Best Sri Lankan Fast Bowlers In Tests Against England Featured

Top 7 Sri Lankan Pacers Vs England In Tests

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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 against England 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) ALL
Oposition (O) ENG

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 7
Min Wkts 10

PROLIFIC

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK BOWLER NAT INNS WKTS RAT
TS WPUJC Vaas SL 28 49 300.00
1 WPUJC Vaas SL 28 49 300.00
2 AM Fernando SL 8 19 116.33
3 RAS Lakmal SL 18 17 104.08
4 CRD Fernando SL 15 16 97.96
4 RMS Eranga SL 9 16 97.96
4 Nuwan Pradeep SL 9 16 97.96
7 UWMBCA Welagedara SL 7 12 73.47

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 15

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS AM Fernando 8 494 19 26.00 26.04 250.00
1 AM Fernando 8 494 19 26.00 26.04 250.00
2 WPUJC Vaas 28 1537 49 31.37 29.72 219.03
3 UWMBCA Welagedara 7 424 12 35.33 29.80 218.46
4 Nuwan Pradeep 9 621 16 38.81 33.08 196.80
5 RMS Eranga 9 681 16 42.56 36.27 179.46
6 CRD Fernando 15 724 16 45.25 41.07 158.52
7 RAS Lakmal 18 1002 17 58.94 49.10 132.58

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 AM Fernando 8 738 19 38.84 44.73 250.00
1 AM Fernando 8 738 19 38.84 44.73 250.00
2 UWMBCA Welagedara 7 648 12 54.00 51.04 219.09
3 Nuwan Pradeep 9 1038 16 64.88 63.51 176.05
4 CRD Fernando 15 1073 16 67.06 63.79 175.28
5 WPUJC Vaas 28 3386 49 69.10 67.21 166.38
6 RMS Eranga 9 1148 16 71.75 70.24 159.18
7 RAS Lakmal 18 1646 17 96.82 90.05 124.17

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 WPUJC Vaas 6/73 4/28 4/39 4/77 3/53 4.20 200.00
1 WPUJC Vaas 6/73 4/28 4/39 4/77 3/53 4.20 200.00
2 AM Fernando 5/102 4/103 3/52 2/25 2/44 3.20 152.38
3 RAS Lakmal 3/73 3/90 3/99 3/126 2/115 2.80 133.33
3 RMS Eranga 4/93 3/58 3/63 3/163 1/38 2.80 133.33
3 Nuwan Pradeep 4/107 4/123 3/37 2/104 1/55 2.80 133.33
6 CRD Fernando 3/27 3/154 2/39 2/92 1/7 2.20 104.76
6 UWMBCA Welagedara 4/122 2/17 2/59 2/90 1/46 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 300.00 219.03 166.38 200.00 885.41
2 AM Fernando 116.33 250.00 250.00 152.38 768.71
3 UWMBCA Welagedara 73.47 218.46 219.09 104.76 615.79
4 Nuwan Pradeep 97.96 196.80 176.05 133.33 604.15
5 RMS Eranga 97.96 179.46 159.18 133.33 569.94
6 CRD Fernando 97.96 158.52 175.28 104.76 536.52
7 RAS Lakmal 104.08 132.58 124.17 133.33 494.16

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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