Bowling Best Figures Innings

Sri Lanka vs other countries Tests+ODIs+T20Is Bowling Records - Best Figures in a Innings

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	Econ	Team	Innings in match	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
KA Maharaj	41.1	10	129	9	3.13	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2018	Test # 2313
Imran Khan	29.3	8	58	8	1.96	Pakistan	1	v Sri Lanka	Lahore	22 Mar 1982	Test # 927
ST Gabriel	20.4	6	62	8	3.00	West Indies	3	v Sri Lanka	Gros Islet	14 Jun 2018	Test # 2308
M Jansen	6.5	1	13	7	1.90	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Durban	27 Nov 2024	Test # 2563
MS Kasprowicz	17.4	3	39	7	2.20	Australia	4	v Sri Lanka	Darwin	1 Jul 2004	Test # 1705
Maninder Singh	17.4	4	51	7	2.88	India	3	v Sri Lanka	Nagpur	27 Dec 1986	Test # 1063
CD Collymore	16.0	2	57	7	3.56	West Indies	3	v Sri Lanka	Kingston	27 Jun 2003	Test # 1649
A Kumble	27.3	9	59	7	2.14	India	3	v Sri Lanka	Lucknow	18 Jan 1994	Test # 1244
Harbhajan Singh	22.2	3	62	7	2.77	India	2	v Sri Lanka	Ahmedabad	18 Dec 2005	Test # 1778
PAJ DeFreitas	26.0	8	70	7	2.69	England	2	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	22 Aug 1991	Test # 1176
Noman Ali	23.0	8	70	7	3.04	Pakistan	3	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2023	Test # 2514
Yasir Shah	30.1	6	76	7	2.51	Pakistan	3	v Sri Lanka	Galle	17 Jun 2015	Test # 2167
M de Lange	23.2	3	81	7	3.47	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2026
Sikandar Raza	43.0	8	113	7	2.62	Zimbabwe	2	v Sri Lanka	Harare	27 Jan 2020	Test # 2383
Danish Kaneria	60.0	20	118	7	1.96	Pakistan	3	v Sri Lanka	Karachi	28 Oct 2004	Test # 1719
DL Vettori	42.3	6	130	7	3.05	New Zealand	3	v Sri Lanka	Wellington	15 Dec 2006	Test # 1822
SLV Raju	17.5	13	12	6	0.67	India	2	v Sri Lanka	Chandigarh	23 Nov 1990	Test # 1156
Mohammed Siraj	7.0	1	21	6	3.00	India	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	17 Sep 2023	ODI # 4649
PJ Cummins	15.0	8	23	6	1.53	Australia	3	v Sri Lanka	Brisbane	24 Jan 2019	Test # 2343
Waqar Younis	10.0	1	26	6	2.60	Pakistan	2	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	29 Apr 1990	ODI # 627
KC Brathwaite	11.3	4	29	6	2.52	West Indies	3	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	22 Oct 2015	Test # 2182
SM Pollock	13.4	6	30	6	2.19	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	2 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
TA Boult	15.0	8	30	6	2.00	New Zealand	2	v Sri Lanka	Christchurch	26 Dec 2018	Test # 2336
MG Johnson	10.0	1	31	6	3.10	Australia	1	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	10 Aug 2011	ODI # 3175
JE Emburey	25.0	9	33	6	1.32	England	3	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
Waqar Younis	14.0	4	34	6	2.42	Pakistan	1	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	26 Aug 1994	Test # 1267
JM Anderson	29.0	13	40	6	1.37	England	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
Mohammad Asif	23.0	7	44	6	1.91	Pakistan	1	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	3 Apr 2006	Test # 1796
Tauseef Ahmed	15.0	7	45	6	3.00	Pakistan	3	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	23 Feb 1986	Test # 1037
JW Hastings	10.0	-	45	6	4.50	Australia	1	v Sri Lanka	Dambulla	31 Aug 2016	ODI # 3774
R Ashwin	13.4	2	46	6	3.36	India	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	12 Aug 2015	Test # 2176
CR Woakes	8.0	-	47	6	5.87	England	1	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	10 Dec 2014	ODI # 3565
CT Tremlett	20.0	5	48	6	2.40	England	1	v Sri Lanka	Southampton	16 Jun 2011	Test # 1996
L Klusener	10.0	-	49	6	4.90	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Lahore	6 Nov 1997	ODI # 1252
MA Starc	12.3	1	50	6	4.00	Australia	3	v Sri Lanka	Galle	4 Aug 2016	Test # 2213
CS Martin	20.0	7	54	6	2.70	New Zealand	1	v Sri Lanka	Wellington	11 Apr 2005	Test # 1748
K Rabada	17.0	3	55	6	3.23	South Africa	4	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	2 Jan 2017	Test # 2244
A Nortje	14.3	1	56	6	3.86	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	3 Jan 2021	Test # 2401
Imran Khan	22.5	3	58	6	2.54	Pakistan	3	v Sri Lanka	Lahore	22 Mar 1982	Test # 927
A Nehra	10.0	1	59	6	5.90	India	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	9 Aug 2005	ODI # 2268
DL Vettori	33.0	10	64	6	1.93	New Zealand	3	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	10 Jun 1998	Test # 1418
TG Southee	27.0	7	68	6	2.51	New Zealand	1	v Sri Lanka	Wellington	15 Dec 2018	Test # 2335
A Kumble	28.0	6	72	6	2.57	India	2	v Sri Lanka	Delhi	10 Dec 2005	Test # 1776
GP Swann	30.0	5	82	6	2.73	England	3	v Sri Lanka	Galle	26 Mar 2012	Test # 2038
SLV Raju	32.3	9	87	6	2.67	India	3	v Sri Lanka	Ahmedabad	8 Feb 1994	Test # 1247
IT Botham	27.0	6	90	6	3.33	England	3	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	23 Aug 1984	Test # 994
AY Patel	30.0	8	90	6	3.00	New Zealand	3	v Sri Lanka	Galle	18 Sep 2024	Test # 2549
Yasir Shah	41.3	5	96	6	2.31	Pakistan	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	25 Jun 2015	Test # 2168
Harbhajan Singh	40.3	8	102	6	2.51	India	2	v Sri Lanka	Galle	31 Jul 2008	Test # 1884
Nayeem Hasan	30.0	4	105	6	3.50	Bangladesh	1	v Sri Lanka	Chattogram	15 May 2022	Test # 2462
GP Swann	40.0	1	106	6	2.65	England	3	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	3 Apr 2012	Test # 2039
Umar Gul	37.0	2	135	6	3.64	Pakistan	1	v Sri Lanka	Lahore	1 Mar 2009	Test # 1912
Iqbal Qasim	65.0	18	141	6	2.16	Pakistan	1	v Sri Lanka	Faisalabad	14 Mar 1982	Test # 925
Yasir Shah	55.5	9	184	6	3.29	Pakistan	1	v Sri Lanka	Dubai (DICS)	6 Oct 2017	Test # 2278
CA Walsh	4.3	3	1	5	0.22	West Indies	2	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	3 Dec 1986	ODI # 405
JM Anderson	11.4	6	16	5	1.37	England	2	v Sri Lanka	Leeds	19 May 2016	Test # 2203
Mohammed Shami	5.0	1	18	5	3.60	India	2	v Sri Lanka	Wankhede	2 Nov 2023	ODI # 4690
AIC Dodemaide	7.2	-	21	5	2.86	Australia	2	v Sri Lanka	W.A.C.A	2 Jan 1988	ODI # 484
WKM Benjamin	10.0	3	22	5	2.20	West Indies	2	v Sri Lanka	Wankhede	9 Nov 1993	ODI # 847
RR Singh	5.0	-	22	5	4.40	India	1	v Sri Lanka	Guwahati	22 Dec 1997	ODI # 1267
J Srinath	6.4	1	24	5	3.60	India	1	v Sri Lanka	Kanpur	7 Nov 1993	ODI # 846
CO Obuya	10.0	-	24	5	2.40	Kenya	2	v Sri Lanka	Nairobi (Gym)	24 Feb 2003	ODI # 1965
JJ Bumrah	10.0	4	24	5	2.40	India	2	v Sri Lanka	Bengaluru	12 Mar 2022	Test # 2456
Sir RJ Hadlee	10.1	4	25	5	2.45	New Zealand	1	v Sri Lanka	Bristol	13 Jun 1983	ODI # 206
DBL Powell	13.1	4	25	5	1.89	West Indies	1	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	22 Jul 2005	Test # 1757
CL Hooper	13.4	5	26	5	1.90	West Indies	2	v Sri Lanka	Kingstown	20 Jun 1997	Test # 1371
AF Milne	4.0	-	26	5	6.50	New Zealand	1	v Sri Lanka	Dunedin	5 Apr 2023	T20I # 2040
Mohammad Asif	12.0	6	27	5	2.25	Pakistan	3	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	3 Apr 2006	Test # 1796
JJ Bumrah	10.0	2	27	5	2.70	India	1	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	27 Aug 2017	ODI # 3907
JO Holder	17.4	6	27	5	1.52	West Indies	1	v Sri Lanka	North Sound	21 Mar 2021	Test # 2416
DL Underwood	18.0	6	28	5	1.55	England	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
SL Boock	9.3	4	28	5	2.94	New Zealand	4	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	9 Mar 1984	Test # 980
Azhar Mahmood	10.0	2	28	5	2.80	Pakistan	2	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	22 Oct 1999	ODI # 1519
CJ McKay	9.5	1	28	5	2.84	Australia	2	v Sri Lanka	Adelaide	8 Mar 2012	ODI # 3257
O Thomas	3.0	-	28	5	9.33	West Indies	2	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	4 Mar 2020	T20I # 1075
Sir RJ Hadlee	16.0	7	29	5	1.81	New Zealand	3	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (CCC)	24 Mar 1984	Test # 985
CJ Jordan	8.0	-	29	5	3.62	England	1	v Sri Lanka	Manchester	28 May 2014	ODI # 3494
JM Anderson	13.3	5	29	5	2.14	England	3	v Sri Lanka	Leeds	19 May 2016	Test # 2203
Iftikhar Anjum	8.1	-	30	5	3.67	Pakistan	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	7 Aug 2009	ODI # 2868
DM Bess	10.1	3	30	5	2.95	England	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
RR Singh	9.3	-	31	5	3.26	India	2	v Sri Lanka	Taunton	26 May 1999	ODI # 1463
Abdul Razzaq	9.1	2	31	5	3.38	Pakistan	2	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	15 Oct 1999	ODI # 1514
DT Christian	9.0	-	31	5	3.44	Australia	1	v Sri Lanka	Melbourne	2 Mar 2012	ODI # 3253
Naseem Shah	12.5	4	31	5	2.41	Pakistan	4	v Sri Lanka	Karachi	19 Dec 2019	Test # 2375
HB Shipley	7.0	-	31	5	4.42	New Zealand	2	v Sri Lanka	Auckland	25 Mar 2023	ODI # 4548
MA Ealham	10.0	2	32	5	3.20	England	2	v Sri Lanka	W.A.C.A	29 Jan 1999	ODI # 1396
R Ngarava	10.0	3	32	5	3.20	Zimbabwe	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	8 Jan 2024	ODI # 4719
S Lee	8.1	-	33	5	4.04	Australia	2	v Sri Lanka	Melbourne	7 Feb 1999	ODI # 1403
CJ McKay	9.0	1	33	5	3.66	Australia	1	v Sri Lanka	Brisbane	7 Nov 2010	ODI # 3068
DK Morrison	10.0	-	34	5	3.40	New Zealand	2	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	11 Nov 1996	ODI # 1142
NM Lyon	15.0	3	34	5	2.26	Australia	2	v Sri Lanka	Galle	31 Aug 2011	Test # 2005
Hasan Ali	10.0	-	34	5	3.40	Pakistan	1	v Sri Lanka	Abu Dhabi	18 Oct 2017	ODI # 3926
Usman Shinwari	7.0	-	34	5	4.85	Pakistan	1	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	23 Oct 2017	ODI # 3930
M Prabhakar	10.0	-	35	5	3.50	India	1	v Sri Lanka	Hyderabad (Deccan)	18 Feb 1994	ODI # 881
Aaqib Javed	10.0	1	35	5	3.50	Pakistan	2	v Sri Lanka	Gwalior	12 May 1997	ODI # 1205
MJ Clarke	7.5	-	35	5	4.46	Australia	1	v Sri Lanka	Dambulla	22 Feb 2004	ODI # 2103
Abdul Razzaq	23.1	9	35	5	1.51	Pakistan	1	v Sri Lanka	Karachi	28 Oct 2004	Test # 1719
Shahid Afridi	9.2	-	35	5	3.75	Pakistan	2	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	20 Nov 2011	ODI # 3215
V Permaul	13.0	3	35	5	2.69	West Indies	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Nov 2021	Test # 2437
FH Edwards	15.4	1	36	5	2.29	West Indies	1	v Sri Lanka	Kingston	27 Jun 2003	Test # 1649

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Nepal vs United Arab Emirates at ICCA Dubai, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 90th Match, Nov 5, 2025 [ODI # 4925 - Live]
>> 30/1 (9.0 ov, Aasif Sheikh 10*, B Sharki 14*, Muhammad Jawadullah 0/5)

West Indies vs New Zealand at Auckland, West Indies in New Zealand 1st T20I, Nov 5, 2025 [T20I # 3557 - Live]
>> 3/0 (0.2 ov, A Athanaze 0*, BA King 3*, JA Duffy 0/3)

South Africa vs Pakistan at Faisalabad, South Africa in Pakistan 1st ODI, Nov 4, 2025 [ODI # 4924]