Bowling Best Figures Innings IN Sri Lanka

Best bowling figures in an innings in 1990s in FC+LA+T20s IN 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
PK Wijetunge	23.0	5	51	7	2.21	C. Province	3	v	Kurunegala	22 Jun 1990	First-class
M Muralidaran	42.5	13	94	7	2.19	Sri Lanka	3	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	07 Jan 1998	Test # 1394
SD Anurasiri	23.3	11	25	6	1.06	W. Prov (SL)	3	v S. Province	Galle	22 Jun 1990	First-class
ST Jayasuriya	9.5	-	29	6	2.94	Sri Lanka	1	v England	Moratuwa	20 Mar 1993	ODI # 818
Waqar Younis	14.0	4	34	6	2.42	Pakistan	1	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	26 Aug 1994	Test # 1267
CR Miller	25.0	9	57	6	2.28	Australians	3	v SL Board XI	Colombo (PSS)	03 Sep 1999	First-class
DL Vettori	33.0	10	64	6	1.93	New Zealand	3	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	10 Jun 1998	Test # 1418
HDPK Dharmasena	24.1	4	72	6	2.97	Sri Lanka	1	v New Zealand	Galle	03 Jun 1998	Test # 1416
SD Anurasiri	61.0	25	84	6	1.37	Sri Lanka A	2	v England A	Kandy	08 Feb 1991	First-class
M Muralidaran	53.0	19	98	6	1.84	Sri Lanka	2	v Pakistan	Colombo (RPS)	19 Apr 1997	Test # 1366
HDPK Dharmasena	45.2	13	99	6	2.18	Sri Lanka	1	v Pakistan	Colombo (PSS)	09 Aug 1994	Test # 1265
BR Jurangpathy	6.2	-	20	5	3.15	Sri Lanka A	2	v England A	Kurunegala	04 Feb 1991	List A
RGCE Wijesuriya	10.0	1	21	5	2.10	Colts CC	2	v Antonians SC	Colombo (RPS)	13 Jan 1993	List A
M Muralidaran	29.0	18	23	5	0.79	Sri Lanka	2	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	07 Jan 1998	Test # 1394
ST Jayasuriya	9.0	-	28	5	3.11	Sri Lanka	1	v Australia	Galle	22 Aug 1999	ODI # 1485
M Muralidaran	18.3	8	30	5	1.62	Sri Lanka	4	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	10 Jun 1998	Test # 1418
M Muralidaran	20.3	4	33	5	1.60	Sri Lanka	3	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (RPS)	11 Sep 1996	Test # 1333
SD Anurasiri	21.0	6	35	5	1.66	Sri Lanka A	4	v England A	Kandy	08 Feb 1991	First-class
MRCN Bandaratilleke	24.0	9	36	5	1.50	Sri Lanka	3	v New Zealand	Galle	03 Jun 1998	Test # 1416
KR Pushpakumara	18.0	1	37	5	2.05	SL Board XI	1	v Australians	Colombo (CCC)	17 Sep 1999	First-class
Saqlain Mushtaq	9.3	1	38	5	4.00	Pakistan	2	v Bangladesh	Colombo (RPS)	16 Jul 1997	ODI # 1217
RA Pick	12.3	2	41	5	3.28	England A	2	v	Matara	29 Jan 1991	First-class
RA Pick	14.5	2	43	5	2.89	England A	4	v	Matara	29 Jan 1991	First-class
Wasim Akram	18.0	4	43	5	2.38	Pakistan	4	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	09 Aug 1994	Test # 1265
SD Anurasiri	19.2	7	44	5	2.27	W. Prov (SL)	1	v S. Province	Galle	22 Jun 1990	First-class
BN Schultz	20.0	8	48	5	2.40	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	06 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
JSI Wijemanne	19.5	5	51	5	2.57	-	1	v S. Province	Galle	15 Jun 1990	First-class
SK Warne	16.0	4	52	5	3.25	Australia	2	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	09 Sep 1999	Test # 1459
CL Cairns	17.4	1	62	5	3.50	New Zealand	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	10 Jun 1998	Test # 1418
N Ranatunga	15.5	2	63	5	3.97	C. Province	1	v W. Prov (SL)	Colombo (SSC)	15 Jun 1990	First-class
BN Schultz	36.5	9	63	5	1.71	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
SA Muller	15.2	2	64	5	4.17	Australians	2	v SL Board XI	Colombo (CCC)	17 Sep 1999	First-class
KPJ Warnaweera	32.0	9	66	5	2.06	S. Province	1	v C. Province	Kandy	29 Jun 1990	First-class
AA Donald	28.0	5	69	5	2.46	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
M Muralidaran	38.0	10	71	5	1.86	Sri Lanka	2	v Australia	Galle	22 Sep 1999	Test # 1460
FS Ahangama	29.5	9	81	5	2.71	Sri Lanka A	2	v England A	Colombo (SSC)	15 Feb 1991	First-class
FS Ahangama	38.0	15	81	5	2.13	Sri Lanka A	1	v England A	Colombo (PSS)	01 Mar 1991	First-class
CPH Ramanayake	31.0	3	82	5	2.64	Sri Lanka	1	v Australia	Moratuwa	08 Sep 1992	Test # 1196
PJ Wiseman	46.5	17	82	5	1.75	New Zealand	4	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	27 May 1998	Test # 1415
Waqar Younis	18.0	1	85	5	4.72	Pakistan	3	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	26 Aug 1994	Test # 1267
KSC de Silva	24.2	5	85	5	3.49	Sri Lanka	2	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	26 Apr 1997	Test # 1367
A Kumble	24.0	3	87	5	3.62	India	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 1993	Test # 1228
Saqlain Mushtaq	44.2	10	89	5	2.00	Pakistan	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	19 Apr 1997	Test # 1366
M Muralidaran	38.2	9	90	5	2.34	Sri Lanka	1	v New Zealand	Colombo (RPS)	27 May 1998	Test # 1415
JH Kallis	39.0	8	96	5	2.46	SA Under-24s	1	v SL Under-24s	Colombo (PSS)	10 Aug 1995	First-class
M Muralidaran	54.0	17	101	5	1.87	Sri Lanka	2	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	06 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
M Muralidaran	39.0	8	104	5	2.66	Sri Lanka	2	v South Africa	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
PA Strang	34.3	3	106	5	3.07	Zimbabwe	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	11 Sep 1996	Test # 1333
KJ Silva	10.1	4	16	4	1.57	Sri Lanka	1	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	18 Sep 1996	Test # 1334
CPH Ramanayake	8.1	-	17	4	2.08	Sri Lanka	2	v South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	04 Sep 1993	ODI # 838
BKV Prasad	5.0	1	17	4	3.40	India	1	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 1997	ODI # 1219
ST Jayasuriya	5.4	-	18	4	3.17	Sri Lanka	2	v India	Colombo (SSC)	01 Jul 1998	ODI # 1341
GJAF Aponso	10.0	4	19	4	1.90	Sebast CAC	2	v Moors	Colombo (RPS)	19 Jan 1993	List A
KPJ Warnaweera	14.0	3	25	4	1.78	Sri Lanka	2	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	06 Dec 1992	Test # 1204
KJ Silva	19.0	12	25	4	1.31	Sri Lanka	3	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (RPS)	11 Sep 1996	Test # 1333
JN Gillespie	9.0	1	26	4	2.88	Australia	2	v India	Colombo (SSC)	28 Aug 1999	ODI # 1489
CDC Edirimanne	9.0	2	29	4	3.22	Sri Lanka A	2	v England A	Colombo (SSC)	24 Feb 1991	List A
N Boje	15.3	7	31	4	2.00	SA Under-24s	3	v SL Under-24s	Kurunegala	17 Aug 1995	First-class
UDU Chandana	7.4	-	31	4	4.04	Sri Lanka	1	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	22 Jan 1998	ODI # 1282
CM Hathurusingha	10.0	1	32	4	3.20	Tamil Union	2	v Moors	Colombo (RPS)	16 Feb 1993	List A
YN Tillakaratne	9.0	-	32	4	3.55	Moors	1	v Tamil Union	Colombo (RPS)	16 Feb 1993	List A
Wasim Akram	14.2	4	32	4	2.23	Pakistan	1	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	26 Aug 1994	Test # 1267
AC Cummins	10.0	-	33	4	3.30	West Indies	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	16 Dec 1993	ODI # 864
A Kumble	10.0	2	33	4	3.30	India	1	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	01 Sep 1996	ODI # 1110
UDU Chandana	6.0	-	35	4	5.83	Sri Lanka	2	v Australia	Colombo (RPS)	07 Sep 1996	ODI # 1114
RS Kalpage	10.0	1	36	4	3.60	Sri Lanka	1	v Pakistan	Colombo (RPS)	06 Aug 1994	ODI # 915
N Boje	7.0	-	38	4	5.42	SA Under-24s	1	v SL Under-24s	Colombo (PSS)	31 Aug 1995	List A
PJ Newport	19.0	8	39	4	2.05	England A	3	v Sri Lanka A	Kandy	08 Feb 1991	First-class
M Muralidaran	20.0	5	40	4	2.00	Sri Lanka	1	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	18 Sep 1996	Test # 1334
DW Fleming	17.0	5	40	4	2.35	Australians	2	v SL Board XI	Colombo (CCC)	17 Sep 1999	First-class
MC Ilott	20.0	8	42	4	2.10	England A	3	v Sri Lanka A	Colombo (SSC)	15 Feb 1991	First-class
A Kuruvilla	8.4	1	43	4	4.96	India	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Aug 1997	ODI # 1226
RS Kalpage	10.0	-	45	4	4.50	Sri Lanka	1	v West Indies	Colombo (RPS)	16 Dec 1993	ODI # 864
WKM Benjamin	20.0	8	46	4	2.30	West Indies	1	v Sri Lanka	Moratuwa	08 Dec 1993	Test # 1239
M Muralidaran	15.5	4	47	4	2.96	Sri Lanka	2	v West Indies	Moratuwa	08 Dec 1993	Test # 1239
MRCN Bandaratilleke	38.0	13	47	4	1.23	Sri Lanka	1	v New Zealand	Galle	03 Jun 1998	Test # 1416
ST Jayasuriya	10.0	-	49	4	4.90	Sri Lanka	2	v Pakistan	Colombo (RPS)	14 Jul 1997	ODI # 1216
MRCN Bandaratilleke	17.0	3	52	4	3.05	Sri Lanka	4	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	10 Jun 1998	Test # 1418
GD McGrath	18.0	5	52	4	2.88	Australians	1	v SL Board XI	Colombo (PSS)	03 Sep 1999	First-class
CJ McDermott	20.0	4	53	4	2.65	Australia	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	28 Aug 1992	Test # 1195
ST Jayasuriya	10.0	-	53	4	5.30	Sri Lanka	1	v South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	02 Sep 1993	ODI # 837
AB Agarkar	10.0	-	53	4	5.30	India	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	07 Jul 1998	ODI # 1344
WPUJC Vaas	23.4	5	54	4	2.28	Sri Lanka	1	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	30 Sep 1999	Test # 1461
DK Liyanage	16.0	3	56	4	3.50	Sri Lanka	3	v Australia	Moratuwa	08 Sep 1992	Test # 1196
HMRKB Herath	23.0	5	57	4	2.47	SL Board XI	2	v Australians	Colombo (PSS)	03 Sep 1999	First-class
BN Schultz	16.0	4	58	4	3.62	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	06 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
CPH Ramanayake	15.0	2	60	4	4.00	S. Province	2	v W. Prov (SL)	Galle	22 Jun 1990	First-class
WPUJC Vaas	27.0	7	60	4	2.22	Sri Lanka	2	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	26 Apr 1997	Test # 1367
TA Munton	35.0	9	61	4	1.74	England A	1	v Sri Lanka A	Kandy	08 Feb 1991	First-class
RA Pick	17.0	1	61	4	3.58	England A	3	v Sri Lanka A	Colombo (SSC)	15 Feb 1991	First-class
CR Miller	20.3	6	62	4	3.02	Australia	2	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	09 Sep 1999	Test # 1459
M Muralidaran	25.1	4	63	4	2.50	Sri Lanka	1	v Australia	Kandy	09 Sep 1999	Test # 1459
M Muralidaran	35.1	8	64	4	1.81	Sri Lanka	1	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
AIC Dodemaide	23.5	9	65	4	2.72	Australia	2	v Sri Lanka	Moratuwa	08 Sep 1992	Test # 1196
UC Hathurusingha	22.0	5	66	4	3.00	Sri Lanka	1	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	17 Aug 1992	Test # 1194
CC Lewis	31.0	5	66	4	2.12	England	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	13 Mar 1993	Test # 1219
PA Strang	38.0	11	66	4	1.73	Zimbabwe	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	18 Sep 1996	Test # 1334
L Klusener	26.0	6	72	4	2.76	SA Under-24s	1	v SL Under-24s	Kurunegala	17 Aug 1995	First-class
WPUJC Vaas	22.0	3	73	4	3.31	Sri Lanka	2	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (RPS)	11 Sep 1996	Test # 1333
RA Pick	28.0	8	75	4	2.67	England A	1	v Sri Lanka A	Colombo (SSC)	15 Feb 1991	First-class

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