Top 5 Sri Lankan Fast Bowlers In Tests In England

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 Sri Lanka in England in Test cricket.

*Note: All Test Ratings are updated till 2025-02-15

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)	SL
Venue (V)	ENG
Oposition (O)	ALL

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

PROLIFIC

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK	BOWLER	NAT	INNS	WKTS	RAT
TS	AM Fernando	SL	6	17	300.00
1	AM Fernando	SL	6	17	300.00
2	Nuwan Pradeep	SL	9	16	282.35
2	RMS Eranga	SL	9	16	282.35
4	RAS Lakmal	SL	8	12	211.76
5	RMMP Rathnayake	SL	6	10	176.47

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	10

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	RUNS	WKTS	AVE	R AVE	RAT
TS	AM Fernando	6	419	17	24.65	25.50	300.00
1	AM Fernando	6	419	17	24.65	25.50	300.00
2	RMMP Rathnayake	6	321	10	32.10	33.22	230.35
3	Nuwan Pradeep	9	621	16	38.81	39.84	192.03
4	RMS Eranga	9	681	16	42.56	43.69	175.11
5	RAS Lakmal	8	622	12	51.83	51.73	147.90

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	10

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	BLS	WKTS	SR	R SR	RAT
TS	AM Fernando	6	594	17	34.94	38.86	200.00
1	AM Fernando	6	594	17	34.94	38.86	200.00
2	RMMP Rathnayake	6	463	10	46.30	51.50	150.93
3	Nuwan Pradeep	9	1038	16	64.88	69.69	111.53
4	RMS Eranga	9	1148	16	71.75	77.07	100.85
5	RAS Lakmal	8	962	12	80.17	83.76	92.80

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	AM Fernando	5/102	4/103	3/52	2/25	2/49	3.20	200.00
1	AM Fernando	5/102	4/103	3/52	2/25	2/49	3.20	200.00
2	Nuwan Pradeep	4/107	4/123	3/37	2/104	1/55	2.80	175.00
2	RMS Eranga	4/93	3/58	3/63	3/163	1/38	2.80	175.00
4	RAS Lakmal	3/90	3/99	3/126	2/115	1/68	2.40	150.00
5	RMMP Rathnayake	3/56	2/36	2/89	1/31	1/43	1.80	112.50

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	AM Fernando	300.00	300.00	200.00	200.00	1,000.00
2	Nuwan Pradeep	282.35	192.03	111.53	175.00	760.92
3	RMS Eranga	282.35	175.11	100.85	175.00	733.31
4	RMMP Rathnayake	176.47	230.35	150.93	112.50	670.25
5	RAS Lakmal	211.76	147.90	92.80	150.00	602.46