- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1991–2011
- Country
- 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
GOAT Rank · 9
Greatest Athletes from Sri Lanka
This ranking is led by Muttiah Muralitharan, Sanath Jayasuriya and Aravinda de Silva. GOAT Rank currently ranks 9 eligible athletes from Sri Lanka using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Muttiah Muralitharan ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 85.3.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1989–2011
- Country
- 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1984–2003
- Country
- 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1995–2015
- Country
- 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2004–2021
- Country
- 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1982–2000
- Country
- 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1997–2015
- Country
- 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 396 | Muttiah Muralitharan | Cricket | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 1991–2011 | 85.3 |
| 627 | Sanath Jayasuriya | Cricket | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 1989–2011 | 83.9 |
| 746 | Aravinda de Silva | Cricket | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 1984–2003 | 83.2 |
| 783 | Mahela Jayawardene | Cricket | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 1995–2015 | 83.0 |
| 827 | Lasith Malinga | Cricket | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 2004–2021 | 82.8 |
| 869 | Arjuna Ranatunga | Cricket | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 1982–2000 | 82.6 |
| 934 | Chamari Athapaththu | Cricket | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 2009–active | 82.3 |
| 1011 | Kumar Sangakkara | Cricket | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 1997–2015 | 81.9 |
| 1207 | Angelo Mathews | Cricket | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 2008–active | 80.9 |
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How is this ranking calculated?
Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Who is included?
According to GOAT Rank's current data model, only verified athletes with sufficient career history, metrics, honours and independent sources are eligible. Rank and score are read live.
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