Bowling Best Economy Rate Innings - Sri Lanka

Cricket Records in 2000s in Test matches - Sri Lanka

Best economy rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
WPUJC Vaas	18.0	9	15	4	0.83	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	13 Jul 2005	Test # 1755
WPUJC Vaas	21.0	14	20	4	0.95	Sri Lanka	v India	Chennai	02 Dec 2005	Test # 1775
M Muralidaran	36.0	17	35	4	0.97	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	27 Dec 2001	Test # 1581
M Muralidaran	40.0	21	40	3	1.00	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	18 Dec 2003	Test # 1675
M Muralidaran	56.0	28	64	4	1.14	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
M Muralidaran	58.3	26	67	5	1.14	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Galle	12 Jan 2002	Test # 1585
WPUJC Vaas	17.0	8	20	2	1.17	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Galle	13 Nov 2001	Test # 1567
WPUJC Vaas	14.0	6	17	1	1.21	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
WPUJC Vaas	11.2	5	14	2	1.23	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Kandy	16 Mar 2004	Test # 1688
M Muralidaran	39.0	18	49	5	1.25	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Kandy	03 May 2003	Test # 1644
M Muralidaran	37.0	18	47	4	1.27	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	02 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
M Muralidaran	40.0	19	51	9	1.27	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	04 Jan 2002	Test # 1583
HMRKB Herath	11.3	5	15	4	1.30	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Galle	04 Jul 2009	Test # 1921
HDPK Dharmasena	16.0	6	21	1	1.31	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	22 Feb 2001	Test # 1530
HDPK Dharmasena	16.0	7	21	0	1.31	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (PSS)	25 Apr 2003	Test # 1641
HMCM Bandara	11.2	6	15	1	1.32	Sri Lanka	v India	Chennai	02 Dec 2005	Test # 1775
ST Jayasuriya	24.0	6	32	1	1.33	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
WPUJC Vaas	12.0	6	16	0	1.33	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	20 Jul 2000	Test # 1504
ST Jayasuriya	16.1	6	22	1	1.36	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	07 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
M Muralidaran	30.0	15	41	3	1.36	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (PSS)	25 Apr 2003	Test # 1641
ST Jayasuriya	32.0	13	44	4	1.37	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	22 Feb 2001	Test # 1530
UDU Chandana	13.0	7	18	0	1.38	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	18 Dec 2003	Test # 1675
M Muralidaran	31.3	10	44	5	1.39	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Galle	13 Nov 2001	Test # 1567
M Muralidaran	54.3	14	79	3	1.44	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	22 Feb 2001	Test # 1530
M Muralidaran	31.4	15	46	7	1.45	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	02 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
WPUJC Vaas	15.0	6	22	6	1.46	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Kandy	22 Jul 2005	Test # 1757
ST Jayasuriya	21.0	5	31	1	1.47	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	02 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
ST Jayasuriya	29.0	10	43	5	1.48	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Galle	12 Jan 2002	Test # 1585
M Muralidaran	45.5	14	68	5	1.48	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	06 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
M Muralidaran	40.0	18	60	4	1.50	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
D Hettiarachchi	24.0	6	36	2	1.50	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1537
M Muralidaran	16.0	7	24	4	1.50	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Galle	12 Jan 2002	Test # 1585
TT Samaraweera	12.0	3	18	2	1.50	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	28 Jul 2002	Test # 1611
M Muralidaran	42.3	14	66	4	1.55	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	22 Feb 2001	Test # 1530
M Muralidaran	35.0	14	55	6	1.57	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	01 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
DNT Zoysa	19.0	4	30	2	1.57	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jun 2000	Test # 1499
ST Jayasuriya	25.0	9	40	2	1.60	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	04 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
WPUJC Vaas	18.0	8	29	6	1.61	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
ST Jayasuriya	21.0	10	34	1	1.61	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	29 Aug 2001	Test # 1559
WPUJC Vaas	14.0	4	23	2	1.64	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	02 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
M Muralidaran	24.3	8	41	3	1.67	Sri Lanka	v India	Galle	14 Aug 2001	Test # 1555
WPUJC Vaas	18.3	6	31	5	1.67	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Darwin	01 Jul 2004	Test # 1705
CRD Fernando	25.0	9	42	5	1.68	Sri Lanka	v India	Galle	14 Aug 2001	Test # 1555
M Muralidaran	10.4	4	18	6	1.68	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (RPS)	12 Sep 2005	Test # 1764
WPUJC Vaas	23.0	7	39	2	1.69	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	07 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
M Muralidaran	21.0	8	36	6	1.71	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	13 Jul 2005	Test # 1755
DNT Zoysa	14.0	6	24	2	1.71	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	27 Dec 2001	Test # 1581
ST Jayasuriya	18.0	5	31	4	1.72	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Galle	12 Jan 2002	Test # 1585
WPUJC Vaas	22.0	10	38	1	1.72	Sri Lanka	v India	Galle	14 Aug 2001	Test # 1555
KMDN Kulasekara	11.0	2	19	0	1.72	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Napier	04 Apr 2005	Test # 1746
ST Jayasuriya	11.0	4	19	2	1.72	Sri Lanka	v England	Nottingham	02 Jun 2006	Test # 1804
M Muralidaran	42.0	10	73	4	1.73	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Galle	18 Aug 2009	Test # 1930
T Thushara	12.0	4	21	2	1.75	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Galle	04 Jul 2009	Test # 1921
ST Jayasuriya	17.0	7	30	0	1.76	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	04 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
M Muralidaran	41.0	9	73	1	1.78	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1537
WPUJC Vaas	29.0	7	52	0	1.79	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jun 2000	Test # 1499
M Muralidaran	39.0	14	70	3	1.79	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	06 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
RAP Nissanka	10.0	4	18	1	1.80	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Kandy	03 May 2003	Test # 1644
M Muralidaran	26.5	10	49	5	1.82	Sri Lanka	v India	Galle	14 Aug 2001	Test # 1555
WPUJC Vaas	36.0	10	66	0	1.83	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Karachi	21 Feb 2009	Test # 1909
GP Wickramasinghe	12.0	5	22	0	1.83	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Peshawar	05 Mar 2000	Test # 1487
SL Malinga	12.0	5	22	0	1.83	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	13 Jul 2005	Test # 1755
UDU Chandana	13.0	2	24	0	1.84	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	02 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
DNT Zoysa	13.0	4	24	0	1.84	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Darwin	01 Jul 2004	Test # 1705
M Muralidaran	24.2	10	45	6	1.84	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Harare	06 May 2004	Test # 1698
GP Wickramasinghe	20.0	5	37	4	1.85	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	26 Feb 2000	Test # 1485
M Muralidaran	20.0	5	37	1	1.85	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	04 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
ST Jayasuriya	27.0	7	50	4	1.85	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	22 Feb 2001	Test # 1530
M Muralidaran	27.0	7	50	1	1.85	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	07 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
KS Lokuarachchi	14.0	3	26	0	1.85	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Kandy	03 May 2003	Test # 1644
CRD Fernando	15.0	5	28	0	1.86	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	25 Jun 2007	Test # 1837
TM Dilshan	16.0	5	30	1	1.87	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	04 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
WPUJC Vaas	16.0	6	30	1	1.87	Sri Lanka	v England	Birmingham	25 May 2006	Test # 1803
KMDN Kulasekara	19.4	6	37	4	1.88	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (PSS)	12 Jul 2009	Test # 1924
M Muralidaran	14.5	6	28	6	1.88	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Kandy	11 Jul 2007	Test # 1839
WPUJC Vaas	19.0	7	36	0	1.89	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Galle	12 Jan 2002	Test # 1585
ST Jayasuriya	11.0	4	21	1	1.90	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Darwin	01 Jul 2004	Test # 1705
M Muralidaran	34.0	7	65	4	1.91	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Christchurch	07 Dec 2006	Test # 1820
WPUJC Vaas	25.0	7	48	3	1.92	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Providence	22 Mar 2008	Test # 1869
MF Maharoof	27.0	11	52	2	1.92	Sri Lanka	v India	Ahmedabad	18 Dec 2005	Test # 1778
M Muralidaran	29.0	8	56	1	1.93	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	13 Jul 2005	Test # 1755
WPUJC Vaas	15.0	6	29	1	1.93	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	22 Feb 2001	Test # 1530
MRCN Bandaratilleke	15.0	7	29	2	1.93	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Kandy	21 Nov 2001	Test # 1570
AD Mathews	15.0	6	29	1	1.93	Sri Lanka	v India	Ahmedabad	16 Nov 2009	Test # 1933
WPUJC Vaas	18.0	5	35	2	1.94	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	04 Jan 2002	Test # 1583
ST Jayasuriya	21.0	8	41	2	1.95	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Napier	04 Apr 2005	Test # 1746
PA de Silva	24.5	7	49	1	1.97	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	06 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
M Muralidaran	39.0	10	77	4	1.97	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Peshawar	05 Mar 2000	Test # 1487
HMRKB Herath	32.2	10	64	4	1.97	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	20 Oct 2004	Test # 1716
M Muralidaran	19.4	6	39	5	1.98	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (PSS)	21 Jul 2002	Test # 1609
M Muralidaran	31.0	10	62	3	2.00	Sri Lanka	v England	Nottingham	02 Jun 2006	Test # 1804
BAW Mendis	28.0	4	56	5	2.00	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (PSS)	08 Aug 2008	Test # 1886
WPUJC Vaas	25.0	10	50	2	2.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	04 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
HMRKB Herath	22.0	7	44	0	2.00	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Providence	22 Mar 2008	Test # 1869
HDPK Dharmasena	18.0	8	36	1	2.00	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	02 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
WPUJC Vaas	15.3	6	31	3	2.00	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Kandy	03 May 2003	Test # 1644
M Muralidaran	14.0	6	28	2	2.00	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (PSS)	20 Sep 2005	Test # 1766
ST Jayasuriya	14.0	6	28	1	2.00	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	01 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
M Muralidaran	13.0	3	26	6	2.00	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	23 Jul 2008	Test # 1882
UDU Chandana	12.0	4	24	0	2.00	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Galle	12 Jan 2002	Test # 1585

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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, 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]