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	81.0	26	196	11	2.41	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	29 Aug 2001	Test # 1559
M Muralidaran	45.1	10	111	10	2.45	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	6 Sep 2001	Test # 1561
M Muralidaran	51.2	18	90	8	1.75	Sri Lanka	v India	Galle	14 Aug 2001	Test # 1555
CRD Fernando	42.0	13	77	6	1.83	Sri Lanka	v India	Galle	14 Aug 2001	Test # 1555
PDRL Perera	18.0	4	57	4	3.16	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	6 Sep 2001	Test # 1561
WPUJC Vaas	41.4	12	107	4	2.56	Sri Lanka	v India	Kandy	22 Aug 2001	Test # 1557
WPUJC Vaas	51.0	16	122	4	2.39	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	29 Aug 2001	Test # 1559
M Muralidaran	45.1	7	158	4	3.49	Sri Lanka	v India	Kandy	22 Aug 2001	Test # 1557
WPUJC Vaas	7.0	1	20	3	2.85	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	31 Jul 2001	ODI # 1741
CRD Fernando	9.0	1	47	3	5.22	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	1 Aug 2001	ODI # 1742
HDPK Dharmasena	10.0	0	52	3	5.20	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (RPS)	25 Jul 2001	ODI # 1738
WPUJC Vaas	30.0	4	118	3	3.93	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	6 Sep 2001	Test # 1561
CRD Fernando	30.0	6	130	3	4.33	Sri Lanka	v India	Kandy	22 Aug 2001	Test # 1557
HDPK Dharmasena	7.0	1	16	2	2.28	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	31 Jul 2001	ODI # 1741
CRD Fernando	7.0	2	19	2	2.71	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	31 Jul 2001	ODI # 1741
RP Arnold	6.0	1	22	2	3.66	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (RPS)	25 Jul 2001	ODI # 1738
ASA Perera	6.0	0	26	2	4.33	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (RPS)	22 Jul 2001	ODI # 1737
CRD Fernando	6.0	0	28	2	4.66	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (RPS)	18 Jul 2001	ODI # 1735
M Muralidaran	10.0	2	29	2	2.90	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	1 Aug 2001	ODI # 1742
CRD Fernando	10.0	2	32	2	3.20	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (RPS)	5 Aug 2001	ODI # 1744
M Muralidaran	10.0	1	32	2	3.20	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (RPS)	5 Aug 2001	ODI # 1744
M Muralidaran	10.0	1	35	2	3.50	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (RPS)	22 Jul 2001	ODI # 1737
WPUJC Vaas	9.0	1	35	2	3.88	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	1 Aug 2001	ODI # 1742
M Muralidaran	10.0	1	36	2	3.60	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (RPS)	18 Jul 2001	ODI # 1735
WPUJC Vaas	9.2	2	41	2	4.39	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (RPS)	5 Aug 2001	ODI # 1744
PDRL Perera	20.0	5	46	2	2.30	Sri Lanka	v India	Galle	14 Aug 2001	Test # 1555
WPUJC Vaas	10.0	1	47	2	4.70	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (RPS)	28 Jul 2001	ODI # 1740
PDRL Perera	16.0	4	49	2	3.06	Sri Lanka	v India	Kandy	22 Aug 2001	Test # 1557
ST Jayasuriya	7.0	3	10	1	1.42	Sri Lanka	v India	Galle	14 Aug 2001	Test # 1555
RP Arnold	3.0	0	12	1	4.00	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (RPS)	22 Jul 2001	ODI # 1737
ASA Perera	3.0	1	18	1	6.00	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (RPS)	18 Jul 2001	ODI # 1735
CRD Fernando	3.0	1	18	1	6.00	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (RPS)	25 Jul 2001	ODI # 1738
RP Arnold	7.0	1	21	1	3.00	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (RPS)	5 Aug 2001	ODI # 1744
WPUJC Vaas	7.0	1	22	1	3.14	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (RPS)	22 Jul 2001	ODI # 1737
TT Samaraweera	10.0	4	22	1	2.20	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	29 Aug 2001	Test # 1559
ST Jayasuriya	7.0	0	28	1	4.00	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	1 Aug 2001	ODI # 1742
HDPK Dharmasena	10.0	1	29	1	2.90	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (RPS)	18 Jul 2001	ODI # 1735
CRD Fernando	7.0	0	29	1	4.14	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (RPS)	22 Jul 2001	ODI # 1737
M Muralidaran	10.0	0	31	1	3.10	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (RPS)	25 Jul 2001	ODI # 1738
ST Jayasuriya	10.0	0	32	1	3.20	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (RPS)	18 Jul 2001	ODI # 1735
HDPK Dharmasena	8.0	0	33	1	4.12	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (RPS)	5 Aug 2001	ODI # 1744
ST Jayasuriya	21.0	10	34	1	1.61	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	29 Aug 2001	Test # 1559
HDPK Dharmasena	10.0	0	36	1	3.60	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (RPS)	28 Jul 2001	ODI # 1740
WPUJC Vaas	7.0	0	37	1	5.28	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (RPS)	18 Jul 2001	ODI # 1735
TT Samaraweera	14.0	2	45	1	3.21	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	6 Sep 2001	Test # 1561
ST Jayasuriya	10.0	0	51	1	5.10	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (RPS)	25 Jul 2001	ODI # 1738
ST Jayasuriya	16.0	2	52	1	3.25	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	6 Sep 2001	Test # 1561
WPUJC Vaas	38.0	12	83	1	2.18	Sri Lanka	v India	Galle	14 Aug 2001	Test # 1555

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

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>> 315/5 (95.2 ov, JR Philippe 73*, CH Stobo 1*, AP O'Connor 1/5)

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>> 149/5 (69.0 ov, SA Rawat 10*, LR Raichandani 52*, Shikhar Shetty 0/24) - Stumps

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>> 43/2 (13.2 ov, SS Pundir 23*, VY Sharma 9*, Akash Deep 2/12)