Bowling Best Economy Rate Innings IN Sri Lanka

Players IN Sri Lanka

Best economy rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
AA Donald	10.0	7	6	2	0.60	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	6 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
RK Chauhan	24.0	18	20	1	0.83	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 1993	Test # 1228
WJ Cronje	26.0	14	32	1	1.23	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
RS Kalpage	17.5	6	23	1	1.28	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
N Kapil Dev	26.0	13	34	2	1.30	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 1993	Test # 1228
N Kapil Dev	24.0	11	33	0	1.37	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	4 Aug 1993	Test # 1229
M Muralidaran	31.0	11	48	1	1.54	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
HDPK Dharmasena	18.0	8	29	1	1.61	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
BN Schultz	36.5	9	63	5	1.71	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
RP Snell	25.0	8	44	0	1.76	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
M Muralidaran	35.1	8	64	4	1.81	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
AA Donald	12.0	4	22	2	1.83	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	6 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
M Muralidaran	54.0	17	101	5	1.87	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	6 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
M Prabhakar	31.0	14	59	2	1.90	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	4 Aug 1993	Test # 1229
PK Wijetunge	29.0	2	58	1	2.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
HDPK Dharmasena	45.0	12	91	0	2.02	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	6 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
PA de Silva	17.0	3	35	2	2.05	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
N Kapil Dev	27.1	10	56	2	2.06	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	4 Aug 1993	Test # 1229
AA Donald	30.0	12	62	2	2.06	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
BM McMillan	30.0	8	64	0	2.13	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
SLV Raju	25.0	5	55	1	2.20	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	4 Aug 1993	Test # 1229
A Kumble	38.1	14	85	3	2.22	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 1993	Test # 1228
RK Chauhan	26.0	7	59	3	2.26	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	4 Aug 1993	Test # 1229
RK Chauhan	33.0	5	76	0	2.30	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	4 Aug 1993	Test # 1229
N Kapil Dev	11.0	4	26	0	2.36	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 1993	Test # 1228
A Kumble	40.0	12	95	2	2.37	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	4 Aug 1993	Test # 1229
BN Schultz	31.2	12	75	4	2.39	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
BN Schultz	20.0	8	48	5	2.40	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	6 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
J Srinath	15.0	2	36	1	2.40	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 1993	Test # 1228
SLV Raju	27.0	5	66	1	2.44	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	4 Aug 1993	Test # 1229
AP Gurusinha	11.0	1	27	0	2.45	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (PSS)	4 Aug 1993	Test # 1229
AA Donald	28.0	5	69	5	2.46	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
J Srinath	17.0	5	42	2	2.47	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 1993	Test # 1228
GP Wickramasinghe	38.0	8	95	3	2.50	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (PSS)	4 Aug 1993	Test # 1229
RS Kalpage	38.0	3	97	2	2.55	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 1993	Test # 1228
M Muralidaran	15.0	3	39	1	2.60	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
CPH Ramanayake	10.0	1	26	1	2.60	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
PK Wijetunge	23.0	3	60	1	2.60	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
PL Symcox	18.0	5	47	1	2.61	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
GP Wickramasinghe	22.0	4	58	0	2.63	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 1993	Test # 1228
UC Hathurusingha	20.0	6	53	1	2.65	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (PSS)	4 Aug 1993	Test # 1229
M Muralidaran	39.0	8	104	5	2.66	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
RP Snell	12.0	4	32	3	2.66	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	6 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
GP Wickramasinghe	22.0	6	59	2	2.68	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
M Prabhakar	15.5	5	43	3	2.71	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 1993	Test # 1228
M Prabhakar	18.0	4	49	3	2.72	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 1993	Test # 1228
DK Liyanage	21.0	4	58	1	2.76	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
M Prabhakar	21.0	7	59	2	2.80	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	4 Aug 1993	Test # 1229
A Kumble	38.2	7	108	3	2.81	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	4 Aug 1993	Test # 1229
HDPK Dharmasena	28.0	5	79	1	2.82	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
UC Hathurusingha	17.0	2	48	1	2.82	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 1993	Test # 1228
M Muralidaran	47.1	12	136	4	2.88	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (PSS)	4 Aug 1993	Test # 1229
UC Hathurusingha	12.0	1	35	1	2.91	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 1993	Test # 1228
CPH Ramanayake	25.0	4	75	3	3.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
RP Snell	19.0	3	57	2	3.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	6 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
PA de Silva	13.0	1	39	3	3.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	6 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
GP Wickramasinghe	19.0	4	58	2	3.05	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
AP Gurusinha	16.0	2	49	2	3.06	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 1993	Test # 1228
GP Wickramasinghe	27.0	6	83	3	3.07	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 1993	Test # 1228
DK Liyanage	10.0	2	31	0	3.10	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 1993	Test # 1228
CE Eksteen	14.0	4	44	0	3.14	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
CPH Ramanayake	20.0	5	63	0	3.15	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	6 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
AA Donald	22.0	5	73	1	3.31	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
DK Liyanage	19.0	3	64	0	3.36	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 1993	Test # 1228
PL Symcox	28.0	3	100	0	3.57	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
PL Symcox	21.0	2	75	3	3.57	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
GP Wickramasinghe	31.0	6	111	1	3.58	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	6 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
A Kumble	24.0	3	87	5	3.62	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 1993	Test # 1228
BN Schultz	16.0	4	58	4	3.62	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	6 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
KPJ Warnaweera	23.0	2	86	2	3.73	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (PSS)	4 Aug 1993	Test # 1229
KPJ Warnaweera	20.1	1	76	3	3.76	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 1993	Test # 1228
BN Schultz	20.0	2	82	2	4.10	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
RK Chauhan	10.0	1	42	0	4.20	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 1993	Test # 1228
KPJ Warnaweera	20.0	1	86	1	4.30	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 1993	Test # 1228

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England vs Australia at Sydney, The Ashes 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616]

Australia vs England at Melbourne, The Ashes 4th Test, Dec 26-27, 2025 [Test # 2615]

New Zealand vs West Indies at Mount Maunganui, West Indies in New Zealand 3rd Test, Dec 18-22, 2025 [Test # 2614]