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	38.4	8	100	7	2.58	Sri Lanka	1	v India	Delhi	10 Dec 2005	Test # 1776
M Muralidaran	19.5	6	54	6	2.72	Sri Lanka	3	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	28 Feb 2006	Test # 1784
M Muralidaran	16.4	4	39	5	2.34	Sri Lanka	2	v Pakistan	Kandy	3 Apr 2006	Test # 1796
M Muralidaran	30.5	8	79	5	2.56	Sri Lanka	1	v Bangladesh	Bogra	8 Mar 2006	Test # 1786
WPUJC Vaas	21.0	14	20	4	0.95	Sri Lanka	1	v India	Chennai	2 Dec 2005	Test # 1775
MF Maharoof	15.0	2	52	4	3.46	Sri Lanka	2	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	26 Mar 2006	Test # 1794
SL Malinga	16.5	3	57	4	3.38	Sri Lanka	1	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	28 Feb 2006	Test # 1784
SL Malinga	12.0	3	30	3	2.50	Sri Lanka	2	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	26 Mar 2006	Test # 1794
M Muralidaran	17.4	4	41	3	2.32	Sri Lanka	2	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	26 Mar 2006	Test # 1794
SL Malinga	14.1	1	51	3	3.60	Sri Lanka	3	v Bangladesh	Bogra	8 Mar 2006	Test # 1786
CRD Fernando	19.0	4	51	3	2.68	Sri Lanka	3	v Bangladesh	Bogra	8 Mar 2006	Test # 1786
HMCM Bandara	19.0	2	84	3	4.42	Sri Lanka	3	v India	Ahmedabad	18 Dec 2005	Test # 1778
M Muralidaran	32.0	8	87	3	2.71	Sri Lanka	1	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	28 Feb 2006	Test # 1784
M Muralidaran	21.0	5	90	3	4.28	Sri Lanka	3	v India	Ahmedabad	18 Dec 2005	Test # 1778
M Muralidaran	42.0	13	94	3	2.23	Sri Lanka	4	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	26 Mar 2006	Test # 1794
SL Malinga	32.0	4	113	3	3.53	Sri Lanka	1	v India	Ahmedabad	18 Dec 2005	Test # 1778
M Muralidaran	36.0	4	128	3	3.55	Sri Lanka	1	v India	Ahmedabad	18 Dec 2005	Test # 1778
CRD Fernando	4.0	1	10	2	2.50	Sri Lanka	3	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	28 Feb 2006	Test # 1784
CRD Fernando	9.0	4	24	2	2.66	Sri Lanka	1	v Bangladesh	Bogra	8 Mar 2006	Test # 1786
HMCM Bandara	10.0	4	32	2	3.20	Sri Lanka	3	v Bangladesh	Bogra	8 Mar 2006	Test # 1786
KMDN Kulasekara	16.0	3	45	2	2.81	Sri Lanka	2	v Pakistan	Kandy	3 Apr 2006	Test # 1796
MF Maharoof	27.0	11	52	2	1.92	Sri Lanka	1	v India	Ahmedabad	18 Dec 2005	Test # 1778
HMCM Bandara	17.0	1	54	2	3.17	Sri Lanka	1	v India	Delhi	10 Dec 2005	Test # 1776
HMCM Bandara	20.0	2	55	2	2.75	Sri Lanka	3	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	28 Feb 2006	Test # 1784
M Muralidaran	25.0	6	60	2	2.40	Sri Lanka	1	v India	Chennai	2 Dec 2005	Test # 1775
HMCM Bandara	13.0	-	61	2	4.69	Sri Lanka	1	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	28 Feb 2006	Test # 1784
M Muralidaran	13.0	1	62	2	4.76	Sri Lanka	3	v Bangladesh	Bogra	8 Mar 2006	Test # 1786
WPUJC Vaas	21.0	4	65	2	3.09	Sri Lanka	3	v India	Delhi	10 Dec 2005	Test # 1776
HMCM Bandara	24.4	3	69	2	2.79	Sri Lanka	1	v India	Ahmedabad	18 Dec 2005	Test # 1778
SL Malinga	20.0	1	73	2	3.65	Sri Lanka	1	v Bangladesh	Bogra	8 Mar 2006	Test # 1786
HMCM Bandara	11.2	6	15	1	1.32	Sri Lanka	1	v India	Chennai	2 Dec 2005	Test # 1775
MF Maharoof	6.0	-	25	1	4.16	Sri Lanka	3	v India	Ahmedabad	18 Dec 2005	Test # 1778
HMCM Bandara	13.0	1	28	1	2.15	Sri Lanka	1	v Bangladesh	Bogra	8 Mar 2006	Test # 1786
SL Malinga	6.2	-	33	1	5.21	Sri Lanka	4	v Pakistan	Kandy	3 Apr 2006	Test # 1796
KMDN Kulasekara	12.0	3	34	1	2.83	Sri Lanka	4	v Pakistan	Kandy	3 Apr 2006	Test # 1796
TM Dilshan	12.0	2	36	1	3.00	Sri Lanka	3	v India	Ahmedabad	18 Dec 2005	Test # 1778
MF Maharoof	11.0	3	37	1	3.36	Sri Lanka	1	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	28 Feb 2006	Test # 1784
MF Maharoof	14.0	2	54	1	3.85	Sri Lanka	2	v Pakistan	Kandy	3 Apr 2006	Test # 1796
CRD Fernando	16.0	4	58	1	3.62	Sri Lanka	1	v India	Chennai	2 Dec 2005	Test # 1775
SL Malinga	12.0	2	63	1	5.25	Sri Lanka	3	v India	Ahmedabad	18 Dec 2005	Test # 1778
MF Maharoof	23.0	8	70	1	3.04	Sri Lanka	4	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	26 Mar 2006	Test # 1794
HMCM Bandara	20.0	2	74	1	3.70	Sri Lanka	3	v India	Delhi	10 Dec 2005	Test # 1776
CRD Fernando	22.0	5	75	1	3.40	Sri Lanka	3	v India	Delhi	10 Dec 2005	Test # 1776
WPUJC Vaas	22.0	5	77	1	3.50	Sri Lanka	1	v India	Delhi	10 Dec 2005	Test # 1776
M Muralidaran	38.0	5	118	1	3.10	Sri Lanka	3	v India	Delhi	10 Dec 2005	Test # 1776

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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:

England vs Australia at Sydney, The Ashes 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616]

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]