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	40.0	19	51	9	1.27	Sri Lanka	1	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	4 Jan 2002	Test # 1583
WPUJC Vaas	25.0	3	71	7	2.84	Sri Lanka	3	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	29 Nov 2001	Test # 1572
WPUJC Vaas	32.2	5	120	7	3.71	Sri Lanka	1	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	29 Nov 2001	Test # 1572
M Muralidaran	35.5	16	81	6	2.26	Sri Lanka	4	v West Indies	Kandy	21 Nov 2001	Test # 1570
M Muralidaran	53.4	11	126	6	2.34	Sri Lanka	1	v West Indies	Galle	13 Nov 2001	Test # 1567
ST Jayasuriya	29.0	10	43	5	1.48	Sri Lanka	2	v Zimbabwe	Galle	12 Jan 2002	Test # 1585
M Muralidaran	31.3	10	44	5	1.39	Sri Lanka	3	v West Indies	Galle	13 Nov 2001	Test # 1567
M Muralidaran	58.3	26	67	5	1.14	Sri Lanka	2	v Zimbabwe	Galle	12 Jan 2002	Test # 1585
M Muralidaran	16.0	7	24	4	1.50	Sri Lanka	4	v Zimbabwe	Galle	12 Jan 2002	Test # 1585
TCB Fernando	12.0	2	27	4	2.25	Sri Lanka	3	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	4 Jan 2002	Test # 1583
ST Jayasuriya	18.0	5	31	4	1.72	Sri Lanka	4	v Zimbabwe	Galle	12 Jan 2002	Test # 1585
M Muralidaran	36.0	17	35	4	0.97	Sri Lanka	3	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	27 Dec 2001	Test # 1581
M Muralidaran	26.0	8	53	4	2.03	Sri Lanka	2	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	27 Dec 2001	Test # 1581
M Muralidaran	23.4	5	54	4	2.28	Sri Lanka	2	v West Indies	Kandy	21 Nov 2001	Test # 1570
M Muralidaran	25.0	9	55	4	2.20	Sri Lanka	1	v Pakistan	Lahore	6 Mar 2002	Test # 1592
WPUJC Vaas	22.0	8	56	4	2.54	Sri Lanka	2	v West Indies	Kandy	21 Nov 2001	Test # 1570
M Muralidaran	26.4	7	64	4	2.40	Sri Lanka	3	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	4 Jan 2002	Test # 1583
M Muralidaran	34.0	8	72	4	2.11	Sri Lanka	3	v Pakistan	Lahore	6 Mar 2002	Test # 1592
WPUJC Vaas	22.5	3	85	4	3.72	Sri Lanka	3	v Pakistan	Lahore	6 Mar 2002	Test # 1592
WPUJC Vaas	31.0	6	95	4	3.06	Sri Lanka	1	v West Indies	Galle	13 Nov 2001	Test # 1567
TCB Fernando	16.0	1	84	3	5.25	Sri Lanka	1	v Pakistan	Lahore	6 Mar 2002	Test # 1592
WPUJC Vaas	7.3	2	17	2	2.26	Sri Lanka	4	v Zimbabwe	Galle	12 Jan 2002	Test # 1585
WPUJC Vaas	17.0	8	20	2	1.17	Sri Lanka	3	v West Indies	Galle	13 Nov 2001	Test # 1567
DNT Zoysa	14.0	6	24	2	1.71	Sri Lanka	2	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	27 Dec 2001	Test # 1581
MRCN Bandaratilleke	15.0	7	29	2	1.93	Sri Lanka	4	v West Indies	Kandy	21 Nov 2001	Test # 1570
DNT Zoysa	13.0	3	34	2	2.61	Sri Lanka	2	v West Indies	Kandy	21 Nov 2001	Test # 1570
DNT Zoysa	15.0	4	34	2	2.26	Sri Lanka	3	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	27 Dec 2001	Test # 1581
WPUJC Vaas	18.0	5	35	2	1.94	Sri Lanka	3	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	4 Jan 2002	Test # 1583
WPUJC Vaas	13.0	2	39	2	3.00	Sri Lanka	4	v West Indies	Kandy	21 Nov 2001	Test # 1570
MRCN Bandaratilleke	19.0	6	46	2	2.42	Sri Lanka	3	v West Indies	Galle	13 Nov 2001	Test # 1567
TCB Fernando	15.0	3	48	2	3.20	Sri Lanka	3	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	27 Dec 2001	Test # 1581
DNT Zoysa	21.0	3	54	2	2.57	Sri Lanka	3	v Pakistan	Lahore	6 Mar 2002	Test # 1592
WPUJC Vaas	17.0	2	62	2	3.64	Sri Lanka	1	v Pakistan	Lahore	6 Mar 2002	Test # 1592
WPUJC Vaas	24.0	6	63	2	2.62	Sri Lanka	2	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	27 Dec 2001	Test # 1581
M Muralidaran	36.0	5	116	2	3.22	Sri Lanka	3	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	29 Nov 2001	Test # 1572
TT Samaraweera	4.0	1	7	1	1.75	Sri Lanka	3	v West Indies	Galle	13 Nov 2001	Test # 1567
TT Samaraweera	5.0	1	7	1	1.40	Sri Lanka	2	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	27 Dec 2001	Test # 1581
TT Samaraweera	7.0	2	10	1	1.42	Sri Lanka	3	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	27 Dec 2001	Test # 1581
TCB Fernando	9.5	-	32	1	3.25	Sri Lanka	2	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	27 Dec 2001	Test # 1581
DNT Zoysa	11.0	1	45	1	4.09	Sri Lanka	3	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	29 Nov 2001	Test # 1572
DNT Zoysa	20.0	4	55	1	2.75	Sri Lanka	1	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	29 Nov 2001	Test # 1572
WPUJC Vaas	17.0	4	58	1	3.41	Sri Lanka	1	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	4 Jan 2002	Test # 1583
WPUJC Vaas	21.2	6	76	1	3.56	Sri Lanka	3	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	27 Dec 2001	Test # 1581
M Muralidaran	37.0	6	115	1	3.10	Sri Lanka	1	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	29 Nov 2001	Test # 1572

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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:

Panadura Sports Club vs Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club at Maggona, Major League Tournament Group A, Jan 2-4, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 213/8 (65.0 ov, N Vimukthi 9*, KDA Manoj 1*, JDF Vandersay 2/50) - Stumps

Chilaw Marians Cricket Club vs Colombo Cricket Club at Colombo (Colts), Major League Tournament Group A, Jan 2-4, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 62/4 (15.0 ov, GS Dinusha 14*, MVT Fernando 2*, C de Silva 1/25) - Stumps

Police Sports Club vs Nugegoda Sports Welfare Club at Galle, Major League Tournament Group A, Jan 2-4, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 210/4 (58.0 ov, KNA Bandara 74*, PVR de Silva 41*, LN Malinga 1/34) - Stumps