Bowling Best Figures Innings

Cricket Records for Sri Lanka (Host) in Test matches

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
M Muralidaran	40.0	19	51	9	1.27	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	04 Jan 2002	Test # 1583
HMRKB Herath	33.1	3	127	9	3.82	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	14 Aug 2014	Test # 2136
KA Maharaj	41.1	10	129	9	3.13	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2018	Test # 2313
M Muralidaran	16.2	4	46	8	2.81	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Kandy	22 Jul 2005	Test # 1757
M Muralidaran	34.1	9	87	8	2.54	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	29 Aug 2001	Test # 1559
M Muralidaran	31.4	15	46	7	1.45	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	02 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
HMRKB Herath	21.0	6	48	7	2.28	Sri Lanka	v India	Galle	12 Aug 2015	Test # 2176
NGRP Jayasuriya	23.0	10	52	7	2.26	Sri Lanka	v Ireland	Galle	16 Apr 2023	Test # 2502
HMRKB Herath	18.1	3	64	7	3.52	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	13 Aug 2016	Test # 2217
Noman Ali	23.0	8	70	7	3.04	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2023	Test # 2514
WPUJC Vaas	25.0	3	71	7	2.84	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	29 Nov 2001	Test # 1572
Yasir Shah	30.1	6	76	7	2.51	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Galle	17 Jun 2015	Test # 2167
M Muralidaran	35.0	5	84	7	2.40	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	20 Jul 2000	Test # 1504
HMRKB Herath	36.0	9	89	7	2.47	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (RPS)	16 Mar 2013	Test # 2082
M Muralidaran	42.5	13	94	7	2.19	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	07 Jan 1998	Test # 1394
SK Warne	24.3	7	94	7	3.83	Australia	v Pakistan	Colombo (PSS)	03 Oct 2002	Test # 1615
M Muralidaran	46.5	12	97	7	2.07	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 2006	Test # 1812
WPUJC Vaas	32.2	5	120	7	3.71	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	29 Nov 2001	Test # 1572
L Embuldeniya	42.0	6	137	7	3.26	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
HMRKB Herath	52.0	11	157	7	3.01	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	16 Sep 2011	Test # 2008
M Muralidaran	10.4	4	18	6	1.68	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (RPS)	12 Sep 2005	Test # 1764
WPUJC Vaas	15.0	6	22	6	1.46	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Kandy	22 Jul 2005	Test # 1757
M Muralidaran	13.0	3	26	6	2.00	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	23 Jul 2008	Test # 1882
M Muralidaran	14.5	6	28	6	1.88	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Kandy	11 Jul 2007	Test # 1839
WPUJC Vaas	18.0	8	29	6	1.61	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
KC Brathwaite	11.3	4	29	6	2.52	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	22 Oct 2015	Test # 2182
MDK Perera	14.0	4	32	6	2.28	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	12 Jul 2018	Test # 2311
JE Emburey	25.0	9	33	6	1.32	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
Waqar Younis	14.0	4	34	6	2.42	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	26 Aug 1994	Test # 1267
M Muralidaran	21.0	8	36	6	1.71	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	13 Jul 2005	Test # 1755
JM Anderson	29.0	13	40	6	1.37	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
HMRKB Herath	18.0	3	43	6	2.38	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Galle	17 Nov 2012	Test # 2059
Mohammad Asif	23.0	7	44	6	1.91	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	03 Apr 2006	Test # 1796
Tauseef Ahmed	15.0	7	45	6	3.00	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	23 Feb 1986	Test # 1037
R Ashwin	13.4	2	46	6	3.36	India	v Sri Lanka	Galle	12 Aug 2015	Test # 2176
HMRKB Herath	30.2	11	48	6	1.58	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Galle	06 Aug 2014	Test # 2133
MA Starc	12.3	1	50	6	4.00	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Galle	04 Aug 2016	Test # 2213
M Muralidaran	21.0	5	54	6	2.57	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Kandy	11 Jul 2007	Test # 1839
M Muralidaran	35.0	14	55	6	1.57	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	01 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
M Muralidaran	21.3	5	59	6	2.74	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Galle	08 Mar 2004	Test # 1685
HMRKB Herath	20.2	5	59	6	2.90	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Galle	07 Mar 2017	Test # 2252
NGRP Jayasuriya	16.0	2	59	6	3.68	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Galle	08 Jul 2022	Test # 2471
DL Vettori	33.0	10	64	6	1.93	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	10 Jun 1998	Test # 1418
HMRKB Herath	33.0	9	68	6	2.06	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Galle	14 Oct 2015	Test # 2181
MDK Perera	23.0	5	70	6	3.04	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Galle	04 Aug 2016	Test # 2213
RTM Mendis	34.2	8	70	6	2.03	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Galle	29 Nov 2021	Test # 2437
HDPK Dharmasena	24.1	4	72	6	2.97	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Galle	03 Jun 1998	Test # 1416
WPUJC Vaas	27.5	6	73	6	2.62	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1537
HMRKB Herath	19.0	5	74	6	3.89	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	26 Mar 2012	Test # 2038
M Muralidaran	35.5	16	81	6	2.26	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Kandy	21 Nov 2001	Test # 1570
HMRKB Herath	38.1	11	81	6	2.12	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	13 Aug 2016	Test # 2217
GP Swann	30.0	5	82	6	2.73	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	26 Mar 2012	Test # 2038
RJ Ratnayake	41.0	10	85	6	2.07	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	30 Aug 1985	Test # 1023
M Muralidaran	41.0	8	87	6	2.12	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	20 Jul 2000	Test # 1504
P Jayawickrama	32.0	7	92	6	2.87	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Pallekele	29 Apr 2021	Test # 2419
Yasir Shah	41.3	5	96	6	2.31	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	25 Jun 2015	Test # 2168
HMRKB Herath	38.0	9	97	6	2.55	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	26 Mar 2012	Test # 2038
M Muralidaran	53.0	19	98	6	1.84	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (RPS)	19 Apr 1997	Test # 1366
HMRKB Herath	32.5	5	98	6	2.98	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2018	Test # 2313
HDPK Dharmasena	45.2	13	99	6	2.18	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (PSS)	09 Aug 1994	Test # 1265
Harbhajan Singh	40.3	8	102	6	2.51	India	v Sri Lanka	Galle	31 Jul 2008	Test # 1884
HMRKB Herath	49.0	10	103	6	2.10	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (PSS)	25 Nov 2012	Test # 2063
GP Swann	40.0	1	106	6	2.65	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	03 Apr 2012	Test # 2039
A Dananjaya	25.0	-	115	6	4.60	Sri Lanka	v England	Pallekele	14 Nov 2018	Test # 2326
BAW Mendis	28.0	1	117	6	4.17	Sri Lanka	v India	Galle	31 Jul 2008	Test # 1884
NGRP Jayasuriya	36.0	3	118	6	3.27	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Galle	08 Jul 2022	Test # 2471
M Muralidaran	53.4	11	126	6	2.34	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Galle	13 Nov 2001	Test # 1567
M Muralidaran	64.0	11	131	6	2.04	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 2006	Test # 1810
N Pradeep	31.0	2	132	6	4.25	Sri Lanka	v India	Galle	26 Jul 2017	Test # 2265
HMRKB Herath	53.0	9	133	6	2.50	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (PSS)	03 Apr 2012	Test # 2039
HMRKB Herath	39.1	5	133	6	3.39	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (RPS)	14 Jul 2017	Test # 2263
BAW Mendis	59.0	6	169	6	2.86	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Galle	15 Nov 2010	Test # 1977
M Muralidaran	9.4	4	13	5	1.34	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	06 Sep 2001	Test # 1561
M Muralidaran	7.3	3	15	5	2.00	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	25 Jun 2007	Test # 1837
Shoaib Akhtar	8.0	2	21	5	2.62	Pakistan	v Australia	Colombo (PSS)	03 Oct 2002	Test # 1615
M Muralidaran	29.0	18	23	5	0.79	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	07 Jan 1998	Test # 1394
DBL Powell	13.1	4	25	5	1.89	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	22 Jul 2005	Test # 1757
Mohammad Asif	12.0	6	27	5	2.25	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	03 Apr 2006	Test # 1796
DL Underwood	18.0	6	28	5	1.55	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
SL Boock	9.3	4	28	5	2.94	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	09 Mar 1984	Test # 980
Sir RJ Hadlee	16.0	7	29	5	1.81	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (CCC)	24 Mar 1984	Test # 985
M Muralidaran	18.3	8	30	5	1.62	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	10 Jun 1998	Test # 1418
DM Bess	10.1	3	30	5	2.95	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
M Muralidaran	20.3	4	33	5	1.60	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (RPS)	11 Sep 1996	Test # 1333
ST Jayasuriya	14.1	4	34	5	2.40	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
NM Lyon	15.0	3	34	5	2.26	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Galle	31 Aug 2011	Test # 2005
V Permaul	13.0	3	35	5	2.69	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Nov 2021	Test # 2437
L Embuldeniya	20.1	6	35	5	1.73	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Galle	29 Nov 2021	Test # 2437
MRCN Bandaratilleke	24.0	9	36	5	1.50	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Galle	03 Jun 1998	Test # 1416
JR Ratnayeke	17.0	3	37	5	2.17	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (CCC)	14 Mar 1986	Test # 1041
M Muralidaran	19.4	6	39	5	1.98	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (PSS)	21 Jul 2002	Test # 1609
M Muralidaran	16.4	4	39	5	2.34	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Kandy	03 Apr 2006	Test # 1796
HMRKB Herath	45.0	30	40	5	0.88	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
JR Ratnayeke	21.0	8	42	5	2.00	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	16 Mar 1984	Test # 982
CRD Fernando	25.0	9	42	5	1.68	Sri Lanka	v India	Galle	14 Aug 2001	Test # 1555
PHT Kaushal	10.5	-	42	5	3.87	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (PSS)	25 Jun 2015	Test # 2168
R Ashwin	16.0	6	42	5	2.62	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	20 Aug 2015	Test # 2177
Wasim Akram	18.0	4	43	5	2.38	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	09 Aug 1994	Test # 1265
ST Jayasuriya	29.0	10	43	5	1.48	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Galle	12 Jan 2002	Test # 1585
SK Warne	15.0	5	43	5	2.86	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Galle	08 Mar 2004	Test # 1685

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Sri Lanka v Afghanistan at Colombo (SSC), Only Test, Feb 2-5, 2024 [Test # 2527]

Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Colombo (SSC), ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Jul 24-27, 2023 [Test # 2514]

Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Galle, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Jul 16-20, 2023 [Test # 2511]