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
M Muralidaran	10.0	1	39	6	3.90	Sri Lanka	3	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
WPUJC Vaas	27.5	6	73	6	2.62	Sri Lanka	2	v England	Colombo (SSC)	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1537
CRD Fernando	34.0	4	98	5	2.88	Sri Lanka	1	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
M Muralidaran	58.3	16	122	5	2.08	Sri Lanka	1	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
ST Jayasuriya	8.3	0	24	4	2.82	Sri Lanka	4	v England	Colombo (SSC)	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1537
CRD Fernando	11.0	6	27	4	2.45	Sri Lankans	1	v E. Province	Gqeberha	9 Dec 2000	First-class
WPUJC Vaas	18.0	4	39	4	2.16	Sri Lanka	4	v England	Kandy	7 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
M Muralidaran	28.0	11	41	4	1.46	Sri Lankans	3	v E. Province	Gqeberha	9 Dec 2000	First-class
ST Jayasuriya	32.0	13	44	4	1.37	Sri Lanka	3	v England	Galle	22 Feb 2001	Test # 1530
ST Jayasuriya	27.0	7	50	4	1.85	Sri Lanka	2	v England	Galle	22 Feb 2001	Test # 1530
M Muralidaran	42.3	14	66	4	1.55	Sri Lanka	3	v England	Galle	22 Feb 2001	Test # 1530
DNT Zoysa	22.0	8	76	4	3.45	Sri Lanka	1	v South Africa	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
M Muralidaran	63.0	21	127	4	2.01	Sri Lanka	2	v England	Kandy	7 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
WPUJC Vaas	24.0	7	53	3	2.20	Sri Lanka	2	v England	Galle	22 Feb 2001	Test # 1530
CRD Fernando	16.0	2	76	3	4.75	Sri Lankans	3	v E. Province	Gqeberha	9 Dec 2000	First-class
RP Arnold	24.2	4	76	3	3.12	Sri Lanka	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
ST Jayasuriya	34.0	10	76	3	2.23	Sri Lanka	2	v England	Kandy	7 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
M Muralidaran	54.3	14	79	3	1.44	Sri Lanka	2	v England	Galle	22 Feb 2001	Test # 1530
M Muralidaran	6.0	2	9	2	1.50	Sri Lankans	1	v E. Province	Gqeberha	9 Dec 2000	First-class
DNT Zoysa	8.0	2	16	2	2.00	Sri Lankans	1	v E. Province	Gqeberha	9 Dec 2000	First-class
DPMD Jayawardene	8.0	1	27	2	3.37	Sri Lankans	2	v KZ-Natal	Pietermaritzburg	21 Dec 2000	First-class
GP Wickramasinghe	11.0	4	34	2	3.09	Sri Lankans	3	v E. Province	Gqeberha	9 Dec 2000	First-class
D Hettiarachchi	24.0	6	36	2	1.50	Sri Lanka	2	v England	Colombo (SSC)	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1537
WPUJC Vaas	23.0	7	39	2	1.69	Sri Lanka	2	v England	Kandy	7 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
GP Wickramasinghe	12.3	3	51	2	4.08	Sri Lanka	1	v South Africa	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
UDU Chandana	28.0	4	109	2	3.89	Sri Lankans	2	v KZ-Natal	Pietermaritzburg	21 Dec 2000	First-class
CRD Fernando	2.0	0	7	1	3.50	Sri Lanka	4	v England	Colombo (SSC)	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1537
HDPK Dharmasena	16.0	6	21	1	1.31	Sri Lanka	3	v England	Galle	22 Feb 2001	Test # 1530
ST Jayasuriya	16.1	6	22	1	1.36	Sri Lanka	4	v England	Kandy	7 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
HDPK Dharmasena	8.0	0	25	1	3.12	Sri Lanka	4	v England	Kandy	7 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
M Muralidaran	8.0	1	26	1	3.25	Sri Lanka	4	v England	Colombo (SSC)	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1537
WPUJC Vaas	15.0	6	29	1	1.93	Sri Lanka	3	v England	Galle	22 Feb 2001	Test # 1530
GP Wickramasinghe	11.0	4	33	1	3.00	Sri Lankans	2	v KZ-Natal	Pietermaritzburg	21 Dec 2000	First-class
CRD Fernando	10.0	0	48	1	4.80	Sri Lanka	3	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
RP Arnold	14.0	2	50	1	3.57	Sri Lanka	1	v South Africa	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
M Muralidaran	27.0	7	50	1	1.85	Sri Lanka	4	v England	Kandy	7 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
DNT Zoysa	14.0	3	55	1	3.92	Sri Lankans	3	v E. Province	Gqeberha	9 Dec 2000	First-class
PDRL Perera	19.0	3	73	1	3.84	Sri Lanka	1	v South Africa	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
M Muralidaran	41.0	9	73	1	1.78	Sri Lanka	2	v England	Colombo (SSC)	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1537
HDPK Dharmasena	27.0	4	74	1	2.74	Sri Lanka	2	v England	Kandy	7 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
M Muralidaran	43.0	11	99	1	2.30	Sri Lanka	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
CRD Fernando	25.0	2	105	1	4.20	Sri Lanka	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
CRD Fernando	16.0	1	107	1	6.68	Sri Lanka	1	v South Africa	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
WPUJC Vaas	32.0	6	109	1	3.40	Sri Lanka	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2001	Test # 1528

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