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	42.5	13	94	7	2.19	Sri Lanka	3	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	7 Jan 1998	Test # 1394
M Muralidaran	29.0	18	23	5	0.79	Sri Lanka	2	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	7 Jan 1998	Test # 1394
HDPK Dharmasena	12.4	-	57	5	4.50	Sri Lanka	3	v India	Wankhede	3 Dec 1997	Test # 1390
M Muralidaran	30.0	8	63	5	2.10	Sri Lanka	2	v South Africa	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
KR Pushpakumara	32.0	3	122	5	3.81	Sri Lanka	1	v India	Nagpur	26 Nov 1997	Test # 1387
ST Jayasuriya	33.0	7	53	4	1.60	Sri Lanka	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
M Muralidaran	41.0	10	108	4	2.63	Sri Lanka	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
M Muralidaran	45.0	8	135	4	3.00	Sri Lanka	1	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
KJ Silva	19.4	9	27	3	1.37	Sri Lanka	2	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	7 Jan 1998	Test # 1394
SD Anurasiri	27.0	7	65	3	2.40	Sri Lanka	1	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jan 1998	Test # 1395
M Muralidaran	37.5	9	73	3	1.92	Sri Lanka	3	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jan 1998	Test # 1395
GP Wickramasinghe	28.4	7	75	3	2.61	Sri Lanka	1	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
M Muralidaran	23.5	4	94	3	3.94	Sri Lanka	4	v South Africa	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
KR Pushpakumara	28.0	5	108	3	3.85	Sri Lanka	1	v India	Wankhede	3 Dec 1997	Test # 1390
HDPK Dharmasena	48.0	12	144	3	3.00	Sri Lanka	1	v India	Wankhede	3 Dec 1997	Test # 1390
M Muralidaran	75.0	30	174	3	2.32	Sri Lanka	2	v India	Mohali	19 Nov 1997	Test # 1385
ST Jayasuriya	5.0	2	10	2	2.00	Sri Lanka	2	v South Africa	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
ST Jayasuriya	16.0	4	32	2	2.00	Sri Lanka	1	v India	Nagpur	26 Nov 1997	Test # 1387
WPUJC Vaas	12.0	1	35	2	2.91	Sri Lanka	1	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jan 1998	Test # 1395
WPUJC Vaas	11.0	3	41	2	3.72	Sri Lanka	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
KR Pushpakumara	12.2	2	43	2	3.48	Sri Lanka	1	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jan 1998	Test # 1395
ST Jayasuriya	15.0	1	48	2	3.20	Sri Lanka	3	v India	Wankhede	3 Dec 1997	Test # 1390
ST Jayasuriya	30.0	9	59	2	1.96	Sri Lanka	2	v India	Mohali	19 Nov 1997	Test # 1385
PA de Silva	23.0	4	61	2	2.65	Sri Lanka	3	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jan 1998	Test # 1395
ST Jayasuriya	29.0	9	64	2	2.20	Sri Lanka	3	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jan 1998	Test # 1395
M Muralidaran	32.0	10	72	2	2.25	Sri Lanka	1	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jan 1998	Test # 1395
WPUJC Vaas	21.0	2	75	2	3.57	Sri Lanka	1	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
GP Wickramasinghe	31.1	10	76	2	2.43	Sri Lanka	1	v India	Wankhede	3 Dec 1997	Test # 1390
WPUJC Vaas	31.0	3	80	2	2.58	Sri Lanka	1	v India	Nagpur	26 Nov 1997	Test # 1387
WPUJC Vaas	36.5	11	107	2	2.90	Sri Lanka	2	v India	Mohali	19 Nov 1997	Test # 1385
GP Wickramasinghe	5.0	-	20	1	4.00	Sri Lanka	3	v India	Wankhede	3 Dec 1997	Test # 1390
PA de Silva	13.0	5	25	1	1.92	Sri Lanka	3	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	7 Jan 1998	Test # 1394
DNT Zoysa	12.0	2	29	1	2.41	Sri Lanka	2	v South Africa	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
KR Pushpakumara	14.0	4	34	1	2.42	Sri Lanka	2	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	7 Jan 1998	Test # 1394
A Ranatunga	17.0	7	35	1	2.05	Sri Lanka	1	v India	Wankhede	3 Dec 1997	Test # 1390
WPUJC Vaas	17.0	5	36	1	2.11	Sri Lanka	2	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	7 Jan 1998	Test # 1394
GP Wickramasinghe	15.0	2	36	1	2.40	Sri Lanka	2	v South Africa	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
SD Anurasiri	19.0	7	41	1	2.15	Sri Lanka	3	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jan 1998	Test # 1395
KR Pushpakumara	17.0	2	54	1	3.17	Sri Lanka	3	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jan 1998	Test # 1395
KR Pushpakumara	16.0	2	55	1	3.43	Sri Lanka	2	v South Africa	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
ST Jayasuriya	19.0	6	62	1	3.26	Sri Lanka	4	v South Africa	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
KR Pushpakumara	19.0	2	64	1	3.36	Sri Lanka	3	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	7 Jan 1998	Test # 1394
WPUJC Vaas	24.0	3	65	1	2.70	Sri Lanka	3	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	7 Jan 1998	Test # 1394
KSC de Silva	28.0	5	81	1	2.89	Sri Lanka	2	v India	Mohali	19 Nov 1997	Test # 1385

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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:

Badureliya Sports Club vs Nugegoda Sports Welfare Club at Kurunegala, Major League Tournament Plate, Jan 23-25, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 152/7 (44.3 ov, NR Gunasekera 5*, A Muthalib 36*, BB Sanjeewa 4/50)

Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club vs Panadura Sports Club at Maggona, Major League Tournament Plate, Jan 23-25, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 171/2 (57.0 ov, KDV Vimukthi 33*, ISS Samarasooriya 76*, EMCD Edirisinghe 1/61)

Tripura vs Uttarakhand at Agartala, Ranji Trophy Elite, Group C, Jan 22-25, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 258/10 (90.3 ov, Sentu Sarkar 57*, JM Joshi 1/51) - Innings break