Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings - Sri Lanka

Players - Sri Lanka

Best strike rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
SMS Kaluperuma	4.0	-	17	2	12.00	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Kandy	9 Mar 1984	Test # 980
JR Ratnayeke	21.0	8	42	5	25.20	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	16 Mar 1984	Test # 982
A Ranatunga	9.0	3	17	2	27.00	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Kandy	9 Mar 1984	Test # 980
VB John	29.1	7	86	5	35.00	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Kandy	9 Mar 1984	Test # 980
VB John	17.5	1	73	3	35.66	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Kandy	9 Mar 1984	Test # 980
DS de Silva	21.0	2	59	3	42.00	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Kandy	9 Mar 1984	Test # 980
DS de Silva	14.3	6	39	2	43.50	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	16 Mar 1984	Test # 982
VB John	24.0	1	89	3	48.00	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	16 Mar 1984	Test # 982
A Ranatunga	18.0	7	29	2	54.00	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	16 Mar 1984	Test # 982
VB John	21.0	11	26	2	63.00	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	16 Mar 1984	Test # 982
VB John	37.0	8	99	3	74.00	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (CCC)	24 Mar 1984	Test # 985
JR Ratnayeke	40.0	9	128	3	80.00	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (CCC)	24 Mar 1984	Test # 985
AMJG Amerasinghe	30.0	4	73	2	90.00	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (CCC)	24 Mar 1984	Test # 985
DS de Silva	42.0	4	95	2	126.00	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (CCC)	24 Mar 1984	Test # 985

Adjust:Most recentPast weekPast MonthPast year4 years10 years25 years

Minimum of 2 wickets
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:

Colombo Cricket Club vs Police Sports Club at Colombo (NCC), Major League Tournament Group A, Jan 17-19, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 346/4 (95.0 ov, A Bandara 133*, GS Dinusha 103*, HH Ramanayake 2/37)

Badureliya Sports Club vs Moors Sports Club at Colombo (Colts), Major League Tournament Group B, Jan 17-19, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 346/6 (97.0 ov, S Lakshan 64*, HG Kumara 98*, T Prashan 1/53)

Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club vs Chilaw Marians Cricket Club at Galle, Major League Tournament Group A, Jan 17-19, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 6/0 (0.5 ov, PTM Dabare 5*, WWWL Lakshan 0*, LD Madushanka 0/5)