Cricket Records in Sri Lanka in South Africa Test Series, 1997/98

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	Econ	Team	Innings in match	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
AA Donald	13.3	2	54	5	4.00	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
M Muralidaran	30.0	8	63	5	2.10	Sri Lanka	2	v South Africa	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
ST Jayasuriya	33.0	7	53	4	1.60	Sri Lanka	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
SM Pollock	26.0	5	83	4	3.19	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
M Muralidaran	41.0	10	108	4	2.63	Sri Lanka	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
M Muralidaran	45.0	8	135	4	3.00	Sri Lanka	1	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
WJ Cronje	14.3	3	21	3	1.44	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
AA Donald	20.0	4	64	3	3.20	South Africa	4	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
AA Donald	21.3	7	66	3	3.06	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
AA Donald	33.0	10	73	3	2.21	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
GP Wickramasinghe	28.4	7	75	3	2.61	Sri Lanka	1	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
M Muralidaran	23.5	4	94	3	3.94	Sri Lanka	4	v South Africa	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
ST Jayasuriya	5.0	2	10	2	2.00	Sri Lanka	2	v South Africa	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
WJ Cronje	8.0	3	13	2	1.62	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
WPUJC Vaas	11.0	3	41	2	3.72	Sri Lanka	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
M Ntini	22.5	7	61	2	2.67	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
PR Adams	20.0	2	62	2	3.10	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
WPUJC Vaas	21.0	2	75	2	3.57	Sri Lanka	1	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
SM Pollock	23.0	3	77	2	3.34	South Africa	4	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
PR Adams	27.0	3	90	2	3.33	South Africa	4	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
M Ntini	5.3	-	17	1	3.09	South Africa	4	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
PR Adams	7.0	1	25	1	3.57	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
DNT Zoysa	12.0	2	29	1	2.41	Sri Lanka	2	v South Africa	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
GP Wickramasinghe	15.0	2	36	1	2.40	Sri Lanka	2	v South Africa	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
JH Kallis	19.0	7	42	1	2.21	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
JH Kallis	15.0	5	45	1	3.00	South Africa	4	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
KR Pushpakumara	16.0	2	55	1	3.43	Sri Lanka	2	v South Africa	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
M Ntini	10.0	1	57	1	5.70	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
ST Jayasuriya	19.0	6	62	1	3.26	Sri Lanka	4	v South Africa	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414

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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

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