Sri Lanka best bowlers and most wickets, ODI 2008
Ajantha Mendis took the most wickets for Sri Lanka in ODI 2008: 42 at an economy of 3.61, ahead of Muttiah Muralitharan (35) and Nuwan Kulasekara (32).
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Most wickets for Sri Lanka
Every Sri Lanka bowler in ODI 2008
| # | Bowler | Inns | Overs | Wkts | Econ | Avg | Best | Dot % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ajantha Mendis | 16 | 126.3 | 42 | 3.61 | 10.88 | 6/13 | 62% |
| 2 | Muttiah Muralitharan | 20 | 177 | 35 | 4.16 | 21.06 | 5/29 | 54% |
| 3 | Nuwan Kulasekara | 20 | 153.2 | 32 | 4.23 | 20.25 | 4/40 | 67% |
| 4 | Thilan Thushara | 14 | 95 | 18 | 4.92 | 25.94 | 5/47 | 58% |
| 5 | Chaminda Vaas | 16 | 135 | 13 | 4.16 | 43.15 | 2/34 | 65% |
| 6 | Lasith Malinga | 7 | 64.4 | 11 | 4.99 | 29.36 | 4/47 | 59% |
| 7 | Ishara Amerasinghe | 7 | 64 | 9 | 5.19 | 36.89 | 3/44 | 55% |
| 8 | Farveez Maharoof | 6 | 47.1 | 7 | 4.39 | 29.57 | 3/26 | 64% |
| 9 | Dilhara Fernando | 6 | 45 | 7 | 5.04 | 32.43 | 2/24 | 59% |
| 10 | Sanath Jayasuriya | 10 | 32.1 | 3 | 5.13 | 55.00 | 1/0 | 40% |
| 11 | Tillakaratne Dilshan | 6 | 17.3 | 2 | 4.11 | 36.00 | 1/14 | 48% |
| 12 | Chamara Kapugedera | 6 | 38 | 2 | 5.05 | 96.00 | 1/24 | 44% |
| 13 | Dilruwan Perera | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4.00 | 28.00 | 1/17 | 60% |
| 14 | Chamara Silva | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5.25 | 21.00 | 1/21 | 50% |
| 15 | Thilina Kandamby | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | — | 0/3 | 50% |
| 16 | Jehan Mubarak | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3.50 | — | 0/14 | 50% |
| 17 | Angelo Mathews | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.50 | — | 0/13 | 42% |
| 18 | K Weeraratne | 3 | 12 | 0 | 6.92 | — | 0/23 | 44% |
Powerplay bowling
Overs 1–10 · ranked by wickets, then economy · minimum two overs
| # | Bowler | Inns | Overs | Wkts | Econ | Dot % | Balls per boundary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nuwan Kulasekara | 19 | 82 | 11 | 3.84 | 69% | 12.9 |
| 2 | Chaminda Vaas | 16 | 75 | 6 | 4.25 | 65% | 10.5 |
| 3 | Muttiah Muralitharan | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5.00 | 75% | 18.0 |
| 4 | Lasith Malinga | 7 | 27 | 3 | 5.15 | 62% | 9.0 |
| 5 | Ajantha Mendis | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2.00 | 67% | — |
| 6 | Farveez Maharoof | 4 | 17 | 2 | 4.18 | 71% | 14.6 |
| 7 | Dilhara Fernando | 4 | 11 | 2 | 6.73 | 53% | 6.0 |
| 8 | Thilan Thushara | 8 | 16 | 1 | 5.75 | 59% | 6.0 |
Middle overs bowling
Overs 11–40 · ranked by wickets, then economy · minimum two overs
| # | Bowler | Inns | Overs | Wkts | Econ | Dot % | Balls per boundary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ajantha Mendis | 16 | 105.3 | 33 | 3.52 | 63% | 24.3 |
| 2 | Muttiah Muralitharan | 20 | 142 | 25 | 3.93 | 52% | 30.4 |
| 3 | Nuwan Kulasekara | 19 | 55.3 | 15 | 4.49 | 65% | 9.5 |
| 4 | Thilan Thushara | 14 | 72.2 | 11 | 4.53 | 58% | 14.5 |
| 5 | Chaminda Vaas | 14 | 55 | 7 | 3.55 | 67% | 16.5 |
| 6 | Ishara Amerasinghe | 7 | 44 | 6 | 4.57 | 60% | 11.5 |
| 7 | Farveez Maharoof | 6 | 27 | 5 | 4.30 | 62% | 13.5 |
| 8 | Dilhara Fernando | 6 | 31 | 5 | 4.32 | 61% | 18.6 |
Quick answers
Who took the most wickets for Sri Lanka in ODI 2008?
Ajantha Mendis took the most wickets for Sri Lanka in ODI 2008: 42 at an economy of 3.61, ahead of Muttiah Muralitharan (35) and Nuwan Kulasekara (32).
Who was Sri Lanka's most economical bowler?
Ajantha Mendis conceded 3.61 runs an over across 126.3 overs (minimum 20 overs).
What were Sri Lanka's best bowling figures?
Ajantha Mendis took 6/13.
Who bowled the most dot balls for Sri Lanka?
Nuwan Kulasekara, with 618 dot balls.
Who was Sri Lanka's best powerplay bowler?
Nuwan Kulasekara: 11 wickets at an economy of 3.84 in the powerplay.