Top 3 Sri Lankan Spinners Vs West Indies 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 3 Spin bowlers from Sri Lanka against West Indies 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)	WI

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	M Muralitharan	SL	22	82	300.00
1	M Muralitharan	SL	22	82	300.00
2	HMRKB Herath	SL	15	26	95.12
3	L Ambuldeniya	SL	7	17	62.20

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	M Muralitharan	22	1609	82	19.62	20.54	250.00
1	M Muralitharan	22	1609	82	19.62	20.54	250.00
2	HMRKB Herath	15	709	26	27.27	31.40	163.57
3	L Ambuldeniya	7	456	17	26.82	31.90	160.97

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	M Muralitharan	22	3735	82	45.55	50.81	250.00
1	M Muralitharan	22	3735	82	45.55	50.81	250.00
2	HMRKB Herath	15	1679	26	64.58	78.46	161.91
3	L Ambuldeniya	7	1183	17	69.59	90.72	140.03

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	M Muralitharan	8/46	6/36	6/81	6/126	5/34	6.20	200.00
1	M Muralitharan	8/46	6/36	6/81	6/126	5/34	6.20	200.00
2	HMRKB Herath	6/68	4/54	4/56	4/79	3/76	4.20	135.48
3	L Ambuldeniya	5/35	5/46	2/62	2/94	1/64	3.00	96.77

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	M Muralitharan	300.00	250.00	250.00	200.00	1,000.00
2	HMRKB Herath	95.12	163.57	161.91	135.48	556.10
3	L Ambuldeniya	62.20	160.97	140.03	96.77	459.96

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.
Know All About the Trend Setter