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
M Muralidaran	71.5	31	117	12	1.62	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	7 Jan 1998	Test # 1394
M Muralidaran	53.5	12	157	8	2.91	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
HDPK Dharmasena	60.4	12	201	8	3.31	Sri Lanka	v India	Wankhede	3 Dec 1997	Test # 1390
M Muralidaran	86.0	18	243	8	2.82	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
KR Pushpakumara	32.0	3	122	5	3.81	Sri Lanka	v India	Nagpur	26 Nov 1997	Test # 1387
M Muralidaran	69.5	19	145	5	2.07	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jan 1998	Test # 1395
ST Jayasuriya	39.0	8	82	4	2.10	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
SD Anurasiri	46.0	14	106	4	2.30	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jan 1998	Test # 1395
WPUJC Vaas	32.0	5	116	4	3.62	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
KJ Silva	30.4	11	62	3	2.02	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	7 Jan 1998	Test # 1394
ST Jayasuriya	24.0	8	72	3	3.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
GP Wickramasinghe	36.1	10	96	3	2.65	Sri Lanka	v India	Wankhede	3 Dec 1997	Test # 1390
KR Pushpakumara	29.2	4	97	3	3.30	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jan 1998	Test # 1395
GP Wickramasinghe	36.4	8	99	3	2.70	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
KR Pushpakumara	33.0	5	136	3	4.12	Sri Lanka	v India	Wankhede	3 Dec 1997	Test # 1390
M Muralidaran	75.0	30	174	3	2.32	Sri Lanka	v India	Mohali	19 Nov 1997	Test # 1385
ST Jayasuriya	16.0	4	32	2	2.00	Sri Lanka	v India	Nagpur	26 Nov 1997	Test # 1387
WPUJC Vaas	12.0	1	35	2	2.91	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jan 1998	Test # 1395
ST Jayasuriya	30.0	9	59	2	1.96	Sri Lanka	v India	Mohali	19 Nov 1997	Test # 1385
ST Jayasuriya	29.0	9	64	2	2.20	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jan 1998	Test # 1395
WPUJC Vaas	31.0	3	80	2	2.58	Sri Lanka	v India	Nagpur	26 Nov 1997	Test # 1387
ST Jayasuriya	27.0	3	93	2	3.44	Sri Lanka	v India	Wankhede	3 Dec 1997	Test # 1390
PA de Silva	30.0	5	94	2	3.13	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jan 1998	Test # 1395
KR Pushpakumara	33.0	6	98	2	2.96	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	7 Jan 1998	Test # 1394
WPUJC Vaas	41.0	8	101	2	2.46	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	7 Jan 1998	Test # 1394
WPUJC Vaas	36.5	11	107	2	2.90	Sri Lanka	v India	Mohali	19 Nov 1997	Test # 1385
A Ranatunga	17.0	7	35	1	2.05	Sri Lanka	v India	Wankhede	3 Dec 1997	Test # 1390
PA de Silva	18.0	5	37	1	2.05	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	7 Jan 1998	Test # 1394
DNT Zoysa	14.0	2	40	1	2.85	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
GP Wickramasinghe	21.0	3	43	1	2.04	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
KSC de Silva	28.0	5	81	1	2.89	Sri Lanka	v India	Mohali	19 Nov 1997	Test # 1385
KR Pushpakumara	23.0	4	82	1	3.56	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414

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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:

South Western Districts vs Northern Cape at Kimberley, CSA 4-Day Series Division 2 14th Match, Jan 8-11, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 4/2 (2.0 ov, TJ van Rensburg 4*, L Alder 0/1) - Stumps

Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club vs Police Sports Club at Colombo (PSS), Major League Tournament Group A, Jan 9-11, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 130/6 (37.0 ov, A Wanninayake 21*, DS Thilakaratne 2/48) - Stumps

Border vs Mpumalanga at East London, CSA 4-Day Series Division 2 13th Match, Jan 8-11, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 70/3 (21.0 ov, B van Niekerk 27*, MY Cook 17*, K Molefe 0/1) - Stumps