Bowling Best Figures Match - vs Sri Lanka

Players - vs Sri Lanka

Best bowling figures in a match

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
M Ntini	8.2	-	37	5	4.44	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	11 Jan 2001	ODI # 1668
SM Pollock	9.5	1	36	4	3.66	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	15 Dec 2000	ODI # 1661
Waqar Younis	8.0	-	49	4	6.12	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	8 Apr 2001	ODI # 1704
DL Vettori	10.0	-	21	3	2.10	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Napier	31 Jan 2001	ODI # 1680
R Telemachus	8.0	1	25	3	3.12	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	17 Jan 2001	ODI # 1673
KD Mills	10.0	2	30	3	3.00	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	17 Apr 2001	ODI # 1710
Wasim Akram	7.4	2	40	3	5.21	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Nairobi (Gym)	8 Oct 2000	ODI # 1634
JDP Oram	9.0	-	40	3	4.44	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	10 Apr 2001	ODI # 1705
SM Pollock	10.0	2	44	3	4.40	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Bloemfontein	14 Jan 2001	ODI # 1671
JEC Franklin	9.0	-	44	3	4.88	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Christchurch	11 Feb 2001	ODI # 1688
CD McMillan	8.2	-	44	3	5.28	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Christchurch	11 Feb 2001	ODI # 1688
Shahid Afridi	10.0	-	44	3	4.40	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	13 Apr 2001	ODI # 1708
AB Agarkar	10.0	-	48	3	4.80	India	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	27 Oct 2000	ODI # 1650
DR Tuffey	8.0	-	49	3	6.12	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	10 Apr 2001	ODI # 1705
Azhar Mahmood	10.0	-	52	3	5.20	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Nairobi (Gym)	8 Oct 2000	ODI # 1634
Saqlain Mushtaq	9.0	-	54	3	6.00	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	20 Apr 2001	ODI # 1711
JDP Oram	5.0	-	20	2	4.00	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Wellington	3 Feb 2001	ODI # 1682
NJ Astle	5.0	-	22	2	4.40	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Hamilton	8 Feb 2001	ODI # 1686
GE Bradburn	10.0	1	22	2	2.20	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	17 Apr 2001	ODI # 1710
GW Flower	8.0	-	29	2	3.62	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	25 Oct 2000	ODI # 1646
Saqlain Mushtaq	8.0	-	30	2	3.75	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Nairobi (Gym)	8 Oct 2000	ODI # 1634
JH Kallis	8.0	-	31	2	3.87	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	11 Jan 2001	ODI # 1668
JH Kallis	8.0	-	33	2	4.12	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Bloemfontein	14 Jan 2001	ODI # 1671
N Boje	9.2	-	33	2	3.53	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Bloemfontein	14 Jan 2001	ODI # 1671
Shahid Afridi	7.0	-	33	2	4.71	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	8 Apr 2001	ODI # 1704
JH Kallis	9.0	1	34	2	3.77	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	15 Dec 2000	ODI # 1661
SM Pollock	10.0	-	34	2	3.40	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	East London	17 Dec 2000	ODI # 1662
JM Kemp	7.0	-	34	2	4.85	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	17 Jan 2001	ODI # 1673
DR Tuffey	7.0	-	36	2	5.14	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Hamilton	8 Feb 2001	ODI # 1686
AD Mullally	10.0	1	37	2	3.70	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	25 Mar 2001	ODI # 1695
M Ntini	10.0	-	38	2	3.80	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	East London	17 Dec 2000	ODI # 1662
AB Agarkar	8.0	-	39	2	4.87	India	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	20 Oct 2000	ODI # 1640
N Boje	10.0	-	39	2	3.90	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Paarl	9 Jan 2001	ODI # 1666
RDB Croft	10.0	1	40	2	4.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	25 Mar 2001	ODI # 1695
AR Caddick	8.0	1	42	2	5.25	England	v Sri Lanka	Dambulla	23 Mar 2001	ODI # 1694
Shoaib Malik	10.0	-	42	2	4.20	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	8 Apr 2001	ODI # 1704
R Telemachus	8.0	-	44	2	5.50	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	11 Jan 2001	ODI # 1668
M Dillon	10.0	2	46	2	4.60	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Nairobi (Gym)	4 Oct 2000	ODI # 1631
Saqlain Mushtaq	9.3	-	46	2	4.84	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	8 Apr 2001	ODI # 1704
BKV Prasad	8.0	1	48	2	6.00	India	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	20 Oct 2000	ODI # 1640
DR Tuffey	10.0	1	51	2	5.10	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Christchurch	11 Feb 2001	ODI # 1688
TJ Friend	10.0	-	52	2	5.20	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	25 Oct 2000	ODI # 1646
NAM McLean	10.0	-	56	2	5.60	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Nairobi (Gym)	4 Oct 2000	ODI # 1631
CS Martin	10.0	1	56	2	5.60	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Napier	31 Jan 2001	ODI # 1680
SC Ganguly	1.0	-	15	1	15.00	India	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	29 Oct 2000	ODI # 1652
C White	8.0	2	17	1	2.12	England	v Sri Lanka	Dambulla	23 Mar 2001	ODI # 1694
N Boje	3.0	-	21	1	7.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	East London	17 Dec 2000	ODI # 1662
NJ Astle	5.0	-	22	1	4.40	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Napier	31 Jan 2001	ODI # 1680
AD Mullally	8.0	1	23	1	2.87	England	v Sri Lanka	Dambulla	23 Mar 2001	ODI # 1694
D Gough	10.0	2	24	1	2.40	England	v Sri Lanka	Dambulla	23 Mar 2001	ODI # 1694
PA Strang	4.0	-	26	1	6.50	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	21 Oct 2000	ODI # 1642
L Klusener	10.0	-	26	1	2.60	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	15 Dec 2000	ODI # 1661
CZ Harris	10.0	-	27	1	2.70	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	17 Apr 2001	ODI # 1710
SR Tendulkar	10.0	-	28	1	2.80	India	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	29 Oct 2000	ODI # 1652
Abdul Razzaq	10.0	1	30	1	3.00	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Nairobi (Gym)	8 Oct 2000	ODI # 1634
DL Vettori	10.0	1	30	1	3.00	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Wellington	3 Feb 2001	ODI # 1682
L Klusener	9.0	2	32	1	3.55	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	East London	17 Dec 2000	ODI # 1662
Shoaib Malik	10.0	-	32	1	3.20	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	13 Apr 2001	ODI # 1708
SB Joshi	9.0	2	33	1	3.66	India	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	29 Oct 2000	ODI # 1652
SM Pollock	10.0	-	33	1	3.30	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Paarl	9 Jan 2001	ODI # 1666
CZ Harris	5.5	-	33	1	5.65	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Auckland	6 Feb 2001	ODI # 1684
CS Martin	7.0	1	33	1	4.71	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Hamilton	8 Feb 2001	ODI # 1686
CS Martin	7.0	-	35	1	5.00	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Wellington	3 Feb 2001	ODI # 1682
Kashif Raza	5.0	-	36	1	7.20	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	13 Apr 2001	ODI # 1708
AR Caddick	10.0	2	37	1	3.70	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	25 Mar 2001	ODI # 1695
Yasir Arafat	7.0	-	37	1	5.28	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	13 Apr 2001	ODI # 1708
DP Viljoen	10.0	-	38	1	3.80	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	25 Oct 2000	ODI # 1646
M Ntini	10.0	1	38	1	3.80	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Bloemfontein	14 Jan 2001	ODI # 1671
JEC Franklin	10.0	-	39	1	3.90	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Napier	31 Jan 2001	ODI # 1680
AR Adams	7.0	-	39	1	5.57	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	10 Apr 2001	ODI # 1705
Waqar Younis	8.0	-	39	1	4.87	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	13 Apr 2001	ODI # 1708
JH Kallis	8.0	-	40	1	5.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Paarl	9 Jan 2001	ODI # 1666
AA Donald	7.0	-	42	1	6.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Bloemfontein	14 Jan 2001	ODI # 1671
CZ Harris	10.0	-	42	1	4.20	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Christchurch	11 Feb 2001	ODI # 1688
M Ntini	5.0	-	44	1	8.80	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	15 Dec 2000	ODI # 1661
R Telemachus	10.0	1	46	1	4.60	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	15 Dec 2000	ODI # 1661
HH Streak	10.0	-	47	1	4.70	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	21 Oct 2000	ODI # 1642
A Kumble	10.0	1	50	1	5.00	India	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	20 Oct 2000	ODI # 1640
D Gough	10.0	-	52	1	5.20	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	25 Mar 2001	ODI # 1695
Z Khan	10.0	1	53	1	5.30	India	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	29 Oct 2000	ODI # 1652
KCB Jeremy	8.0	-	54	1	6.75	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Nairobi (Gym)	4 Oct 2000	ODI # 1631
Waqar Younis	10.0	1	55	1	5.50	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	20 Apr 2001	ODI # 1711
Shoaib Malik	8.0	-	56	1	7.00	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	20 Apr 2001	ODI # 1711
HH Streak	8.0	-	59	1	7.37	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	25 Oct 2000	ODI # 1646

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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 Africa vs India at Visakhapatnam, South Africa in India 3rd ODI, Dec 6, 2025 [ODI # 4936]

India vs South Africa at Raipur, South Africa in India 2nd ODI, Dec 3, 2025 [ODI # 4935]

India vs South Africa at Ranchi, South Africa in India 1st ODI, Nov 30, 2025 [ODI # 4934]