Bowlers capturing five or more wickets in an innings against Sri Lanka in one day internationals
SM Curran of England captured five for 48 against Sri Lanka on 01 Jul 2021 to provide the 53rd occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against Sri Lanka in the history of one day internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | W-R | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | VJ Marks | 5-39 | 2 | Eng | Srl | Taunton | 11 Jun 1983 |
| 2 | RJ Hadlee | 5-25 | 1 | NZl | Srl | Bristol | 13 Jun 1983 |
| 3 | Abdul Qadir | 5-44 | 2 | Pak | Srl | Leeds | 16 Jun 1983 |
| 4 | CA Walsh | 5-01 | 2 | Win | Srl | Sharjah | 03 Dec 1986 |
| 5 | AIC Dodemaide | 5-21 | 2 | Aus | Srl | Perth | 02 Jan 1988 |
| 6 | Waqar Younis | 6-26 | 2 | Pak | Srl | Sharjah | 29 Apr 1990 |
| 7 | J Srinath | 5-24 | 1 | Ind | Srl | Kanpur | 07 Nov 1993 |
| 8 | WKM Benjamin | 5-22 | 2 | Win | Srl | Mumbai | 09 Nov 1993 |
| 9 | M Prabhakar | 5-35 | 1 | Ind | Srl | Hyd-LBS | 18 Feb 1994 |
| 10 | OD Gibson | 5-42 | 2 | Win | Srl | Hobart | 03 Jan 1996 |
| 11 | OD Gibson | 5-40 | 1 | Win | Srl | Perth | 14 Jan 1996 |
| 12 | Waqar Younis | 5-52 | 2 | Pak | Srl | Nairobi-G | 04 Oct 1996 |
| 13 | DK Morrison | 5-34 | 2 | NZl | Srl | Sharjah | 11 Nov 1996 |
| 14 | Aaqib Javed | 5-35 | 2 | Pak | Srl | Gwalior | 12 May 1997 |
| 15 | L Klusener | 6-49 | 2 | RSA | Srl | Lahore | 06 Nov 1997 |
| 16 | RR Singh | 5-22 | 1 | Ind | Srl | Guwahati | 22 Dec 1997 |
| 17 | GD McGrath | 5-40 | 2 | Aus | Srl | Adelaide | 24 Jan 1999 |
| 18 | MA Ealham | 5-32 | 2 | Eng | Srl | Perth | 29 Jan 1999 |
| 19 | S Lee | 5-33 | 2 | Aus | Srl | Melbourne | 07 Feb 1999 |
| 20 | RR Singh | 5-31 | 2 | Ind | Srl | Taunton | 26 May 1999 |
| 21 | Abdul Razzaq | 5-31 | 2 | Pak | Srl | Sharjah | 15 Oct 1999 |
| 22 | Azhar Mahmood | 5-23 | 2 | Pak | Srl | Sharjah | 22 Oct 1999 |
| 23 | M Ntini | 5-37 | 2 | RSA | Srl | Cape Town | 11 Jan 2001 |
| 24 | CD Collymore | 5-51 | 2 | Win | Srl | Col-RPS | 11 Dec 2001 |
| 25 | CO Obuya | 5-24 | 2 | Ken | Srl | Nairobi-G | 24 Feb 2003 |
| 26 | GB Hogg | 5-41 | 2 | Aus | Srl | Dambulla | 20 Feb 2004 |
| 27 | MJ Clarke | 5-35 | 1 | Aus | Srl | Dambulla | 22 Feb 2004 |
| 28 | MS Kasprowicz | 5-45 | 2 | Aus | Srl | Col-RPS | 27 Feb 2004 |
| 29 | A Nehra | 6-59 | 1 | Ind | Srl | Col-RPS | 09 Aug 2005 |
| 30 | AB Agarkar | 5-44 | 1 | Ind | Srl | Pune | 03 Nov 2005 |
| 31 | Z Khan | 5-42 | 1 | Ind | Srl | Margao | 14 Feb 2007 |
| 32 | CK Langeveldt | 5-39 | 1 | RSA | Srl | Providence | 28 Mar 2007 |
| 33 | NW Bracken | 5-47 | 2 | Aus | Srl | Sydney | 08 Feb 2008 |
| 34 | Sohail Tanvir | 5-48 | 1 | Pak | Srl | Karachi | 29 Jun 2008 |
| 35 | Iftikhar Anjum | 5-30 | 2 | Pak | Srl | Col-RPS | 07 Aug 2009 |
| 36 | Harbhajan Singh | 5-56 | 2 | Ind | Srl | Col-RPS | 14 Sep 2009 |
| 37 | CJ McKay | 5-33 | 1 | Aus | Srl | Brisbane | 07 Nov 2010 |
| 38 | MG Johnson | 6-31 | 1 | Aus | Srl | Pallekele | 10 Aug 2011 |
| 39 | Shahid Afridi | 5-35 | 2 | Pak | Srl | Sharjah | 20 Nov 2011 |
| 40 | DT Christian | 5-31 | 1 | Aus | Srl | Melbourne | 02 Mar 2012 |
| 41 | CJ McKay | 5-28 | 2 | Aus | Srl | Adelaide | 08 Mar 2012 |
| 42 | IK Pathan | 5-61 | 2 | Ind | Srl | Pallekele | 04 Aug 2012 |
| 43 | Abdur Razzak | 5-62 | 1 | Ban | Srl | Pallekele | 28 Mar 2013 |
| 44 | CJ Jordan | 5-29 | 1 | Eng | Srl | Manchester | 28 May 2014 |
| 45 | CR Woakes | 6-47 | 1 | Eng | Srl | Pallekele | 10 Dec 2014 |
| 46 | MJ Henry | 5-40 | 2 | NZl | Srl | M Maunganui | 05 Jan 2016 |
| 47 | JW Hastings | 6-45 | 1 | Aus | Srl | Dambulla | 31 Aug 2016 |
| 48 | JJ Bumrah | 5-27 | 1 | Ind | Srl | Pallekele | 27 Aug 2017 |
| 49 | B Kumar | 5-42 | 1 | Ind | Srl | Col-RPS | 03 Sep 2017 |
| 50 | Hasan Ali | 5-34 | 1 | Pak | Srl | A Dhabi | 18 Oct 2017 |
| 51 | Usman Shinwari | 5-34 | 1 | Pak | Srl | Sharjah | 23 Oct 2017 |
| 52 | Usman Shinwari | 5-51 | 2 | Pak | Srl | Karachi | 30 Sep 2019 |
| 53 | SM Curran | 5-43 | 1 | Eng | Srl | The Oval | 01 Jul 2021 |
It also provides the twelfth occasion of a left arm bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings in one day internationals against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are detailed below.
| No | Player | W-R | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | GB Hogg | 5-41 | 2 | Aus | Srl | Dambulla | 20 Feb 2004 |
| 2 | MJ Clarke | 5-35 | 1 | Aus | Srl | Dambulla | 22 Feb 2004 |
| 3 | A Nehra | 6-59 | 1 | Ind | Srl | Col-RPS | 09 Aug 2005 |
| 4 | Z Khan | 5-42 | 1 | Ind | Srl | Margao | 14 Feb 2007 |
| 5 | NW Bracken | 5-47 | 2 | Aus | Srl | Sydney | 08 Feb 2008 |
| 6 | Sohail Tanvir | 5-48 | 1 | Pak | Srl | Karachi | 29 Jun 2008 |
| 7 | MG Johnson | 6-31 | 1 | Aus | Srl | Pallekele | 10 Aug 2011 |
| 8 | IK Pathan | 5-61 | 2 | Ind | Srl | Pallekele | 04 Aug 2012 |
| 9 | Abdur Razzak | 5-62 | 1 | Ban | Srl | Pallekele | 28 Mar 2013 |
| 10 | Usman Shinwari | 5-34 | 1 | Pak | Srl | Sharjah | 23 Oct 2017 |
| 11 | Usman Shinwari | 5-51 | 2 | Pak | Srl | Karachi | 30 Sep 2019 |
| 12 | SM Curran | 5-43 | 1 | Eng | Srl | The Oval | 01 Jul 2021 |
It also provides the ninth occasion of a left arm pace bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings in one day internationals against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are detailed below.
| No | Player | W-R | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | A Nehra | 6-59 | 1 | Ind | Srl | Col-RPS | 09 Aug 2005 |
| 2 | Z Khan | 5-42 | 1 | Ind | Srl | Margao | 14 Feb 2007 |
| 3 | NW Bracken | 5-47 | 2 | Aus | Srl | Sydney | 08 Feb 2008 |
| 4 | Sohail Tanvir | 5-48 | 1 | Pak | Srl | Karachi | 29 Jun 2008 |
| 5 | MG Johnson | 6-31 | 1 | Aus | Srl | Pallekele | 10 Aug 2011 |
| 6 | IK Pathan | 5-61 | 2 | Ind | Srl | Pallekele | 04 Aug 2012 |
| 7 | Usman Shinwari | 5-34 | 1 | Pak | Srl | Sharjah | 23 Oct 2017 |
| 8 | Usman Shinwari | 5-51 | 2 | Pak | Srl | Karachi | 30 Sep 2019 |
| 9 | SM Curran | 5-43 | 1 | Eng | Srl | The Oval | 01 Jul 2021 |
It also provides the fifth occasion of a England bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings in one day internationals against Sri Lanka, All such occasions are detailed below.
| No | Player | W-R | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | VJ Marks | 5-39 | 2 | Eng | Srl | Taunton | 11 Jun 1983 |
| 2 | MA Ealham | 5-32 | 2 | Eng | Srl | Perth | 29 Jan 1999 |
| 3 | CJ Jordan | 5-29 | 1 | Eng | Srl | Manchester | 28 May 2014 |
| 4 | CR Woakes | 6-47 | 1 | Eng | Srl | Pallekele | 10 Dec 2014 |
| 5 | SM Curran | 5-48 | 1 | Eng | Srl | The Oval | 01 Jul 2021 |