TEST, ODI & T20 STATISTICS
Bowling Records
Leading wicket takers across recorded matches. Choose a format to compare bowling totals.
MDM figures reflect the available historical deliveries. Mixed men’s and women’s competitions are included. A player with missing earlier matches can appear below a player with more complete coverage. Super overs are excluded.
| # | Player | Matches | Runs | Wickets | 100s | 50s | Ducks | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 |  Samarth Patel | 1 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 1952 | Matt Stiller | 1 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| 1953 | JA Richards | 1 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 43 |
| 1954 | Amjad Ali | 2 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 1955 |  Harry Tector | 1 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 1956 | Vishva Wijeratne | 2 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 |
| 1957 | Bhanuka Rajapaksa | 4 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 1958 | Chirag Suri | 1 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 41 |
| 1959 | Dan Lincoln | 1 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 41 |
| 1960 | William Smale | 1 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
| 1961 | R Gamage | 3 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 1962 | JI Hope-Bell | 2 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 |
| 1963 |  Mohammad Babar Azam | 1 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40 |
| 1964 | Ben Wells | 1 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| 1965 | Mishen Silva | 2 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 1966 | Saranga Rajaguru | 2 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 1967 | Henry Walsh | 2 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| 1968 | Avishka Fernando | 1 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| 1969 | Tom Knight | 1 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| 1970 | Ayon Fernando | 4 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| 1971 | Saqlain Haider | 2 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 |
| 1972 | Craig Wallace | 3 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 1973 | Michael Leask | 1 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| 1974 | Harsha Vithana | 2 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 |
| 1975 |  Faf du Plessis | 1 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 |
| 1976 | AU Buchake | 1 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| 1977 | Darshaka Sandeep | 2 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| 1978 | Krish Patel | 1 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| 1979 | Mohammad Usman | 2 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 1980 | Lo-handre Louwrens | 1 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 |
| 1981 | MV Houghton | 1 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 |
| 1982 | P Nirmal | 3 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 1983 | Richie Berrington | 2 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 1984 |  Umar Akmal | 1 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 1985 | Ehsan Khan | 1 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 1986 | Harrison Ward | 4 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 |
| 1987 | T Rajapakse | 2 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 1988 | Xander Pitchers | 1 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 |
| 1989 | Tobias Visee | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 1990 | HHD Sandaruwan | 3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 1991 | Dellon Peiris | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 1992 | James Atkinson | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 |
| 1993 | Harry Matthias | 2 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 1994 | Qais Farooq | 1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| 1995 | NV Gorantla | 2 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 1996 | Mohammad Iqbal | 1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 |
| 1997 | Andrew White | 1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 1998 | David Sayer | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 1999 | Maduranga Zoysa | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 |
| 2000 | Raymond van Schoor | 2 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
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