Two of the most successful test spinners, Ravichandran Ashwin of India and Rangana Herath of Sri Lanka will go down in a statistical comparison battle in our article. Ashwin will all know India’s biggest match winner in tests and Rangana Herath was truly a legend of an underrated legend of his time.
Ravichandran Ashwin Vs Rangana Herath
- Matches – we are drawing a comparison for first 93 career tests. So we will take stats of both the players till there 93 career tests.
- Innings – Ashwin has bowled in more innings than Herath as Ashwin bowled in 176 innings while Herath bowled in 170 innings.
- Wickets – Ashwin is ahead of Herath in wickets. Ashwin took 486 wickets while Herath had 433 till 93 tests.
- Average – Ashwin has a comparatively better bowling average than Herath. Ashwin averages 23.61 and Herath’s average was 28.07.
- Strike rate – in bowling strike rate, Ashwin is above of Herath. Ashwin’s strike rate is 51.12 whereas Herath’s was 60.08.
- Five wicket hauls – both have equal five wicket hauls in test cricket by 93 career tests. Both have 34 five wicket hauls.
- Ten wickets – for the first time Herath is ahead of Ashwin as Herath had 9 ten wickets match while Ashwin has only 8 so far.
- Best bowling figures in an innings – Ashwin has best bowling figure of 7/59 in an innings while Herath had best bowling figure of 9/127 in an innings.
Best bowling figures in a match – Ashwin’s best bowling figure in a match was 13/140 while Herath’s best bowling figure in a match was 14/184.