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	22.0	8	49	6	2.22	Sri Lanka	2	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1903
TM Dilshan	4.2	1	10	4	2.30	Sri Lanka	4	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	3 Jan 2009	Test # 1905
BAW Mendis	28.0	5	71	4	2.53	Sri Lanka	2	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	3 Jan 2009	Test # 1905
M Muralidaran	48.0	9	141	4	2.93	Sri Lanka	4	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1903
BAW Mendis	15.0	4	57	3	3.80	Sri Lanka	4	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	3 Jan 2009	Test # 1905
M Muralidaran	20.2	6	62	3	3.04	Sri Lanka	2	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	3 Jan 2009	Test # 1905
KTGD Prasad	25.2	5	105	3	4.14	Sri Lanka	4	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1903
WPUJC Vaas	10.0	5	21	2	2.10	Sri Lanka	2	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	3 Jan 2009	Test # 1905
WPUJC Vaas	11.0	4	33	2	3.00	Sri Lanka	2	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1903
CRD Fernando	39.0	2	124	2	3.17	Sri Lanka	2	v Pakistan	Karachi	21 Feb 2009	Test # 1909
WPUJC Vaas	8.0	3	16	1	2.00	Sri Lanka	4	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	3 Jan 2009	Test # 1905
HMRKB Herath	12.0	1	29	1	2.41	Sri Lanka	2	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1903
CRD Fernando	12.0	4	36	1	3.00	Sri Lanka	4	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	3 Jan 2009	Test # 1905
DPMD Jayawardene	6.5	-	41	1	6.00	Sri Lanka	2	v Pakistan	Karachi	21 Feb 2009	Test # 1909
CRD Fernando	18.0	4	44	1	2.44	Sri Lanka	2	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	3 Jan 2009	Test # 1905
KTGD Prasad	13.0	-	61	1	4.69	Sri Lanka	2	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1903
WPUJC Vaas	25.0	5	74	1	2.96	Sri Lanka	4	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1903
BAW Mendis	59.0	14	157	1	2.66	Sri Lanka	2	v Pakistan	Karachi	21 Feb 2009	Test # 1909
M Muralidaran	65.0	14	172	1	2.64	Sri Lanka	2	v Pakistan	Karachi	21 Feb 2009	Test # 1909

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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]