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SL: Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo Records
Test Matches Records
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)
06 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)
06 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)
06 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)
06 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)
03 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)
06 Sep 2001
Test # 1561
M Muralidaran
54.0
17
101
5
1.87
Sri Lanka
2
v South Africa
Colombo (SSC)
06 Sep 1993
Test # 1233
NGRP Jayasuriya
47.0
10
107
5
2.27
Sri Lanka
3
v Afghanistan
Colombo (SSC)
02 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)
09 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)
03 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)
06 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)
02 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)
06 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)
09 Aug 1997
Test # 1376
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