| # | Player | Matches | Inn | Runs | Wickets | Best | Economy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muttiah Muralitharan | 132 | 228 | 18,023 | 795 | 9/51 | 2.47 |
| 2 | Rangana Herath | 93 | 170 | 12,157 | 433 | 9/127 | 2.80 |
| 3 | Chaminda Vaas | 111 | 194 | 10,501 | 355 | 7/71 | 2.68 |
| 4 | Suranga Lakmal | 70 | 122 | 6,232 | 171 | 5/47 | 3.00 |
| 5 | MDK Perera | 43 | 78 | 5,780 | 161 | 6/32 | 3.20 |
| 6 | Prabath Jayasuriya | 20 | 37 | 3,490 | 116 | 7/52 | 3.20 |
| 7 | Lahiru Kumara | 34 | 57 | 3,749 | 104 | 6/122 | 3.87 |
| 8 | Lasith Malinga | 30 | 59 | 3,349 | 101 | 5/50 | 3.85 |
| 9 | CRD Fernando | 40 | 68 | 3,784 | 100 | 5/42 | 3.67 |
| 10 | Sanath Jayasuriya | 110 | 140 | 3,366 | 98 | 5/34 | 2.46 |
| 11 | GP Wickramasinghe | 40 | 63 | 3,559 | 85 | 6/60 | 2.94 |
| 12 | Vishwa Fernando | 27 | 47 | 2,534 | 79 | 5/101 | 3.55 |
| 13 | KTGD Prasad | 25 | 44 | 2,698 | 75 | 5/50 | 3.74 |
| 14 | Rumesh Ratnayake | 23 | 35 | 2,563 | 73 | 6/66 | 3.09 |
| 15 | AM Fernando | 22 | 37 | 1,997 | 72 | 6/51 | 3.58 |
| 16 | RTM Mendis | 16 | 30 | 2,212 | 71 | 6/70 | 3.18 |
| 17 | Lasith Embuldeniya | 17 | 28 | 2,611 | 71 | 7/137 | 3.23 |
| 18 | BAW Mendis | 19 | 31 | 2,434 | 70 | 6/99 | 3.08 |
| 19 | N Pradeep | 28 | 53 | 3,003 | 70 | 6/132 | 3.54 |
| 20 | HDPK Dharmasena | 31 | 53 | 2,920 | 69 | 6/72 | 2.52 |
| 21 | DNT Zoysa | 30 | 51 | 2,157 | 64 | 5/20 | 2.92 |
| 22 | Ashantha De Mel | 17 | 27 | 2,180 | 59 | 6/109 | 3.71 |
| 23 | KR Pushpakumara | 23 | 38 | 2,242 | 58 | 7/116 | 3.54 |
| 24 | RMS Eranga | 19 | 35 | 2,138 | 57 | 4/49 | 3.29 |
| 25 | JR Ratnayeke | 22 | 31 | 1,972 | 56 | 8/83 | 3.08 |
| 26 | Kasun Rajitha | 18 | 29 | 1,627 | 55 | 5/56 | 3.25 |
| 27 | UWMBCA Welegedara | 21 | 35 | 2,273 | 55 | 5/52 | 3.58 |
| 28 | KMDN Kulasekara | 21 | 38 | 1,794 | 48 | 4/21 | 3.01 |
| 29 | Champaka Ramanayake | 18 | 29 | 1,880 | 44 | 5/82 | 3.08 |
| 30 | S Randiv | 12 | 21 | 1,613 | 43 | 5/82 | 3.07 |
| 31 | Sangarange Anurasiri | 18 | 27 | 1,548 | 41 | 4/71 | 2.33 |
| 32 | Dhananjaya de Silva | 63 | 91 | 2,239 | 40 | 3/25 | 3.33 |
| 33 | Hashan Tillakaratne | 87 | 76 | 1,711 | 39 | 4/10 | 3.03 |
| 34 | Lakshan Sandakan | 11 | 20 | 1,276 | 37 | 5/95 | 3.71 |
| 35 | DS de Silva | 12 | 19 | 1,347 | 37 | 5/59 | 2.66 |
| 36 | Upul Chandana | 16 | 29 | 1,535 | 37 | 6/179 | 3.43 |
| 37 | A Dananjaya | 6 | 12 | 819 | 33 | 6/115 | 3.54 |
| 38 | Angelo Mathews | 118 | 86 | 1,798 | 33 | 4/44 | 2.71 |
| 39 | Khahakachchi Warnaweera | 10 | 15 | 1,021 | 32 | 4/25 | 2.62 |
| 40 | Dushmantha Chameera | 12 | 21 | 1,321 | 32 | 5/47 | 3.91 |
| 41 | Aravinda de Silva | 93 | 58 | 1,208 | 29 | 3/30 | 2.79 |
| 42 | Vinothen John | 6 | 9 | 614 | 28 | 5/60 | 2.87 |
| 43 | Thilan Thushara | 10 | 18 | 1,040 | 28 | 5/83 | 3.74 |
| 44 | Graeme Labrooy | 9 | 15 | 1,194 | 27 | 5/133 | 3.31 |
| 45 | Praveen Jayawickrama | 5 | 10 | 642 | 25 | 6/92 | 2.91 |
| 46 | PHT Kaushal | 7 | 14 | 1,105 | 25 | 5/42 | 3.99 |
| 47 | Farveez Maharoof | 22 | 35 | 1,631 | 25 | 4/52 | 3.32 |
| 48 | MRCN Bandaratilleke | 7 | 14 | 698 | 23 | 5/36 | 2.43 |
| 49 | Kelaniyage Silva | 7 | 11 | 647 | 20 | 4/16 | 2.53 |
| 50 | Asanka Gurusinha | 41 | 39 | 681 | 20 | 2/7 | 2.90 |
| 51 | FS Ahangama | 3 | 6 | 348 | 18 | 5/52 | 2.60 |
| 52 | TCB Fernando | 9 | 17 | 792 | 18 | 4/27 | 3.74 |
| 53 | PDRL Perera | 8 | 14 | 661 | 17 | 3/40 | 3.50 |
| 54 | DK Liyanage | 9 | 15 | 666 | 17 | 4/56 | 2.94 |
| 55 | UC Hathurusingha | 26 | 32 | 789 | 17 | 4/66 | 2.41 |
| 56 | HMCM Bandara | 8 | 14 | 633 | 16 | 3/84 | 3.29 |
| 57 | KSC de Silva | 8 | 14 | 889 | 16 | 5/85 | 3.36 |
| 58 | Arjuna Ranatunga | 93 | 56 | 1,040 | 16 | 2/17 | 2.62 |
| 59 | Thilan Samaraweera | 81 | 35 | 689 | 15 | 4/49 | 3.11 |
| 60 | PM Pushpakumara | 4 | 6 | 520 | 14 | 3/28 | 3.62 |
| 61 | Dasun Shanaka | 6 | 8 | 431 | 13 | 3/46 | 3.39 |
| 62 | KN Peiris | 3 | 5 | 520 | 12 | 6/170 | 3.95 |
| 63 | Ruwan Kalpage | 11 | 16 | 774 | 12 | 2/27 | 2.94 |
| 64 | WRS de Silva | 3 | 6 | 209 | 11 | 4/35 | 2.90 |
| 65 | Milinda Siriwardana | 5 | 9 | 257 | 11 | 3/25 | 3.73 |
| 66 | Russel Arnold | 44 | 28 | 598 | 11 | 3/76 | 2.68 |
| 67 | Thisara Perera | 6 | 8 | 653 | 11 | 4/63 | 4.10 |
| 68 | RMMP Rathnayake | 4 | 7 | 328 | 10 | 3/56 | 4.14 |
| 69 | RAP Nissanka | 4 | 7 | 366 | 10 | 5/64 | 3.74 |
| 70 | PLS Gamage | 5 | 9 | 573 | 10 | 2/38 | 3.09 |
| 71 | Ajith Kuruppuarachchi | 2 | 3 | 149 | 8 | 5/44 | 3.28 |
| 72 | EAR de Silva | 10 | 15 | 1,032 | 8 | 2/67 | 2.65 |
| 73 | Kapila Wijegunawardene | 2 | 4 | 147 | 7 | 4/51 | 2.42 |
| 74 | KN Amalean | 2 | 2 | 156 | 7 | 4/97 | 3.83 |
| 75 | GRA de Silva | 4 | 7 | 385 | 7 | 2/38 | 2.40 |