Bowling Best Figures Innings - Sri Lanka

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

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

South Africa vs England at Durban, England tour of South Africa 2nd Test, Dec 26-30, 2009 [Test # 1944]

Australia vs Pakistan at Melbourne, Pakistan tour of Australia 1st Test, Dec 26-30, 2009 [Test # 1943]

Australia vs West Indies at W.A.C.A, West Indies tour of Australia 3rd Test, Dec 16-20, 2009 [Test # 1941]