Best bowling figures in an innings Held in Sri Lanka for Tests+ODIs+T20Is

Best bowling figures in an innings
Player
Overs
Mdns
Runs conceded
Wickets taken
Econ
Team
Innings in match
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
Scorecard
40.0195191.27Sri Lanka1v ZimbabweKandy04 Jan 2002Test # 1583
33.1312793.82Sri Lanka2v PakistanColombo (SSC)14 Aug 2014Test # 2136
41.11012993.13South Africa1v Sri LankaColombo (SSC)20 Jul 2018Test # 2313
8.031982.37Sri Lanka1v ZimbabweColombo (SSC)08 Dec 2001ODI # 1776
16.244682.81Sri Lanka4v West IndiesKandy22 Jul 2005Test # 1757
34.198782.54Sri Lanka1v IndiaColombo (SSC)29 Aug 2001Test # 1559
5.511973.25Sri Lanka1v ZimbabweColombo (RPS)11 Jan 2024ODI # 4720
31.4154671.45Sri Lanka2v EnglandGalle02 Dec 2003Test # 1670
21.064872.28Sri Lanka4v IndiaGalle12 Aug 2015Test # 2176
23.0105272.26Sri Lanka2v IrelandGalle16 Apr 2023Test # 2502
18.136473.52Sri Lanka4v AustraliaColombo (SSC)13 Aug 2016Test # 2217
23.087073.04Pakistan3v Sri LankaColombo (SSC)24 Jul 2023Test # 2514
25.037172.84Sri Lanka3v West IndiesColombo (SSC)29 Nov 2001Test # 1572
30.167672.51Pakistan3v Sri LankaGalle17 Jun 2015Test # 2167
35.058472.40Sri Lanka3v South AfricaGalle20 Jul 2000Test # 1504
36.098972.47Sri Lanka3v BangladeshColombo (RPS)16 Mar 2013Test # 2082
42.5139472.19Sri Lanka3v ZimbabweKandy07 Jan 1998Test # 1394
24.379473.83Australia2v PakistanColombo (PSS)03 Oct 2002Test # 1615
46.5129772.07Sri Lanka3v South AfricaColombo (PSS)04 Aug 2006Test # 1812
32.2512073.71Sri Lanka1v West IndiesColombo (SSC)29 Nov 2001Test # 1572
42.0613773.26Sri Lanka2v EnglandGalle22 Jan 2021Test # 2405
52.01115773.01Sri Lanka3v AustraliaColombo (SSC)16 Sep 2011Test # 2008
4.02862.00Sri Lanka2v ZimbabweHambantota18 Sep 2012T20I # 263
4.011664.00Sri Lanka2v AustraliaPallekele08 Aug 2011T20I # 203
10.441861.68Sri Lanka3v BangladeshColombo (RPS)12 Sep 2005Test # 1764
6.0-2063.33Sri Lanka2v IndiaColombo (RPS)12 Sep 2009ODI # 2887
7.012163.00India1v Sri LankaColombo (RPS)17 Sep 2023ODI # 4649
15.062261.46Sri Lanka2v West IndiesKandy22 Jul 2005Test # 1757
13.032662.00Sri Lanka3v IndiaColombo (SSC)23 Jul 2008Test # 1882
8.0-2763.37Sri Lanka2v EnglandColombo (RPS)13 Oct 2007ODI # 2630
14.562861.88Sri Lanka1v BangladeshKandy11 Jul 2007Test # 1839
9.5-2962.94Sri Lanka1v EnglandMoratuwa20 Mar 1993ODI # 818
18.082961.61Sri Lanka4v South AfricaColombo (SSC)11 Aug 2004Test # 1710
11.342962.52West Indies3v Sri LankaColombo (PSS)22 Oct 2015Test # 2182
9.0-2963.22Sri Lanka2v South AfricaColombo (RPS)12 Aug 2018ODI # 4031
10.013163.10Australia1v Sri LankaPallekele10 Aug 2011ODI # 3175
14.043262.28Sri Lanka4v South AfricaGalle12 Jul 2018Test # 2311
25.093361.32England3v Sri LankaColombo (PSS)17 Feb 1982Test # 921
10.0-3363.30Sri Lanka2v IndiaColombo (RPS)04 Aug 2024ODI # 4753
14.043462.42Pakistan1v Sri LankaKandy26 Aug 1994Test # 1267
21.083661.71Sri Lanka3v West IndiesColombo (SSC)13 Jul 2005Test # 1755
7.4-3864.95Sri Lanka1v KenyaColombo (RPS)01 Mar 2011ODI # 3113
29.0134061.37England1v Sri LankaGalle22 Jan 2021Test # 2405
18.064262.33Sri Lanka2v New ZealandGalle26 Sep 2024Test # 2551
18.034362.38Sri Lanka3v New ZealandGalle17 Nov 2012Test # 2059
23.074461.91Pakistan1v Sri LankaKandy03 Apr 2006Test # 1796
10.0-4464.40Sri Lanka2v PakistanPallekele09 Jun 2012ODI # 3273
15.074563.00Pakistan3v Sri LankaKandy23 Feb 1986Test # 1037
10.0-4564.50Australia1v Sri LankaDambulla31 Aug 2016ODI # 3774
13.424663.36India1v Sri LankaGalle12 Aug 2015Test # 2176
8.0-4765.87England1v Sri LankaPallekele10 Dec 2014ODI # 3565
30.2114861.58Sri Lanka3v PakistanGalle06 Aug 2014Test # 2133
12.315064.00Australia3v Sri LankaGalle04 Aug 2016Test # 2213
21.055462.57Sri Lanka3v BangladeshKandy11 Jul 2007Test # 1839
10.0-5465.40Sri Lanka2v IndiaPallekele24 Aug 2017ODI # 3906
35.0145561.57Sri Lanka2v EnglandKandy01 Dec 2007Test # 1851
21.355962.74Sri Lanka1v AustraliaGalle08 Mar 2004Test # 1685
10.015965.90India1v Sri LankaColombo (RPS)09 Aug 2005ODI # 2268
20.255962.90Sri Lanka4v BangladeshGalle07 Mar 2017Test # 2252
16.025963.68Sri Lanka3v AustraliaGalle08 Jul 2022Test # 2471
33.0106461.93New Zealand3v Sri LankaColombo (SSC)10 Jun 1998Test # 1418
33.096862.06Sri Lanka2v West IndiesGalle14 Oct 2015Test # 2181
23.057063.04Sri Lanka4v AustraliaGalle04 Aug 2016Test # 2213
34.287062.03Sri Lanka2v West IndiesGalle29 Nov 2021Test # 2437
24.147262.97Sri Lanka1v New ZealandGalle03 Jun 1998Test # 1416
27.567362.62Sri Lanka2v EnglandColombo (SSC)15 Mar 2001Test # 1537
19.057463.89Sri Lanka2v EnglandGalle26 Mar 2012Test # 2038
35.5168162.26Sri Lanka4v West IndiesKandy21 Nov 2001Test # 1570
38.1118162.12Sri Lanka2v AustraliaColombo (SSC)13 Aug 2016Test # 2217
30.058262.73England3v Sri LankaGalle26 Mar 2012Test # 2038
41.0108562.07Sri Lanka3v IndiaColombo (SSC)30 Aug 1985Test # 1023
41.088762.12Sri Lanka2v South AfricaGalle20 Jul 2000Test # 1504
30.089063.00New Zealand3v Sri LankaGalle18 Sep 2024Test # 2549
32.079262.87Sri Lanka2v BangladeshPallekele29 Apr 2021Test # 2419
41.359662.31Pakistan2v Sri LankaColombo (PSS)25 Jun 2015Test # 2168
38.099762.55Sri Lanka4v EnglandGalle26 Mar 2012Test # 2038
53.0199861.84Sri Lanka2v PakistanColombo (RPS)19 Apr 1997Test # 1366
32.559862.98Sri Lanka4v South AfricaColombo (SSC)20 Jul 2018Test # 2313
45.2139962.18Sri Lanka1v PakistanColombo (PSS)09 Aug 1994Test # 1265
40.3810262.51India2v Sri LankaGalle31 Jul 2008Test # 1884
49.01010362.10Sri Lanka1v New ZealandColombo (PSS)25 Nov 2012Test # 2063
40.0110662.65England3v Sri LankaColombo (PSS)03 Apr 2012Test # 2039
25.0-11564.60Sri Lanka3v EnglandPallekele14 Nov 2018Test # 2326
28.0111764.17Sri Lanka1v IndiaGalle31 Jul 2008Test # 1884
36.0311863.27Sri Lanka1v AustraliaGalle08 Jul 2022Test # 2471
53.41112662.34Sri Lanka1v West IndiesGalle13 Nov 2001Test # 1567
64.01113162.04Sri Lanka3v South AfricaColombo (SSC)27 Jul 2006Test # 1810
31.0213264.25Sri Lanka1v IndiaGalle26 Jul 2017Test # 2265
53.0913362.50Sri Lanka2v EnglandColombo (PSS)03 Apr 2012Test # 2039
39.1513363.39Sri Lanka3v ZimbabweColombo (RPS)14 Jul 2017Test # 2263
59.0616962.86Sri Lanka1v West IndiesGalle15 Nov 2010Test # 1977
33.4417065.04Sri Lanka3v New ZealandGalle26 Sep 2024Test # 2551
4.01651.50Sri Lanka2v New ZealandPallekele06 Sep 2019T20I # 880
9.441351.34Sri Lanka1v BangladeshColombo (SSC)06 Sep 2001Test # 1561
7.331552.00Sri Lanka1v BangladeshColombo (SSC)25 Jun 2007Test # 1837
8.031652.00Pakistan2v KenyaHambantota23 Feb 2011ODI # 3105
6.221852.84Pakistan2v AfghanistanHambantota22 Aug 2023ODI # 4625
8.022152.62Pakistan3v AustraliaColombo (PSS)03 Oct 2002Test # 1615
29.0182350.79Sri Lanka2v ZimbabweKandy07 Jan 1998Test # 1394
9.422352.37Sri Lanka2v PakistanDambulla18 May 2003ODI # 2012
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

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>> 263/4 (90.0 ov, GS Dinusha 5*, P Rathnayake 43*, M Perry 1/51) - Stumps

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