Best Bowling Figures For Sri Lanka in ODIs: Wanindu Hasaranga Enters Top 10 With 6-Wicket Haul in WC Qualifier

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Wanindu Hasaranga on Monday (June 19) entered the top 10 for best bowling figures for Sri Lanka in ODIs following 6-wicket haul in ICC ODI World Cup 2023 Qualifier vitory over UAE at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.

After Sri Lanka rode on fifties from the top four batters to set a target of 356, the leg-spinner Hasaranga worked his magic to seal a huge 175-run win in their ICC World Cup 2023 Qualifier Group B opener.

The brilliance of Hasaranga was on full show as he picked up three wickets in the space of two overs, removing Muhammad Waseem (39), Basil Hameed (0) and Asif Khan (8) to put Sri Lanka in complete control.

Hasaranga finished with exceptional figures of 6/24 in eight overs after he returned to remove Rameez Shahzad (26), Aayan Khan (5) and Muhammad Jawadullah (0). However, Hasaranga's figures of 6 for 24 was only the sixth best for Sri Lanka in ODIs.

Now, let's take a look at the top 10 best bowling figures for Sri Lanka in the 50-over format, featuring the greats like Chaminda Vaas and Muttiah Muralitharan as well as Ajantha Mendis, who bamboozled India in 2008 Asia Cup Final.

SL Best Bowling Figures in ODI

On Monday (June 19), Hasaranga first got rid of Waseem, who holed out to Charith Asalanka at deep mid-wicket in the first delivery of the 17th over. Three deliveries later, the leg-spinner trapped Hameed in front of the stumps for LBW.

In the third delivery of the 19th over, Hasaranga once again trapped a batter for LBW and this time it was Asif, who was unable to read the spinner like most of his teammates.

The final three wickets of Hasaranga were all clean-bowled as he castled Aayan, Rameez and Jawadullah in quick succession in the closing stages of the run chase to bundle out UAE for 180.