Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings - Sri Lanka

Players - Sri Lanka

Best strike rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	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
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
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
M Muralidaran	26.4	7	64	4	40.00	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	4 Jan 2002	Test # 1583
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
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
M Muralidaran	58.3	26	67	5	70.20	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Galle	12 Jan 2002	Test # 1585

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Minimum of 4 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:

England vs Australia at Sydney, The Ashes 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616]

Australia vs England at Melbourne, The Ashes 4th Test, Dec 26-27, 2025 [Test # 2615]

New Zealand vs West Indies at Mount Maunganui, West Indies in New Zealand 3rd Test, Dec 18-22, 2025 [Test # 2614]