Best bowling figures in a match for India vs Sri Lanka in Tests
Best bowling figures in a match
Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| 42.0 | 7 | 110 | 11 | 2.61 | Sri Lanka | v India | Colombo (SSC) | 23 Jul 2008 | Test # 1882 | |
| 56.2 | 16 | 125 | 11 | 2.21 | India | v Sri Lanka | Ahmedabad | 8 Feb 1994 | Test # 1247 | |
| 64.3 | 19 | 128 | 11 | 1.98 | India | v Sri Lanka | Lucknow | 18 Jan 1994 | Test # 1244 | |
| 81.0 | 26 | 196 | 11 | 2.41 | Sri Lanka | v India | Colombo (SSC) | 29 Aug 2001 | Test # 1559 | |
| 37.4 | 10 | 107 | 10 | 2.84 | India | v Sri Lanka | Nagpur | 27 Dec 1986 | Test # 1063 | |
| 53.2 | 10 | 141 | 10 | 2.64 | India | v Sri Lanka | Ahmedabad | 18 Dec 2005 | Test # 1778 | |
| 54.3 | 9 | 153 | 10 | 2.80 | India | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 31 Jul 2008 | Test # 1884 | |
| 64.0 | 13 | 157 | 10 | 2.45 | India | v Sri Lanka | Delhi | 10 Dec 2005 | Test # 1776 | |
| 42.0 | 8 | 160 | 10 | 3.80 | India | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 12 Aug 2015 | Test # 2176 | |
| 55.2 | 5 | 209 | 10 | 3.77 | Sri Lanka | v India | Galle | 31 Jul 2008 | Test # 1884 | |
| 29.0 | 9 | 87 | 9 | 3.00 | India | v Sri Lanka | Mohali | 4 Mar 2022 | Test # 2452 | |
| 48.3 | 11 | 125 | 9 | 2.57 | Sri Lanka | v India | Colombo (PSS) | 6 Sep 1985 | Test # 1024 | |
| 54.1 | 9 | 162 | 9 | 2.99 | Sri Lanka | v India | Colombo (PSS) | 3 Aug 2010 | Test # 1968 | |
| 53.5 | 38 | 37 | 8 | 0.68 | India | v Sri Lanka | Chandigarh | 23 Nov 1990 | Test # 1156 | |
| 19.0 | 8 | 47 | 8 | 2.47 | India | v Sri Lanka | Bengaluru | 12 Mar 2022 | Test # 2456 | |
| 34.0 | 7 | 86 | 8 | 2.52 | India | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 28 Aug 2015 | Test # 2179 | |
| 51.2 | 18 | 90 | 8 | 1.75 | Sri Lanka | v India | Galle | 14 Aug 2001 | Test # 1555 | |
| 38.0 | 13 | 96 | 8 | 2.52 | India | v Sri Lanka | Eden Gardens | 16 Nov 2017 | Test # 2281 | |
| 51.0 | 13 | 124 | 8 | 2.43 | Sri Lanka | v India | Kandy | 14 Sep 1985 | Test # 1025 | |
| 45.4 | 11 | 130 | 8 | 2.84 | India | v Sri Lanka | Nagpur | 24 Nov 2017 | Test # 2283 | |
| 45.5 | 8 | 132 | 8 | 2.88 | Sri Lanka | v India | Colombo (SSC) | 23 Jul 2008 | Test # 1882 | |
| 62.0 | 11 | 137 | 8 | 2.20 | Sri Lanka | v India | Colombo (PSS) | 8 Aug 2008 | Test # 1886 | |
| 65.2 | 17 | 149 | 8 | 2.28 | Sri Lanka | v India | Colombo (SSC) | 30 Aug 1985 | Test # 1023 | |
| 45.0 | 7 | 169 | 8 | 3.75 | Sri Lanka | v India | Colombo (SSC) | 28 Aug 2015 | Test # 2179 | |
| 62.1 | 17 | 172 | 8 | 2.76 | India | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 27 Jul 1993 | Test # 1228 | |
| 50.3 | 3 | 181 | 8 | 3.58 | Sri Lanka | v India | Galle | 12 Aug 2015 | Test # 2176 | |
| 61.4 | 8 | 191 | 8 | 3.09 | Sri Lanka | v India | Galle | 18 Jul 2010 | Test # 1964 | |
| 60.4 | 12 | 201 | 8 | 3.31 | Sri Lanka | v India | Wankhede | 3 Dec 1997 | Test # 1390 | |
| 47.2 | 5 | 207 | 8 | 4.37 | India | v Sri Lanka | Chennai | 17 Sep 1982 | Test # 934 | |
| 76.4 | 13 | 218 | 8 | 2.84 | Sri Lanka | v India | Delhi | 10 Dec 2005 | Test # 1776 | |
| 68.0 | 12 | 232 | 8 | 3.41 | India | v Sri Lanka | Chennai | 17 Sep 1982 | Test # 934 | |
| 30.4 | 6 | 72 | 7 | 2.34 | India | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 20 Aug 2015 | Test # 2177 | |
| 33.1 | 10 | 97 | 7 | 2.92 | India | v Sri Lanka | Nagpur | 27 Dec 1986 | Test # 1063 | |
| 30.0 | 2 | 105 | 7 | 3.50 | Sri Lanka | v India | Galle | 18 Jul 2010 | Test # 1964 | |
| 60.0 | 22 | 107 | 7 | 1.78 | India | v Sri Lanka | Wankhede | 3 Dec 1997 | Test # 1390 | |
| 54.0 | 10 | 115 | 7 | 2.12 | Sri Lanka | v India | Galle | 12 Aug 2015 | Test # 2176 | |
| 45.0 | 9 | 118 | 7 | 2.62 | India | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 20 Aug 2015 | Test # 2177 | |
| 43.4 | 16 | 119 | 7 | 2.72 | Sri Lanka | v India | Eden Gardens | 16 Nov 2017 | Test # 2281 | |
| 39.0 | 11 | 124 | 7 | 3.17 | India | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 22 Aug 2001 | Test # 1557 | |
| 45.0 | 10 | 138 | 7 | 3.06 | India | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 22 Aug 2001 | Test # 1557 | |
| 36.1 | 5 | 159 | 7 | 4.39 | Sri Lanka | v India | Bengaluru | 12 Mar 2022 | Test # 2456 | |
| 49.2 | 7 | 167 | 7 | 3.38 | India | v Sri Lanka | Mohali | 19 Nov 1997 | Test # 1385 | |
| 59.3 | 12 | 176 | 7 | 2.95 | India | v Sri Lanka | Ahmedabad | 18 Dec 2005 | Test # 1778 | |
| 83.0 | 22 | 195 | 7 | 2.34 | Sri Lanka | v India | Colombo (SSC) | 9 Aug 1997 | Test # 1376 | |
| 43.0 | 2 | 201 | 7 | 4.67 | Sri Lanka | v India | Chennai | 17 Sep 1982 | Test # 934 | |
| 54.3 | 10 | 201 | 7 | 3.68 | India | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 3 Aug 2017 | Test # 2267 | |
| 74.0 | 15 | 204 | 7 | 2.75 | India | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 3 Aug 2010 | Test # 1968 | |
| 61.0 | 11 | 236 | 7 | 3.86 | India | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 3 Aug 2017 | Test # 2267 | |
| 41.0 | 22 | 53 | 6 | 1.29 | India | v Sri Lanka | Ahmedabad | 8 Feb 1994 | Test # 1247 | |
| 42.0 | 13 | 77 | 6 | 1.83 | Sri Lanka | v India | Galle | 14 Aug 2001 | Test # 1555 | |
| 34.1 | 11 | 83 | 6 | 2.42 | India | v Sri Lanka | Cuttack | 4 Jan 1987 | Test # 1064 | |
| 28.2 | 4 | 85 | 6 | 3.00 | India | v Sri Lanka | Bengaluru | 12 Mar 2022 | Test # 2456 | |
| 37.1 | 8 | 90 | 6 | 2.42 | India | v Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 12 Aug 2017 | Test # 2269 | |
| 33.5 | 9 | 92 | 6 | 2.71 | India | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 27 Jul 1993 | Test # 1228 | |
| 41.0 | 12 | 96 | 6 | 2.34 | India | v Sri Lanka | Mohali | 4 Mar 2022 | Test # 2452 | |
| 29.0 | 5 | 114 | 6 | 3.93 | India | v Sri Lanka | Bengaluru | 26 Jan 1994 | Test # 1245 | |
| 42.1 | 11 | 117 | 6 | 2.77 | India | v Sri Lanka | Mohali | 19 Nov 1997 | Test # 1385 | |
| 33.0 | 8 | 122 | 6 | 3.69 | India | v Sri Lanka | Kanpur | 24 Nov 2009 | Test # 1935 | |
| 39.0 | 7 | 127 | 6 | 3.25 | Sri Lanka | v India | Colombo (PSS) | 20 Aug 2015 | Test # 2177 | |
| 36.0 | 9 | 134 | 6 | 3.72 | India | v Sri Lanka | Eden Gardens | 16 Nov 2017 | Test # 2281 | |
| 47.2 | 7 | 138 | 6 | 2.91 | India | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 26 Jul 2017 | Test # 2265 | |
| 40.0 | 7 | 142 | 6 | 3.55 | India | v Sri Lanka | Brabourne | 2 Dec 2009 | Test # 1937 | |
| 46.0 | 4 | 173 | 6 | 3.76 | India | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 6 Sep 1985 | Test # 1024 | |
| 44.5 | 3 | 181 | 6 | 4.03 | Sri Lanka | v India | Bengaluru | 12 Mar 2022 | Test # 2456 | |
| 66.4 | 8 | 192 | 6 | 2.88 | India | v Sri Lanka | Brabourne | 2 Dec 2009 | Test # 1937 | |
| 43.0 | 4 | 195 | 6 | 4.53 | Sri Lanka | v India | Galle | 26 Jul 2017 | Test # 2265 | |
| 57.0 | 9 | 218 | 6 | 3.82 | Sri Lanka | v India | Ahmedabad | 18 Dec 2005 | Test # 1778 | |
| 21.5 | 7 | 49 | 5 | 2.24 | India | v Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 12 Aug 2017 | Test # 2269 | |
| 37.4 | 18 | 50 | 5 | 1.32 | India | v Sri Lanka | Chandigarh | 23 Nov 1990 | Test # 1156 | |
| 26.0 | 7 | 80 | 5 | 3.07 | India | v Sri Lanka | Nagpur | 24 Nov 2017 | Test # 2283 | |
| 23.0 | 3 | 81 | 5 | 3.52 | India | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 12 Aug 2015 | Test # 2176 | |
| 32.0 | 9 | 84 | 5 | 2.62 | India | v Sri Lanka | Nagpur | 24 Nov 2017 | Test # 2283 | |
| 27.3 | 3 | 85 | 5 | 3.09 | Sri Lanka | v India | Cuttack | 4 Jan 1987 | Test # 1064 | |
| 30.0 | 6 | 96 | 5 | 3.20 | India | v Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 12 Aug 2017 | Test # 2269 | |
| 23.0 | 4 | 100 | 5 | 4.34 | India | v Sri Lanka | Bengaluru | 26 Jan 1994 | Test # 1245 | |
| 42.0 | 7 | 105 | 5 | 2.50 | India | v Sri Lanka | Cuttack | 4 Jan 1987 | Test # 1064 | |
| 50.3 | 13 | 109 | 5 | 2.15 | Sri Lanka | v India | Colombo (SSC) | 30 Aug 1985 | Test # 1023 | |
| 34.4 | 8 | 110 | 5 | 3.17 | India | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 30 Aug 1985 | Test # 1023 | |
| 34.0 | 5 | 112 | 5 | 3.29 | Sri Lanka | v India | Eden Gardens | 16 Nov 2017 | Test # 2281 | |
| 29.4 | 6 | 114 | 5 | 3.84 | India | v Sri Lanka | Bengaluru | 26 Jan 1994 | Test # 1245 | |
| 25.5 | 6 | 114 | 5 | 4.41 | India | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 14 Aug 2001 | Test # 1555 | |
| 39.0 | 8 | 114 | 5 | 2.92 | Sri Lanka | v India | Colombo (SSC) | 28 Aug 2015 | Test # 2179 | |
| 32.0 | 6 | 115 | 5 | 3.59 | Sri Lanka | v India | Colombo (PSS) | 6 Sep 1985 | Test # 1024 | |
| 43.0 | 8 | 120 | 5 | 2.79 | India | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 14 Sep 1985 | Test # 1025 | |
| 33.0 | 2 | 121 | 5 | 3.66 | Sri Lanka | v India | Kanpur | 24 Nov 2009 | Test # 1935 | |
| 32.0 | 3 | 122 | 5 | 3.81 | Sri Lanka | v India | Nagpur | 26 Nov 1997 | Test # 1387 | |
| 46.3 | 10 | 122 | 5 | 2.62 | India | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 31 Jul 2008 | Test # 1884 | |
| 53.0 | 12 | 127 | 5 | 2.39 | Sri Lanka | v India | Colombo (PSS) | 6 Sep 1985 | Test # 1024 | |
| 35.3 | 4 | 132 | 5 | 3.71 | Sri Lanka | v India | Pallekele | 12 Aug 2017 | Test # 2269 | |
| 28.0 | - | 142 | 5 | 5.07 | Sri Lanka | v India | Colombo (PSS) | 8 Aug 2008 | Test # 1886 | |
| 58.0 | 11 | 148 | 5 | 2.55 | Sri Lanka | v India | Colombo (SSC) | 30 Aug 1985 | Test # 1023 | |
| 43.0 | 7 | 152 | 5 | 3.53 | India | v Sri Lanka | Kanpur | 24 Nov 2009 | Test # 1935 | |
| 43.4 | 5 | 153 | 5 | 3.50 | Sri Lanka | v India | Ahmedabad | 18 Dec 2005 | Test # 1778 | |
| 60.5 | 7 | 157 | 5 | 2.58 | Sri Lanka | v India | Colombo (PSS) | 8 Aug 2008 | Test # 1886 | |
| 41.5 | 3 | 162 | 5 | 3.87 | Sri Lanka | v India | Lucknow | 18 Jan 1994 | Test # 1244 | |
| 43.0 | 5 | 163 | 5 | 3.79 | Sri Lanka | v India | Ahmedabad | 16 Nov 2009 | Test # 1933 | |
| 83.0 | 26 | 167 | 5 | 2.01 | India | v Sri Lanka | Delhi | 2 Dec 2017 | Test # 2286 | |
| 46.4 | 5 | 185 | 5 | 3.96 | India | v Sri Lanka | Brabourne | 2 Dec 2009 | Test # 1937 | |
| 58.0 | 4 | 200 | 5 | 3.44 | Sri Lanka | v India | Galle | 31 Jul 2008 | Test # 1884 | |
| 78.2 | 19 | 203 | 5 | 2.59 | India | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 4 Aug 1993 | Test # 1229 |
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