Bowling Best Figures Innings - Sri Lanka

Players - Sri Lanka

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
VB John	10.0	4	28	3	2.80	Sri Lanka	1	v New Zealand	Dunedin	2 Mar 1983	ODI # 186
RJ Ratnayake	10.0	0	30	3	3.00	Sri Lanka	1	v New Zealand	Dunedin	2 Mar 1983	ODI # 186
ALF de Mel	4.0	0	9	2	2.25	Sri Lanka	1	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	30 Apr 1983	ODI # 196
DS de Silva	9.0	0	21	2	2.33	Sri Lanka	1	v Australia	Colombo (PSS)	13 Apr 1983	ODI # 193
A Ranatunga	9.0	1	26	2	2.88	Sri Lanka	1	v Australia	Colombo (PSS)	13 Apr 1983	ODI # 193
VB John	9.0	1	33	2	3.66	Sri Lanka	1	v Australia	Colombo (PSS)	13 Apr 1983	ODI # 193
ALF de Mel	9.0	2	35	2	3.88	Sri Lanka	1	v Australia	Colombo (PSS)	13 Apr 1983	ODI # 193
RJ Ratnayake	9.0	0	38	2	4.22	Sri Lanka	1	v Australia	Colombo (PSS)	16 Apr 1983	ODI # 194
B Warnapura	10.0	1	41	2	4.10	Sri Lanka	1	v India	Amritsar	12 Sep 1982	ODI # 156
DS de Silva	10.0	0	49	2	4.90	Sri Lanka	1	v India	Amritsar	12 Sep 1982	ODI # 156
RJ Ratnayake	10.0	0	50	2	5.00	Sri Lanka	1	v New Zealand	Auckland	20 Mar 1983	ODI # 190
DS de Silva	9.0	0	51	2	5.66	Sri Lanka	1	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	29 Apr 1983	ODI # 195
ALF de Mel	8.0	1	58	2	7.25	Sri Lanka	2	v India	Bengaluru	26 Sep 1982	ODI # 159
S Wettimuny	2.0	0	13	1	6.50	Sri Lanka	1	v New Zealand	Auckland	20 Mar 1983	ODI # 190
JR Ratnayeke	2.2	0	16	1	6.85	Sri Lanka	1	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	30 Apr 1983	ODI # 196
AN Ranasinghe	3.0	0	21	1	7.00	Sri Lanka	1	v India	Amritsar	12 Sep 1982	ODI # 156
VB John	6.2	1	23	1	3.63	Sri Lanka	1	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	29 Apr 1983	ODI # 195
Y Goonasekera	3.0	0	24	1	8.00	Sri Lanka	1	v New Zealand	Auckland	20 Mar 1983	ODI # 190
DS de Silva	6.0	1	28	1	4.66	Sri Lanka	2	v New Zealand	Napier	19 Mar 1983	ODI # 189
VB John	10.0	4	31	1	3.10	Sri Lanka	2	v New Zealand	Napier	19 Mar 1983	ODI # 189
VB John	9.0	0	33	1	3.66	Sri Lanka	1	v Australia	Colombo (PSS)	16 Apr 1983	ODI # 194
GRA de Silva	5.5	0	36	1	6.17	Sri Lanka	2	v India	Delhi	15 Sep 1982	ODI # 157
ALF de Mel	9.3	2	36	1	3.78	Sri Lanka	1	v New Zealand	Dunedin	2 Mar 1983	ODI # 186
B Warnapura	10.0	1	38	1	3.80	Sri Lanka	2	v India	Delhi	15 Sep 1982	ODI # 157
JR Ratnayeke	7.0	0	39	1	5.57	Sri Lanka	2	v New Zealand	Napier	19 Mar 1983	ODI # 189
A Ranatunga	9.0	0	42	1	4.66	Sri Lanka	1	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	29 Apr 1983	ODI # 195
VB John	9.0	1	44	1	4.88	Sri Lanka	1	v India	Amritsar	12 Sep 1982	ODI # 156
VB John	5.0	0	44	1	8.80	Sri Lanka	2	v India	Delhi	15 Sep 1982	ODI # 157
ALF de Mel	9.0	0	44	1	4.88	Sri Lanka	1	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	29 Apr 1983	ODI # 195
JR Ratnayeke	10.0	0	45	1	4.50	Sri Lanka	1	v New Zealand	Dunedin	2 Mar 1983	ODI # 186
A Ranatunga	9.0	0	45	1	5.00	Sri Lanka	1	v Australia	Colombo (PSS)	16 Apr 1983	ODI # 194
JR Ratnayeke	8.0	0	48	1	6.00	Sri Lanka	2	v India	Delhi	15 Sep 1982	ODI # 157
DS de Silva	10.0	1	51	1	5.10	Sri Lanka	2	v India	Bengaluru	26 Sep 1982	ODI # 159
ALF de Mel	7.0	0	58	1	8.28	Sri Lanka	1	v India	Amritsar	12 Sep 1982	ODI # 156
ALF de Mel	10.0	1	65	1	6.50	Sri Lanka	1	v New Zealand	Auckland	20 Mar 1983	ODI # 190

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England vs Sri Lanka at Colombo (RPS), England in Sri Lanka 3rd ODI, Jan 27, 2026 [ODI # 4942]

Sri Lanka vs England at Colombo (RPS), England in Sri Lanka 2nd ODI, Jan 24, 2026 [ODI # 4941]

Sri Lanka vs England at Colombo (RPS), England in Sri Lanka 1st ODI, Jan 22, 2026 [ODI # 4940]