List of international cricket five-wicket hauls on Sri Lankan cricket grounds

The Sri Lanka national cricket team played their first international cricket in 1926/27. The team played its first full international match, a One Day International (ODI), during the 1975 Cricket World Cup, and were awarded Test cricket status in 1982, making Sri Lanka the eighth Test cricket playing nation.

In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five-for" or "fifer") refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement.[1] This article details the five-wicket hauls taken on Sri Lankan grounds in official Test, One Day International and Twenty20 International matches.

Key
Symbol Meaning
Date Day the Test started or ODI/T20I was held
Inn Innings in which five-wicket haul was taken
O Number of overs bowled
R Number of runs conceded
W Number of wickets taken
Result Result of the match

Asgiriya Stadium
Main article: List of international cricket five-wicket hauls at Asgiriya Stadium

Colts Cricket Club Ground
As of 22 November 2020

A single international five-wicket haul has been taken on Colts Cricket Club Ground in Colombo. Sri Lanka's Chamani Seneviratna took five wickets in the ground's only women's Test match in 1998.

Five-wicket hauls in Women's Test matches at Colts Cricket Club Ground
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn O R W Result
1Chamani Seneviratna[upper-alpha 1]17 April 1998 Sri Lanka Pakistan224315Sri Lanka won[2]

Galle International Stadium
Main article: List of international cricket five-wicket hauls at Galle International Stadium

Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium
As of 1 September 2019

Three five-wicket hauls have been taken at Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium in Hambantota, all in men's limited overs international matches.

One Day International five-wicket hauls
Five-wicket hauls in Men's One Day International matches at Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn O R W Result
1Shahid Afridi23 February 2011[lower-alpha 1] Pakistan Kenya28165Pakistan won[3]
2Lasith Malinga16 August 2011 Sri Lanka Australia28.2285Sri Lanka won[4]

Twenty20 International five-wicket hauls
Five-wicket hauls in Men's Twenty20 International matches at Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn O R W Result
1Ajantha Mendis[upper-alpha 2]18 September 2012[lower-alpha 2] Sri Lanka Zimbabwe2486Sri Lanka won[7]

Moors Sports Club Ground

A single international five-wicket haul has been taken on Moors Sports Club Ground in Colombo. Sri Lanka's Suthershini Sivanantham took five wickets for the cost of only two runs in a One Day International match in 2002.

Five-wicket hauls in Women's One Day International matches at Moors Sports Club Ground
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn O R W Result
1Suthershini Sivanantham22 January 2002 Sri Lanka Pakistan29.325Sri Lanka won[8]

Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
Main article: List of international cricket five-wicket hauls at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium

P Sara Oval
Main article: List of international cricket five-wicket hauls at Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium

SSC Ground
Main article: List of international cricket five-wicket hauls at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground

Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium
As of 22 November 2020

Eight five-wicket hauls have been taken at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, all in men's One Day Internationals.

Five-wicket hauls in Men's One Day International matches at Rangiri Dambulla Stadium
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn O R W Result
1Muttiah Muralitharan18 May 2003 Sri Lanka Pakistan29.4235Sri Lanka won[9]
2Brad Hogg20 February 2004 Australia Sri Lanka29.3415Australia won[10]
3Michael Clarke[upper-alpha 3]22 February 2004 Australia Sri Lanka17.5355Sri Lanka won[11]
4Lasith Malinga15 June 2010[lower-alpha 3] Sri Lanka Pakistan210345Sri Lanka won[12]
5Farveez Maharoof[upper-alpha 4]22 June 2010[lower-alpha 3] Sri Lanka India110425Sri Lanka won[13]
6Thisara Perera22 August 2010 Sri Lanka India17.4285Sri Lanka won[14]
7John Hastings[upper-alpha 5]31 August 2016 Australia Sri Lanka110456Australia won[15]
8Lasith Malinga13 October 2018 Sri Lanka England110445England won[16]

R. Premadasa Stadium
Main article: List of international cricket five-wicket hauls at R. Premadasa Stadium

Notes
  1. This match was part of the 2011 Cricket World Cup.
  2. This match was part of the 2012 ICC World Twenty20.
  3. This match was part of the 2010 Asia Cup competition.
  1. As of November 2020 this is the only Test match that the Sri Lankan women's side has played. As a result Seneviratna is the only Sri Lankan woman to have taken a five-wicket haul in Test cricket.
  2. Mendis' figures of 6/8 in this match set a new record for the best bowling figures in an Twenty20 International match. These beat his own record of 6/16 set at Kandy in 2011 and were the best in T20I matches until India's Deepak Chahar took 6/7 in 2019.[5][6]
  3. Clarke played predominantly as a batsman and this was his only five-wicket haul in One Day International cricket.
  4. Farveez Maharoof's five-wicket haul included a hat trick.
  5. This was the only time Hastings took a five-wicket haul in international cricket.

References
  1. Pervez MA (2001) A Dictionary of Cricket, p.31. Hyderabad: Sangam Books (India). ISBN 978-81-7370-184-9
  2. Only Test, Colombo (Colts), Apr 17-20 1998, Pakistan Women tour of Sri Lanka, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  3. 6th Match, Hambantota, Feb 23 2011, Group A (D/N), ICC Cricket World Cup, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  4. 3rd ODI (D/N), Hambantota, Aug 16 2011, Australia tour of Sri Lanka, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  5. Moonda F (2012) The Mendises script big win for Sri Lanka, CricInfo, 2012-09-18. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  6. Sundararaman G (2019) Deepak Chahar's best is also the best ever in men's T20Is, CricInfo, 2019-11-10. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  7. 1st Match, Hambantota, Sep 18 2012, Group C (N), ICC World Twenty20, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  8. 2nd ODI, Colombo (Moors), Jan 22 2002, Pakistan Women tour of Sri Lanka, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  9. 4th Match, Dambulla, May 18 2003, Bank Alfalah Cup, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  10. 1st ODI (D/N), Dambulla, Feb 20 2004, Australia tour of Sri Lanka, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  11. 2nd ODI, Dambulla, Feb 22 2004, Australia tour of Sri Lanka, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  12. 1st Match (D/N), Dambulla, Jun 15 2010, Asia Cup, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  13. 6th Match (D/N), Dambulla, Jun 22 2010, Asia Cup, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  14. 5th Match (D/N), Dambulla, Aug 22 2010, Sri Lanka Triangular Series, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  15. 4th ODI (D/N), Dambulla, Aug 31 2016, Australia tour of Sri Lanka, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  16. 2nd ODI, Dambulla, Oct 13 2018, England tour of Sri Lanka, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
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