Bowling Best Figures Innings

Best bowling figures in an innings in Tests at SL: Galle International Stadium

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
M Muralidaran	31.4	15	46	7	1.45	Sri Lanka	2	v England	Galle	2 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
HMRKB Herath	21.0	6	48	7	2.28	Sri Lanka	4	v India	Galle	12 Aug 2015	Test # 2176
NGRP Jayasuriya	23.0	10	52	7	2.26	Sri Lanka	2	v Ireland	Galle	16 Apr 2023	Test # 2502
Yasir Shah	30.1	6	76	7	2.51	Pakistan	3	v Sri Lanka	Galle	17 Jun 2015	Test # 2167
M Muralidaran	35.0	5	84	7	2.40	Sri Lanka	3	v South Africa	Galle	20 Jul 2000	Test # 1504
L Embuldeniya	42.0	6	137	7	3.26	Sri Lanka	2	v England	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
MDK Perera	14.0	4	32	6	2.28	Sri Lanka	4	v South Africa	Galle	12 Jul 2018	Test # 2311
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
HMRKB Herath	18.0	3	43	6	2.38	Sri Lanka	3	v New Zealand	Galle	17 Nov 2012	Test # 2059
R Ashwin	13.4	2	46	6	3.36	India	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	12 Aug 2015	Test # 2176
HMRKB Herath	30.2	11	48	6	1.58	Sri Lanka	3	v Pakistan	Galle	6 Aug 2014	Test # 2133
MA Starc	12.3	1	50	6	4.00	Australia	3	v Sri Lanka	Galle	4 Aug 2016	Test # 2213
M Muralidaran	21.3	5	59	6	2.74	Sri Lanka	1	v Australia	Galle	8 Mar 2004	Test # 1685
HMRKB Herath	20.2	5	59	6	2.90	Sri Lanka	4	v Bangladesh	Galle	7 Mar 2017	Test # 2252
NGRP Jayasuriya	16.0	2	59	6	3.68	Sri Lanka	3	v Australia	Galle	8 Jul 2022	Test # 2471
HMRKB Herath	33.0	9	68	6	2.06	Sri Lanka	2	v West Indies	Galle	14 Oct 2015	Test # 2181
MDK Perera	23.0	5	70	6	3.04	Sri Lanka	4	v Australia	Galle	4 Aug 2016	Test # 2213
RTM Mendis	34.2	8	70	6	2.03	Sri Lanka	2	v West Indies	Galle	29 Nov 2021	Test # 2437
HDPK Dharmasena	24.1	4	72	6	2.97	Sri Lanka	1	v New Zealand	Galle	3 Jun 1998	Test # 1416
HMRKB Herath	19.0	5	74	6	3.89	Sri Lanka	2	v England	Galle	26 Mar 2012	Test # 2038
GP Swann	30.0	5	82	6	2.73	England	3	v Sri Lanka	Galle	26 Mar 2012	Test # 2038
M Muralidaran	41.0	8	87	6	2.12	Sri Lanka	2	v South Africa	Galle	20 Jul 2000	Test # 1504
AY Patel	30.0	8	90	6	3.00	New Zealand	3	v Sri Lanka	Galle	18 Sep 2024	Test # 2549
HMRKB Herath	38.0	9	97	6	2.55	Sri Lanka	4	v England	Galle	26 Mar 2012	Test # 2038
Harbhajan Singh	40.3	8	102	6	2.51	India	2	v Sri Lanka	Galle	31 Jul 2008	Test # 1884
BAW Mendis	28.0	1	117	6	4.17	Sri Lanka	1	v India	Galle	31 Jul 2008	Test # 1884
NGRP Jayasuriya	36.0	3	118	6	3.27	Sri Lanka	1	v Australia	Galle	8 Jul 2022	Test # 2471
M Muralidaran	53.4	11	126	6	2.34	Sri Lanka	1	v West Indies	Galle	13 Nov 2001	Test # 1567
N Pradeep	31.0	2	132	6	4.25	Sri Lanka	1	v India	Galle	26 Jul 2017	Test # 2265
BAW Mendis	59.0	6	169	6	2.86	Sri Lanka	1	v West Indies	Galle	15 Nov 2010	Test # 1977
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
NM Lyon	15.0	3	34	5	2.26	Australia	2	v Sri Lanka	Galle	31 Aug 2011	Test # 2005
L Embuldeniya	20.1	6	35	5	1.73	Sri Lanka	4	v West Indies	Galle	29 Nov 2021	Test # 2437
V Permaul	13.0	3	35	5	2.69	West Indies	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Nov 2021	Test # 2437
MRCN Bandaratilleke	24.0	9	36	5	1.50	Sri Lanka	3	v New Zealand	Galle	3 Jun 1998	Test # 1416
CRD Fernando	25.0	9	42	5	1.68	Sri Lanka	1	v India	Galle	14 Aug 2001	Test # 1555
ST Jayasuriya	29.0	10	43	5	1.48	Sri Lanka	2	v Zimbabwe	Galle	12 Jan 2002	Test # 1585
SK Warne	15.0	5	43	5	2.86	Australia	4	v Sri Lanka	Galle	8 Mar 2004	Test # 1685
M Muralidaran	31.3	10	44	5	1.39	Sri Lanka	3	v West Indies	Galle	13 Nov 2001	Test # 1567
MA Starc	16.1	7	44	5	2.72	Australia	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	4 Aug 2016	Test # 2213
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
M Muralidaran	26.5	10	49	5	1.82	Sri Lanka	3	v India	Galle	14 Aug 2001	Test # 1555
SL Malinga	17.0	2	50	5	2.94	Sri Lanka	3	v India	Galle	18 Jul 2010	Test # 1964
DW Steyn	23.0	8	54	5	2.34	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
W O'Rourke	18.5	4	55	5	2.92	New Zealand	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	18 Sep 2024	Test # 2549
RJ Harris	20.0	5	62	5	3.10	Australia	4	v Sri Lanka	Galle	31 Aug 2011	Test # 2005
M Muralidaran	17.0	1	63	5	3.70	Sri Lanka	2	v India	Galle	18 Jul 2010	Test # 1964
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
HMRKB Herath	30.0	5	65	5	2.16	Sri Lanka	1	v New Zealand	Galle	17 Nov 2012	Test # 2059
RTM Mendis	25.0	6	66	5	2.64	Sri Lanka	4	v West Indies	Galle	29 Nov 2021	Test # 2437
M Muralidaran	58.3	26	67	5	1.14	Sri Lanka	2	v Zimbabwe	Galle	12 Jan 2002	Test # 1585
NGRP Jayasuriya	30.4	7	68	5	2.21	Sri Lanka	4	v New Zealand	Galle	18 Sep 2024	Test # 2549
M Muralidaran	38.0	10	71	5	1.86	Sri Lanka	2	v Australia	Galle	22 Sep 1999	Test # 1460
JM Anderson	20.3	5	72	5	3.51	England	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	26 Mar 2012	Test # 2038
MDK Perera	31.0	6	75	5	2.41	Sri Lanka	1	v England	Galle	6 Nov 2018	Test # 2324
HMRKB Herath	23.0	3	79	5	3.43	Sri Lanka	3	v Australia	Galle	31 Aug 2011	Test # 2005
A Dananjaya	30.0	3	80	5	2.66	Sri Lanka	1	v New Zealand	Galle	14 Aug 2019	Test # 2354
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
N Boje	22.0	0	88	5	4.00	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Galle	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
Mohammad Nawaz	28.0	2	88	5	3.14	Pakistan	3	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2022	Test # 2472
AY Patel	33.0	6	89	5	2.69	New Zealand	2	v Sri Lanka	Galle	14 Aug 2019	Test # 2354
NM Lyon	25.0	2	90	5	3.60	Australia	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Jun 2022	Test # 2469
J Srinath	24.5	5	114	5	4.59	India	2	v Sri Lanka	Galle	14 Aug 2001	Test # 1555
SK Warne	42.4	9	116	5	2.71	Australia	2	v Sri Lanka	Galle	8 Mar 2004	Test # 1685
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
PHT Kaushal	32.4	2	134	5	4.10	Sri Lanka	2	v India	Galle	12 Aug 2015	Test # 2176
RTM Mendis	42.2	2	136	5	3.21	Sri Lanka	2	v Pakistan	Galle	16 Jul 2023	Test # 2511
MDK Perera	31.5	1	137	5	4.30	Sri Lanka	1	v Pakistan	Galle	6 Aug 2014	Test # 2133
Saeed Ajmal	46.0	9	146	5	3.17	Pakistan	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jun 2012	Test # 2046
NGRP Jayasuriya	38.0	6	151	5	3.97	Sri Lanka	2	v Australia	Galle	6 Feb 2025	Test # 2580
M Muralidaran	56.0	9	153	5	2.73	Sri Lanka	3	v Australia	Galle	8 Mar 2004	Test # 1685
Saeed Ajmal	59.1	8	166	5	2.80	Pakistan	2	v Sri Lanka	Galle	6 Aug 2014	Test # 2133
NGRP Jayasuriya	58.3	13	174	5	2.97	Sri Lanka	1	v Ireland	Galle	24 Apr 2023	Test # 2503
TM Head	2.5	0	10	4	3.52	Australia	3	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Jun 2022	Test # 2469
S Randiv	9.3	1	13	4	1.36	Sri Lanka	2	v Pakistan	Galle	22 Jun 2012	Test # 2046
HMRKB Herath	11.3	5	15	4	1.30	Sri Lanka	4	v Pakistan	Galle	4 Jul 2009	Test # 1921
M Muralidaran	16.0	7	24	4	1.50	Sri Lanka	4	v Zimbabwe	Galle	12 Jan 2002	Test # 1585
WPUJC Vaas	9.5	2	28	4	2.84	Sri Lanka	2	v England	Galle	18 Dec 2007	Test # 1854
M Morkel	13.3	6	29	4	2.14	South Africa	4	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
MDK Perera	15.0	4	29	4	1.93	Sri Lanka	2	v Australia	Galle	4 Aug 2016	Test # 2213
RAS Lakmal	15.2	5	29	4	1.89	Sri Lanka	1	v New Zealand	Galle	14 Aug 2019	Test # 2354
ST Jayasuriya	18.0	5	31	4	1.72	Sri Lanka	4	v Zimbabwe	Galle	12 Jan 2002	Test # 1585
NM Lyon	11.0	1	31	4	2.81	Australia	3	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Jun 2022	Test # 2469
HMRKB Herath	11.0	2	35	4	3.18	Sri Lanka	2	v Australia	Galle	4 Aug 2016	Test # 2213
Waqar Younis	19.1	7	40	4	2.08	Pakistan	3	v Sri Lanka	Galle	21 Jun 2000	Test # 1501
P Jayawickrama	19.5	6	40	4	2.01	Sri Lanka	2	v West Indies	Galle	21 Nov 2021	Test # 2434
ST Jayasuriya	32.0	13	44	4	1.37	Sri Lanka	3	v England	Galle	22 Feb 2001	Test # 1530
DW Steyn	17.0	4	45	4	2.64	South Africa	4	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
TG Southee	18.0	4	46	4	2.55	New Zealand	2	v Sri Lanka	Galle	17 Nov 2012	Test # 2059
MDK Perera	23.0	8	46	4	2.00	Sri Lanka	2	v South Africa	Galle	12 Jul 2018	Test # 2311
MRCN Bandaratilleke	38.0	13	47	4	1.23	Sri Lanka	1	v New Zealand	Galle	3 Jun 1998	Test # 1416
M Muralidaran	37.0	18	47	4	1.27	Sri Lanka	4	v England	Galle	2 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
SM Pollock	23.0	5	48	4	2.08	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka at Galle, Bangladesh in Sri Lanka 1st Test, Jun 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2586]

Sri Lanka vs Australia at Galle, Australia in Sri Lanka 2nd Test, Feb 6-9, 2025 [Test # 2580]

Australia vs Sri Lanka at Galle, Australia in Sri Lanka 1st Test, Jan 29-Feb 1, 2025 [Test # 2579]