Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings - Sri Lanka

Cricket Records in 2000s in Test matches - Sri Lanka

Best strike rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
TM Dilshan	4.2	1	10	4	6.50	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	03 Jan 2009	Test # 1905
M Muralidaran	5.2	1	14	4	8.00	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (PSS)	03 Jul 2007	Test # 1838
M Muralidaran	7.3	3	15	5	9.00	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	25 Jun 2007	Test # 1837
M Muralidaran	10.0	1	39	6	10.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
M Muralidaran	10.4	4	18	6	10.66	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (RPS)	12 Sep 2005	Test # 1764
M Muralidaran	9.4	4	13	5	11.60	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	06 Sep 2001	Test # 1561
DNT Zoysa	9.5	2	20	5	11.80	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Harare	06 May 2004	Test # 1698
M Muralidaran	16.2	4	46	8	12.25	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Kandy	22 Jul 2005	Test # 1757
ST Jayasuriya	8.3	0	24	4	12.75	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1537
M Muralidaran	13.0	3	26	6	13.00	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	23 Jul 2008	Test # 1882
CRD Fernando	11.0	2	60	5	13.20	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (PSS)	20 Sep 2005	Test # 1766
SL Malinga	9.0	1	25	4	13.50	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (PSS)	03 Jul 2007	Test # 1838
KMDN Kulasekara	9.0	3	21	4	13.50	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (PSS)	12 Jul 2009	Test # 1924
WPUJC Vaas	9.5	2	28	4	14.75	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	18 Dec 2007	Test # 1854
M Muralidaran	14.5	6	28	6	14.83	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Kandy	11 Jul 2007	Test # 1839
WPUJC Vaas	15.0	6	22	6	15.00	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Kandy	22 Jul 2005	Test # 1757
RAP Nissanka	12.3	0	64	5	15.00	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Kingston	27 Jun 2003	Test # 1649
ST Jayasuriya	14.1	4	34	5	17.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
HMRKB Herath	11.3	5	15	4	17.25	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Galle	04 Jul 2009	Test # 1921
TT Samaraweera	11.4	1	49	4	17.50	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	28 Jul 2002	Test # 1611
WPUJC Vaas	18.0	8	29	6	18.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
TCB Fernando	12.0	2	27	4	18.00	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	04 Jan 2002	Test # 1583
CRD Fernando	12.0	0	49	4	18.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	15 Nov 2002	Test # 1626
HMRKB Herath	12.0	4	38	4	18.00	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (RPS)	12 Sep 2005	Test # 1764
M Muralidaran	12.1	3	31	4	18.25	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Wellington	15 Dec 2006	Test # 1822
M Muralidaran	12.2	3	29	4	18.50	Sri Lanka	v England	Birmingham	25 May 2006	Test # 1803
WRS de Silva	13.0	5	35	4	19.50	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	28 Jul 2002	Test # 1611
CRD Fernando	13.0	2	48	4	19.50	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 2006	Test # 1810
M Muralidaran	19.5	6	54	6	19.83	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	28 Feb 2006	Test # 1784
M Muralidaran	16.4	4	39	5	20.00	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Kandy	03 Apr 2006	Test # 1796
M Muralidaran	21.0	8	36	6	21.00	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	13 Jul 2005	Test # 1755
M Muralidaran	21.0	5	54	6	21.00	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Kandy	11 Jul 2007	Test # 1839
SL Malinga	14.0	1	71	4	21.00	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	13 Jul 2005	Test # 1755
WPUJC Vaas	25.0	3	71	7	21.42	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	29 Nov 2001	Test # 1572
M Muralidaran	21.3	5	59	6	21.50	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Galle	08 Mar 2004	Test # 1685
SL Malinga	18.0	4	68	5	21.60	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Wellington	15 Dec 2006	Test # 1822
M Muralidaran	22.0	8	49	6	22.00	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1903
WPUJC Vaas	18.3	6	31	5	22.20	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Darwin	01 Jul 2004	Test # 1705
UDU Chandana	18.4	1	101	5	22.40	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Cairns	09 Jul 2004	Test # 1706
M Muralidaran	30.0	10	70	8	22.50	Sri Lanka	v England	Nottingham	02 Jun 2006	Test # 1804
M Muralidaran	15.0	4	48	4	22.50	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Kandy	16 Mar 2004	Test # 1688
MF Maharoof	15.0	2	52	4	22.50	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	26 Mar 2006	Test # 1794
SL Malinga	15.1	3	42	4	22.75	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Darwin	01 Jul 2004	Test # 1705
M Muralidaran	19.4	6	39	5	23.60	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (PSS)	21 Jul 2002	Test # 1609
M Muralidaran	16.0	7	24	4	24.00	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Galle	12 Jan 2002	Test # 1585
DNT Zoysa	16.0	3	54	4	24.00	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Kandy	16 Mar 2004	Test # 1688
M Muralidaran	24.2	10	45	6	24.33	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Harare	06 May 2004	Test # 1698
T Thushara	20.4	2	83	5	24.80	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2009	Test # 1927
M Muralidaran	25.0	2	86	6	25.00	Sri Lanka	v England	Birmingham	25 May 2006	Test # 1803
SL Malinga	16.5	3	57	4	25.25	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	28 Feb 2006	Test # 1784
SL Malinga	17.0	2	80	4	25.50	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	25 Jun 2007	Test # 1837
M Muralidaran	34.1	9	87	8	25.62	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	29 Aug 2001	Test # 1559
M Muralidaran	40.0	19	51	9	26.66	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	04 Jan 2002	Test # 1583
WPUJC Vaas	22.2	7	61	5	26.80	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Providence	22 Mar 2008	Test # 1869
WPUJC Vaas	18.0	4	39	4	27.00	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	07 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
ST Jayasuriya	18.0	5	31	4	27.00	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Galle	12 Jan 2002	Test # 1585
WPUJC Vaas	18.0	9	15	4	27.00	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	13 Jul 2005	Test # 1755
BAW Mendis	18.0	3	60	4	27.00	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	23 Jul 2008	Test # 1882
M Muralidaran	31.4	15	46	7	27.14	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	02 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
M Muralidaran	27.1	4	71	6	27.16	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Peshawar	05 Mar 2000	Test # 1487
M Muralidaran	18.2	6	41	4	27.50	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 2006	Test # 1810
WPUJC Vaas	32.2	5	120	7	27.71	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	29 Nov 2001	Test # 1572
WPUJC Vaas	27.5	6	73	6	27.83	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1537
BAW Mendis	28.0	1	117	6	28.00	Sri Lanka	v India	Galle	31 Jul 2008	Test # 1884
KMDN Kulasekara	19.4	6	37	4	29.50	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (PSS)	12 Jul 2009	Test # 1924
SL Malinga	24.4	4	80	5	29.60	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Napier	04 Apr 2005	Test # 1746
M Muralidaran	35.0	5	84	7	30.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	20 Jul 2000	Test # 1504
CRD Fernando	25.0	9	42	5	30.00	Sri Lanka	v India	Galle	14 Aug 2001	Test # 1555
M Muralidaran	25.0	6	59	5	30.00	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (PSS)	21 Jul 2002	Test # 1609
GP Wickramasinghe	20.0	5	37	4	30.00	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	26 Feb 2000	Test # 1485
CRD Fernando	20.0	4	77	4	30.00	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	20 Oct 2004	Test # 1716
WPUJC Vaas	20.2	8	55	4	30.50	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (PSS)	03 Jul 2007	Test # 1838
UDU Chandana	26.0	2	109	5	31.20	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Cairns	09 Jul 2004	Test # 1706
M Muralidaran	20.5	7	45	4	31.25	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	26 Feb 2000	Test # 1485
KR Pushpakumara	20.5	3	66	4	31.25	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Karachi	12 Mar 2000	Test # 1489
WPUJC Vaas	21.0	3	65	4	31.50	Sri Lanka	v India	Kandy	22 Aug 2001	Test # 1557
WPUJC Vaas	21.0	14	20	4	31.50	Sri Lanka	v India	Chennai	02 Dec 2005	Test # 1775
M Muralidaran	26.5	10	49	5	32.20	Sri Lanka	v India	Galle	14 Aug 2001	Test # 1555
DNT Zoysa	22.0	8	76	4	33.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
WPUJC Vaas	22.0	8	56	4	33.00	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Kandy	21 Nov 2001	Test # 1570
UWMBCA Welegedara	22.0	4	87	4	33.00	Sri Lanka	v India	Ahmedabad	16 Nov 2009	Test # 1933
M Muralidaran	38.4	8	100	7	33.14	Sri Lanka	v India	Delhi	10 Dec 2005	Test # 1776
BAW Mendis	28.0	4	56	5	33.60	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (PSS)	08 Aug 2008	Test # 1886
M Muralidaran	34.1	9	87	6	34.16	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Wellington	15 Dec 2006	Test # 1822
WPUJC Vaas	22.5	3	85	4	34.25	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Lahore	06 Mar 2002	Test # 1592
T Thushara	23.0	2	81	4	34.50	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Galle	18 Aug 2009	Test # 1930
ST Jayasuriya	29.0	10	43	5	34.80	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Galle	12 Jan 2002	Test # 1585
M Muralidaran	29.0	4	84	5	34.80	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	23 Jul 2008	Test # 1882
M Muralidaran	35.0	14	55	6	35.00	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	01 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
M Muralidaran	29.2	4	79	5	35.20	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Port of Spain	03 Apr 2008	Test # 1872
M Muralidaran	23.4	5	54	4	35.50	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Kandy	21 Nov 2001	Test # 1570
M Muralidaran	35.5	16	81	6	35.83	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Kandy	21 Nov 2001	Test # 1570
KMDN Kulasekara	24.0	3	71	4	36.00	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Galle	04 Jul 2009	Test # 1921
WPUJC Vaas	24.2	4	77	4	36.50	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
HMRKB Herath	24.2	1	92	4	36.50	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	24 Mar 2004	Test # 1691
M Muralidaran	30.5	8	79	5	37.00	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Bogra	08 Mar 2006	Test # 1786
M Muralidaran	25.0	9	55	4	37.50	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Lahore	06 Mar 2002	Test # 1592
M Muralidaran	31.3	10	44	5	37.80	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Galle	13 Nov 2001	Test # 1567
M Muralidaran	26.0	8	53	4	39.00	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	27 Dec 2001	Test # 1581
HMRKB Herath	33.0	2	121	5	39.60	Sri Lanka	v India	Kanpur	24 Nov 2009	Test # 1935

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Minimum of 4 wickets
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, 2nd Test, Dec 26-30, 2009 [Test # 1944]

Australia v Pakistan at Melbourne, 1st Test, Dec 26-30, 2009 [Test # 1943]

South Africa v England at Centurion, 1st Test, Dec 16-20, 2009 [Test # 1942]