Bowling Most 5wi Career

Cricket Records for Sri Lanka (Host) in Test+ODI+T20I matches

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)	1992-2011	183	240	30974	5162.2	1147	13469	647	9/51	20.81	2.60	47.87	30	47	15
HMRKB Herath (SL)	1999-2018	92	132	15954	2659.0	478	7869	323	9/127	24.36	2.95	49.39	14	26	7
NGRP Jayasuriya (SL)	2018-2024	10	17	3269	544.5	109	1625	63	7/52	25.79	2.98	51.88	2	7	2
SL Malinga (SL)	2004-2020	139	152	7394	1232.2	96	6164	218	6/38	28.27	5.00	33.91	5	7	-
SK Warne (AUS)	1992-2004	20	27	2434	405.4	81	1365	64	7/94	21.32	3.36	38.03	2	6	3
MDK Perera (SL)	2007-2021	34	52	6797	1132.5	152	3638	123	6/32	29.57	3.21	55.26	8	6	2
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1994-2009	133	179	14382	2397.0	523	6968	261	8/19	26.69	2.90	55.10	13	6	1
A Dananjaya (SL)	2012-2024	45	48	2568	428.0	17	2187	93	6/29	23.51	5.10	27.61	2	5	-
RTM Mendis (SL)	2021-2023	16	27	3360	560.0	67	1795	65	6/70	27.61	3.20	51.69	5	5	1
BAW Mendis (SL)	2008-2015	68	76	5770	961.4	107	3686	146	6/8	25.24	3.83	39.52	8	5	1
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1992-2009	194	196	9873	1645.3	224	5535	188	6/29	29.44	3.36	52.51	9	4	-
MA Starc (AUS)	2012-2022	19	23	1369	228.1	33	973	58	6/50	16.77	4.26	23.60	2	3	1
Junaid Khan (PAK)	2012-2015	9	15	1454	242.2	43	870	25	5/70	34.80	3.59	58.16	-	3	-
Yasir Shah (PAK)	2015-2022	10	15	1905	317.3	39	1064	39	7/76	27.28	3.35	48.84	1	3	-
R Ashwin (IND)	2012-2017	16	22	1947	324.3	50	1134	49	6/46	23.14	3.49	39.73	3	3	1
L Embuldeniya (SL)	2019-2022	7	12	2077	346.1	67	1066	34	7/137	31.35	3.07	61.08	1	3	1
CRD Fernando (SL)	2000-2012	57	71	4368	728.0	94	2733	104	6/27	26.27	3.75	42.00	2	3	-
Mohammad Asif (PAK)	2006-2010	7	8	666	111.0	26	368	21	6/44	17.52	3.31	31.71	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)	2021-2022	9	12	1020	170.0	36	553	24	6/92	23.04	3.25	42.50	1	2	1
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1984-1987	7	10	1075	179.1	60	400	34	5/29	11.76	2.23	31.61	3	2	1
GP Swann (ENG)	2007-2012	12	14	1135	189.1	20	689	30	6/82	22.96	3.64	37.83	2	2	1
DW Steyn (SA)	2006-2018	14	19	1340	223.2	29	892	31	5/54	28.77	3.99	43.22	1	2	-
PHT Kaushal (SL)	2015-2015	6	12	1448	241.2	22	898	23	5/42	39.04	3.72	62.95	1	2	-
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1994-2002	17	22	1459	243.1	32	988	39	6/34	25.33	4.06	37.41	1	2	1
MJ Leach (ENG)	2018-2021	5	10	1521	253.3	30	740	28	5/83	26.42	2.91	54.32	2	2	-
JM Anderson (ENG)	2003-2021	13	19	1528	254.4	52	817	22	6/40	37.13	3.20	69.45	-	2	-
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	1997-2002	6	8	1628	271.2	46	770	28	5/38	27.50	2.83	58.14	4	2	-
JR Ratnayeke (SL)	1983-1987	19	21	1710	285.0	53	906	36	5/37	25.16	3.17	47.50	1	2	-
Shahid Afridi (PAK)	1997-2015	43	41	1763	293.5	9	1321	48	5/16	27.52	4.49	36.72	1	2	-
RJ Ratnayake (SL)	1983-1993	15	18	1907	317.5	54	1016	33	6/85	30.78	3.19	57.78	1	2	-
T Thushara (SL)	2008-2010	23	28	1907	317.5	31	1337	48	5/47	27.85	4.20	39.72	1	2	-
PADLR Sandakan (SL)	2016-2021	29	34	2077	346.1	27	1694	50	5/95	33.88	4.89	41.54	3	2	-
NM Lyon (AUS)	2011-2022	9	16	2147	357.5	44	1170	36	5/34	32.50	3.26	59.63	2	2	-
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1986-2002	22	28	2273	378.5	97	969	52	5/43	18.63	2.55	43.71	4	2	-
N Boje (SA)	2000-2006	18	23	2606	434.2	59	1491	34	5/62	43.85	3.43	76.64	2	2	-
NLTC Perera (SL)	2010-2020	98	84	2671	445.1	22	2649	95	6/44	27.88	5.95	28.11	4	2	-
Saeed Ajmal (PAK)	2009-2014	29	36	3407	567.5	74	1839	66	5/146	27.86	3.23	51.62	2	2	-
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	1998-2015	48	53	4387	731.1	72	2575	79	6/102	32.59	3.52	55.53	2	2	1
HDPK Dharmasena (SL)	1993-2004	73	82	6832	1138.4	176	3621	98	6/72	36.94	3.18	69.71	1	2	-
O Thomas (WI)	2020-2020	2	2	42	7.0	-	52	6	5/28	8.66	7.42	7.00	-	1	-
SHU Karnain (SL)	1984-1984	2	2	102	17.0	1	67	5	5/26	13.40	3.94	20.40	-	1	-
KC Brathwaite (WI)	2015-2021	4	5	159	26.3	4	69	7	6/29	9.85	2.60	22.71	-	1	-
Haris Rauf (PAK)	2023-2023	4	4	164	27.2	2	151	8	5/18	18.87	5.52	20.50	-	1	-
Mohammed Siraj (IND)	2018-2023	6	5	182	30.2	4	172	11	6/21	15.63	5.67	16.54	-	1	-
MJ Clarke (AUS)	2004-2011	15	7	203	33.5	-	144	5	5/35	28.80	4.25	40.60	-	1	-
Imran Khan (PAK)	2015-2015	1	2	220	36.4	6	109	5	5/58	21.80	2.97	44.00	-	1	-
AK Kuruppuarachchi (SL)	1986-1987	2	3	272	45.2	6	149	8	5/44	18.62	3.28	34.00	-	1	-
JW Hastings (AUS)	2011-2016	7	7	288	48.0	2	215	14	6/45	15.35	4.47	20.57	-	1	-
CD Collymore (WI)	2001-2001	5	5	290	48.2	3	200	9	5/51	22.22	4.13	32.22	-	1	-
Iftikhar Anjum (PAK)	2006-2009	7	7	295	49.1	4	207	8	5/30	25.87	4.21	36.87	-	1	-
Tauseef Ahmed (PAK)	1986-1986	6	6	312	52.0	13	192	11	6/45	17.45	3.69	28.36	-	1	-
V Permaul (WI)	2021-2021	1	2	318	53.0	7	141	8	5/35	17.62	2.66	39.75	-	1	-
TG Hogan (AUS)	1983-1983	4	4	326	54.2	8	205	10	5/66	20.50	3.77	32.60	-	1	-
R Ngarava (ZIM)	2022-2024	9	9	352	58.4	6	320	16	5/32	20.00	5.45	22.00	-	1	-
B Yardley (AUS)	1983-1983	4	3	360	60.0	14	194	10	5/88	19.40	3.23	36.00	-	1	-
JJ Bumrah (IND)	2017-2023	10	9	386	64.2	7	278	20	5/27	13.90	4.32	19.30	1	1	-
RJ Harris (AUS)	2011-2011	2	4	396	66.0	25	160	11	5/62	14.54	2.42	36.00	-	1	-
B Kumar (IND)	2017-2021	10	10	403	67.1	2	374	14	5/42	26.71	5.56	28.78	1	1	-
DL Underwood (ENG)	1982-1982	3	4	431	71.5	21	166	11	5/28	15.09	2.31	39.18	-	1	-
CR Woakes (ENG)	2014-2018	11	10	462	77.0	1	462	18	6/47	25.66	6.00	25.66	-	1	-
GB Hogg (AUS)	1996-2012	13	13	469	78.1	4	409	12	5/41	34.08	5.23	39.08	-	1	-
DM Bess (ENG)	2021-2021	2	4	511	85.1	10	255	12	5/30	21.25	2.99	42.58	1	1	-
AY Patel (NZ)	2019-2019	2	4	516	86.0	13	242	9	5/89	26.88	2.81	57.33	-	1	-
DBL Powell (WI)	2005-2005	5	7	529	88.1	16	296	12	5/25	24.66	3.35	44.08	-	1	-
CL Cairns (NZ)	1998-2003	12	8	544	90.4	7	392	11	5/62	35.63	4.32	49.45	-	1	-
RL Chase (WI)	2020-2021	5	7	587	97.5	6	377	9	5/83	41.88	3.85	65.22	-	1	-
Mohammad Nawaz (PAK)	2022-2023	5	7	588	98.0	11	387	12	5/88	32.25	3.94	49.00	-	1	-
Noman Ali (PAK)	2022-2023	3	6	594	99.0	18	318	12	7/70	26.50	3.21	49.50	-	1	-
DN Wellalage (SL)	2022-2024	13	14	612	102.0	3	442	19	5/40	23.26	4.33	32.21	-	1	-
Kuldeep Yadav (IND)	2017-2023	13	13	637	106.1	10	439	23	5/25	19.08	4.13	27.69	2	1	-
T Shamsi (SA)	2018-2021	11	12	641	106.5	3	494	24	5/49	20.58	4.62	26.70	1	1	-
JE Emburey (ENG)	1982-1993	5	7	678	113.0	21	342	11	6/33	31.09	3.02	61.63	-	1	-
C Sharma (IND)	1985-1985	6	9	770	128.2	14	493	19	5/118	25.94	3.84	40.52	-	1	-
KAJ Roach (WI)	2010-2021	8	10	770	128.2	20	415	12	5/100	34.58	3.23	64.16	-	1	-
AU Rashid (ENG)	2018-2018	9	11	780	130.0	7	488	21	5/49	23.23	3.75	37.14	1	1	-
FS Ahangama (SL)	1985-1985	3	6	801	133.3	32	348	18	5/52	19.33	2.60	44.50	-	1	-
MS Kasprowicz (AUS)	2004-2004	6	9	815	135.5	25	404	20	5/45	20.20	2.97	40.75	1	1	-
AA Donald (SA)	1993-2002	8	10	852	142.0	34	393	21	5/69	18.71	2.76	40.57	-	1	-
Abdur Razzak (BAN)	2004-2013	16	15	852	142.0	6	660	21	5/62	31.42	4.64	40.57	-	1	-
KSC de Silva (SL)	1997-1998	10	12	873	145.3	18	585	16	5/85	36.56	4.02	54.56	-	1	-
SL Boock (NZ)	1984-1984	6	9	891	148.3	41	336	16	5/28	21.00	2.26	55.68	-	1	-
Taijul Islam (BAN)	2017-2021	5	7	902	150.2	24	465	11	5/72	42.27	3.09	82.00	-	1	-
AG Cremer (ZIM)	2011-2017	10	11	911	151.5	11	612	14	5/125	43.71	4.03	65.07	1	1	-
J Srinath (IND)	1993-2002	16	17	938	156.2	19	656	14	5/114	46.85	4.19	67.00	-	1	-
Danish Kaneria (PAK)	2003-2009	6	8	972	162.0	24	503	19	5/62	26.47	3.10	51.15	1	1	-
EJ Chatfield (NZ)	1984-1987	9	11	996	166.0	42	443	21	5/63	21.09	2.66	47.42	1	1	-
MG Johnson (AUS)	2011-2011	12	14	1012	168.4	21	636	20	6/31	31.80	3.77	50.60	-	1	-
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	2002-2011	17	18	1027	171.1	20	635	29	5/21	21.89	3.70	35.41	-	1	-
KA Maharaj (SA)	2018-2021	10	12	1028	171.2	24	602	27	9/129	22.29	3.51	38.07	1	1	1
IK Pathan (IND)	2004-2012	29	28	1189	198.1	7	1045	44	5/61	23.75	5.27	27.02	-	1	-
RA Jadeja (IND)	2009-2023	18	17	1239	206.3	21	841	26	5/152	32.34	4.07	47.65	-	1	-
TG Southee (NZ)	2010-2019	21	23	1245	207.3	39	780	47	5/62	16.59	3.75	26.48	3	1	-
GD McGrath (AUS)	1994-2002	16	19	1254	209.0	45	732	31	5/37	23.61	3.50	40.45	-	1	-
PJ Wiseman (NZ)	1998-2003	9	11	1262	210.2	51	609	17	5/82	35.82	2.89	74.23	1	1	-
PA Strang (ZIM)	1996-1998	11	13	1289	214.5	32	774	22	5/106	35.18	3.60	58.59	2	1	-
VB John (SL)	1983-1985	15	17	1346	224.2	38	730	28	5/86	26.07	3.25	48.07	-	1	-
Mohammad Rafique (BAN)	2002-2007	17	17	1411	235.1	21	978	17	5/114	57.52	4.15	83.00	-	1	-
MRCN Bandaratilleke (SL)	1998-2001	9	15	1530	255.0	63	665	22	5/36	30.22	2.60	69.54	2	1	-
A Nehra (IND)	1999-2010	29	29	1558	259.4	14	1203	44	6/59	27.34	4.63	35.40	2	1	-

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Sri Lanka v Afghanistan at Dambulla, 3rd T20I, Feb 21, 2024 [T20I # 2482]

Sri Lanka v Afghanistan at Dambulla, 2nd T20I, Feb 19, 2024 [T20I # 2480]

Sri Lanka v Afghanistan at Dambulla, 1st T20I, Feb 17, 2024 [T20I # 2479]