Sri Lanka best bowlers and most wickets, ODI 2003
Muttiah Muralitharan took the most wickets for Sri Lanka in ODI 2003: 35 at an economy of 3.40, ahead of Chaminda Vaas (27) and Sanath Jayasuriya (21).
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Most wickets for Sri Lanka
Every Sri Lanka bowler in ODI 2003
| # | Bowler | Inns | Overs | Wkts | Econ | Avg | Best | Dot % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muttiah Muralitharan | 20 | 180.3 | 35 | 3.40 | 17.54 | 4/27 | 65% |
| 2 | Chaminda Vaas | 19 | 161 | 27 | 3.82 | 22.78 | 4/22 | 70% |
| 3 | Sanath Jayasuriya | 20 | 150 | 21 | 4.65 | 33.19 | 4/39 | 50% |
| 4 | Aravinda de Silva | 13 | 94.1 | 14 | 5.02 | 33.79 | 4/30 | 47% |
| 5 | Dilhara Fernando | 13 | 84 | 13 | 5.23 | 33.77 | 3/47 | 56% |
| 6 | Prabath Nissanka | 9 | 63.1 | 11 | 4.58 | 26.27 | 4/12 | 69% |
| 7 | Pulasthi Gunaratne | 7 | 46.3 | 6 | 6.11 | 47.33 | 2/24 | 53% |
| 8 | Kaushal Lokuarachchi | 4 | 31 | 5 | 4.00 | 24.80 | 3/37 | 61% |
| 9 | Upul Chandana | 2 | 14 | 3 | 3.43 | 16.00 | 2/23 | 65% |
| 10 | Kumar Dharmasena | 6 | 50.2 | 3 | 3.66 | 61.33 | 1/23 | 60% |
| 11 | Russel Arnold | 8 | 30.3 | 3 | 5.61 | 57.00 | 3/47 | 39% |
| 12 | Dinusha Fernando | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1.86 | 6.50 | 2/13 | 86% |
| 13 | Nuwan Kulasekara | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2.11 | 9.50 | 2/19 | 70% |
| 14 | Chamila Gamage | 2 | 12 | 2 | 5.42 | 32.50 | 2/42 | 44% |
| 15 | Tillakaratne Dilshan | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3.33 | 20.00 | 1/14 | 64% |
| 16 | Charitha Buddhika | 6 | 34.5 | 1 | 4.97 | 173.00 | 1/17 | 60% |
| 17 | Dharshana Gamage | 2 | 10.5 | 1 | 5.26 | 57.00 | 1/30 | 54% |
| 18 | K Weeraratne | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3.50 | — | 0/14 | 67% |
| 19 | Mahela Jayawardene | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.00 | — | 0/8 | 50% |
Powerplay bowling
Overs 1–10 · ranked by wickets, then economy · minimum two overs
| # | Bowler | Inns | Overs | Wkts | Econ | Dot % | Balls per boundary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chaminda Vaas | 19 | 94 | 14 | 3.81 | 71% | 14.5 |
| 2 | Prabath Nissanka | 9 | 42 | 10 | 4.07 | 70% | 12.6 |
| 3 | Pulasthi Gunaratne | 7 | 30 | 4 | 5.90 | 55% | 7.5 |
| 4 | Dinusha Fernando | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1.40 | 90% | 30.0 |
| 5 | Aravinda de Silva | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3.50 | 64% | 18.0 |
| 6 | Charitha Buddhika | 6 | 25.5 | 1 | 4.53 | 62% | 10.3 |
| 7 | Dilhara Fernando | 4 | 8 | 1 | 5.50 | 67% | 9.6 |
| 8 | Kumar Dharmasena | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1.33 | 78% | — |
Middle overs bowling
Overs 11–40 · ranked by wickets, then economy · minimum two overs
| # | Bowler | Inns | Overs | Wkts | Econ | Dot % | Balls per boundary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muttiah Muralitharan | 20 | 137.3 | 26 | 2.97 | 66% | 41.3 |
| 2 | Sanath Jayasuriya | 19 | 120 | 15 | 4.37 | 50% | 28.8 |
| 3 | Dilhara Fernando | 12 | 61 | 8 | 4.93 | 57% | 11.8 |
| 4 | Aravinda de Silva | 13 | 73 | 7 | 4.96 | 44% | 16.2 |
| 5 | Chaminda Vaas | 19 | 52 | 5 | 3.75 | 67% | 15.6 |
| 6 | Upul Chandana | 2 | 14 | 3 | 3.43 | 65% | 21.0 |
| 7 | Kumar Dharmasena | 6 | 42 | 3 | 3.57 | 61% | 25.2 |
| 8 | Kaushal Lokuarachchi | 4 | 26 | 3 | 3.81 | 60% | 17.3 |
Quick answers
Who took the most wickets for Sri Lanka in ODI 2003?
Muttiah Muralitharan took the most wickets for Sri Lanka in ODI 2003: 35 at an economy of 3.40, ahead of Chaminda Vaas (27) and Sanath Jayasuriya (21).
Who was Sri Lanka's most economical bowler?
Muttiah Muralitharan conceded 3.40 runs an over across 180.3 overs (minimum 20 overs).
What were Sri Lanka's best bowling figures?
Prabath Nissanka took 4/12.
Who bowled the most dot balls for Sri Lanka?
Muttiah Muralitharan, with 702 dot balls.
Who was Sri Lanka's best powerplay bowler?
Chaminda Vaas: 14 wickets at an economy of 3.81 in the powerplay.