Top 5 Sri Lankan Spinners Vs Aus In Tests In SL

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 Spin bowlers from Sri Lanka against Australia in Sri Lanka in Test cricket.

*Note: All Test Ratings are updated till 2026-02-05

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)	SL
Oposition (O)	AUS

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	HMRKB Herath	SL	14	54	300.00
1	HMRKB Herath	SL	14	54	300.00
2	M Muralitharan	SL	14	47	261.11
3	NGRP Jayasuriya	SL	5	21	116.67
4	MDK Perera	SL	6	15	83.33
5	SD Anurasiri	SL	6	10	55.56

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	HMRKB Herath	14	1087	54	20.13	22.90	300.00
1	HMRKB Herath	14	1087	54	20.13	22.90	300.00
2	NGRP Jayasuriya	5	541	21	25.76	25.38	270.75
3	M Muralitharan	14	1223	47	26.02	27.65	248.54
4	SD Anurasiri	6	338	10	33.80	30.10	228.30
5	MDK Perera	6	372	15	24.80	34.20	200.93

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	NGRP Jayasuriya	5	936	21	44.57	54.64	200.00
1	NGRP Jayasuriya	5	936	21	44.57	54.64	200.00
2	HMRKB Herath	14	2327	54	43.09	54.92	199.01
3	M Muralitharan	14	2541	47	54.06	57.06	191.52
4	SD Anurasiri	6	900	10	90.00	75.87	144.05
5	MDK Perera	6	786	15	52.40	78.52	139.18

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	HMRKB Herath	7/64	7/157	6/81	5/54	5/79	6.00	200.00
1	HMRKB Herath	7/64	7/157	6/81	5/54	5/79	6.00	200.00
2	M Muralitharan	6/59	5/71	5/123	5/153	5/173	5.20	173.33
3	NGRP Jayasuriya	6/59	6/118	5/151	3/193	1/20	4.20	140.00
4	MDK Perera	6/70	4/29	2/71	2/129	1/30	3.00	100.00
5	SD Anurasiri	4/127	3/66	1/22	1/49	1/57	2.00	66.67

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	HMRKB Herath	300.00	300.00	199.01	200.00	999.01
2	M Muralitharan	261.11	248.54	191.52	173.33	874.50
3	NGRP Jayasuriya	116.67	270.75	200.00	140.00	727.42
4	MDK Perera	83.33	200.93	139.18	100.00	523.45
5	SD Anurasiri	55.56	228.30	144.05	66.67	494.58