Tests 2022-23: Ranking Top 10 Test Bowlers

9. Prabath Jayasuriya

In July 2022, Prabath Jayasuriya made his Test debut against Australia at the Galle International Stadium. Riding on the left-arm spinner’s sensational bowling numbers of 6/118 and 6/59, Sri Lanka beat the Aussies by an innings and 39 runs in the second Test and managed to draw the series. For his incredible performance in the debut game, he was awarded the Player of the Match.

Continuing his terrific run, Jayasuriya helped his side to level a two-match Test series against Pakistan at home. Claiming eight wickets in the second Test, he contributed to Sri Lanka’s comprehensive 246-run win over Babar Azam and his men at the Galle International Stadium. The talented Sri Lanka spinner ended 2022 with 29 wickets in six innings of three Tests. With these numbers, he also became the highest wicket-taking Sri Lankan bowler of the year in Tests.

This year, Sri Lanka toured New Zealand for a two-match Test series, and playing both games of the competition, the 31-year-old Jayasuriya took four wickets in three innings, with his best match figures of 3/138 that came in the first Test at the Hagley Oval, Christchurch. His best bowling figures in an innings came against Ireland when he ended with 7/52, and ended the match with ten wickets to his tally.

Ever since his Test debut in 2022, the left-hander has picked a total of 50 wickets in just seven Tests, and has surely become a force to be reckoned with for the Lankan Lions. The Matale-born will look to provide stellar performances for the national side while donning the Whites.