Best bowling figures in an innings Held in Sri Lanka for Tests

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
16.244682.81Sri Lanka4v West IndiesKandy22 Jul 2005Test # 1757
34.198782.54Sri Lanka1v IndiaColombo (SSC)29 Aug 2001Test # 1559
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
10.441861.68Sri Lanka3v BangladeshColombo (RPS)12 Sep 2005Test # 1764
15.062261.46Sri Lanka2v West IndiesKandy22 Jul 2005Test # 1757
13.032662.00Sri Lanka3v IndiaColombo (SSC)23 Jul 2008Test # 1882
14.562861.88Sri Lanka1v BangladeshKandy11 Jul 2007Test # 1839
18.082961.61Sri Lanka4v South AfricaColombo (SSC)11 Aug 2004Test # 1710
11.342962.52West Indies3v Sri LankaColombo (PSS)22 Oct 2015Test # 2182
14.043262.28Sri Lanka4v South AfricaGalle12 Jul 2018Test # 2311
25.093361.32England3v Sri LankaColombo (PSS)17 Feb 1982Test # 921
14.043462.42Pakistan1v Sri LankaKandy26 Aug 1994Test # 1267
21.083661.71Sri Lanka3v West IndiesColombo (SSC)13 Jul 2005Test # 1755
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
15.074563.00Pakistan3v Sri LankaKandy23 Feb 1986Test # 1037
13.424663.36India1v Sri LankaGalle12 Aug 2015Test # 2176
30.2114861.58Sri Lanka3v PakistanGalle06 Aug 2014Test # 2133
12.315064.00Australia3v Sri LankaGalle04 Aug 2016Test # 2213
21.055462.57Sri Lanka3v BangladeshKandy11 Jul 2007Test # 1839
35.0145561.57Sri Lanka2v EnglandKandy01 Dec 2007Test # 1851
21.355962.74Sri Lanka1v AustraliaGalle08 Mar 2004Test # 1685
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
9.441351.34Sri Lanka1v BangladeshColombo (SSC)06 Sep 2001Test # 1561
7.331552.00Sri Lanka1v BangladeshColombo (SSC)25 Jun 2007Test # 1837
8.022152.62Pakistan3v AustraliaColombo (PSS)03 Oct 2002Test # 1615
29.0182350.79Sri Lanka2v ZimbabweKandy07 Jan 1998Test # 1394
13.142551.89West Indies1v Sri LankaKandy22 Jul 2005Test # 1757
12.062752.25Pakistan3v Sri LankaKandy03 Apr 2006Test # 1796
18.062851.55England1v Sri LankaColombo (PSS)17 Feb 1982Test # 921
9.342852.94New Zealand4v Sri LankaKandy09 Mar 1984Test # 980
16.072951.81New Zealand3v Sri LankaColombo (CCC)24 Mar 1984Test # 985
18.383051.62Sri Lanka4v New ZealandColombo (SSC)10 Jun 1998Test # 1418
10.133052.95England1v Sri LankaGalle14 Jan 2021Test # 2403
20.343351.60Sri Lanka3v ZimbabweColombo (RPS)11 Sep 1996Test # 1333
14.143452.40Sri Lanka2v South AfricaColombo (SSC)11 Aug 2004Test # 1710
15.033452.26Australia2v Sri LankaGalle31 Aug 2011Test # 2005
13.033552.69West Indies1v Sri LankaGalle29 Nov 2021Test # 2437
20.163551.73Sri Lanka4v West IndiesGalle29 Nov 2021Test # 2437
24.093651.50Sri Lanka3v New ZealandGalle03 Jun 1998Test # 1416
17.033752.17Sri Lanka3v PakistanColombo (CCC)14 Mar 1986Test # 1041
19.463951.98Sri Lanka1v BangladeshColombo (PSS)21 Jul 2002Test # 1609
16.443952.34Sri Lanka2v PakistanKandy03 Apr 2006Test # 1796
45.0304050.88Sri Lanka4v South AfricaColombo (SSC)24 Jul 2014Test # 2131
21.084252.00Sri Lanka2v New ZealandColombo (SSC)16 Mar 1984Test # 982
25.094251.68Sri Lanka1v IndiaGalle14 Aug 2001Test # 1555
10.5-4253.87Sri Lanka1v PakistanColombo (PSS)25 Jun 2015Test # 2168
16.064252.62India4v Sri LankaColombo (PSS)20 Aug 2015Test # 2177
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

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