SL, England spinners take 82 wickets to break 20-yr-old record
Sri Lanka and England spinners have taken 82 wickets in the ongoing series so far, breaking the record for most wickets by spinners in a three-Test series. The previous record of 79 wickets was set by Sri Lanka and New Zealand spinners in 1998. Sri Lanka off-spinner Dilruwan Perera is the ongoing series' highest wicket-taker so far, with 17 wickets.