Bowling Best Figures Innings IN Sri Lanka

Players IN 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	35.0	5	84	7	2.40	Sri Lanka	3	v South Africa	Galle	20 Jul 2000	Test # 1504
M Muralidaran	41.0	8	87	6	2.12	Sri Lanka	2	v South Africa	Galle	20 Jul 2000	Test # 1504
Wasim Akram	15.3	1	45	5	2.90	Pakistan	3	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jun 2000	Test # 1499
N Boje	34.0	8	62	5	1.82	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	6 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
M Muralidaran	45.5	14	68	5	1.48	Sri Lanka	3	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	6 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
M Muralidaran	47.0	12	115	5	2.44	Sri Lanka	2	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jun 2000	Test # 1499
Waqar Younis	19.1	7	40	4	2.08	Pakistan	3	v Sri Lanka	Galle	21 Jun 2000	Test # 1501
Arshad Khan	31.0	8	62	4	2.00	Pakistan	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jun 2000	Test # 1499
WPUJC Vaas	36.0	9	85	4	2.36	Sri Lanka	1	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	6 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
M Muralidaran	50.0	13	138	4	2.76	Sri Lanka	2	v Pakistan	Galle	21 Jun 2000	Test # 1501
N Boje	10.1	4	24	3	2.36	South Africa	4	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
Arshad Khan	22.0	8	30	3	1.36	Pakistan	3	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jun 2000	Test # 1499
Abdul Razzaq	12.0	2	35	3	2.91	Pakistan	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	21 Jun 2000	Test # 1501
Waqar Younis	13.0	2	39	3	3.00	Pakistan	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	21 Jun 2000	Test # 1501
SM Pollock	22.2	10	40	3	1.79	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	6 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
Waqar Younis	14.2	-	50	3	3.48	Pakistan	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jun 2000	Test # 1499
M Muralidaran	17.0	3	53	3	3.11	Sri Lanka	4	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jun 2000	Test # 1499
HDPK Dharmasena	20.0	3	58	3	2.90	Sri Lanka	1	v South Africa	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
M Muralidaran	39.0	14	70	3	1.79	Sri Lanka	1	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	6 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
SM Pollock	30.4	8	73	3	2.38	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	20 Jul 2000	Test # 1504
M Muralidaran	36.0	8	76	3	2.11	Sri Lanka	3	v South Africa	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
SM Pollock	24.0	5	83	3	3.45	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
Arshad Khan	52.0	7	137	3	2.63	Pakistan	1	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	28 Jun 2000	Test # 1502
PR Adams	45.0	6	184	3	4.08	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	20 Jul 2000	Test # 1504
M Hayward	5.0	1	15	2	3.00	South Africa	4	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
JH Kallis	11.4	4	18	2	1.54	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
UDU Chandana	9.5	-	21	2	2.13	Sri Lanka	3	v South Africa	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
DNT Zoysa	19.0	4	30	2	1.57	Sri Lanka	2	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jun 2000	Test # 1499
DPMD Jayawardene	3.2	-	32	2	9.60	Sri Lanka	2	v Pakistan	Galle	21 Jun 2000	Test # 1501
L Klusener	13.0	3	34	2	2.61	South Africa	4	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
Azhar Mahmood	16.3	5	36	2	2.18	Pakistan	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	21 Jun 2000	Test # 1501
DNT Zoysa	13.0	1	38	2	2.92	Sri Lanka	4	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jun 2000	Test # 1499
ST Jayasuriya	13.0	1	45	2	3.46	Sri Lanka	3	v South Africa	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
UDU Chandana	14.0	3	46	2	3.28	Sri Lanka	2	v South Africa	Galle	20 Jul 2000	Test # 1504
Azhar Mahmood	10.0	2	48	2	4.80	Pakistan	3	v Sri Lanka	Galle	21 Jun 2000	Test # 1501
CRD Fernando	15.5	1	53	2	3.34	Sri Lanka	2	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jun 2000	Test # 1499
Wasim Akram	22.0	7	53	2	2.40	Pakistan	3	v Sri Lanka	Galle	21 Jun 2000	Test # 1501
ST Jayasuriya	24.0	4	56	2	2.33	Sri Lanka	3	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	6 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
UDU Chandana	20.0	2	58	2	2.90	Sri Lanka	1	v South Africa	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
Arshad Khan	24.0	9	59	2	2.45	Pakistan	3	v Sri Lanka	Galle	21 Jun 2000	Test # 1501
PDRL Perera	18.0	3	60	2	3.33	Sri Lanka	1	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	6 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
Abdul Razzaq	33.0	10	65	2	1.96	Pakistan	1	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	28 Jun 2000	Test # 1502
M Hayward	22.0	6	67	2	3.04	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
M Hayward	20.0	2	68	2	3.40	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	6 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
UDU Chandana	29.0	6	88	2	3.03	Sri Lanka	3	v South Africa	Galle	20 Jul 2000	Test # 1504
M Muralidaran	30.5	3	95	2	3.08	Sri Lanka	1	v South Africa	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
ST Jayasuriya	3.0	-	4	1	1.33	Sri Lanka	2	v South Africa	Galle	20 Jul 2000	Test # 1504
DJ Cullinan	2.0	-	10	1	5.00	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	20 Jul 2000	Test # 1504
WPUJC Vaas	8.0	5	11	1	1.37	Sri Lanka	1	v South Africa	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
SM Pollock	6.0	3	13	1	2.16	South Africa	4	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	6 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
DNT Zoysa	6.0	2	16	1	2.66	Sri Lanka	1	v South Africa	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
DNT Zoysa	5.0	-	17	1	3.40	Sri Lanka	3	v South Africa	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
WPUJC Vaas	14.0	6	17	1	1.21	Sri Lanka	3	v South Africa	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
L Klusener	12.1	4	20	1	1.64	South Africa	4	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	6 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
Waqar Younis	9.0	3	21	1	2.33	Pakistan	3	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jun 2000	Test # 1499
M Hayward	9.0	1	21	1	2.33	South Africa	4	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	6 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
Abdul Razzaq	14.0	6	23	1	1.64	Pakistan	3	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jun 2000	Test # 1499
JH Kallis	8.0	1	25	1	3.12	South Africa	4	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
UDU Chandana	4.2	-	26	1	6.00	Sri Lanka	1	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	6 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
SM Pollock	11.0	4	38	1	3.45	South Africa	4	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
Wasim Akram	13.0	3	40	1	3.07	Pakistan	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	21 Jun 2000	Test # 1501
JH Kallis	17.0	7	41	1	2.41	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	20 Jul 2000	Test # 1504
Mushtaq Ahmed	14.0	1	42	1	3.00	Pakistan	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jun 2000	Test # 1499
HDPK Dharmasena	16.0	2	47	1	2.93	Sri Lanka	3	v South Africa	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
PA de Silva	24.5	7	49	1	1.97	Sri Lanka	3	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	6 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
N Boje	15.0	2	50	1	3.33	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
Wasim Akram	20.0	6	55	1	2.75	Pakistan	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jun 2000	Test # 1499
HDPK Dharmasena	25.0	5	70	1	2.80	Sri Lanka	2	v South Africa	Galle	20 Jul 2000	Test # 1504
RP Arnold	20.0	4	71	1	3.55	Sri Lanka	2	v Pakistan	Galle	21 Jun 2000	Test # 1501
N Boje	22.0	2	72	1	3.27	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	20 Jul 2000	Test # 1504
PR Adams	16.0	3	72	1	4.50	South Africa	4	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	6 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
M Ntini	19.0	1	73	1	3.84	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	20 Jul 2000	Test # 1504
KR Pushpakumara	29.0	6	116	1	4.00	Sri Lanka	2	v Pakistan	Galle	21 Jun 2000	Test # 1501

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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
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Australia vs England at Melbourne, The Ashes 4th Test, Dec 26-27, 2025 [Test # 2615]

New Zealand vs West Indies at Mount Maunganui, West Indies in New Zealand 3rd Test, Dec 18-22, 2025 [Test # 2614]

Australia vs England at Adelaide, The Ashes 3rd Test, Dec 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2613]