List of Sri Lanka Test 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. 37 Sri Lankan players have taken five-wicket hauls in Test matches, where the first fifer was taken by Somachandra de Silva in 1982 against Pakistan with the figures 5 for 59 runs.[1]
Key[edit]
- BBI denotes that the Best Bowling figures in an innings.
- BBM denotes the Best Bowling figures in a match.
- 5s denotes the number of five-wicket hauls taken in career
- 10s denotes the number of ten-wicket hauls taken in career
- Total denotes the wickets taken in career (italics denotes player is currently active in Test 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 | BBM | 5s | 10s | Total | Maiden fifer | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somachandra de Silva | 5/59 | 9/162 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 5/59 vs Pakistan at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad | 14 March 1982 |
| 2 | Ashantha de Mel | 6/109 | 7/201 | 3 | 3 | 59 | 5/68 vs India at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | 17 September 1982 |
| 3 | Vinothen John | 5/60 | 8/159 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 5/86 vs New Zealand at Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy | 9 March 1984 |
| 4 | Ravi Ratnayeke | 8/83 | 8/108 | 4 | 0 | 56 | 8/83 vs Pakistan at Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot | 27 October 1985 |
| 5 | Rumesh Ratnayake | 6/66 | 9/125 | 5 | 0 | 73 | 6/66 vs Australia at Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 16 December 1989 |
| 6 | Saliya Ahangama | 5/52 | 8/124 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5/52 vs India at Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy | 14 September 1985 |
| 7 | Kosala Kuruppuarachchi | 5/44 | 7/85 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5/44 vs Pakistan at Colombo Cricket Club Ground, Colombo | 14 March 1986 |
| 8 | Graeme Labrooy | 5/133 | 5/202 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 5/133 vs Australia at The Gabba, Brisbane | 8 December 1989 |
| 9 | Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 6/80 | 9/162 | 3 | 0 | 85 | 5/73 vs Pakistan at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad | 2 January 1992 |
| 10 | Champaka Ramanayake | 8/157 | 9/162 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 5/82 vs Pakistan at Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa | 8 September 1992 |
| 11 | Muttiah Muralitharan | 9/162 | 16/220 | 67 | 22 | 800 | 5/104 vs South Africa at Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa | 25 August 1993 |
| 12 | Kumar Dharmasena | 6/72 | 8/183 | 3 | 0 | 69 | 6/99 vs Pakistan at P Sara Oval, Colombo | 9 August 1994 |
| 13 | Ravindra Pushpakumara | 7/116 | 9/162 | 4 | 0 | 58 | 7/116 vs Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club, Harare | 26 October 1994 |
| 14 | Chaminda Vaas | 7/71 | 14/191 | 12 | 2 | 355 | 5/47 vs New Zealand at McLean Park, Napier | 11 March 1995 |
| 15 | Sajeewa de Silva | 5/85 | 5/158 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5/85 vs Pakistan at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | 26 April 1997 |
| 16 | Niroshan Bandaratilleke | 9/83 | 9/162 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 5/36 vs New Zealand at Galle International Stadium, Galle | 3 June 1998 |
| 17 | Upul Chandana | 5/59 | 10/210 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 6/179 vs Pakistan at Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka | 12 March 1999 |
| 18 | Dilhara Fernando | 5/42 | 7/95 | 3 | 0 | 100 | 5/98 vs South Africa at Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban | 26 December 2000 |
| 19 | Sanath Jayasuriya | 5/34 | 9/74 | 2 | 0 | 98 | 5/43 vs Zimbabwe at Galle International Stadium, Galle | 12 January 2002 |
| 20 | Prabath Nissanka | 5/64 | 5/128 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5/64 vs West Indies at Sabina Park, Kingston | 27 June 2003 |
| 21 | Nuwan Zoysa | 5/20 | 8/73 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 5/20 vs Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club, Harare | 6 May 2004 |
| 22 | Lasith Malinga | 5/50 | 9/210 | 3 | 0 | 101 | 5/80 vs New Zealand at McLean Park, Napier | 4 April 2005 |
| 23 | Ajantha Mendis | 6/99 | 10/209 | 4 | 1 | 70 | 6/117 vs India at Galle International Stadium, Galle | 31 July 2007 |
| 24 | Rangana Herath | 9/127 | 14/184 | 34 | 9 | 433 | 5/99 vs Pakistan at P Sara Oval, Colombo | 12 July 2009 |
| 25 | Thilan Thushara | 5/83 | 6/204 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 5/83 vs Pakistan at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | 20 July 2009 |
| 26 | Suraj Randiv | 5/82 | 9/162 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 5/82 vs India at P Sara Oval, Colombo | 3 August 2010 |
| 27 | Chanaka Welagedara | 5/52 | 6/106 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 5/87 vs Pakistan at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | 3 November 2011 |
| 28 | Dilruwan Perera | 6/32 | 10/78 | 8 | 2 | 156 | 5/109 vs Bangladesh at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka | 14 January 2014 |
| 29 | Dhammika Prasad | 5/50 | 6/125 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 5/50 vs England at Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds | 20 June 2014 |
| 30 | Tharindu Kaushal | 5/42 | 8/181 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 5/134 vs India at Galle International Stadium, Galle | 12 August 2015 |
| 31 | Dushmantha Chameera | 5/47 | 9/115 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 5/47 vs New Zealand at Seddon Park, Hamilton | 18 December 2015 |
| 32 | Suranga Lakmal | 5/54 | 6/127 | 3 | 0 | 141 | 5/63 vs South Africa at St George's Park, Port Elizabeth | 26 December 2016 |
| 33 | Lahiru Kumara | 6/122 | 7/184 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 5/122 vs South Africa at Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town | 2 January 2017 |
| 34 | Nuwan Pradeep | 6/132 | 6/195 | 1 | 0 | 70 | 6/132 vs India at Galle International Stadium, Galle | 26 July 2017 |
| 35 | Lakshan Sandakan | 5/95 | 7/171 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 5/132 vs India at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele | 12 August 2017 |
| 36 | Akila Dananjaya | 6/115 | 8/44 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 5/24 vs Bangladesh at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka | 8 February 2018 |
| 37 | Lasith Embuldeniya | 5/66 | 6/117 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5/59 vs South Africa at Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban | 13 February 2019 |
- Last updated: 14 September 2019.
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