Bowling Best Figures Match - Sri Lanka

Players - Sri Lanka

Best bowling figures in a match

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
RJ Ratnayake	10.0	3	37	4	3.70	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Melbourne	19 Jan 1985	ODI # 291
RL Dias	4.0	0	25	3	6.25	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Melbourne	19 Jan 1985	ODI # 291
VB John	10.0	1	29	3	2.90	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Melbourne	23 Feb 1985	ODI # 310
VB John	9.0	2	39	3	4.33	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (PSS)	3 Nov 1984	ODI # 274
RJ Ratnayake	8.5	1	40	3	4.52	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Melbourne	23 Feb 1985	ODI # 310
ALF de Mel	7.0	3	26	2	3.71	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Moratuwa	4 Nov 1984	ODI # 275
VB John	10.0	1	35	2	3.50	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Sydney	23 Jan 1985	ODI # 294
VB John	10.0	0	44	2	4.40	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	W.A.C.A	2 Feb 1985	ODI # 300
SHU Karnain	9.5	0	50	2	5.08	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Melbourne	23 Feb 1985	ODI # 310
VB John	10.0	2	52	2	5.20	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Brisbane	12 Jan 1985	ODI # 286
ALF de Mel	8.0	0	53	2	6.62	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Sydney	23 Jan 1985	ODI # 294
SHU Karnain	10.0	0	55	2	5.50	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Brisbane	12 Jan 1985	ODI # 286
SHU Karnain	8.0	0	56	2	7.00	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Adelaide	28 Jan 1985	ODI # 299
ALF de Mel	9.3	0	59	2	6.21	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Sydney	8 Jan 1985	ODI # 283
ALF de Mel	10.0	0	67	2	6.70	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	W.A.C.A	2 Feb 1985	ODI # 300
A Ranatunga	9.0	0	23	1	2.55	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (PSS)	3 Nov 1984	ODI # 274
A Ranatunga	5.4	1	25	1	4.41	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Moratuwa	4 Nov 1984	ODI # 275
A Ranatunga	6.0	0	25	1	4.16	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Melbourne	23 Feb 1985	ODI # 310
ALF de Mel	9.0	3	29	1	3.22	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (PSS)	3 Nov 1984	ODI # 274
DS de Silva	10.0	3	29	1	2.90	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Hobart	10 Jan 1985	ODI # 284
RJ Ratnayake	7.0	0	29	1	4.14	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Melbourne	27 Feb 1985	ODI # 313
RJ Ratnayake	7.0	0	31	1	4.42	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Hobart	10 Jan 1985	ODI # 284
DS de Silva	10.0	0	33	1	3.30	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Melbourne	19 Jan 1985	ODI # 291
A Ranatunga	8.0	1	34	1	4.25	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Adelaide	26 Jan 1985	ODI # 296
DS de Silva	7.0	0	36	1	5.14	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Adelaide	26 Jan 1985	ODI # 296
RJ Ratnayake	8.1	0	37	1	4.53	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Sydney	23 Jan 1985	ODI # 294
SHU Karnain	10.0	0	38	1	3.80	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Sydney	23 Jan 1985	ODI # 294
RJ Ratnayake	10.0	0	39	1	3.90	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Brisbane	12 Jan 1985	ODI # 286
JR Ratnayeke	9.0	0	40	1	4.44	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (PSS)	3 Nov 1984	ODI # 274
VB John	6.5	0	43	1	6.29	Sri Lanka	v Australia	W.A.C.A	3 Feb 1985	ODI # 301
SHU Karnain	9.0	0	45	1	5.00	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Melbourne	19 Jan 1985	ODI # 291
ALF de Mel	8.0	0	47	1	5.87	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Melbourne	27 Feb 1985	ODI # 313
DS de Silva	10.0	1	48	1	4.80	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Sydney	17 Jan 1985	ODI # 290
ALF de Mel	10.0	1	50	1	5.00	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Sydney	17 Jan 1985	ODI # 290
DS de Silva	8.0	0	57	1	7.12	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Brisbane	12 Jan 1985	ODI # 286
RJ Ratnayake	10.0	0	58	1	5.80	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	W.A.C.A	2 Feb 1985	ODI # 300
DS de Silva	10.0	0	62	1	6.20	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Sydney	23 Jan 1985	ODI # 294
JR Ratnayeke	9.0	0	69	1	7.66	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Sydney	8 Jan 1985	ODI # 283

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England vs Sri Lanka at Colombo (RPS), England in Sri Lanka 3rd ODI, Jan 27, 2026 [ODI # 4942]

Sri Lanka vs England at Colombo (RPS), England in Sri Lanka 2nd ODI, Jan 24, 2026 [ODI # 4941]

Sri Lanka vs England at Colombo (RPS), England in Sri Lanka 1st ODI, Jan 22, 2026 [ODI # 4940]