Bowling Best Figures Match IN Sri Lanka

Cricket Records in 1990s in Test matches IN Sri Lanka

Best bowling figures in a match

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
M Muralidaran	71.5	31	117	12	1.62	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	07 Jan 1998	Test # 1394
Waqar Younis	32.0	5	119	11	3.71	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	26 Aug 1994	Test # 1267
MRCN Bandaratilleke	62.0	22	83	9	1.33	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Galle	03 Jun 1998	Test # 1416
BN Schultz	36.0	12	106	9	2.94	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	06 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
Saqlain Mushtaq	107.2	23	226	9	2.10	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	19 Apr 1997	Test # 1366
M Muralidaran	74.2	14	227	9	3.05	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (RPS)	27 May 1998	Test # 1415
Wasim Akram	35.0	8	73	8	2.08	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	09 Aug 1994	Test # 1265
CPH Ramanayake	53.1	7	157	8	2.95	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Moratuwa	08 Sep 1992	Test # 1196
A Kumble	62.1	17	172	8	2.76	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 1993	Test # 1228
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
KJ Silva	33.4	21	35	7	1.03	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (RPS)	11 Sep 1996	Test # 1333
M Muralidaran	44.3	13	61	7	1.37	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (RPS)	11 Sep 1996	Test # 1333
M Muralidaran	41.4	11	90	7	2.16	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	10 Jun 1998	Test # 1418
CR Miller	33.3	8	110	7	3.28	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	09 Sep 1999	Test # 1459
DL Vettori	58.0	17	116	7	2.00	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	10 Jun 1998	Test # 1418
M Muralidaran	51.1	9	128	7	2.50	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Kandy	09 Sep 1999	Test # 1459
M Muralidaran	61.0	14	134	7	2.19	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	18 Sep 1996	Test # 1334
PJ Wiseman	66.5	21	143	7	2.13	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	27 May 1998	Test # 1415
M Muralidaran	52.1	9	156	7	2.99	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	06 Dec 1992	Test # 1204
GRJ Matthews	58.0	13	169	7	2.91	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	17 Aug 1992	Test # 1194
M Muralidaran	83.0	22	195	7	2.34	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	09 Aug 1997	Test # 1376
WPUJC Vaas	31.0	9	58	6	1.87	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Kandy	09 Sep 1999	Test # 1459
KJ Silva	36.1	11	65	6	1.79	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	18 Sep 1996	Test # 1334
CJ McDermott	39.0	11	85	6	2.17	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	28 Aug 1992	Test # 1195
HDPK Dharmasena	30.1	4	88	6	2.91	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Galle	03 Jun 1998	Test # 1416
M Prabhakar	33.5	9	92	6	2.71	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 1993	Test # 1228
M Muralidaran	53.0	19	98	6	1.84	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (RPS)	19 Apr 1997	Test # 1366
WPUJC Vaas	43.0	14	100	6	2.32	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	26 Apr 1997	Test # 1367
HH Streak	40.0	11	112	6	2.80	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jan 1998	Test # 1395
Akram Raza	35.0	10	129	6	3.68	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	09 Aug 1994	Test # 1265
KPJ Warnaweera	48.0	7	132	6	2.75	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	06 Dec 1992	Test # 1204
CL Cairns	34.4	1	137	6	3.95	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	10 Jun 1998	Test # 1418
AA Donald	50.0	10	142	6	2.84	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
M Muralidaran	70.0	19	152	6	2.17	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
BN Schultz	51.2	14	157	6	3.05	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
DL Vettori	75.0	31	157	6	2.09	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	27 May 1998	Test # 1415
CPH Ramanayake	57.0	14	164	6	2.87	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	17 Aug 1992	Test # 1194
Mushtaq Ahmed	73.1	11	217	6	2.96	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	19 Apr 1997	Test # 1366
WKM Benjamin	26.0	13	51	5	1.96	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Moratuwa	08 Dec 1993	Test # 1239
BN Schultz	36.5	9	63	5	1.71	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
SK Warne	22.5	7	70	5	3.06	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	09 Sep 1999	Test # 1459
M Muralidaran	38.0	10	71	5	1.86	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Galle	22 Sep 1999	Test # 1460
CC Lewis	39.0	6	87	5	2.23	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	13 Mar 1993	Test # 1219
RP Snell	31.0	7	89	5	2.87	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	06 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
MRCN Bandaratilleke	37.0	9	100	5	2.70	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	10 Jun 1998	Test # 1418
M Muralidaran	54.0	17	101	5	1.87	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	06 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
Wasim Akram	40.2	16	102	5	2.52	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	26 Aug 1994	Test # 1267
M Muralidaran	50.1	11	103	5	2.05	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
PA Strang	34.3	3	106	5	3.07	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	11 Sep 1996	Test # 1333
DK Liyanage	33.0	3	110	5	3.33	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Moratuwa	08 Sep 1992	Test # 1196
MB Owens	36.0	8	137	5	3.80	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	06 Dec 1992	Test # 1204
UC Hathurusingha	49.0	12	145	5	2.95	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	17 Aug 1992	Test # 1194
M Muralidaran	69.5	19	145	5	2.07	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jan 1998	Test # 1395
SD Anurasiri	47.0	5	149	5	3.17	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	17 Aug 1992	Test # 1194
KSC de Silva	43.2	7	158	5	3.64	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	26 Apr 1997	Test # 1367
KPJ Warnaweera	59.0	6	171	5	2.89	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (PSS)	09 Aug 1994	Test # 1265
M Muralidaran	61.0	15	173	5	2.83	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	13 Mar 1993	Test # 1219
A Kumble	78.2	19	203	5	2.59	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 1993	Test # 1229
Saqlain Mushtaq	87.5	16	286	5	3.25	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	26 Apr 1997	Test # 1367
AA Donald	22.0	11	28	4	1.27	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	06 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
M Muralidaran	15.5	4	47	4	2.96	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Moratuwa	08 Dec 1993	Test # 1239
WPUJC Vaas	23.4	5	54	4	2.28	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	30 Sep 1999	Test # 1461
AIC Dodemaide	23.5	9	65	4	2.72	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Moratuwa	08 Sep 1992	Test # 1196
HDPK Dharmasena	28.5	7	75	4	2.60	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Kandy	26 Aug 1994	Test # 1267
PA Strang	41.0	11	79	4	1.92	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	18 Sep 1996	Test # 1334
SD Anurasiri	60.0	22	87	4	1.45	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Moratuwa	27 Nov 1992	Test # 1203
DL Vettori	26.0	4	88	4	3.38	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Galle	03 Jun 1998	Test # 1416
CJ McDermott	31.0	6	89	4	2.87	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Moratuwa	08 Sep 1992	Test # 1196
HMRKB Herath	34.3	6	97	4	2.81	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Galle	22 Sep 1999	Test # 1460
HH Streak	35.0	11	100	4	2.85	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	07 Jan 1998	Test # 1394
CPH Ramanayake	35.0	5	101	4	2.88	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
SD Anurasiri	46.0	14	106	4	2.30	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jan 1998	Test # 1395
WPUJC Vaas	34.0	4	107	4	3.14	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (RPS)	11 Sep 1996	Test # 1333
GP Wickramasinghe	41.0	10	117	4	2.85	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
M Prabhakar	52.0	21	118	4	2.26	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 1993	Test # 1229
CL Cairns	34.0	6	123	4	3.61	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	27 May 1998	Test # 1415
DK Liyanage	43.5	10	130	4	2.96	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Moratuwa	27 Nov 1992	Test # 1203
KSC de Silva	47.1	10	133	4	2.81	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	09 Aug 1997	Test # 1376
A Kumble	54.1	10	134	4	2.47	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Feb 1999	Test # 1445
M Muralidaran	47.1	12	136	4	2.88	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 1993	Test # 1229
KR Pushpakumara	26.0	3	145	4	5.57	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Kandy	26 Aug 1994	Test # 1267
DS Mohanty	36.4	5	150	4	4.09	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	09 Aug 1997	Test # 1376
PA Strang	43.5	6	152	4	3.46	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jan 1998	Test # 1395
A Kuruvilla	44.0	8	158	4	3.59	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	09 Aug 1997	Test # 1376
KPJ Warnaweera	40.1	2	162	4	4.03	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 1993	Test # 1228
JE Emburey	48.0	8	165	4	3.43	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	13 Mar 1993	Test # 1219
CJ McDermott	54.0	13	168	4	3.11	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	17 Aug 1992	Test # 1194
Mushtaq Ahmed	65.0	10	203	4	3.12	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	26 Apr 1997	Test # 1367
A Kumble	63.4	10	207	4	3.25	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	09 Aug 1997	Test # 1376
DW Fleming	5.5	0	14	3	2.40	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	30 Sep 1999	Test # 1461
CEL Ambrose	18.2	7	27	3	1.47	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Moratuwa	08 Dec 1993	Test # 1239
Mushtaq Ahmed	7.3	1	34	3	4.53	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	26 Aug 1994	Test # 1267
SK Warne	28.2	12	34	3	1.20	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Sep 1999	Test # 1460
PA de Silva	13.0	1	39	3	3.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	06 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
DK Liyanage	21.0	5	44	3	2.09	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	06 Dec 1992	Test # 1204
PA de Silva	21.5	7	44	3	2.01	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	10 Jun 1998	Test # 1418
ST Jayasuriya	18.0	3	45	3	2.50	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (RPS)	02 Aug 1997	Test # 1374
HH Streak	20.0	6	54	3	2.70	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	11 Sep 1996	Test # 1333
M Muralidaran	39.0	16	57	3	1.46	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Galle	03 Jun 1998	Test # 1416

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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]