Best bowling figures in an innings By Australia vs Sri Lanka in Tests
Best bowling figures in an innings
Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs conceded | Wickets taken | Econ | Team | Innings in match | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| 17.4 | 3 | 39 | 7 | 2.20 | Australia | 4 | v Sri Lanka | Darwin | 1 Jul 2004 | Test # 1705 | |
| 18.1 | 3 | 64 | 7 | 3.52 | Sri Lanka | 4 | v Australia | Colombo (SSC) | 13 Aug 2016 | Test # 2217 | |
| 52.0 | 11 | 157 | 7 | 3.01 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v Australia | Colombo (SSC) | 16 Sep 2011 | Test # 2008 | |
| 15.0 | 8 | 23 | 6 | 1.53 | Australia | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Brisbane | 24 Jan 2019 | Test # 2343 | |
| 12.3 | 1 | 50 | 6 | 4.00 | Australia | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 4 Aug 2016 | Test # 2213 | |
| 21.3 | 5 | 59 | 6 | 2.74 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v Australia | Galle | 8 Mar 2004 | Test # 1685 | |
| 16.0 | 2 | 59 | 6 | 3.68 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v Australia | Galle | 8 Jul 2022 | Test # 2471 | |
| 19.4 | 2 | 66 | 6 | 3.35 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v Australia | Hobart | 16 Dec 1989 | Test # 1133 | |
| 23.0 | 5 | 70 | 6 | 3.04 | Sri Lanka | 4 | v Australia | Galle | 4 Aug 2016 | Test # 2213 | |
| 38.1 | 11 | 81 | 6 | 2.12 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v Australia | Colombo (SSC) | 13 Aug 2016 | Test # 2217 | |
| 36.0 | 3 | 118 | 6 | 3.27 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v Australia | Galle | 8 Jul 2022 | Test # 2471 | |
| 18.3 | 6 | 31 | 5 | 1.67 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v Australia | Darwin | 1 Jul 2004 | Test # 1705 | |
| 15.0 | 3 | 34 | 5 | 2.26 | Australia | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 31 Aug 2011 | Test # 2005 | |
| 15.0 | 4 | 37 | 5 | 2.46 | Australia | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Darwin | 1 Jul 2004 | Test # 1705 | |
| 19.1 | 4 | 39 | 5 | 2.03 | Australia | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Adelaide | 25 Jan 1996 | Test # 1324 | |
| 23.4 | 9 | 40 | 5 | 1.69 | Australia | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1995 | Test # 1319 | |
| 15.0 | 5 | 43 | 5 | 2.86 | Australia | 4 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 8 Mar 2004 | Test # 1685 | |
| 16.1 | 7 | 44 | 5 | 2.72 | Australia | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 4 Aug 2016 | Test # 2213 | |
| 18.0 | 2 | 46 | 5 | 2.55 | Australia | 4 | v Sri Lanka | Canberra | 1 Feb 2019 | Test # 2345 | |
| 16.0 | 4 | 52 | 5 | 3.25 | Australia | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 9 Sep 1999 | Test # 1459 | |
| 25.3 | 11 | 54 | 5 | 2.11 | Australia | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Hobart | 14 Dec 2012 | Test # 2067 | |
| 33.3 | 16 | 54 | 5 | 1.61 | Sri Lanka | 4 | v Australia | Pallekele | 26 Jul 2016 | Test # 2209 | |
| 13.3 | 2 | 54 | 5 | 4.00 | Australia | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Canberra | 1 Feb 2019 | Test # 2345 | |
| 20.0 | 5 | 62 | 5 | 3.10 | Australia | 4 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 31 Aug 2011 | Test # 2005 | |
| 28.2 | 7 | 63 | 5 | 2.22 | Australia | 4 | v Sri Lanka | Hobart | 14 Dec 2012 | Test # 2067 | |
| 25.1 | 11 | 63 | 5 | 2.50 | Australia | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 13 Aug 2016 | Test # 2217 | |
| 18.2 | 3 | 63 | 5 | 3.43 | Australia | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 29 Jan 2025 | Test # 2579 | |
| 20.1 | 3 | 65 | 5 | 3.22 | Australia | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 16 Mar 2004 | Test # 1688 | |
| 25.2 | 6 | 66 | 5 | 2.60 | Australia | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 22 Apr 1983 | Test # 955 | |
| 21.0 | 7 | 67 | 5 | 3.19 | Australia | 3 | v Sri Lanka | W.A.C.A | 12 Feb 1988 | Test # 1092 | |
| 38.0 | 10 | 71 | 5 | 1.86 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v Australia | Galle | 22 Sep 1999 | Test # 1460 | |
| 27.0 | 9 | 75 | 5 | 2.77 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v Australia | Brisbane | 24 Jan 2019 | Test # 2343 | |
| 23.0 | 3 | 79 | 5 | 3.43 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v Australia | Galle | 31 Aug 2011 | Test # 2005 | |
| 31.0 | 3 | 82 | 5 | 2.64 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v Australia | Moratuwa | 8 Sep 1992 | Test # 1196 | |
| 25.0 | 7 | 88 | 5 | 3.52 | Australia | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 22 Apr 1983 | Test # 955 | |
| 31.4 | 8 | 88 | 5 | 2.77 | Australia | 4 | v Sri Lanka | Hobart | 16 Dec 1989 | Test # 1133 | |
| 21.1 | 2 | 90 | 5 | 4.25 | Australia | 4 | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 16 Mar 2004 | Test # 1688 | |
| 25.0 | 2 | 90 | 5 | 3.60 | Australia | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 29 Jun 2022 | Test # 2469 | |
| 21.5 | 2 | 95 | 5 | 4.35 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v Australia | Hobart | 14 Dec 2012 | Test # 2067 | |
| 18.4 | 1 | 101 | 5 | 5.41 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v Australia | Cairns | 9 Jul 2004 | Test # 1706 | |
| 26.0 | 2 | 109 | 5 | 4.19 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v Australia | Cairns | 9 Jul 2004 | Test # 1706 | |
| 42.4 | 9 | 116 | 5 | 2.71 | Australia | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 8 Mar 2004 | Test # 1685 | |
| 37.1 | 6 | 123 | 5 | 3.30 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v Australia | Colombo (SSC) | 24 Mar 2004 | Test # 1691 | |
| 31.1 | 5 | 133 | 5 | 4.26 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v Australia | Brisbane | 8 Dec 1989 | Test # 1131 | |
| 38.0 | 6 | 151 | 5 | 3.97 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v Australia | Galle | 6 Feb 2025 | Test # 2580 | |
| 56.0 | 9 | 153 | 5 | 2.73 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v Australia | Galle | 8 Mar 2004 | Test # 1685 | |
| 50.3 | 8 | 173 | 5 | 3.42 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v Australia | Kandy | 16 Mar 2004 | Test # 1688 | |
| 2.5 | - | 10 | 4 | 3.52 | Australia | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 29 Jun 2022 | Test # 2469 | |
| 17.5 | 9 | 26 | 4 | 1.45 | Australia | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Brisbane | 8 Nov 2007 | Test # 1845 | |
| 15.0 | 4 | 29 | 4 | 1.93 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v Australia | Galle | 4 Aug 2016 | Test # 2213 | |
| 11.0 | 1 | 31 | 4 | 2.81 | Australia | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 29 Jun 2022 | Test # 2469 | |
| 20.0 | 7 | 33 | 4 | 1.65 | Australia | 2 | v Sri Lanka | W.A.C.A | 12 Feb 1988 | Test # 1092 | |
| 19.0 | 8 | 34 | 4 | 1.78 | Australia | 4 | v Sri Lanka | Adelaide | 25 Jan 1996 | Test # 1324 | |
| 11.0 | 2 | 35 | 4 | 3.18 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v Australia | Galle | 4 Aug 2016 | Test # 2213 | |
| 14.4 | 3 | 39 | 4 | 2.65 | Australia | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Brisbane | 24 Jan 2019 | Test # 2343 | |
| 19.4 | 10 | 41 | 4 | 2.08 | Australia | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Sydney | 3 Jan 2013 | Test # 2070 | |
| 15.1 | 3 | 42 | 4 | 2.76 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v Australia | Darwin | 1 Jul 2004 | Test # 1705 | |
| 15.0 | 4 | 48 | 4 | 3.20 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v Australia | Kandy | 16 Mar 2004 | Test # 1688 | |
| 25.0 | 8 | 49 | 4 | 1.96 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v Australia | Pallekele | 26 Jul 2016 | Test # 2209 | |
| 26.0 | 11 | 50 | 4 | 1.92 | Australia | 4 | v Sri Lanka | Hobart | 14 Dec 2012 | Test # 2067 | |
| 20.0 | 4 | 53 | 4 | 2.65 | Australia | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 28 Aug 1992 | Test # 1195 | |
| 23.4 | 5 | 54 | 4 | 2.28 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v Australia | Colombo (SSC) | 30 Sep 1999 | Test # 1461 | |
| 16.0 | 3 | 54 | 4 | 3.37 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v Australia | Kandy | 16 Mar 2004 | Test # 1688 | |
| 16.0 | 3 | 56 | 4 | 3.50 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v Australia | Moratuwa | 8 Sep 1992 | Test # 1196 | |
| 19.1 | 7 | 58 | 4 | 3.02 | Australia | 3 | v Sri Lanka | W.A.C.A | 12 Feb 1988 | Test # 1092 | |
| 21.2 | 3 | 58 | 4 | 2.71 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v Australia | Pallekele | 26 Jul 2016 | Test # 2209 | |
| 20.3 | 6 | 62 | 4 | 3.02 | Australia | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 9 Sep 1999 | Test # 1459 | |
| 25.1 | 4 | 63 | 4 | 2.50 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v Australia | Kandy | 9 Sep 1999 | Test # 1459 | |
| 14.0 | 2 | 63 | 4 | 4.50 | Australia | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2012 | Test # 2068 | |
| 23.0 | 5 | 63 | 4 | 2.73 | Australia | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 6 Feb 2025 | Test # 2580 | |
| 23.5 | 9 | 65 | 4 | 2.72 | Australia | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Moratuwa | 8 Sep 1992 | Test # 1196 | |
| 23.3 | 6 | 65 | 4 | 2.76 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v Australia | Colombo (SSC) | 16 Sep 2011 | Test # 2008 | |
| 22.0 | 5 | 66 | 4 | 3.00 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v Australia | Colombo (SSC) | 17 Aug 1992 | Test # 1194 | |
| 37.0 | 14 | 70 | 4 | 1.89 | Australia | 4 | v Sri Lanka | Cairns | 9 Jul 2004 | Test # 1706 | |
| 37.0 | 10 | 71 | 4 | 1.91 | Australia | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1995 | Test # 1319 | |
| 16.2 | 2 | 74 | 4 | 4.53 | Australia | 4 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 8 Mar 2004 | Test # 1685 | |
| 20.0 | 2 | 76 | 4 | 3.80 | Australia | 4 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 17 Aug 1992 | Test # 1194 | |
| 20.0 | 1 | 76 | 4 | 3.80 | Australia | 4 | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 16 Mar 2004 | Test # 1688 | |
| 19.0 | 4 | 78 | 4 | 4.10 | Australia | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 29 Jan 2025 | Test # 2579 | |
| 24.0 | 3 | 81 | 4 | 3.37 | Australia | 1 | v Sri Lanka | W.A.C.A | 8 Dec 1995 | Test # 1317 | |
| 23.2 | 4 | 82 | 4 | 3.51 | Australia | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Hobart | 16 Nov 2007 | Test # 1847 | |
| 24.0 | 5 | 83 | 4 | 3.45 | Australia | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 16 Mar 2004 | Test # 1688 | |
| 19.0 | 4 | 84 | 4 | 4.42 | Australia | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 26 Jul 2016 | Test # 2209 | |
| 28.0 | 3 | 84 | 4 | 3.00 | Australia | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 6 Feb 2025 | Test # 2580 | |
| 27.0 | 7 | 86 | 4 | 3.18 | Australia | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Brisbane | 8 Nov 2007 | Test # 1845 | |
| 17.3 | 2 | 86 | 4 | 4.91 | Australia | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 29 Jan 2025 | Test # 2579 | |
| 26.3 | 3 | 87 | 4 | 3.28 | Australia | 4 | v Sri Lanka | Hobart | 16 Nov 2007 | Test # 1847 | |
| 31.0 | 6 | 89 | 4 | 2.87 | Australia | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Moratuwa | 8 Sep 1992 | Test # 1196 | |
| 29.0 | 3 | 89 | 4 | 3.06 | Australia | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 8 Jul 2022 | Test # 2471 | |
| 27.0 | 4 | 91 | 4 | 3.37 | Australia | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Adelaide | 25 Jan 1996 | Test # 1324 | |
| 35.0 | 8 | 91 | 4 | 2.60 | Australia | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 16 Sep 2011 | Test # 2008 | |
| 24.2 | 1 | 92 | 4 | 3.78 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v Australia | Colombo (SSC) | 24 Mar 2004 | Test # 1691 | |
| 33.0 | 11 | 92 | 4 | 2.78 | Australia | 4 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 24 Mar 2004 | Test # 1691 | |
| 31.0 | 3 | 95 | 4 | 3.06 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v Australia | Sydney | 3 Jan 2013 | Test # 2070 | |
| 22.2 | 1 | 97 | 4 | 4.34 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v Australia | W.A.C.A | 12 Feb 1988 | Test # 1092 | |
| 34.3 | 6 | 97 | 4 | 2.81 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v Australia | Galle | 22 Sep 1999 | Test # 1460 | |
| 40.0 | 6 | 98 | 4 | 2.45 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v Australia | W.A.C.A | 12 Feb 1988 | Test # 1092 | |
| 32.0 | - | 112 | 4 | 3.50 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v Australia | Galle | 29 Jun 2022 | Test # 2469 | |
| 37.0 | 7 | 123 | 4 | 3.32 | Australia | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 13 Aug 2016 | Test # 2217 | |
| 35.0 | 3 | 127 | 4 | 3.62 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v Australia | Colombo (SSC) | 17 Aug 1992 | Test # 1194 |
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