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
M Muralidaran	53.0	19	98	6	1.84	Sri Lanka	2	v Pakistan	Colombo (RPS)	19 Apr 1997	Test # 1366
KSC de Silva	24.2	5	85	5	3.49	Sri Lanka	2	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	26 Apr 1997	Test # 1367
WPUJC Vaas	27.0	7	60	4	2.22	Sri Lanka	2	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	26 Apr 1997	Test # 1367
WPUJC Vaas	35.0	6	144	4	4.11	Sri Lanka	1	v New Zealand	Dunedin	7 Mar 1997	Test # 1358
M Muralidaran	22.0	4	43	3	1.95	Sri Lanka	1	v New Zealand	Hamilton	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1359
DNT Zoysa	18.0	3	47	3	2.61	Sri Lanka	1	v New Zealand	Hamilton	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1359
DNT Zoysa	22.4	7	53	3	2.33	Sri Lanka	3	v New Zealand	Hamilton	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1359
M Muralidaran	26.0	7	62	3	2.38	Sri Lanka	3	v New Zealand	Hamilton	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1359
WPUJC Vaas	16.0	7	40	2	2.50	Sri Lanka	4	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	26 Apr 1997	Test # 1367
KJ Silva	28.0	10	71	2	2.53	Sri Lanka	4	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	26 Apr 1997	Test # 1367
HDPK Dharmasena	24.0	5	75	2	3.12	Sri Lanka	3	v New Zealand	Hamilton	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1359
MS Atapattu	4.0	-	9	1	2.25	Sri Lanka	4	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	26 Apr 1997	Test # 1367
A Ranatunga	5.0	-	29	1	5.80	Sri Lanka	1	v New Zealand	Dunedin	7 Mar 1997	Test # 1358
WPUJC Vaas	12.4	1	32	1	2.52	Sri Lanka	1	v New Zealand	Hamilton	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1359
WPUJC Vaas	15.0	3	34	1	2.26	Sri Lanka	3	v New Zealand	Hamilton	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1359
HDPK Dharmasena	22.0	7	39	1	1.77	Sri Lanka	1	v New Zealand	Hamilton	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1359
WPUJC Vaas	32.0	6	75	1	2.34	Sri Lanka	2	v Pakistan	Colombo (RPS)	19 Apr 1997	Test # 1366
KJ Silva	25.0	5	91	1	3.64	Sri Lanka	2	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	26 Apr 1997	Test # 1367
HDPK Dharmasena	52.5	19	93	1	1.76	Sri Lanka	2	v Pakistan	Colombo (RPS)	19 Apr 1997	Test # 1366
DNT Zoysa	40.0	6	112	1	2.80	Sri Lanka	1	v New Zealand	Dunedin	7 Mar 1997	Test # 1358
GP Wickramasinghe	25.0	4	117	1	4.68	Sri Lanka	1	v New Zealand	Dunedin	7 Mar 1997	Test # 1358

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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:

South Western Districts vs Northern Cape at Kimberley, CSA 4-Day Series Division 2 14th Match, Jan 8-11, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 4/2 (2.0 ov, TJ van Rensburg 4*, L Alder 0/1) - Stumps

Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club vs Police Sports Club at Colombo (PSS), Major League Tournament Group A, Jan 9-11, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 35/1 (7.0 ov, M Premaratne 13*, RK Chandraguptha 4*, RPN Priyadarshana 1/1)

Border vs Mpumalanga at East London, CSA 4-Day Series Division 2 13th Match, Jan 8-11, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 70/3 (21.0 ov, B van Niekerk 27*, MY Cook 17*, K Molefe 0/1) - Stumps