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

Sri Lanka played their first international cricket in 1926–27, and were later awarded Test status in 1982, which made Sri Lanka the eighth Test cricket playing nation. The team played first international ODI during 1975 Cricket World Cup and has been underdogs since they won 1996 Cricket World Cup to become one of the best teams in the world today. They have gained T20I on 2006 against England. They won 2014 ICC World Twenty20 and top ranked in 32 years, which is most by any team in T20Is. Sri Lanka team also holds highest team totals of all three formats of the game.

There are many more world-famous cricket grounds in Sri Lanka. These pitches are renowned for spinning slow tracks, where most of the non-Indian subcontinent nations playing with more difficulty. R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo has hosted most international matches of all formats in the Sri Lanka.

In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five-for" or "fifer")[1][2] refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement.[3] The following list is about the five-wicket hauls taken at New Zealand cricket grounds.

P Sara
SSC
CCC
R. Premadasa
De Soyza
Galle
Asgiriya
Rangiri Dambulla
Pallekele Stadium
MRIC
Locations of all international grounds in Sri Lanka

International contribution by Sri Lankan grounds
Stadium City Tests ODIs T20Is
P. Sara Oval Colombo 20[4] 12[5] 2[6]
Asgiriya Stadium Kandy 21[7] 6[8] 0
SSC ground Colombo 42[9] 64[10] 2[11]
CCC ground Colombo 3[12] 0 0
R. Premadasa Stadium Colombo 8[13] 122[14] 23[15]
De Soysa Stadium Moratuwa 4[16] 6[17] 0
Galle International Stadium Galle 28[18] 7[19] 0
Pallekele Cricket Stadium Pallekele, Kandy 5[20] 19[21] 17[22]
Rangiri Dambulla Stadium Dambulla 0 48[23] 0
Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium Sooriyawewa, Hambantota 0 17[24] 7[25]

Updated 4 September 2016

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

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

Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium

One Day International five-wicket hauls
As of 1 September 2019
Five-wicket hauls in One Day International matches at Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium[26]
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn O R W Result
1Shahid Afridi23 February 2011 Pakistan Kenya28165Pakistan won
2Lasith Malinga16 August 2011 Sri Lanka Australia28.2285Sri Lanka won

Twenty20 International five-wicket hauls
As of 1 September 2019
Five-wicket hauls in Twenty20 International matches at Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium[27]
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn O R W Result
1Ajantha Mendis18 September 2012 Sri Lanka Zimbabwe2486Sri Lanka won

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

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

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

Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium
Main article: List of international cricket five-wicket hauls at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium

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

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