Top 5 Sri Lankan Pacers Vs South Africa In Tests

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 5 Fast bowlers from Sri Lanka against South Africa in Test cricket.

CONTENTS

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)	SA

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	MVT Fernando	SL	11	28	300.00
1	MVT Fernando	SL	11	28	300.00
2	WPUJC Vaas	SL	20	27	289.29
3	CRD Fernando	SL	12	24	257.14
3	RAS Lakmal	SL	15	24	257.14
5	CBRLS Kumara	SL	8	20	214.29

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	RAS Lakmal	15	727	24	30.29	23.25	250.00
1	RAS Lakmal	15	727	24	30.29	23.25	250.00
2	MVT Fernando	11	691	28	24.68	24.74	234.97
3	WPUJC Vaas	20	924	27	34.22	29.79	195.10
4	CBRLS Kumara	8	657	20	32.85	31.00	187.51
5	CRD Fernando	12	896	24	37.33	32.15	180.78

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	MVT Fernando	11	1172	28	41.86	46.62	250.00
1	MVT Fernando	11	1172	28	41.86	46.62	250.00
2	CBRLS Kumara	8	882	20	44.10	47.18	247.07
3	CRD Fernando	12	1368	24	57.00	51.34	227.05
4	RAS Lakmal	15	1565	24	65.21	55.88	208.58
5	WPUJC Vaas	20	2079	27	77.00	66.17	176.15

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	RAS Lakmal	5/63	4/39	4/69	3/21	3/75	3.80	200.00
1	RAS Lakmal	5/63	4/39	4/69	3/21	3/75	3.80	200.00
1	MVT Fernando	5/101	4/62	4/71	3/62	3/129	3.80	200.00
3	CBRLS Kumara	6/122	4/79	4/107	3/70	1/62	3.60	189.47
4	WPUJC Vaas	6/29	4/85	3/79	2/41	2/50	3.40	178.95
4	CRD Fernando	5/98	4/48	4/49	2/29	2/69	3.40	178.95

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	234.97	250.00	200.00	984.97
2	RAS Lakmal	257.14	250.00	208.58	200.00	915.73
3	CRD Fernando	257.14	180.78	227.05	178.95	843.92
4	WPUJC Vaas	289.29	195.10	176.15	178.95	839.49
5	CBRLS Kumara	214.29	187.51	247.07	189.47	838.34

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)

TS is the player who does the best in a criteria.
The rating of all other players are calculated taking the TS as the benchmark. Example:-
TS Bowling 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.
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