India’s neighboring country, Sri Lanka has produced many legendary cricketers such as Kumar Sangakkara, Lasith Malinga, Mahela Jayawardene, and many more. However, they have failed to produce some great talents in recent years which also affected their growth in the international platform.
Meanwhile, there are many Sri Lankan players who have done pretty well in the Indian Premier League due to which they also got a maiden call from their national side. On that note, we will take a look at the top 3 bowlers with the highest wickets in IPL from Sri Lanka.
Former legendary Sri Lankan cricketer Lasith Malinga is one of the greatest bowlers in the world to ever play in the limited-overs game. Many great batters used to get scared of facing him as he has the ability to bowl 6 yorkers in a single over.
It won’t be wrong to say that there is no one other than Malinga who can bowl a yorker anytime and in any situation of the match. Meanwhile, the star cricketer has a brilliant record in IPl as in 122 matches, he took 170 wickets at a decent economy rate of 7.14 and helped Mumbai Indians to achieve many victories.
Muttiah Muralitharan is, undoubtedly, one of the greatest spinners of the game irrespective of the format. His ability to spin the ball on any surface was the biggest weapon he ever had.
Muralitharan is the no.1 wicket-taker in the Test format with 800 wickets in 133 matches. While talking about his IPL career, he played 66 matches in which he was able to take 63 wickets at a brilliant economy rate of 6.68.
The star allrounder from Sri Lanka, Wanindu Hasaranga is one of the amazing finds from Sri Lankan cricket. Hasaranga made his T20I debut for Sri Lanka in 2019 and since then, he has become an important part of the team. In 58 matches, he has taken 91 wickets so far. On the other hand, if we talk about his IPL career, he has taken 35 wickets in just 26 wickets for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at an economy rate of 8.13.