Best bowling figures in an innings in 2000s in Tests - 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 |
| 40.0 | 19 | 51 | 9 | 1.27 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Kandy | 04 Jan 2002 | Test # 1583 | |
| 16.2 | 4 | 46 | 8 | 2.81 | Sri Lanka | 4 | v West Indies | Kandy | 22 Jul 2005 | Test # 1757 | |
| 30.0 | 10 | 70 | 8 | 2.33 | Sri Lanka | 4 | v England | Nottingham | 02 Jun 2006 | Test # 1804 | |
| 34.1 | 9 | 87 | 8 | 2.54 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v India | Colombo (SSC) | 29 Aug 2001 | Test # 1559 | |
| 31.4 | 15 | 46 | 7 | 1.45 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v England | Galle | 02 Dec 2003 | Test # 1670 | |
| 25.0 | 3 | 71 | 7 | 2.84 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v West Indies | Colombo (SSC) | 29 Nov 2001 | Test # 1572 | |
| 35.0 | 5 | 84 | 7 | 2.40 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v South Africa | Galle | 20 Jul 2000 | Test # 1504 | |
| 46.5 | 12 | 97 | 7 | 2.07 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v South Africa | Colombo (PSS) | 04 Aug 2006 | Test # 1812 | |
| 38.4 | 8 | 100 | 7 | 2.58 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v India | Delhi | 10 Dec 2005 | Test # 1776 | |
| 32.2 | 5 | 120 | 7 | 3.71 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v West Indies | Colombo (SSC) | 29 Nov 2001 | Test # 1572 | |
| 10.4 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 1.68 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v Bangladesh | Colombo (RPS) | 12 Sep 2005 | Test # 1764 | |
| 15.0 | 6 | 22 | 6 | 1.46 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v West Indies | Kandy | 22 Jul 2005 | Test # 1757 | |
| 13.0 | 3 | 26 | 6 | 2.00 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v India | Colombo (SSC) | 23 Jul 2008 | Test # 1882 | |
| 14.5 | 6 | 28 | 6 | 1.88 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v Bangladesh | Kandy | 11 Jul 2007 | Test # 1839 | |
| 18.0 | 8 | 29 | 6 | 1.61 | Sri Lanka | 4 | v South Africa | Colombo (SSC) | 11 Aug 2004 | Test # 1710 | |
| 21.0 | 8 | 36 | 6 | 1.71 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v West Indies | Colombo (SSC) | 13 Jul 2005 | Test # 1755 | |
| 10.0 | 1 | 39 | 6 | 3.90 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v South Africa | Durban | 26 Dec 2000 | Test # 1526 | |
| 24.2 | 10 | 45 | 6 | 1.84 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 06 May 2004 | Test # 1698 | |
| 22.0 | 8 | 49 | 6 | 2.22 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | 26 Dec 2008 | Test # 1903 | |
| 19.5 | 6 | 54 | 6 | 2.72 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 28 Feb 2006 | Test # 1784 | |
| 21.0 | 5 | 54 | 6 | 2.57 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v Bangladesh | Kandy | 11 Jul 2007 | Test # 1839 | |
| 35.0 | 14 | 55 | 6 | 1.57 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v England | Kandy | 01 Dec 2007 | Test # 1851 | |
| 21.3 | 5 | 59 | 6 | 2.74 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v Australia | Galle | 08 Mar 2004 | Test # 1685 | |
| 27.1 | 4 | 71 | 6 | 2.61 | Sri Lanka | 4 | v Pakistan | Peshawar | 05 Mar 2000 | Test # 1487 | |
| 27.5 | 6 | 73 | 6 | 2.62 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v England | Colombo (SSC) | 15 Mar 2001 | Test # 1537 | |
| 35.5 | 16 | 81 | 6 | 2.26 | Sri Lanka | 4 | v West Indies | Kandy | 21 Nov 2001 | Test # 1570 | |
| 25.0 | 2 | 86 | 6 | 3.44 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v England | Birmingham | 25 May 2006 | Test # 1803 | |
| 41.0 | 8 | 87 | 6 | 2.12 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v South Africa | Galle | 20 Jul 2000 | Test # 1504 | |
| 34.1 | 9 | 87 | 6 | 2.54 | Sri Lanka | 4 | v New Zealand | Wellington | 15 Dec 2006 | Test # 1822 | |
| 40.0 | 12 | 108 | 6 | 2.70 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v New Zealand | Wellington | 11 Apr 2005 | Test # 1748 | |
| 28.0 | 1 | 117 | 6 | 4.17 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v India | Galle | 31 Jul 2008 | Test # 1884 | |
| 53.4 | 11 | 126 | 6 | 2.34 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v West Indies | Galle | 13 Nov 2001 | Test # 1567 | |
| 64.0 | 11 | 131 | 6 | 2.04 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v South Africa | Colombo (SSC) | 27 Jul 2006 | Test # 1810 | |
| 9.4 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 1.34 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v Bangladesh | Colombo (SSC) | 06 Sep 2001 | Test # 1561 | |
| 7.3 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 2.00 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v Bangladesh | Colombo (SSC) | 25 Jun 2007 | Test # 1837 | |
| 9.5 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 2.03 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 06 May 2004 | Test # 1698 | |
| 18.3 | 6 | 31 | 5 | 1.67 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v Australia | Darwin | 01 Jul 2004 | Test # 1705 | |
| 14.1 | 4 | 34 | 5 | 2.40 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v South Africa | Colombo (SSC) | 11 Aug 2004 | Test # 1710 | |
| 19.4 | 6 | 39 | 5 | 1.98 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v Bangladesh | Colombo (PSS) | 21 Jul 2002 | Test # 1609 | |
| 16.4 | 4 | 39 | 5 | 2.34 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v Pakistan | Kandy | 03 Apr 2006 | Test # 1796 | |
| 25.0 | 9 | 42 | 5 | 1.68 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v India | Galle | 14 Aug 2001 | Test # 1555 | |
| 29.0 | 10 | 43 | 5 | 1.48 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v Zimbabwe | Galle | 12 Jan 2002 | Test # 1585 | |
| 31.3 | 10 | 44 | 5 | 1.39 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v West Indies | Galle | 13 Nov 2001 | Test # 1567 | |
| 26.5 | 10 | 49 | 5 | 1.82 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v India | Galle | 14 Aug 2001 | Test # 1555 | |
| 39.0 | 18 | 49 | 5 | 1.25 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v New Zealand | Kandy | 03 May 2003 | Test # 1644 | |
| 28.0 | 4 | 56 | 5 | 2.00 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v India | Colombo (PSS) | 08 Aug 2008 | Test # 1886 | |
| 25.0 | 6 | 59 | 5 | 2.36 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v Bangladesh | Colombo (PSS) | 21 Jul 2002 | Test # 1609 | |
| 11.0 | 2 | 60 | 5 | 5.45 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v Bangladesh | Colombo (PSS) | 20 Sep 2005 | Test # 1766 | |
| 22.2 | 7 | 61 | 5 | 2.73 | Sri Lanka | 4 | v West Indies | Providence | 22 Mar 2008 | Test # 1869 | |
| 12.3 | - | 64 | 5 | 5.12 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v West Indies | Kingston | 27 Jun 2003 | Test # 1649 | |
| 58.3 | 26 | 67 | 5 | 1.14 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v Zimbabwe | Galle | 12 Jan 2002 | Test # 1585 | |
| 45.5 | 14 | 68 | 5 | 1.48 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v South Africa | Colombo (SSC) | 06 Aug 2000 | Test # 1507 | |
| 18.0 | 4 | 68 | 5 | 3.77 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v New Zealand | Wellington | 15 Dec 2006 | Test # 1822 | |
| 30.5 | 8 | 79 | 5 | 2.56 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v Bangladesh | Bogra | 08 Mar 2006 | Test # 1786 | |
| 29.2 | 4 | 79 | 5 | 2.69 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 03 Apr 2008 | Test # 1872 | |
| 24.4 | 4 | 80 | 5 | 3.24 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v New Zealand | Napier | 04 Apr 2005 | Test # 1746 | |
| 20.4 | 2 | 83 | 5 | 4.01 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v Pakistan | Colombo (SSC) | 20 Jul 2009 | Test # 1927 | |
| 29.0 | 4 | 84 | 5 | 2.89 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v India | Colombo (SSC) | 23 Jul 2008 | Test # 1882 | |
| 34.0 | 4 | 98 | 5 | 2.88 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v South Africa | Durban | 26 Dec 2000 | Test # 1526 | |
| 35.3 | 6 | 98 | 5 | 2.76 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v Bangladesh | Colombo (SSC) | 06 Sep 2001 | Test # 1561 | |
| 35.0 | 5 | 99 | 5 | 2.82 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v Pakistan | Colombo (PSS) | 12 Jul 2009 | Test # 1924 | |
| 18.4 | 1 | 101 | 5 | 5.41 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v Australia | Cairns | 09 Jul 2004 | Test # 1706 | |
| 26.0 | 2 | 109 | 5 | 4.19 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v Australia | Cairns | 09 Jul 2004 | Test # 1706 | |
| 47.0 | 12 | 115 | 5 | 2.44 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v Pakistan | Colombo (SSC) | 14 Jun 2000 | Test # 1499 | |
| 47.2 | 9 | 116 | 5 | 2.45 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v England | Colombo (SSC) | 09 Dec 2007 | Test # 1853 | |
| 33.0 | 2 | 121 | 5 | 3.66 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v India | Kanpur | 24 Nov 2009 | Test # 1935 | |
| 58.3 | 16 | 122 | 5 | 2.08 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v South Africa | Durban | 26 Dec 2000 | Test # 1526 | |
| 37.1 | 6 | 123 | 5 | 3.30 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v Australia | Colombo (SSC) | 24 Mar 2004 | Test # 1691 | |
| 33.5 | 2 | 128 | 5 | 3.78 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v South Africa | Colombo (PSS) | 04 Aug 2006 | Test # 1812 | |
| 50.0 | 10 | 138 | 5 | 2.76 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v West Indies | Gros Islet | 20 Jun 2003 | Test # 1648 | |
| 48.0 | 9 | 139 | 5 | 2.89 | Sri Lanka | 4 | v New Zealand | Colombo (SSC) | 26 Aug 2009 | Test # 1932 | |
| 64.0 | 12 | 143 | 5 | 2.23 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v England | Birmingham | 30 May 2002 | Test # 1605 | |
| 56.0 | 9 | 153 | 5 | 2.73 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v Australia | Galle | 08 Mar 2004 | Test # 1685 | |
| 46.0 | 6 | 157 | 5 | 3.41 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v Pakistan | Colombo (SSC) | 20 Jul 2009 | Test # 1927 | |
| 50.3 | 8 | 173 | 5 | 3.42 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v Australia | Kandy | 16 Mar 2004 | Test # 1688 | |
| 4.2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2.30 | Sri Lanka | 4 | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 03 Jan 2009 | Test # 1905 | |
| 5.2 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 2.62 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v Bangladesh | Colombo (PSS) | 03 Jul 2007 | Test # 1838 | |
| 18.0 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 0.83 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v West Indies | Colombo (SSC) | 13 Jul 2005 | Test # 1755 | |
| 11.3 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 1.30 | Sri Lanka | 4 | v Pakistan | Galle | 04 Jul 2009 | Test # 1921 | |
| 21.0 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 0.95 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v India | Chennai | 02 Dec 2005 | Test # 1775 | |
| 9.0 | 3 | 21 | 4 | 2.33 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v Pakistan | Colombo (PSS) | 12 Jul 2009 | Test # 1924 | |
| 8.3 | - | 24 | 4 | 2.82 | Sri Lanka | 4 | v England | Colombo (SSC) | 15 Mar 2001 | Test # 1537 | |
| 16.0 | 7 | 24 | 4 | 1.50 | Sri Lanka | 4 | v Zimbabwe | Galle | 12 Jan 2002 | Test # 1585 | |
| 9.0 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 2.77 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v Bangladesh | Colombo (PSS) | 03 Jul 2007 | Test # 1838 | |
| 12.0 | 2 | 27 | 4 | 2.25 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v Zimbabwe | Kandy | 04 Jan 2002 | Test # 1583 | |
| 9.5 | 2 | 28 | 4 | 2.84 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v England | Galle | 18 Dec 2007 | Test # 1854 | |
| 12.2 | 3 | 29 | 4 | 2.35 | Sri Lanka | 4 | v England | Birmingham | 25 May 2006 | Test # 1803 | |
| 18.0 | 5 | 31 | 4 | 1.72 | Sri Lanka | 4 | v Zimbabwe | Galle | 12 Jan 2002 | Test # 1585 | |
| 12.1 | 3 | 31 | 4 | 2.54 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v New Zealand | Wellington | 15 Dec 2006 | Test # 1822 | |
| 36.0 | 17 | 35 | 4 | 0.97 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v Zimbabwe | Colombo (SSC) | 27 Dec 2001 | Test # 1581 | |
| 13.0 | 5 | 35 | 4 | 2.69 | Sri Lanka | 4 | v Bangladesh | Colombo (SSC) | 28 Jul 2002 | Test # 1611 | |
| 20.0 | 5 | 37 | 4 | 1.85 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v Pakistan | Rawalpindi | 26 Feb 2000 | Test # 1485 | |
| 19.4 | 6 | 37 | 4 | 1.88 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v Pakistan | Colombo (PSS) | 12 Jul 2009 | Test # 1924 | |
| 12.0 | 4 | 38 | 4 | 3.16 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v Bangladesh | Colombo (RPS) | 12 Sep 2005 | Test # 1764 | |
| 18.0 | 4 | 39 | 4 | 2.16 | Sri Lanka | 4 | v England | Kandy | 07 Mar 2001 | Test # 1532 | |
| 18.2 | 6 | 41 | 4 | 2.23 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v South Africa | Colombo (SSC) | 27 Jul 2006 | Test # 1810 | |
| 15.1 | 3 | 42 | 4 | 2.76 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v Australia | Darwin | 01 Jul 2004 | Test # 1705 | |
| 32.0 | 13 | 44 | 4 | 1.37 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v England | Galle | 22 Feb 2001 | Test # 1530 | |
| 20.5 | 7 | 45 | 4 | 2.16 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v Pakistan | Rawalpindi | 26 Feb 2000 | Test # 1485 | |
| 37.0 | 18 | 47 | 4 | 1.27 | Sri Lanka | 4 | v England | Galle | 02 Dec 2003 | Test # 1670 |
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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures