Bowling Best Figures Innings

Best bowling figures in an innings in Tests at SL: Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	Econ	Team	Innings in match	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
HMRKB Herath	33.1	3	127	9	3.82	Sri Lanka	2	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	14 Aug 2014	Test # 2136
KA Maharaj	41.1	10	129	9	3.13	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2018	Test # 2313
M Muralidaran	34.1	9	87	8	2.54	Sri Lanka	1	v India	Colombo (SSC)	29 Aug 2001	Test # 1559
HMRKB Herath	18.1	3	64	7	3.52	Sri Lanka	4	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	13 Aug 2016	Test # 2217
Noman Ali	23.0	8	70	7	3.04	Pakistan	3	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2023	Test # 2514
WPUJC Vaas	25.0	3	71	7	2.84	Sri Lanka	3	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	29 Nov 2001	Test # 1572
WPUJC Vaas	32.2	5	120	7	3.71	Sri Lanka	1	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	29 Nov 2001	Test # 1572
HMRKB Herath	52.0	11	157	7	3.01	Sri Lanka	3	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	16 Sep 2011	Test # 2008
M Muralidaran	13.0	3	26	6	2.00	Sri Lanka	3	v India	Colombo (SSC)	23 Jul 2008	Test # 1882
WPUJC Vaas	18.0	8	29	6	1.61	Sri Lanka	4	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
M Muralidaran	21.0	8	36	6	1.71	Sri Lanka	3	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	13 Jul 2005	Test # 1755
DL Vettori	33.0	10	64	6	1.93	New Zealand	3	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	10 Jun 1998	Test # 1418
WPUJC Vaas	27.5	6	73	6	2.62	Sri Lanka	2	v England	Colombo (SSC)	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1537
HMRKB Herath	38.1	11	81	6	2.12	Sri Lanka	2	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	13 Aug 2016	Test # 2217
RJ Ratnayake	41.0	10	85	6	2.07	Sri Lanka	3	v India	Colombo (SSC)	30 Aug 1985	Test # 1023
HMRKB Herath	32.5	5	98	6	2.98	Sri Lanka	4	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2018	Test # 2313
M Muralidaran	64.0	11	131	6	2.04	Sri Lanka	3	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 2006	Test # 1810
M Muralidaran	9.4	4	13	5	1.34	Sri Lanka	1	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	6 Sep 2001	Test # 1561
M Muralidaran	7.3	3	15	5	2.00	Sri Lanka	1	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	25 Jun 2007	Test # 1837
M Muralidaran	18.3	8	30	5	1.62	Sri Lanka	4	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	10 Jun 1998	Test # 1418
ST Jayasuriya	14.1	4	34	5	2.40	Sri Lanka	2	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
HMRKB Herath	45.0	30	40	5	0.88	Sri Lanka	4	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
JR Ratnayeke	21.0	8	42	5	2.00	Sri Lanka	2	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	16 Mar 1984	Test # 982
Wasim Akram	15.3	1	45	5	2.90	Pakistan	3	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jun 2000	Test # 1499
BN Schultz	20.0	8	48	5	2.40	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	6 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
AU Rashid	13.5	2	49	5	3.54	England	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	23 Nov 2018	Test # 2329
A Dananjaya	13.0	2	52	5	4.00	Sri Lanka	2	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2018	Test # 2313
I Sharma	15.0	2	54	5	3.60	India	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	28 Aug 2015	Test # 2179
NGRP Jayasuriya	18.0	2	56	5	3.11	Sri Lanka	3	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	25 Jun 2025	Test # 2588
HMRKB Herath	22.1	2	57	5	2.57	Sri Lanka	4	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	14 Aug 2014	Test # 2136
CL Cairns	17.4	1	62	5	3.50	New Zealand	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	10 Jun 1998	Test # 1418
N Boje	34.0	8	62	5	1.82	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	6 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
Danish Kaneria	20.3	3	62	5	3.02	Pakistan	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2009	Test # 1927
MA Starc	25.1	11	63	5	2.50	Australia	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	13 Aug 2016	Test # 2217
ALF de Mel	28.0	8	64	5	2.28	Sri Lanka	1	v India	Colombo (SSC)	30 Aug 1985	Test # 1023
M Muralidaran	45.5	14	68	5	1.48	Sri Lanka	3	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	6 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
MDK Perera	41.5	11	69	5	1.64	Sri Lanka	2	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
R Ashwin	16.4	3	69	5	4.14	India	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	3 Aug 2017	Test # 2267
Junaid Khan	28.0	6	73	5	2.60	Pakistan	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	30 Jun 2012	Test # 2047
T Thushara	20.4	2	83	5	4.01	Sri Lanka	1	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2009	Test # 1927
M Muralidaran	29.0	4	84	5	2.89	Sri Lanka	2	v India	Colombo (SSC)	23 Jul 2008	Test # 1882
KSC de Silva	24.2	5	85	5	3.49	Sri Lanka	2	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	26 Apr 1997	Test # 1367
A Kumble	24.0	3	87	5	3.62	India	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 1993	Test # 1228
Junaid Khan	27.0	6	87	5	3.22	Pakistan	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	14 Aug 2014	Test # 2136
MDK Perera	29.5	3	88	5	2.94	Sri Lanka	3	v England	Colombo (SSC)	23 Nov 2018	Test # 2329
PADLR Sandakan	22.0	-	95	5	4.31	Sri Lanka	1	v England	Colombo (SSC)	23 Nov 2018	Test # 2329
M Muralidaran	35.3	6	98	5	2.76	Sri Lanka	3	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	6 Sep 2001	Test # 1561
M Muralidaran	54.0	17	101	5	1.87	Sri Lanka	2	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	6 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
NGRP Jayasuriya	47.0	10	107	5	2.27	Sri Lanka	3	v Afghanistan	Colombo (SSC)	2 Feb 2024	Test # 2527
M Muralidaran	47.0	12	115	5	2.44	Sri Lanka	2	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jun 2000	Test # 1499
M Muralidaran	47.2	9	116	5	2.45	Sri Lanka	1	v England	Colombo (SSC)	9 Dec 2007	Test # 1853
M Muralidaran	37.1	6	123	5	3.30	Sri Lanka	1	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	24 Mar 2004	Test # 1691
Taijul Islam	42.5	4	131	5	3.05	Bangladesh	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	25 Jun 2025	Test # 2588
HMRKB Herath	48.0	9	139	5	2.89	Sri Lanka	4	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	26 Aug 2009	Test # 1932
RA Jadeja	39.0	5	152	5	3.89	India	3	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	3 Aug 2017	Test # 2267
HMRKB Herath	46.0	6	157	5	3.41	Sri Lanka	3	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2009	Test # 1927
AF Giles	9.1	4	11	4	1.20	England	3	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1537
WPUJC Vaas	18.0	9	15	4	0.83	Sri Lanka	3	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	13 Jul 2005	Test # 1755
KJ Silva	10.1	4	16	4	1.57	Sri Lanka	1	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	18 Sep 1996	Test # 1334
ST Jayasuriya	8.3	-	24	4	2.82	Sri Lanka	4	v England	Colombo (SSC)	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1537
KPJ Warnaweera	14.0	3	25	4	1.78	Sri Lanka	2	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	6 Dec 1992	Test # 1204
M Muralidaran	36.0	17	35	4	0.97	Sri Lanka	3	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	27 Dec 2001	Test # 1581
WRS de Silva	13.0	5	35	4	2.69	Sri Lanka	4	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	28 Jul 2002	Test # 1611
M Muralidaran	20.0	5	40	4	2.00	Sri Lanka	1	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	18 Sep 1996	Test # 1334
MDK Perera	12.5	1	40	4	3.11	Sri Lanka	2	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2018	Test # 2313
Mohammad Asif	16.0	5	41	4	2.56	Pakistan	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	26 Mar 2006	Test # 1794
M Muralidaran	18.2	6	41	4	2.23	Sri Lanka	1	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 2006	Test # 1810
JJC Lawson	12.0	1	43	4	3.58	West Indies	4	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	13 Jul 2005	Test # 1755
M Morkel	9.4	1	45	4	4.65	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
BL Cairns	24.5	6	47	4	1.89	New Zealand	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	16 Mar 1984	Test # 982
CRD Fernando	13.0	2	48	4	3.69	Sri Lanka	1	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 2006	Test # 1810
TT Samaraweera	11.4	1	49	4	4.20	Sri Lanka	4	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	28 Jul 2002	Test # 1611
MVT Fernando	12.0	1	51	4	4.25	Sri Lanka	1	v Afghanistan	Colombo (SSC)	2 Feb 2024	Test # 2527
MRCN Bandaratilleke	17.0	3	52	4	3.05	Sri Lanka	4	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	10 Jun 1998	Test # 1418
MF Maharoof	15.0	2	52	4	3.46	Sri Lanka	2	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	26 Mar 2006	Test # 1794
M Muralidaran	26.0	8	53	4	2.03	Sri Lanka	2	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	27 Dec 2001	Test # 1581
WPUJC Vaas	23.4	5	54	4	2.28	Sri Lanka	1	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	30 Sep 1999	Test # 1461
RDB Croft	32.0	9	56	4	1.75	England	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1537
BN Schultz	16.0	4	58	4	3.62	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	6 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
JJC Lawson	14.3	3	59	4	4.06	West Indies	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	13 Jul 2005	Test # 1755
WPUJC Vaas	27.0	7	60	4	2.22	Sri Lanka	2	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	26 Apr 1997	Test # 1367
BAW Mendis	18.0	3	60	4	3.33	Sri Lanka	3	v India	Colombo (SSC)	23 Jul 2008	Test # 1882
Arshad Khan	31.0	8	62	4	2.00	Pakistan	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jun 2000	Test # 1499
N Pradeep	17.0	2	62	4	3.64	Sri Lanka	3	v India	Colombo (SSC)	28 Aug 2015	Test # 2179
M Muralidaran	27.0	9	63	4	2.33	Sri Lanka	3	v England	Colombo (SSC)	18 Dec 2003	Test # 1675
RMS Eranga	23.3	6	65	4	2.76	Sri Lanka	1	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	16 Sep 2011	Test # 2008
UC Hathurusingha	22.0	5	66	4	3.00	Sri Lanka	1	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	17 Aug 1992	Test # 1194
CC Lewis	31.0	5	66	4	2.12	England	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	13 Mar 1993	Test # 1219
PA Strang	38.0	11	66	4	1.73	Zimbabwe	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	18 Sep 1996	Test # 1334
R Ashwin	20.0	2	69	4	3.45	India	4	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	28 Aug 2015	Test # 2179
KTGD Prasad	19.0	3	69	4	3.63	Sri Lanka	3	v India	Colombo (SSC)	28 Aug 2015	Test # 2179
Abrar Ahmed	20.4	3	69	4	3.33	Pakistan	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2023	Test # 2514
SL Malinga	14.0	1	71	4	5.07	Sri Lanka	1	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	13 Jul 2005	Test # 1755
HMRKB Herath	45.0	17	71	4	1.57	Sri Lanka	2	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
BAW Mendis	27.5	5	72	4	2.58	Sri Lanka	2	v India	Colombo (SSC)	23 Jul 2008	Test # 1882
MJ Leach	28.4	4	72	4	2.51	England	4	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	23 Nov 2018	Test # 2329
GRJ Matthews	20.0	2	76	4	3.80	Australia	4	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	17 Aug 1992	Test # 1194
PA Strang	19.5	2	77	4	3.88	Zimbabwe	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jan 1998	Test # 1395
EJ Chatfield	29.0	9	78	4	2.68	New Zealand	3	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	16 Mar 1984	Test # 982
DS Mohanty	20.4	5	78	4	3.77	India	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	9 Aug 1997	Test # 1376

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka at Colombo (SSC), Bangladesh in Sri Lanka 2nd Test, Jun 25-28, 2025 [Test # 2588]

Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka at Colombo (SSC), Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan Only Test, Feb 2-5, 2024 [Test # 2527]

Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at Colombo (SSC), Pakistan in Sri Lanka 2nd Test, Jul 24-27, 2023 [Test # 2514]