Best bowling figures in a match Held in Sri Lanka for ODIs
Best bowling figures in a match
Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| 8.0 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 2.37 | Sri Lanka | v Zimbabwe | Colombo (SSC) | 08 Dec 2001 | ODI # 1776 | |
| 5.5 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 3.25 | Sri Lanka | v Zimbabwe | Colombo (RPS) | 11 Jan 2024 | ODI # 4720 | |
| 6.0 | - | 20 | 6 | 3.33 | Sri Lanka | v India | Colombo (RPS) | 12 Sep 2009 | ODI # 2887 | |
| 7.0 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 3.00 | India | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 17 Sep 2023 | ODI # 4649 | |
| 8.0 | - | 27 | 6 | 3.37 | Sri Lanka | v England | Colombo (RPS) | 13 Oct 2007 | ODI # 2630 | |
| 9.5 | - | 29 | 6 | 2.94 | Sri Lanka | v England | Moratuwa | 20 Mar 1993 | ODI # 818 | |
| 9.0 | - | 29 | 6 | 3.22 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Colombo (RPS) | 12 Aug 2018 | ODI # 4031 | |
| 10.0 | 1 | 31 | 6 | 3.10 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 10 Aug 2011 | ODI # 3175 | |
| 10.0 | - | 33 | 6 | 3.30 | Sri Lanka | v India | Colombo (RPS) | 04 Aug 2024 | ODI # 4753 | |
| 7.4 | - | 38 | 6 | 4.95 | Sri Lanka | v Kenya | Colombo (RPS) | 01 Mar 2011 | ODI # 3113 | |
| 10.0 | - | 44 | 6 | 4.40 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Pallekele | 09 Jun 2012 | ODI # 3273 | |
| 10.0 | - | 45 | 6 | 4.50 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Dambulla | 31 Aug 2016 | ODI # 3774 | |
| 8.0 | - | 47 | 6 | 5.87 | England | v Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 10 Dec 2014 | ODI # 3565 | |
| 10.0 | - | 54 | 6 | 5.40 | Sri Lanka | v India | Pallekele | 24 Aug 2017 | ODI # 3906 | |
| 10.0 | 1 | 59 | 6 | 5.90 | India | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 09 Aug 2005 | ODI # 2268 | |
| 8.0 | 3 | 16 | 5 | 2.00 | Pakistan | v Kenya | Hambantota | 23 Feb 2011 | ODI # 3105 | |
| 6.2 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 2.84 | Pakistan | v Afghanistan | Hambantota | 22 Aug 2023 | ODI # 4625 | |
| 9.4 | 2 | 23 | 5 | 2.37 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Dambulla | 18 May 2003 | ODI # 2012 | |
| 10.0 | - | 23 | 5 | 2.30 | Pakistan | v Canada | Colombo (RPS) | 03 Mar 2011 | ODI # 3116 | |
| 8.0 | - | 25 | 5 | 3.12 | India | v Pakistan | Colombo (RPS) | 10 Sep 2023 | ODI # 4639 | |
| 8.0 | 1 | 26 | 5 | 3.25 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Moratuwa | 31 Mar 1984 | ODI # 257 | |
| 8.0 | - | 26 | 5 | 3.25 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Colombo (RPS) | 22 Aug 2004 | ODI # 2158 | |
| 10.0 | 2 | 27 | 5 | 2.70 | India | v Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 27 Aug 2017 | ODI # 3907 | |
| 5.1 | - | 27 | 5 | 5.22 | Sri Lanka | v India | Colombo (RPS) | 07 Aug 2024 | ODI # 4754 | |
| 9.0 | - | 28 | 5 | 3.11 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Galle | 22 Aug 1999 | ODI # 1485 | |
| 7.4 | 1 | 28 | 5 | 3.65 | Sri Lanka | v India | Dambulla | 22 Aug 2010 | ODI # 3038 | |
| 8.2 | 2 | 28 | 5 | 3.36 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Hambantota | 16 Aug 2011 | ODI # 3180 | |
| 8.1 | - | 30 | 5 | 3.67 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 07 Aug 2009 | ODI # 2868 | |
| 10.0 | 3 | 32 | 5 | 3.20 | Zimbabwe | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 08 Jan 2024 | ODI # 4719 | |
| 10.0 | - | 34 | 5 | 3.40 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Dambulla | 15 Jun 2010 | ODI # 2991 | |
| 7.5 | - | 35 | 5 | 4.46 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Dambulla | 22 Feb 2004 | ODI # 2103 | |
| 7.0 | 1 | 37 | 5 | 5.28 | Australia | v New Zealand | Colombo (SSC) | 15 Sep 2002 | ODI # 1877 | |
| 9.3 | 1 | 38 | 5 | 4.00 | Pakistan | v Bangladesh | Colombo (RPS) | 16 Jul 1997 | ODI # 1217 | |
| 10.0 | 2 | 39 | 5 | 3.90 | Bangladesh | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 05 Jul 2025 | ODI # 4890 | |
| 10.0 | 1 | 40 | 5 | 4.00 | Sri Lanka | v India | Colombo (RPS) | 12 Sep 2023 | ODI # 4641 | |
| 9.3 | 1 | 41 | 5 | 4.31 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Dambulla | 20 Feb 2004 | ODI # 2102 | |
| 10.0 | 1 | 42 | 5 | 4.20 | Sri Lanka | v India | Dambulla | 22 Jun 2010 | ODI # 2999 | |
| 9.4 | - | 42 | 5 | 4.34 | India | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 03 Sep 2017 | ODI # 3909 | |
| 10.0 | - | 44 | 5 | 4.40 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Colombo (RPS) | 14 Jul 2000 | ODI # 1614 | |
| 10.0 | 1 | 44 | 5 | 4.40 | Sri Lanka | v England | Dambulla | 13 Oct 2018 | ODI # 4053 | |
| 9.0 | 1 | 45 | 5 | 5.00 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 27 Feb 2004 | ODI # 2106 | |
| 8.4 | - | 47 | 5 | 5.42 | Sri Lanka | v India | Colombo (RPS) | 27 Aug 2008 | ODI # 2755 | |
| 7.4 | - | 49 | 5 | 6.39 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 04 Sep 2021 | ODI # 4315 | |
| 9.2 | - | 51 | 5 | 5.46 | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 11 Dec 2001 | ODI # 1778 | |
| 9.4 | - | 56 | 5 | 5.79 | India | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 14 Sep 2009 | ODI # 2889 | |
| 9.1 | - | 61 | 5 | 6.65 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Colombo (SSC) | 31 Aug 2004 | ODI # 2163 | |
| 10.0 | - | 61 | 5 | 6.10 | India | v Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 04 Aug 2012 | ODI # 3295 | |
| 10.0 | - | 62 | 5 | 6.20 | Bangladesh | v Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 28 Mar 2013 | ODI # 3352 | |
| 3.0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 | Sri Lanka | v Zimbabwe | Pallekele | 10 Mar 2011 | ODI # 3125 | |
| 2.5 | - | 6 | 4 | 2.11 | India | v Bangladesh | Dambulla | 16 Jun 2010 | ODI # 2993 | |
| 4.3 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 2.22 | Sri Lanka | v India | Colombo (RPS) | 29 Aug 2008 | ODI # 2756 | |
| 7.4 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 1.30 | Sri Lanka | v Zimbabwe | Pallekele | 21 Jan 2022 | ODI # 4347 | |
| 7.5 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 1.27 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Colombo (RPS) | 02 Jul 2025 | ODI # 4889 | |
| 10.0 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 1.40 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Dambulla | 19 May 2003 | ODI # 2014 | |
| 4.0 | - | 14 | 4 | 3.50 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Colombo (RPS) | 25 Jul 2007 | ODI # 2607 | |
| 5.3 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 2.72 | Sri Lanka | v Netherlands | Colombo (RPS) | 16 Sep 2002 | ODI # 1878 | |
| 6.4 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 2.25 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 20 Aug 2011 | ODI # 3182 | |
| 8.1 | - | 17 | 4 | 2.08 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Colombo (RPS) | 04 Sep 1993 | ODI # 838 | |
| 5.0 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 3.40 | India | v Pakistan | Colombo (SSC) | 20 Jul 1997 | ODI # 1219 | |
| 5.4 | - | 18 | 4 | 3.17 | Sri Lanka | v India | Colombo (SSC) | 01 Jul 1998 | ODI # 1341 | |
| 9.2 | - | 18 | 4 | 1.92 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Colombo (RPS) | 24 Aug 2016 | ODI # 3769 | |
| 9.0 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 2.00 | Sri Lanka | v India | Colombo (RPS) | 12 Sep 2023 | ODI # 4641 | |
| 9.0 | 2 | 19 | 4 | 2.11 | Pakistan | v Bangladesh | Moratuwa | 31 Mar 1986 | ODI # 375 | |
| 9.1 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 2.07 | Pakistan | v Hong Kong | Colombo (SSC) | 18 Jul 2004 | ODI # 2147 | |
| 6.1 | - | 19 | 4 | 3.08 | Sri Lanka | v England | Colombo (RPS) | 23 Oct 2018 | ODI # 4058 | |
| 8.0 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 2.50 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Colombo (SSC) | 12 Jul 2000 | ODI # 1612 | |
| 5.0 | - | 21 | 4 | 4.20 | New Zealand | v Bangladesh | Colombo (SSC) | 23 Sep 2002 | ODI # 1885 | |
| 9.5 | 3 | 21 | 4 | 2.13 | India | v Sri Lanka | Dambulla | 20 Aug 2008 | ODI # 2745 | |
| 9.5 | 2 | 22 | 4 | 2.23 | Sri Lanka | v U.A.E. | Dambulla | 17 Jul 2004 | ODI # 2146 | |
| 7.0 | 2 | 22 | 4 | 3.14 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 26 Jul 2013 | ODI # 3398 | |
| 9.0 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 2.66 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Colombo (PSS) | 20 Jul 2007 | ODI # 2605 | |
| 6.0 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 4.00 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Pallekele | 09 Jul 2014 | ODI # 3501 | |
| 10.0 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 2.50 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Colombo (RPS) | 08 Jul 2000 | ODI # 1606 | |
| 9.0 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 2.88 | Australia | v India | Colombo (SSC) | 28 Aug 1999 | ODI # 1489 | |
| 6.5 | - | 27 | 4 | 3.95 | Sri Lanka | v Afghanistan | Pallekele | 11 Feb 2024 | ODI # 4727 | |
| 9.0 | 1 | 28 | 4 | 3.11 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 11 Mar 1986 | ODI # 368 | |
| 9.0 | 1 | 28 | 4 | 3.11 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 09 Aug 2009 | ODI # 2870 | |
| 6.1 | - | 28 | 4 | 4.54 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Colombo (RPS) | 08 Sep 2009 | ODI # 2884 | |
| 8.0 | 1 | 28 | 4 | 3.50 | Australia | v Pakistan | Colombo (RPS) | 19 Mar 2011 | ODI # 3139 | |
| 10.0 | - | 28 | 4 | 2.80 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 20 Aug 2011 | ODI # 3182 | |
| 9.5 | 1 | 29 | 4 | 2.94 | Sri Lanka | v England | Dambulla | 23 Mar 2001 | ODI # 1694 | |
| 10.0 | - | 29 | 4 | 2.90 | Sri Lanka | v India | Dambulla | 03 Aug 2005 | ODI # 2265 | |
| 10.0 | 1 | 29 | 4 | 2.90 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 19 Jul 2015 | ODI # 3670 | |
| 8.0 | - | 30 | 4 | 3.75 | Sri Lanka | v England | Pallekele | 13 Dec 2014 | ODI # 3567 | |
| 7.4 | - | 31 | 4 | 4.04 | Sri Lanka | v Zimbabwe | Colombo (SSC) | 22 Jan 1998 | ODI # 1282 | |
| 9.5 | - | 31 | 4 | 3.15 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Colombo (RPS) | 23 Jul 2007 | ODI # 2606 | |
| 10.0 | 2 | 31 | 4 | 3.10 | Sri Lanka | v England | Dambulla | 01 Oct 2007 | ODI # 2622 | |
| 9.4 | 1 | 31 | 4 | 3.20 | Sri Lanka | v Zimbabwe | Colombo (RPS) | 08 Jan 2024 | ODI # 4719 | |
| 10.0 | - | 32 | 4 | 3.20 | Sri Lanka | v Zimbabwe | Colombo (RPS) | 12 Dec 2001 | ODI # 1779 | |
| 10.0 | - | 32 | 4 | 3.20 | U.A.E. | v Sri Lanka | Dambulla | 17 Jul 2004 | ODI # 2146 | |
| 7.4 | - | 32 | 4 | 4.17 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Pallekele | 31 Aug 2023 | ODI # 4629 | |
| 10.0 | - | 33 | 4 | 3.30 | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 16 Dec 1993 | ODI # 864 | |
| 10.0 | 2 | 33 | 4 | 3.30 | India | v Zimbabwe | Colombo (SSC) | 01 Sep 1996 | ODI # 1110 | |
| 7.0 | 1 | 33 | 4 | 4.71 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Colombo (RPS) | 20 Aug 2004 | ODI # 2156 | |
| 8.3 | - | 33 | 4 | 3.88 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Dambulla | 29 Jul 2018 | ODI # 4025 | |
| 8.4 | 1 | 34 | 4 | 3.92 | Sri Lanka | v England | Colombo (SSC) | 13 Feb 1982 | ODI # 145 | |
| 9.0 | 2 | 34 | 4 | 3.77 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Galle | 05 Jul 2000 | ODI # 1603 | |
| 10.0 | 2 | 34 | 4 | 3.40 | England | v Sri Lanka | Dambulla | 07 Oct 2007 | ODI # 2626 | |
| 10.0 | - | 34 | 4 | 3.40 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 26 Feb 2011 | ODI # 3109 | |
| 5.0 | - | 34 | 4 | 6.80 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Hambantota | 12 Nov 2013 | ODI # 3434 |
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:
Zimbabwe vs New Zealand at Bulawayo, New Zealand in Zimbabwe 2nd Test, Aug 7-11, 2025 [Test # 2599]
India vs England at The Oval, India in England 5th Test, Jul 31-Aug 4, 2025 [Test # 2598]
Somerset vs Nottinghamshire at Nottingham, County Championship Division One 55th Match, Jul 29-Aug 1, 2025 [First-class]