Best bowling figures in an innings in 1980s in FC+LA+T20s - Sri Lanka
Best bowling figures in an innings
Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs conceded | Wickets taken | Econ | Team | Innings in match | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| 23.2 | 5 | 83 | 8 | 3.55 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v Pakistan | Sialkot | 27 Oct 1985 | Test # 1027 | |
| 19.4 | 2 | 66 | 6 | 3.35 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v Australia | Hobart | 16 Dec 1989 | Test # 1133 | |
| 41.0 | 10 | 85 | 6 | 2.07 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v India | Colombo (SSC) | 30 Aug 1985 | Test # 1023 | |
| 22.0 | 1 | 109 | 6 | 4.95 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v Pakistan | Karachi | 07 Nov 1985 | Test # 1028 | |
| 8.0 | 1 | 26 | 5 | 3.25 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v New Zealand | Moratuwa | 31 Mar 1984 | ODI # 257 | |
| 12.0 | 4 | 32 | 5 | 2.66 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v New Zealand | Derby | 18 Jun 1983 | ODI # 214 | |
| 17.0 | 3 | 37 | 5 | 2.17 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v Pakistan | Colombo (CCC) | 14 Mar 1986 | Test # 1041 | |
| 12.0 | 1 | 39 | 5 | 3.25 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v Pakistan | Leeds | 16 Jun 1983 | ODI # 211 | |
| 21.0 | 8 | 42 | 5 | 2.00 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v New Zealand | Colombo (SSC) | 16 Mar 1984 | Test # 982 | |
| 14.5 | 2 | 44 | 5 | 2.96 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v Pakistan | Colombo (CCC) | 14 Mar 1986 | Test # 1041 | |
| 23.2 | 6 | 49 | 5 | 2.10 | Sri Lanka | 4 | v India | Colombo (PSS) | 06 Sep 1985 | Test # 1024 | |
| 24.0 | 7 | 52 | 5 | 2.16 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v India | Kandy | 14 Sep 1985 | Test # 1025 | |
| 10.0 | - | 57 | 5 | 5.70 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v India | Vadodara | 15 Jan 1987 | ODI # 417 | |
| 18.0 | 2 | 59 | 5 | 3.27 | Sri Lanka | 4 | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 14 Mar 1982 | Test # 925 | |
| 25.2 | 9 | 60 | 5 | 2.36 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v New Zealand | Wellington | 11 Mar 1983 | Test # 951 | |
| 28.0 | 8 | 64 | 5 | 2.28 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v India | Colombo (SSC) | 30 Aug 1985 | Test # 1023 | |
| 14.0 | - | 68 | 5 | 4.85 | Sri Lanka | 4 | v India | Chennai | 17 Sep 1982 | Test # 934 | |
| 27.3 | 3 | 85 | 5 | 3.09 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v India | Cuttack | 04 Jan 1987 | Test # 1064 | |
| 29.1 | 7 | 86 | 5 | 2.94 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v New Zealand | Kandy | 09 Mar 1984 | Test # 980 | |
| 31.1 | 5 | 133 | 5 | 4.26 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v Australia | Brisbane | 08 Dec 1989 | Test # 1131 | |
| 6.0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 2.33 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v India | Kanpur | 24 Dec 1986 | ODI # 407 | |
| 8.0 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 2.87 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v Bangladesh | Dhaka | 02 Nov 1988 | ODI # 533 | |
| 8.4 | 1 | 34 | 4 | 3.92 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v England | Colombo (SSC) | 13 Feb 1982 | ODI # 145 | |
| 10.0 | 3 | 37 | 4 | 3.70 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v Australia | Melbourne | 19 Jan 1985 | ODI # 291 | |
| 10.0 | 1 | 39 | 4 | 3.90 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v Australia | Melbourne | 14 Jan 1988 | ODI # 493 | |
| 9.0 | 1 | 46 | 4 | 5.11 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v Pakistan | Colombo (SSC) | 06 Apr 1986 | ODI # 379 | |
| 9.0 | - | 49 | 4 | 5.44 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v India | Dhaka | 29 Oct 1988 | ODI # 530 | |
| 17.0 | 2 | 70 | 4 | 4.11 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v England | Colombo (PSS) | 17 Feb 1982 | Test # 921 | |
| 26.0 | 3 | 71 | 4 | 2.73 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v India | Cuttack | 04 Jan 1987 | Test # 1064 | |
| 25.1 | 5 | 76 | 4 | 3.01 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v India | Colombo (PSS) | 06 Sep 1985 | Test # 1024 | |
| 29.0 | 7 | 79 | 4 | 2.72 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 05 Nov 1982 | First-class | |
| 24.0 | 5 | 81 | 4 | 3.37 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v New Zealand | Wellington | 11 Mar 1983 | Test # 951 | |
| 22.2 | 1 | 97 | 4 | 4.34 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v Australia | W.A.C.A | 12 Feb 1988 | Test # 1092 | |
| 39.1 | 12 | 98 | 4 | 2.50 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v England | Lord's | 23 Aug 1984 | Test # 994 | |
| 40.0 | 6 | 98 | 4 | 2.45 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v Australia | W.A.C.A | 12 Feb 1988 | Test # 1092 | |
| 38.0 | 8 | 102 | 4 | 2.68 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v Pakistan | Karachi | 05 Mar 1982 | Test # 923 | |
| 32.0 | 3 | 103 | 4 | 3.21 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 14 Mar 1982 | Test # 925 | |
| 37.0 | 10 | 110 | 4 | 2.97 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v England | Lord's | 23 Aug 1984 | Test # 994 | |
| 30.0 | 4 | 116 | 4 | 3.86 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v Pakistan | Colombo (PSS) | 22 Mar 1986 | Test # 1043 | |
| 40.0 | 7 | 119 | 4 | 2.97 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v England | Lord's | 25 Aug 1988 | Test # 1103 | |
| 37.1 | 2 | 132 | 4 | 3.55 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v India | Kanpur | 17 Dec 1986 | Test # 1061 | |
| 35.0 | 3 | 145 | 4 | 4.14 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 12 Nov 1982 | First-class | |
| 3.1 | - | 12 | 3 | 3.78 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v India | Kanpur | 24 Dec 1986 | ODI # 407 | |
| 10.0 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 2.20 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 31 Oct 1982 | List A | |
| 8.0 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 2.87 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v New Zealand | Moratuwa | 31 Mar 1984 | ODI # 257 | |
| 4.0 | - | 25 | 3 | 6.25 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v Australia | Melbourne | 19 Jan 1985 | ODI # 291 | |
| 6.0 | - | 25 | 3 | 4.16 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v Pakistan | Moratuwa | 08 Mar 1986 | ODI # 367 | |
| 10.0 | 4 | 28 | 3 | 2.80 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 02 Mar 1983 | ODI # 186 | |
| 10.0 | 1 | 29 | 3 | 2.90 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v New Zealand | Melbourne | 23 Feb 1985 | ODI # 310 | |
| 10.0 | - | 30 | 3 | 3.00 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 02 Mar 1983 | ODI # 186 | |
| 9.0 | 1 | 32 | 3 | 3.55 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v Pakistan | Colombo (PSS) | 30 Mar 1986 | ODI # 374 | |
| 9.0 | 1 | 33 | 3 | 3.66 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v New Zealand | Hobart | 12 Jan 1988 | ODI # 492 | |
| 6.0 | - | 34 | 3 | 5.66 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v Pakistan | Hyderabad (Sind) | 03 Nov 1985 | ODI # 338 | |
| 10.0 | - | 35 | 3 | 3.50 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v Australia | Sydney | 19 Jan 1988 | ODI # 496 | |
| 10.0 | 1 | 35 | 3 | 3.50 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v India | Ahmedabad | 22 Oct 1989 | ODI # 580 | |
| 8.0 | 1 | 36 | 3 | 4.50 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v Pakistan | Dhaka | 27 Oct 1988 | ODI # 528 | |
| 10.0 | - | 38 | 3 | 3.80 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v Pakistan | Sharjah | 06 Apr 1984 | ODI # 259 | |
| 8.0 | - | 38 | 3 | 4.75 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v New Zealand | Sharjah | 31 Mar 1988 | ODI # 516 | |
| 10.0 | 1 | 38 | 3 | 3.80 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v Australia | Margao | 25 Oct 1989 | ODI # 585 | |
| 9.0 | 2 | 39 | 3 | 4.33 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v New Zealand | Colombo (PSS) | 03 Nov 1984 | ODI # 274 | |
| 16.0 | 6 | 39 | 3 | 2.43 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v Pakistan | Colombo (CCC) | 14 Mar 1986 | Test # 1041 | |
| 8.5 | 1 | 40 | 3 | 4.52 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v New Zealand | Melbourne | 23 Feb 1985 | ODI # 310 | |
| 10.0 | - | 40 | 3 | 4.00 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v India | Sharjah | 13 Apr 1986 | ODI # 383 | |
| 10.0 | - | 40 | 3 | 4.00 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v India | Sharjah | 13 Apr 1986 | ODI # 383 | |
| 10.0 | - | 40 | 3 | 4.00 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v England | The Oval | 04 Sep 1988 | ODI # 521 | |
| 8.0 | - | 41 | 3 | 5.12 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v Pakistan | Karachi | 31 Mar 1982 | ODI # 151 | |
| 10.0 | 1 | 41 | 3 | 4.10 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v West Indies | Kanpur | 21 Oct 1987 | ODI # 464 | |
| 10.0 | 2 | 41 | 3 | 4.10 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v Australia | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1989 | ODI # 596 | |
| 9.0 | - | 49 | 3 | 5.44 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v New Zealand | Colombo (PSS) | 01 Apr 1984 | ODI # 258 | |
| 27.3 | 10 | 49 | 3 | 1.78 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v India | Colombo (SSC) | 30 Aug 1985 | Test # 1023 | |
| 16.2 | 5 | 50 | 3 | 3.06 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v Pakistan | Kandy | 23 Feb 1986 | Test # 1037 | |
| 8.0 | - | 51 | 3 | 6.37 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v Pakistan | Gujranwala | 23 Oct 1985 | ODI # 336 | |
| 27.5 | 11 | 54 | 3 | 1.94 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v England | Colombo (PSS) | 17 Feb 1982 | Test # 921 | |
| 23.0 | 2 | 57 | 3 | 2.47 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v Pakistan | Kandy | 23 Feb 1986 | Test # 1037 | |
| 10.0 | - | 58 | 3 | 5.80 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v Australia | W.A.C.A | 02 Jan 1988 | ODI # 484 | |
| 21.0 | 2 | 59 | 3 | 2.80 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v New Zealand | Kandy | 09 Mar 1984 | Test # 980 | |
| 18.0 | 3 | 59 | 3 | 3.27 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v India | Colombo (PSS) | 06 Sep 1985 | Test # 1024 | |
| 18.2 | 1 | 59 | 3 | 3.21 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v Pakistan | Colombo (PSS) | 22 Mar 1986 | Test # 1043 | |
| 9.0 | - | 59 | 3 | 6.55 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v West Indies | Sharjah | 03 Dec 1986 | ODI # 405 | |
| 22.0 | 4 | 64 | 3 | 2.90 | Sri Lanka | 4 | v India | Colombo (PSS) | 06 Sep 1985 | Test # 1024 | |
| 33.0 | 9 | 72 | 3 | 2.18 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 05 Nov 1982 | First-class | |
| 27.0 | 6 | 72 | 3 | 2.66 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v India | Kandy | 14 Sep 1985 | Test # 1025 | |
| 17.5 | 1 | 73 | 3 | 4.09 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v New Zealand | Kandy | 09 Mar 1984 | Test # 980 | |
| 42.0 | 12 | 74 | 3 | 1.76 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 12 Nov 1982 | First-class | |
| 16.0 | 1 | 79 | 3 | 4.93 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v Pakistan | Colombo (CCC) | 14 Mar 1986 | Test # 1041 | |
| 24.0 | 1 | 89 | 3 | 3.70 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v New Zealand | Colombo (SSC) | 16 Mar 1984 | Test # 982 | |
| 31.0 | 9 | 93 | 3 | 3.00 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 04 Mar 1983 | Test # 950 | |
| 26.0 | 3 | 99 | 3 | 3.80 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v Pakistan | Karachi | 05 Mar 1982 | Test # 923 | |
| 37.0 | 8 | 99 | 3 | 2.67 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v New Zealand | Colombo (CCC) | 24 Mar 1984 | Test # 985 | |
| 28.0 | 3 | 120 | 3 | 4.28 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v Pakistan | Lahore | 22 Mar 1982 | Test # 927 | |
| 28.0 | 3 | 121 | 3 | 4.32 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v Pakistan | Lahore | 22 Mar 1982 | Test # 927 | |
| 28.0 | 2 | 124 | 3 | 4.42 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v Pakistan | Karachi | 05 Mar 1982 | Test # 923 | |
| 40.0 | 9 | 128 | 3 | 3.20 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v New Zealand | Colombo (CCC) | 24 Mar 1984 | Test # 985 | |
| 4.0 | - | 9 | 2 | 2.25 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v Australia | Colombo (SSC) | 30 Apr 1983 | ODI # 196 | |
| 12.0 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0.91 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v New Zealand | Derby | 18 Jun 1983 | ODI # 214 | |
| 8.5 | - | 14 | 2 | 1.58 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v England | Colombo (SSC) | 14 Feb 1982 | ODI # 146 | |
| 9.0 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 1.66 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v Bangladesh | Kandy | 02 Apr 1986 | ODI # 377 | |
| 6.0 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 2.66 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v India | Kanpur | 24 Dec 1986 | ODI # 407 | |
| 4.0 | - | 17 | 2 | 4.25 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v New Zealand | Kandy | 09 Mar 1984 | Test # 980 | |
| 9.0 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 1.88 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v New Zealand | Kandy | 09 Mar 1984 | Test # 980 |
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