Best bowling figures in an innings By India vs Sri Lanka in Tests - 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 |
| 34.1 | 9 | 87 | 8 | 2.54 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v India | Colombo (SSC) | 29 Aug 2001 | Test # 1559 | |
| 21.0 | 6 | 48 | 7 | 2.28 | Sri Lanka | 4 | v India | Galle | 12 Aug 2015 | Test # 2176 | |
| 38.4 | 8 | 100 | 7 | 2.58 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v India | Delhi | 10 Dec 2005 | Test # 1776 | |
| 13.0 | 3 | 26 | 6 | 2.00 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v India | Colombo (SSC) | 23 Jul 2008 | Test # 1882 | |
| 41.0 | 10 | 85 | 6 | 2.07 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v India | Colombo (SSC) | 30 Aug 1985 | Test # 1023 | |
| 28.0 | 1 | 117 | 6 | 4.17 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v India | Galle | 31 Jul 2008 | Test # 1884 | |
| 31.0 | 2 | 132 | 6 | 4.25 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v India | Galle | 26 Jul 2017 | Test # 2265 | |
| 25.0 | 9 | 42 | 5 | 1.68 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v India | Galle | 14 Aug 2001 | Test # 1555 | |
| 23.2 | 6 | 49 | 5 | 2.10 | Sri Lanka | 4 | v India | Colombo (PSS) | 6 Sep 1985 | Test # 1024 | |
| 26.5 | 10 | 49 | 5 | 1.82 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v India | Galle | 14 Aug 2001 | Test # 1555 | |
| 17.0 | 2 | 50 | 5 | 2.94 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v India | Galle | 18 Jul 2010 | Test # 1964 | |
| 24.0 | 7 | 52 | 5 | 2.16 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v India | Kandy | 14 Sep 1985 | Test # 1025 | |
| 28.0 | 4 | 56 | 5 | 2.00 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v India | Colombo (PSS) | 8 Aug 2008 | Test # 1886 | |
| 12.4 | - | 57 | 5 | 4.50 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v India | Wankhede | 3 Dec 1997 | Test # 1390 | |
| 17.0 | 1 | 63 | 5 | 3.70 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v India | Galle | 18 Jul 2010 | Test # 1964 | |
| 28.0 | 8 | 64 | 5 | 2.28 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v India | Colombo (SSC) | 30 Aug 1985 | Test # 1023 | |
| 14.0 | - | 68 | 5 | 4.85 | Sri Lanka | 4 | v India | Chennai | 17 Sep 1982 | Test # 934 | |
| 29.0 | 3 | 82 | 5 | 2.82 | Sri Lanka | 4 | v India | Colombo (PSS) | 3 Aug 2010 | Test # 1968 | |
| 29.0 | 4 | 84 | 5 | 2.89 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v India | Colombo (SSC) | 23 Jul 2008 | Test # 1882 | |
| 27.3 | 3 | 85 | 5 | 3.09 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v India | Cuttack | 4 Jan 1987 | Test # 1064 | |
| 33.0 | 2 | 121 | 5 | 3.66 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v India | Kanpur | 24 Nov 2009 | Test # 1935 | |
| 32.0 | 3 | 122 | 5 | 3.81 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v India | Nagpur | 26 Nov 1997 | Test # 1387 | |
| 35.3 | 4 | 132 | 5 | 3.71 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v India | Pallekele | 12 Aug 2017 | Test # 2269 | |
| 32.4 | 2 | 134 | 5 | 4.10 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v India | Galle | 12 Aug 2015 | Test # 2176 | |
| 41.5 | 3 | 162 | 5 | 3.87 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v India | Lucknow | 18 Jan 1994 | Test # 1244 | |
| 21.0 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 0.95 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v India | Chennai | 2 Dec 2005 | Test # 1775 | |
| 19.0 | 12 | 26 | 4 | 1.36 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v India | Eden Gardens | 16 Nov 2017 | Test # 2281 | |
| 15.0 | - | 43 | 4 | 2.86 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v India | Colombo (PSS) | 20 Aug 2015 | Test # 2177 | |
| 18.0 | 3 | 60 | 4 | 3.33 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v India | Colombo (SSC) | 23 Jul 2008 | Test # 1882 | |
| 17.0 | 2 | 62 | 4 | 3.64 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v India | Colombo (SSC) | 28 Aug 2015 | Test # 2179 | |
| 21.0 | 3 | 65 | 4 | 3.09 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v India | Kandy | 22 Aug 2001 | Test # 1557 | |
| 19.0 | 3 | 69 | 4 | 3.63 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v India | Colombo (SSC) | 28 Aug 2015 | Test # 2179 | |
| 26.0 | 3 | 71 | 4 | 2.73 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v India | Cuttack | 4 Jan 1987 | Test # 1064 | |
| 27.5 | 5 | 72 | 4 | 2.58 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v India | Colombo (SSC) | 23 Jul 2008 | Test # 1882 | |
| 25.1 | 5 | 76 | 4 | 3.01 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v India | Colombo (PSS) | 6 Sep 1985 | Test # 1024 | |
| 19.0 | 2 | 78 | 4 | 4.10 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v India | Bengaluru | 12 Mar 2022 | Test # 2456 | |
| 25.1 | 6 | 80 | 4 | 3.17 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v India | Colombo (PSS) | 3 Aug 2010 | Test # 1968 | |
| 25.0 | 3 | 81 | 4 | 3.24 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v India | Colombo (PSS) | 20 Aug 2015 | Test # 2177 | |
| 22.0 | 4 | 87 | 4 | 3.95 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v India | Ahmedabad | 16 Nov 2009 | Test # 1933 | |
| 27.2 | 4 | 92 | 4 | 3.36 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v India | Galle | 31 Jul 2008 | Test # 1884 | |
| 48.0 | 17 | 99 | 4 | 2.06 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v India | Colombo (SSC) | 9 Aug 1997 | Test # 1376 | |
| 26.0 | 4 | 100 | 4 | 3.84 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v India | Colombo (SSC) | 28 Aug 2015 | Test # 2179 | |
| 31.0 | 1 | 118 | 4 | 3.80 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v India | Colombo (PSS) | 20 Aug 2015 | Test # 2177 | |
| 37.1 | 2 | 132 | 4 | 3.55 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v India | Kanpur | 17 Dec 1986 | Test # 1061 | |
| 47.1 | 12 | 136 | 4 | 2.88 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v India | Colombo (PSS) | 4 Aug 1993 | Test # 1229 | |
| 42.0 | 7 | 154 | 4 | 3.66 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v India | Colombo (SSC) | 3 Aug 2017 | Test # 2267 | |
| 33.5 | 1 | 167 | 4 | 4.93 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v India | Delhi | 2 Dec 2017 | Test # 2286 | |
| 63.0 | 10 | 172 | 4 | 2.73 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v India | Colombo (SSC) | 26 Jul 2010 | Test # 1966 | |
| 65.0 | 11 | 179 | 4 | 2.75 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v India | Bengaluru | 26 Jan 1994 | Test # 1245 | |
| 51.0 | 4 | 195 | 4 | 3.82 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v India | Brabourne | 2 Dec 2009 | Test # 1937 | |
| 24.3 | 8 | 41 | 3 | 1.67 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v India | Galle | 14 Aug 2001 | Test # 1555 | |
| 18.0 | 3 | 45 | 3 | 2.50 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v India | Colombo (RPS) | 2 Aug 1997 | Test # 1374 | |
| 17.5 | 1 | 47 | 3 | 2.63 | Sri Lanka | 4 | v India | Galle | 12 Aug 2015 | Test # 2176 | |
| 27.3 | 10 | 49 | 3 | 1.78 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v India | Colombo (SSC) | 30 Aug 1985 | Test # 1023 | |
| 23.0 | 5 | 50 | 3 | 2.17 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v India | Ahmedabad | 8 Feb 1994 | Test # 1247 | |
| 27.0 | 6 | 56 | 3 | 2.07 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v India | Colombo (SSC) | 26 Jul 2010 | Test # 1966 | |
| 18.0 | 3 | 59 | 3 | 3.27 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v India | Colombo (PSS) | 6 Sep 1985 | Test # 1024 | |
| 21.5 | 3 | 60 | 3 | 2.74 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v India | Chandigarh | 23 Nov 1990 | Test # 1156 | |
| 26.0 | 6 | 60 | 3 | 2.30 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v India | Chandigarh | 23 Nov 1990 | Test # 1156 | |
| 22.0 | 4 | 64 | 3 | 2.90 | Sri Lanka | 4 | v India | Colombo (PSS) | 6 Sep 1985 | Test # 1024 | |
| 27.0 | 6 | 72 | 3 | 2.66 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v India | Kandy | 14 Sep 1985 | Test # 1025 | |
| 20.1 | 1 | 76 | 3 | 3.76 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v India | Colombo (SSC) | 27 Jul 1993 | Test # 1228 | |
| 22.0 | 1 | 76 | 3 | 3.45 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v India | Eden Gardens | 16 Nov 2017 | Test # 2281 | |
| 36.3 | 7 | 79 | 3 | 2.16 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v India | Ahmedabad | 8 Feb 1994 | Test # 1247 | |
| 34.0 | 7 | 81 | 3 | 2.38 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v India | Colombo (PSS) | 8 Aug 2008 | Test # 1886 | |
| 17.1 | 3 | 81 | 3 | 4.71 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v India | Bengaluru | 12 Mar 2022 | Test # 2456 | |
| 17.0 | - | 82 | 3 | 4.82 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v India | Colombo (PSS) | 8 Aug 2008 | Test # 1886 | |
| 23.0 | 2 | 82 | 3 | 3.56 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v India | Pallekele | 12 Aug 2017 | Test # 2269 | |
| 27.0 | 6 | 83 | 3 | 3.07 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v India | Colombo (SSC) | 27 Jul 1993 | Test # 1228 | |
| 19.0 | 2 | 84 | 3 | 4.42 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v India | Ahmedabad | 18 Dec 2005 | Test # 1778 | |
| 27.1 | 3 | 84 | 3 | 3.09 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v India | Colombo (SSC) | 28 Aug 2015 | Test # 2179 | |
| 20.5 | 1 | 87 | 3 | 4.17 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v India | Bengaluru | 12 Mar 2022 | Test # 2456 | |
| 46.0 | 17 | 90 | 3 | 1.95 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v India | Chandigarh | 23 Nov 1990 | Test # 1156 | |
| 21.0 | 5 | 90 | 3 | 4.28 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v India | Ahmedabad | 18 Dec 2005 | Test # 1778 | |
| 24.4 | 4 | 93 | 3 | 3.77 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v India | Eden Gardens | 16 Nov 2017 | Test # 2281 | |
| 24.0 | 2 | 94 | 3 | 3.91 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v India | Bengaluru | 12 Mar 2022 | Test # 2456 | |
| 38.0 | 8 | 95 | 3 | 2.50 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v India | Colombo (PSS) | 4 Aug 1993 | Test # 1229 | |
| 35.0 | 5 | 96 | 3 | 2.74 | Sri Lanka | 4 | v India | Colombo (SSC) | 9 Aug 1997 | Test # 1376 | |
| 25.5 | 4 | 97 | 3 | 3.75 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v India | Ahmedabad | 16 Nov 2009 | Test # 1933 | |
| 26.0 | 2 | 98 | 3 | 3.76 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v India | Galle | 12 Aug 2015 | Test # 2176 | |
| 37.5 | 4 | 99 | 3 | 2.61 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v India | Colombo (PSS) | 8 Aug 2008 | Test # 1886 | |
| 31.1 | 6 | 101 | 3 | 3.24 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v India | Colombo (SSC) | 9 Aug 1997 | Test # 1376 | |
| 31.0 | 3 | 107 | 3 | 3.45 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v India | Galle | 31 Jul 2008 | Test # 1884 | |
| 28.0 | 5 | 108 | 3 | 3.85 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v India | Wankhede | 3 Dec 1997 | Test # 1390 | |
| 46.5 | 17 | 109 | 3 | 2.32 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v India | Colombo (SSC) | 29 Aug 2001 | Test # 1559 | |
| 32.0 | 4 | 113 | 3 | 3.53 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v India | Ahmedabad | 18 Dec 2005 | Test # 1778 | |
| 30.0 | 3 | 119 | 3 | 3.96 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v India | Colombo (PSS) | 3 Aug 2010 | Test # 1968 | |
| 36.0 | 4 | 128 | 3 | 3.55 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v India | Ahmedabad | 18 Dec 2005 | Test # 1778 | |
| 44.4 | 7 | 128 | 3 | 2.86 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v India | Galle | 18 Jul 2010 | Test # 1964 | |
| 25.1 | 3 | 131 | 3 | 5.20 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v India | Galle | 26 Jul 2017 | Test # 2265 | |
| 48.0 | 12 | 144 | 3 | 3.00 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v India | Wankhede | 3 Dec 1997 | Test # 1390 | |
| 75.0 | 30 | 174 | 3 | 2.32 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v India | Mohali | 19 Nov 1997 | Test # 1385 | |
| 45.0 | 2 | 202 | 3 | 4.48 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v India | Nagpur | 24 Nov 2017 | Test # 2283 | |
| 53.3 | 2 | 240 | 3 | 4.48 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v India | Brabourne | 2 Dec 2009 | Test # 1937 | |
| 7.0 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 2.71 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v India | Eden Gardens | 16 Nov 2017 | Test # 2281 | |
| 8.0 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 2.62 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v India | Galle | 14 Aug 2001 | Test # 1555 | |
| 7.0 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 3.28 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v India | Kandy | 22 Aug 2001 | Test # 1557 | |
| 15.0 | 7 | 24 | 2 | 1.60 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v India | Colombo (PSS) | 20 Aug 2015 | Test # 2177 | |
| 1.5 | - | 25 | 2 | 13.63 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v India | Nagpur | 27 Dec 1986 | Test # 1063 | |
| 16.0 | 4 | 32 | 2 | 2.00 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v India | Nagpur | 26 Nov 1997 | Test # 1387 |
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