HMRKB Herath became the first left arm spin bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 400 wickets. His performance under various statistical parameters is furnished below

PERFORMANCE AGAINST EACH OPPOSITION
Oppositon	Mat	Inns	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	5	10
v Australia	11	19	0522.3	101	1494	066	7/064	13/145	22.63	6	1
v Bangladesh	08	16	0323.5	059	0928	041	7/089	12/157	22.63	3	1
v England	10	17	0448.5	071	1294	040	6/074	12/171	32.35	3	1
v India	09	15	0441.4	049	1471	032	7/048	07/115	45.96	2	0
v New Zealand	07	14	0362.5	061	0999	036	6/043	11/108	27.75	4	1
v Pakistan	20	38	1053.1	224	2835	101	9/127	14/184	28.06	8	2
v South Africa	09	15	0408.4	103	0981	031	5/040	09/111	31.64	2	0
v West Indies	07	13	0223.5	047	0590	023	6/068	10/147	25.65	1	1
v Zimbabwe	03	06	0187.1	037	0536	030	8/063	13/152	17.86	4	2
Total	84	153	3972.3	752	11128	400	9/127	14/184	27.82	33	9
PERFORMANCE ON HOME, AWAY, NEUTRAL SOILS
Soils	Mat	Inns	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	5	10
Home soil	46	86	2255.5	449	6231	263	9/127	14/184	23.69	25	7
Away soil	31	53	1308.0	198	3892	102	8/063	13/152	38.15	05	1
Neutral soil	07	14	0408.4	105	1005	035	6/043	11/136	28.71	03	1
Total	84	153	3972.3	752	11128	400	9/127	14/184	27.82	33	9
PERFORMANCE UNDER VARIOUS CAPTAINS
Captains	Mat	Inns	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	5	10
MS Atapattu	08	16	0246.2	051	0727	025	4/038	07/132	29.08	00	0
LD Chandimal	03	5	0174.5	032	0539	026	6/043	11/136	20.73	04	2
TM Dilshan	10	17	0503.1	105	1267	042	7/157	09/128	30.16	03	0
HMRKB Herath	05	10	0270.4	051	0768	036	8/063	13/152	21.33	03	1
ST Jayasuriya	03	3	0105.3	023	0310	006	4/097	04/097	51.66	00	0
DPMD Jayawardene	12	23	0628.1	108	1665	067	6/043	12/171	24.85	07	2
AD Mathews	31	59	1527.3	306	4250	152	9/127	14/184	27.96	12	4
KC Sangakkara	11	18	0469.0	070	1435	042	5/099	08/209	34.16	04	0
HP Tillakaratne	01	2	0047.2	006	0167	004	4/092	04/167	41.75	00	0
Total	84	153	3972.3	752	11128	400	9/127	14/184	27.82	33	9
PERFORMANCE IN FIRST AND SECOND TEAM INNINGS OF THE TEST
Team innings	Mat	Inns	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	5	10
1st team innings	84	83	2373.4	422	6653	208	9/127	14/184	31.98	13	9
2nd team innings	71	70	1598.5	330	4475	192	8/063	14/184	23.30	20	9
Total	84	153	3972.3	752	11128	400	9/127	14/184	27.82	33	9
PERFORMANCE IN EACH INNINGS OF THE MATCH
Match innings	Mat	Inns	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	5	10
1st match innings	39	38	1012.4	159	3025	085	6/103	12/157	35.58	05	3
2nd match innings	45	45	1361.0	263	3628	123	9/127	14/184	29.49	08	6
3rd match innings	34	34	0845.3	126	2637	092	7/089	12/157	28.66	09	4
4th match innings	37	36	0753.2	204	1838	100	8/063	14/184	18.38	11	5
Total	84	153	3972.3	752	11128	400	9/127	14/184	27.82	33	9

HMRKB Herath became the third spin bowler in the annals  of test cricket to capture 100 plus wickets in the fourth innings of the test after SK Warne and M Muralitharan. SK Warne and M Muralitharan have captured 138 and 106 wickets in the fourth innings of the test respectively. The performance of these three bowlers is furnished below

BOWLERS WHO HAVE CAPTURED 100 PLUS WICKETS IN FOURTH INNINGS OF THE TEST
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	5	10
SK Warne	Aus	60	53	7309	3194	138	8/71	11/110	23.14	7	4
M Muralitharan	Srl	37	35	5301	2228	106	8/46	11/93	21.01	7	8
HMRKB Herath	Srl	37	36	4520	1838	100	8/63	14/184	18.38	11	5

HMRKB Herath is the only bowler to capture ten or more wickets in the fourth innings of the test. He has eleven such hauls to his credit. All such occasions are listed below

No	Overs	M	Runs	W	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	48.0	9	139	5	4	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	26 Aug 2009
2	30.3	7	79	5	4	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2011
3	38.0	9	97	6	4	v England	Galle	26 Mar 2012
4	45.0	30	40	5	4	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014
5	22.1	2	57	5	4	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	14 Aug 2014
6	21.0	6	48	7	4	v India	Galle	12 Aug 2015
7	33.3	16	54	5	4	v Australia	Pallekele	26 Jul 2016
8	18.1	3	64	7	4	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	13 Aug 2016
9	23.0	6	63	8	4	v Zimbabwe	Harare	06 Nov 2016
10	20.2	5	59	6	4	v Bangladesh	Galle	07 Mar 2017
11	21.4	4	43	6	4	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	28 Sep 2017

HMRKB Herath became the fourth bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 100 plus wickets in the fourth innings of the test. SK Warne {138}, M Muralitharan {106} and G McGrath {103} are the other three bowlers who have accomplished the feat. The performance of these four bowlers is tabulated below

Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	W	BBI	BBM	5	10
SK Warne	Aus	60	53	7309	3194	138	8/71	11/110	07	4
M Muralitharan	Srl	37	35	5301	2228	106	8/46	11/093	07	8
GD McGrath	Aus	54	53	5139	2008	103	8/24	10/078	05	1
HMRKB Herath	Srl	37	36	4520	1838	100	8/63	14/184	11	5