Bowling List 5wi IN Sri Lanka

List of five-wickets-in-an-innings for England vs Sri Lanka in Tests IN Sri Lanka

List of five-wickets-in-an-innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
DL Underwood	18.0	6	28	5	1.55	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
JE Emburey	25.0	9	33	6	1.32	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
WPUJC Vaas	27.5	6	73	6	2.62	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1537
M Muralidaran	31.4	15	46	7	1.45	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	2 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
AF Giles	37.4	7	116	5	3.07	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
M Muralidaran	35.0	14	55	6	1.57	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	1 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
M Muralidaran	47.2	9	116	5	2.45	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	9 Dec 2007	Test # 1853
JM Anderson	20.3	5	72	5	3.51	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	26 Mar 2012	Test # 2038
HMRKB Herath	19.0	5	74	6	3.89	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	26 Mar 2012	Test # 2038
GP Swann	30.0	5	82	6	2.73	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	26 Mar 2012	Test # 2038
HMRKB Herath	38.0	9	97	6	2.55	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	26 Mar 2012	Test # 2038
HMRKB Herath	53.0	9	133	6	2.50	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (PSS)	3 Apr 2012	Test # 2039
GP Swann	40.0	1	106	6	2.65	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	3 Apr 2012	Test # 2039
MDK Perera	31.0	6	75	5	2.41	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	6 Nov 2018	Test # 2324
A Dananjaya	25.0	-	115	6	4.60	Sri Lanka	v England	Pallekele	14 Nov 2018	Test # 2326
MJ Leach	28.0	2	83	5	2.96	England	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	14 Nov 2018	Test # 2326
PADLR Sandakan	22.0	-	95	5	4.31	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	23 Nov 2018	Test # 2329
AU Rashid	13.5	2	49	5	3.54	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	23 Nov 2018	Test # 2329
MDK Perera	29.5	3	88	5	2.94	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	23 Nov 2018	Test # 2329
DM Bess	10.1	3	30	5	2.95	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
MJ Leach	41.5	6	122	5	2.91	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
JM Anderson	29.0	13	40	6	1.37	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
L Embuldeniya	42.0	6	137	7	3.26	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England vs Australia at Sydney, The Ashes 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616 - Live]
>> 518/7 (124.0 ov, SPD Smith 129*, BJ Webster 42*, WG Jacks 0/31) - Stumps

Australia vs England at Melbourne, The Ashes 4th Test, Dec 26-27, 2025 [Test # 2615]

Australia vs England at Adelaide, The Ashes 3rd Test, Dec 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2613]