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SL: Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo Records
Test Matches Records
Bowling Best Figures Match - vs Sri Lanka
Best bowling figures in a match in Tests at SL: Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo - vs Sri Lanka
Best bowling figures in a match
Player
Overs
Mdns
Runs
Wkts
Econ
Team
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
Scorecard
KA Maharaj
81.1
14
283
12
3.48
South Africa
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
20 Jul 2018
Test # 2313
BN Schultz
36.0
12
106
9
2.94
South Africa
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
06 Sep 1993
Test # 1233
I Sharma
34.0
7
86
8
2.52
India
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
28 Aug 2015
Test # 2179
JJC Lawson
26.3
4
102
8
3.84
West Indies
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
13 Jul 2005
Test # 1755
A Kumble
62.1
17
172
8
2.76
India
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
27 Jul 1993
Test # 1228
Noman Ali
26.0
9
80
7
3.07
Pakistan
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
24 Jul 2023
Test # 2514
Arshad Khan
53.0
16
92
7
1.73
Pakistan
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
14 Jun 2000
Test # 1499
DL Vettori
58.0
17
116
7
2.00
New Zealand
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
10 Jun 1998
Test # 1418
MA Starc
44.4
15
135
7
3.02
Australia
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
13 Aug 2016
Test # 2217
GRJ Matthews
58.0
13
169
7
2.91
Australia
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
17 Aug 1992
Test # 1194
Danish Kaneria
56.3
6
176
7
3.11
Pakistan
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
20 Jul 2009
Test # 1927
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
AF Giles
43.1
17
70
6
1.62
England
v Sri Lanka
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
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
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
CL Cairns
34.4
1
137
6
3.95
New Zealand
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
10 Jun 1998
Test # 1418
Wahab Riaz
45.0
6
164
6
3.64
Pakistan
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
14 Aug 2014
Test # 2136
JS Patel
54.0
5
200
6
3.70
New Zealand
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
26 Aug 2009
Test # 1932
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
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
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
N Kapil Dev
34.4
8
110
5
3.17
India
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
30 Aug 1985
Test # 1023
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
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
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
MB Owens
36.0
8
137
5
3.80
New Zealand
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
06 Dec 1992
Test # 1204
DL Vettori
64.3
16
166
5
2.57
New Zealand
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
26 Aug 2009
Test # 1932
Saqlain Mushtaq
87.5
16
286
5
3.25
Pakistan
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
26 Apr 1997
Test # 1367
AA Donald
22.0
11
28
4
1.27
South Africa
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
06 Sep 1993
Test # 1233
SM Pollock
28.2
13
53
4
1.87
South Africa
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
06 Aug 2000
Test # 1507
BA Stokes
18.0
2
55
4
3.05
England
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
23 Nov 2018
Test # 2329
AR Caddick
19.1
3
69
4
3.60
England
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
15 Mar 2001
Test # 1537
Waqar Younis
23.2
3
71
4
3.04
Pakistan
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
14 Jun 2000
Test # 1499
PA Strang
41.0
11
79
4
1.92
Zimbabwe
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
18 Sep 1996
Test # 1334
PM Siddle
35.0
8
91
4
2.60
Australia
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
16 Sep 2011
Test # 2008
MS Kasprowicz
38.5
10
95
4
2.44
Australia
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
24 Mar 2004
Test # 1691
R Ashwin
28.0
3
102
4
3.64
India
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
28 Aug 2015
Test # 2179
Abrar Ahmed
30.4
4
103
4
3.35
Pakistan
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
24 Jul 2023
Test # 2514
C Sharma
29.0
3
105
4
3.62
India
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
30 Aug 1985
Test # 1023
Naveed Zadran
25.5
4
113
4
4.37
Afghanistan
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
02 Feb 2024
Test # 2527
SM Pollock
38.0
8
127
4
3.34
South Africa
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
11 Aug 2004
Test # 1710
DW Steyn
35.0
6
128
4
3.65
South Africa
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
24 Jul 2014
Test # 2131
A Kumble
54.1
10
134
4
2.47
India
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
24 Feb 1999
Test # 1445
JN Gillespie
41.0
9
134
4
3.26
Australia
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
24 Mar 2004
Test # 1691
MM Ali
39.0
5
147
4
3.76
England
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
23 Nov 2018
Test # 2329
DS Mohanty
36.4
5
150
4
4.09
India
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
09 Aug 1997
Test # 1376
PA Strang
43.5
6
152
4
3.46
Zimbabwe
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
14 Jan 1998
Test # 1395
A Kuruvilla
44.0
8
158
4
3.59
India
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
09 Aug 1997
Test # 1376
JE Emburey
48.0
8
165
4
3.43
England
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
13 Mar 1993
Test # 1219
Saeed Ajmal
68.0
14
165
4
2.42
Pakistan
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
20 Jul 2009
Test # 1927
Saeed Ajmal
79.0
15
166
4
2.10
Pakistan
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
14 Aug 2014
Test # 2136
CJ McDermott
54.0
13
168
4
3.11
Australia
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
17 Aug 1992
Test # 1194
Danish Kaneria
53.5
8
182
4
3.38
Pakistan
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
26 Mar 2006
Test # 1794
Mushtaq Ahmed
65.0
10
203
4
3.12
Pakistan
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
26 Apr 1997
Test # 1367
A Kumble
63.4
10
207
4
3.25
India
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
09 Aug 1997
Test # 1376
DW Fleming
5.5
-
14
3
2.40
Australia
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
30 Sep 1999
Test # 1461
JH Kallis
23.0
10
60
3
2.60
South Africa
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
11 Aug 2004
Test # 1710
BC Strang
20.0
6
63
3
3.15
Zimbabwe
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
18 Sep 1996
Test # 1334
A Mishra
25.2
2
72
3
2.84
India
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
28 Aug 2015
Test # 2179
CD McMillan
26.0
7
73
3
2.80
New Zealand
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
10 Jun 1998
Test # 1418
Manjural Islam
32.0
4
74
3
2.31
Bangladesh
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
28 Jul 2002
Test # 1611
J Srinath
32.0
7
78
3
2.43
India
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
27 Jul 1993
Test # 1228
Nayeem Hasan
18.0
4
87
3
4.83
Bangladesh
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
25 Jun 2025
Test # 2588
M Hayward
29.0
3
89
3
3.06
South Africa
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
06 Aug 2000
Test # 1507
PW Jarvis
33.5
3
90
3
2.66
England
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
13 Mar 1993
Test # 1219
M Mbangwa
30.0
9
95
3
3.16
Zimbabwe
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
14 Jan 1998
Test # 1395
RJ Sidebottom
36.0
4
100
3
2.77
England
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
09 Dec 2007
Test # 1853
BKV Prasad
34.0
8
101
3
2.97
India
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
29 Aug 2001
Test # 1559
SJ Harmison
41.5
9
111
3
2.65
England
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
09 Dec 2007
Test # 1853
HH Streak
34.0
5
113
3
3.32
Zimbabwe
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
27 Dec 2001
Test # 1581
SK Warne
27.1
5
118
3
4.34
Australia
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
17 Aug 1992
Test # 1194
Talha Jubair
35.4
4
126
3
3.53
Bangladesh
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
28 Jul 2002
Test # 1611
Harbhajan Singh
40.0
9
127
3
3.17
India
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
24 Feb 1999
Test # 1445
DW Steyn
26.0
1
129
3
4.96
South Africa
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
27 Jul 2006
Test # 1810
UT Yadav
28.0
5
129
3
4.60
India
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
28 Aug 2015
Test # 2179
JM Holland
57.0
12
141
3
2.47
Australia
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
13 Aug 2016
Test # 2217
GE Bradburn
40.3
5
142
3
3.50
New Zealand
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
06 Dec 1992
Test # 1204
PCR Tufnell
40.4
6
142
3
3.49
England
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
13 Mar 1993
Test # 1219
IE O'Brien
37.2
5
150
3
4.01
New Zealand
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
26 Aug 2009
Test # 1932
Abdur Rehman
54.3
7
150
3
2.75
Pakistan
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
14 Aug 2014
Test # 2136
PT Collins
49.3
4
171
3
3.45
West Indies
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
29 Nov 2001
Test # 1572
N Boje
57.3
11
183
3
3.18
South Africa
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
11 Aug 2004
Test # 1710
Imran Tahir
51.0
4
197
3
3.86
South Africa
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
24 Jul 2014
Test # 2131
HH Pandya
15.0
2
31
2
2.06
India
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
03 Aug 2017
Test # 2267
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