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Sri Lanka Test 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 %	23 Aug 26 H Drew		15 Aug 26 H Lost165 runs		3 Jul 26 A Drew		25 Jun 26 A Lostinns		25 Jun 25 H Woninns		17 Jun 25 H Drew		6 Feb 25 H Lost9 wkts		29 Jan 25 H Lostinns		5 Dec 24 A Lost109 runs		27 Nov 24 A Lost233 runs
Player	Avg	Hit %	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd
Sri Lanka total	8.0		9	-	10	10	10	0	9	-	10	10	10	6	10	1	6	-	10	10	10	5
P. JayasuriyaBowler, 16 inns	2.3	63%10/16	242-132-2		439-109-4	311-43-3	355.5-131-3	017-45-0			011-36-0	518-56-5	048-154-0	129-92-1	538-151-5	16-20-1	360-193-3		131-84-1	534-129-5	25-24-2	240-132-2
T T. RathnayakeAll-rounder, 4 inns	2.3	75%3/4									117-72-1	25.2-19-2	349.2-196-3	329-102-3
A. FernandoBowler, 15 inns	2.2	60%9/15	429-106-4		217.4-63-2	48.5-31-4	540-130-5	06-21-0	228-56-2		318-51-3	18-22-1	429.4-86-4	08-31-0			015-77-0		324-102-3	114-52-1	314.4-44-3	117.4-54-1
M M. RathnayakeAll-rounder, 5 inns	2.0	40%2/5			-DNB	-DNB	131-74-1	07-15-0	535.5-124-5				323.4-39-3	112-26-1
K K. NuwanthaAll-rounder, 3 inns	2.0	67%2/3	238-154-2		339-175-3	123-86-1
V. FernandoBowler, 6 inns	1.67	83%5/6									219-45-2	06-16-0							222-65-2	219-47-2	215-35-2	218-64-2
L. KumaraBowler, 9 inns	1.22	33%3/9	120-68-1		013-76-0	25-27-2			01-4-0						07-37-0	-DNB			417.4-79-4	116-71-1	312-70-3	018-43-0
N. PeirisBowler, 3 inns	1.00	33%1/3													331-94-3	08-34-0	041-189-0
S S. DinushaAll-rounder, 7 inns	0.86	29%2/7	03-8-0		04-17-0	-DNB	18-29-1	04-4-0	256-234-2		39.3-22-3	03-7-0
D. de SilvaAll-rounder, 14 inns	0.21	7%1/14	02-8-0		04-15-0	01-4-0	02-3-0	-DNB	05-17-0		15-15-1	24-13-2	03-7-0	08-27-0	05-18-0	-DNB	-DNB		09-26-0	03-10-0	01-11-0	06-31-0
K. MendisAll-rounder, 4 inns	0.00	0%0/4	-DNB		-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	09-46-0		-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	01-2-0	03-18-0	-DNB	-DNB		-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	01-12-0
J. VandersayBowler, 1 inns	3.0	100%1/1															338-182-3
R. MendisBatter, 2 inns	1.00	50%1/2													222.4-81-2	03-16-0
I I. WijesundaraAll-rounder, 2 inns	0.00	0%0/2					029-108-0	06-19-0
D. KarunaratneBatter, 1 inns	0.00	0%0/1													-DNB	00.4-3-0	-DNB		-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB
A. MathewsAll-rounder, 1 inns	0.00	0%0/1											-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB		-DNB	-DNB	02-0-0	-DNB
K. RajithaBowler, 1 inns	0.00	0%0/1							026-102-0
K. MisharaAll-rounder, 1 inns	0.00	0%0/1	04-16-0

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

Avg8.09.5

Hit71%

1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd

23 Aug 26

H Drew

15 Aug 26

H Lost165 runs

3 Jul 26

A Drew

25 Jun 26

A Lostinns

25 Jun 25

H Woninns

17 Jun 25

H Drew

6 Feb 25

H Lost9 wkts

29 Jan 25

H Lostinns

5 Dec 24

A Lost109 runs

27 Nov 24

A Lost233 runs

Sri Lanka Wickets Match by Match

The last 10 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			8.0	9.5	71%
India (H)23 Aug	Ddrawn	1st	9	10
India (H)23 Aug	Ddrawn	2nd	-	9	-
India (H)15 Aug	Lby 165 runs	1st	10	10
India (H)15 Aug	Lby 165 runs	2nd	10	10
West Indies (A)3 Jul	Ddrawn	1st	10	9
West Indies (A)3 Jul	Ddrawn	2nd	0	9
West Indies (A)25 Jun	Lby an innings and 217 runs	1st	9	10
West Indies (A)25 Jun	Lby an innings and 217 runs	2nd	-	10	-
Bangladesh (H)25 Jun 2025	Wby an innings and 78 runs	1st	10	10
Bangladesh (H)25 Jun 2025	Wby an innings and 78 runs	2nd	10	-
Bangladesh (H)17 Jun 2025	Ddrawn	1st	10	10
Bangladesh (H)17 Jun 2025	Ddrawn	2nd	6	4
Australia (H)6 Feb 2025	Lby 9 wickets	1st	10	10
Australia (H)6 Feb 2025	Lby 9 wickets	2nd	1	10
Australia (H)29 Jan 2025	Lby an innings and 242 runs	1st	6	10
Australia (H)29 Jan 2025	Lby an innings and 242 runs	2nd	-	10	-
South Africa (A)5 Dec 2024	Lby 109 runs	1st	10	10
South Africa (A)5 Dec 2024	Lby 109 runs	2nd	10	10
South Africa (A)27 Nov 2024	Lby 233 runs	1st	10	10
South Africa (A)27 Nov 2024	Lby 233 runs	2nd	5	10

Pakistan Wickets Match by Match

Sri Lanka's next opponent, their last 10 Tests

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Opponent	Result	Inns	For	Ag
Avg			9.1	9.6
England (A)9 Sep	Lby 8 wickets	1st	10	10
England (A)9 Sep	Lby 8 wickets	2nd	2	10
England (A)27 Aug	Lby 194 runs	1st	10	10
England (A)27 Aug	Lby 194 runs	2nd	10	10
England (A)19 Aug	Lby an innings and 103 runs	1st	10	10
England (A)19 Aug	Lby an innings and 103 runs	2nd	-	10
West Indies (A)2 Aug	Wby 8 wickets	1st	10	10
West Indies (A)2 Aug	Wby 8 wickets	2nd	10	2
West Indies (A)25 Jul	Lby 90 runs	1st	10	10
West Indies (A)25 Jul	Lby 90 runs	2nd	10	10
Bangladesh (A)16 May	Lby 78 runs	1st	10	10
Bangladesh (A)16 May	Lby 78 runs	2nd	10	10
Bangladesh (A)8 May	Lby 104 runs	1st	10	10
Bangladesh (A)8 May	Lby 104 runs	2nd	9	10
South Africa (H)20 Oct 2025	Lby 8 wickets	1st	10	10
South Africa (H)20 Oct 2025	Lby 8 wickets	2nd	2	10
South Africa (H)12 Oct 2025	W	1st	10	10
South Africa (H)12 Oct 2025	W	2nd	10	10
West Indies (H)25 Jan 2025	Lby 120 runs	1st	10	10
West Indies (H)25 Jan 2025	Lby 120 runs	2nd	10	10

Sri Lanka Wickets Lines

How often each line went over, last 10 Tests, an innings each

Line	Over	Under	Over %
6.5	12	5	71%
7.5	12	5	71%
8.5	12	5	71%
9.5	10	7	59%
10.5	0	17	0%

Line	Over	Under	Over %
15.5	12	4	75%
16.5	11	5	69%
17.5	11	5	69%
18.5	11	5	69%
19.5	8	8	50%

Wickets Batting First and Chasing

Sri Lanka's wickets per game by when they batted

Batting	P	W	For	Ag
First	3	0	10.0	19.3
Second	7	1	15.1	17.6

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 Test Wickets Questions

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

Sri Lanka have averaged 8.0 wickets an innings over their last 10 Tests, their opponents 9.5.

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

Sri Lanka went over 8.5 wickets in 12 of their last 17 innings.

Who takes the most wickets for Sri Lanka?

Over Sri Lanka's last 10 Tests: Prabath Jayasuriya (37 in 16 innings, 2.3 an innings), Asitha Fernando (33 in 15 innings, 2.2 an innings), Lahiru Kumara (11 in 9 innings, 1.22 an innings).

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

10 in their first innings against India on 15 Aug 2026 at Galle International Stadium, Galle.

Do Sri Lanka take more wickets batting first or chasing?

Batting first Sri Lanka average 10.0 wickets (3 Tests); batting second 15.1 (7).

Last innings9v India (H)

Per innings8.0Last 10 Tests

Over 8.571%12 of last 17 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 10 Tests

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