Bowling Most 5wi Career

Most five-wickets-in-an-innings in Tests at SL: Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo

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)	1992-2009	24	46	8837	1472.5	368	3435	166	8/87	20.69	2.33	53.23	9	14	4
HMRKB Herath (SL)	1999-2018	14	26	4482	747.0	161	2141	84	9/127	25.48	2.86	53.35	3	9	2
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1996-2009	21	40	4514	752.2	179	2004	80	7/71	25.05	2.66	56.42	4	4	1
Junaid Khan (PAK)	2012-2014	2	3	354	59.0	12	181	10	5/73	18.10	3.06	35.40	-	2	-
NGRP Jayasuriya (SL)	2023-2025	3	5	924	154.0	30	460	15	5/56	30.66	2.98	61.60	-	2	-
MDK Perera (SL)	2014-2018	6	11	1964	327.2	56	916	29	5/69	31.58	2.79	67.72	1	2	-
Noman Ali (PAK)	2023-2023	1	2	156	26.0	9	80	7	7/70	11.42	3.07	22.28	-	1	-
A Dananjaya (SL)	2018-2018	1	2	192	32.0	4	119	7	5/52	17.00	3.71	27.42	-	1	-
AU Rashid (ENG)	2018-2018	1	2	197	32.5	3	122	5	5/49	24.40	3.71	39.40	-	1	-
CL Cairns (NZ)	1998-1998	1	2	208	34.4	1	137	6	5/62	22.83	3.95	34.66	-	1	-
Wasim Akram (PAK)	2000-2000	1	2	213	35.3	7	100	6	5/45	16.66	2.81	35.50	-	1	-
BN Schultz (SA)	1993-1993	1	2	216	36.0	12	106	9	5/48	11.77	2.94	24.00	1	1	-
JR Ratnayeke (SL)	1984-1984	1	2	252	42.0	19	59	5	5/42	11.80	1.40	50.40	-	1	-
Taijul Islam (BAN)	2025-2025	1	1	257	42.5	4	131	5	5/131	26.20	3.05	51.40	-	1	-
MA Starc (AUS)	2016-2016	1	2	268	44.4	15	135	7	5/63	19.28	3.02	38.28	-	1	-
PADLR Sandakan (SL)	2016-2018	2	3	342	57.0	1	241	7	5/95	34.42	4.22	48.85	-	1	-
ALF de Mel (SL)	1985-1985	1	2	348	58.0	11	148	5	5/64	29.60	2.55	69.60	-	1	-
RA Jadeja (IND)	2017-2017	1	2	366	61.0	11	236	7	5/152	33.71	3.86	52.28	-	1	-
RJ Ratnayake (SL)	1985-1985	1	2	392	65.2	17	149	8	6/85	18.62	2.28	49.00	-	1	-
T Thushara (SL)	2009-2009	2	4	487	81.1	7	319	8	5/83	39.87	3.93	60.87	-	1	-
KA Maharaj (SA)	2018-2018	1	2	487	81.1	14	283	12	9/129	23.58	3.48	40.58	-	1	1
R Ashwin (IND)	2015-2017	2	4	495	82.3	13	303	11	5/69	27.54	3.67	45.00	1	1	-
KSC de Silva (SL)	1997-1997	2	4	543	90.3	17	291	9	5/85	32.33	3.21	60.33	-	1	-
I Sharma (IND)	2008-2015	3	5	564	94.0	16	343	11	5/54	31.18	3.64	51.27	-	1	-
Danish Kaneria (PAK)	2006-2009	2	4	662	110.2	14	358	11	5/62	32.54	3.24	60.18	-	1	-
DL Vettori (NZ)	1998-2009	2	4	735	122.3	33	282	12	6/64	23.50	2.30	61.25	-	1	-
N Boje (SA)	2000-2006	3	5	1059	176.3	28	531	8	5/62	66.37	3.00	132.37	-	1	-
A Kumble (IND)	1993-2008	4	6	1302	217.0	41	634	16	5/87	39.62	2.92	81.37	1	1	-
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1993-2006	22	30	1930	321.4	86	798	26	5/34	30.69	2.48	74.23	1	1	-
MW Goodwin (ZIM)	1998-1998	1	1	5	0.5	-	4	-	-	-	4.80	-	-	-	-
RS Madugalle (SL)	1984-1985	2	1	6	1.0	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
R Dravid (IND)	1997-2010	5	1	6	1.0	-	2	-	-	-	2.00	-	-	-	-
CR Miller (AUS)	1999-1999	1	1	6	1.0	-	2	-	-	-	2.00	-	-	-	-
MP Vaughan (ENG)	2001-2007	3	1	6	1.0	-	5	-	-	-	5.00	-	-	-	-
J Mubarak (SL)	2002-2007	2	1	6	1.0	-	8	-	-	-	8.00	-	-	-	-
N Deonarine (WI)	2005-2005	1	1	6	1.0	-	9	-	-	-	9.00	-	-	-	-
Imran Farhat (PAK)	2006-2006	1	1	6	1.0	-	2	-	-	-	2.00	-	-	-	-
PD Collingwood (ENG)	2007-2007	1	1	6	1.0	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
HDRL Thirimanne (SL)	2011-2015	3	1	6	1.0	-	7	-	-	-	7.00	-	-	-	-
AH Jones (NZ)	1992-1992	1	1	10	1.4	1	8	-	-	-	4.80	-	-	-	-
RT Ponting (AUS)	1999-2011	3	1	12	2.0	-	14	-	-	-	7.00	-	-	-	-
ME Trescothick (ENG)	2001-2003	2	1	12	2.0	-	10	-	-	-	5.00	-	-	-	-
RR Sarwan (WI)	2001-2001	1	1	12	2.0	-	7	-	-	-	3.50	-	-	-	-
AG Prince (SA)	2006-2006	1	1	12	2.0	-	7	-	-	-	3.50	-	-	-	-
CK Kapugedera (SL)	2006-2009	2	1	12	2.0	-	9	-	-	-	4.50	-	-	-	-
MEK Hussey (AUS)	2011-2011	1	1	12	2.0	1	5	-	-	-	2.50	-	-	-	-
MC Henriques (AUS)	2016-2016	1	1	12	2.0	-	9	-	-	-	4.50	-	-	-	-
AC Voges (AUS)	2016-2016	1	1	12	2.0	-	11	-	-	-	5.50	-	-	-	-
JE Root (ENG)	2018-2018	1	1	12	2.0	-	4	-	-	-	2.00	-	-	-	-
Hashmatullah Shahidi (AFG)	2024-2024	1	1	12	2.0	-	11	-	-	-	5.50	-	-	-	-
Mominul Haque (BAN)	2025-2025	1	1	12	2.0	-	8	-	-	-	4.00	-	-	-	-
CZ Harris (NZ)	1992-1992	1	1	18	3.0	-	17	-	-	-	5.66	-	-	-	-
PL Symcox (SA)	1993-1993	1	2	18	3.0	2	8	-	-	-	2.66	-	-	-	-
NJ Astle (NZ)	1998-1998	1	1	18	3.0	-	8	-	-	-	2.66	-	-	-	-
Rajin Saleh (BAN)	2007-2007	1	1	18	3.0	-	12	-	-	-	4.00	-	-	-	-
NT Paranavitana (SL)	2009-2012	5	2	18	3.0	-	12	-	-	-	4.00	-	-	-	-
Ahmed Shehzad (PAK)	2014-2014	1	1	18	3.0	-	8	-	-	-	2.66	-	-	-	-
SPD Smith (AUS)	2016-2016	1	2	18	3.0	-	18	-	-	-	6.00	-	-	-	-
MD Gunathilaka (SL)	2018-2018	2	2	18	3.0	-	6	-	-	-	2.00	-	-	-	-
Rahmat Shah (AFG)	2024-2024	1	1	18	3.0	-	10	-	-	-	3.33	-	-	-	-
JV Coney (NZ)	1984-1984	1	1	24	4.0	3	4	-	-	-	1.00	-	-	-	-
AR Border (AUS)	1992-1992	1	1	24	4.0	1	8	-	-	-	2.00	-	-	-	-
MS Atapattu (SL)	1992-2005	18	1	24	4.0	-	9	1	1/9	9.00	2.25	24.00	-	-	-
HP Tillakaratne (SL)	1992-2004	16	3	24	4.0	2	4	-	-	-	1.00	-	-	-	-
GC Smith (SA)	2004-2004	1	1	24	4.0	-	15	-	-	-	3.75	-	-	-	-
AB de Villiers (SA)	2006-2014	2	1	24	4.0	-	22	-	-	-	5.50	-	-	-	-
Azhar Ali (PAK)	2012-2014	2	1	24	4.0	-	10	-	-	-	2.50	-	-	-	-
SR Tendulkar (IND)	1993-2010	5	1	30	5.0	-	16	-	-	-	3.20	-	-	-	-
Ijaz Ahmed (PAK)	1997-1997	1	1	30	5.0	-	18	-	-	-	3.60	-	-	-	-
S Ramesh (IND)	1999-2001	2	1	30	5.0	-	24	-	-	-	4.80	-	-	-	-
DR Smith (WI)	2005-2005	1	2	30	5.0	1	16	1	1/5	16.00	3.20	30.00	-	-	-
SK Raina (IND)	2010-2010	1	1	30	5.0	-	21	-	-	-	4.20	-	-	-	-
TB de Bruyn (SA)	2018-2018	1	1	30	5.0	-	20	-	-	-	4.00	-	-	-	-
Agha Salman (PAK)	2023-2023	1	1	30	5.0	1	6	-	-	-	1.20	-	-	-	-
DW Fleming (AUS)	1999-1999	1	1	35	5.5	-	14	3	3/14	4.66	2.40	11.66	-	-	-
JD Ryder (NZ)	2009-2009	1	2	36	6.0	1	32	-	-	-	5.33	-	-	-	-
D Elgar (SA)	2014-2018	2	4	36	6.0	1	26	-	-	-	4.33	-	-	-	-
SMS Kaluperuma (SL)	1984-1984	1	2	42	7.0	3	13	-	-	-	1.85	-	-	-	-
M van Jaarsveld (SA)	2004-2004	1	1	42	7.0	-	28	-	-	-	4.00	-	-	-	-
RS Bopara (ENG)	2007-2007	1	1	42	7.0	2	18	-	-	-	2.57	-	-	-	-
Shahid Nazir (PAK)	1997-1997	1	1	48	8.0	1	50	-	-	-	6.25	-	-	-	-
HK Badani (IND)	2001-2001	1	1	48	8.0	2	17	-	-	-	2.12	-	-	-	-
Mohammad Hafeez (PAK)	2012-2012	1	1	48	8.0	-	29	-	-	-	3.62	-	-	-	-
FDM Karunaratne (SL)	2015-2024	7	1	48	8.0	-	31	1	1/31	31.00	3.87	48.00	-	-	-
Saleem Malik (PAK)	1997-1997	1	1	54	9.0	2	33	-	-	-	3.66	-	-	-	-
KDK Vithanage (SL)	2014-2014	1	2	54	9.0	1	29	-	-	-	3.22	-	-	-	-
C Gunasekara (SL)	2024-2024	1	1	54	9.0	1	50	-	-	-	5.55	-	-	-	-
GA Hick (ENG)	1993-1993	1	2	60	10.0	-	38	-	-	-	3.80	-	-	-	-
GD McGrath (AUS)	1999-1999	1	1	60	10.0	3	25	1	1/25	25.00	2.50	60.00	-	-	-
C White (ENG)	2001-2001	1	1	60	10.0	1	45	-	-	-	4.50	-	-	-	-
CH Gayle (WI)	2001-2001	1	1	60	10.0	1	28	-	-	-	2.80	-	-	-	-
G Wijekoon (SL)	2005-2005	1	1	60	10.0	1	49	2	2/49	24.50	4.90	30.00	-	-	-
Younis Khan (PAK)	2000-2014	5	2	66	11.0	1	35	1	1/10	35.00	3.18	66.00	-	-	-
Mohammad Zahid (PAK)	1997-1997	1	1	72	12.0	1	44	1	1/44	44.00	3.66	72.00	-	-	-
SM Katich (AUS)	2004-2004	1	2	72	12.0	1	44	-	-	-	3.66	-	-	-	-
Mohammad Saleem (AFG)	2024-2024	1	1	73	12.1	-	57	-	-	-	4.68	-	-	-	-
GS Dinusha (SL)	2025-2025	1	2	75	12.3	4	29	3	3/22	9.66	2.32	25.00	-	-	-
MD Crowe (NZ)	1984-1992	2	1	78	13.0	5	21	1	1/21	21.00	1.61	78.00	-	-	-
BM McMillan (SA)	1993-1993	1	2	78	13.0	1	49	2	1/11	24.50	3.76	39.00	-	-	-
LPC Silva (SL)	2007-2007	2	1	78	13.0	1	57	1	1/57	57.00	4.38	78.00	-	-	-

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