Bowling Most 5wi Career

Most five-wickets-in-an-innings in Tests at SL: Galle International Stadium

Most five-wickets-in-an-innings

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
M Muralidaran (SL)	1998-2010	15	28	5727	954.3	249	2054	111	7/46	18.50	2.15	51.59	6	11	4
NGRP Jayasuriya (SL)	2022-2025	11	21	4245	707.3	121	2157	81	7/52	26.62	3.04	52.40	3	9	2
HMRKB Herath (SL)	1999-2018	19	36	5547	924.3	172	2544	102	7/48	24.94	2.75	54.38	4	9	3
RTM Mendis (SL)	2021-2025	12	24	3183	530.3	61	1692	64	6/70	26.43	3.18	49.73	4	5	1
MDK Perera (SL)	2014-2021	10	20	2849	474.5	63	1529	57	6/32	26.82	3.22	49.98	6	4	2
L Embuldeniya (SL)	2019-2022	6	11	1855	309.1	63	910	32	7/137	28.43	2.94	57.96	1	3	1
JM Anderson (ENG)	2012-2021	3	6	504	84.0	22	197	12	6/40	16.41	2.34	42.00	-	2	-
SK Warne (AUS)	1999-2004	2	4	516	86.0	26	193	13	5/43	14.84	2.24	39.69	-	2	1
MA Starc (AUS)	2016-2025	5	9	610	101.4	16	323	22	6/50	14.68	3.17	27.72	1	2	1
AY Patel (NZ)	2019-2024	3	5	852	142.0	23	448	14	6/90	32.00	3.15	60.85	-	2	-
Saeed Ajmal (PAK)	2009-2014	3	6	983	163.5	24	501	17	5/146	29.47	3.05	57.82	-	2	-
BAW Mendis (SL)	2008-2013	5	9	1501	250.1	29	804	23	6/117	34.95	3.21	65.26	1	2	1
NM Lyon (AUS)	2011-2025	6	11	1637	272.5	31	895	35	5/34	25.57	3.28	46.77	3	2	-
J Srinath (IND)	2001-2001	1	2	155	25.5	6	114	5	5/114	22.80	4.41	31.00	-	1	-
RJ Harris (AUS)	2011-2011	1	2	168	28.0	10	68	5	5/62	13.60	2.42	33.60	-	1	-
CRD Fernando (SL)	2001-2001	2	4	288	48.0	13	97	6	5/42	16.16	2.02	48.00	-	1	-
W O'Rourke (NZ)	2024-2024	2	3	317	52.5	7	185	8	5/55	23.12	3.50	39.62	-	1	-
GP Swann (ENG)	2012-2012	1	2	318	53.0	8	174	6	6/82	29.00	3.28	53.00	-	1	-
V Permaul (WI)	2021-2021	1	2	318	53.0	7	141	8	5/35	17.62	2.66	39.75	-	1	-
Nayeem Hasan (BAN)	2025-2025	1	2	338	56.2	8	150	6	5/121	25.00	2.66	56.33	-	1	-
SL Malinga (SL)	2007-2010	2	4	354	59.0	7	173	8	5/50	21.62	2.93	44.25	-	1	-
DW Steyn (SA)	2014-2018	2	4	388	64.4	13	188	11	5/54	17.09	2.90	35.27	1	1	-
Mohammad Nawaz (PAK)	2022-2022	2	4	444	74.0	11	261	10	5/88	26.10	3.52	44.40	-	1	-
PHT Kaushal (SL)	2015-2015	2	4	453	75.3	10	275	9	5/134	30.55	3.64	50.33	-	1	-
RL Chase (WI)	2021-2021	2	4	455	75.5	6	257	8	5/83	32.12	3.38	56.87	-	1	-
DM Bess (ENG)	2021-2021	2	4	511	85.1	10	255	12	5/30	21.25	2.99	42.58	1	1	-
N Boje (SA)	2000-2004	2	3	516	86.0	5	308	8	5/88	38.50	3.58	64.50	-	1	-
MP Kuhnemann (AUS)	2025-2025	2	4	555	92.3	19	275	16	5/63	17.18	2.97	34.68	2	1	-
R Ashwin (IND)	2015-2017	2	4	576	96.0	17	309	14	6/46	22.07	3.21	41.14	1	1	1
A Dananjaya (SL)	2018-2019	2	4	605	100.5	11	347	8	5/80	43.37	3.44	75.62	-	1	-
MRCN Bandaratilleke (SL)	1998-2001	2	4	618	103.0	31	205	11	5/36	18.63	1.99	56.18	1	1	-
KN Peiris (SL)	2024-2025	3	5	789	131.3	12	520	12	6/170	43.33	3.95	65.75	-	1	-
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	2001-2015	4	7	868	144.4	26	434	12	6/102	36.16	3.00	72.33	1	1	1
N Pradeep (SL)	2012-2017	5	10	894	149.0	21	558	14	6/132	39.85	3.74	63.85	-	1	-
MJ Leach (ENG)	2018-2021	3	6	899	149.5	17	456	15	5/122	30.40	3.04	59.93	1	1	-
Yasir Shah (PAK)	2015-2022	3	6	922	153.4	22	506	18	7/76	28.11	3.29	51.22	-	1	-
HDPK Dharmasena (SL)	1998-2004	5	10	1135	189.1	41	510	12	6/72	42.50	2.69	94.58	-	1	-
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1998-2004	11	18	1473	245.3	67	470	24	5/43	19.58	1.91	61.37	3	1	-
FDM Karunaratne (SL)	2012-2025	24	1	4	0.4	-	3	-	-	-	4.50	-	-	-	-
A Ranatunga (SL)	1998-2000	4	1	6	1.0	-	13	-	-	-	13.00	-	-	-	-
KC Sangakkara (SL)	2000-2015	23	1	6	1.0	-	4	-	-	-	4.00	-	-	-	-
CH Gayle (WI)	2001-2010	2	1	6	1.0	-	3	-	-	-	3.00	-	-	-	-
GJ Rennie (ZIM)	2002-2002	1	1	6	1.0	-	9	-	-	-	9.00	-	-	-	-
MP Vaughan (ENG)	2003-2007	2	1	6	1.0	-	2	-	-	-	2.00	-	-	-	-
J Blackwood (WI)	2015-2021	3	1	6	1.0	-	6	-	-	-	6.00	-	-	-	-
AC Voges (AUS)	2016-2016	1	1	6	1.0	-	4	-	-	-	4.00	-	-	-	-
KIC Asalanka (SL)	2021-2021	1	1	6	1.0	-	2	-	-	-	2.00	-	-	-	-
ME Waugh (AUS)	1999-1999	1	1	12	2.0	1	9	-	-	-	4.50	-	-	-	-
DJ Cullinan (SA)	2000-2000	1	1	12	2.0	-	10	1	1/10	10.00	5.00	12.00	-	-	-
DS Lehmann (AUS)	2004-2004	1	1	12	2.0	-	9	-	-	-	4.50	-	-	-	-
LPC Silva (SL)	2007-2007	1	1	12	2.0	1	3	-	-	-	1.50	-	-	-	-
NT Paranavitana (SL)	2009-2012	7	1	12	2.0	-	8	-	-	-	4.00	-	-	-	-
HDRL Thirimanne (SL)	2012-2021	9	1	12	2.0	-	13	-	-	-	6.50	-	-	-	-
DW Lawrence (ENG)	2021-2021	2	1	12	2.0	-	10	-	-	-	5.00	-	-	-	-
Babar Azam (PAK)	2022-2023	3	2	12	2.0	-	15	-	-	-	7.50	-	-	-	-
GS Blewett (AUS)	1999-1999	1	1	18	3.0	-	12	-	-	-	4.00	-	-	-	-
KP Pietersen (ENG)	2007-2012	2	1	18	3.0	-	11	-	-	-	3.66	-	-	-	-
Shoaib Malik (PAK)	2009-2009	1	1	18	3.0	1	8	-	-	-	2.66	-	-	-	-
Nasir Hossain (BAN)	2013-2013	1	1	18	3.0	-	18	-	-	-	6.00	-	-	-	-
Soumya Sarkar (BAN)	2017-2017	1	1	18	3.0	-	9	-	-	-	3.00	-	-	-	-
NE Bonner (WI)	2021-2021	2	1	18	3.0	1	9	-	-	-	3.00	-	-	-	-
DJ Mitchell (NZ)	2024-2024	2	1	18	3.0	-	25	-	-	-	8.33	-	-	-	-
SB O'Connor (NZ)	1998-1998	1	1	24	4.0	-	13	-	-	-	3.25	-	-	-	-
GA Hick (ENG)	2001-2001	1	1	24	4.0	-	8	-	-	-	2.00	-	-	-	-
KS Williamson (NZ)	2012-2024	4	2	24	4.0	-	15	-	-	-	3.75	-	-	-	-
KDK Vithanage (SL)	2013-2015	3	2	24	4.0	-	31	-	-	-	7.75	-	-	-	-
SPD Smith (AUS)	2016-2025	5	1	24	4.0	-	13	-	-	-	3.25	-	-	-	-
NJ Astle (NZ)	1998-1998	1	1	30	5.0	3	12	-	-	-	2.40	-	-	-	-
CL Cairns (NZ)	1998-1998	1	1	30	5.0	-	20	-	-	-	4.00	-	-	-	-
JD Ryder (NZ)	2009-2009	1	1	30	5.0	1	24	-	-	-	4.80	-	-	-	-
BP Nash (WI)	2010-2010	1	1	30	5.0	-	21	1	1/21	21.00	4.20	30.00	-	-	-
Mohammad Ashraful (BAN)	2013-2013	1	2	30	5.0	-	33	-	-	-	6.60	-	-	-	-
Ahmed Shehzad (PAK)	2014-2015	2	1	30	5.0	-	20	-	-	-	4.00	-	-	-	-
KR Mayers (WI)	2021-2021	2	2	30	5.0	-	22	-	-	-	4.40	-	-	-	-
PHKD Mendis (SL)	2022-2025	6	3	30	5.0	-	28	-	-	-	5.60	-	-	-	-
C Connolly (AUS)	2025-2025	1	2	30	5.0	1	21	-	-	-	4.20	-	-	-	-
BJ Webster (AUS)	2025-2025	2	2	31	5.1	-	19	2	2/6	9.50	3.67	15.50	-	-	-
RT Ponting (AUS)	1999-2011	3	2	36	6.0	1	12	-	-	-	2.00	-	-	-	-
MJ Clarke (AUS)	2011-2011	1	1	36	6.0	-	16	-	-	-	2.66	-	-	-	-
DAS Gunaratne (SL)	2017-2017	2	1	36	6.0	1	16	1	1/16	16.00	2.66	36.00	-	-	-
M Labuschagne (AUS)	2022-2025	4	1	36	6.0	-	16	-	-	-	2.66	-	-	-	-
C Green (AUS)	2022-2022	2	1	36	6.0	-	20	-	-	-	3.33	-	-	-	-
KADM Fernando (SL)	2003-2003	1	2	42	7.0	1	50	1	1/29	50.00	7.14	42.00	-	-	-
MD Shanaka (SL)	2021-2021	1	1	42	7.0	1	22	-	-	-	3.14	-	-	-	-
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	1998-2014	23	2	44	7.2	1	42	3	2/32	14.00	5.72	14.66	-	-	-
GP Wickramasinghe (SL)	1998-1998	1	2	54	9.0	1	26	-	-	-	2.88	-	-	-	-
TR Gripper (ZIM)	2002-2002	1	1	54	9.0	-	41	-	-	-	4.55	-	-	-	-
JA Rudolph (SA)	2004-2004	1	1	54	9.0	2	16	-	-	-	1.77	-	-	-	-
D Elgar (SA)	2014-2018	2	3	54	9.0	1	33	-	-	-	3.66	-	-	-	-
RS Bopara (ENG)	2007-2007	1	1	60	10.0	1	39	1	1/39	39.00	3.90	60.00	-	-	-
V Sehwag (IND)	2008-2010	2	1	60	10.0	-	46	1	1/46	46.00	4.60	60.00	-	-	-
JEC Franklin (NZ)	2012-2012	1	2	60	10.0	2	31	1	1/16	31.00	3.10	60.00	-	-	-
HH Pandya (IND)	2017-2017	1	2	60	10.0	-	34	1	1/13	34.00	3.40	60.00	-	-	-
HT Tector (IRE)	2023-2023	2	2	60	10.0	-	57	-	-	-	5.70	-	-	-	-
MJ Humphreys (IRE)	2023-2023	1	1	60	10.0	-	67	-	-	-	6.70	-	-	-	-
CD McMillan (NZ)	1998-1998	1	1	66	11.0	3	30	-	-	-	2.72	-	-	-	-
ASA Perera (SL)	2001-2001	1	1	72	12.0	-	34	-	-	-	2.83	-	-	-	-
JDP Oram (NZ)	2009-2009	1	2	72	12.0	1	56	-	-	-	4.66	-	-	-	-
MD Gunathilaka (SL)	2017-2018	2	2	72	12.0	-	57	1	1/16	57.00	4.75	72.00	-	-	-
BA Stokes (ENG)	2018-2018	1	2	72	12.0	2	38	1	1/16	38.00	3.16	72.00	-	-	-

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Rajshahi Division vs Khulna Division at Rajshahi, National Cricket League , Dec 27-30, 2007 [First-class]

Sylhet Division vs Barishal Division at Bogra, National Cricket League , Dec 27-30, 2007 [First-class]

Chattogram Division vs Dhaka Division (and Dacca) at Chattogram, National Cricket League , Dec 27-30, 2007 [First-class]