| 7-89 | HMRKB Herath | Sri Lanka v Bangladesh | 2012/13 | t2082 |
| 6-18 | M Muralitharan | Sri Lanka v Bangladesh | 2005/06 | t1764 |
| 6-98 | M Muralitharan | Sri Lanka v Pakistan | 1996/97 | t1366 |
| 5-33 | M Muralitharan | Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe | 1996 | t1333 |
| 5-68 | HMRKB Herath | Sri Lanka v Bangladesh | 2012/13 | t2082 |
| 5-82 | PJ Wiseman | New Zealand v Sri Lanka | 1998 | t1415 |
| 5-89 | Saqlain Mushtaq | Pakistan v Sri Lanka | 1996/97 | t1366 |
| 5-90 | M Muralitharan | Sri Lanka v New Zealand | 1998 | t1415 |
| 5-100 | KAJ Roach | West Indies v Sri Lanka | 2010/11 | t1980 |
| 5-106 | PA Strang | Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka | 1996 | t1333 |
| 5-114 | Mohammad Rafique | Bangladesh v Sri Lanka | 2005/06 | t1764 |