Bowling Most 5wi Career

Most five-wickets-in-an-innings Held in Sri Lanka for Minor

Most five-wickets-in-an-innings

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
MSD Fernando (/MOORS/SSC)	2008-2010	25	40	3787	631.1	105	2070	120	7/15	17.25	3.27	31.55	4	12	3
PM Pushpakumara (CHLM/Sarsc/SL-E/SLBP/SLCXI)	2008-2020	20	29	3387	564.3	91	1602	98	7/19	16.34	2.83	34.56	2	9	2
CAM Madusanka (BRC)	2009-2010	14	23	2755	459.1	78	1418	80	8/129	17.72	3.08	34.43	4	8	1
DS Thilakaratne (DB-19/SL19/Tamil)	2016-2022	10	16	1790	298.2	72	837	62	8/21	13.50	2.80	28.87	1	7	3
TMUS Karunaratne (CHLM/Seedu)	2009-2010	14	21	2341	390.1	53	1262	62	6/31	20.35	3.23	37.75	2	7	1
KTH Ratnayake (SEB/Sebas/SLBP/STC)	2014-2023	9	17	2392	398.4	91	1216	57	6/83	21.33	3.05	41.96	3	7	3
DHA Isanka (AFSC)	2008-2015	20	31	3147	524.3	91	1884	82	7/26	22.97	3.59	38.37	3	7	2
KRNU Perera (RAG/SLAca)	2008-2008	9	15	1292	215.2	45	690	51	7/37	13.52	3.20	25.33	1	6	1
K Nanayakkara (SLARM)	2022-2022	6	12	1330	221.4	45	611	50	7/69	12.22	2.75	26.60	1	6	3
AI Pushpakumara (PAN)	2008-2008	7	9	1195	199.1	43	580	40	9/75	14.50	2.91	29.87	-	5	-
DRF Weerasinghe (COLT)	2006-2010	23	38	2986	497.4	76	1640	91	8/56	18.02	3.29	32.81	4	5	2
R Arvinth (BLOOM)	2022-2022	5	8	882	147.0	20	570	34	8/70	16.76	3.87	25.94	-	4	1
HGK Dilshan (Sarsc/SLNav)	2022-2022	6	9	997	166.1	26	561	33	6/48	17.00	3.37	30.21	1	4	1
TGS Wickrama (SSC)	2010-2010	6	12	1621	270.1	32	854	44	6/81	19.40	3.16	36.84	2	4	1
USM Fernando (SSC)	2008-2009	12	19	1834	305.4	64	861	43	7/34	20.02	2.81	42.65	2	4	1
IARL Illeperuma (NCC)	2008-2010	27	40	3800	633.2	118	1929	93	7/33	20.74	3.04	40.86	6	4	1
A Harshana (KCCC)	2022-2022	3	6	650	108.2	15	374	26	7/69	14.38	3.45	25.00	-	3	2
DMAD Karunaratne (AFSC)	2008-2015	13	20	937	156.1	29	586	25	5/21	23.44	3.75	37.48	-	3	-
P Ushettige (NEGO)	2022-2022	6	11	1118	186.2	26	718	31	6/41	23.16	3.85	36.06	1	3	-
HGS Dakshina (SLNav)	2022-2022	6	10	1255	209.1	35	640	32	7/59	20.00	3.05	39.21	1	3	1
T Vithushan (MOORS/SL-E)	2022-2023	7	14	1290	215.0	41	688	38	6/34	18.10	3.20	33.94	4	3	1
R Sanjaya (COLT/KD-19/SL19)	2018-2022	14	23	1752	292.0	62	841	52	5/17	16.17	2.88	33.69	3	3	1
WGRL Wijenayake (NCC)	2009-2010	16	27	2078	346.2	76	1102	63	5/18	17.49	3.18	32.98	5	3	-
Sompal Kami (NEP)	2014-2014	2	4	289	48.1	9	181	18	6/48	10.05	3.75	16.05	1	2	1
V Thewmika (SL19)	2023-2023	2	3	374	62.2	7	184	14	6/78	13.14	2.95	26.71	-	2	-
NGRP Jayasuriya (Seedu/SLBP/SLCXI)	2009-2020	4	4	461	76.5	8	295	16	8/69	18.43	3.83	28.81	-	2	-
D Madushanka (COLT/SLCXI)	2022-2022	4	8	586	97.4	14	326	19	6/58	17.15	3.33	30.84	-	2	-
H Rathnamudali (RAG)	2022-2022	4	7	609	101.3	21	343	17	6/84	20.17	3.37	35.82	-	2	-
HB Weerasingha (GAL)	2022-2022	6	10	641	106.5	18	371	17	5/64	21.82	3.47	37.70	-	2	-
T Bandara (KALTW)	2022-2022	5	8	670	111.4	20	378	20	6/30	18.90	3.38	33.50	-	2	-
PKAT Chamara (BRC)	2009-2009	6	9	719	119.5	12	425	25	7/63	17.00	3.54	28.76	-	2	-
WPD de Mel ()	2008-2008	7	11	732	122.0	19	442	27	6/46	16.37	3.62	27.11	2	2	-
DBL Peiris (RAG)	2022-2022	5	9	789	131.3	21	514	25	6/56	20.56	3.90	31.56	1	2	-
KL Gamage (DB-19/SLARM)	2019-2022	10	15	799	133.1	20	456	24	5/23	19.00	3.42	33.29	-	2	-
EMCD Edirisinghe (Kurun/KYCC)	2009-2014	8	13	818	136.2	26	442	29	6/84	15.24	3.24	28.20	1	2	-
K Dilhara (GAL/GL-19)	2019-2022	7	12	831	138.3	28	571	26	5/27	21.96	4.12	31.96	2	2	-
JKZ Daniel (COLT/SL19)	2015-2022	9	15	839	139.5	29	456	26	5/27	17.53	3.26	32.26	-	2	-
DA Colombage (SSC)	2008-2008	9	14	862	143.4	27	465	26	6/39	17.88	3.23	33.15	-	2	-
MBMPK Fernando ()	2008-2009	10	12	937	156.1	29	489	30	6/69	16.30	3.13	31.23	1	2	-
Y Rodrigo (DB-19/LkCC)	2019-2022	10	14	983	163.5	27	566	26	6/26	21.76	3.45	37.80	-	2	-
WHSN Zoysa (SLARM)	2022-2022	6	12	998	166.2	32	495	27	7/43	18.33	2.97	36.96	-	2	-
M Thilina (ACCC)	2022-2022	6	11	1012	168.4	17	600	32	8/61	18.75	3.55	31.62	3	2	1
DS Auwardt (COLT)	2009-2010	10	17	1016	169.2	18	607	37	7/53	16.40	3.58	27.45	3	2	-
TT Samaraweera (SL-A/SL19/SLBP/SLCD/SLCXI)	1994-2007	8	10	1040	173.2	62	321	21	5/35	15.28	1.85	49.52	-	2	-
A Siriwardhana (MOORS/SL19)	2016-2022	6	12	1089	181.3	17	660	28	5/54	23.57	3.63	38.89	2	2	-
JDF Vandersay (SL-E/SLAEM/SLBP/SLCXI)	2015-2019	7	9	1112	185.2	14	732	20	5/73	36.60	3.94	55.60	-	2	-
NVR Perera (MOORS/SLBP/SLCXI)	2009-2018	13	22	1116	186.0	30	691	30	7/78	23.03	3.71	37.20	-	2	-
S Nirmal (PAN)	2022-2022	5	10	1139	189.5	26	608	29	6/38	20.96	3.20	39.27	2	2	-
MLR Karunaratne (CHLM/Sarsc)	2008-2009	16	22	1204	200.4	30	647	28	5/58	23.10	3.22	43.00	1	2	-
D Jayalath (AnaCo/BLOOM)	2015-2022	7	11	1222	203.4	42	591	25	5/62	23.64	2.90	48.88	2	2	1
M Subasingha (AFSC)	2022-2022	6	10	1313	218.5	31	585	35	5/46	16.71	2.67	37.51	3	2	-
KN Peiris (NEGO/SL19/SLCXI)	2015-2022	10	15	1441	240.1	56	686	37	5/52	18.54	2.85	38.94	3	2	-
C Gunasinghe (SSC)	2008-2009	17	26	1469	244.5	46	831	39	5/27	21.30	3.39	37.66	2	2	-
KMP Kumara (RAG/Seedu)	2008-2009	14	20	1515	252.3	67	710	36	5/27	19.72	2.81	42.08	2	2	-
PCM Fernando (/Sarsc)	2008-2009	14	24	1519	253.1	33	986	42	6/40	23.47	3.89	36.16	3	2	-
KC Ekanayake (Kandy/Seedu)	2009-2010	13	18	1532	255.2	26	1015	40	8/32	25.37	3.97	38.30	2	2	-
Y Dishan (NCC)	2022-2022	5	10	1624	270.4	73	617	33	7/77	18.69	2.27	49.21	2	2	-
HG Kumara (CHLM/Seedu)	2008-2010	20	24	1682	280.2	57	887	43	6/52	20.62	3.16	39.11	4	2	-
BMDK Mendis (LkCC/SLNav)	2008-2010	13	20	1826	304.2	56	1040	47	5/71	22.12	3.41	38.85	4	2	-
NLTC Perera (COLT/SL19/SLCXI)	2007-2010	20	35	2201	366.5	72	1311	63	5/9	20.80	3.57	34.93	3	2	-
PC Hewage (MOORS)	2008-2009	16	25	2248	374.4	92	1022	49	5/28	20.85	2.72	45.87	2	2	-
MAAV Atapattu (BLOOM)	2009-2010	13	23	2296	382.4	99	997	61	5/67	16.34	2.60	37.63	4	2	-
HIA Jayaratne (/COLT/SL19)	2007-2010	22	38	2385	397.3	68	1485	65	6/49	22.84	3.73	36.69	2	2	-
SS Pathirana (/CCC/SL19/SLAca/SLBP/SLCD/SLCXI)	2007-2015	23	34	3613	602.1	101	2068	70	6/75	29.54	3.43	51.61	3	2	-
AY Patel (NZ)	2019-2019	1	1	60	10.0	1	41	5	5/41	8.20	4.10	12.00	-	1	-
KMSP Wannithilake (LkCC)	2022-2022	1	1	66	11.0	1	42	6	6/42	7.00	3.81	11.00	-	1	-
T Shamsi (SA)	2018-2018	1	1	80	13.2	2	45	5	5/45	9.00	3.37	16.00	-	1	-
Naved Arif (PAK-A)	2009-2009	1	1	108	18.0	2	67	5	5/67	13.40	3.72	21.60	-	1	-
Zulfiqar Babar (Pak)	2015-2015	1	1	126	21.0	8	31	6	6/31	5.16	1.47	21.00	-	1	-
LA de Zoysa (KD-19/MOORS)	2019-2022	4	3	126	21.0	4	80	6	5/48	13.33	3.80	21.00	-	1	-
AS de Silva (NALDA)	2015-2015	1	2	132	22.0	5	102	5	5/32	20.40	4.63	26.40	-	1	-
LJP Gunaratne (SLCXI)	2010-2010	1	1	140	23.2	5	56	5	5/56	11.20	2.40	28.00	-	1	-
KW Hogg ()	2003-2003	1	2	145	24.1	4	114	5	5/65	22.80	4.71	29.00	-	1	-
DR Tuffey (NZ)	2003-2003	2	2	149	24.5	4	80	6	5/54	13.33	3.22	24.83	-	1	-
C Gunasekara (SL-E)	2023-2023	1	2	149	24.5	6	83	9	9/58	9.22	3.34	16.55	-	1	-
M Ntini (SA)	2000-2004	2	4	158	26.2	4	103	7	5/37	14.71	3.91	22.57	-	1	-
Z Evans (AUS19)	2019-2019	1	2	168	28.0	6	101	8	6/44	12.62	3.60	21.00	-	1	-
K Amantha (COLT)	2022-2022	2	3	174	29.0	9	82	10	5/43	8.20	2.82	17.40	1	1	-
M Muralidaran (SLBP)	1991-1991	1	2	200	33.2	5	81	8	5/37	10.12	2.43	25.00	-	1	-
CR Seneviratna (SL-W)	1998-1998	1	2	209	34.5	15	59	7	5/31	8.42	1.69	29.85	-	1	-
KMM de Silva (GAL)	2015-2015	1	2	210	35.0	5	74	9	6/46	8.22	2.11	23.33	-	1	-
SN Gunasinghe (NSWC)	2022-2022	2	4	220	36.4	4	130	7	6/69	18.57	3.54	31.42	-	1	-
OAC Banks (WI)	2005-2005	1	1	222	37.0	2	146	6	6/146	24.33	3.94	37.00	-	1	-
LD Harper ()	1991-1991	1	2	226	37.4	24	39	7	5/25	5.57	1.03	32.28	-	1	-
Karan KC (NEP)	2014-2014	2	4	239	39.5	5	156	8	5/25	19.50	3.91	29.87	-	1	-
UDU Chandana (SL-A/SL-XI)	2003-2007	2	2	240	40.0	9	130	5	5/98	26.00	3.25	48.00	-	1	-
I Sharma (INDIA)	2008-2017	3	5	240	40.0	5	155	7	5/23	22.14	3.87	34.28	-	1	-
R Mevan (NEGO)	2022-2022	5	6	244	40.4	4	132	10	5/33	13.20	3.24	24.40	-	1	-
MAS Jayathilake (SL19)	2011-2011	1	2	264	44.0	11	117	6	5/57	19.50	2.65	44.00	-	1	-
AGS Mayura (PSC)	2008-2008	6	6	267	44.3	14	126	9	5/44	14.00	2.83	29.66	-	1	-
WKC Boteju (Sarsc/SEB)	2008-2009	3	5	268	44.4	2	183	8	5/58	22.87	4.09	33.50	-	1	-
C Ranaweera (Kandy)	2008-2009	5	5	276	46.0	4	242	13	5/72	18.61	5.26	21.23	-	1	-
Nihaduzzaman (BD19)	2015-2015	2	2	280	46.4	13	109	5	5/55	21.80	2.33	56.00	-	1	-
S Bandara (BRC)	2022-2022	2	4	291	48.3	13	163	10	5/39	16.30	3.36	29.10	-	1	-
HSS Hewage (Seedu)	2009-2009	4	5	292	48.4	8	167	12	5/67	13.91	3.43	24.33	-	1	-
M Hayward (SA)	2000-2004	3	6	298	49.4	4	212	11	5/32	19.27	4.26	27.09	-	1	-
M Sandaruwan (NSWC)	2022-2022	2	4	331	55.1	3	250	11	6/93	22.72	4.53	30.09	-	1	-
D Hemananda (BRC)	2022-2022	2	4	354	59.0	10	184	10	7/71	18.40	3.11	35.40	-	1	-
RA Jadeja (IND19/INDIA)	2007-2017	3	4	356	59.2	23	103	14	5/28	7.35	1.73	25.42	1	1	-
Shahin Alam (BD19)	2018-2018	2	4	360	60.0	16	142	11	5/37	12.90	2.36	32.72	-	1	-

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Zimbabwe vs New Zealand at Bulawayo, New Zealand in Zimbabwe 2nd Test, Aug 7-9, 2025 [Test # 2599]

India vs England at The Oval, India in England 5th Test, Jul 31-Aug 4, 2025 [Test # 2598]

Somerset vs Nottinghamshire at Nottingham, County Championship Division One 55th Match, Jul 29-Aug 1, 2025 [First-class]