Bowling Best Figures Match

Cricket Records for Sri Lanka in Test matches

Best bowling figures in a match

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
M Muralidaran	113.5	41	220	16	1.93	Sri Lanka	v England	The Oval	27 Aug 1998	Test # 1423
HMRKB Herath	55.2	5	184	14	3.32	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	14 Aug 2014	Test # 2136
WPUJC Vaas	57.2	8	191	14	3.33	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	29 Nov 2001	Test # 1572
M Muralidaran	66.4	26	115	13	1.72	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	04 Jan 2002	Test # 1583
HMRKB Herath	56.2	14	145	13	2.57	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	13 Aug 2016	Test # 2217
HMRKB Herath	49.0	10	152	13	3.10	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Harare	06 Nov 2016	Test # 2231
M Muralidaran	76.0	13	171	13	2.25	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	20 Jul 2000	Test # 1504
M Muralidaran	35.5	11	82	12	2.28	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Kandy	11 Jul 2007	Test # 1839
M Muralidaran	71.5	31	117	12	1.62	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	07 Jan 1998	Test # 1394
HMRKB Herath	64.3	15	157	12	2.43	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (RPS)	16 Mar 2013	Test # 2082
HMRKB Herath	57.0	14	171	12	3.00	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	26 Mar 2012	Test # 2038
NGRP Jayasuriya	52.0	5	177	12	3.40	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Galle	08 Jul 2022	Test # 2471
M Muralidaran	80.4	14	225	12	2.78	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 2006	Test # 1812
M Muralidaran	68.4	33	93	11	1.35	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	02 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
HMRKB Herath	48.0	8	108	11	2.25	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Galle	17 Nov 2012	Test # 2059
M Muralidaran	42.0	7	110	11	2.61	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	23 Jul 2008	Test # 1882
M Muralidaran	61.0	20	132	11	2.16	Sri Lanka	v England	Nottingham	02 Jun 2006	Test # 1804
HMRKB Herath	61.4	16	136	11	2.20	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	28 Sep 2017	Test # 2275
RTM Mendis	59.2	14	136	11	2.29	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Galle	29 Nov 2021	Test # 2437
M Muralidaran	68.3	17	161	11	2.35	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
M Muralidaran	85.1	21	170	11	1.99	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Galle	13 Nov 2001	Test # 1567
P Jayawickrama	64.0	17	178	11	2.78	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Pallekele	29 Apr 2021	Test # 2419
M Muralidaran	81.0	26	196	11	2.41	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	29 Aug 2001	Test # 1559
M Muralidaran	77.3	14	212	11	2.73	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Galle	08 Mar 2004	Test # 1685
HMRKB Herath	71.1	9	249	11	3.49	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (RPS)	14 Jul 2017	Test # 2263
MDK Perera	37.0	12	78	10	2.10	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	12 Jul 2018	Test # 2311
M Muralidaran	25.3	4	83	10	3.25	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Kandy	22 Jul 2005	Test # 1757
WPUJC Vaas	45.3	13	90	10	1.97	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Napier	11 Mar 1995	Test # 1292
M Muralidaran	44.4	12	98	10	2.19	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (PSS)	21 Jul 2002	Test # 1609
MDK Perera	38.0	9	99	10	2.60	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Galle	04 Aug 2016	Test # 2213
NGRP Jayasuriya	47.1	16	108	10	2.28	Sri Lanka	v Ireland	Galle	16 Apr 2023	Test # 2502
M Muralidaran	45.1	10	111	10	2.45	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	06 Sep 2001	Test # 1561
M Muralidaran	37.2	5	115	10	3.08	Sri Lanka	v England	Birmingham	25 May 2006	Test # 1803
M Muralidaran	46.2	12	118	10	2.54	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Wellington	15 Dec 2006	Test # 1822
M Muralidaran	59.3	21	135	10	2.26	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Kandy	21 Nov 2001	Test # 1570
AM Fernando	43.3	8	144	10	3.31	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	23 May 2022	Test # 2463
HMRKB Herath	55.0	14	147	10	2.67	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Galle	14 Oct 2015	Test # 2181
M Muralidaran	66.1	14	148	10	2.23	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Peshawar	05 Mar 2000	Test # 1487
M Muralidaran	82.2	17	172	10	2.08	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 2006	Test # 1810
M Muralidaran	70.0	17	190	10	2.71	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1903
BAW Mendis	55.2	5	209	10	3.77	Sri Lanka	v India	Galle	31 Jul 2008	Test # 1884
UDU Chandana	44.4	3	210	10	4.70	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Cairns	09 Jul 2004	Test # 1706
L Embuldeniya	62.0	9	210	10	3.38	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
M Muralidaran	24.4	5	60	9	2.43	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (RPS)	12 Sep 2005	Test # 1764
ST Jayasuriya	47.0	15	74	9	1.57	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Galle	12 Jan 2002	Test # 1585
MRCN Bandaratilleke	62.0	22	83	9	1.33	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Galle	03 Jun 1998	Test # 1416
M Muralidaran	74.3	33	91	9	1.22	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Galle	12 Jan 2002	Test # 1585
M Muralidaran	43.4	15	102	9	2.33	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	25 Jun 2007	Test # 1837
HMRKB Herath	58.3	24	103	9	1.76	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Pallekele	26 Jul 2016	Test # 2209
HMRKB Herath	90.0	47	111	9	1.23	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
PVD Chameera	30.0	4	115	9	3.83	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Hamilton	18 Dec 2015	Test # 2194
RJ Ratnayake	48.3	11	125	9	2.57	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (PSS)	06 Sep 1985	Test # 1024
HMRKB Herath	50.3	14	128	9	2.53	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2026
HMRKB Herath	46.4	9	131	9	2.80	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Galle	07 Mar 2017	Test # 2252
M Muralidaran	71.0	26	140	9	1.97	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	01 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
M Muralidaran	51.5	14	141	9	2.72	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	28 Feb 2006	Test # 1784
RTM Mendis	51.1	13	148	9	2.89	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Galle	24 Jul 2022	Test # 2473
DS de Silva	50.0	5	162	9	3.24	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	14 Mar 1982	Test # 925
S Randiv	54.1	9	162	9	2.99	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (PSS)	03 Aug 2010	Test # 1968
HMRKB Herath	68.2	20	164	9	2.40	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Galle	06 Aug 2014	Test # 2133
HMRKB Herath	70.0	13	170	9	2.42	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (PSS)	25 Nov 2012	Test # 2063
SL Malinga	58.4	9	210	9	3.57	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Napier	04 Apr 2005	Test # 1746
NGRP Jayasuriya	95.2	20	217	9	2.27	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Galle	16 Jul 2022	Test # 2472
M Muralidaran	65.3	12	221	9	3.37	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Kandy	16 Mar 2004	Test # 1688
M Muralidaran	74.2	14	227	9	3.05	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (RPS)	27 May 1998	Test # 1415
A Dananjaya	15.0	3	44	8	2.93	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	08 Feb 2018	Test # 2296
KMDN Kulasekara	28.4	9	58	8	2.02	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (PSS)	12 Jul 2009	Test # 1924
DNT Zoysa	26.5	8	73	8	2.72	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Harare	06 May 2004	Test # 1698
M Muralidaran	33.3	11	82	8	2.44	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Harare	06 May 2004	Test # 1698
M Muralidaran	62.0	25	88	8	1.41	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	27 Dec 2001	Test # 1581
M Muralidaran	51.2	18	90	8	1.75	Sri Lanka	v India	Galle	14 Aug 2001	Test # 1555
ST Jayasuriya	59.0	20	94	8	1.59	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	22 Feb 2001	Test # 1530
M Muralidaran	45.0	18	106	8	2.35	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	St John's	13 Jun 1997	Test # 1369
JR Ratnayeke	31.0	6	108	8	3.48	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Sialkot	27 Oct 1985	Test # 1027
WPUJC Vaas	47.2	14	109	8	2.30	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Providence	22 Mar 2008	Test # 1869
CAK Rajitha	30.0	4	112	8	3.73	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Sylhet	22 Mar 2024	Test # 2536
FS Ahangama	51.0	13	124	8	2.43	Sri Lanka	v India	Kandy	14 Sep 1985	Test # 1025
M Muralidaran	96.0	46	124	8	1.29	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
M Muralidaran	59.0	17	127	8	2.15	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Lahore	06 Mar 2002	Test # 1592
MDK Perera	85.5	35	129	8	1.50	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
BAW Mendis	45.5	8	132	8	2.88	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	23 Jul 2008	Test # 1882
HMRKB Herath	47.0	6	133	8	2.82	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Galle	31 Aug 2011	Test # 2005
MVT Fernando	34.1	3	133	8	3.89	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	13 Feb 2019	Test # 2347
BAW Mendis	62.0	11	137	8	2.20	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (PSS)	08 Aug 2008	Test # 1886
M Muralidaran	84.5	28	138	8	1.62	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	06 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
M Muralidaran	73.0	28	139	8	1.90	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Kandy	03 May 2003	Test # 1644
M Muralidaran	53.0	14	141	8	2.66	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Kingstown	20 Jun 1997	Test # 1371
RJ Ratnayake	65.2	17	149	8	2.28	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	30 Aug 1985	Test # 1023
CPH Ramanayake	53.1	7	157	8	2.95	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Moratuwa	08 Sep 1992	Test # 1196
M Muralidaran	53.5	12	157	8	2.91	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
VB John	47.0	8	159	8	3.38	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Kandy	09 Mar 1984	Test # 980
M Muralidaran	64.0	15	168	8	2.62	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jun 2000	Test # 1499
KTGD Prasad	45.0	7	169	8	3.75	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	28 Aug 2015	Test # 2179
MDK Perera	52.0	4	170	8	3.26	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Dubai (DICS)	06 Oct 2017	Test # 2278
M Muralidaran	75.0	21	172	8	2.29	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	26 Feb 2000	Test # 1485
NGRP Jayasuriya	72.0	17	174	8	2.41	Sri Lanka	v Afghanistan	Colombo (SSC)	02 Feb 2024	Test # 2527
PHT Kaushal	50.3	3	181	8	3.58	Sri Lanka	v India	Galle	12 Aug 2015	Test # 2176
HDPK Dharmasena	76.2	15	183	8	2.39	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (PSS)	09 Aug 1994	Test # 1265
KPJ Warnaweera	65.1	15	188	8	2.88	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	13 Mar 1993	Test # 1219
RJ Ratnayake	54.4	7	189	8	3.45	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Hobart	16 Dec 1989	Test # 1133

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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]