Bowling Most 5wi Career

Most five-wickets-in-an-innings for Sri Lanka in All

Most five-wickets-in-an-innings

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
M Muralidaran	1992-2011	513	602	64393	10732.1	2044	31378	1379	9/51	22.75	2.92	46.69	63	77	22
HMRKB Herath	1999-2018	208	283	31555	5259.1	891	15902	573	9/127	27.75	3.02	55.06	22	37	9
SL Malinga	2004-2020	379	400	19927	3321.1	240	16810	615	6/38	27.33	5.06	32.40	20	16	-
WPUJC Vaas	1994-2009	464	547	41055	6842.3	1241	22512	802	8/19	28.06	3.29	51.19	32	16	2
NGRP Jayasuriya	2018-2025	26	46	7543	1257.1	188	4090	127	7/52	32.20	3.25	59.39	3	13	2
BAW Mendis	2008-2015	163	174	11098	1849.4	178	7757	324	6/8	23.94	4.19	34.25	17	9	1
MDK Perera	2002-2021	88	118	12151	-	257	6886	200	6/32	34.43	3.40	60.75	9	8	2
A Dananjaya	2012-2024	87	89	4369	728.1	42	3705	125	6/29	29.64	5.08	34.95	2	6	-
RJ Ratnayake	1982-1993	100	113	9124	1520.4	189	5589	163	6/66	34.28	3.67	55.97	6	6	-
ST Jayasuriya	1989-2011	632	562	24338	4056.2	377	16349	455	6/29	35.93	4.03	53.49	14	6	-
RTM Mendis	2021-2025	26	37	4293	715.3	84	2340	77	6/70	30.38	3.27	55.75	5	5	1
L Embuldeniya	2019-2022	19	29	4943	823.5	142	2680	74	7/137	36.21	3.25	66.79	3	5	1
ALF de Mel	1982-1987	81	92	6691	1115.1	154	4670	121	6/109	38.59	4.18	55.29	3	5	-
KR Pushpakumara	1994-2001	57	71	5379	896.3	113	3565	86	7/116	41.45	3.97	62.54	3	4	-
PW Hasaranga	2017-2025	158	155	5629	938.1	36	5177	250	7/19	20.70	5.51	22.51	10	4	-
JR Ratnayeke	1982-1990	104	111	7610	1268.2	151	4955	146	8/83	33.93	3.90	52.12	4	4	-
NLTC Perera	2009-2021	288	265	9020	1503.2	67	9117	258	6/44	35.33	6.06	34.96	6	4	-
UDU Chandana	1994-2007	190	194	10670	1778.2	123	7549	229	6/179	32.96	4.24	46.59	6	4	1
CRD Fernando	2000-2016	241	267	15561	2593.3	249	11773	368	6/27	31.99	4.53	42.28	10	4	-
RAS Lakmal	2009-2022	191	241	17693	2948.5	505	10958	307	5/47	35.69	3.71	57.63	10	4	-
UWMBCA Welegedara	2007-2014	41	55	4976	829.2	136	3260	82	5/52	39.75	3.93	60.68	2	3	-
GP Wickramasinghe	1990-2002	183	206	13532	2255.2	327	8158	209	6/60	39.03	3.61	64.74	4	3	-
HDPK Dharmasena	1993-2004	175	190	14116	2352.4	311	8017	211	6/72	37.99	3.40	66.90	2	3	-
P Jayawickrama	2021-2022	16	20	1597	266.1	50	937	32	6/92	29.28	3.52	49.90	2	2	1
DN Wellalage	2022-2025	40	39	1610	268.2	4	1407	47	5/27	29.93	5.24	34.25	1	2	-
PHT Kaushal	2014-2015	9	16	1717	286.1	23	1143	28	5/42	40.82	3.99	61.32	1	2	-
T Thushara	2003-2010	66	73	3782	630.2	57	2873	90	5/47	31.92	4.55	42.02	1	2	-
VB John	1982-1987	59	63	4165	694.1	114	2552	78	5/60	32.71	3.67	53.39	1	2	-
GF Labrooy	1986-1992	53	59	4466	744.2	76	3070	72	5/57	42.63	4.12	62.02	4	2	-
PADLR Sandakan	2016-2021	71	80	4647	774.3	46	3956	100	5/95	39.56	5.10	46.47	6	2	-
AM Fernando	2017-2025	57	71	4813	802.1	89	3258	114	6/51	28.57	4.06	42.21	6	2	1
S Randiv	2009-2016	58	66	5348	891.2	81	3510	96	5/42	36.56	3.93	55.70	4	2	-
CAK Rajitha	2016-2024	82	95	5572	928.4	123	4238	132	5/56	32.10	4.56	42.21	3	2	-
PVD Chameera	2014-2025	137	142	6026	1004.2	56	5529	166	5/16	33.30	5.50	36.30	4	2	-
MF Maharoof	2004-2017	173	189	10030	1671.4	218	7102	213	6/14	33.34	4.24	47.08	5	2	-
DNT Zoysa	1997-2010	151	173	10137	1689.3	260	6352	208	5/20	30.53	3.75	48.73	6	2	-
AK Kuruppuarachchi	1986-1987	2	3	272	45.2	6	149	8	5/44	18.62	3.28	34.00	-	1	-
N Thushara	2022-2025	24	23	443	73.5	1	575	32	5/20	17.96	7.78	13.84	2	1	-
IS Gallage	1998-2001	8	9	516	86.0	9	335	10	6/60	33.50	3.89	51.60	-	1	-
SHU Karnain	1984-1990	19	14	635	105.5	4	505	16	5/26	31.56	4.77	39.68	-	1	-
KN Peiris	2024-2025	3	5	789	131.3	12	520	12	6/170	43.33	3.95	65.75	-	1	-
FS Ahangama	1985-1985	4	7	819	136.3	32	371	18	5/52	20.61	2.71	45.50	-	1	-
D Madushanka	2021-2024	49	47	1686	281.0	14	1867	62	5/80	30.11	6.64	27.19	1	1	-
RAP Nissanka	2001-2003	35	38	1840	306.4	28	1401	44	5/64	31.84	4.56	41.81	1	1	-
MRCN Bandaratilleke	1998-2001	10	17	1866	311.0	83	809	25	5/36	32.36	2.60	74.64	2	1	-
JDF Vandersay	2015-2025	52	49	1972	328.4	8	1973	56	6/33	35.23	6.00	35.21	1	1	-
TCB Fernando	2001-2003	36	44	2492	415.2	48	1831	50	5/67	36.62	4.40	49.84	3	1	-
MD Shanaka	2015-2025	200	120	2690	448.2	24	2500	84	5/43	29.76	5.57	32.02	1	1	-
KSC de Silva	1996-2002	47	51	3204	534.0	52	2212	68	5/85	32.52	4.14	47.11	-	1	-
MVT Fernando	2016-2025	42	61	4917	819.3	112	3077	88	5/101	34.96	3.75	55.87	5	1	-
KTGD Prasad	2006-2016	63	82	6102	1017.0	116	4339	127	5/50	34.16	4.26	48.04	6	1	-
DS de Silva	1975-1985	65	72	6179	1029.5	161	3487	89	5/59	39.17	3.38	69.42	4	1	-
CPH Ramanayake	1986-1995	80	91	6518	1086.2	152	3929	112	5/82	35.08	3.61	58.19	1	1	-
CBRLS Kumara	2016-2025	108	131	8379	1396.3	153	6471	202	6/122	32.03	4.63	41.48	11	1	-
N Pradeep	2011-2022	111	135	8723	1453.5	167	6538	168	6/132	38.91	4.49	51.92	10	1	-
AD Mathews	2008-2025	478	347	11103	1850.3	237	7741	213	6/20	36.34	4.18	52.12	3	1	-
KMDN Kulasekara	2003-2017	306	317	14540	-	257	11333	353	5/22	32.10	4.67	41.18	10	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]

Zimbabwe vs New Zealand at Bulawayo, New Zealand in Zimbabwe 1st Test, Jul 30-Aug 1, 2025 [Test # 2597]