Bowling Best Figures Innings - Sri Lanka

Players - Sri Lanka

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	Econ	Team	Innings in match	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
VB John	25.2	9	60	5	2.36	Sri Lanka	2	v New Zealand	Wellington	11 Mar 1983	Test # 951
ALF de Mel	14.0	-	68	5	4.85	Sri Lanka	4	v India	Chennai	17 Sep 1982	Test # 934
RJ Ratnayake	29.0	7	79	4	2.72	Sri Lanka	1	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	5 Nov 1982	First-class
RJ Ratnayake	24.0	5	81	4	3.37	Sri Lanka	2	v New Zealand	Wellington	11 Mar 1983	Test # 951
DS de Silva	35.0	3	145	4	4.14	Sri Lanka	1	v Zimbabwe	Harare	12 Nov 1982	First-class
S Jeganathan	33.0	9	72	3	2.18	Sri Lanka	1	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	5 Nov 1982	First-class
S Jeganathan	42.0	12	74	3	1.76	Sri Lanka	1	v Zimbabwe	Harare	12 Nov 1982	First-class
JR Ratnayeke	31.0	9	93	3	3.00	Sri Lanka	1	v New Zealand	Christchurch	4 Mar 1983	Test # 950
VB John	8.0	-	29	2	3.62	Sri Lanka	3	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	5 Nov 1982	First-class
VB John	10.3	2	42	2	4.00	Sri Lanka	1	v Zimbabwe	Harare	12 Nov 1982	First-class
VB John	12.0	2	45	2	3.75	Sri Lanka	1	v New Zealand	Christchurch	4 Mar 1983	Test # 950
S Jeganathan	19.5	5	48	2	2.42	Sri Lanka	3	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	5 Nov 1982	First-class
ALF de Mel	23.0	3	113	2	4.91	Sri Lanka	1	v Australia	Kandy	22 Apr 1983	Test # 955
RJ Ratnayake	31.0	8	125	2	4.03	Sri Lanka	1	v New Zealand	Christchurch	4 Mar 1983	Test # 950
ALF de Mel	29.0	2	133	2	4.58	Sri Lanka	2	v India	Chennai	17 Sep 1982	Test # 934
DS de Silva	48.0	4	162	2	3.37	Sri Lanka	2	v India	Chennai	17 Sep 1982	Test # 934
DS de Silva	9.0	5	13	1	1.44	Sri Lanka	2	v New Zealand	Wellington	11 Mar 1983	Test # 951
DS de Silva	6.0	1	18	1	3.00	Sri Lanka	4	v New Zealand	Wellington	11 Mar 1983	Test # 951
JR Ratnayeke	8.1	4	20	1	2.44	Sri Lanka	4	v New Zealand	Wellington	11 Mar 1983	Test # 951
DS de Silva	9.0	1	29	1	3.22	Sri Lanka	4	v India	Chennai	17 Sep 1982	Test # 934
ALF de Mel	4.0	-	29	1	7.25	Sri Lanka	3	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	5 Nov 1982	First-class
VB John	8.0	2	38	1	4.75	Sri Lanka	4	v New Zealand	Wellington	11 Mar 1983	Test # 951
DS de Silva	22.5	10	41	1	1.79	Sri Lanka	1	v New Zealand	Christchurch	4 Mar 1983	Test # 950
RJ Ratnayake	15.0	-	46	1	3.06	Sri Lanka	4	v New Zealand	Wellington	11 Mar 1983	Test # 951
RJ Ratnayake	13.0	3	53	1	4.07	Sri Lanka	1	v Zimbabwe	Harare	12 Nov 1982	First-class
ALF de Mel	20.0	6	59	1	2.95	Sri Lanka	1	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	5 Nov 1982	First-class
VB John	20.0	5	60	1	3.00	Sri Lanka	1	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	5 Nov 1982	First-class
A Ranatunga	19.0	2	72	1	3.78	Sri Lanka	1	v Australia	Kandy	22 Apr 1983	Test # 955
JR Ratnayeke	19.0	1	75	1	3.94	Sri Lanka	2	v India	Chennai	17 Sep 1982	Test # 934
DS de Silva	19.0	2	75	1	3.94	Sri Lanka	3	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	5 Nov 1982	First-class
DS de Silva	29.0	3	109	1	3.75	Sri Lanka	1	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	5 Nov 1982	First-class
DS de Silva	44.0	7	122	1	2.77	Sri Lanka	1	v Australia	Kandy	22 Apr 1983	Test # 955

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