Cricket Records for Sri Lanka (Host) in Test matches
Best bowling figures in a match
Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
55.2 | 5 | 184 | 14 | 3.32 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Colombo (SSC) | 14 Aug 2014 | Test # 2136 | |
57.2 | 8 | 191 | 14 | 3.33 | Sri Lanka | v West Indies | Colombo (SSC) | 29 Nov 2001 | Test # 1572 | |
66.4 | 26 | 115 | 13 | 1.72 | Sri Lanka | v Zimbabwe | Kandy | 04 Jan 2002 | Test # 1583 | |
56.2 | 14 | 145 | 13 | 2.57 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Colombo (SSC) | 13 Aug 2016 | Test # 2217 | |
76.0 | 13 | 171 | 13 | 2.25 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Galle | 20 Jul 2000 | Test # 1504 | |
35.5 | 11 | 82 | 12 | 2.28 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Kandy | 11 Jul 2007 | Test # 1839 | |
71.5 | 31 | 117 | 12 | 1.62 | Sri Lanka | v Zimbabwe | Kandy | 07 Jan 1998 | Test # 1394 | |
64.3 | 15 | 157 | 12 | 2.43 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Colombo (RPS) | 16 Mar 2013 | Test # 2082 | |
57.0 | 14 | 171 | 12 | 3.00 | Sri Lanka | v England | Galle | 26 Mar 2012 | Test # 2038 | |
52.0 | 5 | 177 | 12 | 3.40 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Galle | 08 Jul 2022 | Test # 2471 | |
80.4 | 14 | 225 | 12 | 2.78 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Colombo (PSS) | 04 Aug 2006 | Test # 1812 | |
81.1 | 14 | 283 | 12 | 3.48 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 20 Jul 2018 | Test # 2313 | |
35.0 | 13 | 71 | 11 | 2.02 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 03 Apr 2006 | Test # 1796 | |
68.4 | 33 | 93 | 11 | 1.35 | Sri Lanka | v England | Galle | 02 Dec 2003 | Test # 1670 | |
28.4 | 8 | 94 | 11 | 3.27 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 04 Aug 2016 | Test # 2213 | |
48.0 | 8 | 108 | 11 | 2.25 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Galle | 17 Nov 2012 | Test # 2059 | |
42.0 | 7 | 110 | 11 | 2.61 | Sri Lanka | v India | Colombo (SSC) | 23 Jul 2008 | Test # 1882 | |
32.0 | 5 | 119 | 11 | 3.71 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 26 Aug 1994 | Test # 1267 | |
59.2 | 14 | 136 | 11 | 2.29 | Sri Lanka | v West Indies | Galle | 29 Nov 2021 | Test # 2437 | |
85.1 | 21 | 170 | 11 | 1.99 | Sri Lanka | v West Indies | Galle | 13 Nov 2001 | Test # 1567 | |
64.0 | 17 | 178 | 11 | 2.78 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Pallekele | 29 Apr 2021 | Test # 2419 | |
55.0 | 10 | 188 | 11 | 3.41 | Australia | v Pakistan | Colombo (PSS) | 03 Oct 2002 | Test # 1615 | |
81.0 | 26 | 196 | 11 | 2.41 | Sri Lanka | v India | Colombo (SSC) | 29 Aug 2001 | Test # 1559 | |
77.3 | 14 | 212 | 11 | 2.73 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Galle | 08 Mar 2004 | Test # 1685 | |
71.1 | 9 | 249 | 11 | 3.49 | Sri Lanka | v Zimbabwe | Colombo (RPS) | 14 Jul 2017 | Test # 2263 | |
37.0 | 12 | 78 | 10 | 2.10 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Galle | 12 Jul 2018 | Test # 2311 | |
25.3 | 4 | 83 | 10 | 3.25 | Sri Lanka | v West Indies | Kandy | 22 Jul 2005 | Test # 1757 | |
44.4 | 12 | 98 | 10 | 2.19 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Colombo (PSS) | 21 Jul 2002 | Test # 1609 | |
38.0 | 9 | 99 | 10 | 2.60 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Galle | 04 Aug 2016 | Test # 2213 | |
38.0 | 11 | 102 | 10 | 2.68 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (CCC) | 24 Mar 1984 | Test # 985 | |
47.1 | 16 | 108 | 10 | 2.28 | Sri Lanka | v Ireland | Galle | 16 Apr 2023 | Test # 2502 | |
45.1 | 10 | 111 | 10 | 2.45 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Colombo (SSC) | 06 Sep 2001 | Test # 1561 | |
59.3 | 21 | 135 | 10 | 2.26 | Sri Lanka | v West Indies | Kandy | 21 Nov 2001 | Test # 1570 | |
55.0 | 14 | 147 | 10 | 2.67 | Sri Lanka | v West Indies | Galle | 14 Oct 2015 | Test # 2181 | |
54.3 | 9 | 153 | 10 | 2.80 | India | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 31 Jul 2008 | Test # 1884 | |
41.2 | 5 | 155 | 10 | 3.75 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 16 Mar 2004 | Test # 1688 | |
57.4 | 14 | 159 | 10 | 2.75 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 08 Mar 2004 | Test # 1685 | |
42.0 | 8 | 160 | 10 | 3.80 | India | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 12 Aug 2015 | Test # 2176 | |
82.2 | 17 | 172 | 10 | 2.08 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Colombo (SSC) | 27 Jul 2006 | Test # 1810 | |
68.1 | 5 | 181 | 10 | 2.65 | England | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 03 Apr 2012 | Test # 2039 | |
55.2 | 5 | 209 | 10 | 3.77 | Sri Lanka | v India | Galle | 31 Jul 2008 | Test # 1884 | |
62.0 | 9 | 210 | 10 | 3.38 | Sri Lanka | v England | Galle | 22 Jan 2021 | Test # 2405 | |
24.4 | 5 | 60 | 9 | 2.43 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Colombo (RPS) | 12 Sep 2005 | Test # 1764 | |
47.0 | 15 | 74 | 9 | 1.57 | Sri Lanka | v Zimbabwe | Galle | 12 Jan 2002 | Test # 1585 | |
28.0 | 11 | 77 | 9 | 2.75 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 23 Feb 1986 | Test # 1037 | |
62.0 | 22 | 83 | 9 | 1.33 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Galle | 03 Jun 1998 | Test # 1416 | |
74.3 | 33 | 91 | 9 | 1.22 | Sri Lanka | v Zimbabwe | Galle | 12 Jan 2002 | Test # 1585 | |
40.0 | 12 | 99 | 9 | 2.47 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 16 Jul 2014 | Test # 2129 | |
43.4 | 15 | 102 | 9 | 2.33 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Colombo (SSC) | 25 Jun 2007 | Test # 1837 | |
58.3 | 24 | 103 | 9 | 1.76 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Pallekele | 26 Jul 2016 | Test # 2209 | |
36.0 | 12 | 106 | 9 | 2.94 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 06 Sep 1993 | Test # 1233 | |
90.0 | 47 | 111 | 9 | 1.23 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Colombo (SSC) | 24 Jul 2014 | Test # 2131 | |
36.0 | 3 | 121 | 9 | 3.36 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 29 Jun 2022 | Test # 2469 | |
48.3 | 11 | 125 | 9 | 2.57 | Sri Lanka | v India | Colombo (PSS) | 06 Sep 1985 | Test # 1024 | |
46.4 | 9 | 131 | 9 | 2.80 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Galle | 07 Mar 2017 | Test # 2252 | |
71.0 | 26 | 140 | 9 | 1.97 | Sri Lanka | v England | Kandy | 01 Dec 2007 | Test # 1851 | |
51.1 | 13 | 148 | 9 | 2.89 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Galle | 24 Jul 2022 | Test # 2473 | |
60.4 | 12 | 155 | 9 | 2.55 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 17 Jun 2015 | Test # 2167 | |
54.1 | 9 | 162 | 9 | 2.99 | Sri Lanka | v India | Colombo (PSS) | 03 Aug 2010 | Test # 1968 | |
68.2 | 20 | 164 | 9 | 2.40 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Galle | 06 Aug 2014 | Test # 2133 | |
70.0 | 13 | 170 | 9 | 2.42 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Colombo (PSS) | 25 Nov 2012 | Test # 2063 | |
95.2 | 20 | 217 | 9 | 2.27 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Galle | 16 Jul 2022 | Test # 2472 | |
65.3 | 12 | 221 | 9 | 3.37 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Kandy | 16 Mar 2004 | Test # 1688 | |
107.2 | 23 | 226 | 9 | 2.10 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 19 Apr 1997 | Test # 1366 | |
74.2 | 14 | 227 | 9 | 3.05 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Colombo (RPS) | 27 May 1998 | Test # 1415 | |
87.3 | 10 | 275 | 9 | 3.14 | Zimbabwe | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 14 Jul 2017 | Test # 2263 | |
27.5 | 11 | 43 | 8 | 1.54 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 09 Mar 1984 | Test # 980 | |
28.4 | 9 | 58 | 8 | 2.02 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Colombo (PSS) | 12 Jul 2009 | Test # 1924 | |
29.0 | 7 | 72 | 8 | 2.48 | Pakistan | v Australia | Colombo (PSS) | 03 Oct 2002 | Test # 1615 | |
35.0 | 8 | 73 | 8 | 2.08 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 09 Aug 1994 | Test # 1265 | |
34.0 | 7 | 86 | 8 | 2.52 | India | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 28 Aug 2015 | Test # 2179 | |
62.0 | 25 | 88 | 8 | 1.41 | Sri Lanka | v Zimbabwe | Colombo (SSC) | 27 Dec 2001 | Test # 1581 | |
51.2 | 18 | 90 | 8 | 1.75 | Sri Lanka | v India | Galle | 14 Aug 2001 | Test # 1555 | |
59.0 | 20 | 94 | 8 | 1.59 | Sri Lanka | v England | Galle | 22 Feb 2001 | Test # 1530 | |
55.5 | 21 | 95 | 8 | 1.70 | England | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 17 Feb 1982 | Test # 921 | |
26.3 | 4 | 102 | 8 | 3.84 | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 13 Jul 2005 | Test # 1755 | |
42.0 | 9 | 120 | 8 | 2.85 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 25 Nov 2012 | Test # 2063 | |
36.0 | 7 | 123 | 8 | 3.41 | England | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 07 Mar 2001 | Test # 1532 | |
51.0 | 13 | 124 | 8 | 2.43 | Sri Lanka | v India | Kandy | 14 Sep 1985 | Test # 1025 | |
96.0 | 46 | 124 | 8 | 1.29 | Sri Lanka | v England | Kandy | 10 Dec 2003 | Test # 1672 | |
85.5 | 35 | 129 | 8 | 1.50 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Colombo (SSC) | 24 Jul 2014 | Test # 2131 | |
43.1 | 7 | 130 | 8 | 3.01 | England | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 14 Jan 2021 | Test # 2403 | |
72.5 | 23 | 132 | 8 | 1.81 | England | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 02 Dec 2003 | Test # 1670 | |
45.5 | 8 | 132 | 8 | 2.88 | Sri Lanka | v India | Colombo (SSC) | 23 Jul 2008 | Test # 1882 | |
47.0 | 6 | 133 | 8 | 2.82 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Galle | 31 Aug 2011 | Test # 2005 | |
62.0 | 11 | 137 | 8 | 2.20 | Sri Lanka | v India | Colombo (PSS) | 08 Aug 2008 | Test # 1886 | |
41.0 | 6 | 137 | 8 | 3.34 | England | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 06 Nov 2018 | Test # 2324 | |
84.5 | 28 | 138 | 8 | 1.62 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Colombo (SSC) | 06 Aug 2000 | Test # 1507 | |
73.0 | 28 | 139 | 8 | 1.90 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Kandy | 03 May 2003 | Test # 1644 | |
53.0 | 7 | 141 | 8 | 2.66 | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 29 Nov 2021 | Test # 2437 | |
65.2 | 17 | 149 | 8 | 2.28 | Sri Lanka | v India | Colombo (SSC) | 30 Aug 1985 | Test # 1023 | |
52.0 | 5 | 151 | 8 | 2.90 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 25 Jun 2015 | Test # 2168 | |
57.0 | 7 | 153 | 8 | 2.68 | England | v Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 14 Nov 2018 | Test # 2326 | |
53.1 | 7 | 157 | 8 | 2.95 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Moratuwa | 08 Sep 1992 | Test # 1196 | |
47.0 | 8 | 159 | 8 | 3.38 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Kandy | 09 Mar 1984 | Test # 980 | |
64.0 | 15 | 168 | 8 | 2.62 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Colombo (SSC) | 14 Jun 2000 | Test # 1499 | |
45.0 | 7 | 169 | 8 | 3.75 | Sri Lanka | v India | Colombo (SSC) | 28 Aug 2015 | Test # 2179 | |
62.1 | 17 | 172 | 8 | 2.76 | India | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 27 Jul 1993 | Test # 1228 | |
72.0 | 17 | 174 | 8 | 2.41 | Sri Lanka | v Afghanistan | Colombo (SSC) | 02 Feb 2024 | Test # 2527 | |
50.3 | 3 | 181 | 8 | 3.58 | Sri Lanka | v India | Galle | 12 Aug 2015 | Test # 2176 |
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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]
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