Bowling Best Figures Innings IN Sri Lanka

Best bowling figures in an innings in 2020s in Tests 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
NGRP Jayasuriya	23.0	10	52	7	2.26	Sri Lanka	2	v Ireland	Galle	16 Apr 2023	Test # 2502
Noman Ali	23.0	8	70	7	3.04	Pakistan	3	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2023	Test # 2514
L Embuldeniya	42.0	6	137	7	3.26	Sri Lanka	2	v England	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
JM Anderson	29.0	13	40	6	1.37	England	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
NGRP Jayasuriya	18.0	6	42	6	2.33	Sri Lanka	2	v New Zealand	Galle	26 Sep 2024	Test # 2551
NGRP Jayasuriya	16.0	2	59	6	3.68	Sri Lanka	3	v Australia	Galle	08 Jul 2022	Test # 2471
RTM Mendis	34.2	8	70	6	2.03	Sri Lanka	2	v West Indies	Galle	29 Nov 2021	Test # 2437
AY Patel	30.0	8	90	6	3.00	New Zealand	3	v Sri Lanka	Galle	18 Sep 2024	Test # 2549
P Jayawickrama	32.0	7	92	6	2.87	Sri Lanka	2	v Bangladesh	Pallekele	29 Apr 2021	Test # 2419
NGRP Jayasuriya	36.0	3	118	6	3.27	Sri Lanka	1	v Australia	Galle	08 Jul 2022	Test # 2471
KN Peiris	33.4	4	170	6	5.04	Sri Lanka	3	v New Zealand	Galle	26 Sep 2024	Test # 2551
DM Bess	10.1	3	30	5	2.95	England	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
V Permaul	13.0	3	35	5	2.69	West Indies	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Nov 2021	Test # 2437
L Embuldeniya	20.1	6	35	5	1.73	Sri Lanka	4	v West Indies	Galle	29 Nov 2021	Test # 2437
L Embuldeniya	29.0	12	46	5	1.58	Sri Lanka	4	v West Indies	Galle	21 Nov 2021	Test # 2434
RTM Mendis	21.1	6	47	5	2.22	Sri Lanka	2	v Pakistan	Galle	24 Jul 2022	Test # 2473
W O'Rourke	18.5	4	55	5	2.92	New Zealand	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	18 Sep 2024	Test # 2549
NGRP Jayasuriya	18.0	2	56	5	3.11	Sri Lanka	3	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	25 Jun 2025	Test # 2588
MP Kuhnemann	18.2	3	63	5	3.43	Australia	2	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Jan 2025	Test # 2579
RTM Mendis	27.0	6	64	5	2.37	Sri Lanka	3	v Ireland	Galle	24 Apr 2023	Test # 2503
RTM Mendis	25.0	6	66	5	2.64	Sri Lanka	4	v West Indies	Galle	29 Nov 2021	Test # 2437
NGRP Jayasuriya	30.4	7	68	5	2.21	Sri Lanka	4	v New Zealand	Galle	18 Sep 2024	Test # 2549
Taijul Islam	19.2	2	72	5	3.72	Bangladesh	3	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	29 Apr 2021	Test # 2419
NGRP Jayasuriya	39.0	10	82	5	2.10	Sri Lanka	2	v Pakistan	Galle	16 Jul 2022	Test # 2472
RL Chase	28.5	3	83	5	2.87	West Indies	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	21 Nov 2021	Test # 2434
P Jayawickrama	32.0	10	86	5	2.68	Sri Lanka	4	v Bangladesh	Pallekele	29 Apr 2021	Test # 2419
Mohammad Nawaz	28.0	2	88	5	3.14	Pakistan	3	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2022	Test # 2472
NM Lyon	25.0	2	90	5	3.60	Australia	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Jun 2022	Test # 2469
NGRP Jayasuriya	47.0	10	107	5	2.27	Sri Lanka	3	v Afghanistan	Colombo (SSC)	02 Feb 2024	Test # 2527
NGRP Jayasuriya	32.0	5	117	5	3.65	Sri Lanka	4	v Pakistan	Galle	24 Jul 2022	Test # 2473
Nayeem Hasan	43.2	4	121	5	2.79	Bangladesh	2	v Sri Lanka	Galle	17 Jun 2025	Test # 2586
MJ Leach	41.5	6	122	5	2.91	England	3	v Sri Lanka	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
Taijul Islam	42.5	4	131	5	3.05	Bangladesh	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	25 Jun 2025	Test # 2588
RTM Mendis	42.2	2	136	5	3.21	Sri Lanka	2	v Pakistan	Galle	16 Jul 2023	Test # 2511
NGRP Jayasuriya	38.0	6	151	5	3.97	Sri Lanka	2	v Australia	Galle	06 Feb 2025	Test # 2580
NGRP Jayasuriya	58.3	13	174	5	2.97	Sri Lanka	1	v Ireland	Galle	24 Apr 2023	Test # 2503
TM Head	2.5	-	10	4	3.52	Australia	3	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Jun 2022	Test # 2469
NM Lyon	11.0	1	31	4	2.81	Australia	3	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Jun 2022	Test # 2469
P Jayawickrama	19.5	6	40	4	2.01	Sri Lanka	2	v West Indies	Galle	21 Nov 2021	Test # 2434
DM Bess	16.0	1	49	4	3.06	England	3	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
JA Warrican	18.3	5	50	4	2.70	West Indies	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Nov 2021	Test # 2437
MVT Fernando	12.0	1	51	4	4.25	Sri Lanka	1	v Afghanistan	Colombo (SSC)	02 Feb 2024	Test # 2527
NGRP Jayasuriya	14.5	-	56	4	3.77	Sri Lanka	4	v Pakistan	Galle	16 Jul 2023	Test # 2511
Shaheen Shah Afridi	14.1	3	58	4	4.09	Pakistan	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2022	Test # 2472
MJ Leach	14.0	1	59	4	4.21	England	3	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
MP Kuhnemann	23.0	5	63	4	2.73	Australia	3	v Sri Lanka	Galle	06 Feb 2025	Test # 2580
RTM Mendis	31.0	5	64	4	2.06	Sri Lanka	4	v West Indies	Galle	21 Nov 2021	Test # 2434
Abrar Ahmed	20.4	3	69	4	3.33	Pakistan	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2023	Test # 2514
RTM Mendis	20.0	1	76	4	3.80	Sri Lanka	3	v Ireland	Galle	16 Apr 2023	Test # 2502
NM Lyon	19.0	4	78	4	4.10	Australia	3	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Jan 2025	Test # 2579
Naveed Zadran	22.5	4	83	4	3.63	Afghanistan	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	02 Feb 2024	Test # 2527
NM Lyon	28.0	3	84	4	3.00	Australia	3	v Sri Lanka	Galle	06 Feb 2025	Test # 2580
MP Kuhnemann	17.3	2	86	4	4.91	Australia	3	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Jan 2025	Test # 2579
AM Fernando	29.4	5	86	4	2.89	Sri Lanka	1	v Bangladesh	Galle	17 Jun 2025	Test # 2586
MA Starc	29.0	3	89	4	3.06	Australia	2	v Sri Lanka	Galle	08 Jul 2022	Test # 2471
MVT Fernando	35.0	9	96	4	2.74	Sri Lanka	1	v Bangladesh	Pallekele	21 Apr 2021	Test # 2418
RTM Mendis	30.0	7	101	4	3.36	Sri Lanka	4	v Pakistan	Galle	24 Jul 2022	Test # 2473
RTM Mendis	28.0	2	103	4	3.67	Sri Lanka	4	v Bangladesh	Pallekele	29 Apr 2021	Test # 2419
MDK Perera	36.1	2	109	4	3.01	Sri Lanka	2	v England	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
RTM Mendis	32.0	-	112	4	3.50	Sri Lanka	2	v Australia	Galle	29 Jun 2022	Test # 2469
Taskin Ahmed	34.2	7	127	4	3.69	Bangladesh	1	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	29 Apr 2021	Test # 2419
NGRP Jayasuriya	56.2	10	135	4	2.39	Sri Lanka	4	v Pakistan	Galle	16 Jul 2022	Test # 2472
NGRP Jayasuriya	40.0	5	136	4	3.40	Sri Lanka	2	v New Zealand	Galle	18 Sep 2024	Test # 2549
SCJ Broad	9.0	3	20	3	2.22	England	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
GS Dinusha	9.3	3	22	3	2.31	Sri Lanka	1	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	25 Jun 2025	Test # 2588
Taijul Islam	16.0	6	23	3	1.43	Bangladesh	4	v Sri Lanka	Galle	17 Jun 2025	Test # 2586
AM Fernando	14.4	1	24	3	1.63	Sri Lanka	1	v Afghanistan	Colombo (SSC)	02 Feb 2024	Test # 2527
AM Fernando	11.3	3	30	3	2.60	Sri Lanka	3	v Ireland	Galle	24 Apr 2023	Test # 2503
KN Peiris	17.5	3	33	3	1.85	Sri Lanka	2	v New Zealand	Galle	26 Sep 2024	Test # 2551
MA Starc	16.0	3	37	3	2.31	Australia	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	06 Feb 2025	Test # 2580
RMMP Rathnayake	23.4	6	39	3	1.64	Sri Lanka	1	v Bangladesh	Galle	17 Jun 2025	Test # 2586
Naseem Shah	14.0	3	41	3	2.92	Pakistan	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2023	Test # 2514
Naseem Shah	17.4	5	44	3	2.49	Pakistan	3	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2023	Test # 2514
W O'Rourke	17.0	2	49	3	2.88	New Zealand	3	v Sri Lanka	Galle	18 Sep 2024	Test # 2549
AM Fernando	18.0	2	51	3	2.83	Sri Lanka	1	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	25 Jun 2025	Test # 2588
MJ Swepson	13.0	-	55	3	4.23	Australia	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Jun 2022	Test # 2469
NGRP Jayasuriya	24.1	6	56	3	2.31	Sri Lanka	3	v Ireland	Galle	16 Apr 2023	Test # 2502
NM Lyon	20.0	3	57	3	2.85	Australia	2	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Jan 2025	Test # 2579
Naseem Shah	18.0	3	58	3	3.22	Pakistan	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	24 Jul 2022	Test # 2473
AM Fernando	21.3	2	63	3	2.93	Sri Lanka	3	v Afghanistan	Colombo (SSC)	02 Feb 2024	Test # 2527
MP Kuhnemann	33.4	9	63	3	1.87	Australia	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	06 Feb 2025	Test # 2580
NGRP Jayasuriya	25.0	7	67	3	2.68	Sri Lanka	1	v Afghanistan	Colombo (SSC)	02 Feb 2024	Test # 2527
Abrar Ahmed	24.1	5	68	3	2.81	Pakistan	3	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2023	Test # 2511
Abrar Ahmed	31.2	9	68	3	2.17	Pakistan	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2023	Test # 2511
L Embuldeniya	20.0	3	73	3	3.65	Sri Lanka	4	v England	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
Hasan Mahmud	21.0	4	74	3	3.52	Bangladesh	2	v Sri Lanka	Galle	17 Jun 2025	Test # 2586
RTM Mendis	17.0	1	75	3	4.41	Sri Lanka	2	v West Indies	Galle	21 Nov 2021	Test # 2434
Noman Ali	25.0	5	75	3	3.00	Pakistan	3	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2023	Test # 2511
NGRP Jayasuriya	37.0	10	80	3	2.16	Sri Lanka	2	v Pakistan	Galle	24 Jul 2022	Test # 2473
Yasir Shah	22.0	2	83	3	3.77	Pakistan	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	24 Jul 2022	Test # 2473
RTM Mendis	25.0	3	83	3	3.32	Sri Lanka	4	v New Zealand	Galle	18 Sep 2024	Test # 2549
MA Wood	28.0	4	84	3	3.00	England	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
Shaheen Shah Afridi	24.0	3	86	3	3.58	Pakistan	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2023	Test # 2511
JA Warrican	32.0	5	87	3	2.71	West Indies	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	21 Nov 2021	Test # 2434
Nayeem Hasan	18.0	4	87	3	4.83	Bangladesh	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	25 Jun 2025	Test # 2588
Naseem Shah	22.0	2	90	3	4.09	Pakistan	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2023	Test # 2511
KN Peiris	31.0	4	94	3	3.03	Sri Lanka	2	v Australia	Galle	06 Feb 2025	Test # 2580
NM Lyon	34.0	5	96	3	2.82	Australia	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	06 Feb 2025	Test # 2580
DM Bess	33.0	4	100	3	3.03	England	3	v Sri Lanka	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
RTM Mendis	23.5	1	101	3	4.23	Sri Lanka	2	v New Zealand	Galle	18 Sep 2024	Test # 2549

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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:

Bangladesh Under-19s vs Pakistan Under-19s (Young Cricketers) at Rajshahi, Pakistan Under-19s in Bangladesh Only T20, May 17, 2023 [Youth T20I # 16]

England Under-19s (Young Cricketers) vs Australia Under-19s at Brisbane, England Under-19s in Australia Only Youth T20I, Feb 19, 2023 [Youth T20I # 15]

Bangladesh Under-19s vs Pakistan Under-19s (Young Cricketers) at Multan, Bangladesh Under-19s in Pakistan 2nd Youth T20I, Nov 18, 2022 [Youth T20I # 14]