Bowling Most 5wi Career

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

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)	1992-2010	73	134	25061	4176.5	1087	9646	493	9/51	19.56	2.30	50.83	27	45	15
HMRKB Herath (SL)	1999-2018	49	92	14272	2378.4	469	6575	278	9/127	23.65	2.76	51.33	14	26	7
NGRP Jayasuriya (SL)	2022-2025	14	26	5169	861.3	151	2617	96	7/52	27.26	3.03	53.84	3	11	2
SK Warne (AUS)	1992-2004	9	16	1904	317.2	75	982	48	7/94	20.45	3.09	39.66	2	6	3
MDK Perera (SL)	2014-2021	23	43	6359	1059.5	150	3230	108	6/32	29.90	3.04	58.87	8	6	2
RTM Mendis (SL)	2021-2025	14	27	3753	625.3	72	2020	70	6/70	28.85	3.22	53.61	5	5	1
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1994-2009	56	102	10938	1823.0	453	4739	180	7/71	26.32	2.59	60.76	12	5	1
A Dananjaya (SL)	2018-2019	4	8	1031	171.5	16	661	23	6/115	28.73	3.84	44.82	-	3	-
MA Starc (AUS)	2016-2025	7	13	1058	176.2	36	593	35	6/50	16.94	3.36	30.22	2	3	1
Junaid Khan (PAK)	2012-2015	7	13	1352	225.2	42	731	24	5/70	30.45	3.24	56.33	-	3	-
R Ashwin (IND)	2015-2017	6	12	1564	260.4	47	820	38	6/46	21.57	3.14	41.15	3	3	1
Yasir Shah (PAK)	2015-2022	5	10	1617	269.3	38	815	33	7/76	24.69	3.02	49.00	-	3	-
L Embuldeniya (SL)	2019-2022	7	12	2077	346.1	67	1066	34	7/137	31.35	3.07	61.08	1	3	1
BAW Mendis (SL)	2008-2014	13	23	3441	573.3	83	1740	53	6/117	32.83	3.03	64.92	4	3	1
Mohammad Asif (PAK)	2006-2006	2	4	444	74.0	22	183	17	6/44	10.76	2.47	26.11	1	2	1
GP Swann (ENG)	2012-2012	2	4	727	121.1	13	355	16	6/82	22.18	2.92	45.43	1	2	1
BN Schultz (SA)	1993-1993	3	5	745	124.1	35	326	20	5/48	16.30	2.62	37.25	2	2	-
P Jayawickrama (SL)	2021-2021	3	6	797	132.5	36	328	18	6/92	18.22	2.46	44.27	1	2	1
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1994-2002	6	11	925	154.1	21	584	27	6/34	21.62	3.78	34.25	1	2	1
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
AY Patel (NZ)	2019-2024	4	7	1062	177.0	30	527	17	6/90	31.00	2.97	62.47	-	2	-
DW Steyn (SA)	2006-2018	6	11	1137	189.3	28	698	23	5/54	30.34	3.68	49.43	1	2	-
JR Ratnayeke (SL)	1984-1987	6	8	1162	193.4	50	506	21	5/37	24.09	2.61	55.33	1	2	-
JM Anderson (ENG)	2003-2021	7	13	1246	207.4	49	599	18	6/40	33.27	2.88	69.22	-	2	-
PADLR Sandakan (SL)	2016-2018	8	14	1344	224.0	26	801	29	5/95	27.62	3.57	46.34	2	2	-
Taijul Islam (BAN)	2017-2025	5	8	1381	230.1	34	706	19	5/72	37.15	3.06	72.68	-	2	-
PHT Kaushal (SL)	2015-2015	6	12	1448	241.2	22	898	23	5/42	39.04	3.72	62.95	1	2	-
MJ Leach (ENG)	2018-2021	5	10	1521	253.3	30	740	28	5/83	26.42	2.91	54.32	2	2	-
RJ Ratnayake (SL)	1983-1987	7	10	1565	260.5	52	748	25	6/85	29.92	2.86	62.60	1	2	-
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1986-2000	8	15	1610	268.2	82	613	30	5/43	20.43	2.28	53.66	2	2	-
N Boje (SA)	2000-2006	7	12	2083	347.1	56	1095	25	5/62	43.80	3.15	83.32	1	2	-
Saeed Ajmal (PAK)	2009-2014	8	16	2675	445.5	72	1231	38	5/146	32.39	2.76	70.39	1	2	-
NM Lyon (AUS)	2011-2025	10	19	2699	449.5	59	1436	49	5/34	29.30	3.19	55.08	4	2	-
CRD Fernando (SL)	2000-2012	19	35	2707	451.1	73	1514	50	5/42	30.28	3.35	54.14	1	2	-
HDPK Dharmasena (SL)	1993-2004	18	31	4129	688.1	158	1717	43	6/72	39.93	2.49	96.02	1	2	-
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1992-2007	62	83	5270	878.2	207	2101	66	5/34	31.83	2.39	79.84	4	2	-
KC Brathwaite (WI)	2015-2021	4	5	159	26.3	4	69	7	6/29	9.85	2.60	22.71	-	1	-
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	2002-2002	1	2	174	29.0	7	72	8	5/21	9.00	2.48	21.75	-	1	-
TG Hogan (AUS)	1983-1983	1	2	218	36.2	7	116	6	5/66	19.33	3.19	36.33	-	1	-
Imran Khan (PAK)	2015-2015	1	2	220	36.4	6	109	5	5/58	21.80	2.97	44.00	-	1	-
Tauseef Ahmed (PAK)	1986-1986	2	3	234	39.0	13	117	9	6/45	13.00	3.00	26.00	-	1	-
AK Kuruppuarachchi (SL)	1986-1987	2	3	272	45.2	6	149	8	5/44	18.62	3.28	34.00	-	1	-
B Yardley (AUS)	1983-1983	1	2	306	51.0	13	166	7	5/88	23.71	3.25	43.71	-	1	-
W O'Rourke (NZ)	2024-2024	2	3	317	52.5	7	185	8	5/55	23.12	3.50	39.62	-	1	-
V Permaul (WI)	2021-2021	1	2	318	53.0	7	141	8	5/35	17.62	2.66	39.75	-	1	-
DL Underwood (ENG)	1982-1982	1	2	335	55.5	21	95	8	5/28	11.87	1.70	41.87	-	1	-
J Srinath (IND)	1993-2001	3	5	353	58.5	14	192	8	5/114	24.00	3.26	44.12	-	1	-
DBL Powell (WI)	2005-2005	2	4	373	62.1	12	189	9	5/25	21.00	3.04	41.44	-	1	-
RJ Harris (AUS)	2011-2011	2	4	396	66.0	25	160	11	5/62	14.54	2.42	36.00	-	1	-
CL Cairns (NZ)	1998-1998	3	5	442	73.4	7	280	10	5/62	28.00	3.80	44.20	-	1	-
Mohammad Nawaz (PAK)	2022-2022	2	4	444	74.0	11	261	10	5/88	26.10	3.52	44.40	-	1	-
Nayeem Hasan (BAN)	2025-2025	2	3	446	74.2	12	237	9	5/121	26.33	3.18	49.55	-	1	-
RL Chase (WI)	2021-2021	2	4	455	75.5	6	257	8	5/83	32.12	3.38	56.87	-	1	-
DM Bess (ENG)	2021-2021	2	4	511	85.1	10	255	12	5/30	21.25	2.99	42.58	1	1	-
AG Cremer (ZIM)	2017-2017	1	2	525	87.3	10	275	9	5/125	30.55	3.14	58.33	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	-
JE Emburey (ENG)	1982-1993	2	4	552	92.0	20	253	10	6/33	25.30	2.75	55.20	-	1	-
MP Kuhnemann (AUS)	2025-2025	2	4	555	92.3	19	275	16	5/63	17.18	2.97	34.68	2	1	-
AU Rashid (ENG)	2018-2018	3	6	594	99.0	7	338	12	5/49	28.16	3.41	49.50	-	1	-
Noman Ali (PAK)	2022-2023	3	6	594	99.0	18	318	12	7/70	26.50	3.21	49.50	-	1	-
AA Donald (SA)	1993-1993	3	5	612	102.0	33	232	12	5/69	19.33	2.27	51.00	-	1	-
RA Jadeja (IND)	2017-2017	2	4	650	108.2	18	374	13	5/152	28.76	3.45	50.00	-	1	-
C Sharma (IND)	1985-1985	3	6	654	109.0	12	383	14	5/118	27.35	3.51	46.71	-	1	-
EJ Chatfield (NZ)	1984-1987	3	5	708	118.0	34	307	12	5/63	25.58	2.60	59.00	1	1	-
KA Maharaj (SA)	2018-2018	2	4	709	118.1	22	390	16	9/129	24.37	3.30	44.31	1	1	1
KAJ Roach (WI)	2010-2021	6	9	722	120.2	20	386	12	5/100	32.16	3.20	60.16	-	1	-
SL Boock (NZ)	1984-1984	3	6	729	121.3	40	257	11	5/28	23.36	2.11	66.27	-	1	-
VB John (SL)	1984-1984	3	5	774	129.0	28	373	16	5/86	23.31	2.89	48.37	-	1	-
KN Peiris (SL)	2024-2025	3	5	789	131.3	12	520	12	6/170	43.33	3.95	65.75	-	1	-
FS Ahangama (SL)	1985-1985	3	6	801	133.3	32	348	18	5/52	19.33	2.60	44.50	-	1	-
Danish Kaneria (PAK)	2006-2009	3	5	802	133.4	20	411	15	5/62	27.40	3.07	53.46	1	1	-
Mohammad Rafique (BAN)	2005-2007	5	5	827	137.5	15	550	6	5/114	91.66	3.99	137.83	-	1	-
PA Strang (ZIM)	1996-1998	4	6	929	154.5	30	460	16	5/106	28.75	2.97	58.06	2	1	-
TG Southee (NZ)	2012-2024	6	10	1014	169.0	38	451	21	5/62	21.47	2.66	48.28	2	1	-
T Thushara (SL)	2009-2010	6	11	1159	193.1	26	685	20	5/83	34.25	3.54	57.95	1	1	-
BKV Prasad (IND)	1997-2001	6	8	1164	194.0	36	666	14	5/72	47.57	3.43	83.14	-	1	-
PJ Wiseman (NZ)	1998-2003	5	8	1172	195.2	51	539	16	5/82	33.68	2.75	73.25	1	1	-
MRCN Bandaratilleke (SL)	1998-2001	6	12	1386	231.0	63	554	20	5/36	27.70	2.39	69.30	2	1	-
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	1997-2002	3	6	1511	251.5	45	694	22	5/89	31.54	2.75	68.68	4	1	-
I Sharma (IND)	2008-2015	9	16	1563	260.3	50	947	26	5/54	36.42	3.63	60.11	-	1	-
CPH Ramanayake (SL)	1992-1993	8	13	1564	260.4	48	764	25	5/82	30.56	2.93	62.56	-	1	-
ALF de Mel (SL)	1982-1986	8	13	1674	279.0	54	913	29	5/64	31.48	3.27	57.72	1	1	-
N Pradeep (SL)	2012-2017	11	21	1834	305.4	54	1053	24	6/132	43.87	3.44	76.41	1	1	-
AF Giles (ENG)	2001-2003	6	10	1912	318.4	79	848	25	5/116	33.92	2.66	76.48	3	1	-
DL Vettori (NZ)	1998-2009	7	11	1915	319.1	89	791	30	6/64	26.36	2.47	63.83	2	1	-
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	1999-2015	10	16	2417	402.5	60	1263	26	6/102	48.57	3.13	92.96	1	1	1
SL Malinga (SL)	2004-2010	17	34	2596	432.4	57	1682	51	5/50	32.98	3.88	50.90	3	1	-
A Kumble (IND)	1993-2008	9	13	2791	465.1	83	1339	30	5/87	44.63	2.87	93.03	1	1	-
S Randiv (SL)	2010-2012	11	19	2882	480.2	56	1518	41	5/82	37.02	3.16	70.29	3	1	-
GS Chappell (AUS)	1983-1983	1	1	6	1.0	-	2	-	-	-	2.00	-	-	-	-
KLT Arthurton (WI)	1993-1993	1	1	6	1.0	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
GJ Rennie (ZIM)	1998-2002	5	1	6	1.0	-	9	-	-	-	9.00	-	-	-	-
Imran Farhat (PAK)	2006-2006	2	1	6	1.0	-	2	-	-	-	2.00	-	-	-	-
DR Flynn (NZ)	2009-2012	4	1	6	1.0	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
J Blackwood (WI)	2015-2021	4	1	6	1.0	-	6	-	-	-	6.00	-	-	-	-
DA Warner (AUS)	2016-2022	5	1	6	1.0	-	10	-	-	-	10.00	-	-	-	-
KIC Asalanka (SL)	2021-2021	1	1	6	1.0	-	2	-	-	-	2.00	-	-	-	-
Aamer Sohail (PAK)	1994-1994	2	1	12	2.0	-	3	-	-	-	1.50	-	-	-	-
ME Trescothick (ENG)	2001-2003	6	1	12	2.0	-	10	-	-	-	5.00	-	-	-	-
RR Sarwan (WI)	2001-2001	3	1	12	2.0	-	7	-	-	-	3.50	-	-	-	-

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Warwickshire vs Yorkshire at Scarborough, One-Day Cup Group B, Aug 5, 2025 [List A]

Durham vs Sussex at Gosforth, One-Day Cup Group B, Aug 5, 2025 [List A]

Hampshire vs Glamorgan at Neath, One-Day Cup Group A, Aug 5, 2025 [List A]