| 1.67 (24.3-8-41-3) | M Muralitharan | Sri Lanka v India at Galle, 1st Test, 14/08/2001 [1555] |
| 1.68 (25-9-42-5) | CRD Fernando | Sri Lanka v India at Galle, 1st Test, 14/08/2001 [1555] |
| 1.72 (22-10-38-1) | WPUJC Vaas | Sri Lanka v India at Galle, 1st Test, 14/08/2001 [1555] |
| 2.08 (12-4-25-0) | PDRL Perera | Sri Lanka v India at Galle, 1st Test, 14/08/2001 [1555] |
| 2.09 (33-12-69-1) | Harbhajan Singh | India v Sri Lanka at Galle, 1st Test, 14/08/2001 [1555] |
| 2.50 (24-7-60-2) | WPUJC Vaas | Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (SSC), 3rd Test, 29/08/2001 [1559] |
| 2.54 (34.1-9-87-8) | M Muralitharan | Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (SSC), 3rd Test, 29/08/2001 [1559] |
| 2.81 (22-6-62-3) | Z Khan | India v Sri Lanka at Kandy, 2nd Test, 22/08/2001 [1557] |
| 2.83 (12-0-34-0) | ASA Perera | Sri Lanka v India at Galle, 1st Test, 14/08/2001 [1555] |
| 2.88 (18-4-52-2) | BKV Prasad | India v Sri Lanka at Kandy, 2nd Test, 22/08/2001 [1557] |
| 2.97 (34-8-101-3) | BKV Prasad | India v Sri Lanka at Colombo (SSC), 3rd Test, 29/08/2001 [1559] |
| 3.07 (20.1-5-62-2) | M Muralitharan | Sri Lanka v India at Kandy, 2nd Test, 22/08/2001 [1557] |
| 3.09 (21-3-65-4) | WPUJC Vaas | Sri Lanka v India at Kandy, 2nd Test, 22/08/2001 [1557] |
| 3.16 (12-2-38-0) | CRD Fernando | Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (SSC), 3rd Test, 29/08/2001 [1559] |
| 3.25 (31-5-101-1) | SV Bahutule | India v Sri Lanka at Colombo (SSC), 3rd Test, 29/08/2001 [1559] |
| 3.42 (26-3-89-3) | Z Khan | India v Sri Lanka at Galle, 1st Test, 14/08/2001 [1555] |
| 3.45 (53.3-6-185-2) | Harbhajan Singh | India v Sri Lanka at Colombo (SSC), 3rd Test, 29/08/2001 [1559] |
| 3.45 (24-4-83-1) | BKV Prasad | India v Sri Lanka at Galle, 1st Test, 14/08/2001 [1555] |
| 3.52 (12.3-3-44-0) | SC Ganguly | India v Sri Lanka at Colombo (SSC), 3rd Test, 29/08/2001 [1559] |
| 4.05 (17-5-69-2) | SC Ganguly | India v Sri Lanka at Kandy, 2nd Test, 22/08/2001 [1557] |
| 4.27 (14.3-1-62-2) | Harvinder Singh | India v Sri Lanka at Kandy, 2nd Test, 22/08/2001 [1557] |
| 4.59 (24.5-5-114-5) | J Srinath | India v Sri Lanka at Galle, 1st Test, 14/08/2001 [1555] |
| 4.71 (14-2-66-2) | CRD Fernando | Sri Lanka v India at Kandy, 2nd Test, 22/08/2001 [1557] |
| 4.96 (27-3-134-0) | Z Khan | India v Sri Lanka at Colombo (SSC), 3rd Test, 29/08/2001 [1559] |
