Best Sri Lankan Fast Bowlers In Tests In Pakistan Featured

Top 7 Sri Lankan Fast Bowlers In Tests In Pak & UAE

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All Test Ratings on the website are from 01/01/1950 onwards (Know Why). They are updated till 2026-02-05. Brief explanation of the ratings is given before each section and at the end (Detailed Explanation). Here are the Top 7 Fast bowlers from Sri Lanka in Pakistan and U.A.E. in Test cricket.

CONTENTS
1. THE CRITERIA
2. QUALIFICATION
3. PROLIFIC
4. CONSISTENT
5. ATTACKING
6. BEST BOWLING (WKTS)
7. TEAM VEN OPP RATING
8. BRIEF EXPLANATION
8.1. Dynamic Nature
8.2. Trend Setter (TS)
8.3. Abbreviations
TVO RATING

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

Team (T) SL
Venue (V) PAK & UAE
Oposition (O) ALL

THE CRITERIA

The TVO Rating is divided into 4 main sections:-

CRITERIA STAT POINTS
Prolific Wickets Taken 300.00
Consistent Average 250.00
Attacking Strike Rate 250.00
Best Bowling Top Bowling Performances 200.00

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings 5
Min Wkts 10

PROLIFIC

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK BOWLER NAT INNS WKTS RAT
TS WPUJC Vaas SL 18 39 300.00
1 WPUJC Vaas SL 18 39 300.00
2 GP Wickramasinghe SL 17 30 230.77
3 ALF de Mel SL 10 18 138.46
3 RAS Lakmal SL 13 18 138.46
5 JR Ratnayeke SL 8 14 107.69
6 RMS Eranga SL 6 12 92.31
7 UWMBCA Welagedara SL 6 11 84.62

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 UWMBCA Welagedara 6 275 11 25.00 15.29 250.00
1 UWMBCA Welagedara 6 275 11 25.00 15.29 250.00
2 RMS Eranga 6 345 12 28.75 21.10 181.18
3 JR Ratnayeke 8 487 14 34.79 25.39 150.57
4 WPUJC Vaas 18 1142 39 29.28 26.17 146.05
5 RAS Lakmal 13 698 18 38.78 28.01 136.48
6 GP Wickramasinghe 17 967 30 32.23 29.90 127.86
7 ALF de Mel 10 837 18 46.50 34.62 110.42

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 UWMBCA Welagedara 6 662 11 60.18 40.10 250.00
1 UWMBCA Welagedara 6 662 11 60.18 40.10 250.00
2 JR Ratnayeke 8 789 14 56.36 46.69 214.72
3 RMS Eranga 6 783 12 65.25 48.92 204.96
4 ALF de Mel 10 1178 18 65.44 54.63 183.53
5 WPUJC Vaas 18 2441 39 62.59 57.11 175.55
6 RAS Lakmal 13 1434 18 79.67 58.65 170.95
7 GP Wickramasinghe 17 1998 30 66.60 61.24 163.71

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 GP Wickramasinghe 6/103 5/73 4/37 4/55 2/25 4.20 200.00
1 GP Wickramasinghe 6/103 5/73 4/37 4/55 2/25 4.20 200.00
2 WPUJC Vaas 5/99 4/37 4/45 4/85 3/69 4.00 190.48
3 ALF de Mel 6/109 3/120 3/124 2/71 2/73 3.20 152.38
4 JR Ratnayeke 8/83 3/121 1/48 1/49 1/117 2.80 133.33
5 RAS Lakmal 4/78 3/79 2/41 2/42 2/45 2.60 123.81
6 RMS Eranga 4/60 3/80 2/25 2/74 1/68 2.40 114.29
7 UWMBCA Welagedara 5/87 2/79 2/80 1/9 1/19 2.20 104.76

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 WPUJC Vaas 300.00 146.05 175.55 190.48 812.07
2 GP Wickramasinghe 230.77 127.86 163.71 200.00 722.34
3 UWMBCA Welagedara 84.62 250.00 250.00 104.76 689.38
4 JR Ratnayeke 107.69 150.57 214.72 133.33 606.31
5 RMS Eranga 92.31 181.18 204.96 114.29 592.73
6 ALF de Mel 138.46 110.42 183.53 152.38 584.80
7 RAS Lakmal 138.46 136.48 170.95 123.81 569.70

BRIEF EXPLANATION

Dynamic Nature

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.

Trend Setter (TS)

  1. TS is the player who does the best in a criteria.
  2. The rating of all other players are calculated taking the TS as the benchmark. Example:-
  3. TS Bowling Ave: 25.00; Player X Ave: 30.00; Section Points: 300.00
  4. TS Points: 300.00 (Max)
  5. Player X Points: TS Ave/Ave X 300 = 25.00/30.00 X 300 = 250.00.
  6. Ratings of all sections are calculated similarly with Ave being replaced by the Criteria Stat.
  7. Know All About the Trend Setter
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Abbreviations

  1. AVE - Average or Runs/Wkt
  2. BLS - Balls
  3. ER - Economy Rate or Runs/Over
  4. FF, 5WH - Five Fors or 5 Wkt Hauls
  5. FP - First Played by Year
  6. INF - Infinite
  7. INNS - Innings
  8. LP - Last Played by Year
  9. MDNS - Maidens
  10. MP - Middle Played or (FP+LP)/2
  11. NA - Not Applicable
  12. NI - Not In Top
  13. NK - Not Known
  14. NO, * - Not Out
  15. NQ - Not Qualified
  16. OPP - Opposition
  17. OVRS - Overs
  18. SR - Strike Rate or Balls/Wkts
  19. TS - Trend Setter
  20. TT - Top Teams
  21. WKTS - Wickets Taken

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