Fastest 50 Test Wickets: SL vs IRE 2nd Test: Sri Lanka’s Prabath Jayasuriya became the quickest spin bowler in Test history to claim 50 wickets on Friday in Galle, breaking a seven-decade record. The left-armer reached the milestone on day five against Ireland, only Jayasuriya’s seventh Test, when he had first-innings centurion Paul Stirling caught by a diving Kusal Mendis at short extra cover. Watch SriLanka vs Ireland Highlights on Insidesport.IN
Prabath Jayasuriya storms into the record books as the quickest 🏎️💨 Spinner and the quickest Sri Lankan to reach 50 Test wickets,🔥 joining the ranks of the second-fastest players in Test cricket history! 🏏🎉
Jayasuriya hit the 50-wicket mark in just his seventh Test to snatch… pic.twitter.com/Jq6Ia2mZV0
— Sri Lanka Cricket 🇱🇰 (@OfficialSLC) April 28, 2023
The 31-year-old Jayasuriya came into the match with 43 wickets. He took five wickets in Ireland’s first innings and dismissed Peter Moor on day four in their second.
The previous fastest spinner to the 50-wicket mark was West Indian great Alf Valentine, who reached the mark in eight Tests. Jayasuriya is the joint second-quickest to 50 Test scalps among all bowlers.
Australian fast bowler Charlie Turner got there in six Tests in 1888.
Fellow quick Englishman Tom Richardson and South African seamer Vernon Philander took seven matches to reach it in 1896 and 2012 respectively.
Here are the bowlers quickest to reach to 50 Test wickets-
| Players | Number of matches |
| Charlie Turner (Australia) | 6 |
| Tom Richardson (England) | 7 |
| Vernon Philander (England) | 7 |
| Prabath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) | 7 |
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