Top 5 Sri Lankan Fast Bowlers In Tests In South Africa

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 South Africa in Test cricket.

*Note: All Test Ratings are updated till 2025-09-10

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)	SA
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	5
Min Career Wkts	50

PROLIFIC

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK	BOWLER	NAT	INNS	WKTS	RAT
TS	MVT Fernando	SL	11	28	300.00
1	MVT Fernando	SL	11	28	300.00
2	CBRLS Kumara	SL	8	20	214.29
3	CRD Fernando	SL	10	18	192.86
4	RAS Lakmal	SL	9	17	182.14
5	AM Fernando	SL	6	10	107.14

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	MVT Fernando	11	691	28	24.68	23.77	300.00
1	MVT Fernando	11	691	28	24.68	23.77	300.00
2	CBRLS Kumara	8	657	20	32.85	29.36	242.90
3	AM Fernando	6	333	10	33.30	29.98	237.88
4	RAS Lakmal	9	523	17	30.76	31.45	226.73
5	CRD Fernando	10	779	18	43.28	43.26	164.83

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	MVT Fernando	11	1172	28	41.86	44.99	200.00
1	MVT Fernando	11	1172	28	41.86	44.99	200.00
2	CBRLS Kumara	8	882	20	44.10	45.00	199.98
3	AM Fernando	6	560	10	56.00	56.71	158.68
4	CRD Fernando	10	1146	18	63.67	71.60	125.68
5	RAS Lakmal	9	1112	17	65.41	73.01	123.25

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	MVT Fernando	5/101	4/62	4/71	3/62	3/129	3.80	200.00
1	MVT Fernando	5/101	4/62	4/71	3/62	3/129	3.80	200.00
2	CBRLS Kumara	6/122	4/79	4/107	3/70	1/62	3.60	189.47
3	RAS Lakmal	5/63	4/39	4/69	2/93	1/29	3.20	168.42
4	CRD Fernando	5/98	4/49	2/29	2/91	1/48	2.80	147.37
5	AM Fernando	3/44	3/102	2/61	1/52	1/54	2.00	105.26

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	MVT Fernando	300.00	300.00	200.00	200.00	1,000.00
2	CBRLS Kumara	214.29	242.90	199.98	189.47	846.64
3	RAS Lakmal	182.14	226.73	123.25	168.42	700.54
4	CRD Fernando	192.86	164.83	125.68	147.37	630.73
5	AM Fernando	107.14	237.88	158.68	105.26	608.96