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| Rank | Player | Player | Span | Mat | Overs | Mdns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Econ | SR | 4 | 5 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
🥇 1 | SD Anurasiri | SD Anurasiri (SL) | 1986-1998 | 18 | 662.1 | 152 | 3973 | 1548 | 41 | 4/71 | 37.75 | 2.33 | 96.9 | 2 | - | - |
🥈 2 | ST Jayasuriya | ST Jayasuriya (SL) | 1991-2007 | 110 | 1364.4 | 323 | 8188 | 3366 | 98 | 5/34 | 34.34 | 2.46 | 83.5 | 6 | 2 | - |
🥉 3 | M Muralidaran | M Muralidaran (SL) | 1992-2010 | 132 | 7285.5 | 1786 | 43715 | 18023 | 795 | 9/51 | 22.67 | 2.47 | 54.9 | 45 | 67 | 22 |
4 | HDPK Dharmasena | HDPK Dharmasena (SL) | 1993-2004 | 31 | 1156.3 | 265 | 6939 | 2920 | 69 | 6/72 | 42.31 | 2.52 | 100.5 | 1 | 3 | - |
5 | KPJ Warnaweera | KPJ Warnaweera (SL) | 1986-1994 | 10 | 388.5 | 90 | 2333 | 1021 | 32 | 4/25 | 31.90 | 2.62 | 72.9 | 3 | - | - |
5 | A Ranatunga | A Ranatunga (SL) | 1982-2000 | 93 | 395.3 | 114 | 2373 | 1040 | 16 | 2/17 | 65.00 | 2.62 | 148.3 | - | - | - |
7 | EAR de Silva | EAR de Silva (SL) | 1985-1991 | 10 | 388.0 | 87 | 2328 | 1032 | 8 | 2/67 | 129.00 | 2.65 | 291.0 | - | - | - |
8 | DS de Silva | DS de Silva (SL) | 1982-1984 | 12 | 505.1 | 108 | 3031 | 1347 | 37 | 5/59 | 36.40 | 2.66 | 81.9 | 2 | 1 | - |
9 | WPUJC Vaas | WPUJC Vaas (SL) | 1994-2009 | 111 | 3906.2 | 895 | 23438 | 10501 | 355 | 7/71 | 29.58 | 2.68 | 66.0 | 20 | 12 | 2 |
10 | AD Mathews | AD Mathews (SL) | 2009-2025 | 119 | 663.0 | 161 | 3978 | 1798 | 33 | 4/44 | 54.48 | 2.71 | 120.5 | 1 | - | - |
11 | PA de Silva | PA de Silva (SL) | 1984-2002 | 93 | 432.3 | 77 | 2595 | 1208 | 29 | 3/30 | 41.65 | 2.79 | 89.4 | - | - | - |
12 | HMRKB Herath | HMRKB Herath (SL) | 1999-2018 | 93 | 4332.1 | 814 | 25993 | 12157 | 433 | 9/127 | 28.07 | 2.80 | 60.0 | 20 | 34 | 9 |
13 | DNT Zoysa | DNT Zoysa (SL) | 1997-2004 | 30 | 737.0 | 160 | 4422 | 2157 | 64 | 5/20 | 33.70 | 2.92 | 69.0 | 2 | 1 | - |
14 | GP Wickramasinghe | GP Wickramasinghe (SL) | 1991-2001 | 40 | 1210.0 | 248 | 7260 | 3559 | 85 | 6/60 | 41.87 | 2.94 | 85.4 | 2 | 3 | - |
15 | RAS Lakmal | RAS Lakmal (SL) | 2010-2022 | 70 | 2073.5 | 439 | 12443 | 6232 | 171 | 5/47 | 36.44 | 3.00 | 72.7 | 7 | 4 | - |
16 | KMDN Kulasekara | KMDN Kulasekara (SL) | 2005-2014 | 21 | 594.3 | 120 | 3567 | 1794 | 48 | 4/21 | 37.37 | 3.01 | 74.3 | 3 | - | - |
17 | TM Dilshan | TM Dilshan (SL) | 1999-2013 | 87 | 564.1 | 83 | 3385 | 1711 | 39 | 4/10 | 43.87 | 3.03 | 86.7 | 1 | - | - |
18 | S Randiv | S Randiv (SL) | 2010-2012 | 12 | 524.2 | 70 | 3146 | 1613 | 43 | 5/82 | 37.51 | 3.07 | 73.1 | 3 | 1 | - |
19 | JR Ratnayeke | JR Ratnayeke (SL) | 1982-1989 | 22 | 638.5 | 118 | 3833 | 1972 | 56 | 8/83 | 35.21 | 3.08 | 68.4 | 3 | 4 | - |
19 | CPH Ramanayake | CPH Ramanayake (SL) | 1988-1993 | 18 | 609.0 | 109 | 3654 | 1880 | 44 | 5/82 | 42.72 | 3.08 | 83.0 | - | 1 | - |
19 | BAW Mendis | BAW Mendis (SL) | 2008-2014 | 19 | 788.2 | 118 | 4730 | 2434 | 70 | 6/99 | 34.77 | 3.08 | 67.5 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
22 | RJ Ratnayake | RJ Ratnayake (SL) | 1983-1992 | 23 | 826.5 | 136 | 4961 | 2563 | 73 | 6/66 | 35.10 | 3.09 | 67.9 | 3 | 5 | - |
23 | RTM Mendis | RTM Mendis (SL) | 2021-2025 | 16 | 695.3 | 84 | 4173 | 2212 | 71 | 6/70 | 31.15 | 3.18 | 58.7 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
24 | NGRP Jayasuriya | NGRP Jayasuriya (SL) | 2022-2025 | 22 | 1193.5 | 184 | 7163 | 3828 | 122 | 7/52 | 31.37 | 3.20 | 58.7 | 3 | 12 | 2 |
24 | MDK Perera | MDK Perera (SL) | 2014-2021 | 43 | 1800.5 | 239 | 10805 | 5780 | 161 | 6/32 | 35.90 | 3.20 | 67.1 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
26 | L Embuldeniya | L Embuldeniya (SL) | 2019-2022 | 17 | 807.3 | 141 | 4845 | 2611 | 71 | 7/137 | 36.77 | 3.23 | 68.2 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
27 | CAK Rajitha | CAK Rajitha (SL) | 2018-2024 | 18 | 499.2 | 102 | 2996 | 1627 | 55 | 5/56 | 29.58 | 3.25 | 54.4 | 1 | 2 | - |
28 | RMS Eranga | RMS Eranga (SL) | 2011-2016 | 19 | 648.3 | 125 | 3891 | 2138 | 57 | 4/49 | 37.50 | 3.29 | 68.2 | 4 | - | - |
29 | GF Labrooy | GF Labrooy (SL) | 1986-1991 | 9 | 359.4 | 58 | 2158 | 1194 | 27 | 5/133 | 44.22 | 3.31 | 79.9 | 3 | 1 | - |
30 | DM de Silva | DM de Silva (SL) | 2016-2025 | 65 | 691.3 | 84 | 4149 | 2301 | 43 | 3/25 | 53.51 | 3.32 | 96.4 | - | - | - |
30 | MF Maharoof | MF Maharoof (SL) | 2004-2011 | 22 | 490.0 | 107 | 2940 | 1631 | 25 | 4/52 | 65.24 | 3.32 | 117.6 | 1 | - | - |
32 | UDU Chandana | UDU Chandana (SL) | 1999-2005 | 16 | 447.3 | 64 | 2685 | 1535 | 37 | 6/179 | 41.48 | 3.43 | 72.5 | - | 3 | 1 |
33 | MVT Fernando | MVT Fernando (SL) | 2016-2025 | 28 | 737.0 | 102 | 4422 | 2595 | 81 | 5/101 | 32.03 | 3.52 | 54.5 | 5 | 1 | - |
33 | AM Fernando | AM Fernando (SL) | 2021-2025 | 24 | 620.1 | 82 | 3721 | 2187 | 80 | 6/51 | 27.33 | 3.52 | 46.5 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
35 | KR Pushpakumara | KR Pushpakumara (SL) | 1994-2001 | 23 | 632.0 | 98 | 3792 | 2242 | 58 | 7/116 | 38.65 | 3.54 | 65.3 | 2 | 4 | - |
35 | N Pradeep | N Pradeep (SL) | 2011-2017 | 28 | 846.1 | 130 | 5077 | 3003 | 70 | 6/132 | 42.90 | 3.54 | 72.5 | 6 | 1 | - |
37 | UWMBCA Welegedara | UWMBCA Welegedara (SL) | 2007-2014 | 21 | 633.1 | 114 | 3799 | 2273 | 55 | 5/52 | 41.32 | 3.58 | 69.0 | 2 | 2 | - |
38 | CRD Fernando | CRD Fernando (SL) | 2000-2012 | 40 | 1030.1 | 143 | 6181 | 3784 | 100 | 5/42 | 37.84 | 3.67 | 61.8 | 3 | 3 | - |
39 | PADLR Sandakan | PADLR Sandakan (SL) | 2016-2018 | 11 | 343.5 | 37 | 2063 | 1276 | 37 | 5/95 | 34.48 | 3.71 | 55.7 | 3 | 2 | - |
39 | ALF de Mel | ALF de Mel (SL) | 1982-1986 | 17 | 586.2 | 92 | 3518 | 2180 | 59 | 6/109 | 36.94 | 3.71 | 59.6 | 2 | 3 | - |
41 | KTGD Prasad | KTGD Prasad (SL) | 2008-2015 | 25 | 721.1 | 96 | 4327 | 2698 | 75 | 5/50 | 35.97 | 3.74 | 57.6 | 5 | 1 | - |
42 | SL Malinga | SL Malinga (SL) | 2004-2010 | 30 | 868.1 | 112 | 5209 | 3349 | 101 | 5/50 | 33.15 | 3.85 | 51.5 | 7 | 3 | - |
43 | CBRLS Kumara | CBRLS Kumara (SL) | 2016-2025 | 34 | 968.2 | 136 | 5810 | 3749 | 104 | 6/122 | 36.04 | 3.87 | 55.8 | 9 | 1 | - |
44 | PVD Chameera | PVD Chameera (SL) | 2015-2021 | 12 | 337.0 | 28 | 2022 | 1321 | 32 | 5/47 | 41.28 | 3.91 | 63.1 | 1 | 1 | - |
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