Top 5 Australian Pacers Vs Sri Lanka In Test Cricket

All Test Ratings on the website are from 01/01/1950 onwards (Know Why). Most of our ratings are dynamic, and as new matches are played, the rating of earlier bowlers may change if current bowlers set new benchmarks. Brief explanation of the ratings is given before each section (Detailed Explanation). Here are the Top 5 Fast bowlers from Australia against Sri Lanka in Test cricket.

*Note: All Test Ratings are updated till 2026-02-05

CONTENTS

6. BEST BOWLING (WKTS)

7. TEAM VEN OPP RATING

TVO RATING

This rating considers performances of players from specific teams in particular nations or against particular oppositions.

Team (T)	AUS
Venue (V)	ALL
Oposition (O)	SL

THE CRITERIA

The TVO Rating is divided into 4 main sections:-

CRITERIA	STAT	POINTS
Prolific	Wickets Taken	300.00
Consistent	Average	300.00
Attacking	Strike Rate	200.00
Best Bowling	Top Bowling Performances	200.00

The Trend Setter (TS)

TS is the player which does the best in a criteria. The rating of all other players are calculated taking the TS as the benchmark. Know All About TS. Here is a simple example:-

TS Ave: 25.00; Player X Ave: 30.00; Section Points: 300.00
TS Points: 300.00(Max); Player X Points: TS Ave/Ave X 300 = 25.00/30.00 X 300 = 250.00
Ratings of all sections are calculated similarly with Ave being replaced by the Criteria Stat.

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings	7
Min Career Wkts	50

PROLIFIC

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK	BOWLER	NAT	INNS	WKTS	RAT
TS	MA Starc	AUS	21	57	300.00
1	MA Starc	AUS	21	57	300.00
2	GD McGrath	AUS	15	37	194.74
3	CJ McDermott	AUS	13	27	142.11
4	MS Kasprowicz	AUS	10	20	105.26
5	PM Siddle	AUS	7	19	100.00

CONSISTENT

R Ave

Relative Average (R Ave) is a more accurate type of average. Know How It Is Calculated. Briefly it takes into account:-

Strength of Opposition.
Venues at which a player has played.
Time Period in which a bowler has been active

Criteria: Points For Relative Average

Min Qualification For TS
Min Wickets	15

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	RUNS	WKTS	AVE	R AVE	RAT
TS	MA Starc	21	1077	57	18.89	17.02	300.00
1	MA Starc	21	1077	57	18.89	17.02	300.00
2	PM Siddle	7	345	19	18.16	18.01	283.44
3	MS Kasprowicz	10	503	20	25.15	21.12	241.75
4	GD McGrath	15	823	37	22.24	21.23	240.49
5	CJ McDermott	13	735	27	27.22	27.15	188.03

ATTACKING

R SR

Relative Strike Rate (R SR) for bowlers is calculated using the same method as R Ave with average being replaced with SR.

Criteria: Points For R SR or Balls/Wkt

Min Qualification For TS
Min Wickets	15

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	BLS	WKTS	SR	R SR	RAT
TS	MA Starc	21	1903	57	33.39	33.16	200.00
1	MA Starc	21	1903	57	33.39	33.16	200.00
2	PM Siddle	7	791	19	41.63	43.39	152.84
3	MS Kasprowicz	10	1053	20	52.65	45.24	146.58
4	GD McGrath	15	1828	37	49.41	47.37	140.00
5	CJ McDermott	13	1534	27	56.81	55.26	120.01

BEST BOWLING (WKTS)

BBW

In this criteria, we have taken the top 5 bowling performances by Wkts of a bowler. Best Bowling By Wickets (BBW) is simply the total wickets taken in the 5 innings divided by 5.

Criteria: Points For Wkts Taken In Top 5 Inns

RANK	BOWLER	1	2	3	4	5	BBW	RAT
TS	MA Starc	6/50	5/44	5/46	5/54	5/63	5.20	200.00
1	MA Starc	6/50	5/44	5/46	5/54	5/63	5.20	200.00
2	GD McGrath	5/37	5/40	4/81	4/91	3/48	4.20	161.54
3	CJ McDermott	4/53	4/89	3/44	3/50	3/73	3.40	130.77
3	MS Kasprowicz	7/39	4/83	2/37	2/56	2/58	3.40	130.77
3	PM Siddle	5/54	4/50	4/91	2/30	2/46	3.40	130.77

TEAM VEN OPP RATING

The TEAM VEN OPP (TVO) Rating is the addition of the points of all the above criteria. The rating is out of 1,000.

RANK	BOWLER	PRO	CON	ATT	BBW	TVO RAT
1	MA Starc	300.00	300.00	200.00	200.00	1,000.00
2	GD McGrath	194.74	240.49	140.00	161.54	736.77
3	PM Siddle	100.00	283.44	152.84	130.77	667.05
4	MS Kasprowicz	105.26	241.75	146.58	130.77	624.36
5	CJ McDermott	142.11	188.03	120.01	130.77	580.91