Bowling Best Figures Innings - Sri Lanka

Cricket Records in 1980s in Test matches

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
JR Ratnayeke	23.2	5	83	8	3.55	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Sialkot	27 Oct 1985	Test # 1027
RJ Ratnayake	19.4	2	66	6	3.35	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Hobart	16 Dec 1989	Test # 1133
RJ Ratnayake	41.0	10	85	6	2.07	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	30 Aug 1985	Test # 1023
ALF de Mel	22.0	1	109	6	4.95	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Karachi	07 Nov 1985	Test # 1028
JR Ratnayeke	17.0	3	37	5	2.17	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (CCC)	14 Mar 1986	Test # 1041
JR Ratnayeke	21.0	8	42	5	2.00	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	16 Mar 1984	Test # 982
AK Kuruppuarachchi	14.5	2	44	5	2.96	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (CCC)	14 Mar 1986	Test # 1041
RJ Ratnayake	23.2	6	49	5	2.10	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (PSS)	06 Sep 1985	Test # 1024
FS Ahangama	24.0	7	52	5	2.16	Sri Lanka	v India	Kandy	14 Sep 1985	Test # 1025
DS de Silva	18.0	2	59	5	3.27	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	14 Mar 1982	Test # 925
VB John	25.2	9	60	5	2.36	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Wellington	11 Mar 1983	Test # 951
ALF de Mel	28.0	8	64	5	2.28	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	30 Aug 1985	Test # 1023
ALF de Mel	14.0	-	68	5	4.85	Sri Lanka	v India	Chennai	17 Sep 1982	Test # 934
JR Ratnayeke	27.3	3	85	5	3.09	Sri Lanka	v India	Cuttack	04 Jan 1987	Test # 1064
VB John	29.1	7	86	5	2.94	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Kandy	09 Mar 1984	Test # 980
GF Labrooy	31.1	5	133	5	4.26	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Brisbane	08 Dec 1989	Test # 1131
ALF de Mel	17.0	2	70	4	4.11	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
SD Anurasiri	26.0	3	71	4	2.73	Sri Lanka	v India	Cuttack	04 Jan 1987	Test # 1064
RJ Ratnayake	25.1	5	76	4	3.01	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (PSS)	06 Sep 1985	Test # 1024
RJ Ratnayake	24.0	5	81	4	3.37	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Wellington	11 Mar 1983	Test # 951
KN Amalean	22.2	1	97	4	4.34	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Perth	12 Feb 1988	Test # 1092
VB John	39.1	12	98	4	2.50	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	23 Aug 1984	Test # 994
JR Ratnayeke	40.0	6	98	4	2.45	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Perth	12 Feb 1988	Test # 1092
DS de Silva	38.0	8	102	4	2.68	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Karachi	05 Mar 1982	Test # 923
DS de Silva	32.0	3	103	4	3.21	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	14 Mar 1982	Test # 925
ALF de Mel	37.0	10	110	4	2.97	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	23 Aug 1984	Test # 994
JR Ratnayeke	30.0	4	116	4	3.86	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (PSS)	22 Mar 1986	Test # 1043
GF Labrooy	40.0	7	119	4	2.97	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	25 Aug 1988	Test # 1103
JR Ratnayeke	37.1	2	132	4	3.55	Sri Lanka	v India	Kanpur	17 Dec 1986	Test # 1061
ALF de Mel	16.0	6	39	3	2.43	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (CCC)	14 Mar 1986	Test # 1041
FS Ahangama	27.3	10	49	3	1.78	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	30 Aug 1985	Test # 1023
ALF de Mel	16.2	5	50	3	3.06	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Kandy	23 Feb 1986	Test # 1037
DS de Silva	27.5	11	54	3	1.94	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
RJ Ratnayake	23.0	2	57	3	2.47	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Kandy	23 Feb 1986	Test # 1037
DS de Silva	21.0	2	59	3	2.80	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Kandy	09 Mar 1984	Test # 980
FS Ahangama	18.0	3	59	3	3.27	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (PSS)	06 Sep 1985	Test # 1024
KN Amalean	18.2	1	59	3	3.21	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (PSS)	22 Mar 1986	Test # 1043
ALF de Mel	22.0	4	64	3	2.90	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (PSS)	06 Sep 1985	Test # 1024
FS Ahangama	27.0	6	72	3	2.66	Sri Lanka	v India	Kandy	14 Sep 1985	Test # 1025
VB John	17.5	1	73	3	4.09	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Kandy	09 Mar 1984	Test # 980
ALF de Mel	16.0	1	79	3	4.93	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (CCC)	14 Mar 1986	Test # 1041
VB John	24.0	1	89	3	3.70	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	16 Mar 1984	Test # 982
JR Ratnayeke	31.0	9	93	3	3.00	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Christchurch	04 Mar 1983	Test # 950
DS de Silva	26.0	3	99	3	3.80	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Karachi	05 Mar 1982	Test # 923
VB John	37.0	8	99	3	2.67	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (CCC)	24 Mar 1984	Test # 985
ALF de Mel	28.0	3	120	3	4.28	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Lahore	22 Mar 1982	Test # 927
JR Ratnayeke	28.0	3	121	3	4.32	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Lahore	22 Mar 1982	Test # 927
ALF de Mel	28.0	2	124	3	4.42	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Karachi	05 Mar 1982	Test # 923
JR Ratnayeke	40.0	9	128	3	3.20	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (CCC)	24 Mar 1984	Test # 985
SMS Kaluperuma	4.0	-	17	2	4.25	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Kandy	09 Mar 1984	Test # 980
A Ranatunga	9.0	3	17	2	1.88	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Kandy	09 Mar 1984	Test # 980
AP Gurusinha	1.5	-	25	2	13.63	Sri Lanka	v India	Nagpur	27 Dec 1986	Test # 1063
VB John	21.0	11	26	2	1.23	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	16 Mar 1984	Test # 982
A Ranatunga	18.0	7	29	2	1.61	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	16 Mar 1984	Test # 982
JR Ratnayeke	17.4	8	29	2	1.64	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (CCC)	14 Mar 1986	Test # 1041
AP Gurusinha	10.0	3	31	2	3.10	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Brisbane	08 Dec 1989	Test # 1131
AP Gurusinha	8.3	1	37	2	4.35	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Brisbane	08 Dec 1989	Test # 1131
GRA de Silva	24.0	10	38	2	1.58	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	14 Mar 1982	Test # 925
MAR Samarasekera	10.0	-	38	2	3.80	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	25 Aug 1988	Test # 1103
DS de Silva	14.3	6	39	2	2.68	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	16 Mar 1984	Test # 982
AK Kuruppuarachchi	10.3	1	41	2	3.90	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (CCC)	14 Mar 1986	Test # 1041
VB John	12.0	2	45	2	3.75	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Christchurch	04 Mar 1983	Test # 950
GRA de Silva	17.0	6	46	2	2.70	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
RJ Ratnayake	15.0	2	48	2	3.20	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Karachi	07 Nov 1985	Test # 1028
GRA de Silva	30.0	12	52	2	1.73	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
FS Ahangama	14.0	3	56	2	4.00	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (PSS)	06 Sep 1985	Test # 1024
FS Ahangama	23.0	3	60	2	2.60	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	30 Aug 1985	Test # 1023
ALF de Mel	31.0	8	63	2	2.03	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (PSS)	06 Sep 1985	Test # 1024
RJ Ratnayake	24.2	7	64	2	2.63	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	30 Aug 1985	Test # 1023
PA de Silva	18.0	1	65	2	3.61	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Hobart	16 Dec 1989	Test # 1133
ALF de Mel	17.0	2	71	2	4.17	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	14 Mar 1982	Test # 925
ALF de Mel	23.0	4	73	2	3.17	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	14 Mar 1982	Test # 925
AMJG Amerasinghe	30.0	4	73	2	2.43	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (CCC)	24 Mar 1984	Test # 985
RJ Ratnayake	18.0	2	77	2	4.27	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Sialkot	27 Oct 1985	Test # 1027
CPH Ramanayake	28.0	3	81	2	2.89	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Brisbane	08 Dec 1989	Test # 1131
DS de Silva	45.0	16	85	2	1.88	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	23 Aug 1984	Test # 994
CPH Ramanayake	27.2	3	86	2	3.14	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	25 Aug 1988	Test # 1103
RJ Ratnayake	26.0	5	88	2	3.38	Sri Lanka	v India	Kandy	14 Sep 1985	Test # 1025
RJ Ratnayake	32.0	4	93	2	2.90	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	16 Oct 1985	Test # 1026
DS de Silva	42.0	4	95	2	2.26	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (CCC)	24 Mar 1984	Test # 985
ALF de Mel	26.3	5	97	2	3.66	Sri Lanka	v India	Kandy	14 Sep 1985	Test # 1025
CPH Ramanayake	26.0	2	101	2	3.88	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Brisbane	08 Dec 1989	Test # 1131
JR Ratnayeke	32.0	3	107	2	3.34	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	25 Aug 1988	Test # 1103
GF Labrooy	36.0	5	108	2	3.00	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Perth	12 Feb 1988	Test # 1092
JR Ratnayeke	37.0	6	111	2	3.00	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (CCC)	16 Apr 1987	Test # 1074
ALF de Mel	23.0	3	113	2	4.91	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Kandy	22 Apr 1983	Test # 955
RJ Ratnayake	35.0	5	123	2	3.51	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Hobart	16 Dec 1989	Test # 1133
RJ Ratnayake	31.0	8	125	2	4.03	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Christchurch	04 Mar 1983	Test # 950
ALF de Mel	29.0	2	133	2	4.58	Sri Lanka	v India	Chennai	17 Sep 1982	Test # 934
RJ Ratnayake	35.0	4	139	2	3.97	Sri Lanka	v India	Nagpur	27 Dec 1986	Test # 1063
DS de Silva	48.0	4	162	2	3.37	Sri Lanka	v India	Chennai	17 Sep 1982	Test # 934
A Ranatunga	6.0	3	6	1	1.00	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	25 Aug 1988	Test # 1103
A Ranatunga	5.0	1	8	1	1.60	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (PSS)	06 Sep 1985	Test # 1024
EAR de Silva	9.0	6	10	1	1.11	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Hobart	16 Dec 1989	Test # 1133
DS de Silva	9.0	5	13	1	1.44	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Wellington	11 Mar 1983	Test # 951
A Ranatunga	8.4	4	14	1	1.61	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	25 Aug 1988	Test # 1103
DS de Silva	6.0	1	18	1	3.00	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Wellington	11 Mar 1983	Test # 951
JR Ratnayeke	8.1	4	20	1	2.44	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Wellington	11 Mar 1983	Test # 951
AP Gurusinha	6.0	-	20	1	3.33	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Hobart	16 Dec 1989	Test # 1133
AN Ranasinghe	7.0	1	23	1	3.28	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	14 Mar 1982	Test # 925

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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

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Australia v Sri Lanka at Hobart, 2nd Test, Dec 16-20, 1989 [Test # 1133]

Pakistan v India at Sialkot, 4th Test, Dec 9-14, 1989 [Test # 1132]

Australia v Sri Lanka at Brisbane, 1st Test, Dec 8-12, 1989 [Test # 1131]