Bowling Best Figures Innings

Cricket Records for Sri Lanka in Test matches

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
M Muralidaran	40.0	19	51	9	1.27	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	04 Jan 2002	Test # 1583
M Muralidaran	54.2	27	65	9	1.19	Sri Lanka	v England	The Oval	27 Aug 1998	Test # 1423
HMRKB Herath	33.1	3	127	9	3.82	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	14 Aug 2014	Test # 2136
M Muralidaran	16.2	4	46	8	2.81	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Kandy	22 Jul 2005	Test # 1757
HMRKB Herath	23.0	6	63	8	2.73	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Harare	06 Nov 2016	Test # 2231
M Muralidaran	30.0	10	70	8	2.33	Sri Lanka	v England	Nottingham	02 Jun 2006	Test # 1804
JR Ratnayeke	23.2	5	83	8	3.55	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Sialkot	27 Oct 1985	Test # 1027
M Muralidaran	34.1	9	87	8	2.54	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	29 Aug 2001	Test # 1559
M Muralidaran	31.4	15	46	7	1.45	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	02 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
HMRKB Herath	21.0	6	48	7	2.28	Sri Lanka	v India	Galle	12 Aug 2015	Test # 2176
NGRP Jayasuriya	23.0	10	52	7	2.26	Sri Lanka	v Ireland	Galle	16 Apr 2023	Test # 2502
HMRKB Herath	18.1	3	64	7	3.52	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	13 Aug 2016	Test # 2217
WPUJC Vaas	25.0	3	71	7	2.84	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	29 Nov 2001	Test # 1572
M Muralidaran	35.0	5	84	7	2.40	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	20 Jul 2000	Test # 1504
HMRKB Herath	36.0	9	89	7	2.47	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (RPS)	16 Mar 2013	Test # 2082
M Muralidaran	42.5	13	94	7	2.19	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	07 Jan 1998	Test # 1394
M Muralidaran	46.5	12	97	7	2.07	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 2006	Test # 1812
M Muralidaran	38.4	8	100	7	2.58	Sri Lanka	v India	Delhi	10 Dec 2005	Test # 1776
KR Pushpakumara	35.4	7	116	7	3.25	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Harare	26 Oct 1994	Test # 1272
WPUJC Vaas	32.2	5	120	7	3.71	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	29 Nov 2001	Test # 1572
L Embuldeniya	42.0	6	137	7	3.26	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
M Muralidaran	59.3	14	155	7	2.60	Sri Lanka	v England	The Oval	27 Aug 1998	Test # 1423
HMRKB Herath	52.0	11	157	7	3.01	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	16 Sep 2011	Test # 2008
M Muralidaran	10.4	4	18	6	1.68	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (RPS)	12 Sep 2005	Test # 1764
WPUJC Vaas	15.0	6	22	6	1.46	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Kandy	22 Jul 2005	Test # 1757
M Muralidaran	13.0	3	26	6	2.00	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	23 Jul 2008	Test # 1882
M Muralidaran	14.5	6	28	6	1.88	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Kandy	11 Jul 2007	Test # 1839
WPUJC Vaas	18.0	8	29	6	1.61	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
MDK Perera	14.0	4	32	6	2.28	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	12 Jul 2018	Test # 2311
M Muralidaran	21.0	8	36	6	1.71	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	13 Jul 2005	Test # 1755
M Muralidaran	10.0	1	39	6	3.90	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
HMRKB Herath	18.0	3	43	6	2.38	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Galle	17 Nov 2012	Test # 2059
HMRKB Herath	21.4	4	43	6	1.98	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	28 Sep 2017	Test # 2275
M Muralidaran	24.2	10	45	6	1.84	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Harare	06 May 2004	Test # 1698
HMRKB Herath	30.2	11	48	6	1.58	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Galle	06 Aug 2014	Test # 2133
M Muralidaran	22.0	8	49	6	2.22	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1903
AM Fernando	17.3	5	51	6	2.91	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	23 May 2022	Test # 2463
M Muralidaran	19.5	6	54	6	2.72	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	28 Feb 2006	Test # 1784
M Muralidaran	21.0	5	54	6	2.57	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Kandy	11 Jul 2007	Test # 1839
M Muralidaran	35.0	14	55	6	1.57	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	01 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
M Muralidaran	21.3	5	59	6	2.74	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Galle	08 Mar 2004	Test # 1685
HMRKB Herath	20.2	5	59	6	2.90	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Galle	07 Mar 2017	Test # 2252
NGRP Jayasuriya	16.0	2	59	6	3.68	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Galle	08 Jul 2022	Test # 2471
GP Wickramasinghe	21.2	6	60	6	2.81	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	18 Nov 1999	Test # 1470
RJ Ratnayake	19.4	2	66	6	3.35	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Hobart	16 Dec 1989	Test # 1133
HMRKB Herath	33.0	9	68	6	2.06	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Galle	14 Oct 2015	Test # 2181
MDK Perera	23.0	5	70	6	3.04	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Galle	04 Aug 2016	Test # 2213
RTM Mendis	34.2	8	70	6	2.03	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Galle	29 Nov 2021	Test # 2437
M Muralidaran	27.1	4	71	6	2.61	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Peshawar	05 Mar 2000	Test # 1487
HDPK Dharmasena	24.1	4	72	6	2.97	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Galle	03 Jun 1998	Test # 1416
WPUJC Vaas	27.5	6	73	6	2.62	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1537
HMRKB Herath	19.0	5	74	6	3.89	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	26 Mar 2012	Test # 2038
M Muralidaran	35.5	16	81	6	2.26	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Kandy	21 Nov 2001	Test # 1570
HMRKB Herath	38.1	11	81	6	2.12	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	13 Aug 2016	Test # 2217
RJ Ratnayake	41.0	10	85	6	2.07	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	30 Aug 1985	Test # 1023
M Muralidaran	25.0	2	86	6	3.44	Sri Lanka	v England	Birmingham	25 May 2006	Test # 1803
WPUJC Vaas	40.0	9	87	6	2.17	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Dunedin	18 Mar 1995	Test # 1293
M Muralidaran	41.0	8	87	6	2.12	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	20 Jul 2000	Test # 1504
M Muralidaran	34.1	9	87	6	2.54	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Wellington	15 Dec 2006	Test # 1822
P Jayawickrama	32.0	7	92	6	2.87	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Pallekele	29 Apr 2021	Test # 2419
HMRKB Herath	38.0	9	97	6	2.55	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	26 Mar 2012	Test # 2038
M Muralidaran	53.0	19	98	6	1.84	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (RPS)	19 Apr 1997	Test # 1366
HMRKB Herath	32.5	5	98	6	2.98	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2018	Test # 2313
HDPK Dharmasena	45.2	13	99	6	2.18	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (PSS)	09 Aug 1994	Test # 1265
BAW Mendis	29.5	3	99	6	3.31	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	04 Feb 2014	Test # 2117
GP Wickramasinghe	29.1	7	103	6	3.53	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Lahore	04 Mar 1999	Test # 1447
HMRKB Herath	49.0	10	103	6	2.10	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (PSS)	25 Nov 2012	Test # 2063
WPUJC Vaas	40.0	12	108	6	2.70	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Wellington	11 Apr 2005	Test # 1748
ALF de Mel	22.0	1	109	6	4.95	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Karachi	07 Nov 1985	Test # 1028
A Dananjaya	25.0	-	115	6	4.60	Sri Lanka	v England	Pallekele	14 Nov 2018	Test # 2326
BAW Mendis	28.0	1	117	6	4.17	Sri Lanka	v India	Galle	31 Jul 2008	Test # 1884
NGRP Jayasuriya	36.0	3	118	6	3.27	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Galle	08 Jul 2022	Test # 2471
CBRLS Kumara	25.0	1	122	6	4.88	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2017	Test # 2244
M Muralidaran	53.4	11	126	6	2.34	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Galle	13 Nov 2001	Test # 1567
M Muralidaran	64.0	11	131	6	2.04	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 2006	Test # 1810
N Pradeep	31.0	2	132	6	4.25	Sri Lanka	v India	Galle	26 Jul 2017	Test # 2265
HMRKB Herath	53.0	9	133	6	2.50	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (PSS)	03 Apr 2012	Test # 2039
HMRKB Herath	39.1	5	133	6	3.39	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (RPS)	14 Jul 2017	Test # 2263
BAW Mendis	59.0	6	169	6	2.86	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Galle	15 Nov 2010	Test # 1977
UDU Chandana	47.5	7	179	6	3.74	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Dhaka	12 Mar 1999	Test # 1450
M Muralidaran	9.4	4	13	5	1.34	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	06 Sep 2001	Test # 1561
M Muralidaran	7.3	3	15	5	2.00	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	25 Jun 2007	Test # 1837
DNT Zoysa	9.5	2	20	5	2.03	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Harare	06 May 2004	Test # 1698
M Muralidaran	29.0	18	23	5	0.79	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	07 Jan 1998	Test # 1394
A Dananjaya	5.0	1	24	5	4.80	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	08 Feb 2018	Test # 2296
M Muralidaran	18.3	8	30	5	1.62	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	10 Jun 1998	Test # 1418
WPUJC Vaas	18.3	6	31	5	1.67	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Darwin	01 Jul 2004	Test # 1705
M Muralidaran	20.3	4	33	5	1.60	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (RPS)	11 Sep 1996	Test # 1333
M Muralidaran	23.4	13	34	5	1.43	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	St John's	13 Jun 1997	Test # 1369
ST Jayasuriya	14.1	4	34	5	2.40	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
L Embuldeniya	20.1	6	35	5	1.73	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Galle	29 Nov 2021	Test # 2437
MRCN Bandaratilleke	24.0	9	36	5	1.50	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Galle	03 Jun 1998	Test # 1416
JR Ratnayeke	17.0	3	37	5	2.17	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (CCC)	14 Mar 1986	Test # 1041
M Muralidaran	19.4	6	39	5	1.98	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (PSS)	21 Jul 2002	Test # 1609
M Muralidaran	16.4	4	39	5	2.34	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Kandy	03 Apr 2006	Test # 1796
HMRKB Herath	45.0	30	40	5	0.88	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
KR Pushpakumara	12.4	1	41	5	3.23	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Kingstown	20 Jun 1997	Test # 1371
JR Ratnayeke	21.0	8	42	5	2.00	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	16 Mar 1984	Test # 982
CRD Fernando	25.0	9	42	5	1.68	Sri Lanka	v India	Galle	14 Aug 2001	Test # 1555
PHT Kaushal	10.5	-	42	5	3.87	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (PSS)	25 Jun 2015	Test # 2168

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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]