List of international cricket five-wicket hauls at the R. Premadasa Stadium
Tests

List of international cricket five-wicket hauls at the R. Premadasa Stadium

Section Title: Tests
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No.	Bowler	Date	Team	Opposing team	Inn	Overs	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Batsmen	Result

1	Paul Strang	11 September 1996	Zimbabwe	Sri Lanka	1	34.3	106	5	3.07	Aravinda de Silva Asanka Gurusinha Chaminda Vaas Muttiah Muralitharan Jayantha Silva	Sri Lanka won

2	Muttiah Muralitharan	11 September 1996	Sri Lanka	Zimbabwe	3	20.3	33	5	1.60	Grant Flower Andy Flower Alistair Campbell Paul Strang Andy Whittall	Sri Lanka won

3	Saqlain Mushtaq	19 April 1997	Pakistan	Sri Lanka	1	44.2	89	5	2.00	Marvan Atapattu Romesh Kaluwitharana Kumar Dharmasena Hashan Tillakaratne Nuwan Zoysa	Drawn

4	Muttiah Muralitharan	19 April 1997	Sri Lanka	Pakistan	3	53	98	6	1.84	Inzamam-ul-Haq Ijaz Ahmed Moin Khan Asif Mujtaba Mushtaq Ahmed Shahid Nazir	Drawn

5	Muttiah Muralitharan	27 May 1998	Sri Lanka	New Zealand	1	38.2	90	5	2.34	Bryan Young Craig McMillan Chris Cairns Paul Wiseman Daniel Vettori	New Zealand Won

6	Paul Wiseman	27 May 1998	New Zealand	Sri Lanka	4	46.5	82	5	1.75	Marvan Atapattu Sanath Jayasuriya Mahela Jayawardene Niroshan Bandaratilleke Malinga Bandara	New Zealand Won

7	Mohammad Rafique	12 November 2005	Bangladesh	Sri Lanka	2	37	114	5	3.08	Kumar Sangakkara Mahela Jayawardene Chaminda Vaas Rangana Herath Muttiah Muralitharan	Sri Lanka Won

8	Muttiah Muralitharan	12 November 2005	Sri Lanka	Bangladesh	4	10.4	18	6	1.68	Shahriar Nafees Mohammad Ashraful Tushar Imran Aftab Ahmed Mohammad Rafique Enamul Haque, Jr.	Sri Lanka Won

9	Kemar Roach	23 November 2010	West Indies	Sri Lanka	1	28.2	100	5	3.52	Tillakaratne Dilshan Tharanga Paranavitana Angelo Mathews Nuwan Kulasekara Ajantha Mendis	Drawn

10	Rangana Herath	16 March 2013	Sri Lanka	Bangladesh	1	28.3	68	5	2.38	Mahmudullah Mushfiqur Rahim Mominul Haque Sohag Gazi Nasir Hossain	Sri Lanka won

11	Rangana Herath	16 March 2013	Sri Lanka	Bangladesh	3	36	89	7	2.47	Mohammad Ashraful Jahurul Islam Mahmudullah Mominul Haque Nasir Hossain Sohag Gazi Mushfiqur Rahim	Sri Lanka won

12	Rangana Herath	14 July 2017	Sri Lanka	Zimbabwe	1	32	116	5	3.62	Regis Chakabva Hamilton Masakadza Sikandar Raza Malcolm Waller Donald Tiripano	Won

13	Graeme Cremer	14 July 2017	Zimbabwe	Sri Lanka	2	39.3	125	5	3.16	Kusal Mendis Dinesh Chandimal Niroshan Dickwella Suranga Lakmal Asela Gunaratne	Lost

14	Rangana Herath	14 July 2017	Sri Lanka	Zimbabwe	3	39.1	133	6	3.39	Regis Chakabva Tarisai Musakanda Hamilton Masakadza Sean Williams Sikandar Raza Graeme Cremer	Won

Sentence(s)

The first bowler to take a five-wicket haul in a Test match at R. Premadasa Stadium was Paul Strang, who took 5/106 in 1996 for Zimbabwe against Sri Lanka.

final_sentence: The first bowler to take a five-wicket haul in a Test match at R. Premadasa Stadium was Paul Strang, who took 5/106 in 1996 for Zimbabwe against Sri Lanka.