Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings

Cricket Records for Sri Lanka in Test matches

Best strike rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
A Dananjaya	5.0	1	24	5	6.00	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	08 Feb 2018	Test # 2296
TM Dilshan	4.2	1	10	4	6.50	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	03 Jan 2009	Test # 1905
M Muralidaran	5.2	1	14	4	8.00	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (PSS)	03 Jul 2007	Test # 1838
M Muralidaran	7.3	3	15	5	9.00	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	25 Jun 2007	Test # 1837
M Muralidaran	10.0	1	39	6	10.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
M Muralidaran	10.4	4	18	6	10.66	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (RPS)	12 Sep 2005	Test # 1764
M Muralidaran	9.4	4	13	5	11.60	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	06 Sep 2001	Test # 1561
DNT Zoysa	9.5	2	20	5	11.80	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Harare	06 May 2004	Test # 1698
M Muralidaran	16.2	4	46	8	12.25	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Kandy	22 Jul 2005	Test # 1757
ST Jayasuriya	8.3	-	24	4	12.75	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1537
M Muralidaran	13.0	3	26	6	13.00	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	23 Jul 2008	Test # 1882
PHT Kaushal	10.5	-	42	5	13.00	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (PSS)	25 Jun 2015	Test # 2168
CRD Fernando	11.0	2	60	5	13.20	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (PSS)	20 Sep 2005	Test # 1766
SL Malinga	9.0	1	25	4	13.50	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (PSS)	03 Jul 2007	Test # 1838
KMDN Kulasekara	9.0	3	21	4	13.50	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (PSS)	12 Jul 2009	Test # 1924
MDK Perera	14.0	4	32	6	14.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	12 Jul 2018	Test # 2311
S Randiv	9.3	1	13	4	14.25	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Galle	22 Jun 2012	Test # 2046
WPUJC Vaas	9.5	2	28	4	14.75	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	18 Dec 2007	Test # 1854
M Muralidaran	14.5	6	28	6	14.83	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Kandy	11 Jul 2007	Test # 1839
WPUJC Vaas	15.0	6	22	6	15.00	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Kandy	22 Jul 2005	Test # 1757
RAP Nissanka	12.3	-	64	5	15.00	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Kingston	27 Jun 2003	Test # 1649
KR Pushpakumara	12.4	1	41	5	15.20	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Kingstown	20 Jun 1997	Test # 1371
HDPK Dharmasena	12.4	-	57	5	15.20	Sri Lanka	v India	Wankhede	03 Dec 1997	Test # 1390
KJ Silva	10.1	4	16	4	15.25	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	18 Sep 1996	Test # 1334
HMRKB Herath	18.1	3	64	7	15.57	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	13 Aug 2016	Test # 2217
PVD Chameera	13.0	3	47	5	15.60	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Hamilton	18 Dec 2015	Test # 2194
A Dananjaya	13.0	2	52	5	15.60	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2018	Test # 2313
NGRP Jayasuriya	16.0	2	59	6	16.00	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Galle	08 Jul 2022	Test # 2471
AM Fernando	10.4	1	34	4	16.00	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	30 Mar 2024	Test # 2537
HMRKB Herath	11.0	2	35	4	16.50	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Galle	04 Aug 2016	Test # 2213
ALF de Mel	14.0	-	68	5	16.80	Sri Lanka	v India	Chennai	17 Sep 1982	Test # 934
CAK Rajitha	14.0	1	56	5	16.80	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Sylhet	22 Mar 2024	Test # 2536
ST Jayasuriya	14.1	4	34	5	17.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
HMRKB Herath	23.0	6	63	8	17.25	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Harare	06 Nov 2016	Test # 2231
HMRKB Herath	11.3	5	15	4	17.25	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Galle	04 Jul 2009	Test # 1921
HMRKB Herath	11.3	1	49	4	17.25	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	08 Feb 2018	Test # 2296
JR Ratnayeke	23.2	5	83	8	17.50	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Sialkot	27 Oct 1985	Test # 1027
AM Fernando	17.3	5	51	6	17.50	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	23 May 2022	Test # 2463
TT Samaraweera	11.4	1	49	4	17.50	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	28 Jul 2002	Test # 1611
AK Kuruppuarachchi	14.5	2	44	5	17.80	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (CCC)	14 Mar 1986	Test # 1041
HMRKB Herath	21.0	6	48	7	18.00	Sri Lanka	v India	Galle	12 Aug 2015	Test # 2176
WPUJC Vaas	18.0	8	29	6	18.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
HMRKB Herath	18.0	3	43	6	18.00	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Galle	17 Nov 2012	Test # 2059
TCB Fernando	12.0	2	27	4	18.00	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	04 Jan 2002	Test # 1583
CRD Fernando	12.0	-	49	4	18.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	15 Nov 2002	Test # 1626
HMRKB Herath	12.0	4	38	4	18.00	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (RPS)	12 Sep 2005	Test # 1764
KTGD Prasad	12.0	3	34	4	18.00	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Colombo (PSS)	22 Oct 2015	Test # 2182
MVT Fernando	12.0	1	51	4	18.00	Sri Lanka	v Afghanistan	Colombo (SSC)	02 Feb 2024	Test # 2527
M Muralidaran	12.1	3	31	4	18.25	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Wellington	15 Dec 2006	Test # 1822
M Muralidaran	12.2	3	29	4	18.50	Sri Lanka	v England	Birmingham	25 May 2006	Test # 1803
HMRKB Herath	19.0	5	74	6	19.00	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	26 Mar 2012	Test # 2038
ST Jayasuriya	12.4	3	40	4	19.00	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Harare	26 Nov 1999	Test # 1473
MDK Perera	12.5	1	40	4	19.25	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2018	Test # 2313
WRS de Silva	13.0	5	35	4	19.50	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	28 Jul 2002	Test # 1611
CRD Fernando	13.0	2	48	4	19.50	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 2006	Test # 1810
RJ Ratnayake	19.4	2	66	6	19.66	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Hobart	16 Dec 1989	Test # 1133
NGRP Jayasuriya	23.0	10	52	7	19.71	Sri Lanka	v Ireland	Galle	16 Apr 2023	Test # 2502
M Muralidaran	19.5	6	54	6	19.83	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	28 Feb 2006	Test # 1784
M Muralidaran	16.4	4	39	5	20.00	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Kandy	03 Apr 2006	Test # 1796
UWMBCA Welegedara	16.4	3	52	5	20.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2026
HMRKB Herath	20.2	5	59	6	20.33	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Galle	07 Mar 2017	Test # 2252
JR Ratnayeke	17.0	3	37	5	20.40	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (CCC)	14 Mar 1986	Test # 1041
M Muralidaran	17.0	1	63	5	20.40	Sri Lanka	v India	Galle	18 Jul 2010	Test # 1964
SL Malinga	17.0	2	50	5	20.40	Sri Lanka	v India	Galle	18 Jul 2010	Test # 1964
M Muralidaran	21.0	8	36	6	21.00	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	13 Jul 2005	Test # 1755
M Muralidaran	21.0	5	54	6	21.00	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Kandy	11 Jul 2007	Test # 1839
KPJ Warnaweera	14.0	3	25	4	21.00	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	06 Dec 1992	Test # 1204
SL Malinga	14.0	1	71	4	21.00	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	13 Jul 2005	Test # 1755
GP Wickramasinghe	21.2	6	60	6	21.33	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	18 Nov 1999	Test # 1470
WPUJC Vaas	25.0	3	71	7	21.42	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	29 Nov 2001	Test # 1572
M Muralidaran	21.3	5	59	6	21.50	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Galle	08 Mar 2004	Test # 1685
DS de Silva	18.0	2	59	5	21.60	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	14 Mar 1982	Test # 925
SL Malinga	18.0	4	68	5	21.60	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Wellington	15 Dec 2006	Test # 1822
HMRKB Herath	21.4	4	43	6	21.66	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	28 Sep 2017	Test # 2275
ALF de Mel	22.0	1	109	6	22.00	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Karachi	07 Nov 1985	Test # 1028
M Muralidaran	22.0	8	49	6	22.00	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1903
HMRKB Herath	33.1	3	127	9	22.11	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	14 Aug 2014	Test # 2136
M Muralidaran	18.3	8	30	5	22.20	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	10 Jun 1998	Test # 1418
WPUJC Vaas	18.3	6	31	5	22.20	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Darwin	01 Jul 2004	Test # 1705
NGRP Jayasuriya	14.5	-	56	4	22.25	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Galle	16 Jul 2023	Test # 2511
UDU Chandana	18.4	1	101	5	22.40	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Cairns	09 Jul 2004	Test # 1706
M Muralidaran	30.0	10	70	8	22.50	Sri Lanka	v England	Nottingham	02 Jun 2006	Test # 1804
WPUJC Vaas	15.0	2	45	4	22.50	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	15 Sep 1995	Test # 1305
M Muralidaran	15.0	4	48	4	22.50	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Kandy	16 Mar 2004	Test # 1688
MF Maharoof	15.0	2	52	4	22.50	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	26 Mar 2006	Test # 1794
KTGD Prasad	15.0	-	43	4	22.50	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (PSS)	20 Aug 2015	Test # 2177
MDK Perera	15.0	4	29	4	22.50	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Galle	04 Aug 2016	Test # 2213
CBRLS Kumara	15.0	3	50	4	22.50	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	30 Mar 2024	Test # 2537
WPUJC Vaas	18.5	3	47	5	22.60	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Napier	11 Mar 1995	Test # 1292
SL Malinga	15.1	3	42	4	22.75	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Darwin	01 Jul 2004	Test # 1705
RAS Lakmal	19.0	5	54	5	22.80	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Christchurch	26 Dec 2018	Test # 2336
MDK Perera	23.0	5	70	6	23.00	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Galle	04 Aug 2016	Test # 2213
RAS Lakmal	15.2	5	29	4	23.00	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Galle	14 Aug 2019	Test # 2354
MVT Fernando	15.3	2	48	4	23.25	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Sylhet	22 Mar 2024	Test # 2536
M Muralidaran	19.4	6	39	5	23.60	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (PSS)	21 Jul 2002	Test # 1609
M Muralidaran	15.5	4	47	4	23.75	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Moratuwa	08 Dec 1993	Test # 1239
MDK Perera	19.5	-	109	5	23.80	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	27 Jan 2014	Test # 2116
DK Liyanage	16.0	3	56	4	24.00	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Moratuwa	08 Sep 1992	Test # 1196
M Muralidaran	16.0	7	24	4	24.00	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Galle	12 Jan 2002	Test # 1585
DNT Zoysa	16.0	3	54	4	24.00	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Kandy	16 Mar 2004	Test # 1688

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Minimum of 4 wickets

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Chattogram, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 30-Apr 3, 2024 [Test # 2537]

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

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