Bowling Best Figures Match

Best bowling figures in a match for England vs Sri Lanka in Tests

Best bowling figures in a match

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
M Muralidaran	113.5	41	220	16	1.93	Sri Lanka	v England	The Oval	27 Aug 1998	Test # 1423
HMRKB Herath	57.0	14	171	12	3.00	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	26 Mar 2012	Test # 2038
M Muralidaran	68.4	33	93	11	1.35	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	2 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
M Muralidaran	61.0	20	132	11	2.16	Sri Lanka	v England	Nottingham	2 Jun 2006	Test # 1804
JM Anderson	25.1	11	45	10	1.78	England	v Sri Lanka	Leeds	19 May 2016	Test # 2203
M Muralidaran	37.2	5	115	10	3.08	Sri Lanka	v England	Birmingham	25 May 2006	Test # 1803
GP Swann	68.1	5	181	10	2.65	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	3 Apr 2012	Test # 2039
L Embuldeniya	62.0	9	210	10	3.38	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
M Muralidaran	71.0	26	140	9	1.97	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	1 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
LE Plunkett	44.5	4	176	9	3.92	England	v Sri Lanka	Leeds	20 Jun 2014	Test # 2126
ST Jayasuriya	59.0	20	94	8	1.59	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	22 Feb 2001	Test # 1530
JM Anderson	39.3	11	94	8	2.37	England	v Sri Lanka	Chester-le-Street	27 May 2016	Test # 2204
DL Underwood	55.5	21	95	8	1.70	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
PAJ DeFreitas	48.0	16	115	8	2.39	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	22 Aug 1991	Test # 1176
D Gough	36.0	7	123	8	3.41	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	7 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
M Muralidaran	96.0	46	124	8	1.29	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
DM Bess	43.1	7	130	8	3.01	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
AF Giles	72.5	23	132	8	1.81	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	2 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
MM Ali	41.0	6	137	8	3.34	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	6 Nov 2018	Test # 2324
MJ Leach	57.0	7	153	8	2.68	England	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	14 Nov 2018	Test # 2326
AM Fernando	37.0	2	154	8	4.16	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	29 Aug 2024	Test # 2546
KPJ Warnaweera	65.1	15	188	8	2.88	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	13 Mar 1993	Test # 1219
A Dananjaya	39.0	1	195	8	5.00	Sri Lanka	v England	Pallekele	14 Nov 2018	Test # 2326
MDK Perera	62.4	4	201	8	3.20	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	23 Nov 2018	Test # 2329
AF Giles	59.4	10	217	8	3.63	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
GP Swann	31.4	3	94	7	2.96	England	v Sri Lanka	Cardiff	26 May 2011	Test # 1994
AAP Atkinson	24.3	6	102	7	4.16	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	29 Aug 2024	Test # 2546
M Muralidaran	67.0	30	103	7	1.53	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	18 Dec 2003	Test # 1675
AJ Tudor	46.0	14	109	7	2.36	England	v Sri Lanka	Manchester	13 Jun 2002	Test # 1606
CT Tremlett	41.0	10	114	7	2.78	England	v Sri Lanka	Southampton	16 Jun 2011	Test # 1996
JM Anderson	50.0	17	118	7	2.36	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	12 Jun 2014	Test # 2124
M Muralidaran	97.0	28	145	7	1.49	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	22 Feb 2001	Test # 1530
MJ Hoggard	40.0	6	147	7	3.67	England	v Sri Lanka	Birmingham	30 May 2002	Test # 1605
MDK Perera	45.2	7	157	7	3.46	Sri Lanka	v England	Pallekele	14 Nov 2018	Test # 2326
PJ Newport	47.3	11	164	7	3.45	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	25 Aug 1988	Test # 1103
MDK Perera	61.0	9	169	7	2.77	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	6 Nov 2018	Test # 2324
HMRKB Herath	62.0	9	170	7	2.74	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (PSS)	3 Apr 2012	Test # 2039
PADLR Sandakan	38.0	1	171	7	4.50	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	23 Nov 2018	Test # 2329
IT Botham	56.0	12	204	7	3.64	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	23 Aug 1984	Test # 994
JM Anderson	31.0	13	46	6	1.48	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
LE Plunkett	25.2	7	60	6	2.36	England	v Sri Lanka	Birmingham	25 May 2006	Test # 1803
AF Giles	43.1	17	70	6	1.62	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1537
WPUJC Vaas	41.0	11	78	6	1.90	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	7 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
WPUJC Vaas	30.5	6	84	6	2.72	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1537
MJ Hoggard	32.0	8	84	6	2.62	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	1 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
JE Emburey	44.0	12	88	6	2.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
CR Woakes	33.0	9	90	6	2.72	England	v Sri Lanka	Manchester	21 Aug 2024	Test # 2545
S Randiv	33.4	2	100	6	2.97	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	26 Mar 2012	Test # 2038
AR Caddick	42.0	8	114	6	2.71	England	v Sri Lanka	Birmingham	30 May 2002	Test # 1605
CBRLS Kumara	23.0	2	118	6	5.13	Sri Lanka	v England	The Oval	6 Sep 2024	Test # 2548
KTGD Prasad	42.0	8	125	6	2.97	Sri Lanka	v England	Leeds	20 Jun 2014	Test # 2126
AM Fernando	30.0	1	128	6	4.26	Sri Lanka	v England	Manchester	21 Aug 2024	Test # 2545
WPUJC Vaas	53.2	11	136	6	2.55	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
MJ Hoggard	60.0	15	137	6	2.28	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	11 May 2006	Test # 1802
MM Ali	44.0	3	157	6	3.56	England	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	14 Nov 2018	Test # 2326
M Muralidaran	74.2	14	174	6	2.34	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	9 Dec 2007	Test # 1853
GP Swann	53.0	8	174	6	3.28	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	26 Mar 2012	Test # 2038
MJ Leach	58.5	8	177	6	3.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
MS Panesar	59.0	9	178	6	3.01	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	1 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
RMS Eranga	48.0	10	226	6	4.70	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	12 Jun 2014	Test # 2124
D Gough	20.0	6	56	5	2.80	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1537
RDB Croft	37.0	9	74	5	2.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1537
SCJ Broad	23.0	1	78	5	3.39	England	v Sri Lanka	Leeds	19 May 2016	Test # 2203
MS Panesar	42.1	16	81	5	1.92	England	v Sri Lanka	Nottingham	2 Jun 2006	Test # 1804
MVT Fernando	21.0	2	86	5	4.09	Sri Lanka	v England	The Oval	6 Sep 2024	Test # 2548
CC Lewis	39.0	6	87	5	2.23	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	13 Mar 1993	Test # 1219
PM Pushpakumara	32.0	5	92	5	2.87	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	23 Nov 2018	Test # 2329
MJ Hoggard	37.0	12	96	5	2.59	England	v Sri Lanka	Birmingham	25 May 2006	Test # 1803
JM Anderson	31.0	7	98	5	3.16	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	26 Mar 2012	Test # 2038
MJ Leach	39.0	3	101	5	2.58	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	6 Nov 2018	Test # 2324
ALF de Mel	30.1	6	103	5	3.41	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
AR Caddick	38.0	8	110	5	2.89	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	7 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
SCJ Broad	37.0	8	111	5	3.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Chester-le-Street	27 May 2016	Test # 2204
CR Woakes	34.2	12	112	5	3.26	England	v Sri Lanka	Chester-le-Street	27 May 2016	Test # 2204
PCR Tufnell	41.3	16	117	5	2.81	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	22 Aug 1991	Test # 1176
CT Tremlett	36.0	11	121	5	3.36	England	v Sri Lanka	Cardiff	26 May 2011	Test # 1994
AU Rashid	32.5	3	122	5	3.71	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	23 Nov 2018	Test # 2329
AF Giles	47.2	7	126	5	2.66	England	v Sri Lanka	Manchester	13 Jun 2002	Test # 1606
RMS Eranga	56.4	20	131	5	2.31	Sri Lanka	v England	Leeds	20 Jun 2014	Test # 2126
MJ Leach	46.4	6	131	5	2.80	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	23 Nov 2018	Test # 2329
WPUJC Vaas	35.1	6	132	5	3.75	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	1 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
MJ Hoggard	53.0	12	135	5	2.54	England	v Sri Lanka	Manchester	13 Jun 2002	Test # 1606
CJ Jordan	45.4	14	136	5	2.97	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	12 Jun 2014	Test # 2124
PDRL Perera	41.0	4	138	5	3.36	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	16 May 2002	Test # 1603
JM Anderson	44.5	10	140	5	3.12	England	v Sri Lanka	Leeds	20 Jun 2014	Test # 2126
N Pradeep	42.0	9	141	5	3.35	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	9 Jun 2016	Test # 2205
M Muralidaran	64.0	12	143	5	2.23	Sri Lanka	v England	Birmingham	30 May 2002	Test # 1605
NA Foster	54.0	15	149	5	2.75	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	25 Aug 1988	Test # 1103
HMRKB Herath	42.5	3	151	5	3.52	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	3 Jun 2011	Test # 1995
GJ Batty	54.2	12	153	5	2.81	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	2 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
CBRLS Kumara	35.3	2	154	5	4.33	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	29 Aug 2024	Test # 2546
RJ Ratnayake	53.0	8	160	5	3.01	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	22 Aug 1991	Test # 1176
SI Mahmood	48.0	7	168	5	3.50	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	11 May 2006	Test # 1802
UWMBCA Welegedara	38.0	5	172	5	4.52	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	3 Jun 2011	Test # 1995
M Muralidaran	61.0	15	173	5	2.83	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	13 Mar 1993	Test # 1219
M Muralidaran	90.0	28	177	5	1.96	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	7 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
SD Anurasiri	53.1	12	180	5	3.38	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	22 Aug 1991	Test # 1176
NGRP Jayasuriya	56.2	9	183	5	3.24	Sri Lanka	v England	Manchester	21 Aug 2024	Test # 2545
L Embuldeniya	57.0	7	205	5	3.59	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
HMRKB Herath	60.3	4	231	5	3.81	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	12 Jun 2014	Test # 2124

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

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]

England vs Australia at Brisbane, The Ashes 2nd Test, Dec 4-7, 2025 [Test # 2611]