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
TCB Fernando	12.0	2	27	4	18.00	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	4 Jan 2002	Test # 1583
WPUJC Vaas	25.0	3	71	7	21.42	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	29 Nov 2001	Test # 1572
WPUJC Vaas	7.3	2	17	2	22.50	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Galle	12 Jan 2002	Test # 1585
M Muralidaran	16.0	7	24	4	24.00	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Galle	12 Jan 2002	Test # 1585
M Muralidaran	40.0	19	51	9	26.66	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	4 Jan 2002	Test # 1583
ST Jayasuriya	18.0	5	31	4	27.00	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Galle	12 Jan 2002	Test # 1585
WPUJC Vaas	32.2	5	120	7	27.71	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	29 Nov 2001	Test # 1572
TCB Fernando	16.0	1	84	3	32.00	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Lahore	6 Mar 2002	Test # 1592
WPUJC Vaas	22.0	8	56	4	33.00	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Kandy	21 Nov 2001	Test # 1570
WPUJC Vaas	22.5	3	85	4	34.25	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Lahore	6 Mar 2002	Test # 1592
ST Jayasuriya	29.0	10	43	5	34.80	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Galle	12 Jan 2002	Test # 1585
M Muralidaran	23.4	5	54	4	35.50	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Kandy	21 Nov 2001	Test # 1570
M Muralidaran	35.5	16	81	6	35.83	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Kandy	21 Nov 2001	Test # 1570
M Muralidaran	25.0	9	55	4	37.50	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Lahore	6 Mar 2002	Test # 1592
M Muralidaran	31.3	10	44	5	37.80	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Galle	13 Nov 2001	Test # 1567
M Muralidaran	26.0	8	53	4	39.00	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	27 Dec 2001	Test # 1581
DNT Zoysa	13.0	3	34	2	39.00	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Kandy	21 Nov 2001	Test # 1570
WPUJC Vaas	13.0	2	39	2	39.00	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Kandy	21 Nov 2001	Test # 1570
M Muralidaran	26.4	7	64	4	40.00	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	4 Jan 2002	Test # 1583
DNT Zoysa	14.0	6	24	2	42.00	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	27 Dec 2001	Test # 1581
MRCN Bandaratilleke	15.0	7	29	2	45.00	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Kandy	21 Nov 2001	Test # 1570
DNT Zoysa	15.0	4	34	2	45.00	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	27 Dec 2001	Test # 1581
TCB Fernando	15.0	3	48	2	45.00	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	27 Dec 2001	Test # 1581
WPUJC Vaas	31.0	6	95	4	46.50	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Galle	13 Nov 2001	Test # 1567
M Muralidaran	34.0	8	72	4	51.00	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Lahore	6 Mar 2002	Test # 1592
WPUJC Vaas	17.0	8	20	2	51.00	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Galle	13 Nov 2001	Test # 1567
WPUJC Vaas	17.0	2	62	2	51.00	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Lahore	6 Mar 2002	Test # 1592
M Muralidaran	53.4	11	126	6	53.66	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Galle	13 Nov 2001	Test # 1567
M Muralidaran	36.0	17	35	4	54.00	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	27 Dec 2001	Test # 1581
WPUJC Vaas	18.0	5	35	2	54.00	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	4 Jan 2002	Test # 1583
MRCN Bandaratilleke	19.0	6	46	2	57.00	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Galle	13 Nov 2001	Test # 1567
DNT Zoysa	21.0	3	54	2	63.00	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Lahore	6 Mar 2002	Test # 1592
M Muralidaran	58.3	26	67	5	70.20	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Galle	12 Jan 2002	Test # 1585
WPUJC Vaas	24.0	6	63	2	72.00	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	27 Dec 2001	Test # 1581
M Muralidaran	36.0	5	116	2	108.00	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	29 Nov 2001	Test # 1572

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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]
>> 121/2 (31.0 ov, PARP Perera 24*, A Tharindu 78*, JDF Vandersay 0/35) - 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