Malinda breaks a 28 year old Sri Lankan Record

During the today's match between Colombo CC & Saracens SC, Malinda Pushpakumara created a national domestic first-class record of most no of wickets in an innings which was held by former Sri Lankan fast bowler Pramodya Wickramasinghe. Malinda claimed 10 wickets for just 37 runs and ended up with a match figure of 16 wickets off 110. 

I managed to prepare few stats as below.

1) Best bowling figures by a Sri Lankan in a First-Class innings MALINDA PUSHPAKUMARA - 10/37 vs Sarascens Sports Club - 2019 Pramodya Wickramasinghe - 10/41 vs Kalutara P.C.C. - 1991 Mario Villavarayen - 9/15 vs vs Police Sports Club - 1997

2) Best bowling figures by a Sri Lankan in a First-Class match
Umega Chathuranga - 16/100 vs Antonians Sports Club - 2011 MALINDA PUSHPAKUMARA - 16/110 vs Sarascens Sports Club - 2019 Muttiah Muralitharan - 16/220 vs England - 1998

3) Best innings figures in first-class history 10-10 H Verity 10-18 G Geary 10-20 P Chatterjee 10-26 A Vogler 10-28 A Moss 10-28 W Howell 10-28 N Akhtar 10-30 C Blythe 10-32 H Pickett 10-35 A Drake 10-36 D Hinds 10-36 H Verity 10-36 T Wall 10-37 A Kennedy

10-37 C Grimmett
10-37 M PUSHPAKUMARA


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