Bowling Best Figures Match

Best bowling figures in a match for South Africa vs Sri Lanka in ODIs

Best bowling figures in a match

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
A Dananjaya	9.0	0	29	6	3.22	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	12 Aug 2018	ODI # 4031
L Klusener	10.0	0	49	6	4.90	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Lahore	6 Nov 1997	ODI # 1252
DNT Zoysa	8.0	0	26	5	3.25	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	22 Aug 2004	ODI # 2158
M Ntini	8.2	0	37	5	4.44	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	11 Jan 2001	ODI # 1668
CK Langeveldt	10.0	1	39	5	3.90	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Providence	28 Mar 2007	ODI # 2556
M Muralidaran	10.0	0	44	5	4.40	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	14 Jul 2000	ODI # 1614
T Shamsi	7.4	0	49	5	6.39	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	4 Sep 2021	ODI # 4315
SL Malinga	10.0	0	54	5	5.40	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Paarl	11 Jan 2012	ODI # 3225
UDU Chandana	9.1	0	61	5	6.65	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	31 Aug 2004	ODI # 2163
M Morkel	6.0	2	10	4	1.66	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Paarl	11 Jan 2012	ODI # 3225
RP Snell	7.1	2	12	4	1.67	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Guwahati	19 Nov 1993	ODI # 853
CPH Ramanayake	8.1	0	17	4	2.08	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	4 Sep 1993	ODI # 838
SM Pollock	8.4	2	18	4	2.07	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	27 Nov 2002	ODI # 1903
LL Tsotsobe	7.0	2	22	4	3.14	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	26 Jul 2013	ODI # 3398
SL Malinga	6.0	1	24	4	4.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Pallekele	9 Jul 2014	ODI # 3501
Imran Tahir	8.2	0	26	4	3.12	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Sydney	18 Mar 2015	ODI # 3640
Imran Tahir	8.3	0	27	4	3.17	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	The Oval	3 Jun 2017	ODI # 3877
HMCM Bandara	9.0	0	31	4	3.44	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Hobart	7 Feb 2006	ODI # 2325
CH Morris	10.0	1	31	4	3.10	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	10 Feb 2017	ODI # 3834
WPUJC Vaas	7.0	1	33	4	4.71	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	20 Aug 2004	ODI # 2156
T Shamsi	8.3	0	33	4	3.88	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Dambulla	29 Jul 2018	ODI # 4025
M Muralidaran	10.0	1	35	4	3.50	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Nairobi (Club)	1 Oct 1996	ODI # 1122
SM Pollock	9.5	1	36	4	3.66	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	15 Dec 2000	ODI # 1661
HDPK Dharmasena	10.0	0	37	4	3.70	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Gqeberha	21 Dec 1994	ODI # 967
M Theekshana	10.0	0	37	4	3.70	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	7 Sep 2021	ODI # 4318
K Rabada	8.0	0	41	4	5.12	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Dambulla	29 Jul 2018	ODI # 4025
R Telemachus	10.0	0	43	4	4.30	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	5 Apr 1998	ODI # 1306
UDU Chandana	10.0	0	44	4	4.40	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	6 Jul 2000	ODI # 1604
R McLaren	10.0	0	48	4	4.80	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	9 Jul 2014	ODI # 3501
BAW Mendis	9.4	0	51	4	5.27	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Pallekele	28 Jul 2013	ODI # 3400
TM Dilshan	9.5	0	52	4	5.28	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	22 Aug 2004	ODI # 2158
ST Jayasuriya	10.0	0	53	4	5.30	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	2 Sep 1993	ODI # 837
SL Malinga	9.0	0	53	4	5.88	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Ahmedabad	24 Oct 2006	ODI # 2435
SL Malinga	9.2	0	54	4	5.78	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Providence	28 Mar 2007	ODI # 2556
L Ngidi	8.2	0	57	4	6.84	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	5 Aug 2018	ODI # 4029
WD Parnell	9.1	0	58	4	6.32	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	7 Feb 2017	ODI # 3833
NLTC Perera	10.0	0	75	4	7.50	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Pallekele	5 Aug 2018	ODI # 4029
BM McMillan	5.0	1	12	3	2.40	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	2 Sep 1993	ODI # 837
PS de Villiers	10.0	4	15	3	1.50	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	2 Sep 1993	ODI # 837
AA Donald	10.0	4	18	3	1.80	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Kimberley	4 Dec 2002	ODI # 1911
LL Tsotsobe	6.0	1	19	3	3.16	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Paarl	11 Jan 2012	ODI # 3225
F Behardien	6.0	0	19	3	3.16	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	26 Jul 2013	ODI # 3398
D Pretorius	7.0	2	19	3	2.71	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	4 Feb 2017	ODI # 3831
GP Wickramasinghe	7.0	2	20	3	2.85	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Nottingham	14 Aug 1998	ODI # 1345
JH Kallis	6.0	1	20	3	3.33	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	22 Aug 2004	ODI # 2158
SM Pollock	8.0	2	21	3	2.62	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Bloemfontein	19 Apr 1998	ODI # 1321
S Elworthy	4.0	0	21	3	5.25	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Dhaka	30 Oct 1998	ODI # 1362
L Klusener	5.2	1	21	3	3.93	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Northampton	19 May 1999	ODI # 1451
CR Matthews	7.0	0	22	3	3.14	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	21 Dec 1994	ODI # 967
M Ntini	10.0	1	22	3	2.20	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	27 Nov 2002	ODI # 1903
RAS Lakmal	5.5	0	22	3	3.77	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	31 Jul 2013	ODI # 3401
ST Jayasuriya	5.0	0	24	3	4.80	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Tangier	15 Aug 2002	ODI # 1862
M Muralidaran	10.0	1	25	3	2.50	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Northampton	19 May 1999	ODI # 1451
R Telemachus	8.0	1	25	3	3.12	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	17 Jan 2001	ODI # 1673
TM Dilshan	7.0	0	25	3	3.57	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Dambulla	25 Aug 2004	ODI # 2160
HMRKB Herath	8.5	1	25	3	2.83	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	20 Jul 2013	ODI # 3392
D Pretorius	10.0	2	25	3	2.50	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Chester-le-Street	28 Jun 2019	ODI # 4176
JH Kallis	8.0	0	26	3	3.25	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Northampton	19 May 1999	ODI # 1451
Imran Tahir	10.0	0	26	3	2.60	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	28 Jan 2017	ODI # 3828
Imran Tahir	10.0	1	26	3	2.60	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	3 Mar 2019	ODI # 4104
NLTC Perera	7.0	0	26	3	3.71	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	6 Mar 2019	ODI # 4107
PL Symcox	7.0	0	27	3	3.85	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Dhaka	30 Oct 1998	ODI # 1362
HMRKB Herath	8.0	1	28	3	3.50	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Dambulla	25 Aug 2004	ODI # 2160
JP Duminy	9.0	1	29	3	3.22	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Sydney	18 Mar 2015	ODI # 3640
ST Jayasuriya	7.0	0	30	3	4.28	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Guwahati	19 Nov 1993	ODI # 853
GC Smith	10.0	0	30	3	3.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	W.A.C.A	31 Jan 2006	ODI # 2321
BAW Mendis	7.0	0	30	3	4.28	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	22 Sep 2009	ODI # 2893
CK Langeveldt	7.0	0	31	3	4.42	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	31 Aug 2004	ODI # 2163
HMCM Bandara	8.2	0	31	3	3.72	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Brisbane	17 Jan 2006	ODI # 2315
NLTC Perera	7.0	0	31	3	4.42	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	20 Jul 2013	ODI # 3392
UDU Chandana	10.0	0	32	3	3.20	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Tangier	19 Aug 2002	ODI # 1865
WPUJC Vaas	7.5	0	33	3	4.21	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Gqeberha	13 Apr 1998	ODI # 1315
M Muralidaran	10.0	0	34	3	3.40	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Providence	28 Mar 2007	ODI # 2556
M Morkel	10.0	0	34	3	3.40	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	23 Jul 2013	ODI # 3394
BAW Mendis	10.0	0	35	3	3.50	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Pallekele	26 Jul 2013	ODI # 3398
BAW Mendis	9.0	2	36	3	4.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	31 Jul 2013	ODI # 3401
R McLaren	8.0	0	37	3	4.62	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Hambantota	12 Jul 2014	ODI # 3502
M Ntini	10.0	0	38	3	3.80	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	29 Nov 2002	ODI # 1905
KA Maharaj	10.0	0	38	3	3.80	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	7 Sep 2021	ODI # 4318
SM Pollock	9.3	0	40	3	4.21	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Kimberley	4 Dec 2002	ODI # 1911
TM Dilshan	10.0	0	40	3	4.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Pallekele	9 Jul 2014	ODI # 3501
SD Anurasiri	10.0	1	41	3	4.10	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Wellington	2 Mar 1992	ODI # 727
HDPK Dharmasena	10.0	0	41	3	4.10	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Nottingham	14 Aug 1998	ODI # 1345
JH Kallis	10.0	0	41	3	4.10	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	3 Mar 2003	ODI # 1979
A Nel	9.0	1	41	3	4.55	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Ahmedabad	24 Oct 2006	ODI # 2435
DM de Silva	10.0	1	41	3	4.10	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Gqeberha	13 Mar 2019	ODI # 4114
AA Donald	9.5	0	42	3	4.27	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Wellington	2 Mar 1992	ODI # 727
SM Pollock	10.0	0	42	3	4.20	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Lahore	8 Nov 1997	ODI # 1253
JH Kallis	10.0	0	42	3	4.20	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	6 Jul 2000	ODI # 1604
K Rabada	9.0	1	43	3	4.77	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	6 Mar 2019	ODI # 4107
WPUJC Vaas	10.0	0	44	3	4.40	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	11 Jan 2001	ODI # 1668
SM Pollock	10.0	2	44	3	4.40	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Bloemfontein	14 Jan 2001	ODI # 1671
M Muralidaran	10.0	0	44	3	4.40	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	W.A.C.A	31 Jan 2006	ODI # 2321
AL Phehlukwayo	9.0	0	45	3	5.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Dambulla	1 Aug 2018	ODI # 4027
HDPK Dharmasena	10.0	0	46	3	4.60	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Lahore	6 Nov 1997	ODI # 1252
WPUJC Vaas	10.0	0	46	3	4.60	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Northampton	19 May 1999	ODI # 1451
KTGD Prasad	10.0	0	46	3	4.60	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	East London	14 Jan 2012	ODI # 3226
RAS Lakmal	5.0	0	46	3	9.20	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Pallekele	8 Aug 2018	ODI # 4030
CH Morris	9.3	0	46	3	4.84	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Chester-le-Street	28 Jun 2019	ODI # 4176
M Muralidaran	10.0	1	47	3	4.70	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Gqeberha	13 Apr 1998	ODI # 1315

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