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

Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium in August 2014

The Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium is a 16,800[1] seat cricket stadium in Sri Lanka. The stadium was established on 2000 specially for Limited Overs Cricket.[2] It was hosted many international bilateral and triangular ODI series and was selected to held 2010 Asia Cup.

Up to August 2016, in total the ground has been the venue for 48 One-Day International matches,[3] and 4 T20 International matches. All T20I matches were abandoned due to inclement weather.[4] Still, there was no any Test match held in the ground.

In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five-for" or "fifer")[5][6] refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement.[7]

The first One Day International was played at the Rangiri Dambulla Stadium between Sri Lanka and England on 23 March 2001.[8] Since then there have been a total of 7 five-wicket hauls taken at the ground during ODIs. The first of these was achieved by Muttiah Muralitharan who took 5/23 for Sri Lanka against Pakistan in 2003.[9]

Key

Symbol Meaning
dagger The bowler was man of the match
double-dagger 10 or more wickets taken in the match
Section-sign 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

One Day Internationals

Five-wicket hauls in One Day Internationals at Rangiri Dambulla Stadium
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1 Muttiah Muralitharan 18 May 2003  Sri Lanka  Pakistan 2 9.4 23 5 2.37 Sri Lanka won[9]
2 Brad Hogg 20 February 2004  Australia  Sri Lanka 2 9.3 41 5 4.31 Australia won[10]
3 Michael Clarke 22 February 2004  Australia  Sri Lanka 1 7.5 35 5 4.46 Sri Lanka won[11]
4 Lasith Malinga 15 June 2010  Sri Lanka  Pakistan 2 10 34 5 3.40 Sri Lanka won[12]
5 Farveez Maharoof 22 June 2010  Sri Lanka  India 1 10 42 5 4.20 Sri Lanka won[13]
6 Thisara Perera 22 August 2010  Sri Lanka  India 1 7.4 28 5 3.65 Sri Lanka won[14]
7 John Hastings 31 August 2016  Australia  Sri Lanka 1 10 45 6 4.50 tbd[15]

References

  1. ↑ Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium | Sri Lanka | Cricket Grounds | ESPN Cricinfo. Content.cricinfo.com. Retrieved on 2013-12-23.
  2. ↑ "Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium | Sri Lanka | Cricket Grounds". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
  3. ↑ "Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium / Records / One-Day Internationals / Match results". espncricinfo. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium / Records / T20 Internationals / Match Results". espncricinfo. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  5. ↑ Greg Buckle (30 April 2007). "Pigeon's almost perfect sendoff". The Canberra Times. Archived from the original on 15 August 2008. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  6. ↑ "Swinging it for the Auld Enemy – An interview with Ryan Sidebottom". The Scotsman. 16 August 2008. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
  7. ↑ Pervez, M. A. (2001). A Dictionary of Cricket. Orient Blackswan. p. 31. ISBN 978-81-7370-184-9.
  8. ↑ "1st Match: Sri Lanka v England at Rangiri Dambulla Stadium, 23 March 2001". Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  9. 1 2 "Bank Alfalah Cup ODI series, 2003 - 4th ODI". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  10. ↑ "1st Match: Sri Lanka v Australia, 20 February 2004" ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 June 2015
  11. ↑ "2nd Match: Sri Lanka v Australia, 22 February 2004" ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 June 2015
  12. ↑ "Asia Cup, 2010, 1st Match: Sri Lanka v Pakistan, 15 June 2010" ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 June 2015
  13. ↑ "Asia Cup, 2010, 6th Match: Sri Lanka v India, 22 June 2010" ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 June 2015
  14. ↑ "5th Match: Sri Lanka v India, 22 August 2010" ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 June 2015
  15. ↑ "4th Match: Sri Lanka v Australia, 31 August 2016" ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2016
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