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SL: P Sara Oval, Colombo Records
Test Matches Records
Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings
Best strike rates in an innings in Tests at SL: P Sara Oval, Colombo
Best strike rates in an innings
Player
Overs
Mdns
Runs conceded
Wickets taken
SR
Team
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
Scorecard
M Muralidaran
5.2
1
14
4
8.00
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Colombo (PSS)
03 Jul 2007
Test # 1838
Shoaib Akhtar
8.0
2
21
5
9.60
Pakistan
v Australia
Colombo (PSS)
03 Oct 2002
Test # 1615
KC Brathwaite
11.3
4
29
6
11.50
West Indies
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (PSS)
22 Oct 2015
Test # 2182
PHT Kaushal
10.5
-
42
5
13.00
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Colombo (PSS)
25 Jun 2015
Test # 2168
CRD Fernando
11.0
2
60
5
13.20
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Colombo (PSS)
20 Sep 2005
Test # 1766
SL Malinga
9.0
1
25
4
13.50
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Colombo (PSS)
03 Jul 2007
Test # 1838
KMDN Kulasekara
9.0
3
21
4
13.50
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Colombo (PSS)
12 Jul 2009
Test # 1924
DW Steyn
13.1
1
82
5
15.80
South Africa
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (PSS)
04 Aug 2006
Test # 1812
KTGD Prasad
12.0
3
34
4
18.00
Sri Lanka
v West Indies
Colombo (PSS)
22 Oct 2015
Test # 2182
R Ashwin
16.0
6
42
5
19.20
India
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (PSS)
20 Aug 2015
Test # 2177
SK Warne
24.3
7
94
7
21.00
Australia
v Pakistan
Colombo (PSS)
03 Oct 2002
Test # 1615
DL Underwood
18.0
6
28
5
21.60
England
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (PSS)
17 Feb 1982
Test # 921
Wasim Akram
18.0
4
43
5
21.60
Pakistan
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (PSS)
09 Aug 1994
Test # 1265
KTGD Prasad
15.0
-
43
4
22.50
Sri Lanka
v India
Colombo (PSS)
20 Aug 2015
Test # 2177
M Muralidaran
19.4
6
39
5
23.60
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Colombo (PSS)
21 Jul 2002
Test # 1609
Saqlain Mushtaq
15.5
-
46
4
23.75
Pakistan
v Australia
Colombo (PSS)
03 Oct 2002
Test # 1615
JE Emburey
25.0
9
33
6
25.00
England
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (PSS)
17 Feb 1982
Test # 921
ALF de Mel
17.0
2
70
4
25.50
Sri Lanka
v England
Colombo (PSS)
17 Feb 1982
Test # 921
TG Southee
22.0
4
62
5
26.40
New Zealand
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (PSS)
25 Nov 2012
Test # 2063
Umar Gul
18.0
1
43
4
27.00
Pakistan
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (PSS)
12 Jul 2009
Test # 1924
RJ Ratnayake
23.2
6
49
5
28.00
Sri Lanka
v India
Colombo (PSS)
06 Sep 1985
Test # 1024
KMDN Kulasekara
19.4
6
37
4
29.50
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Colombo (PSS)
12 Jul 2009
Test # 1924
HMRKB Herath
19.5
3
56
4
29.75
Sri Lanka
v West Indies
Colombo (PSS)
22 Oct 2015
Test # 2182
M Muralidaran
25.0
6
59
5
30.00
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Colombo (PSS)
21 Jul 2002
Test # 1609
Shahadat Hossain
20.0
3
108
4
30.00
Bangladesh
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (PSS)
20 Sep 2005
Test # 1766
JA Warrican
20.0
2
67
4
30.00
West Indies
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (PSS)
22 Oct 2015
Test # 2182
WPUJC Vaas
20.2
8
55
4
30.50
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Colombo (PSS)
03 Jul 2007
Test # 1838
M Ntini
21.0
3
84
4
31.50
South Africa
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (PSS)
04 Aug 2006
Test # 1812
TA Boult
21.0
7
42
4
31.50
New Zealand
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (PSS)
25 Nov 2012
Test # 2063
A Mishra
21.0
3
43
4
31.50
India
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (PSS)
20 Aug 2015
Test # 2177
Syed Rasel
21.3
2
129
4
32.25
Bangladesh
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (PSS)
20 Sep 2005
Test # 1766
BAW Mendis
28.0
4
56
5
33.60
Sri Lanka
v India
Colombo (PSS)
08 Aug 2008
Test # 1886
S Randiv
29.0
3
82
5
34.80
Sri Lanka
v India
Colombo (PSS)
03 Aug 2010
Test # 1968
HMRKB Herath
25.0
3
81
4
37.50
Sri Lanka
v India
Colombo (PSS)
20 Aug 2015
Test # 2177
RJ Ratnayake
25.1
5
76
4
37.75
Sri Lanka
v India
Colombo (PSS)
06 Sep 1985
Test # 1024
S Randiv
25.1
6
80
4
37.75
Sri Lanka
v India
Colombo (PSS)
03 Aug 2010
Test # 1968
C Sharma
33.0
3
118
5
39.60
India
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (PSS)
06 Sep 1985
Test # 1024
GP Swann
40.0
1
106
6
40.00
England
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (PSS)
03 Apr 2012
Test # 2039
M Muralidaran
46.5
12
97
7
40.14
Sri Lanka
v South Africa
Colombo (PSS)
04 Aug 2006
Test # 1812
M Muralidaran
33.5
2
128
5
40.60
Sri Lanka
v South Africa
Colombo (PSS)
04 Aug 2006
Test # 1812
Yasir Shah
41.3
5
96
6
41.50
Pakistan
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (PSS)
25 Jun 2015
Test # 2168
HMRKB Herath
35.0
5
99
5
42.00
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Colombo (PSS)
12 Jul 2009
Test # 1924
GP Swann
28.1
4
75
4
42.25
England
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (PSS)
03 Apr 2012
Test # 2039
TG Southee
29.0
7
63
4
43.50
New Zealand
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (PSS)
22 Aug 2019
Test # 2356
BN Schultz
36.5
9
63
5
44.20
South Africa
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (PSS)
14 Sep 1993
Test # 1234
KTGD Prasad
29.3
3
92
4
44.25
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Colombo (PSS)
25 Jun 2015
Test # 2168
JR Ratnayeke
30.0
4
116
4
45.00
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Colombo (PSS)
22 Mar 1986
Test # 1043
HDPK Dharmasena
45.2
13
99
6
45.33
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Colombo (PSS)
09 Aug 1994
Test # 1265
SK Warne
30.3
3
94
4
45.75
Australia
v Pakistan
Colombo (PSS)
03 Oct 2002
Test # 1615
Saeed Ajmal
31.0
5
87
4
46.50
Pakistan
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (PSS)
12 Jul 2009
Test # 1924
PHT Kaushal
31.0
1
118
4
46.50
Sri Lanka
v India
Colombo (PSS)
20 Aug 2015
Test # 2177
Imran Khan
32.0
11
69
4
48.00
Pakistan
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (PSS)
22 Mar 1986
Test # 1043
HMRKB Herath
49.0
10
103
6
49.00
Sri Lanka
v New Zealand
Colombo (PSS)
25 Nov 2012
Test # 2063
PADLR Sandakan
33.0
2
140
4
49.50
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Colombo (PSS)
15 Mar 2017
Test # 2254
HMRKB Herath
34.1
6
82
4
51.25
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Colombo (PSS)
15 Mar 2017
Test # 2254
M Muralidaran
35.1
8
64
4
52.75
Sri Lanka
v South Africa
Colombo (PSS)
14 Sep 1993
Test # 1234
HMRKB Herath
53.0
9
133
6
53.00
Sri Lanka
v England
Colombo (PSS)
03 Apr 2012
Test # 2039
Shakib Al Hasan
36.2
9
74
4
54.50
Bangladesh
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (PSS)
15 Mar 2017
Test # 2254
Enamul Haque
38.0
6
144
4
57.00
Bangladesh
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (PSS)
21 Jul 2002
Test # 1609
N Boje
39.3
11
111
4
59.25
South Africa
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (PSS)
04 Aug 2006
Test # 1812
Saqlain Mushtaq
40.5
6
136
4
61.25
Pakistan
v Australia
Colombo (PSS)
03 Oct 2002
Test # 1615
PP Ojha
46.0
10
115
4
69.00
India
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (PSS)
03 Aug 2010
Test # 1968
M Muralidaran
47.1
12
136
4
70.75
Sri Lanka
v India
Colombo (PSS)
04 Aug 1993
Test # 1229
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