Bowling Most 5wi Career IN Sri Lanka

Players IN Sri Lanka

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)	2003-2004	6	12	2645	440.5	146	969	54	7/46	17.94	2.19	48.98	5	5	2
SK Warne (AUS)	2004-2004	3	6	1008	168.0	37	521	26	5/43	20.03	3.10	38.76	1	4	2
AF Giles (ENG)	2003-2003	3	5	1185	197.3	49	539	18	5/116	29.94	2.72	65.83	2	1	-
HP Tillakaratne (SL)	2003-2004	6	1	6	1.0	-	1	-	-	-	1.00	-	-	-	-
ME Trescothick (ENG)	2003-2003	3	1	12	2.0	-	10	-	-	-	5.00	-	-	-	-
MP Vaughan (ENG)	2003-2003	3	4	60	10.0	-	27	-	-	-	2.70	-	-	-	-
TM Dilshan (SL)	2003-2004	5	4	66	11.0	5	25	-	-	-	2.27	-	-	-	-
KS Lokuarachchi (SL)	2004-2004	1	1	72	12.0	2	33	-	-	-	2.75	-	-	-	-
SM Katich (AUS)	2004-2004	1	2	72	12.0	1	44	-	-	-	3.66	-	-	-	-
PD Collingwood (ENG)	2003-2003	2	3	96	16.0	3	37	-	-	-	2.31	-	-	-	-
KADM Fernando (SL)	2003-2003	2	4	126	21.0	2	107	1	1/29	107.00	5.09	126.00	-	-	-
RL Johnson (ENG)	2003-2003	1	2	144	24.0	7	82	1	1/54	82.00	3.41	144.00	-	-	-
JM Anderson (ENG)	2003-2003	1	1	144	24.0	5	85	-	-	-	3.54	-	-	-	-
CRD Fernando (SL)	2003-2003	1	2	144	24.0	7	82	4	3/27	20.50	3.41	36.00	-	-	-
A Symonds (AUS)	2004-2004	2	3	144	24.0	4	85	1	1/68	85.00	3.54	144.00	-	-	-
BA Williams (AUS)	2004-2004	1	2	144	24.0	5	67	-	-	-	2.79	-	-	-	-
MJ Hoggard (ENG)	2003-2003	1	2	174	29.0	6	82	1	1/33	82.00	2.82	174.00	-	-	-
TT Samaraweera (SL)	2003-2004	5	5	225	37.3	8	98	1	1/38	98.00	2.61	225.00	-	-	-
DS Lehmann (AUS)	2004-2004	3	3	228	38.0	4	101	6	3/42	16.83	2.65	38.00	-	-	-
HMRKB Herath (SL)	2004-2004	1	2	284	47.2	6	167	4	4/92	41.75	3.52	71.00	1	-	-
SCG MacGill (AUS)	2004-2004	2	4	332	55.2	7	232	5	4/74	46.40	4.19	66.40	1	-	-
DNT Zoysa (SL)	2004-2004	2	4	387	64.3	15	233	6	4/54	38.83	3.61	64.50	1	-	-
RJ Kirtley (ENG)	2003-2003	2	3	486	81.0	18	302	6	2/62	50.33	3.72	81.00	-	-	-
A Flintoff (ENG)	2003-2003	3	5	582	97.0	20	221	9	3/42	24.55	2.27	64.66	-	-	-
UDU Chandana (SL)	2003-2004	3	6	609	101.3	21	309	4	2/82	77.25	3.04	152.25	-	-	-
MS Kasprowicz (AUS)	2004-2004	3	6	647	107.5	20	302	12	4/83	25.16	2.80	53.91	1	-	-
JN Gillespie (AUS)	2004-2004	3	6	660	110.0	25	316	10	4/76	31.60	2.87	66.00	1	-	-
GJ Batty (ENG)	2003-2003	3	5	746	124.2	20	396	6	3/55	66.00	3.18	124.33	-	-	-
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	2003-2004	6	11	753	125.3	25	254	7	2/5	36.28	2.02	107.57	-	-	-
HDPK Dharmasena (SL)	2003-2004	3	6	786	131.0	24	380	6	2/52	63.33	2.90	131.00	-	-	-
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	2003-2004	6	12	1402	233.4	46	650	24	4/77	27.08	2.78	58.41	1	-	-

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

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]

New Zealand vs West Indies at Mount Maunganui, West Indies in New Zealand 3rd Test, Dec 18-22, 2025 [Test # 2614]