Bowling Best Figures Innings

Best bowling figures in an innings By England 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
M Muralidaran	54.2	27	65	9	1.19	Sri Lanka	3	v England	The Oval	27 Aug 1998	Test # 1423
M Muralidaran	30.0	10	70	8	2.33	Sri Lanka	4	v England	Nottingham	02 Jun 2006	Test # 1804
M Muralidaran	31.4	15	46	7	1.45	Sri Lanka	2	v England	Galle	02 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
PAJ DeFreitas	26.0	8	70	7	2.69	England	2	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	22 Aug 1991	Test # 1176
L Embuldeniya	42.0	6	137	7	3.26	Sri Lanka	2	v England	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
M Muralidaran	59.3	14	155	7	2.60	Sri Lanka	1	v England	The Oval	27 Aug 1998	Test # 1423
JE Emburey	25.0	9	33	6	1.32	England	3	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
JM Anderson	29.0	13	40	6	1.37	England	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
CT Tremlett	20.0	5	48	6	2.40	England	1	v Sri Lanka	Southampton	16 Jun 2011	Test # 1996
M Muralidaran	35.0	14	55	6	1.57	Sri Lanka	2	v England	Kandy	01 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
WPUJC Vaas	27.5	6	73	6	2.62	Sri Lanka	2	v England	Colombo (SSC)	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1537
HMRKB Herath	19.0	5	74	6	3.89	Sri Lanka	2	v England	Galle	26 Mar 2012	Test # 2038
GP Swann	30.0	5	82	6	2.73	England	3	v Sri Lanka	Galle	26 Mar 2012	Test # 2038
M Muralidaran	25.0	2	86	6	3.44	Sri Lanka	2	v England	Birmingham	25 May 2006	Test # 1803
IT Botham	27.0	6	90	6	3.33	England	3	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	23 Aug 1984	Test # 994
HMRKB Herath	38.0	9	97	6	2.55	Sri Lanka	4	v England	Galle	26 Mar 2012	Test # 2038
GP Swann	40.0	1	106	6	2.65	England	3	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	03 Apr 2012	Test # 2039
A Dananjaya	25.0	-	115	6	4.60	Sri Lanka	3	v England	Pallekele	14 Nov 2018	Test # 2326
HMRKB Herath	53.0	9	133	6	2.50	Sri Lanka	2	v England	Colombo (PSS)	03 Apr 2012	Test # 2039
JM Anderson	11.4	6	16	5	1.37	England	2	v Sri Lanka	Leeds	19 May 2016	Test # 2203
DL Underwood	18.0	6	28	5	1.55	England	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
JM Anderson	13.3	5	29	5	2.14	England	3	v Sri Lanka	Leeds	19 May 2016	Test # 2203
DM Bess	10.1	3	30	5	2.95	England	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
AU Rashid	13.5	2	49	5	3.54	England	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	23 Nov 2018	Test # 2329
KTGD Prasad	22.0	5	50	5	2.27	Sri Lanka	4	v England	Leeds	20 Jun 2014	Test # 2126
JM Anderson	27.0	9	58	5	2.14	England	3	v Sri Lanka	Chester-le-Street	27 May 2016	Test # 2204
AAP Atkinson	16.0	4	62	5	3.87	England	4	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	29 Aug 2024	Test # 2546
LE Plunkett	15.5	2	64	5	4.04	England	1	v Sri Lanka	Leeds	20 Jun 2014	Test # 2126
RJ Ratnayake	27.0	4	69	5	2.55	Sri Lanka	1	v England	Lord's	22 Aug 1991	Test # 1176
JM Anderson	20.3	5	72	5	3.51	England	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	26 Mar 2012	Test # 2038
MDK Perera	31.0	6	75	5	2.41	Sri Lanka	1	v England	Galle	06 Nov 2018	Test # 2324
MS Panesar	37.1	13	78	5	2.09	England	3	v Sri Lanka	Nottingham	02 Jun 2006	Test # 1804
MJ Leach	28.0	2	83	5	2.96	England	4	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	14 Nov 2018	Test # 2326
MDK Perera	29.5	3	88	5	2.94	Sri Lanka	3	v England	Colombo (SSC)	23 Nov 2018	Test # 2329
MJ Hoggard	23.0	2	92	5	4.00	England	3	v Sri Lanka	Birmingham	30 May 2002	Test # 1605
PCR Tufnell	34.3	14	94	5	2.72	England	4	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	22 Aug 1991	Test # 1176
PADLR Sandakan	22.0	-	95	5	4.31	Sri Lanka	1	v England	Colombo (SSC)	23 Nov 2018	Test # 2329
AM Fernando	24.0	2	102	5	4.25	Sri Lanka	1	v England	Lord's	29 Aug 2024	Test # 2546
AF Giles	37.4	7	116	5	3.07	England	1	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
M Muralidaran	47.2	9	116	5	2.45	Sri Lanka	1	v England	Colombo (SSC)	09 Dec 2007	Test # 1853
MJ Leach	41.5	6	122	5	2.91	England	3	v Sri Lanka	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
M Muralidaran	64.0	12	143	5	2.23	Sri Lanka	2	v England	Birmingham	30 May 2002	Test # 1605
AF Giles	9.1	4	11	4	1.20	England	3	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1537
GP Swann	7.0	1	16	4	2.28	England	3	v Sri Lanka	Cardiff	26 May 2011	Test # 1994
SCJ Broad	10.0	1	21	4	2.10	England	2	v Sri Lanka	Leeds	19 May 2016	Test # 2203
CBRLS Kumara	7.0	1	21	4	3.00	Sri Lanka	3	v England	The Oval	06 Sep 2024	Test # 2548
ST Jayasuriya	8.3	-	24	4	2.82	Sri Lanka	4	v England	Colombo (SSC)	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1537
JM Anderson	19.0	10	25	4	1.31	England	4	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	12 Jun 2014	Test # 2124
MJ Hoggard	14.0	4	27	4	1.92	England	2	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	11 May 2006	Test # 1802
WPUJC Vaas	9.5	2	28	4	2.84	Sri Lanka	2	v England	Galle	18 Dec 2007	Test # 1854
M Muralidaran	12.2	3	29	4	2.35	Sri Lanka	4	v England	Birmingham	25 May 2006	Test # 1803
MJ Hoggard	14.0	3	29	4	2.07	England	1	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	01 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
WPUJC Vaas	18.0	4	39	4	2.16	Sri Lanka	4	v England	Kandy	07 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
CT Tremlett	10.0	2	40	4	4.00	England	3	v Sri Lanka	Cardiff	26 May 2011	Test # 1994
SCJ Broad	13.0	2	40	4	3.07	England	2	v Sri Lanka	Chester-le-Street	27 May 2016	Test # 2204
ST Jayasuriya	32.0	13	44	4	1.37	Sri Lanka	3	v England	Galle	22 Feb 2001	Test # 1530
AD Mathews	16.0	4	44	4	2.75	Sri Lanka	2	v England	Leeds	20 Jun 2014	Test # 2126
M Muralidaran	37.0	18	47	4	1.27	Sri Lanka	4	v England	Galle	02 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
DM Bess	16.0	1	49	4	3.06	England	3	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
ST Jayasuriya	27.0	7	50	4	1.85	Sri Lanka	2	v England	Galle	22 Feb 2001	Test # 1530
D Gough	22.0	6	50	4	2.27	England	3	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	07 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
AR Caddick	20.0	3	55	4	2.75	England	1	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	07 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
RDB Croft	32.0	9	56	4	1.75	England	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1537
MJ Leach	14.0	1	59	4	4.21	England	3	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
M Muralidaran	40.0	18	60	4	1.50	Sri Lanka	2	v England	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
MDK Perera	24.4	5	61	4	2.47	Sri Lanka	1	v England	Pallekele	14 Nov 2018	Test # 2326
AF Giles	24.2	4	62	4	2.54	England	3	v Sri Lanka	Manchester	13 Jun 2002	Test # 1606
AF Giles	40.0	14	63	4	1.57	England	3	v Sri Lanka	Galle	02 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
M Muralidaran	27.0	9	63	4	2.33	Sri Lanka	3	v England	Colombo (SSC)	18 Dec 2003	Test # 1675
M Muralidaran	56.0	28	64	4	1.14	Sri Lanka	4	v England	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
AJ Tudor	25.0	8	65	4	2.60	England	2	v Sri Lanka	Manchester	13 Jun 2002	Test # 1606
CC Lewis	31.0	5	66	4	2.12	England	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	13 Mar 1993	Test # 1219
M Muralidaran	42.3	14	66	4	1.55	Sri Lanka	3	v England	Galle	22 Feb 2001	Test # 1530
MM Ali	21.0	4	66	4	3.14	England	2	v Sri Lanka	Galle	06 Nov 2018	Test # 2324
AF Giles	32.5	9	69	4	2.10	England	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	02 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
ALF de Mel	17.0	2	70	4	4.11	Sri Lanka	2	v England	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
MM Ali	20.0	2	71	4	3.55	England	4	v Sri Lanka	Galle	06 Nov 2018	Test # 2324
MM Ali	19.0	2	72	4	3.78	England	4	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	14 Nov 2018	Test # 2326
MJ Leach	28.4	4	72	4	2.51	England	4	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	23 Nov 2018	Test # 2329
D Gough	14.0	1	73	4	5.21	England	1	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	07 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
S Randiv	26.0	2	74	4	2.84	Sri Lanka	4	v England	Galle	26 Mar 2012	Test # 2038
GP Swann	28.1	4	75	4	2.66	England	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	03 Apr 2012	Test # 2039
WPUJC Vaas	24.2	4	77	4	3.16	Sri Lanka	2	v England	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
HMRKB Herath	36.0	8	81	4	2.25	Sri Lanka	1	v England	Lord's	09 Jun 2016	Test # 2205
PJ Newport	26.3	7	87	4	3.28	England	3	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	25 Aug 1988	Test # 1103
KPJ Warnaweera	40.1	11	90	4	2.24	Sri Lanka	1	v England	Colombo (SSC)	13 Mar 1993	Test # 1219
MM Ali	26.0	3	92	4	3.53	England	4	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	23 Nov 2018	Test # 2329
RMS Eranga	32.5	10	93	4	2.83	Sri Lanka	2	v England	Leeds	20 Jun 2014	Test # 2126
HMRKB Herath	23.0	2	95	4	4.13	Sri Lanka	3	v England	Lord's	12 Jun 2014	Test # 2124
VB John	39.1	12	98	4	2.50	Sri Lanka	2	v England	Lord's	23 Aug 1984	Test # 994
KPJ Warnaweera	25.0	4	98	4	3.92	Sri Lanka	3	v England	Colombo (SSC)	13 Mar 1993	Test # 1219
AM Fernando	18.0	-	103	4	5.72	Sri Lanka	2	v England	Manchester	21 Aug 2024	Test # 2545
N Pradeep	33.0	5	107	4	3.24	Sri Lanka	1	v England	Chester-le-Street	27 May 2016	Test # 2204
ST Finn	33.0	8	108	4	3.27	England	2	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	03 Jun 2011	Test # 1995
MDK Perera	36.1	2	109	4	3.01	Sri Lanka	2	v England	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
ALF de Mel	37.0	10	110	4	2.97	Sri Lanka	2	v England	Lord's	23 Aug 1984	Test # 994
LE Plunkett	29.0	2	112	4	3.86	England	3	v Sri Lanka	Leeds	20 Jun 2014	Test # 2126
M Muralidaran	45.0	12	118	4	2.62	Sri Lanka	1	v England	Colombo (SSC)	13 Mar 1993	Test # 1219
GF Labrooy	40.0	7	119	4	2.97	Sri Lanka	2	v England	Lord's	25 Aug 1988	Test # 1103
UWMBCA Welegedara	28.0	4	122	4	4.35	Sri Lanka	1	v England	Lord's	03 Jun 2011	Test # 1995

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