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SL: Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo Records
Test Matches Records
Bowling Best Figures Match
Best bowling figures in a match in Tests at SL: Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Best bowling figures in a match
Player
Overs
Mdns
Runs
Wkts
Econ
Team
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
Scorecard
HMRKB Herath
55.2
5
184
14
3.32
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Colombo (SSC)
14 Aug 2014
Test # 2136
WPUJC Vaas
57.2
8
191
14
3.33
Sri Lanka
v West Indies
Colombo (SSC)
29 Nov 2001
Test # 1572
HMRKB Herath
56.2
14
145
13
2.57
Sri Lanka
v Australia
Colombo (SSC)
13 Aug 2016
Test # 2217
KA Maharaj
81.1
14
283
12
3.48
South Africa
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
20 Jul 2018
Test # 2313
M Muralidaran
42.0
7
110
11
2.61
Sri Lanka
v India
Colombo (SSC)
23 Jul 2008
Test # 1882
M Muralidaran
81.0
26
196
11
2.41
Sri Lanka
v India
Colombo (SSC)
29 Aug 2001
Test # 1559
M Muralidaran
45.1
10
111
10
2.45
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Colombo (SSC)
06 Sep 2001
Test # 1561
M Muralidaran
82.2
17
172
10
2.08
Sri Lanka
v South Africa
Colombo (SSC)
27 Jul 2006
Test # 1810
M Muralidaran
43.4
15
102
9
2.33
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Colombo (SSC)
25 Jun 2007
Test # 1837
BN Schultz
36.0
12
106
9
2.94
South Africa
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
06 Sep 1993
Test # 1233
HMRKB Herath
90.0
47
111
9
1.23
Sri Lanka
v South Africa
Colombo (SSC)
24 Jul 2014
Test # 2131
I Sharma
34.0
7
86
8
2.52
India
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
28 Aug 2015
Test # 2179
M Muralidaran
62.0
25
88
8
1.41
Sri Lanka
v Zimbabwe
Colombo (SSC)
27 Dec 2001
Test # 1581
JJC Lawson
26.3
4
102
8
3.84
West Indies
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
13 Jul 2005
Test # 1755
MDK Perera
85.5
35
129
8
1.50
Sri Lanka
v South Africa
Colombo (SSC)
24 Jul 2014
Test # 2131
BAW Mendis
45.5
8
132
8
2.88
Sri Lanka
v India
Colombo (SSC)
23 Jul 2008
Test # 1882
M Muralidaran
84.5
28
138
8
1.62
Sri Lanka
v South Africa
Colombo (SSC)
06 Aug 2000
Test # 1507
RJ Ratnayake
65.2
17
149
8
2.28
Sri Lanka
v India
Colombo (SSC)
30 Aug 1985
Test # 1023
M Muralidaran
64.0
15
168
8
2.62
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Colombo (SSC)
14 Jun 2000
Test # 1499
KTGD Prasad
45.0
7
169
8
3.75
Sri Lanka
v India
Colombo (SSC)
28 Aug 2015
Test # 2179
A Kumble
62.1
17
172
8
2.76
India
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
27 Jul 1993
Test # 1228
NGRP Jayasuriya
72.0
17
174
8
2.41
Sri Lanka
v Afghanistan
Colombo (SSC)
02 Feb 2024
Test # 2527
KPJ Warnaweera
65.1
15
188
8
2.88
Sri Lanka
v England
Colombo (SSC)
13 Mar 1993
Test # 1219
MDK Perera
62.4
4
201
8
3.20
Sri Lanka
v England
Colombo (SSC)
23 Nov 2018
Test # 2329
HMRKB Herath
82.0
20
209
8
2.54
Sri Lanka
v New Zealand
Colombo (SSC)
26 Aug 2009
Test # 1932
M Muralidaran
66.1
11
216
8
3.26
Sri Lanka
v Australia
Colombo (SSC)
24 Mar 2004
Test # 1691
HMRKB Herath
79.0
16
235
8
2.97
Sri Lanka
v Australia
Colombo (SSC)
16 Sep 2011
Test # 2008
WPUJC Vaas
25.0
11
39
7
1.56
Sri Lanka
v South Africa
Colombo (SSC)
11 Aug 2004
Test # 1710
WPUJC Vaas
34.4
13
50
7
1.44
Sri Lanka
v West Indies
Colombo (SSC)
13 Jul 2005
Test # 1755
Noman Ali
26.0
9
80
7
3.07
Pakistan
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
24 Jul 2023
Test # 2514
M Muralidaran
41.4
11
90
7
2.16
Sri Lanka
v New Zealand
Colombo (SSC)
10 Jun 1998
Test # 1418
Arshad Khan
53.0
16
92
7
1.73
Pakistan
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
14 Jun 2000
Test # 1499
M Muralidaran
50.0
16
92
7
1.84
Sri Lanka
v West Indies
Colombo (SSC)
13 Jul 2005
Test # 1755
M Muralidaran
67.0
30
103
7
1.53
Sri Lanka
v England
Colombo (SSC)
18 Dec 2003
Test # 1675
DL Vettori
58.0
17
116
7
2.00
New Zealand
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
10 Jun 1998
Test # 1418
A Dananjaya
32.0
4
119
7
3.71
Sri Lanka
v South Africa
Colombo (SSC)
20 Jul 2018
Test # 2313
HMRKB Herath
41.5
6
130
7
3.10
Sri Lanka
v South Africa
Colombo (SSC)
20 Jul 2018
Test # 2313
M Muralidaran
61.0
14
134
7
2.19
Sri Lanka
v Zimbabwe
Colombo (SSC)
18 Sep 1996
Test # 1334
MA Starc
44.4
15
135
7
3.02
Australia
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
13 Aug 2016
Test # 2217
M Muralidaran
52.1
9
156
7
2.99
Sri Lanka
v New Zealand
Colombo (SSC)
06 Dec 1992
Test # 1204
GRJ Matthews
58.0
13
169
7
2.91
Australia
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
17 Aug 1992
Test # 1194
PADLR Sandakan
38.0
1
171
7
4.50
Sri Lanka
v England
Colombo (SSC)
23 Nov 2018
Test # 2329
Danish Kaneria
56.3
6
176
7
3.11
Pakistan
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
20 Jul 2009
Test # 1927
M Muralidaran
83.0
22
195
7
2.34
Sri Lanka
v India
Colombo (SSC)
09 Aug 1997
Test # 1376
R Ashwin
54.3
10
201
7
3.68
India
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
03 Aug 2017
Test # 2267
NM Lyon
87.0
18
233
7
2.67
Australia
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
13 Aug 2016
Test # 2217
RA Jadeja
61.0
11
236
7
3.86
India
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
03 Aug 2017
Test # 2267
KJ Silva
36.1
11
65
6
1.79
Sri Lanka
v Zimbabwe
Colombo (SSC)
18 Sep 1996
Test # 1334
TT Samaraweera
23.4
4
67
6
2.83
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Colombo (SSC)
28 Jul 2002
Test # 1611
AF Giles
43.1
17
70
6
1.62
England
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
15 Mar 2001
Test # 1537
WPUJC Vaas
30.5
6
84
6
2.72
Sri Lanka
v England
Colombo (SSC)
15 Mar 2001
Test # 1537
Naseem Shah
31.4
8
85
6
2.68
Pakistan
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
24 Jul 2023
Test # 2514
AM Fernando
36.1
3
87
6
2.40
Sri Lanka
v Afghanistan
Colombo (SSC)
02 Feb 2024
Test # 2527
M Prabhakar
33.5
9
92
6
2.71
India
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
27 Jul 1993
Test # 1228
DS Lehmann
36.0
4
92
6
2.55
Australia
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
24 Mar 2004
Test # 1691
WPUJC Vaas
43.0
14
100
6
2.32
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Colombo (SSC)
26 Apr 1997
Test # 1367
Wasim Akram
35.3
7
100
6
2.81
Pakistan
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
14 Jun 2000
Test # 1499
HH Streak
40.0
11
112
6
2.80
Zimbabwe
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
14 Jan 1998
Test # 1395
Mohammad Asif
39.0
9
112
6
2.87
Pakistan
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
26 Mar 2006
Test # 1794
CRD Fernando
37.0
8
117
6
3.16
Sri Lanka
v South Africa
Colombo (SSC)
27 Jul 2006
Test # 1810
MDK Perera
42.5
5
130
6
3.03
Sri Lanka
v South Africa
Colombo (SSC)
20 Jul 2018
Test # 2313
KPJ Warnaweera
48.0
7
132
6
2.75
Sri Lanka
v New Zealand
Colombo (SSC)
06 Dec 1992
Test # 1204
M Muralidaran
59.4
17
135
6
2.26
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Colombo (SSC)
26 Mar 2006
Test # 1794
CL Cairns
34.4
1
137
6
3.95
New Zealand
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
10 Jun 1998
Test # 1418
M Muralidaran
54.0
4
156
6
2.88
Sri Lanka
v New Zealand
Colombo (SSC)
26 Aug 2009
Test # 1932
CPH Ramanayake
57.0
14
164
6
2.87
Sri Lanka
v Australia
Colombo (SSC)
17 Aug 1992
Test # 1194
Wahab Riaz
45.0
6
164
6
3.64
Pakistan
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
14 Aug 2014
Test # 2136
M Muralidaran
74.2
14
174
6
2.34
Sri Lanka
v England
Colombo (SSC)
09 Dec 2007
Test # 1853
JS Patel
54.0
5
200
6
3.70
New Zealand
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
26 Aug 2009
Test # 1932
T Thushara
48.4
4
204
6
4.19
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Colombo (SSC)
20 Jul 2009
Test # 1927
SK Warne
69.0
18
207
6
3.00
Australia
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
24 Mar 2004
Test # 1691
D Gough
20.0
6
56
5
2.80
England
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
15 Mar 2001
Test # 1537
ST Jayasuriya
23.1
7
56
5
2.41
Sri Lanka
v South Africa
Colombo (SSC)
11 Aug 2004
Test # 1710
JR Ratnayeke
42.0
19
59
5
1.40
Sri Lanka
v New Zealand
Colombo (SSC)
16 Mar 1984
Test # 982
RDB Croft
37.0
9
74
5
2.00
England
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
15 Mar 2001
Test # 1537
Sir RJ Hadlee
52.0
26
85
5
1.63
New Zealand
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
16 Mar 1984
Test # 982
CC Lewis
39.0
6
87
5
2.23
England
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
13 Mar 1993
Test # 1219
Junaid Khan
27.0
6
87
5
3.22
Pakistan
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
14 Aug 2014
Test # 2136
RP Snell
31.0
7
89
5
2.87
South Africa
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
06 Sep 1993
Test # 1233
PM Pushpakumara
32.0
5
92
5
2.87
Sri Lanka
v England
Colombo (SSC)
23 Nov 2018
Test # 2329
NGRP Jayasuriya
29.0
2
92
5
3.17
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Colombo (SSC)
25 Jun 2025
Test # 2588
Junaid Khan
32.0
6
94
5
2.93
Pakistan
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
30 Jun 2012
Test # 2047
Abdur Rehman
35.4
7
97
5
2.71
Pakistan
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
30 Jun 2012
Test # 2047
MRCN Bandaratilleke
37.0
9
100
5
2.70
Sri Lanka
v New Zealand
Colombo (SSC)
10 Jun 1998
Test # 1418
M Muralidaran
54.0
17
101
5
1.87
Sri Lanka
v South Africa
Colombo (SSC)
06 Sep 1993
Test # 1233
KMDN Kulasekara
36.0
7
102
5
2.83
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Colombo (SSC)
20 Jul 2009
Test # 1927
FS Ahangama
50.3
13
109
5
2.15
Sri Lanka
v India
Colombo (SSC)
30 Aug 1985
Test # 1023
N Kapil Dev
34.4
8
110
5
3.17
India
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
30 Aug 1985
Test # 1023
SL Malinga
24.0
2
111
5
4.62
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Colombo (SSC)
25 Jun 2007
Test # 1837
EJ Chatfield
49.0
16
113
5
2.30
New Zealand
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
16 Mar 1984
Test # 982
M Morkel
35.4
7
114
5
3.19
South Africa
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
24 Jul 2014
Test # 2131
N Pradeep
39.0
8
114
5
2.92
Sri Lanka
v India
Colombo (SSC)
28 Aug 2015
Test # 2179
VB John
45.0
12
115
5
2.55
Sri Lanka
v New Zealand
Colombo (SSC)
16 Mar 1984
Test # 982
MF Maharoof
38.0
10
122
5
3.21
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Colombo (SSC)
26 Mar 2006
Test # 1794
AU Rashid
32.5
3
122
5
3.71
England
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
23 Nov 2018
Test # 2329
BL Cairns
46.5
9
126
5
2.69
New Zealand
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
16 Mar 1984
Test # 982
N Boje
54.0
12
127
5
2.35
South Africa
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
06 Aug 2000
Test # 1507
RMS Eranga
42.2
8
127
5
3.00
Sri Lanka
v Australia
Colombo (SSC)
16 Sep 2011
Test # 2008
MJ Leach
46.4
6
131
5
2.80
England
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
23 Nov 2018
Test # 2329
Taijul Islam
42.5
4
131
5
3.05
Bangladesh
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
25 Jun 2025
Test # 2588
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