Best Sri Lankan Fast Bowlers In Tests Against Pakistan Featured

Top 10 Sri Lankan Pacers Vs Pakistan 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 10 Fast bowlers from Sri Lanka against Pakistan 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) PAK

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 47 300.00
1 WPUJC Vaas SL 28 47 300.00
2 GP Wickramasinghe SL 20 30 191.49
3 ALF de Mel SL 14 28 178.72
3 KMDN Kulasekara SL 14 28 178.72
5 JR Ratnayeke SL 12 25 159.57
6 KTGD Prasad SL 13 22 140.43
7 RAS Lakmal SL 15 19 121.28
8 CRD Fernando SL 12 16 102.13
9 MTT Mirando SL 7 12 76.60
9 UWMBCA Welagedara SL 8 12 76.60

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 KMDN Kulasekara 14 626 28 22.36 19.55 250.00
1 UWMBCA Welagedara 8 362 12 30.17 19.11 250.00
2 KMDN Kulasekara 14 626 28 22.36 19.55 250.00
3 JR Ratnayeke 12 695 25 27.80 22.91 213.33
4 KTGD Prasad 13 688 22 31.27 23.83 205.13
5 GP Wickramasinghe 20 1104 30 36.80 26.80 182.36
6 WPUJC Vaas 28 1742 47 37.06 27.65 176.77
7 MTT Mirando 7 419 12 34.92 30.57 159.90
8 RAS Lakmal 15 810 19 42.63 30.79 158.72
9 ALF de Mel 14 1096 28 39.14 32.17 151.91
10 CRD Fernando 12 642 16 40.13 34.50 141.66

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 KTGD Prasad 13 1215 22 55.23 44.23 250.00
1 KTGD Prasad 13 1215 22 55.23 44.23 250.00
2 JR Ratnayeke 12 1237 25 49.48 44.86 246.46
3 UWMBCA Welagedara 8 824 12 68.67 47.15 234.52
4 KMDN Kulasekara 14 1414 28 50.50 48.77 226.71
5 ALF de Mel 14 1630 28 58.21 52.38 211.09
6 GP Wickramasinghe 20 2220 30 74.00 53.69 205.92
7 MTT Mirando 7 664 12 55.33 54.07 204.49
8 CRD Fernando 12 1044 16 65.25 59.79 184.92
9 WPUJC Vaas 28 3875 47 82.45 63.42 174.36
10 RAS Lakmal 15 1632 19 85.89 63.45 174.25

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 JR Ratnayeke 8/83 5/37 4/116 3/121 2/29 4.40 200.00
1 JR Ratnayeke 8/83 5/37 4/116 3/121 2/29 4.40 200.00
2 GP Wickramasinghe 6/103 5/73 4/37 4/55 2/25 4.20 190.91
2 WPUJC Vaas 5/99 4/37 4/45 4/60 4/85 4.20 190.91
4 ALF de Mel 6/109 3/39 3/50 3/79 3/120 3.60 163.64
4 KMDN Kulasekara 4/21 4/37 4/71 3/47 3/48 3.60 163.64
6 KTGD Prasad 4/92 3/43 3/78 3/91 3/104 3.20 145.45
7 CRD Fernando 4/77 3/74 3/96 2/53 2/65 2.80 127.27
8 RAS Lakmal 4/78 3/79 2/41 2/42 2/45 2.60 118.18
9 MTT Mirando 5/83 2/21 2/23 2/77 1/121 2.40 109.09
10 UWMBCA Welagedara 5/87 2/79 2/80 1/9 1/19 2.20 100.00

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 300.00 176.77 174.36 190.91 842.04
2 JR Ratnayeke 159.57 213.33 246.46 200.00 819.37
3 KMDN Kulasekara 178.72 250.00 226.71 163.64 819.07
4 GP Wickramasinghe 191.49 182.36 205.92 190.91 770.68
5 KTGD Prasad 140.43 205.13 250.00 145.45 741.01
6 ALF de Mel 178.72 151.91 211.09 163.64 705.36
7 UWMBCA Welagedara 76.60 250.00 234.52 100.00 661.12
8 RAS Lakmal 121.28 158.72 174.25 118.18 572.43
9 CRD Fernando 102.13 141.66 184.92 127.27 555.98
10 MTT Mirando 76.60 159.90 204.49 109.09 550.08

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
    8. .

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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