Cricket in Test matches

Best bowling figures in an innings
Player
Overs
Mdns
Runs
Wkts
Econ
Team
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
Scorecard
41.11012993.13South Africav Sri LankaColombo (SSC)20 Jul 2018Test # 2313
29.385881.96Pakistanv Sri LankaLahore22 Mar 1982Test # 927
20.466283West Indiesv Sri LankaGros Islet14 Jun 2018Test # 2308
17.433972.2Australiav Sri LankaDarwin01 Jul 2004Test # 1705
17.445172.88Indiav Sri LankaNagpur27 Dec 1986Test # 1063
16.025773.56West Indiesv Sri LankaKingston27 Jun 2003Test # 1649
27.395972.14Indiav Sri LankaLucknow18 Jan 1994Test # 1244
22.236272.77Indiav Sri LankaAhmedabad18 Dec 2005Test # 1778
26.087072.69Englandv Sri LankaLord's22 Aug 1991Test # 1176
23.087073.04Pakistanv Sri LankaColombo (SSC)24 Jul 2023Test # 2514
30.167672.51Pakistanv Sri LankaGalle17 Jun 2015Test # 2167
23.238173.47South Africav Sri LankaDurban26 Dec 2011Test # 2026
43.0811372.62Zimbabwev Sri LankaHarare27 Jan 2020Test # 2383
60.02011871.96Pakistanv Sri LankaKarachi28 Oct 2004Test # 1719
42.3613073.05New Zealandv Sri LankaWellington15 Dec 2006Test # 1822
17.5131260.67Indiav Sri LankaChandigarh23 Nov 1990Test # 1156
15.082361.53Australiav Sri LankaBrisbane24 Jan 2019Test # 2343
11.342962.52West Indiesv Sri LankaColombo (PSS)22 Oct 2015Test # 2182
13.463062.19South Africav Sri LankaCape Town02 Jan 2001Test # 1528
15.083062New Zealandv Sri LankaChristchurch26 Dec 2018Test # 2336
25.093361.32Englandv Sri LankaColombo (PSS)17 Feb 1982Test # 921
14.043462.42Pakistanv Sri LankaKandy26 Aug 1994Test # 1267
29.0134061.37Englandv Sri LankaGalle22 Jan 2021Test # 2405
23.074461.91Pakistanv Sri LankaKandy03 Apr 2006Test # 1796
15.074563Pakistanv Sri LankaKandy23 Feb 1986Test # 1037
13.424663.36Indiav Sri LankaGalle12 Aug 2015Test # 2176
20.054862.4Englandv Sri LankaSouthampton16 Jun 2011Test # 1996
12.315064Australiav Sri LankaGalle04 Aug 2016Test # 2213
20.075462.7New Zealandv Sri LankaWellington11 Apr 2005Test # 1748
17.035563.23South Africav Sri LankaCape Town02 Jan 2017Test # 2244
14.315663.86South Africav Sri LankaJohannesburg03 Jan 2021Test # 2401
22.535862.54Pakistanv Sri LankaLahore22 Mar 1982Test # 927
33.0106461.93New Zealandv Sri LankaColombo (SSC)10 Jun 1998Test # 1418
27.076862.51New Zealandv Sri LankaWellington15 Dec 2018Test # 2335
28.067262.57Indiav Sri LankaDelhi10 Dec 2005Test # 1776
30.058262.73Englandv Sri LankaGalle26 Mar 2012Test # 2038
32.398762.67Indiav Sri LankaAhmedabad08 Feb 1994Test # 1247
27.069063.33Englandv Sri LankaLord's23 Aug 1984Test # 994
41.359662.31Pakistanv Sri LankaColombo (PSS)25 Jun 2015Test # 2168
40.3810262.51Indiav Sri LankaGalle31 Jul 2008Test # 1884
30.0410563.5Bangladeshv Sri LankaChattogram15 May 2022Test # 2462
40.0110662.65Englandv Sri LankaColombo (PSS)03 Apr 2012Test # 2039
37.0213563.64Pakistanv Sri LankaLahore01 Mar 2009Test # 1912
65.01814162.16Pakistanv Sri LankaFaisalabad14 Mar 1982Test # 925
55.5918463.29Pakistanv Sri LankaDubai (DICS)06 Oct 2017Test # 2278
11.461651.37Englandv Sri LankaLeeds19 May 2016Test # 2203
10.042452.4Indiav Sri LankaBengaluru12 Mar 2022Test # 2456
13.142551.89West Indiesv Sri LankaKandy22 Jul 2005Test # 1757
13.452651.9West Indiesv Sri LankaKingstown20 Jun 1997Test # 1371
12.062752.25Pakistanv Sri LankaKandy03 Apr 2006Test # 1796
17.462751.52West Indiesv Sri LankaNorth Sound21 Mar 2021Test # 2416
18.062851.55Englandv Sri LankaColombo (PSS)17 Feb 1982Test # 921
9.342852.94New Zealandv Sri LankaKandy09 Mar 1984Test # 980
16.072951.81New Zealandv Sri LankaColombo (CCC)24 Mar 1984Test # 985
13.352952.14Englandv Sri LankaLeeds19 May 2016Test # 2203
10.133052.95Englandv Sri LankaGalle14 Jan 2021Test # 2403
12.543152.41Pakistanv Sri LankaKarachi19 Dec 2019Test # 2375
15.033452.26Australiav Sri LankaGalle31 Aug 2011Test # 2005
23.193551.51Pakistanv Sri LankaKarachi28 Oct 2004Test # 1719
13.033552.69West Indiesv Sri LankaGalle29 Nov 2021Test # 2437
15.413652.29West Indiesv Sri LankaKingston27 Jun 2003Test # 1649
13.133752.81West Indiesv Sri LankaSt John's13 Jun 1997Test # 1369
15.043752.46Australiav Sri LankaDarwin01 Jul 2004Test # 1705
23.573851.59Indiav Sri LankaAhmedabad08 Feb 1994Test # 1247
20.053851.9Pakistanv Sri LankaDhaka12 Mar 1999Test # 1450
14.133852.68Pakistanv Sri LankaAbu Dhabi18 Oct 2011Test # 2009
19.143952.03Australiav Sri LankaAdelaide25 Jan 1996Test # 1324
18.354052.16Pakistanv Sri LankaSialkot27 Oct 1985Test # 1027
23.494051.69Australiav Sri LankaMelbourne26 Dec 1995Test # 1319
14.244152.86West Indiesv Sri LankaBridgetown23 Jun 2018Test # 2309
13.044153.15Indiav Sri LankaMohali04 Mar 2022Test # 2452
16.064252.62Indiav Sri LankaColombo (PSS)20 Aug 2015Test # 2177
18.044352.38Pakistanv Sri LankaColombo (PSS)09 Aug 1994Test # 1265
15.054352.86Australiav Sri LankaGalle08 Mar 2004Test # 1685
20.554452.11Pakistanv Sri LankaKarachi07 Nov 1985Test # 1028
16.174452.72Australiav Sri LankaGalle04 Aug 2016Test # 2213
15.314552.9Pakistanv Sri LankaColombo (SSC)14 Jun 2000Test # 1499
20.074552.25South Africav Sri LankaGqeberha26 Dec 2016Test # 2243
18.024652.55Australiav Sri LankaCanberra01 Feb 2019Test # 2345
20.084852.4South Africav Sri LankaColombo (SSC)06 Sep 1993Test # 1233
11.114954.38South Africav Sri LankaCenturion15 Dec 2011Test # 2023
13.524953.54Englandv Sri LankaColombo (SSC)23 Nov 2018Test # 2329
27.055151.88Pakistanv Sri LankaAbu Dhabi28 Sep 2017Test # 2275
16.045253.25Australiav Sri LankaKandy09 Sep 1999Test # 1459
13.025354.07South Africav Sri LankaCenturion15 Dec 2011Test # 2023
23.285452.31Pakistanv Sri LankaKarachi07 Nov 1985Test # 1028
13.325454South Africav Sri LankaCenturion27 Mar 1998Test # 1414
25.3115452.11Australiav Sri LankaHobart14 Dec 2012Test # 2067
23.085452.34South Africav Sri LankaGalle16 Jul 2014Test # 2129
15.025453.6Indiav Sri LankaColombo (SSC)28 Aug 2015Test # 2179
13.325454Australiav Sri LankaCanberra01 Feb 2019Test # 2345
20.035552.75Pakistanv Sri LankaPeshawar08 Sep 1995Test # 1304
21.255852.71New Zealandv Sri LankaDunedin07 Mar 1997Test # 1358
20.045852.9Pakistanv Sri LankaAbu Dhabi31 Dec 2013Test # 2112
20.435852.8Pakistanv Sri LankaPallekele03 Jul 2015Test # 2169
27.095852.14Englandv Sri LankaChester-le-Street27 May 2016Test # 2204
16.045953.68West Indiesv Sri LankaGros Islet14 Jun 2018Test # 2308
19.036053.15Pakistanv Sri LankaFaisalabad20 Oct 2004Test # 1716
17.416253.5New Zealandv Sri LankaColombo (SSC)10 Jun 1998Test # 1418
34.086251.82South Africav Sri LankaColombo (SSC)06 Aug 2000Test # 1507
Adjust:Most recentPast weekPast MonthPast year4 years10 years25 years
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]