Cricket in Test matches
Best bowling figures in an innings
Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
41.1 | 10 | 129 | 9 | 3.13 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 20 Jul 2018 | Test # 2313 | |
29.3 | 8 | 58 | 8 | 1.96 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Lahore | 22 Mar 1982 | Test # 927 | |
20.4 | 6 | 62 | 8 | 3.00 | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | Gros Islet | 14 Jun 2018 | Test # 2308 | |
17.4 | 3 | 39 | 7 | 2.20 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Darwin | 01 Jul 2004 | Test # 1705 | |
17.4 | 4 | 51 | 7 | 2.88 | India | v Sri Lanka | Nagpur | 27 Dec 1986 | Test # 1063 | |
16.0 | 2 | 57 | 7 | 3.56 | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | Kingston | 27 Jun 2003 | Test # 1649 | |
27.3 | 9 | 59 | 7 | 2.14 | India | v Sri Lanka | Lucknow | 18 Jan 1994 | Test # 1244 | |
22.2 | 3 | 62 | 7 | 2.77 | India | v Sri Lanka | Ahmedabad | 18 Dec 2005 | Test # 1778 | |
26.0 | 8 | 70 | 7 | 2.69 | England | v Sri Lanka | Lord's | 22 Aug 1991 | Test # 1176 | |
23.0 | 8 | 70 | 7 | 3.04 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 24 Jul 2023 | Test # 2514 | |
30.1 | 6 | 76 | 7 | 2.51 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 17 Jun 2015 | Test # 2167 | |
23.2 | 3 | 81 | 7 | 3.47 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Durban | 26 Dec 2011 | Test # 2026 | |
43.0 | 8 | 113 | 7 | 2.62 | Zimbabwe | v Sri Lanka | Harare | 27 Jan 2020 | Test # 2383 | |
60.0 | 20 | 118 | 7 | 1.96 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Karachi | 28 Oct 2004 | Test # 1719 | |
42.3 | 6 | 130 | 7 | 3.05 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Wellington | 15 Dec 2006 | Test # 1822 | |
17.5 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 0.67 | India | v Sri Lanka | Chandigarh | 23 Nov 1990 | Test # 1156 | |
15.0 | 8 | 23 | 6 | 1.53 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Brisbane | 24 Jan 2019 | Test # 2343 | |
11.3 | 4 | 29 | 6 | 2.52 | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 22 Oct 2015 | Test # 2182 | |
13.4 | 6 | 30 | 6 | 2.19 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2001 | Test # 1528 | |
15.0 | 8 | 30 | 6 | 2.00 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Christchurch | 26 Dec 2018 | Test # 2336 | |
25.0 | 9 | 33 | 6 | 1.32 | England | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 17 Feb 1982 | Test # 921 | |
14.0 | 4 | 34 | 6 | 2.42 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 26 Aug 1994 | Test # 1267 | |
29.0 | 13 | 40 | 6 | 1.37 | England | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 22 Jan 2021 | Test # 2405 | |
23.0 | 7 | 44 | 6 | 1.91 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 03 Apr 2006 | Test # 1796 | |
15.0 | 7 | 45 | 6 | 3.00 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 23 Feb 1986 | Test # 1037 | |
13.4 | 2 | 46 | 6 | 3.36 | India | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 12 Aug 2015 | Test # 2176 | |
20.0 | 5 | 48 | 6 | 2.40 | England | v Sri Lanka | Southampton | 16 Jun 2011 | Test # 1996 | |
12.3 | 1 | 50 | 6 | 4.00 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 04 Aug 2016 | Test # 2213 | |
20.0 | 7 | 54 | 6 | 2.70 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Wellington | 11 Apr 2005 | Test # 1748 | |
17.0 | 3 | 55 | 6 | 3.23 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2017 | Test # 2244 | |
14.3 | 1 | 56 | 6 | 3.86 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Johannesburg | 03 Jan 2021 | Test # 2401 | |
22.5 | 3 | 58 | 6 | 2.54 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Lahore | 22 Mar 1982 | Test # 927 | |
33.0 | 10 | 64 | 6 | 1.93 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 10 Jun 1998 | Test # 1418 | |
27.0 | 7 | 68 | 6 | 2.51 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Wellington | 15 Dec 2018 | Test # 2335 | |
28.0 | 6 | 72 | 6 | 2.57 | India | v Sri Lanka | Delhi | 10 Dec 2005 | Test # 1776 | |
30.0 | 5 | 82 | 6 | 2.73 | England | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 26 Mar 2012 | Test # 2038 | |
32.3 | 9 | 87 | 6 | 2.67 | India | v Sri Lanka | Ahmedabad | 08 Feb 1994 | Test # 1247 | |
27.0 | 6 | 90 | 6 | 3.33 | England | v Sri Lanka | Lord's | 23 Aug 1984 | Test # 994 | |
41.3 | 5 | 96 | 6 | 2.31 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 25 Jun 2015 | Test # 2168 | |
40.3 | 8 | 102 | 6 | 2.51 | India | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 31 Jul 2008 | Test # 1884 | |
30.0 | 4 | 105 | 6 | 3.50 | Bangladesh | v Sri Lanka | Chattogram | 15 May 2022 | Test # 2462 | |
40.0 | 1 | 106 | 6 | 2.65 | England | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 03 Apr 2012 | Test # 2039 | |
37.0 | 2 | 135 | 6 | 3.64 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Lahore | 01 Mar 2009 | Test # 1912 | |
65.0 | 18 | 141 | 6 | 2.16 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Faisalabad | 14 Mar 1982 | Test # 925 | |
55.5 | 9 | 184 | 6 | 3.29 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Dubai (DICS) | 06 Oct 2017 | Test # 2278 | |
11.4 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 1.37 | England | v Sri Lanka | Leeds | 19 May 2016 | Test # 2203 | |
10.0 | 4 | 24 | 5 | 2.40 | India | v Sri Lanka | Bengaluru | 12 Mar 2022 | Test # 2456 | |
13.1 | 4 | 25 | 5 | 1.89 | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 22 Jul 2005 | Test # 1757 | |
13.4 | 5 | 26 | 5 | 1.90 | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | Kingstown | 20 Jun 1997 | Test # 1371 | |
12.0 | 6 | 27 | 5 | 2.25 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 03 Apr 2006 | Test # 1796 | |
17.4 | 6 | 27 | 5 | 1.52 | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | North Sound | 21 Mar 2021 | Test # 2416 | |
18.0 | 6 | 28 | 5 | 1.55 | England | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 17 Feb 1982 | Test # 921 | |
9.3 | 4 | 28 | 5 | 2.94 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 09 Mar 1984 | Test # 980 | |
16.0 | 7 | 29 | 5 | 1.81 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (CCC) | 24 Mar 1984 | Test # 985 | |
13.3 | 5 | 29 | 5 | 2.14 | England | v Sri Lanka | Leeds | 19 May 2016 | Test # 2203 | |
10.1 | 3 | 30 | 5 | 2.95 | England | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 14 Jan 2021 | Test # 2403 | |
12.5 | 4 | 31 | 5 | 2.41 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Karachi | 19 Dec 2019 | Test # 2375 | |
15.0 | 3 | 34 | 5 | 2.26 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 31 Aug 2011 | Test # 2005 | |
23.1 | 9 | 35 | 5 | 1.51 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Karachi | 28 Oct 2004 | Test # 1719 | |
13.0 | 3 | 35 | 5 | 2.69 | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 29 Nov 2021 | Test # 2437 | |
15.4 | 1 | 36 | 5 | 2.29 | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | Kingston | 27 Jun 2003 | Test # 1649 | |
13.1 | 3 | 37 | 5 | 2.81 | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | St John's | 13 Jun 1997 | Test # 1369 | |
15.0 | 4 | 37 | 5 | 2.46 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Darwin | 01 Jul 2004 | Test # 1705 | |
23.5 | 7 | 38 | 5 | 1.59 | India | v Sri Lanka | Ahmedabad | 08 Feb 1994 | Test # 1247 | |
20.0 | 5 | 38 | 5 | 1.90 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Dhaka | 12 Mar 1999 | Test # 1450 | |
14.1 | 3 | 38 | 5 | 2.68 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Abu Dhabi | 18 Oct 2011 | Test # 2009 | |
19.1 | 4 | 39 | 5 | 2.03 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Adelaide | 25 Jan 1996 | Test # 1324 | |
18.3 | 5 | 40 | 5 | 2.16 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Sialkot | 27 Oct 1985 | Test # 1027 | |
23.4 | 9 | 40 | 5 | 1.69 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1995 | Test # 1319 | |
14.2 | 4 | 41 | 5 | 2.86 | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | Bridgetown | 23 Jun 2018 | Test # 2309 | |
13.0 | 4 | 41 | 5 | 3.15 | India | v Sri Lanka | Mohali | 04 Mar 2022 | Test # 2452 | |
16.0 | 6 | 42 | 5 | 2.62 | India | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 20 Aug 2015 | Test # 2177 | |
18.0 | 4 | 43 | 5 | 2.38 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 09 Aug 1994 | Test # 1265 | |
15.0 | 5 | 43 | 5 | 2.86 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 08 Mar 2004 | Test # 1685 | |
20.5 | 5 | 44 | 5 | 2.11 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Karachi | 07 Nov 1985 | Test # 1028 | |
16.1 | 7 | 44 | 5 | 2.72 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 04 Aug 2016 | Test # 2213 | |
15.3 | 1 | 45 | 5 | 2.90 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 14 Jun 2000 | Test # 1499 | |
20.0 | 7 | 45 | 5 | 2.25 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Gqeberha | 26 Dec 2016 | Test # 2243 | |
18.0 | 2 | 46 | 5 | 2.55 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Canberra | 01 Feb 2019 | Test # 2345 | |
20.0 | 8 | 48 | 5 | 2.40 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 06 Sep 1993 | Test # 1233 | |
11.1 | 1 | 49 | 5 | 4.38 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Centurion | 15 Dec 2011 | Test # 2023 | |
13.5 | 2 | 49 | 5 | 3.54 | England | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 23 Nov 2018 | Test # 2329 | |
27.0 | 5 | 51 | 5 | 1.88 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Abu Dhabi | 28 Sep 2017 | Test # 2275 | |
16.0 | 4 | 52 | 5 | 3.25 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 09 Sep 1999 | Test # 1459 | |
13.0 | 2 | 53 | 5 | 4.07 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Centurion | 15 Dec 2011 | Test # 2023 | |
23.2 | 8 | 54 | 5 | 2.31 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Karachi | 07 Nov 1985 | Test # 1028 | |
13.3 | 2 | 54 | 5 | 4.00 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Centurion | 27 Mar 1998 | Test # 1414 | |
25.3 | 11 | 54 | 5 | 2.11 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Hobart | 14 Dec 2012 | Test # 2067 | |
23.0 | 8 | 54 | 5 | 2.34 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 16 Jul 2014 | Test # 2129 | |
15.0 | 2 | 54 | 5 | 3.60 | India | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 28 Aug 2015 | Test # 2179 | |
13.3 | 2 | 54 | 5 | 4.00 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Canberra | 01 Feb 2019 | Test # 2345 | |
20.0 | 3 | 55 | 5 | 2.75 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Peshawar | 08 Sep 1995 | Test # 1304 | |
21.2 | 5 | 58 | 5 | 2.71 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Dunedin | 07 Mar 1997 | Test # 1358 | |
20.0 | 4 | 58 | 5 | 2.90 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Abu Dhabi | 31 Dec 2013 | Test # 2112 | |
20.4 | 3 | 58 | 5 | 2.80 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 03 Jul 2015 | Test # 2169 | |
27.0 | 9 | 58 | 5 | 2.14 | England | v Sri Lanka | Chester-le-Street | 27 May 2016 | Test # 2204 | |
16.0 | 4 | 59 | 5 | 3.68 | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | Gros Islet | 14 Jun 2018 | Test # 2308 | |
19.0 | 3 | 60 | 5 | 3.15 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Faisalabad | 20 Oct 2004 | Test # 1716 | |
17.4 | 1 | 62 | 5 | 3.50 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 10 Jun 1998 | Test # 1418 | |
34.0 | 8 | 62 | 5 | 1.82 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 06 Aug 2000 | Test # 1507 |
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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 figuresPerformances 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 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]
New Zealand v Australia at Christchurch, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 8-11, 2024 [Test # 2535]
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