| 6-16 | BAW Mendis | Sri Lanka v Australia | 2011 | itt203 |
| 5-6 | SL Malinga | Sri Lanka v New Zealand | 2019 | itt880 |
| 5-28 | OR Thomas | West Indies v Sri Lanka | 2019/20 | itt1075 |
| 5-31 | SL Malinga | Sri Lanka v England | 2012/13 | itt284 |
| 4-19 | AB Dinda | India v Sri Lanka | 2012 | itt255 |
| 4-30 | Saeed Ajmal | Pakistan v New Zealand | 2012/13 | itt271 |
| 4-40 | M Pathirana | Sri Lanka v India | 2024 | itt2767 |
| 4-46 | SMSM Senanayake | Sri Lanka v West Indies | 2015/16 | itt460 |