Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings IN Sri Lanka

Best strike rates in an innings in 2020s in Tests IN Sri Lanka

Best strike rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
TM Head	2.5	-	10	4	4.25	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Jun 2022	Test # 2469
DM Bess	10.1	3	30	5	12.20	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
V Permaul	13.0	3	35	5	15.60	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Nov 2021	Test # 2437
NGRP Jayasuriya	16.0	2	59	6	16.00	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Galle	08 Jul 2022	Test # 2471
NM Lyon	11.0	1	31	4	16.50	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Jun 2022	Test # 2469
NGRP Jayasuriya	18.0	6	42	6	18.00	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Galle	26 Sep 2024	Test # 2551
MVT Fernando	12.0	1	51	4	18.00	Sri Lanka	v Afghanistan	Colombo (SSC)	02 Feb 2024	Test # 2527
NGRP Jayasuriya	23.0	10	52	7	19.71	Sri Lanka	v Ireland	Galle	16 Apr 2023	Test # 2502
Noman Ali	23.0	8	70	7	19.71	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2023	Test # 2514
MJ Leach	14.0	1	59	4	21.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
Shaheen Shah Afridi	14.1	3	58	4	21.25	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2022	Test # 2472
NGRP Jayasuriya	18.0	2	56	5	21.60	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	25 Jun 2025	Test # 2588
MP Kuhnemann	18.2	3	63	5	22.00	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Jan 2025	Test # 2579
NGRP Jayasuriya	14.5	-	56	4	22.25	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Galle	16 Jul 2023	Test # 2511
W O'Rourke	18.5	4	55	5	22.60	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Galle	18 Sep 2024	Test # 2549
Taijul Islam	19.2	2	72	5	23.20	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	29 Apr 2021	Test # 2419
DM Bess	16.0	1	49	4	24.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
L Embuldeniya	20.1	6	35	5	24.20	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Galle	29 Nov 2021	Test # 2437
RTM Mendis	21.1	6	47	5	25.40	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Galle	24 Jul 2022	Test # 2473
MP Kuhnemann	17.3	2	86	4	26.25	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Jan 2025	Test # 2579
JA Warrican	18.3	5	50	4	27.75	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Nov 2021	Test # 2437
NM Lyon	19.0	4	78	4	28.50	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Jan 2025	Test # 2579
JM Anderson	29.0	13	40	6	29.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
P Jayawickrama	19.5	6	40	4	29.75	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Galle	21 Nov 2021	Test # 2434
AY Patel	30.0	8	90	6	30.00	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Galle	18 Sep 2024	Test # 2549
RTM Mendis	25.0	6	66	5	30.00	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Galle	29 Nov 2021	Test # 2437
NM Lyon	25.0	2	90	5	30.00	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Jun 2022	Test # 2469
RTM Mendis	20.0	1	76	4	30.00	Sri Lanka	v Ireland	Galle	16 Apr 2023	Test # 2502
Abrar Ahmed	20.4	3	69	4	31.00	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2023	Test # 2514
P Jayawickrama	32.0	7	92	6	32.00	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Pallekele	29 Apr 2021	Test # 2419
RTM Mendis	27.0	6	64	5	32.40	Sri Lanka	v Ireland	Galle	24 Apr 2023	Test # 2503
Mohammad Nawaz	28.0	2	88	5	33.60	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2022	Test # 2472
KN Peiris	33.4	4	170	6	33.66	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Galle	26 Sep 2024	Test # 2551
Naveed Zadran	22.5	4	83	4	34.25	Afghanistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	02 Feb 2024	Test # 2527
RTM Mendis	34.2	8	70	6	34.33	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Galle	29 Nov 2021	Test # 2437
MP Kuhnemann	23.0	5	63	4	34.50	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Galle	06 Feb 2025	Test # 2580
RL Chase	28.5	3	83	5	34.60	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Galle	21 Nov 2021	Test # 2434
L Embuldeniya	29.0	12	46	5	34.80	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Galle	21 Nov 2021	Test # 2434
L Embuldeniya	42.0	6	137	7	36.00	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
NGRP Jayasuriya	36.0	3	118	6	36.00	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Galle	08 Jul 2022	Test # 2471
NGRP Jayasuriya	30.4	7	68	5	36.80	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Galle	18 Sep 2024	Test # 2549
P Jayawickrama	32.0	10	86	5	38.40	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Pallekele	29 Apr 2021	Test # 2419
NGRP Jayasuriya	32.0	5	117	5	38.40	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Galle	24 Jul 2022	Test # 2473
RTM Mendis	28.0	2	103	4	42.00	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Pallekele	29 Apr 2021	Test # 2419
NM Lyon	28.0	3	84	4	42.00	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Galle	06 Feb 2025	Test # 2580
MA Starc	29.0	3	89	4	43.50	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Galle	08 Jul 2022	Test # 2471
AM Fernando	29.4	5	86	4	44.50	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Galle	17 Jun 2025	Test # 2586
RTM Mendis	30.0	7	101	4	45.00	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Galle	24 Jul 2022	Test # 2473
NGRP Jayasuriya	38.0	6	151	5	45.60	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Galle	06 Feb 2025	Test # 2580
RTM Mendis	31.0	5	64	4	46.50	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Galle	21 Nov 2021	Test # 2434
NGRP Jayasuriya	39.0	10	82	5	46.80	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Galle	16 Jul 2022	Test # 2472
RTM Mendis	32.0	-	112	4	48.00	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Galle	29 Jun 2022	Test # 2469
MJ Leach	41.5	6	122	5	50.20	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
RTM Mendis	42.2	2	136	5	50.80	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Galle	16 Jul 2023	Test # 2511
Taijul Islam	42.5	4	131	5	51.40	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	25 Jun 2025	Test # 2588
Taskin Ahmed	34.2	7	127	4	51.50	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	29 Apr 2021	Test # 2419
Nayeem Hasan	43.2	4	121	5	52.00	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Galle	17 Jun 2025	Test # 2586
MVT Fernando	35.0	9	96	4	52.50	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Pallekele	21 Apr 2021	Test # 2418
MDK Perera	36.1	2	109	4	54.25	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
NGRP Jayasuriya	47.0	10	107	5	56.40	Sri Lanka	v Afghanistan	Colombo (SSC)	02 Feb 2024	Test # 2527
NGRP Jayasuriya	40.0	5	136	4	60.00	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Galle	18 Sep 2024	Test # 2549
NGRP Jayasuriya	58.3	13	174	5	70.20	Sri Lanka	v Ireland	Galle	24 Apr 2023	Test # 2503
NGRP Jayasuriya	56.2	10	135	4	84.50	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Galle	16 Jul 2022	Test # 2472

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Minimum of 4 wickets
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:

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