Bowling Best Figures Innings - vs Sri Lanka

Players - vs 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
Aaqib Javed	10.0	1	35	5	3.50	Pakistan	2	v Sri Lanka	Gwalior	12 May 1997	ODI # 1205
A Kuruvilla	8.4	1	43	4	4.96	India	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Aug 1997	ODI # 1226
Saqlain Mushtaq	9.4	-	53	4	5.48	Pakistan	1	v Sri Lanka	Eden Gardens	27 May 1997	ODI # 1214
RR Singh	4.0	-	20	3	5.00	India	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	23 Aug 1997	ODI # 1225
Saqlain Mushtaq	9.5	-	43	3	4.37	Pakistan	2	v Sri Lanka	Gwalior	12 May 1997	ODI # 1205
GR Larsen	9.3	1	43	3	4.52	New Zealand	1	v Sri Lanka	Hyderabad (Deccan)	20 May 1997	ODI # 1208
SB O'Connor	9.0	-	44	3	4.88	New Zealand	1	v Sri Lanka	Hyderabad (Deccan)	20 May 1997	ODI # 1208
LR Williams	8.0	-	56	3	7.00	West Indies	2	v Sri Lanka	Port of Spain	6 Jun 1997	ODI # 1215
NM Kulkarni	10.0	-	73	3	7.30	India	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Aug 1997	ODI # 1226
A Kuruvilla	7.0	1	22	2	3.14	India	2	v Sri Lanka	Wankhede	17 May 1997	ODI # 1207
RR Singh	4.0	-	29	2	7.25	India	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	18 Jul 1997	ODI # 1218
NJ Astle	8.0	1	37	2	4.62	New Zealand	1	v Sri Lanka	Hyderabad (Deccan)	20 May 1997	ODI # 1208
Minhajul Abedin	9.0	-	43	2	4.77	Bangladesh	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	22 Jul 1997	ODI # 1220
BKV Prasad	8.0	-	44	2	5.50	India	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	18 Jul 1997	ODI # 1218
Saleem Malik	10.0	-	46	2	4.60	Pakistan	2	v Sri Lanka	Gwalior	12 May 1997	ODI # 1205
Sheikh Salahuddin	8.0	-	48	2	6.00	Bangladesh	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	22 Jul 1997	ODI # 1220
Kabir Khan	8.0	1	49	2	6.12	Pakistan	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	14 Jul 1997	ODI # 1216
BKV Prasad	9.0	-	50	2	5.55	India	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	17 Aug 1997	ODI # 1223
D Ramnarine	10.0	-	52	2	5.20	West Indies	2	v Sri Lanka	Port of Spain	6 Jun 1997	ODI # 1215
Arshad Khan	10.0	-	54	2	5.40	Pakistan	1	v Sri Lanka	Eden Gardens	27 May 1997	ODI # 1214
A Kumble	10.0	-	55	2	5.50	India	2	v Sri Lanka	Wankhede	17 May 1997	ODI # 1207
Mohammad Hussain	10.0	-	56	2	5.60	Pakistan	1	v Sri Lanka	Mohali	24 May 1997	ODI # 1212
Saleem Malik	10.0	-	61	2	6.10	Pakistan	1	v Sri Lanka	Eden Gardens	27 May 1997	ODI # 1214
Saqlain Mushtaq	10.0	-	72	2	7.20	Pakistan	1	v Sri Lanka	Mohali	24 May 1997	ODI # 1212
NM Kulkarni	4.0	1	15	1	3.75	India	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	23 Aug 1997	ODI # 1225
CEL Ambrose	7.0	1	19	1	2.71	West Indies	2	v Sri Lanka	Port of Spain	6 Jun 1997	ODI # 1215
SR Tendulkar	5.0	-	22	1	4.40	India	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Aug 1997	ODI # 1226
Shahid Afridi	4.0	-	25	1	6.25	Pakistan	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	14 Jul 1997	ODI # 1216
SC Ganguly	5.0	-	25	1	5.00	India	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	26 Jul 1997	ODI # 1222
CA Walsh	8.0	1	27	1	3.37	West Indies	2	v Sri Lanka	Port of Spain	6 Jun 1997	ODI # 1215
A Kuruvilla	7.0	1	35	1	5.00	India	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	20 Aug 1997	ODI # 1224
Aaqib Javed	7.5	-	37	1	4.72	Pakistan	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	14 Jul 1997	ODI # 1216
Saqlain Mushtaq	10.0	-	38	1	3.80	Pakistan	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	14 Jul 1997	ODI # 1216
Aamer Sohail	10.0	1	38	1	3.80	Pakistan	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	14 Jul 1997	ODI # 1216
Shahid Afridi	5.0	-	40	1	8.00	Pakistan	1	v Sri Lanka	Eden Gardens	27 May 1997	ODI # 1214
CL Hooper	10.0	1	40	1	4.00	West Indies	2	v Sri Lanka	Port of Spain	6 Jun 1997	ODI # 1215
A Kuruvilla	5.0	-	43	1	8.60	India	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	23 Aug 1997	ODI # 1225
RK Chauhan	10.0	-	43	1	4.30	India	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Aug 1997	ODI # 1226
RR Singh	9.0	-	44	1	4.88	India	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	17 Aug 1997	ODI # 1223
A Kumble	6.0	-	44	1	7.33	India	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	20 Aug 1997	ODI # 1224
Arshad Khan	10.0	-	48	1	4.80	Pakistan	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	14 Jul 1997	ODI # 1216
NM Kulkarni	10.0	-	48	1	4.80	India	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	26 Jul 1997	ODI # 1222

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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:

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