Bowling Most 4wi Career

Most four-wickets-in-an-innings (and over) Held in Sri Lanka for Tests

Most four-wickets-in-an-innings (and over)

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10	4+
M Muralidaran (SL)	1992-2010	73	134	25061	4176.5	1087	9646	493	9/51	19.56	2.30	50.83	27	45	15	72
HMRKB Herath (SL)	1999-2018	49	92	14272	2378.4	469	6575	278	9/127	23.65	2.76	51.33	14	26	7	40
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1994-2009	56	102	10938	1823.0	453	4739	180	7/71	26.32	2.59	60.76	12	5	1	17
NGRP Jayasuriya (SL)	2022-2025	14	26	5169	861.3	151	2617	96	7/52	27.26	3.03	53.84	3	11	2	14
MDK Perera (SL)	2014-2021	23	43	6359	1059.5	150	3230	108	6/32	29.90	3.04	58.87	8	6	2	14
RTM Mendis (SL)	2021-2025	14	27	3753	625.3	72	2020	70	6/70	28.85	3.22	53.61	5	5	1	10
SK Warne (AUS)	1992-2004	9	16	1904	317.2	75	982	48	7/94	20.45	3.09	39.66	2	6	3	8
BAW Mendis (SL)	2008-2014	13	23	3441	573.3	83	1740	53	6/117	32.83	3.03	64.92	4	3	1	7
R Ashwin (IND)	2015-2017	6	12	1564	260.4	47	820	38	6/46	21.57	3.14	41.15	3	3	1	6
NM Lyon (AUS)	2011-2025	10	19	2699	449.5	59	1436	49	5/34	29.30	3.19	55.08	4	2	0	6
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1992-2007	62	83	5270	878.2	207	2101	66	5/34	31.83	2.39	79.84	4	2	0	6
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1984-1987	4	7	940	156.4	58	332	27	5/29	12.29	2.11	34.81	3	2	1	5
MA Starc (AUS)	2016-2025	7	13	1058	176.2	36	593	35	6/50	16.94	3.36	30.22	2	3	1	5
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	1997-2002	3	6	1511	251.5	45	694	22	5/89	31.54	2.75	68.68	4	1	0	5
KTGD Prasad (SL)	2008-2015	15	27	2664	444.0	71	1563	51	4/34	30.64	3.52	52.23	5	0	0	5
MM Ali (ENG)	2018-2018	3	6	744	124.0	14	441	18	4/66	24.50	3.55	41.33	4	0	0	4
BN Schultz (SA)	1993-1993	3	5	745	124.1	35	326	20	5/48	16.30	2.62	37.25	2	2	0	4
PADLR Sandakan (SL)	2016-2018	8	14	1344	224.0	26	801	29	5/95	27.62	3.57	46.34	2	2	0	4
MJ Leach (ENG)	2018-2021	5	10	1521	253.3	30	740	28	5/83	26.42	2.91	54.32	2	2	0	4
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1986-2000	8	15	1610	268.2	82	613	30	5/43	20.43	2.28	53.66	2	2	0	4
AF Giles (ENG)	2001-2003	6	10	1912	318.4	79	848	25	5/116	33.92	2.66	76.48	3	1	0	4
L Embuldeniya (SL)	2019-2022	7	12	2077	346.1	67	1066	34	7/137	31.35	3.07	61.08	1	3	1	4
SL Malinga (SL)	2004-2010	17	34	2596	432.4	57	1682	51	5/50	32.98	3.88	50.90	3	1	0	4
S Randiv (SL)	2010-2012	11	19	2882	480.2	56	1518	41	5/82	37.02	3.16	70.29	3	1	0	4
Mohammad Asif (PAK)	2006-2006	2	4	444	74.0	22	183	17	6/44	10.76	2.47	26.11	1	2	1	3
MP Kuhnemann (AUS)	2025-2025	2	4	555	92.3	19	275	16	5/63	17.18	2.97	34.68	2	1	0	3
GP Swann (ENG)	2012-2012	2	4	727	121.1	13	355	16	6/82	22.18	2.92	45.43	1	2	1	3
P Jayawickrama (SL)	2021-2021	3	6	797	132.5	36	328	18	6/92	18.22	2.46	44.27	1	2	1	3
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1994-2002	6	11	925	154.1	21	584	27	6/34	21.62	3.78	34.25	1	2	1	3
PA Strang (ZIM)	1996-1998	4	6	929	154.5	30	460	16	5/106	28.75	2.97	58.06	2	1	0	3
TG Southee (NZ)	2012-2024	6	10	1014	169.0	38	451	21	5/62	21.47	2.66	48.28	2	1	0	3
A Dananjaya (SL)	2018-2019	4	8	1031	171.5	16	661	23	6/115	28.73	3.84	44.82	0	3	0	3
DW Steyn (SA)	2006-2018	6	11	1137	189.3	28	698	23	5/54	30.34	3.68	49.43	1	2	0	3
JR Ratnayeke (SL)	1984-1987	6	8	1162	193.4	50	506	21	5/37	24.09	2.61	55.33	1	2	0	3
Junaid Khan (PAK)	2012-2015	7	13	1352	225.2	42	731	24	5/70	30.45	3.24	56.33	0	3	0	3
MRCN Bandaratilleke (SL)	1998-2001	6	12	1386	231.0	63	554	20	5/36	27.70	2.39	69.30	2	1	0	3
PHT Kaushal (SL)	2015-2015	6	12	1448	241.2	22	898	23	5/42	39.04	3.72	62.95	1	2	0	3
RJ Ratnayake (SL)	1983-1987	7	10	1565	260.5	52	748	25	6/85	29.92	2.86	62.60	1	2	0	3
Yasir Shah (PAK)	2015-2022	5	10	1617	269.3	38	815	33	7/76	24.69	3.02	49.00	0	3	0	3
KPJ Warnaweera (SL)	1986-1994	8	12	1817	302.5	64	842	29	4/25	29.03	2.78	62.65	3	0	0	3
DL Vettori (NZ)	1998-2009	7	11	1915	319.1	89	791	30	6/64	26.36	2.47	63.83	2	1	0	3
N Boje (SA)	2000-2006	7	12	2083	347.1	56	1095	25	5/62	43.80	3.15	83.32	1	2	0	3
KMDN Kulasekara (SL)	2006-2013	15	29	2517	419.3	95	1214	44	4/21	27.59	2.89	57.20	3	0	0	3
Saeed Ajmal (PAK)	2009-2014	8	16	2675	445.5	72	1231	38	5/146	32.39	2.76	70.39	1	2	0	3
CRD Fernando (SL)	2000-2012	19	35	2707	451.1	73	1514	50	5/42	30.28	3.35	54.14	1	2	0	3
HDPK Dharmasena (SL)	1993-2004	18	31	4129	688.1	158	1717	43	6/72	39.93	2.49	96.02	1	2	0	3
JJC Lawson (WI)	2005-2005	2	4	393	65.3	5	235	11	4/43	21.36	3.58	35.72	2	0	0	2
M Morkel (SA)	2014-2014	2	4	408	68.0	21	192	12	4/29	16.00	2.82	34.00	2	0	0	2
D Gough (ENG)	2001-2001	3	5	492	82.0	16	274	14	4/50	19.57	3.34	35.14	2	0	0	2
DM Bess (ENG)	2021-2021	2	4	511	85.1	10	255	12	5/30	21.25	2.99	42.58	1	1	0	2
AG Cremer (ZIM)	2017-2017	1	2	525	87.3	10	275	9	5/125	30.55	3.14	58.33	1	1	0	2
EJ Chatfield (NZ)	1984-1987	3	5	708	118.0	34	307	12	5/63	25.58	2.60	59.00	1	1	0	2
KA Maharaj (SA)	2018-2018	2	4	709	118.1	22	390	16	9/129	24.37	3.30	44.31	1	1	1	2
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1992-1992	3	5	744	124.0	30	342	14	4/53	24.42	2.75	53.14	2	0	0	2
JA Warrican (WI)	2015-2021	3	6	801	133.3	20	384	15	4/50	25.60	2.87	53.40	2	0	0	2
Danish Kaneria (PAK)	2006-2009	3	5	802	133.4	20	411	15	5/62	27.40	3.07	53.46	1	1	0	2
AY Patel (NZ)	2019-2024	4	7	1062	177.0	30	527	17	6/90	31.00	2.97	62.47	0	2	0	2
MVT Fernando (SL)	2016-2025	9	15	1134	189.0	34	608	20	4/51	30.40	3.21	56.70	2	0	0	2
KJ Silva (SL)	1996-1998	5	9	1155	192.3	61	446	19	4/16	23.47	2.31	60.78	2	0	0	2
T Thushara (SL)	2009-2010	6	11	1159	193.1	26	685	20	5/83	34.25	3.54	57.95	1	1	0	2
PJ Wiseman (NZ)	1998-2003	5	8	1172	195.2	51	539	16	5/82	33.68	2.75	73.25	1	1	0	2
SM Pollock (SA)	2000-2006	6	11	1212	202.0	51	553	22	4/48	25.13	2.73	55.09	2	0	0	2
JM Anderson (ENG)	2003-2021	7	13	1246	207.4	49	599	18	6/40	33.27	2.88	69.22	0	2	0	2
DK Liyanage (SL)	1992-2001	8	14	1253	208.5	41	611	16	4/56	38.18	2.92	78.31	2	0	0	2
Taijul Islam (BAN)	2017-2025	5	8	1381	230.1	34	706	19	5/72	37.15	3.06	72.68	0	2	0	2
ALF de Mel (SL)	1982-1986	8	13	1674	279.0	54	913	29	5/64	31.48	3.27	57.72	1	1	0	2
N Pradeep (SL)	2012-2017	11	21	1834	305.4	54	1053	24	6/132	43.87	3.44	76.41	1	1	0	2
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	1999-2015	10	16	2417	402.5	60	1263	26	6/102	48.57	3.13	92.96	1	1	1	2
A Kumble (IND)	1993-2008	9	13	2791	465.1	83	1339	30	5/87	44.63	2.87	93.03	1	1	0	2
Naveed Zadran (AFG)	2024-2024	1	2	155	25.5	4	113	4	4/83	28.25	4.37	38.75	1	0	0	1
WKM Benjamin (WI)	1993-1993	1	2	156	26.0	13	51	5	4/46	10.20	1.96	31.20	1	0	0	1
KC Brathwaite (WI)	2015-2021	4	5	159	26.3	4	69	7	6/29	9.85	2.60	22.71	0	1	0	1
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	2002-2002	1	2	174	29.0	7	72	8	5/21	9.00	2.48	21.75	0	1	0	1
TM Head (AUS)	2022-2025	4	5	179	29.5	0	109	5	4/10	21.80	3.65	35.80	1	0	0	1
Kuldeep Yadav (IND)	2017-2017	1	2	180	30.0	6	96	5	4/40	19.20	3.20	36.00	1	0	0	1
PM Siddle (AUS)	2011-2011	1	1	210	35.0	8	91	4	4/91	22.75	2.60	52.50	1	0	0	1
TG Hogan (AUS)	1983-1983	1	2	218	36.2	7	116	6	5/66	19.33	3.19	36.33	0	1	0	1
Imran Khan (PAK)	2015-2015	1	2	220	36.4	6	109	5	5/58	21.80	2.97	44.00	0	1	0	1
DS Mohanty (IND)	1997-1997	1	2	220	36.4	5	150	4	4/78	37.50	4.09	55.00	1	0	0	1
Enamul Haque (BAN)	2002-2002	1	1	228	38.0	6	144	4	4/144	36.00	3.78	57.00	1	0	0	1
CC Lewis (ENG)	1993-1993	1	2	234	39.0	6	87	5	4/66	17.40	2.23	46.80	1	0	0	1
Tauseef Ahmed (PAK)	1986-1986	2	3	234	39.0	13	117	9	6/45	13.00	3.00	26.00	0	1	0	1
NLTC Perera (SL)	2012-2012	1	2	258	43.0	7	151	4	4/63	37.75	3.51	64.50	1	0	0	1
AK Kuruppuarachchi (SL)	1986-1987	2	3	272	45.2	6	149	8	5/44	18.62	3.28	34.00	0	1	0	1
B Yardley (AUS)	1983-1983	1	2	306	51.0	13	166	7	5/88	23.71	3.25	43.71	0	1	0	1
W O'Rourke (NZ)	2024-2024	2	3	317	52.5	7	185	8	5/55	23.12	3.50	39.62	0	1	0	1
MB Owens (NZ)	1992-1992	2	3	318	53.0	11	200	7	4/101	28.57	3.77	45.42	1	0	0	1
V Permaul (WI)	2021-2021	1	2	318	53.0	7	141	8	5/35	17.62	2.66	39.75	0	1	0	1
AIC Dodemaide (AUS)	1992-1992	2	3	323	53.5	15	150	6	4/65	25.00	2.78	53.83	1	0	0	1
K Rabada (SA)	2018-2018	2	4	324	54.0	4	191	8	4/50	23.87	3.53	40.50	1	0	0	1
SCG MacGill (AUS)	2004-2004	2	4	332	55.2	7	232	5	4/74	46.40	4.19	66.40	1	0	0	1
DL Underwood (ENG)	1982-1982	1	2	335	55.5	21	95	8	5/28	11.87	1.70	41.87	0	1	0	1
J Srinath (IND)	1993-2001	3	5	353	58.5	14	192	8	5/114	24.00	3.26	44.12	0	1	0	1
CR Miller (AUS)	1999-1999	3	5	363	60.3	10	193	8	4/62	24.12	3.19	45.37	1	0	0	1
CS Martin (NZ)	2009-2009	2	4	366	61.0	9	217	5	4/77	43.40	3.55	73.20	1	0	0	1
DA Marillier (ZIM)	2002-2002	2	3	370	61.4	9	210	4	4/101	52.50	3.40	92.50	1	0	0	1
DBL Powell (WI)	2005-2005	2	4	373	62.1	12	189	9	5/25	21.00	3.04	41.44	0	1	0	1
RJ Harris (AUS)	2011-2011	2	4	396	66.0	25	160	11	5/62	14.54	2.42	36.00	0	1	0	1
D Bishoo (WI)	2015-2015	2	3	411	68.3	5	222	5	4/143	44.40	3.24	82.20	1	0	0	1
BL Cairns (NZ)	1984-1984	2	4	413	68.5	13	203	6	4/47	33.83	2.94	68.83	1	0	0	1

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka at Colombo (SSC), Bangladesh in Sri Lanka 2nd Test, Jun 25-28, 2025 [Test # 2588]

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka at Galle, Bangladesh in Sri Lanka 1st Test, Jun 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2586]

Sri Lanka vs Australia at Galle, Australia in Sri Lanka 2nd Test, Feb 6-9, 2025 [Test # 2580]