| 7-19 | PWH de Silva | Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe | 2023/24 | a30712 |
| 6-18 | EMCD Edirisinghe | Nondescripts Cricket Club v Sinhalese Sports Club | 2015/16 | a24472 |
| 6-20 | AD Mathews | Sri Lanka v India | 2009 | a19959 |
| 6-21 | M Siraj | India v Sri Lanka | 2023 | a30214 |
| 6-27 | CRD Fernando | Sri Lanka v England | 2007/08 | a18407 |
| 6-28 | MDK Perera | Colts Cricket Club v Nondescripts Cricket Club | 2015/16 | a24488 |
| 6-29 | MKPAD Perera | Sri Lanka v South Africa | 2018 | a26555 |
| 6-33 | JDF Vandersay | Sri Lanka v India | 2024 | a31033 |
| 6-38 | SL Malinga | Sri Lanka v Kenya | 2010/11 | a21237 |
| 6-43 | DS Hettiarachchi | Colts Cricket Club v Sinhalese Sports Club | 1998/99 | a11605 |
| 6-59 | A Nehra | India v Sri Lanka | 2005 | a16784 |
| 5-15 | M Muralitharan | Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club v Colts Cricket Club | 2000/01 | a13101 |
| 5-17 | ABT Lakshitha | Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club v Galle Cricket Club | 2002/03 | a14676 |
| 5-18 | NGRP Jayasuriya | Colombo District v Galle District | 2023/24 | a30788 |
| 5-19 | K Weeraratne | Ragama Cricket Club v Badureliya Sports Club | 2008/09 | a19269 |
| 5-19 | NGRP Jayasuriya | Colts Cricket Club v Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club | 2015/16 | a24469 |
| 5-20 | DW Steyn | South Africa A v Sri Lanka A | 2005/06 | a16855 |
| 5-20 | SS Pathirana | Chilaw Marians Cricket Club v Lankan Cricket Club | 2012/13 | a22290 |
| 5-20 | N Sindhu | India A v Bangladesh A | 2023 | a30082 |
| 5-21 | RGCE Wijesuriya | Colts Cricket Club v Antonians Sports Club | 1992/93 | a7894 |
| 5-23 | Shahid Afridi | Pakistan v Canada | 2010/11 | a21240 |
| 5-23 | IARL Illeperuma | Badureliya Sports Club v Colombo Cricket Club | 2012/13 | a22239 |
| 5-23 | WGHN Premaratne | Ragama Cricket Club v Colombo Cricket Club | 2013/14 | a23065 |
| 5-24 | DHA Isanka | Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club v Chilaw Marians Cricket Club | 2012/13 | a22280 |
| 5-25 | K Yadav | India v Pakistan | 2023 | a30197 |
| 5-26 | DNT Zoysa | Sri Lanka v South Africa | 2004 | a16079 |
| 5-27 | DN Wellalage | Sri Lanka v India | 2024 | a31052 |
| 5-30 | Iftikhar Anjum | Pakistan v Sri Lanka | 2009 | a19876 |
| 5-30 | CRD Fernando | Sinhalese Sports Club v Nondescripts Cricket Club | 2015/16 | a24472 |
| 5-32 | R Ngarava | Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka | 2023/24 | a30702 |
| 5-33 | TG Helm | England Lions v Sri Lanka A | 2016/17 | a25308 |
| 5-33 | K Nadeeshan | Colombo District v Galle District | 2024/25 | a31111 |
| 5-34 | NLTC Perera | Sinhalese Sports Club v Colts Cricket Club | 2014/15 | a23836 |
| 5-38 | Saqlain Mushtaq | Pakistan v Bangladesh | 1997 | a10618 |
| 5-40 | DN Wellalage | Sri Lanka v India | 2023 | a30199 |
| 5-42 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | India v Sri Lanka | 2017 | a25718 |
| 5-42 | RS Hangargekar | India A v Pakistan Shaheens | 2023 | a30080 |
| 5-43 | SHM Silva | Chilaw Marians Cricket Club v Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club | 2008/09 | a19549 |
| 5-43 | MADI Hemantha | Sri Lanka A v England Lions | 2022/23 | a29826 |
| 5-44 | M Muralitharan | Sri Lanka v South Africa | 2000 | a12846 |
| 5-45 | MS Kasprowicz | Australia v Sri Lanka | 2003/04 | a15776 |
| 5-47 | MTT Mirando | Sri Lanka v India | 2008 | a19139 |
| 5-49 | T Shamsi | South Africa v Sri Lanka | 2021 | a28533 |
| 5-51 | CD Collymore | West Indies v Sri Lanka | 2001/02 | a13839 |
| 5-56 | Harbhajan Singh | India v Sri Lanka | 2009 | a19966 |
| 5-58 | KPSP Karunanayake | Wayamba v Basnahira South | 2007/08 | a18638 |
| 5-59 | J Mubarak | Sri Lanka A v New Zealand A | 2005/06 | a16856 |
| 5-59 | SMSM Senanayake | Ruhuna v Kandurata | 2007/08 | a18660 |