Bowling Best Economy Rate Innings IN Sri Lanka

Cricket Records in 1990s in Test matches IN Sri Lanka

Best economy rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
AA Donald	10.0	7	6	2	0.60	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	06 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
KJ Silva	14.4	9	10	3	0.68	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (RPS)	11 Sep 1996	Test # 1333
M Muralidaran	29.0	18	23	5	0.79	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	07 Jan 1998	Test # 1394
RK Chauhan	24.0	18	20	1	0.83	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 1993	Test # 1228
WPUJC Vaas	15.0	7	15	3	1.00	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Kandy	09 Sep 1999	Test # 1459
UC Hathurusingha	12.0	4	12	1	1.00	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (RPS)	28 Aug 1992	Test # 1195
CEL Ambrose	12.2	5	14	3	1.13	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Moratuwa	08 Dec 1993	Test # 1239
SK Warne	25.0	11	29	3	1.16	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Sep 1999	Test # 1460
M Muralidaran	24.0	9	28	2	1.16	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (RPS)	11 Sep 1996	Test # 1333
SD Anurasiri	26.0	11	32	2	1.23	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Moratuwa	27 Nov 1992	Test # 1203
WJ Cronje	26.0	14	32	1	1.23	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
MRCN Bandaratilleke	38.0	13	47	4	1.23	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Galle	03 Jun 1998	Test # 1416
KPJ Warnaweera	25.0	15	31	1	1.24	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Moratuwa	27 Nov 1992	Test # 1203
WPUJC Vaas	26.3	11	34	2	1.28	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	18 Sep 1996	Test # 1334
RS Kalpage	17.5	6	23	1	1.28	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
N Kapil Dev	26.0	13	34	2	1.30	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 1993	Test # 1228
KJ Silva	19.0	12	25	4	1.31	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (RPS)	11 Sep 1996	Test # 1333
KPJ Warnaweera	34.0	15	46	2	1.35	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Moratuwa	27 Nov 1992	Test # 1203
HDPK Dharmasena	14.0	7	19	1	1.35	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (RPS)	11 Sep 1996	Test # 1333
KJ Silva	19.4	9	27	3	1.37	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	07 Jan 1998	Test # 1394
N Kapil Dev	24.0	11	33	0	1.37	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 1993	Test # 1229
HDPK Dharmasena	10.0	2	14	1	1.40	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	10 Jun 1998	Test # 1418
M Muralidaran	23.0	9	33	0	1.43	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Galle	03 Jun 1998	Test # 1416
MW Priest	24.0	11	35	0	1.45	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	10 Jun 1998	Test # 1418
SD Anurasiri	44.0	11	66	3	1.50	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (RPS)	28 Aug 1992	Test # 1195
RA Harper	24.0	12	36	1	1.50	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Moratuwa	08 Dec 1993	Test # 1239
MRCN Bandaratilleke	24.0	9	36	5	1.50	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Galle	03 Jun 1998	Test # 1416
AR Whittall	20.0	6	30	1	1.50	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jan 1998	Test # 1395
M Muralidaran	16.0	7	24	3	1.50	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Galle	03 Jun 1998	Test # 1416
ST Jayasuriya	10.0	6	15	0	1.50	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	09 Aug 1997	Test # 1376
Asif Mujtaba	15.0	3	23	1	1.53	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	26 Apr 1997	Test # 1367
M Muralidaran	31.0	11	48	1	1.54	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
KJ Silva	10.1	4	16	4	1.57	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	18 Sep 1996	Test # 1334
CPH Ramanayake	17.0	6	27	2	1.58	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Moratuwa	27 Nov 1992	Test # 1203
PA de Silva	18.5	7	30	3	1.59	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	10 Jun 1998	Test # 1418
M Muralidaran	20.3	4	33	5	1.60	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (RPS)	11 Sep 1996	Test # 1333
HDPK Dharmasena	18.0	8	29	1	1.61	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
SD Anurasiri	34.0	11	55	2	1.61	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Moratuwa	27 Nov 1992	Test # 1203
M Muralidaran	18.3	8	30	5	1.62	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	10 Jun 1998	Test # 1418
CJ McDermott	19.0	7	32	2	1.68	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	28 Aug 1992	Test # 1195
SD Anurasiri	29.0	5	49	1	1.68	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Moratuwa	08 Sep 1992	Test # 1196
BN Schultz	36.5	9	63	5	1.71	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
PA Strang	38.0	11	66	4	1.73	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	18 Sep 1996	Test # 1334
PJ Wiseman	46.5	17	82	5	1.75	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	27 May 1998	Test # 1415
RP Snell	25.0	8	44	0	1.76	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
HDPK Dharmasena	52.5	19	93	1	1.76	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (RPS)	19 Apr 1997	Test # 1366
Wasim Akram	17.0	4	30	3	1.76	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	09 Aug 1994	Test # 1265
KPJ Warnaweera	14.0	3	25	4	1.78	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	06 Dec 1992	Test # 1204
M Muralidaran	12.1	3	22	3	1.80	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	06 Dec 1992	Test # 1204
M Muralidaran	35.1	8	64	4	1.81	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
RS Kalpage	23.0	8	42	0	1.82	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	26 Apr 1997	Test # 1367
SD Anurasiri	12.0	2	22	1	1.83	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	17 Aug 1992	Test # 1194
AA Donald	12.0	4	22	2	1.83	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	06 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
M Muralidaran	53.0	19	98	6	1.84	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (RPS)	19 Apr 1997	Test # 1366
HH Streak	15.0	5	28	2	1.86	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jan 1998	Test # 1395
M Muralidaran	38.0	10	71	5	1.86	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Galle	22 Sep 1999	Test # 1460
M Muralidaran	54.0	17	101	5	1.87	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	06 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
M Muralidaran	17.0	2	32	1	1.88	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (RPS)	28 Aug 1992	Test # 1195
KJ Silva	26.0	7	49	2	1.88	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	18 Sep 1996	Test # 1334
M Prabhakar	31.0	14	59	2	1.90	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 1993	Test # 1229
CA Walsh	21.0	6	40	1	1.90	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Moratuwa	08 Dec 1993	Test # 1239
ML Su'a	26.0	7	50	2	1.92	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	06 Dec 1992	Test # 1204
PA de Silva	13.0	5	25	1	1.92	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	07 Jan 1998	Test # 1394
M Muralidaran	37.5	9	73	3	1.92	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jan 1998	Test # 1395
DL Vettori	33.0	10	64	6	1.93	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	10 Jun 1998	Test # 1418
HDPK Dharmasena	18.0	4	35	1	1.94	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	10 Jun 1998	Test # 1418
DL Vettori	51.0	23	101	3	1.98	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	27 May 1998	Test # 1415
PK Wijetunge	29.0	2	58	1	2.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
M Muralidaran	20.0	5	40	4	2.00	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	18 Sep 1996	Test # 1334
KSC de Silva	16.0	4	32	1	2.00	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	09 Aug 1997	Test # 1376
GRJ Matthews	10.0	2	20	0	2.00	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	28 Aug 1992	Test # 1195
Saqlain Mushtaq	44.2	10	89	5	2.00	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	19 Apr 1997	Test # 1366
HDPK Dharmasena	45.0	12	91	0	2.02	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	06 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
A Kumble	25.0	8	51	1	2.04	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	09 Aug 1997	Test # 1376
Shahid Nazir	18.0	6	37	0	2.05	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	19 Apr 1997	Test # 1366
PA de Silva	17.0	3	35	2	2.05	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
N Kapil Dev	27.1	10	56	2	2.06	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 1993	Test # 1229
M Muralidaran	48.0	17	99	4	2.06	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	09 Aug 1997	Test # 1376
GRJ Matthews	31.0	8	64	1	2.06	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Moratuwa	08 Sep 1992	Test # 1196
AA Donald	30.0	12	62	2	2.06	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
DL Vettori	25.0	7	52	1	2.08	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	10 Jun 1998	Test # 1418
MAWR Madurasinghe	10.0	1	21	0	2.10	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	17 Aug 1992	Test # 1194
PJ Wiseman	10.0	4	21	1	2.10	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	10 Jun 1998	Test # 1418
WPUJC Vaas	17.0	5	36	1	2.11	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	07 Jan 1998	Test # 1394
CC Lewis	31.0	5	66	4	2.12	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	13 Mar 1993	Test # 1219
BM McMillan	30.0	8	64	0	2.13	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
Asif Mujtaba	30.0	5	64	0	2.13	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	19 Apr 1997	Test # 1366
DPMD Jayawardene	14.0	1	30	0	2.14	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	24 Feb 1999	Test # 1445
SD Anurasiri	19.0	7	41	1	2.15	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jan 1998	Test # 1395
AR Whittall	43.0	10	93	0	2.16	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jan 1998	Test # 1395
Saqlain Mushtaq	63.0	13	137	4	2.17	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	19 Apr 1997	Test # 1366
CZ Harris	25.4	6	56	1	2.18	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Galle	03 Jun 1998	Test # 1416
HDPK Dharmasena	45.2	13	99	6	2.18	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (PSS)	09 Aug 1994	Test # 1265
M Muralidaran	42.5	13	94	7	2.19	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	07 Jan 1998	Test # 1394
SD Anurasiri	35.0	6	77	3	2.20	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Moratuwa	08 Dec 1993	Test # 1239
DK Liyanage	30.0	10	66	3	2.20	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (RPS)	28 Aug 1992	Test # 1195
SLV Raju	25.0	5	55	1	2.20	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 1993	Test # 1229
CL Hooper	20.0	5	44	1	2.20	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Moratuwa	08 Dec 1993	Test # 1239
UC Hathurusingha	10.0	6	22	0	2.20	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Moratuwa	27 Nov 1992	Test # 1203
ST Jayasuriya	29.0	9	64	2	2.20	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jan 1998	Test # 1395

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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 figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

South Africa v England at Durban, 3rd Test, Dec 26-30, 1999 [Test # 1480]

Australia v India at Melbourne, 2nd Test, Dec 26-30, 1999 [Test # 1479]

New Zealand v West Indies at Wellington, 2nd Test, Dec 26-29, 1999 [Test # 1478]