Bowling Best Figures Innings IN Sri Lanka

Best bowling figures in an innings By England vs Sri Lanka in Tests IN Sri Lanka

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	31.4	15	46	7	1.45	Sri Lanka	2	v England	Galle	2 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
L Embuldeniya	42.0	6	137	7	3.26	Sri Lanka	2	v England	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
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
M Muralidaran	35.0	14	55	6	1.57	Sri Lanka	2	v England	Kandy	1 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
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)	3 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)	3 Apr 2012	Test # 2039
DL Underwood	18.0	6	28	5	1.55	England	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
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
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	6 Nov 2018	Test # 2324
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
PADLR Sandakan	22.0	-	95	5	4.31	Sri Lanka	1	v England	Colombo (SSC)	23 Nov 2018	Test # 2329
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)	9 Dec 2007	Test # 1853
MJ Leach	41.5	6	122	5	2.91	England	3	v Sri Lanka	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
AF Giles	9.1	4	11	4	1.20	England	3	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1537
ST Jayasuriya	8.3	-	24	4	2.82	Sri Lanka	4	v England	Colombo (SSC)	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1537
WPUJC Vaas	9.5	2	28	4	2.84	Sri Lanka	2	v England	Galle	18 Dec 2007	Test # 1854
MJ Hoggard	14.0	3	29	4	2.07	England	1	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	1 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
WPUJC Vaas	18.0	4	39	4	2.16	Sri Lanka	4	v England	Kandy	7 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
ST Jayasuriya	32.0	13	44	4	1.37	Sri Lanka	3	v England	Galle	22 Feb 2001	Test # 1530
M Muralidaran	37.0	18	47	4	1.27	Sri Lanka	4	v England	Galle	2 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	7 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
AR Caddick	20.0	3	55	4	2.75	England	1	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	7 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	40.0	14	63	4	1.57	England	3	v Sri Lanka	Galle	2 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
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	6 Nov 2018	Test # 2324
AF Giles	32.5	9	69	4	2.10	England	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	2 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	6 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	7 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)	3 Apr 2012	Test # 2039
WPUJC Vaas	24.2	4	77	4	3.16	Sri Lanka	2	v England	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
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
KPJ Warnaweera	25.0	4	98	4	3.92	Sri Lanka	3	v England	Colombo (SSC)	13 Mar 1993	Test # 1219
MDK Perera	36.1	2	109	4	3.01	Sri Lanka	2	v England	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
M Muralidaran	45.0	12	118	4	2.62	Sri Lanka	1	v England	Colombo (SSC)	13 Mar 1993	Test # 1219
M Muralidaran	63.0	21	127	4	2.01	Sri Lanka	2	v England	Kandy	7 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
SCJ Broad	9.0	3	20	3	2.22	England	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
D Gough	6.0	1	23	3	3.83	England	3	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1537
CRD Fernando	12.0	4	27	3	2.25	Sri Lanka	3	v England	Colombo (SSC)	18 Dec 2003	Test # 1675
IT Botham	12.5	1	28	3	2.18	England	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
PM Pushpakumara	12.0	2	28	3	2.33	Sri Lanka	3	v England	Colombo (SSC)	23 Nov 2018	Test # 2329
BA Stokes	10.0	1	30	3	3.00	England	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	23 Nov 2018	Test # 2329
RDB Croft	22.0	11	40	3	1.81	England	3	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	7 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
M Muralidaran	40.0	21	40	3	1.00	Sri Lanka	1	v England	Colombo (SSC)	18 Dec 2003	Test # 1675
A Flintoff	23.0	7	42	3	1.82	England	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	2 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
MS Panesar	14.0	4	46	3	3.28	England	1	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	1 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
WPUJC Vaas	24.0	7	53	3	2.20	Sri Lanka	2	v England	Galle	22 Feb 2001	Test # 1530
DS de Silva	27.5	11	54	3	1.94	Sri Lanka	2	v England	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
GJ Batty	23.2	7	55	3	2.35	England	3	v Sri Lanka	Galle	2 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
WPUJC Vaas	17.0	3	56	3	3.29	Sri Lanka	4	v England	Kandy	1 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
MJ Leach	21.0	1	60	3	2.85	England	4	v Sri Lanka	Galle	6 Nov 2018	Test # 2324
JM Anderson	22.0	5	62	3	2.81	England	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	3 Apr 2012	Test # 2039
WPUJC Vaas	17.0	5	64	3	3.76	Sri Lanka	1	v England	Colombo (SSC)	18 Dec 2003	Test # 1675
DL Underwood	37.5	15	67	3	1.77	England	3	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
MJ Leach	29.0	5	70	3	2.41	England	2	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	14 Nov 2018	Test # 2326
RAS Lakmal	18.0	5	73	3	4.05	Sri Lanka	1	v England	Galle	6 Nov 2018	Test # 2324
L Embuldeniya	20.0	3	73	3	3.65	Sri Lanka	4	v England	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
AU Rashid	22.0	2	75	3	3.40	England	2	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	14 Nov 2018	Test # 2326
PW Jarvis	25.5	1	76	3	2.94	England	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	13 Mar 1993	Test # 1219
ST Jayasuriya	34.0	10	76	3	2.23	Sri Lanka	2	v England	Kandy	7 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
SL Malinga	24.0	3	78	3	3.25	Sri Lanka	1	v England	Colombo (SSC)	9 Dec 2007	Test # 1853
M Muralidaran	54.3	14	79	3	1.44	Sri Lanka	2	v England	Galle	22 Feb 2001	Test # 1530
MA Wood	28.0	4	84	3	3.00	England	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
M Muralidaran	36.0	12	85	3	2.36	Sri Lanka	4	v England	Kandy	1 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
PM Pushpakumara	23.0	4	89	3	3.86	Sri Lanka	1	v England	Pallekele	14 Nov 2018	Test # 2326
M Muralidaran	38.0	8	91	3	2.39	Sri Lanka	3	v England	Galle	18 Dec 2007	Test # 1854
MDK Perera	20.4	2	96	3	4.64	Sri Lanka	3	v England	Pallekele	14 Nov 2018	Test # 2326
RJ Sidebottom	36.0	4	100	3	2.77	England	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	9 Dec 2007	Test # 1853
DM Bess	33.0	4	100	3	3.03	England	3	v Sri Lanka	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
AF Giles	22.0	3	101	3	4.59	England	3	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
SJ Harmison	34.0	4	104	3	3.05	England	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	18 Dec 2007	Test # 1854
SJ Harmison	41.5	9	111	3	2.65	England	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	9 Dec 2007	Test # 1853
MDK Perera	32.5	1	113	3	3.44	Sri Lanka	1	v England	Colombo (SSC)	23 Nov 2018	Test # 2329
MS Panesar	45.0	5	132	3	2.93	England	3	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	1 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
L Embuldeniya	45.0	4	176	3	3.91	Sri Lanka	2	v England	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
JE Root	1.5	1	-	2	-	England	3	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
ST Jayasuriya	9.0	6	5	2	0.55	Sri Lanka	3	v England	Colombo (SSC)	18 Dec 2003	Test # 1675

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England vs Australia at Sydney, The Ashes 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616]

Australia vs England at Melbourne, The Ashes 4th Test, Dec 26-27, 2025 [Test # 2615]

Australia vs England at Adelaide, The Ashes 3rd Test, Dec 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2613]