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Sri Lanka Test Cricket Wickets Stats

How many wickets Sri Lanka take, and who takes the most, game by game

Updated 23 August 2026, after the India game

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Player	Avg	Hit %	3 Jul 26 A Drew		25 Jun 26 A Lostinns		5 Dec 24 A Lost109 runs		27 Nov 24 A Lost233 runs		6 Sep 24 A Won8 wkts		29 Aug 24 A Lost190 runs		21 Aug 24 A Lost5 wkts		30 Mar 24 A Won192 runs		22 Mar 24 A Won328 runs		16 Mar 23 A Lostinns		8 Mar 23 A Lost2 wkts		23 May 22 A Won10 wkts		15 May 22 A Drew		12 Mar 22 A Lost238 runs		4 Mar 22 A Lostinns		29 Mar 21 A Drew		21 Mar 21 A Drew		3 Jan 21 A Lost10 wkts		26 Dec 20 A Lostinns		27 Jan 20 A Drew		19 Jan 20 A Won10 wkts		19 Dec 19 A Lost263 runs		11 Dec 19 A Drew		21 Feb 19 A Won8 wkts		13 Feb 19 A Won1 wkt		31 Jan 19 A Lost366 runs		24 Jan 19 A Lostinns		25 Dec 18 A Lost423 runs		14 Dec 18 A Drew
Player	Avg	Hit %	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd
Sri Lanka total	8.2		10	0	9	-	10	10	10	5	10	10	10	10	10	5	10	10	10	10	4	-	10	8	10	10	9	-	10	9	8	-	10	4	10	4	10	0	10	-	10	7	10	10	10	3	2	-	10	10	10	10	5	3	10	-	10	4	10	-
A. FernandoBowler, 23 inns	2.5	70%16/23	540-130-5	06-21-0	228-56-2		324-102-3	114-52-1	314.4-44-3	117.4-54-1	120-88-1	212-49-2	524-102-5	313-52-3	418-103-4	212-25-2	410.4-34-4	015-62-0			026-110-0		429.3-85-4	319-63-3	426-93-4	617.3-51-6	326-72-3										219-61-2	04-20-0
L. EmbuldeniyaBowler, 16 inns	2.3	63%10/16																									147-104-1		324-94-3	320.5-87-3	246-188-2		125-88-1	-DNB	128-64-1	228-62-2					442.3-182-4	220-81-2	542-114-5	226-74-2	420.3-71-4	150-193-1			05.3-26-0	-DNB	110-51-1	526-66-5
S. LakmalBowler, 19 inns	2.1	53%10/19																											18-12-1	010-34-0	225-90-2		428-94-4	214-62-2	525-47-5	025-33-0					222-37-2	118-34-1	327-53-3	420-27-4					013-33-0	416.3-39-4	114-29-1	020-52-0			527-75-5		519-59-5	030-96-0	131-88-1
L. KumaraBowler, 29 inns	2.1	62%18/29			01-4-0		417.4-79-4	116-71-1	312-70-3	018-43-0	216-97-2	47-21-4	223-101-2	312.3-53-3			211-19-2	415-50-4	312-31-3	211.2-39-2	025-164-0		325-76-3	115-61-1							110.5-52-1								121.1-103-1		120-60-1	110-38-1	229-82-2	321-32-3	418-49-4	229-139-2	114-46-1								115-37-1		314-49-3	232-134-2	431.3-127-4
K. RajithaBowler, 20 inns	1.90	55%11/20			026-102-0														316-56-3	514-56-5	232-126-2		231-104-2	117-60-1	528.2-64-5	212-40-2	424.1-60-4												02.1-16-0				029-55-0	114-23-1			16-5-1		315-67-3	27-20-2	314.4-68-3	113-54-1	128-103-1	213-64-2					034-144-0
V. FernandoBowler, 34 inns	1.79	62%21/34					222-65-2	219-47-2	215-35-2	218-64-2	213-46-2	38-40-3			219.3-73-2	08-46-0	216-38-2	110-39-1	415.3-48-4	315-36-3							08-42-0		03-18-0	110-48-1	226-135-2		127-71-1	012.4-49-0	217-52-2	219-73-2	523.4-101-5	04-23-0	331.1-129-3		014-45-0	220-43-2			213-31-2	024-105-0	013-49-0		318.2-62-3	110-32-1	417-62-4	417.1-71-4	330-126-3	111-43-1
M M. RathnayakeAll-rounder, 9 inns	1.78	44%4/9	131-74-1	07-15-0	535.5-124-5						313.1-56-3	17-43-1	223-89-2	29-36-2	113-66-1	112-31-1
P P. JayawickramaBowler, 4 inns	1.75	50%2/4																							038-108-0	013-47-0			317.1-81-3	419-78-4
P. JayasuriyaBowler, 17 inns	1.71	59%10/17	355.5-131-3	017-45-0			131-84-1	534-129-5	25-24-2	240-132-2			129-96-1	220-105-2	331-85-3	225.2-98-2	224-65-2	227-99-2	07-33-0	09-37-0	121-86-1		110-46-1	219-92-2
D. ShanakaAll-rounder, 3 inns	1.33	67%2/3																																			215-42-2	03-8-0	228.5-98-2
W. HasarangaAll-rounder, 3 inns	1.33	33%1/3																																			04-23-0	02.2-16-0	445-171-4
D. ChameeraBowler, 8 inns	1.25	38%3/8																															321.1-69-3	218-74-2	222-71-2	018-44-0	114-53-1	-DNB																	121-68-1		08-43-0	130-147-1
S S. DinushaAll-rounder, 3 inns	1.00	33%1/3	18-29-1	04-4-0	256-234-2
D. PereraAll-rounder, 9 inns	0.78	22%2/9																																											07-23-0	021-94-0	024-85-0						032-112-0	015-52-0	232.2-84-2		15-13-1	141-149-1	340-156-3
K. MendisAll-rounder, 5 inns	0.60	20%1/5	-DNB	-DNB	09-46-0		-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	01-12-0	-DNB	-DNB	03-27-0	-DNB	02-13-0	-DNB	-DNB	310-32-3	-DNB	-DNB
D. de SilvaAll-rounder, 36 inns	0.56	17%6/36	02-3-0	-DNB	05-17-0		09-26-0	03-10-0	01-11-0	06-31-0	24-18-2	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	02-14-0	-DNB	07-14-0	08-25-0	01-4-0	-DNB	119-75-1		09-34-0	-DNB	06-27-0	02-10-0	119-48-1		27-32-2	19-47-1	118.2-79-1		110-26-1	028-81-0	011-30-0	010-12-0			-DNB		317-71-3	07-32-0	021-50-0	011-12-0	-DNB	07-19-0	011-48-0		25-15-2	311-36-3	-DNB	02-8-0	020-60-0	04-19-0	18-22-1				215-54-2
R. MendisBatter, 3 inns	0.33	0%0/3																			-DNB				014-53-0	111-20-1	045-119-0
D. KarunaratneBatter, 7 inns	0.14	0%0/7					-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB		-DNB	-DNB	04-8-0	-DNB	-DNB		-DNB	-DNB	-DNB		-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	06.5-36-0		-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	01-11-0	-DNB	-DNB		14.3-12-1	-DNB	03-9-0	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	03-14-0		-DNB	04-6-0	-DNB
A. MathewsAll-rounder, 5 inns	0.00	0%0/5					-DNB	-DNB	02-0-0	-DNB	03-14-0	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB		03-18-0	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB		-DNB	-DNB	-DNB										-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB										04-6-0	-DNB	04-1-0
K. MendisKeeper, 3 inns	0.00	0%0/3	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB		-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB			-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB		-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	01-8-0		-DNB	-DNB							-DNB	-DNB	07-41-0		-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	01-14-0		-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB		-DNB	-DNB	-DNB
O. FernandoBatter, 3 inns	0.00	0%0/3																			-DNB		-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB						-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB					-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	01-3-0		-DNB	-DNB	01-10-0	01-6-0
C. KarunaratneBowler, 2 inns	0.50	0%0/2																					-DNB	-DNB			-DNB																										122-130-1	04-18-0
D. GunathilakaAll-rounder, 2 inns	0.00	0%0/2																																																							-DNB	016-45-0	02-3-0
I I. WijesundaraAll-rounder, 2 inns	0.00	0%0/2	029-108-0	06-19-0
C. AsalankaAll-rounder, 1 inns	0.00	0%0/1																											-DNB	-DNB	03.1-14-0

A green cell reached the line. Each innings is its own column, the 1st then the 2nd. The line under a figure is the bowler's overs, runs and wickets; DNB did not bowl.

Sri Lanka Team Wickets

Line8.5

Avg8.28.7

Hit70%

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3 Jul 26

A Drew

25 Jun 26

A Lostinns

5 Dec 24

A Lost109 runs

27 Nov 24

A Lost233 runs

6 Sep 24

A Won8 wkts

29 Aug 24

A Lost190 runs

21 Aug 24

A Lost5 wkts

30 Mar 24

A Won192 runs

22 Mar 24

A Won328 runs

16 Mar 23

A Lostinns

8 Mar 23

A Lost2 wkts

23 May 22

A Won10 wkts

15 May 22

A Drew

12 Mar 22

A Lost238 runs

4 Mar 22

A Lostinns

29 Mar 21

A Drew

21 Mar 21

A Drew

3 Jan 21

A Lost10 wkts

26 Dec 20

A Lostinns

27 Jan 20

A Drew

19 Jan 20

A Won10 wkts

19 Dec 19

A Lost263 runs

11 Dec 19

A Drew

21 Feb 19

A Won8 wkts

13 Feb 19

A Won1 wkt

31 Jan 19

A Lost366 runs

24 Jan 19

A Lostinns

25 Dec 18

A Lost423 runs

14 Dec 18

A Drew

Sri Lanka Wickets Match by Match

The last 29 Tests, innings by innings, and how often Sri Lanka went over the line

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Opponent	Result	Inns	For	Ag	8.5+
Avg			8.2	8.7	70%
West Indies (A)WTC, 3 Jul	Ddrawn	1st	10	9
West Indies (A)WTC, 3 Jul	Ddrawn	2nd	0	9
West Indies (A)WTC, 25 Jun	Lby an innings and 217 runs	1st	9	10
West Indies (A)WTC, 25 Jun	Lby an innings and 217 runs	2nd	-	10	-
South Africa (A)WTC, 5 Dec 2024	Lby 109 runs	1st	10	10
South Africa (A)WTC, 5 Dec 2024	Lby 109 runs	2nd	10	10
South Africa (A)WTC, 27 Nov 2024	Lby 233 runs	1st	10	10
South Africa (A)WTC, 27 Nov 2024	Lby 233 runs	2nd	5	10
England (A)WTC, 6 Sep 2024	Wby 8 wickets	1st	10	10
England (A)WTC, 6 Sep 2024	Wby 8 wickets	2nd	10	2
England (A)WTC, 29 Aug 2024	Lby 190 runs	1st	10	10
England (A)WTC, 29 Aug 2024	Lby 190 runs	2nd	10	10
England (A)WTC, 21 Aug 2024	Lby 5 wickets	1st	10	10
England (A)WTC, 21 Aug 2024	Lby 5 wickets	2nd	5	10
Bangladesh (A)WTC, 30 Mar 2024	Wby 192 runs	1st	10	10
Bangladesh (A)WTC, 30 Mar 2024	Wby 192 runs	2nd	10	7
Bangladesh (A)WTC, 22 Mar 2024	Wby 328 runs	1st	10	10
Bangladesh (A)WTC, 22 Mar 2024	Wby 328 runs	2nd	10	10
New Zealand (A)WTC, 16 Mar 2023	Lby an innings and 58 runs	1st	4	10
New Zealand (A)WTC, 16 Mar 2023	Lby an innings and 58 runs	2nd	-	10	-
New Zealand (A)WTC, 8 Mar 2023	Lby 2 wickets	1st	10	10
New Zealand (A)WTC, 8 Mar 2023	Lby 2 wickets	2nd	8	10
Bangladesh (A)WTC, 23 May 2022	Wby 10 wickets	1st	10	10
Bangladesh (A)WTC, 23 May 2022	Wby 10 wickets	2nd	10	0
Bangladesh (A)WTC, 15 May 2022	Ddrawn	1st	9	10
Bangladesh (A)WTC, 15 May 2022	Ddrawn	2nd	-	6	-
India (A)WTC, 12 Mar 2022	Lby 238 runs	1st	10	10
India (A)WTC, 12 Mar 2022	Lby 238 runs	2nd	9	10
India (A)WTC, 4 Mar 2022	Lby an innings and 222 runs	1st	8	10
India (A)WTC, 4 Mar 2022	Lby an innings and 222 runs	2nd	-	10	-
West Indies (A)WTC, 29 Mar 2021	Ddrawn	1st	10	10
West Indies (A)WTC, 29 Mar 2021	Ddrawn	2nd	4	2
West Indies (A)WTC, 21 Mar 2021	Ddrawn	1st	10	10
West Indies (A)WTC, 21 Mar 2021	Ddrawn	2nd	4	10
South Africa (A)WTC, 3 Jan 2021	Lby 10 wickets	1st	10	10
South Africa (A)WTC, 3 Jan 2021	Lby 10 wickets	2nd	0	10
South Africa (A)WTC, 26 Dec 2020	Lby an innings and 45 runs	1st	10	9
South Africa (A)WTC, 26 Dec 2020	Lby an innings and 45 runs	2nd	-	10	-
Zimbabwe (A)TEST, 27 Jan 2020	Ddrawn	1st	10	10
Zimbabwe (A)TEST, 27 Jan 2020	Ddrawn	2nd	7	3
Zimbabwe (A)TEST, 19 Jan 2020	Wby 10 wickets	1st	10	9
Zimbabwe (A)TEST, 19 Jan 2020	Wby 10 wickets	2nd	10	0
Pakistan (A)WTC, 19 Dec 2019	Lby 263 runs	1st	10	10
Pakistan (A)WTC, 19 Dec 2019	Lby 263 runs	2nd	3	10
Pakistan (A)WTC, 11 Dec 2019	Ddrawn	1st	2	6
South Africa (A)TEST, 21 Feb 2019	Wby 8 wickets	1st	10	10
South Africa (A)TEST, 21 Feb 2019	Wby 8 wickets	2nd	10	2
South Africa (A)TEST, 13 Feb 2019	Wby 1 wicket	1st	10	10
South Africa (A)TEST, 13 Feb 2019	Wby 1 wicket	2nd	10	9
Australia (A)TEST, 31 Jan 2019	Lby 366 runs	1st	5	9
Australia (A)TEST, 31 Jan 2019	Lby 366 runs	2nd	3	10
Australia (A)TEST, 24 Jan 2019	Lby an innings and 40 runs	1st	10	10
Australia (A)TEST, 24 Jan 2019	Lby an innings and 40 runs	2nd	-	10	-
New Zealand (A)TEST, 25 Dec 2018	Lby 423 runs	1st	10	10
New Zealand (A)TEST, 25 Dec 2018	Lby 423 runs	2nd	4	10
New Zealand (A)TEST, 14 Dec 2018	Ddrawn	1st	10	10
New Zealand (A)TEST, 14 Dec 2018	Ddrawn	2nd	-	3	-

Pakistan Wickets Match by Match

Sri Lanka's next opponent, their last 40 Tests

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Opponent	Result	Inns	For	Ag
Avg			8.6	9.0
England (A)WTC, 9 Sep	Lby 8 wickets	1st	10	10
England (A)WTC, 9 Sep	Lby 8 wickets	2nd	2	10
England (A)WTC, 27 Aug	Lby 194 runs	1st	10	10
England (A)WTC, 27 Aug	Lby 194 runs	2nd	10	10
England (A)WTC, 19 Aug	Lby an innings and 103 runs	1st	10	10
England (A)WTC, 19 Aug	Lby an innings and 103 runs	2nd	-	10
West Indies (A)WTC, 2 Aug	Wby 8 wickets	1st	10	10
West Indies (A)WTC, 2 Aug	Wby 8 wickets	2nd	10	2
West Indies (A)WTC, 25 Jul	Lby 90 runs	1st	10	10
West Indies (A)WTC, 25 Jul	Lby 90 runs	2nd	10	10
Bangladesh (A)WTC, 16 May	Lby 78 runs	1st	10	10
Bangladesh (A)WTC, 16 May	Lby 78 runs	2nd	10	10
Bangladesh (A)WTC, 8 May	Lby 104 runs	1st	10	10
Bangladesh (A)WTC, 8 May	Lby 104 runs	2nd	9	10
South Africa (H)WTC, 20 Oct 2025	Lby 8 wickets	1st	10	10
South Africa (H)WTC, 20 Oct 2025	Lby 8 wickets	2nd	2	10
South Africa (H)WTC, 12 Oct 2025	W	1st	10	10
South Africa (H)WTC, 12 Oct 2025	W	2nd	10	10
West Indies (H)WTC, 25 Jan 2025	Lby 120 runs	1st	10	10
West Indies (H)WTC, 25 Jan 2025	Lby 120 runs	2nd	10	10
West Indies (H)WTC, 17 Jan 2025	Wby 127 runs	1st	10	10
West Indies (H)WTC, 17 Jan 2025	Wby 127 runs	2nd	10	10
South Africa (A)WTC, 3 Jan 2025	Lby 10 wickets	1st	10	10
South Africa (A)WTC, 3 Jan 2025	Lby 10 wickets	2nd	0	10
South Africa (A)WTC, 26 Dec 2024	Lby 2 wickets	1st	10	10
South Africa (A)WTC, 26 Dec 2024	Lby 2 wickets	2nd	8	10
England (H)WTC, 24 Oct 2024	Wby 9 wickets	1st	10	10
England (H)WTC, 24 Oct 2024	Wby 9 wickets	2nd	10	1
England (H)WTC, 15 Oct 2024	Wby 152 runs	1st	10	10
England (H)WTC, 15 Oct 2024	Wby 152 runs	2nd	10	10
England (H)WTC, 7 Oct 2024	Lby an innings and 47 runs	1st	7	10
England (H)WTC, 7 Oct 2024	Lby an innings and 47 runs	2nd	-	10
Bangladesh (A)WTC, 30 Aug 2024	Lby 6 wickets	1st	10	10
Bangladesh (A)WTC, 30 Aug 2024	Lby 6 wickets	2nd	4	10
Bangladesh (H)WTC, 21 Aug 2024	Lby 10 wickets	1st	10	6
Bangladesh (H)WTC, 21 Aug 2024	Lby 10 wickets	2nd	0	10
Australia (A)WTC, 2 Jan 2024	Lby 8 wickets	1st	10	10
Australia (A)WTC, 2 Jan 2024	Lby 8 wickets	2nd	2	10
Australia (A)WTC, 25 Dec 2023	Lby 79 runs	1st	10	10
Australia (A)WTC, 25 Dec 2023	Lby 79 runs	2nd	10	10
Australia (A)WTC, 14 Dec 2023	Lby 360 runs	1st	10	10
Australia (A)WTC, 14 Dec 2023	Lby 360 runs	2nd	5	10
Sri Lanka (A)WTC, 24 Jul 2023	Wby an innings and 222 runs	1st	10	5
Sri Lanka (A)WTC, 24 Jul 2023	Wby an innings and 222 runs	2nd	10	-
Sri Lanka (A)WTC, 16 Jul 2023	Wby 4 wickets	1st	10	10
Sri Lanka (A)WTC, 16 Jul 2023	Wby 4 wickets	2nd	10	6
New Zealand (H)WTC, 2 Jan 2023	Ddrawn	1st	10	10
New Zealand (H)WTC, 2 Jan 2023	Ddrawn	2nd	5	9
New Zealand (H)WTC, 26 Dec 2022	Ddrawn	1st	9	10
New Zealand (H)WTC, 26 Dec 2022	Ddrawn	2nd	1	8
England (H)WTC, 17 Dec 2022	Lby 8 wickets	1st	10	10
England (H)WTC, 17 Dec 2022	Lby 8 wickets	2nd	2	10
England (H)WTC, 9 Dec 2022	Lby 26 runs	1st	10	10
England (H)WTC, 9 Dec 2022	Lby 26 runs	2nd	10	10
England (H)WTC, 1 Dec 2022	Lby 74 runs	1st	10	10
England (H)WTC, 1 Dec 2022	Lby 74 runs	2nd	7	10
Sri Lanka (A)WTC, 24 Jul 2022	Lby 246 runs	1st	10	10
Sri Lanka (A)WTC, 24 Jul 2022	Lby 246 runs	2nd	8	10
Sri Lanka (A)WTC, 16 Jul 2022	Wby 4 wickets	1st	10	10
Sri Lanka (A)WTC, 16 Jul 2022	Wby 4 wickets	2nd	10	6
Australia (H)WTC, 21 Mar 2022	Lby 115 runs	1st	10	10
Australia (H)WTC, 21 Mar 2022	Lby 115 runs	2nd	3	10
Australia (H)WTC, 12 Mar 2022	Ddrawn	1st	9	10
Australia (H)WTC, 12 Mar 2022	Ddrawn	2nd	2	7
Australia (H)WTC, 4 Mar 2022	Ddrawn	1st	10	4
Australia (H)WTC, 4 Mar 2022	Ddrawn	2nd	-	0
Bangladesh (A)WTC, 4 Dec 2021	Wby an innings and 8 runs	1st	10	4
Bangladesh (A)WTC, 4 Dec 2021	Wby an innings and 8 runs	2nd	10	-
Bangladesh (A)WTC, 26 Nov 2021	Wby 8 wickets	1st	10	10
Bangladesh (A)WTC, 26 Nov 2021	Wby 8 wickets	2nd	10	2
West Indies (A)WTC, 20 Aug 2021	Wby 109 runs	1st	10	9
West Indies (A)WTC, 20 Aug 2021	Wby 109 runs	2nd	10	6
West Indies (A)WTC, 12 Aug 2021	Lby 1 wicket	1st	10	10
West Indies (A)WTC, 12 Aug 2021	Lby 1 wicket	2nd	9	10
Zimbabwe (A)TEST, 7 May 2021	Wby an innings and 147 runs	1st	10	8
Zimbabwe (A)TEST, 7 May 2021	Wby an innings and 147 runs	2nd	10	-
Zimbabwe (A)TEST, 29 Apr 2021	Wby an innings and 116 runs	1st	10	10
Zimbabwe (A)TEST, 29 Apr 2021	Wby an innings and 116 runs	2nd	10	-
South Africa (H)WTC, 4 Feb 2021	Wby 95 runs	1st	10	10
South Africa (H)WTC, 4 Feb 2021	Wby 95 runs	2nd	10	10

Sri Lanka Wickets Lines

How often each line went over, last 29 Tests, an innings each

Line	Over	Under	Over %
6.5	38	12	76%
7.5	37	13	74%
8.5	35	15	70%
9.5	32	18	64%
10.5	0	50	0%

Line	Over	Under	Over %
14.5	35	15	70%
15.5	33	17	66%
16.5	33	17	66%
17.5	32	18	64%
18.5	30	20	60%

Wickets Batting First and Chasing

Sri Lanka's wickets per game by when they batted

Batting	P	W	For	Ag
First	13	2	12.1	17.6
Second	16	5	15.8	16.6

Test Wickets Table

Wickets per game, sides with 8+ Tests in the last two years

Side	P	For	Ag	Match
1South Africa	14	19.7	15.6	35.3
2New Zealand	12	18.6	14.9	33.5
3England	20	18.4	16.9	35.3
4Australia	21	18.0	16.3	34.3
5India	17	17.7	15.7	33.3
6Pakistan	13	17.0	19.4	36.4
7Bangladesh	16	16.6	16.7	33.3
8West Indies	18	16.3	17.9	34.2
9Sri Lanka	10	13.6	18.1	31.7
10Zimbabwe	13	13.4	17.4	30.8

Sri Lanka Wickets by Competition

Wickets per game in each Test competition

Competition	P	W-L	For	Ag
ICC World Test Championship	21	4-12	13.8	17.6
Test Series	8	3-3	14.9	15.6

Sri Lanka Test Wickets Questions

How many wickets do Sri Lanka take per innings in Tests?

Sri Lanka have averaged 8.2 wickets an innings over their last 29 Tests, since December 2018, against their opponents' 8.7, and their best was 10 in their first innings against West Indies on 3 Jul 2026.

How often do Sri Lanka go over 8.5 wickets in an innings?

Sri Lanka went over 8.5 wickets in 35 of 50 innings over their last 29 Tests, since December 2018, 70% of the time, while averaging 8.2 an innings against their opponents' 8.7.

Who takes the most wickets for Sri Lanka?

Vishwa Fernando takes the most wickets for Sri Lanka over their last 29 Tests, since December 2018, with 61 in 34 innings at 1.79 an innings, ahead of Lahiru Kumara (60) and Asitha Fernando (58).

What is Sri Lanka's highest wickets in an innings in a recent Test?

Sri Lanka's highest over their last 29 Tests, since December 2018, is 10 wickets in their first innings against West Indies on 3 Jul 2026 at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, against their average of 8.2.

Do Sri Lanka take more wickets batting first or chasing?

Chasing brings Sri Lanka more wickets over their last 29 Tests, since December 2018: they average 12.1 wickets batting first in 13 Tests, and 15.8 batting second in 16, a gap of 3.7 wickets.

Last innings9v India (H)

Per innings8.2Last 29 Tests

Over 8.570%35 of last 50 innings

Pakistan v Sri Lanka Wickets

Last 10 Tests each, per game

Per game	SL	PAK
Taken	13.6	17.3
Lost	18.1	19.2
Match	31.7	36.5

Over 13.5 SL wickets

Hit in 5 of SL's last 10

Over 31.5 match wickets

Hit in 3 of SL's last 10

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Sri Lanka Wickets Hit Leaders

Who reached the line most, last 29 Tests

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