Bowling Best Figures Match IN Sri Lanka

Best bowling figures in a match in 1990s in Tests+ODIs+T20Is IN Sri Lanka

Best bowling figures in a match

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
M Muralidaran	71.5	31	117	12	1.62	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	07 Jan 1998	Test # 1394
Waqar Younis	32.0	5	119	11	3.71	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	26 Aug 1994	Test # 1267
MRCN Bandaratilleke	62.0	22	83	9	1.33	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Galle	03 Jun 1998	Test # 1416
BN Schultz	36.0	12	106	9	2.94	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	06 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
Saqlain Mushtaq	107.2	23	226	9	2.10	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	19 Apr 1997	Test # 1366
M Muralidaran	74.2	14	227	9	3.05	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (RPS)	27 May 1998	Test # 1415
Wasim Akram	35.0	8	73	8	2.08	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	09 Aug 1994	Test # 1265
CPH Ramanayake	53.1	7	157	8	2.95	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Moratuwa	08 Sep 1992	Test # 1196
A Kumble	62.1	17	172	8	2.76	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 1993	Test # 1228
HDPK Dharmasena	76.2	15	183	8	2.39	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (PSS)	09 Aug 1994	Test # 1265
KPJ Warnaweera	65.1	15	188	8	2.88	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	13 Mar 1993	Test # 1219
KJ Silva	33.4	21	35	7	1.03	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (RPS)	11 Sep 1996	Test # 1333
M Muralidaran	44.3	13	61	7	1.37	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (RPS)	11 Sep 1996	Test # 1333
M Muralidaran	41.4	11	90	7	2.16	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	10 Jun 1998	Test # 1418
CR Miller	33.3	8	110	7	3.28	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	09 Sep 1999	Test # 1459
DL Vettori	58.0	17	116	7	2.00	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	10 Jun 1998	Test # 1418
M Muralidaran	51.1	9	128	7	2.50	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Kandy	09 Sep 1999	Test # 1459
M Muralidaran	61.0	14	134	7	2.19	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	18 Sep 1996	Test # 1334
PJ Wiseman	66.5	21	143	7	2.13	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	27 May 1998	Test # 1415
M Muralidaran	52.1	9	156	7	2.99	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	06 Dec 1992	Test # 1204
GRJ Matthews	58.0	13	169	7	2.91	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	17 Aug 1992	Test # 1194
M Muralidaran	83.0	22	195	7	2.34	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	09 Aug 1997	Test # 1376
ST Jayasuriya	9.5	-	29	6	2.94	Sri Lanka	v England	Moratuwa	20 Mar 1993	ODI # 818
WPUJC Vaas	31.0	9	58	6	1.87	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Kandy	09 Sep 1999	Test # 1459
KJ Silva	36.1	11	65	6	1.79	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	18 Sep 1996	Test # 1334
CJ McDermott	39.0	11	85	6	2.17	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	28 Aug 1992	Test # 1195
HDPK Dharmasena	30.1	4	88	6	2.91	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Galle	03 Jun 1998	Test # 1416
M Prabhakar	33.5	9	92	6	2.71	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 1993	Test # 1228
M Muralidaran	53.0	19	98	6	1.84	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (RPS)	19 Apr 1997	Test # 1366
WPUJC Vaas	43.0	14	100	6	2.32	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	26 Apr 1997	Test # 1367
HH Streak	40.0	11	112	6	2.80	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jan 1998	Test # 1395
Akram Raza	35.0	10	129	6	3.68	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	09 Aug 1994	Test # 1265
KPJ Warnaweera	48.0	7	132	6	2.75	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	06 Dec 1992	Test # 1204
CL Cairns	34.4	1	137	6	3.95	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	10 Jun 1998	Test # 1418
AA Donald	50.0	10	142	6	2.84	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
M Muralidaran	70.0	19	152	6	2.17	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
BN Schultz	51.2	14	157	6	3.05	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
DL Vettori	75.0	31	157	6	2.09	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	27 May 1998	Test # 1415
CPH Ramanayake	57.0	14	164	6	2.87	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	17 Aug 1992	Test # 1194
Mushtaq Ahmed	73.1	11	217	6	2.96	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	19 Apr 1997	Test # 1366
ST Jayasuriya	9.0	-	28	5	3.11	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Galle	22 Aug 1999	ODI # 1485
Saqlain Mushtaq	9.3	1	38	5	4.00	Pakistan	v Bangladesh	Colombo (RPS)	16 Jul 1997	ODI # 1217
WKM Benjamin	26.0	13	51	5	1.96	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Moratuwa	08 Dec 1993	Test # 1239
BN Schultz	36.5	9	63	5	1.71	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
SK Warne	22.5	7	70	5	3.06	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	09 Sep 1999	Test # 1459
M Muralidaran	38.0	10	71	5	1.86	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Galle	22 Sep 1999	Test # 1460
CC Lewis	39.0	6	87	5	2.23	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	13 Mar 1993	Test # 1219
RP Snell	31.0	7	89	5	2.87	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	06 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
MRCN Bandaratilleke	37.0	9	100	5	2.70	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	10 Jun 1998	Test # 1418
M Muralidaran	54.0	17	101	5	1.87	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	06 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
Wasim Akram	40.2	16	102	5	2.52	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	26 Aug 1994	Test # 1267
M Muralidaran	50.1	11	103	5	2.05	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
PA Strang	34.3	3	106	5	3.07	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	11 Sep 1996	Test # 1333
DK Liyanage	33.0	3	110	5	3.33	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Moratuwa	08 Sep 1992	Test # 1196
MB Owens	36.0	8	137	5	3.80	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	06 Dec 1992	Test # 1204
UC Hathurusingha	49.0	12	145	5	2.95	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	17 Aug 1992	Test # 1194
M Muralidaran	69.5	19	145	5	2.07	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jan 1998	Test # 1395
SD Anurasiri	47.0	5	149	5	3.17	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	17 Aug 1992	Test # 1194
KSC de Silva	43.2	7	158	5	3.64	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	26 Apr 1997	Test # 1367
KPJ Warnaweera	59.0	6	171	5	2.89	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (PSS)	09 Aug 1994	Test # 1265
M Muralidaran	61.0	15	173	5	2.83	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	13 Mar 1993	Test # 1219
A Kumble	78.2	19	203	5	2.59	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 1993	Test # 1229
Saqlain Mushtaq	87.5	16	286	5	3.25	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	26 Apr 1997	Test # 1367
CPH Ramanayake	8.1	-	17	4	2.08	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	04 Sep 1993	ODI # 838
BKV Prasad	5.0	1	17	4	3.40	India	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 1997	ODI # 1219
ST Jayasuriya	5.4	-	18	4	3.17	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	01 Jul 1998	ODI # 1341
JN Gillespie	9.0	1	26	4	2.88	Australia	v India	Colombo (SSC)	28 Aug 1999	ODI # 1489
AA Donald	22.0	11	28	4	1.27	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	06 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
UDU Chandana	7.4	-	31	4	4.04	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	22 Jan 1998	ODI # 1282
AC Cummins	10.0	-	33	4	3.30	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	16 Dec 1993	ODI # 864
A Kumble	10.0	2	33	4	3.30	India	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	01 Sep 1996	ODI # 1110
UDU Chandana	6.0	-	35	4	5.83	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (RPS)	07 Sep 1996	ODI # 1114
RS Kalpage	10.0	1	36	4	3.60	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (RPS)	06 Aug 1994	ODI # 915
A Kuruvilla	8.4	1	43	4	4.96	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Aug 1997	ODI # 1226
RS Kalpage	10.0	-	45	4	4.50	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Colombo (RPS)	16 Dec 1993	ODI # 864
M Muralidaran	15.5	4	47	4	2.96	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Moratuwa	08 Dec 1993	Test # 1239
ST Jayasuriya	10.0	-	49	4	4.90	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (RPS)	14 Jul 1997	ODI # 1216
ST Jayasuriya	10.0	-	53	4	5.30	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	02 Sep 1993	ODI # 837
AB Agarkar	10.0	-	53	4	5.30	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	07 Jul 1998	ODI # 1344
WPUJC Vaas	23.4	5	54	4	2.28	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	30 Sep 1999	Test # 1461
AIC Dodemaide	23.5	9	65	4	2.72	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Moratuwa	08 Sep 1992	Test # 1196
HDPK Dharmasena	28.5	7	75	4	2.60	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Kandy	26 Aug 1994	Test # 1267
PA Strang	41.0	11	79	4	1.92	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	18 Sep 1996	Test # 1334
SD Anurasiri	60.0	22	87	4	1.45	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Moratuwa	27 Nov 1992	Test # 1203
DL Vettori	26.0	4	88	4	3.38	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Galle	03 Jun 1998	Test # 1416
CJ McDermott	31.0	6	89	4	2.87	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Moratuwa	08 Sep 1992	Test # 1196
HMRKB Herath	34.3	6	97	4	2.81	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Galle	22 Sep 1999	Test # 1460
HH Streak	35.0	11	100	4	2.85	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	07 Jan 1998	Test # 1394
CPH Ramanayake	35.0	5	101	4	2.88	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
SD Anurasiri	46.0	14	106	4	2.30	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jan 1998	Test # 1395
WPUJC Vaas	34.0	4	107	4	3.14	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (RPS)	11 Sep 1996	Test # 1333
GP Wickramasinghe	41.0	10	117	4	2.85	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
M Prabhakar	52.0	21	118	4	2.26	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 1993	Test # 1229
CL Cairns	34.0	6	123	4	3.61	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	27 May 1998	Test # 1415
DK Liyanage	43.5	10	130	4	2.96	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Moratuwa	27 Nov 1992	Test # 1203
KSC de Silva	47.1	10	133	4	2.81	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	09 Aug 1997	Test # 1376
A Kumble	54.1	10	134	4	2.47	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Feb 1999	Test # 1445
M Muralidaran	47.1	12	136	4	2.88	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 1993	Test # 1229
KR Pushpakumara	26.0	3	145	4	5.57	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Kandy	26 Aug 1994	Test # 1267
DS Mohanty	36.4	5	150	4	4.09	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	09 Aug 1997	Test # 1376

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