Bowling List 5wi - England

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

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
IT Botham	27.0	6	90	6	3.33	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	23 Aug 1984	Test # 994
PAJ DeFreitas	26.0	8	70	7	2.69	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	22 Aug 1991	Test # 1176
PCR Tufnell	34.3	14	94	5	2.72	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	22 Aug 1991	Test # 1176
MJ Hoggard	23.0	2	92	5	4.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Birmingham	30 May 2002	Test # 1605
AF Giles	37.4	7	116	5	3.07	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
MS Panesar	37.1	13	78	5	2.09	England	v Sri Lanka	Nottingham	2 Jun 2006	Test # 1804
CT Tremlett	20.0	5	48	6	2.40	England	v Sri Lanka	Southampton	16 Jun 2011	Test # 1996
JM Anderson	20.3	5	72	5	3.51	England	v Sri Lanka	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
GP Swann	40.0	1	106	6	2.65	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	3 Apr 2012	Test # 2039
LE Plunkett	15.5	2	64	5	4.04	England	v Sri Lanka	Leeds	20 Jun 2014	Test # 2126
JM Anderson	11.4	6	16	5	1.37	England	v Sri Lanka	Leeds	19 May 2016	Test # 2203
JM Anderson	13.3	5	29	5	2.14	England	v Sri Lanka	Leeds	19 May 2016	Test # 2203
JM Anderson	27.0	9	58	5	2.14	England	v Sri Lanka	Chester-le-Street	27 May 2016	Test # 2204
MJ Leach	28.0	2	83	5	2.96	England	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	14 Nov 2018	Test # 2326
AU Rashid	13.5	2	49	5	3.54	England	v Sri Lanka	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
AAP Atkinson	16.0	4	62	5	3.87	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	29 Aug 2024	Test # 2546

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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]

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]