Cricket in Test matches

Best bowling figures in a match
Player
Overs
Mdns
Runs
Wkts
Econ
Team
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
Scorecard
52.211116142.21Pakistanv Sri LankaLahore22 Mar 1982Test # 927
36.410121133.30West Indiesv Sri LankaGros Islet14 Jun 2018Test # 2308
81.114283123.48South Africav Sri LankaColombo (SSC)20 Jul 2018Test # 2313
35.01371112.02Pakistanv Sri LankaKandy03 Apr 2006Test # 1796
28.4894113.27Australiav Sri LankaGalle04 Aug 2016Test # 2213
32.05119113.71Pakistanv Sri LankaKandy26 Aug 1994Test # 1267
56.216125112.21Indiav Sri LankaAhmedabad08 Feb 1994Test # 1247
64.319128111.98Indiav Sri LankaLucknow18 Jan 1994Test # 1244
25.11145101.78Englandv Sri LankaLeeds19 May 2016Test # 2203
29.41162102.08Australiav Sri LankaBrisbane24 Jan 2019Test # 2343
29.0592103.17South Africav Sri LankaCape Town02 Jan 2017Test # 2244
31.34100103.17Australiav Sri LankaCanberra01 Feb 2019Test # 2345
38.011102102.68New Zealandv Sri LankaColombo (CCC)24 Mar 1984Test # 985
24.13102104.22South Africav Sri LankaCenturion15 Dec 2011Test # 2023
37.410107102.84Indiav Sri LankaNagpur27 Dec 1986Test # 1063
53.210141102.64Indiav Sri LankaAhmedabad18 Dec 2005Test # 1778
54.39153102.80Indiav Sri LankaGalle31 Jul 2008Test # 1884
41.25155103.75Australiav Sri LankaKandy16 Mar 2004Test # 1688
64.013157102.45Indiav Sri LankaDelhi10 Dec 2005Test # 1776
57.414159102.75Australiav Sri LankaGalle08 Mar 2004Test # 1685
42.08160103.80Indiav Sri LankaGalle12 Aug 2015Test # 2176
68.15181102.65Englandv Sri LankaColombo (PSS)03 Apr 2012Test # 2039
56.37183103.23New Zealandv Sri LankaWellington15 Dec 2006Test # 1822
83.023190102.28Pakistanv Sri LankaKarachi28 Oct 2004Test # 1719
30.2126091.97West Indiesv Sri LankaBridgetown23 Jun 2018Test # 2309
28.0117792.75Pakistanv Sri LankaKandy23 Feb 1986Test # 1037
31.088592.74West Indiesv Sri LankaKingston27 Jun 2003Test # 1649
29.098793.00Indiav Sri LankaMohali04 Mar 2022Test # 2452
37.389592.53Pakistanv Sri LankaSialkot27 Oct 1985Test # 1027
40.0129992.47South Africav Sri LankaGalle16 Jul 2014Test # 2129
51.32210492.01Australiav Sri LankaHobart14 Dec 2012Test # 2067
36.01210692.94South Africav Sri LankaColombo (SSC)06 Sep 1993Test # 1233
43.21910792.46New Zealandv Sri LankaChristchurch26 Dec 2018Test # 2336
36.0312193.36Australiav Sri LankaGalle29 Jun 2022Test # 2469
53.21613092.43New Zealandv Sri LankaHamilton14 Mar 1997Test # 1359
38.0415294.00Pakistanv Sri LankaFaisalabad02 Jan 1992Test # 1182
60.41215592.55Pakistanv Sri LankaGalle17 Jun 2015Test # 2167
44.5417693.92Englandv Sri LankaLeeds20 Jun 2014Test # 2126
59.01121193.57New Zealandv Sri LankaAuckland01 Mar 1991Test # 1165
107.22322692.10Pakistanv Sri LankaColombo (RPS)19 Apr 1997Test # 1366
87.31027593.14Zimbabwev Sri LankaColombo (RPS)14 Jul 2017Test # 2263
53.5383780.68Indiav Sri LankaChandigarh23 Nov 1990Test # 1156
27.5114381.54New Zealandv Sri LankaKandy09 Mar 1984Test # 980
19.084782.47Indiav Sri LankaBengaluru12 Mar 2022Test # 2456
35.087382.08Pakistanv Sri LankaColombo (PSS)09 Aug 1994Test # 1265
22.137883.51West Indiesv Sri LankaSt John's13 Jun 1997Test # 1369
34.078682.52Indiav Sri LankaColombo (SSC)28 Aug 2015Test # 2179
39.3119482.37Englandv Sri LankaChester-le-Street27 May 2016Test # 2204
55.5219581.70Englandv Sri LankaColombo (PSS)17 Feb 1982Test # 921
35.0139682.74New Zealandv Sri LankaChristchurch04 Mar 1983Test # 950
38.0139682.52Indiav Sri LankaEden Gardens16 Nov 2017Test # 2281
26.3410283.84West Indiesv Sri LankaColombo (SSC)13 Jul 2005Test # 1755
44.51611282.49Australiav Sri LankaBrisbane08 Nov 2007Test # 1845
56.51811381.98Pakistanv Sri LankaDubai (DICS)26 Oct 2011Test # 2011
48.01611582.39Englandv Sri LankaLord's22 Aug 1991Test # 1176
45.31111882.59Pakistanv Sri LankaFaisalabad15 Sep 1995Test # 1305
42.0912082.85New Zealandv Sri LankaColombo (PSS)25 Nov 2012Test # 2063
52.01512082.30New Zealandv Sri LankaWellington15 Dec 2018Test # 2335
33.3312083.58South Africav Sri LankaJohannesburg03 Jan 2021Test # 2401
36.0712383.41Englandv Sri LankaKandy07 Mar 2001Test # 1532
36.2512683.46South Africav Sri LankaDurban26 Dec 2011Test # 2026
46.31212782.73South Africav Sri LankaCenturion27 Mar 1998Test # 1414
45.41113082.84Indiav Sri LankaNagpur24 Nov 2017Test # 2283
43.1713083.01Englandv Sri LankaGalle14 Jan 2021Test # 2403
72.52313281.81Englandv Sri LankaGalle02 Dec 2003Test # 1670
41.0613783.34Englandv Sri LankaGalle06 Nov 2018Test # 2324
51.01113882.70South Africav Sri LankaCenturion15 Nov 2002Test # 1626
41.51014083.34New Zealandv Sri LankaDunedin07 Mar 1997Test # 1358
53.0714182.66West Indiesv Sri LankaGalle29 Nov 2021Test # 2437
56.0715182.69Pakistanv Sri LankaAbu Dhabi31 Dec 2013Test # 2112
52.0515182.90Pakistanv Sri LankaColombo (PSS)25 Jun 2015Test # 2168
57.0715382.68Englandv Sri LankaPallekele14 Nov 2018Test # 2326
53.21415682.92Australiav Sri LankaHobart16 Dec 1989Test # 1133
45.2415983.50Bangladeshv Sri LankaMirpur08 Feb 2018Test # 2296
49.5716983.39Australiav Sri LankaHobart16 Nov 2007Test # 1847
84.01617182.03Pakistanv Sri LankaAbu Dhabi28 Sep 2017Test # 2275
62.11717282.76Indiav Sri LankaColombo (SSC)27 Jul 1993Test # 1228
44.0417583.97Pakistanv Sri LankaFaisalabad20 Oct 2004Test # 1716
75.01817682.34Zimbabwev Sri LankaHarare27 Jan 2020Test # 2383
95.02719282.02Pakistanv Sri LankaFaisalabad14 Mar 1982Test # 925
47.2520784.37Indiav Sri LankaChennai17 Sep 1982Test # 934
59.41021783.63Englandv Sri LankaKandy10 Dec 2003Test # 1672
67.51123183.40Pakistanv Sri LankaDubai (DICS)06 Oct 2017Test # 2278
68.01223283.41Indiav Sri LankaChennai17 Sep 1982Test # 934
24.445472.18Australiav Sri LankaDarwin01 Jul 2004Test # 1705
22.495972.60South Africav Sri LankaCape Town02 Jan 2001Test # 1528
31.0136171.96Australiav Sri LankaDarwin01 Jul 2004Test # 1705
30.467272.34Indiav Sri LankaColombo (PSS)20 Aug 2015Test # 2177
38.5137571.93New Zealandv Sri LankaColombo (PSS)25 Nov 2012Test # 2063
26.057572.88South Africav Sri LankaCape Town02 Jan 2017Test # 2244
32.2147872.41South Africav Sri LankaGalle16 Jul 2014Test # 2129
30.067972.63Pakistanv Sri LankaPeshawar08 Sep 1995Test # 1304
32.197972.45Pakistanv Sri LankaGalle21 Jun 2000Test # 1501
26.098073.07Pakistanv Sri LankaColombo (SSC)24 Jul 2023Test # 2514
38.5128172.08New Zealandv Sri LankaWellington11 Mar 1983Test # 951
33.378972.65New Zealandv Sri LankaHamilton18 Dec 2015Test # 2194
32.3119172.80New Zealandv Sri LankaKandy09 Mar 1984Test # 980
53.0169271.73Pakistanv Sri LankaColombo (SSC)14 Jun 2000Test # 1499
31.439472.96Englandv Sri LankaCardiff26 May 2011Test # 1994
26.019473.61South Africav Sri LankaGalle12 Jul 2018Test # 2311
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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
Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Sylhet, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Mar 22-25, 2024 [Test # 2536]

New Zealand v Australia at Christchurch, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 8-11, 2024 [Test # 2535]

India v England at Dharamsala, ICC World Test Championship 5th Test, Mar 7-9, 2024 [Test # 2534]