# List of international cricket five-wicket hauls at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground

The Sinhalese Sports Club Ground is the headquarters of Sri Lanka Cricket, the controlling body of cricket in Sri Lanka. The ground is sometimes described as "the Lord's of Sri Lanka". The first One Day International match played on the ground was in 1982 against England and it staged its first Test match in 1984 against the touring New Zealand side. The first Twenty20 International played on the ground was in 2010 when Canada faced Ireland.
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. This article details the five-wicket hauls taken on the ground in official international Test and One Day International matches.
The first bowler to take a five-wicket haul in an international match on the ground was Sri Lanka's Ravi Ratnayeke, who took five wickets for the cost of 42 runs (5/42) against New Zealand in the first Test on the ground. The best innings bowling figures in Test matches on the ground were taken by fellow Sri Lankan Rangana Herath, who took 9/127 against Pakistan in 2014. The first five-wicket haul in an ODI on the ground was achieved by Chaminda Vaas who took 8/19 for Sri Lanka against Zimbabwe in 2001. As of November 2020 this is the only time a bowler has taken eight wickets in an innings in any ODI on any ground.

## Key

| Symbol | Meaning |
| Date | Day the Test started or ODI 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 |

## Test match five-wicket hauls

    As of 30 November 2020
Five-wicket hauls have been taken a total of 52 times in Test matches on the ground.
Five-wicket hauls in Men's Test matches at Sinhalese Sports Club :
| No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing Team | Inn | O | R | W | Result |
| 1 | Ravi Ratnayeke | 16 March 1984 | Sri Lanka | New Zealand | 2 | 21 | 42 | 5 | Drawn |
| 2 | Ashantha de Mel | 30 August 1985 | Sri Lanka | India | 1 | 28 | 64 | 5 | Drawn |
| 3 | Rumesh Ratnayake | 30 August 1985 | Sri Lanka | India | 3 | 41 | 85 | 6 | Drawn |
| 4 | Anil Kumble | 27 July 1993 | India | Sri Lanka | 2 | 24 | 87 | 5 | India won |
| 5 | Brett Schultz | 6 September 1993 | South Africa | Sri Lanka | 1 | 20 | 48 | 5 | South Africa won |
| 6 | Muttiah Muralitharan | 6 September 1993 | Sri Lanka | South Africa | 2 | 54 | 101 | 5 | South Africa won |
| 7 | Sajeewa de Silva | 26 April 1997 | Sri Lanka | Pakistan | 2 | 24.2 | 85 | 5 | Drawn |
| 8 | Chris Cairns | 10 June 1998 | New Zealand | Sri Lanka | 1 | 17.4 | 62 | 5 | Sri Lanka won |
| 9 | Daniel Vettori | 10 June 1998 | New Zealand | Sri Lanka | 3 | 33 | 64 | 6 | Sri Lanka won |
| 10 | Muttiah Muralitharan | 10 June 1998 | Sri Lanka | New Zealand | 4 | 18.3 | 30 | 5 | Sri Lanka won |
| 11 | Muttiah Muralitharan | 14 June 2000 | Sri Lanka | Pakistan | 2 | 47 | 115 | 5 | Pakistan won |
| 12 | Wasim Akram | 14 June 2000 | Pakistan | Sri Lanka | 3 | 15.3 | 45 | 5 | Pakistan won |
| 13 | Nicky Boje | 6 August 2000 | South Africa | Sri Lanka | 2 | 34 | 62 | 5 | Drawn |
| 14 | Muttiah Muralitharan | 6 August 2000 | Sri Lanka | South Africa | 3 | 45.5 | 68 | 5 | Drawn |
| 15 | Chaminda Vaas | 15 March 2001 | Sri Lanka | England | 2 | 27.5 | 73 | 6 | England won |
| 16 | Muttiah Muralitharan | 29 August 2001 | Sri Lanka | India | 1 | 34.1 | 87 | 8 | Sri Lanka won |
| 17 | Muttiah Muralitharan | 6 September 2001 | Sri Lanka | Bangladesh | 1 | 9.4 | 13 | 5 | Sri Lanka won |
| 18 | Muttiah Muralitharan | 6 September 2001 | Sri Lanka | Bangladesh | 3 | 35.3 | 98 | 5 | Sri Lanka won |
| 19 | Chaminda Vaas | 29 November 2001 | Sri Lanka | West Indies | 1 | 32.2 | 120 | 7 | Sri Lanka won |
| 20 | Chaminda Vaas | 29 November 2001 | Sri Lanka | West Indies | 3 | 25 | 71 | 7 | Sri Lanka won |
| 21 | Muttiah Muralitharan | 24 March 2004 | Sri Lanka | Australia | 1 | 37.1 | 123 | 5 | Australia won |
| 22 | Sanath Jayasuriya | 11 August 2004 | Sri Lanka | South Africa | 2 | 14.1 | 34 | 5 | Sri Lanka won |
| 23 | Chaminda Vaas | 11 August 2004 | Sri Lanka | South Africa | 4 | 18 | 29 | 6 | Sri Lanka won |
| 24 | Muttiah Muralitharan | 13 July 2005 | Sri Lanka | West Indies | 3 | 21 | 36 | 6 | Sri Lanka won |
| 25 | Muttiah Muralitharan | 27 July 2006 | Sri Lanka | South Africa | 3 | 64 | 131 | 6 | Sri Lanka won |
| 26 | Muttiah Muralitharan | 25 June 2007 | Sri Lanka | Bangladesh | 1 | 7.3 | 15 | 5 | Sri Lanka won |
| 27 | Muttiah Muralitharan | 9 December 2007 | Sri Lanka | England | 1 | 47.2 | 116 | 5 | Drawn |
| 28 | Muttiah Muralitharan | 23 July 2008 | Sri Lanka | India | 2 | 29 | 84 | 5 | Sri Lanka won |
| 29 | Muttiah Muralitharan | 23 July 2008 | Sri Lanka | India | 3 | 13 | 26 | 6 | Sri Lanka won |
| 30 | Thilan Thushara | 20 July 2009 | Sri Lanka | Pakistan | 1 | 20.4 | 83 | 5 | Drawn |
| 31 | Danish Kaneria | 20 July 2009 | Pakistan | Sri Lanka | 2 | 20.3 | 62 | 5 | Drawn |
| 32 | Rangana Herath | 20 July 2009 | Sri Lanka | Pakistan | 3 | 46 | 157 | 5 | Drawn |
| 33 | Rangana Herath | 26 August 2009 | Sri Lanka | New Zealand | 4 | 48 | 139 | 5 | Sri Lanka won |
| 34 | Rangana Herath | 16 September 2011 | Sri Lanka | Australia | 3 | 52 | 157 | 7 | Australia won |
| 35 | Junaid Khan | 30 July 2012 | Pakistan | Sri Lanka | 2 | 28 | 73 | 5 | Drawn |
| 36 | Dilruwan Perera | 24 July 2014 | Sri Lanka | South Africa | 2 | 41.5 | 69 | 5 | Drawn |
| 37 | Rangana Herath | 24 July 2014 | Sri Lanka | South Africa | 4 | 45 | 40 | 5 | Drawn |
| 38 | Junaid Khan | 14 August 2014 | Pakistan | Sri Lanka | 1 | 27 | 87 | 5 | Sri Lanka won |
| 39 | Rangana Herath | 14 August 2014 | Sri Lanka | Pakistan | 2 | 33.1 | 127 | 9 | Sri Lanka won |
| 40 | Rangana Herath | 14 August 2014 | Sri Lanka | Pakistan | 4 | 22.1 | 57 | 5 | Sri Lanka won |
| 41 | Ishant Sharma | 8 August 2015 | India | Sri Lanka | 2 | 15 | 54 | 5 | India won |
| 42 | Mitchell Starc | 13 August 2016 | Australia | Sri Lanka | 1 | 25.1 | 63 | 5 | Sri Lanka won |
| 43 | Rangana Herath | 13 August 2016 | Sri Lanka | Australia | 2 | 38.1 | 81 | 6 | Sri Lanka won |
| 44 | Rangana Herath | 13 August 2016 | Sri Lanka | Australia | 4 | 18.1 | 64 | 7 | Sri Lanka won |
| 45 | Ravichandran Ashwin | 3 August 2017 | India | Sri Lanka | 2 | 16.4 | 69 | 5 | India won |
| 46 | Ravindra Jadeja | 3 August 2017 | India | Sri Lanka | 3 | 39 | 152 | 5 | India won |
| 47 | Keshav Maharaj | 20 July 2018 | South Africa | Sri Lanka | 1 | 41.1 | 129 | 9 | Sri Lanka won |
| 48 | Akila Dananjaya | 20 July 2018 | Sri Lanka | South Africa | 2 | 13 | 52 | 5 | Sri Lanka won |
| 49 | Rangana Herath | 20 July 2018 | Sri Lanka | South Africa | 4 | 32.5 | 98 | 6 | Sri Lanka won |
| 50 | Lakshan Sandakan | 23 November 2018 | Sri Lanka | England | 1 | 22 | 95 | 5 | England won |
| 51 | Adil Rashid | 23 November 2018 | England | Sri Lanka | 2 | 13.5 | 49 | 5 | England won |
| 52 | Dilruwan Perera | 23 November 2018 | Sri Lanka | England | 3 | 29.5 | 88 | 5 | England won |

## One Day International five-wicket hauls

    As of 30 November 2020
There have been three five-wicket hauls taken on the ground in One Day Internationals, all of them in men's matches.
Five-wicket hauls in Men's One Day International matches at Sinhalese Sports Club :
| No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing Team | Inn | O | R | W | Result |
| 1 | Chaminda Vaas | 8 December 2001 | Sri Lanka | Zimbabwe | 1 | 8 | 19 | 8 | Sri Lanka won |
| 2 | Glenn McGrath | 15 September 2002 | Australia | New Zealand | 2 | 7 | 37 | 5 | Australia won |
| 3 | Upul Chandana | 31 August 2004 | Sri Lanka | South Africa | 2 | 9.1 | 61 | 5 | Sri Lanka won |