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

Sri Lanka vs Pakistan test match at Galle

The Galle International Stadium is a 17,000 capacity cricket stadium situated in Galle, Sri Lanka. The first Test match was between hosts Sri Lanka and New Zealand on 3 June 1998.^[1] Basically it is used for Test matches.

In total the ground has been the venue for 28 Test matches,^[2] 7 One-Day International matches.^[3]

In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five-for" or "fifer")^[4][5] refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement.^[6]

The first bowler to take a five-wicket haul in a Test match at Galle International Stadium was Kumar Dharmasena, who took 6/72 in 1998 for Sri Lanka against New Zealand on very first Test played at the ground.^[1] The best bowling figures to date were achieved by Muttiah Muralitharan who took 7/26 for Sri Lanka against England in 2003.^[7] There have been a total of 43 five-wicket hauls in Test matches at the ground. Muralitharan has taken 11 Test five-wicket hauls, which is the highest by a bowler at Galle.

The first One Day International was played at Galle International Stadium between Sri Lanka and India on 25 June 1998, where the Match abandoned without a ball bowled.^[8] Since then there have been only single five-wicket haul, which was achieved by Sanath Jayasuriya who took 5/28 for Sri Lanka against Australia in 1989.^[9]

A Twenty20 International match is yet to be held at the venue.

Key

Muttiah Muralitharan is the only bowler to have taken 11 five-wicket hauls at Galle Stadium.

Symbol	Meaning
	The bowler was man of the match
	10 or more wickets taken in the match
	One of two five-wicket hauls by the bowler in the match
Date	Day the Test started or ODI was held
Inn	Innings in which five-wicket haul was taken
Overs	Number of overs bowled
Runs	Number of runs conceded
Wkts	Number of wickets taken
Econ	Runs conceded per over
Batsmen	Batsmen whose wickets were taken
Result	Result of the match

Tests

Five-wicket hauls in Test matches at Galle International Stadium

No.	Bowler	Date	Team	Opposing team	Inn	Overs	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Batsmen	Result
1	Kumar Dharmasena	3 June 1998	Sri Lanka	New Zealand	1	24.1	72	6	2.97	Stephen Fleming Nathan Astle Chris Cairns Chris Harris Adam Parore Paul Wiseman	Sri Lanka won[10]
2	Niroshan Bandaratilleke	3 June 1998	Sri Lanka	New Zealand	3	24	36	5	1.50	Matt Horne Bryan Young Craig McMillan Chris Cairns Paul Wiseman	Sri Lanka won[10]
3	Muttiah Muralitharan	22 September 1999	Sri Lanka	Australia	2	38	71	5	1.86	Greg Blewett Justin Langer Michael Slater Ian Healy Mark Waugh	Drawn[11]
4	Muttiah Muralitharan	20 July 2000	Sri Lanka	South Africa	2	41	87	6	2.12	Neil McKenzie Gary Kirsten Jacques Kallis Jonty Rhodes Mark Boucher Shaun Pollock	Sri Lanka won[12]
5	Muttiah Muralitharan	20 July 2000	Sri Lanka	South Africa	3	35	84	7	2.40	Daryll Cullinan Lance Klusener Mark Boucher Shaun Pollock Nicky Boje Paul Adams Makhaya Ntini	Sri Lanka won[12]
6	Dilhara Fernando	14 August 2001	Sri Lanka	India	1	25	42	5	1.68	Mohammad Kaif Hemang Badani Sourav Ganguly Harbhajan Singh Sameer Dighe	Sri Lanka won[13]
7	Javagal Srinath	14 August 2001	India	Sri Lanka	2	24.5	114	5	4.59	Mahela Jayawardene Hashan Tillakaratne Suresh Perera Ruchira Perera Muttiah Muralitharan	Sri Lanka won[13]
8	Muttiah Muralitharan	14 August 2001	Sri Lanka	India	3	26.5	49	5	1.82	Mohammad Kaif Hemang Badani Sameer Dighe Harbhajan Singh Venkatesh Prasad	Sri Lanka won[13]
9	Muttiah Muralitharan	13 November 2001	Sri Lanka	West Indies	1	53.4	126	6	2.34	Ramnaresh Sarwan Carl Hooper Brian Lara Marlon Samuels Neil McGarrell Colin Stuart	Sri Lanka won[14]
10	Muttiah Muralitharan	13 November 2001	Sri Lanka	West Indies	3	31.3	44	5	1.39	Ramnaresh Sarwan Marlon Samuels Ridley Jacobs Mervyn Dillon Colin Stuart	Sri Lanka won[14]
11	Muttiah Muralitharan	12 January 2002	Sri Lanka	Zimbabwe	2	58.3	67	5	1.14	Stuart Carlisle Andy Flower Grant Flower Travis Friend Henry Olonga	Sri Lanka won[15]
12	Sanath Jayasuriya	12 January 2002	Sri Lanka	Zimbabwe	2	29	43	5	1.48	Trevor Gripper Craig Wishart Gavin Rennie Heath Streak Dion Ebrahim	Sri Lanka won[15]
13	Muttiah Muralitharan	2 December 2003	Sri Lanka	England	2	31.4	46	7	1.45	Marcus Trescothick Michael Vaughan Paul Collingwood Andrew Flintoff Chris Read Ashley Giles Richard Johnson	Drawn[16]
14	Muttiah Muralitharan	8 March 2004	Sri Lanka	Australia	1	21.3	59	6	2.74	Matthew Hayden Andrew Symonds Adam Gilchrist Darren Lehmann Michael Kasprowicz Stuart MacGill	Australia won[17]
15	Shane Warne	8 March 2004	Australia	Sri Lanka	2	42.4	116	5	2.71	Sanath Jayasuriya Hashan Tillakaratne Upul Chandana Kumar Dharmasena Muttiah Muralitharan	Australia won[17]
16	Muttiah Muralitharan	8 March 2004	Sri Lanka	Australia	3	56	153	5	2.73	Matthew Hayden Damien Martyn Darren Lehmann Andrew Symonds Shane Warne	Australia won[17]
17	Shane Warne	8 March 2004	Australia	Sri Lanka	4	15	43	5	2.86	Marvan Atapattu Tillakaratne Dilshan Mahela Jayawardene Hashan Tillakaratne Kumar Dharmasena	Australia won[17]
18	Nicky Boje	4 August 2004	South Africa	Sri Lanka	3	22	88	5	4.00	Kumar Sangakkara Mahela Jayawardene Romesh Kaluwitharana Upul Chandana Muttiah Muralitharan	Drawn[18]
19	Ajantha Mendis	31 July 2008	Sri Lanka	India	1	28	117	6	4.17	Gautam Gambhir Rahul Dravid VVS Laxman Dinesh Karthik Harbhajan Singh	India won[19]
20	Harbhajan Singh	31 July 2008	India	Sri Lanka	2	40.3	102	6	2.51	Malinda Warnapura Kumar Sangakkara Thilan Samaraweera Tillakaratne Dilshan Prasanna Jayawardene Muttiah Muralitharan	India won[19]
21	Muttiah Muralitharan	18 July 2010	Sri Lanka	India	2	63	63	5	3.70	Sachin Tendulkar Mahendra Singh Dhoni Yuvraj Singh Pragyan Ojha Abhimanyu Mithun	Sri Lanka won[20]
22	Lasith Malinga	18 July 2010	Sri Lanka	India	3	17	50	5	2.94	Gautam Gambhir Rahul Dravid Sachin Tendulkar Mahendra Singh Dhoni Abhimanyu Mithun	Sri Lanka won[20]
23	Ajantha Mendis	15 November 2010	Sri Lanka	West Indies	1	59	169	6	2.86	Darren Bravo Brendan Nash Dwayne Bravo Chris Gayle Darren Sammy Andre Russell	Drawn[21]
24	Nathan Lyon	31 August 2011	Australia	Sri Lanka	2	15	34	5	2.26	Kumar Sangakkara Angelo Mathews Rangana Herath Suraj Randiv Chanaka Welegedara	Australia won[22]
25	Rangana Herath	31 August 2011	Sri Lanka	Australia	3	23	79	5	3.43	Michael Clarke Michael Hussey Brad Haddin Mitchell Johnson Ryan Harris	Australia won[22]
26	Ryan Harris	31 August 2011	Australia	Sri Lanka	4	23	79	5	3.43	Tharanga Paranavitana Tillakaratne Dilshan Prasanna Jayawardene Mahela Jayawardene Rangana Herath	Australia won[22]
27	James Anderson	26 March 2012	England	Sri Lanka	1	20.3	72	5	3.51	Lahiru Thirimanne Kumar Sangakkara Prasanna Jayawardene Chanaka Welegedara Mahela Jayawardene	Sri Lanka won[23]
28	Rangana Herath	26 March 2012	Sri Lanka	England	2	19	74	6	3.89	Jonathan Trott Andrew Strauss Matt Prior Samit Patel Stuart Broad Ian Bell	Sri Lanka won[23]
29	Graeme Swann	26 March 2012	England	Sri Lanka	3	30	82	6	2.73	Lahiru Thirimanne Mahela Jayawardene Kumar Sangakkara Thilan Samaraweera Suraj Randiv Rangana Herath	Sri Lanka won[23]
30	Rangana Herath	26 March 2012	Sri Lanka	England	4	38	97	6	2.55	Alastair Cook Andrew Strauss Ian Bell Matt Prior Samit Patel Graeme Swann	Sri Lanka won[23]
31	Saeed Ajmal	22 June 2012	Pakistan	Sri Lanka	1	46	146	5	3.17	Tharanga Paranavitana Kumar Dilshan Mahela Jayawardene Thilan Samaraweera Angelo Mathews	Sri Lanka won[24]
32	Rangana Herath	17 November 2012	Sri Lanka	New Zealand	1	30	65	5	2.16	Brendon McCullum James Franklin Daniel Flynn Doug Bracewell Kruger van Wyk	Sri Lanka won[25]
33	Rangana Herath	17 November 2012	Sri Lanka	New Zealand	3	18	43	6	2.38	Brendon McCullum Ross Taylor James Franklin Daniel Flynn Doug Bracewell Jeetan Patel	Sri Lanka won[25]
34	Dale Steyn	16 July 2014	South Africa	Sri Lanka	2	23	54	5	2.34	Kaushal Silva Mehala Jayawardene Lahiru Thirimanne Dinesh Chandimal Dilruwan Perera	South Africa won[26]
35	Dilruwan Perera	6 August 2014	Sri Lanka	Pakistan	1	31.5	137	5	4.30	Younis Khan Sarfraz Ahmed Saeed Ajmal Abdur Rehman Junaid Khan	Sri Lanka won[27]
36	Saeed Ajmal	6 August 2014	Pakistan	Sri Lanka	2	59.1	166	5	2.80	Angelo Mathews Kithuruwan Vithanage Niroshan Dickwella Dilruwan Perera Dhammika Prasad	Sri Lanka won[27]
37	Rangana Herath	6 August 2014	Sri Lanka	Pakistan	3	30.2	48	6	1.58	Khurram Manzoor Younis Khan Azhar Ali Asad Shafiq Mohammad Talha Junaid Khan	Sri Lanka won[27]
38	Yasir Shah	17 June 2015	Pakistan	Sri Lanka	3	30.1	76	7	2.51	Kumar Sangakkara Dilruwan Perera Angelo Mathews Dimuth Karunaratne Kithuruwan Vithanage Rangana Herath Dinesh Chandimal	Pakistan won[28]
39	Ravichandran Ashwin	12 August 2015	India	Sri Lanka	1	13.4	46	6	3.36	Kumar Sangakkara Lahiru Thirimanne Jehan Mubarak Angelo Mathews Dhammika Prasad Rangana Herath	Sri Lanka won[29]
40	Tharindu Kaushal	12 August 2015	Sri Lanka	India	2	32.4	134	5	4.10	Virat Kohli Ajinkya Rahane Harbhajan Singh Amit Mishra Varun Aaron	Sri Lanka won[29]
41	Rangana Herath	12 August 2015	Sri Lanka	India	4	21	48	7	2.28	Lokesh Rahul Ishant Sharma Rohit Sharma Virat Kohli Wriddhiman Saha Harbhajan Singh Ravichandran Ashwin	Sri Lanka won[29]
42	Rangana Herath	14 October 2015	Sri Lanka	West Indies	2	33	68	6	2.06	Kraigg Brathwaite Shai Hope Marlon Samuels Darren Bravo Kemar Roach Shannon Gabriel	Sri Lanka won[30]
43	Mitchell Starc	4 August 2016	Australia	Sri Lanka	1	16.1	44	5	2.72	Dimuth Karunaratne Kaushal Silva Kusal Mendis Lakshan Sandakan Rangana Herath	TBD[31]

One Day Internationals

Five-wicket hauls in One Day Internationals at Galle International Stadium

No.	Bowler	Date	Team	Opposing Team	Inn	Overs	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Batsmen	Result
1	Sanath Jayasuriya	22 August 1999	Sri Lanka	Australia	1	9	28	5	3.11	Tom Moody Steve Waugh Ricky Ponting Shane Warne Jason Gillespie	Australia won[9]

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