Most Wickets in T20 for Sri Lanka: From Wanindu Hasaranga to Dilshan Munaweera

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Wanindu Hasaranga tops the list of Sri Lanka's highest wicket-takers in T20s, with a record 131 wickets in 79 matches at an economy of 6.98. Lasith Malinga follows with 107 wickets in 84 matches, including a best of 5/6. BAW Mendis is third, claiming 66 wickets in 39 matches, while legends like KMDN Kulasekara (66 wickets) and Maheesh Theekshana (58 wickets) round out the top five. These bowlers have been instrumental in Sri Lanka's T20 success over the years. Here is the list of Sri lankan players with the most wickets in T20 history.

#	Player	Matches	Inn	Runs	Wickets	Best	Economy
1	Wanindu Hasaranga	79	77	2,019	131	4/9	6.98
2	Lasith Malinga	84	83	2,225	107	5/6	7.42
3	BAW Mendis	39	39	952	66	6/8	6.45
4	KMDN Kulasekara	58	58	1,530	66	4/31	7.45
5	Maheesh Theekshana	60	60	1,541	58	3/17	6.87
6	Dushmantha Chameera	55	55	1,588	55	4/17	8.08
7	Angelo Mathews	90	72	1,389	45	3/16	7.12
8	Thisara Perera	80	63	1,579	45	3/24	9.25
9	Dasun Shanaka	102	53	719	33	3/16	8.26
10	Lahiru Kumara	26	25	755	33	3/7	8.32
11	M Pathirana	19	18	484	30	4/24	8.44
12	A Dananjaya	33	33	965	30	3/36	8.25
13	I Udana	35	32	915	27	3/11	8.70
14	N Thushara	18	18	435	26	5/20	7.65
15	Sachithra Senanayake	24	23	549	25	4/46	6.77
16	Chamika Karunaratne	42	39	953	24	2/22	8.37
17	Lakshan Sandakan	20	20	557	23	4/23	7.26
18	Sanath Jayasuriya	31	24	456	19	3/21	7.37
19	B Fernando	20	20	590	19	2/12	8.53
20	Rangana Herath	17	17	373	18	5/3	6.13
21	CRD Fernando	18	18	464	18	3/19	7.36
22	Kasun Rajitha	18	18	615	17	3/29	9.31
23	Dhananjaya de Silva	45	25	327	16	2/22	6.86
24	N Pradeep	16	16	436	15	4/25	9.41
25	D Madushanka	15	15	478	15	3/24	9.75
26	Muttiah Muralitharan	12	12	297	13	3/29	6.31
27	Pramod Madushan	8	8	226	12	4/34	8.63
28	BMAJ Mendis	22	14	249	12	3/24	7.11
29	Seekkuge Prasanna	20	18	359	10	2/45	7.18
30	JRMVB Sanjaya	8	8	250	9	2/20	8.67
31	Hashan Tillakaratne	80	25	313	9	2/4	7.27
32	Milinda Siriwardana	22	13	206	8	2/17	8.95
33	Suranga Lakmal	11	11	330	8	2/26	9.51
34	S Randiv	7	7	139	7	3/20	6.61
35	Thilan Thushara	6	6	179	7	2/37	8.13
36	Farveez Maharoof	8	8	199	7	2/18	7.37
37	Jeffrey Vandersay	14	14	395	7	2/26	8.00
38	DN Wellalage	4	4	91	6	3/9	5.87
39	Chaminda Vaas	6	6	128	6	2/14	5.81
40	Charith Asalanka	58	9	133	6	3/50	8.22
41	Danushka Gunathilaka	46	12	155	6	2/3	7.56
42	Sachith Pathirana	5	5	119	5	2/23	7.51
43	Asela Gunaratne	12	10	204	5	1/11	8.21
44	Amila Aponso	3	3	79	4	2/29	7.90
45	HMCM Bandara	4	4	96	4	3/32	6.85
46	K Weeraratne	5	5	126	4	4/19	8.40
47	AM Fernando	7	6	208	4	1/11	10.40
48	MDK Perera	3	3	72	3	3/26	7.20
49	RMS Eranga	3	3	90	3	2/30	8.18
50	GSNFG Jayasuriya	18	11	213	3	1/11	9.32
51	SSD Arachchige	1	1	26	2	2/26	7.42
52	LHD Dilhara	2	2	30	2	2/6	6.00
53	Kaushal Lokuarachchi	2	2	48	2	2/31	8.00
54	RTM Mendis	4	3	48	2	1/13	6.85
55	DSK Madushanka	2	2	62	2	2/23	12.00
56	Gayan Wijekoon	3	3	101	2	1/12	9.18
57	Praveen Jayawickrama	5	5	118	2	1/29	8.96
58	Kamindu Mendis	23	9	148	2	1/14	8.22
59	SMLD Samarakoon	1	1	10	1	1/10	3.33
60	LPC Silva	16	2	15	1	1/4	5.00
61	Jehan Mubarak	16	2	17	1	1/9	12.75
62	M Pushpakumara	1	1	27	1	1/27	9.00
63	V Viyaskanth	1	1	28	1	1/28	7.00
64	RLB Rambukwella	2	2	46	1	1/19	7.07
65	C Wickramasinghe	3	3	55	1	1/17	7.85
66	UWMBCA Welegedara	2	2	61	1	1/21	10.16
67	Dilshan Munaweera	13	5	92	1	1/26	9.20

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