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SL: Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo Records
Test Matches Records
Bowling Best Economy Rate Innings
Best economy rates in an innings in Tests at SL: Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Best economy rates in an innings
Player
Overs
Mdns
Runs conceded
Wickets taken
Econ
Team
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
Scorecard
AA Donald
10.0
7
6
2
0.60
South Africa
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
06 Sep 1993
Test # 1233
A Ranatunga
10.0
8
7
-
0.70
Sri Lanka
v India
Colombo (SSC)
30 Aug 1985
Test # 1023
JR Ratnayeke
21.0
11
17
-
0.80
Sri Lanka
v New Zealand
Colombo (SSC)
16 Mar 1984
Test # 982
RK Chauhan
24.0
18
20
1
0.83
India
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
27 Jul 1993
Test # 1228
WPUJC Vaas
18.0
9
15
4
0.83
Sri Lanka
v West Indies
Colombo (SSC)
13 Jul 2005
Test # 1755
HMRKB Herath
45.0
30
40
5
0.88
Sri Lanka
v South Africa
Colombo (SSC)
24 Jul 2014
Test # 2131
M Muralidaran
36.0
17
35
4
0.97
Sri Lanka
v Zimbabwe
Colombo (SSC)
27 Dec 2001
Test # 1581
M Muralidaran
40.0
21
40
3
1.00
Sri Lanka
v England
Colombo (SSC)
18 Dec 2003
Test # 1675
PP Ojha
13.0
6
13
-
1.00
India
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
26 Jul 2010
Test # 1966
Sir RJ Hadlee
22.0
12
27
2
1.22
New Zealand
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
16 Mar 1984
Test # 982
VB John
21.0
11
26
2
1.23
Sri Lanka
v New Zealand
Colombo (SSC)
16 Mar 1984
Test # 982
WPUJC Vaas
26.3
11
34
2
1.28
Sri Lanka
v Zimbabwe
Colombo (SSC)
18 Sep 1996
Test # 1334
N Kapil Dev
26.0
13
34
2
1.30
India
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
27 Jul 1993
Test # 1228
BAW Mendis
13.0
8
17
-
1.30
Sri Lanka
v South Africa
Colombo (SSC)
24 Jul 2014
Test # 2131
EAR de Silva
15.0
6
20
-
1.33
Sri Lanka
v India
Colombo (SSC)
30 Aug 1985
Test # 1023
MDK Perera
44.0
24
60
3
1.36
Sri Lanka
v South Africa
Colombo (SSC)
24 Jul 2014
Test # 2131
Arshad Khan
22.0
8
30
3
1.36
Pakistan
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
14 Jun 2000
Test # 1499
UDU Chandana
13.0
7
18
-
1.38
Sri Lanka
v England
Colombo (SSC)
18 Dec 2003
Test # 1675
HDPK Dharmasena
10.0
2
14
1
1.40
Sri Lanka
v New Zealand
Colombo (SSC)
10 Jun 1998
Test # 1418
MW Priest
24.0
11
35
-
1.45
New Zealand
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
10 Jun 1998
Test # 1418
M Muralidaran
45.5
14
68
5
1.48
Sri Lanka
v South Africa
Colombo (SSC)
06 Aug 2000
Test # 1507
D Hettiarachchi
24.0
6
36
2
1.50
Sri Lanka
v England
Colombo (SSC)
15 Mar 2001
Test # 1537
AR Whittall
20.0
6
30
1
1.50
Zimbabwe
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
14 Jan 1998
Test # 1395
EAR de Silva
12.0
5
18
-
1.50
Sri Lanka
v India
Colombo (SSC)
30 Aug 1985
Test # 1023
TT Samaraweera
12.0
3
18
2
1.50
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Colombo (SSC)
28 Jul 2002
Test # 1611
ST Jayasuriya
10.0
6
15
-
1.50
Sri Lanka
v India
Colombo (SSC)
09 Aug 1997
Test # 1376
Asif Mujtaba
15.0
3
23
1
1.53
Pakistan
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
26 Apr 1997
Test # 1367
SL Boock
42.0
16
65
-
1.54
New Zealand
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
16 Mar 1984
Test # 982
KJ Silva
10.1
4
16
4
1.57
Sri Lanka
v Zimbabwe
Colombo (SSC)
18 Sep 1996
Test # 1334
HMRKB Herath
45.0
17
71
4
1.57
Sri Lanka
v South Africa
Colombo (SSC)
24 Jul 2014
Test # 2131
DNT Zoysa
19.0
4
30
2
1.57
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Colombo (SSC)
14 Jun 2000
Test # 1499
PA de Silva
18.5
7
30
3
1.59
Sri Lanka
v New Zealand
Colombo (SSC)
10 Jun 1998
Test # 1418
A Ranatunga
18.0
7
29
2
1.61
Sri Lanka
v New Zealand
Colombo (SSC)
16 Mar 1984
Test # 982
WPUJC Vaas
18.0
8
29
6
1.61
Sri Lanka
v South Africa
Colombo (SSC)
11 Aug 2004
Test # 1710
MD Crowe
13.0
5
21
1
1.61
New Zealand
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
16 Mar 1984
Test # 982
ST Jayasuriya
21.0
10
34
1
1.61
Sri Lanka
v India
Colombo (SSC)
29 Aug 2001
Test # 1559
M Muralidaran
18.3
8
30
5
1.62
Sri Lanka
v New Zealand
Colombo (SSC)
10 Jun 1998
Test # 1418
DS de Silva
19.0
10
31
-
1.63
Sri Lanka
v New Zealand
Colombo (SSC)
16 Mar 1984
Test # 982
AM Fernando
14.4
1
24
3
1.63
Sri Lanka
v Afghanistan
Colombo (SSC)
02 Feb 2024
Test # 2527
SL Boock
11.0
2
18
1
1.63
New Zealand
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
16 Mar 1984
Test # 982
Abdul Razzaq
14.0
6
23
1
1.64
Pakistan
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
14 Jun 2000
Test # 1499
L Klusener
12.1
4
20
1
1.64
South Africa
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
06 Aug 2000
Test # 1507
MDK Perera
41.5
11
69
5
1.64
Sri Lanka
v South Africa
Colombo (SSC)
24 Jul 2014
Test # 2131
I Sharma
19.0
5
32
3
1.68
India
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
28 Aug 2015
Test # 2179
M Muralidaran
21.0
8
36
6
1.71
Sri Lanka
v West Indies
Colombo (SSC)
13 Jul 2005
Test # 1755
DNT Zoysa
14.0
6
24
2
1.71
Sri Lanka
v Zimbabwe
Colombo (SSC)
27 Dec 2001
Test # 1581
AF Giles
34.0
13
59
2
1.73
England
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
15 Mar 2001
Test # 1537
PA Strang
38.0
11
66
4
1.73
Zimbabwe
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
18 Sep 1996
Test # 1334
RDB Croft
32.0
9
56
4
1.75
England
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
15 Mar 2001
Test # 1537
EJ Chatfield
20.0
7
35
1
1.75
New Zealand
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
16 Mar 1984
Test # 982
M Muralidaran
41.0
9
73
1
1.78
Sri Lanka
v England
Colombo (SSC)
15 Mar 2001
Test # 1537
FS Ahangama
27.3
10
49
3
1.78
Sri Lanka
v India
Colombo (SSC)
30 Aug 1985
Test # 1023
KPJ Warnaweera
14.0
3
25
4
1.78
Sri Lanka
v New Zealand
Colombo (SSC)
06 Dec 1992
Test # 1204
SM Pollock
22.2
10
40
3
1.79
South Africa
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
06 Aug 2000
Test # 1507
WPUJC Vaas
29.0
7
52
-
1.79
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Colombo (SSC)
14 Jun 2000
Test # 1499
M Muralidaran
39.0
14
70
3
1.79
Sri Lanka
v South Africa
Colombo (SSC)
06 Aug 2000
Test # 1507
M Muralidaran
12.1
3
22
3
1.80
Sri Lanka
v New Zealand
Colombo (SSC)
06 Dec 1992
Test # 1204
N Boje
34.0
8
62
5
1.82
South Africa
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
06 Aug 2000
Test # 1507
RS Kalpage
23.0
8
42
-
1.82
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Colombo (SSC)
26 Apr 1997
Test # 1367
SD Anurasiri
12.0
2
22
1
1.83
Sri Lanka
v Australia
Colombo (SSC)
17 Aug 1992
Test # 1194
AA Donald
12.0
4
22
2
1.83
South Africa
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
06 Sep 1993
Test # 1233
SL Malinga
12.0
5
22
-
1.83
Sri Lanka
v West Indies
Colombo (SSC)
13 Jul 2005
Test # 1755
AD Mathews
13.0
6
24
1
1.84
Sri Lanka
v India
Colombo (SSC)
28 Aug 2015
Test # 2179
JM Holland
37.0
8
69
1
1.86
Australia
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
13 Aug 2016
Test # 2217
HH Streak
15.0
5
28
2
1.86
Zimbabwe
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
14 Jan 1998
Test # 1395
CRD Fernando
15.0
5
28
-
1.86
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Colombo (SSC)
25 Jun 2007
Test # 1837
M Muralidaran
54.0
17
101
5
1.87
Sri Lanka
v South Africa
Colombo (SSC)
06 Sep 1993
Test # 1233
KJ Silva
26.0
7
49
2
1.88
Sri Lanka
v Zimbabwe
Colombo (SSC)
18 Sep 1996
Test # 1334
BL Cairns
24.5
6
47
4
1.89
New Zealand
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
16 Mar 1984
Test # 982
ML Su'a
26.0
7
50
2
1.92
New Zealand
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
06 Dec 1992
Test # 1204
M Muralidaran
37.5
9
73
3
1.92
Sri Lanka
v Zimbabwe
Colombo (SSC)
14 Jan 1998
Test # 1395
M Muralidaran
29.0
8
56
1
1.93
Sri Lanka
v West Indies
Colombo (SSC)
13 Jul 2005
Test # 1755
Sir RJ Hadlee
30.0
14
58
3
1.93
New Zealand
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
16 Mar 1984
Test # 982
Saeed Ajmal
46.0
10
89
3
1.93
Pakistan
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
14 Aug 2014
Test # 2136
DL Vettori
33.0
10
64
6
1.93
New Zealand
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
10 Jun 1998
Test # 1418
HDPK Dharmasena
18.0
4
35
1
1.94
Sri Lanka
v New Zealand
Colombo (SSC)
10 Jun 1998
Test # 1418
PA de Silva
24.5
7
49
1
1.97
Sri Lanka
v South Africa
Colombo (SSC)
06 Aug 2000
Test # 1507
Arshad Khan
31.0
8
62
4
2.00
Pakistan
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
14 Jun 2000
Test # 1499
Manjural Islam
23.0
4
46
3
2.00
Bangladesh
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
28 Jul 2002
Test # 1611
JR Ratnayeke
21.0
8
42
5
2.00
Sri Lanka
v New Zealand
Colombo (SSC)
16 Mar 1984
Test # 982
M Muralidaran
20.0
5
40
4
2.00
Sri Lanka
v Zimbabwe
Colombo (SSC)
18 Sep 1996
Test # 1334
KSC de Silva
16.0
4
32
1
2.00
Sri Lanka
v India
Colombo (SSC)
09 Aug 1997
Test # 1376
M Muralidaran
13.0
3
26
6
2.00
Sri Lanka
v India
Colombo (SSC)
23 Jul 2008
Test # 1882
HDPK Dharmasena
45.0
12
91
-
2.02
Sri Lanka
v South Africa
Colombo (SSC)
06 Sep 1993
Test # 1233
M Muralidaran
26.0
8
53
4
2.03
Sri Lanka
v Zimbabwe
Colombo (SSC)
27 Dec 2001
Test # 1581
A Kumble
25.0
8
51
1
2.04
India
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
09 Aug 1997
Test # 1376
M Muralidaran
64.0
11
131
6
2.04
Sri Lanka
v South Africa
Colombo (SSC)
27 Jul 2006
Test # 1810
Maninder Singh
40.0
12
82
2
2.05
India
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
30 Aug 1985
Test # 1023
RJ Shastri
34.0
9
70
2
2.05
India
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
30 Aug 1985
Test # 1023
HMRKB Herath
34.0
11
70
3
2.05
Sri Lanka
v New Zealand
Colombo (SSC)
26 Aug 2009
Test # 1932
M Muralidaran
48.0
17
99
4
2.06
Sri Lanka
v India
Colombo (SSC)
09 Aug 1997
Test # 1376
HH Pandya
15.0
2
31
2
2.06
India
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
03 Aug 2017
Test # 2267
RJ Ratnayake
41.0
10
85
6
2.07
Sri Lanka
v India
Colombo (SSC)
30 Aug 1985
Test # 1023
TM Dilshan
27.0
6
56
3
2.07
Sri Lanka
v India
Colombo (SSC)
26 Jul 2010
Test # 1966
SR Watson
26.0
8
54
1
2.07
Australia
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
16 Sep 2011
Test # 2008
DL Vettori
25.0
7
52
1
2.08
New Zealand
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
10 Jun 1998
Test # 1418
WPUJC Vaas
16.4
4
35
3
2.10
Sri Lanka
v West Indies
Colombo (SSC)
13 Jul 2005
Test # 1755
MAWR Madurasinghe
10.0
1
21
-
2.10
Sri Lanka
v Australia
Colombo (SSC)
17 Aug 1992
Test # 1194
PJ Wiseman
10.0
4
21
1
2.10
New Zealand
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
10 Jun 1998
Test # 1418
JN Gillespie
18.0
6
38
1
2.11
Australia
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
24 Mar 2004
Test # 1691
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