Legendary Muttiah Muralithanan dominates the chart as the only bowler to have crossed the 100-wicket mark in the India-Sri Lanka Tests. Murali was a constant thorn in the side of India’s formidable batting line-up with 105 scalps in 22 Tests. On the Indian front, leg-spin maestro Anil Kumble leads the list with 74 wickets, followed by modern off-spin star Ravichandran Ashwin and Harbhajan Singh. The big name in the bowling lore of this rivalry is the legendary pace pioneer Kapil Dev, who is the leading fast bowler.
Rank | Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Wickets |
1 | Muttiah Muralitharan | Sri Lanka | 22 | 39 | 105 |
2 | Anil Kumble | India | 18 | 32 | 74 |
3 | Ravichandran Ashwin | India | 11 | 22 | 62 |
4 | Harbhajan Singh | India | 16 | 28 | 53 |
5 | Kapil Dev | India | 14 | 22 | 45 |
6 | Rangana Herath | Sri Lanka | 11 | 19 | 43 |
7 | Ishant Sharma | India | 12 | 22 | 36 |
8 | Ravindra Jadeja | India | 8 | 15 | 35 |
9 | Zaheer Khan | India | 10 | 18 | 33 |
10 | Dilruwan Perera | Sri Lanka | 7 | 13 | 30 |
