R Ashwin is all set for one more feather in his cap – will become the third Indian bowler to capture 20 plus wickets in an away three test series – needs three more wickets for the coveted distinction
R Ashwin of India ia all set to own another feather in his cap to bag 20 plus wickets in an away three test series. He has already captured 17 wickets in the first two tests in the ongoing three test series against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka and need three more wickets to achieve this distinction. If he gets three more wickets in the third test, he would provide the 26th occasion of a bowler capturing 20 plus wickets in a three test away series. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Team | Oppn | Away Series | Series | Mat | Wkts | Runs |
| 1 | GA Lohmann | Eng | SAF | South Africa | 1895-96 | 3 | 35 | 203 |
| 2 | RJ Hadlee | NZl | Aus | Australia | 1985-86 | 3 | 33 | 401 |
| 3 | H Trumble | Aus | Eng | England | 1902 | 3 | 26 | 371 |
| 4 | M Muralitharan | Srl | Pak | Pakistan | 1999-00 | 3 | 26 | 516 |
| 5 | SK Warne | Aus | Srl | Sri Lanka | 2003-04 | 3 | 26 | 521 |
| 6 | Wasim Akram | Pak | NZl | New Zealand | 1993-94 | 3 | 25 | 431 |
| 7 | MA Holding | Win | Aus | Australia | 1981-82 | 3 | 24 | 344 |
| 8 | A Kumble | Ind | Aus | Australia | 2003-04 | 3 | 24 | 710 |
| 9 | M Muralitharan | Srl | Eng | England | 2006 | 3 | 24 | 405 |
| 10 | RJ Sidebottom | Eng | NZl | New Zealand | 2007-08 | 3 | 24 | 410 |
| 11 | Yasir Shah | Pak | Srl | Srl Lanka | 2015 | 3 | 24 | 464 |
| 12 | H Verity | Eng | Ind | India | 1933-34 | 3 | 23 | 387 |
| 13 | R Benaud | Aus | Ind | India | 1956-57 | 3 | 23 | 388 |
| 14 | RJ Hadlee | NZl | Srl | Srl Lanka | 1983-84 | 3 | 23 | 230 |
| 15 | Imran Khan | Pak | Win | West Indies | 1987-88 | 3 | 23 | 416 |
| 16 | I Sharma | Ind | Win | West Indies | 2011 | 3 | 22 | 371 |
| 17 | MG Johnson | Aus | SAF | South Africa | 2013-14 | 3 | 22 | 382 |
| 18 | CTB Turner | Aus | Eng | England | 1888 | 3 | 21 | 261 |
| 19 | Imran Khan | Pak | Eng | England | 1982 | 3 | 21 | 390 |
| 20 | VD Philander | SAF | NZl | New Zealand | 2011-12 | 3 | 21 | 325 |
| 21 | PM Pollock | SAF | Eng | England | 1965 | 3 | 20 | 366 |
| 22 | BN Schultz | SAF | Srl | Srl Lanka | 1993 | 3 | 20 | 326 |
| 23 | D Gough | Eng | Aus | Australia | 1994-95 | 3 | 20 | 425 |
| 24 | SK Warne | Aus | SAF | South Africa | 2001-01 | 3 | 20 | 442 |
| 25 | SR Clark | Aus | SAF | South Africa | 2005-05 | 3 | 20 | 317 |
R Ashwin would become the third Indian bowler to capture 20 plus wickets in an away test series after A Kumble and I Sharms. A Kumble had captured 24 wickets against Australia in Australia in 2003-04, while I Sharma had a tally of 22 wickets against West Indies in West Indies in 2011
| No | Player | Team | Oppn | Away Series | Series | Mat | Wkts | Runs |
| 1 | A Kumble | Ind | Aus | Australia | 2003-04 | 3 | 24 | 710 |
| 2 | I Sharma | Ind | Win | West Indies | 2011 | 3 | 22 | 371 |
The following table list the bowlers who have captured 20 plus wickets in an away series played in Sri Lanka. R Aswhin is all set to join this elite list, if he gets three more wickets. He would also achieve the distinction of becoming the first Indian bowler to capture 20 plus wicket s against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka
| No | Player | Team | Oppn | Away Series | Series | Mat | Wkts | Runs |
| 1 | SK Warne | Aus | Srl | Sri Lanka | 2003-04 | 3 | 26 | 521 |
| 2 | Yasir Shah | Pak | Srl | Srl Lanka | 2015 | 3 | 24 | 464 |
| 3 | RJ Hadlee | NZl | Srl | Srl Lanka | 1983-84 | 3 | 23 | 230 |
| 4 | BN Schultz | SAF | Srl | Srl Lanka | 1993 | 3 | 20 | 326 |