List of Sri Lanka T20I cricket five-wicket haul wicket takers
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A Five-wicket haul in cricket occurs when a bowler takes 5 wickets or more in an innings. Only 3 Sri Lankan players have taken five-wicket hauls in Twenty20 International matches, where the first fifer was taken by Ajantha Mendis in 2011 against Australia with the figures 6 for 13 runs.[1]
Key[edit]
- BBI denotes that the Best Bowling figures in an innings.
- 5s denotes the number of five-wicket hauls taken in career
- Mdns. denotes the number of maiden overs in career bowled without conceding a run
- Total denotes the wickets taken in career (italics denotes player is currently active in T20I cricket)
- Maiden fifer and Date give the details of the player's first five-wicket haul and starting date of match.[2]
List of fifer wicket takers[edit]
| No. | Player | BBI | 5s | Mdns. | Total | Maiden fifer | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ajantha Mendis | 6/8 | 2 | 3 | 66 | 6/13 vs Australia at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele | 8 August 2011 |
| 2 | Lasith Malinga | 5/6 | 2 | 1 | 104 | 5/31 vs England at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele | 1 October 2012 |
| 3 | Rangana Herath | 5/3 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 5/3 vs New Zealand at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong | 31 March 2014 |
- Last updated: 19 September 2019.
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