| 13-115 | M Muralitharan | Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe | 2001/02 | t1583 |
| 12-82 | M Muralitharan | Sri Lanka v Bangladesh | 2007 | t1839 |
| 12-117 | M Muralitharan | Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe | 1997/98 | t1394 |
| 11-71 | Mohammad Asif | Pakistan v Sri Lanka | 2005/06 | t1796 |
| 11-119 | Waqar Younis | Pakistan v Sri Lanka | 1994 | t1267 |
| 10-83 | M Muralitharan | Sri Lanka v West Indies | 2005 | t1757 |
| 10-135 | M Muralitharan | Sri Lanka v West Indies | 2001/02 | t1570 |
| 10-155 | SK Warne | Australia v Sri Lanka | 2003/04 | t1688 |