Best bowling figures in a match in 2000s in Tests - vs Sri Lanka
Best bowling figures in a match
Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| 35.0 | 13 | 71 | 11 | 2.02 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 3 Apr 2006 | Test # 1796 | |
| 53.2 | 10 | 141 | 10 | 2.64 | India | v Sri Lanka | Ahmedabad | 18 Dec 2005 | Test # 1778 | |
| 54.3 | 9 | 153 | 10 | 2.80 | India | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 31 Jul 2008 | Test # 1884 | |
| 41.2 | 5 | 155 | 10 | 3.75 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 16 Mar 2004 | Test # 1688 | |
| 64.0 | 13 | 157 | 10 | 2.45 | India | v Sri Lanka | Delhi | 10 Dec 2005 | Test # 1776 | |
| 57.4 | 14 | 159 | 10 | 2.75 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 8 Mar 2004 | Test # 1685 | |
| 56.3 | 7 | 183 | 10 | 3.23 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Wellington | 15 Dec 2006 | Test # 1822 | |
| 83.0 | 23 | 190 | 10 | 2.28 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Karachi | 28 Oct 2004 | Test # 1719 | |
| 31.0 | 8 | 85 | 9 | 2.74 | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | Kingston | 27 Jun 2003 | Test # 1649 | |
| 26.3 | 4 | 102 | 8 | 3.84 | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 13 Jul 2005 | Test # 1755 | |
| 44.5 | 16 | 112 | 8 | 2.49 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Brisbane | 8 Nov 2007 | Test # 1845 | |
| 36.0 | 7 | 123 | 8 | 3.41 | England | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 7 Mar 2001 | Test # 1532 | |
| 72.5 | 23 | 132 | 8 | 1.81 | England | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 2 Dec 2003 | Test # 1670 | |
| 51.0 | 11 | 138 | 8 | 2.70 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Centurion | 15 Nov 2002 | Test # 1626 | |
| 49.5 | 7 | 169 | 8 | 3.39 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Hobart | 16 Nov 2007 | Test # 1847 | |
| 44.0 | 4 | 175 | 8 | 3.97 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Faisalabad | 20 Oct 2004 | Test # 1716 | |
| 59.4 | 10 | 217 | 8 | 3.63 | England | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 10 Dec 2003 | Test # 1672 | |
| 24.4 | 4 | 54 | 7 | 2.18 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Darwin | 1 Jul 2004 | Test # 1705 | |
| 22.4 | 9 | 59 | 7 | 2.60 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Cape Town | 2 Jan 2001 | Test # 1528 | |
| 31.0 | 13 | 61 | 7 | 1.96 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Darwin | 1 Jul 2004 | Test # 1705 | |
| 32.1 | 9 | 79 | 7 | 2.45 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 21 Jun 2000 | Test # 1501 | |
| 53.0 | 16 | 92 | 7 | 1.73 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 14 Jun 2000 | Test # 1499 | |
| 38.0 | 11 | 104 | 7 | 2.73 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Wellington | 11 Apr 2005 | Test # 1748 | |
| 32.1 | 7 | 106 | 7 | 3.29 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Christchurch | 7 Dec 2006 | Test # 1820 | |
| 46.0 | 14 | 109 | 7 | 2.36 | England | v Sri Lanka | Manchester | 13 Jun 2002 | Test # 1606 | |
| 30.1 | 7 | 110 | 7 | 3.64 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Centurion | 15 Nov 2002 | Test # 1626 | |
| 41.1 | 8 | 114 | 7 | 2.76 | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 22 Jul 2005 | Test # 1757 | |
| 36.5 | 4 | 122 | 7 | 3.31 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Peshawar | 5 Mar 2000 | Test # 1487 | |
| 39.0 | 11 | 124 | 7 | 3.17 | India | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 22 Aug 2001 | Test # 1557 | |
| 45.0 | 10 | 138 | 7 | 3.06 | India | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 22 Aug 2001 | Test # 1557 | |
| 41.0 | 8 | 147 | 7 | 3.58 | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 21 Nov 2001 | Test # 1570 | |
| 40.0 | 6 | 147 | 7 | 3.67 | England | v Sri Lanka | Birmingham | 30 May 2002 | Test # 1605 | |
| 59.3 | 12 | 176 | 7 | 2.95 | India | v Sri Lanka | Ahmedabad | 18 Dec 2005 | Test # 1778 | |
| 56.3 | 6 | 176 | 7 | 3.11 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 20 Jul 2009 | Test # 1927 | |
| 75.0 | 21 | 199 | 7 | 2.65 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Cairns | 9 Jul 2004 | Test # 1706 | |
| 64.0 | 3 | 236 | 7 | 3.68 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 4 Aug 2004 | Test # 1709 | |
| 25.2 | 7 | 60 | 6 | 2.36 | England | v Sri Lanka | Birmingham | 25 May 2006 | Test # 1803 | |
| 21.2 | 4 | 62 | 6 | 2.90 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Cape Town | 2 Jan 2001 | Test # 1528 | |
| 25.1 | 6 | 62 | 6 | 2.46 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Wellington | 11 Apr 2005 | Test # 1748 | |
| 35.0 | 7 | 67 | 6 | 1.91 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 4 Aug 2004 | Test # 1709 | |
| 43.1 | 17 | 70 | 6 | 1.62 | England | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 15 Mar 2001 | Test # 1537 | |
| 32.0 | 8 | 84 | 6 | 2.62 | England | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 1 Dec 2007 | Test # 1851 | |
| 30.3 | 10 | 90 | 6 | 2.95 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Centurion | 20 Jan 2001 | Test # 1529 | |
| 30.4 | 3 | 90 | 6 | 2.93 | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | Kingston | 27 Jun 2003 | Test # 1649 | |
| 36.0 | 4 | 92 | 6 | 2.55 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 24 Mar 2004 | Test # 1691 | |
| 35.3 | 7 | 100 | 6 | 2.81 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 14 Jun 2000 | Test # 1499 | |
| 39.0 | 9 | 112 | 6 | 2.87 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 26 Mar 2006 | Test # 1794 | |
| 30.0 | 5 | 112 | 6 | 3.73 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 4 Jul 2009 | Test # 1921 | |
| 42.0 | 8 | 114 | 6 | 2.71 | England | v Sri Lanka | Birmingham | 30 May 2002 | Test # 1605 | |
| 33.0 | 8 | 122 | 6 | 3.69 | India | v Sri Lanka | Kanpur | 24 Nov 2009 | Test # 1935 | |
| 32.3 | 8 | 126 | 6 | 3.87 | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | Port of Spain | 3 Apr 2008 | Test # 1872 | |
| 37.0 | 2 | 135 | 6 | 3.64 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Lahore | 1 Mar 2009 | Test # 1912 | |
| 60.0 | 15 | 137 | 6 | 2.28 | England | v Sri Lanka | Lord's | 11 May 2006 | Test # 1802 | |
| 40.0 | 7 | 142 | 6 | 3.55 | India | v Sri Lanka | Brabourne | 2 Dec 2009 | Test # 1937 | |
| 58.5 | 13 | 155 | 6 | 2.63 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Rawalpindi | 26 Feb 2000 | Test # 1485 | |
| 59.0 | 9 | 178 | 6 | 3.01 | England | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 1 Dec 2007 | Test # 1851 | |
| 54.5 | 9 | 181 | 6 | 3.30 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Rawalpindi | 26 Feb 2000 | Test # 1485 | |
| 66.4 | 8 | 192 | 6 | 2.88 | India | v Sri Lanka | Brabourne | 2 Dec 2009 | Test # 1937 | |
| 54.0 | 5 | 200 | 6 | 3.70 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 26 Aug 2009 | Test # 1932 | |
| 68.4 | 14 | 204 | 6 | 2.97 | Bangladesh | v Sri Lanka | Mirpur | 26 Dec 2008 | Test # 1903 | |
| 69.0 | 18 | 207 | 6 | 3.00 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 24 Mar 2004 | Test # 1691 | |
| 13.0 | 7 | 20 | 5 | 1.53 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Johannesburg | 8 Nov 2002 | Test # 1624 | |
| 17.5 | 3 | 52 | 5 | 2.91 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Centurion | 20 Jan 2001 | Test # 1529 | |
| 20.0 | 6 | 56 | 5 | 2.80 | England | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 15 Mar 2001 | Test # 1537 | |
| 25.0 | 1 | 64 | 5 | 2.56 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Christchurch | 7 Dec 2006 | Test # 1820 | |
| 37.0 | 9 | 74 | 5 | 2.00 | England | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 15 Mar 2001 | Test # 1537 | |
| 32.0 | 5 | 74 | 5 | 2.31 | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | Gros Islet | 20 Jun 2003 | Test # 1648 | |
| 36.4 | 12 | 75 | 5 | 2.04 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Durban | 26 Dec 2000 | Test # 1526 | |
| 42.1 | 16 | 81 | 5 | 1.92 | England | v Sri Lanka | Nottingham | 2 Jun 2006 | Test # 1804 | |
| 20.0 | 4 | 90 | 5 | 4.50 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Karachi | 12 Mar 2000 | Test # 1489 | |
| 37.0 | 12 | 96 | 5 | 2.59 | England | v Sri Lanka | Birmingham | 25 May 2006 | Test # 1803 | |
| 28.2 | 5 | 97 | 5 | 3.42 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 4 Aug 2006 | Test # 1812 | |
| 32.0 | 5 | 101 | 5 | 3.15 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 16 Mar 2004 | Test # 1688 | |
| 38.0 | 8 | 110 | 5 | 2.89 | England | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 7 Mar 2001 | Test # 1532 | |
| 35.4 | 4 | 113 | 5 | 3.16 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 4 Jul 2009 | Test # 1921 | |
| 25.5 | 6 | 114 | 5 | 4.41 | India | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 14 Aug 2001 | Test # 1555 | |
| 37.0 | 9 | 114 | 5 | 3.08 | Bangladesh | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 12 Sep 2005 | Test # 1764 | |
| 39.0 | 6 | 115 | 5 | 2.94 | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 21 Nov 2001 | Test # 1570 | |
| 34.5 | 5 | 122 | 5 | 3.50 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Wellington | 11 Apr 2005 | Test # 1748 | |
| 46.3 | 10 | 122 | 5 | 2.62 | India | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 31 Jul 2008 | Test # 1884 | |
| 47.2 | 7 | 126 | 5 | 2.66 | England | v Sri Lanka | Manchester | 13 Jun 2002 | Test # 1606 | |
| 54.0 | 12 | 127 | 5 | 2.35 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 6 Aug 2000 | Test # 1507 | |
| 29.3 | 4 | 129 | 5 | 4.37 | Bangladesh | v Sri Lanka | Bogra | 8 Mar 2006 | Test # 1786 | |
| 52.1 | 17 | 134 | 5 | 2.56 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Karachi | 28 Oct 2004 | Test # 1719 | |
| 39.5 | 4 | 135 | 5 | 3.38 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Lahore | 6 Mar 2002 | Test # 1592 | |
| 53.0 | 12 | 135 | 5 | 2.54 | England | v Sri Lanka | Manchester | 13 Jun 2002 | Test # 1606 | |
| 41.0 | 6 | 138 | 5 | 3.36 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 16 Mar 2004 | Test # 1688 | |
| 38.2 | 6 | 143 | 5 | 3.73 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 8 Mar 2004 | Test # 1685 | |
| 43.0 | 6 | 143 | 5 | 3.32 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 12 Jul 2009 | Test # 1924 | |
| 32.0 | 5 | 146 | 5 | 4.56 | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | Port of Spain | 3 Apr 2008 | Test # 1872 | |
| 41.0 | 8 | 147 | 5 | 3.58 | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | Providence | 22 Mar 2008 | Test # 1869 | |
| 36.0 | 3 | 148 | 5 | 4.11 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Wellington | 15 Dec 2006 | Test # 1822 | |
| 43.0 | 7 | 152 | 5 | 3.53 | India | v Sri Lanka | Kanpur | 24 Nov 2009 | Test # 1935 | |
| 54.2 | 12 | 153 | 5 | 2.81 | England | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 2 Dec 2003 | Test # 1670 | |
| 55.4 | 12 | 155 | 5 | 2.78 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Cairns | 9 Jul 2004 | Test # 1706 | |
| 56.4 | 12 | 159 | 5 | 2.80 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 18 Aug 2009 | Test # 1930 | |
| 35.5 | 3 | 163 | 5 | 4.54 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 4 Aug 2006 | Test # 1812 | |
| 64.3 | 16 | 166 | 5 | 2.57 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 26 Aug 2009 | Test # 1932 | |
| 48.0 | 7 | 168 | 5 | 3.50 | England | v Sri Lanka | Lord's | 11 May 2006 | Test # 1802 | |
| 56.2 | 7 | 170 | 5 | 3.01 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Faisalabad | 20 Oct 2004 | Test # 1716 |
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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]