Kumble becomes highest wicket-taker against Sri Lanka

The wicket of Thilan Samaraweera in Sri Lanka's second innings of the Ahmedabad Test gave Anil Kumble a world record.

This was Kumble's 64th wicket in his 15th Test against Sri Lanka and he became the highest wicket-taking bowler against Sri Lanka.

Kumble surpassed Pakistan's Wasim Akram's tally of 63 wickets (from 19 Tests).

The following table gives details of the most successful bowlers against Sri Lanka:

Wkts	Bowler	For	Tests	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Best	5WI	10WM	Ave
64	A Kumble	Ind	15	4277	168	1871	7-59	3	2	29.23
63	Wasim Akram	Pak	19	3274	152	1340	5-43	3	0	21.27
59	SK Warne	Aus	13	3167	132	1507	5-43	5	2	25.54
56	Waqar Younis	Pak	13	2163	53	1273	6-34	4	1	22.73
47	SM Pollock	SAf	12	2271	114	960	6-30	1	0	20.43
46	Imran Khan	Pak	10	1788	76	673	8-58	3	1	14.63
45	Kapil Dev	Ind	14	2715	128	1195	5-110	1	0	26.56
37	RJ Hadlee	NZ	6	1405	85	473	5-29	2	1	12.78
37	GD McGrath	Aus	8	1828	84	823	5-37	2	0	22.24

Note: All figures are updated upto the tea break on day four of the third Test against Sri Lanka in Ahmedabad.