
|
4/10
|
0
|
0
|
86.79
|
3.03
|
33 |
U D U Chandana
|
1999-2005
|
16
|
447.3
|
64
|
1535
|
37
|
41.49
|
6/179
|
3
|
1
|
72.57
|
3.43
|
34 |
P A D L R Sandakan*
|
2016-2018
|
11
|
343.5
|
37
|
1276
|
37
|
34.49
|
5/95
|
2
|
0
|
55.76
|
3.71
|
35 |
D S De Silva
|
1982-1984
|
12
|
505.1
|
108
|
1347
|
37
|
36.41
|
5/59
|
1
|
0
|
81.92
|
2.67
|
36 |
D de Silva*
|
2016-
|
53
|
600.3
|
74
|
1981
|
34
|
58.26
|
3/25
|
0
|
0
|
105.97
|
3.30
|
37 |
M K P A Dananjaya*
|
2018-2019
|
6
|
230.5
|
33
|
819
|
33
|
24.82
|
6/115
|
4
|
0
|
41.97
|
3.55
|
38 |
A D Mathews*
|
2009-
|
108
|
658
|
159
|
1784
|
33
|
54.06
|
4/44
|
0
|
0
|
119.64
|
2.71
|
39 |
P V D Chameera*
|
2015-
|
12
|
337
|
28
|
1321
|
32
|
41.28
|
5/47
|
1
|
0
|
63.19
|
3.92
|
40 |
K P J Warnaweera
|
1986-1994
|
10
|
388.5
|
90
|
1021
|
32
|
31.91
|
4/25
|
0
|
0
|
72.91
|
2.63
|
|
|