Sri Lankan spin bowlers capturing six or more wickets in a test innings
RTM Mendis of Sri Lanka captured six for 70 in the ongoing test against West Indies at Galle to provide the 60th occasion of a Sri Lankan spin bowler capturing six or more wickets in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | W | Runs | I | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | HDPK Dharmasena | 6 | 99 | 1 | Pak | Col-PSS | 09 Aug 1994 |
| 2 | M Muralitharan | 6 | 98 | 2 | Pak | Col-RPS | 19 Apr 1997 |
| 3 | M Muralitharan | 7 | 94 | 3 | Zim | Kandy | 07 Jan 1998 |
| 4 | HDPK Dharmasena | 6 | 72 | 1 | NZl | Galle | 03 Jun 1998 |
| 5 | M Muralitharan | 7 | 155 | 1 | Eng | The Oval | 27 Aug 1998 |
| 6 | M Muralitharan | 9 | 65 | 3 | Eng | The Oval | 27 Aug 1998 |
| 7 | UDU Chandana | 6 | 179 | 2 | Pak | Dhaka | 12 Mar 1999 |
| 8 | M Muralitharan | 6 | 71 | 4 | Pak | Peshawar | 05 Mar 2000 |
| 9 | M Muralitharan | 6 | 87 | 2 | SAF | Galle | 20 Jul 2000 |
| 10 | M Muralitharan | 7 | 84 | 3 | SAF | Galle | 20 Jul 2000 |
| 11 | M Muralitharan | 6 | 39 | 3 | SAF | Durban | 26 Dec 2000 |
| 12 | M Muralitharan | 8 | 87 | 1 | Ind | Col-SSC | 29 Aug 2001 |
| 13 | M Muralitharan | 6 | 126 | 1 | Win | Galle | 13 Nov 2001 |
| 14 | M Muralitharan | 6 | 81 | 4 | Win | Kandy | 21 Nov 2001 |
| 15 | M Muralitharan | 9 | 51 | 1 | Zim | Kandy | 04 Jan 2002 |
| 16 | M Muralitharan | 7 | 46 | 2 | Eng | Galle | 02 Dec 2003 |
| 17 | M Muralitharan | 6 | 59 | 1 | Aus | Galle | 08 Mar 2004 |
| 18 | M Muralitharan | 6 | 45 | 1 | Zim | Harare | 06 May 2004 |
| 19 | M Muralitharan | 6 | 36 | 3 | Win | Col-SSC | 13 Jul 2005 |
| 20 | M Muralitharan | 8 | 46 | 4 | Win | Kandy | 22 Jul 2005 |
| 21 | M Muralitharan | 6 | 18 | 3 | Ban | Col-RPS | 12 Sep 2005 |
| 22 | M Muralitharan | 7 | 100 | 1 | Ind | Delhi | 10 Dec 2005 |
| 23 | M Muralitharan | 6 | 54 | 3 | Ban | Chattogram | 28 Feb 2006 |
| 24 | M Muralitharan | 6 | 86 | 2 | Eng | Birmingham | 25 May 2006 |
| 25 | M Muralitharan | 8 | 70 | 4 | Eng | Nottingham | 02 Jun 2006 |
| 26 | M Muralitharan | 6 | 131 | 3 | SAF | Col-SSC | 27 Jul 2006 |
| 27 | M Muralitharan | 7 | 97 | 3 | SAF | Col-PSS | 04 Aug 2006 |
| 28 | M Muralitharan | 6 | 87 | 4 | NZl | Wellington | 15 Dec 2006 |
| 29 | M Muralitharan | 6 | 28 | 1 | Ban | Kandy | 11 Jul 2007 |
| 30 | M Muralitharan | 6 | 54 | 3 | Ban | Kandy | 11 Jul 2007 |
| 31 | M Muralitharan | 6 | 55 | 2 | Eng | Kandy | 01 Dec 2007 |
| 32 | M Muralitharan | 6 | 26 | 3 | Ind | Col-SSC | 23 Jul 2008 |
| 33 | BAW Mendis | 6 | 117 | 1 | Ind | Galle | 31 Jul 2008 |
| 34 | M Muralitharan | 6 | 49 | 2 | Ban | Dhaka | 26 Dec 2008 |
| 35 | BAW Mendis | 6 | 169 | 1 | Win | Galle | 15 Nov 2010 |
| 36 | HMRKB Herath | 7 | 157 | 3 | Aus | Col-SSC | 16 Sep 2011 |
| 37 | HMRKB Herath | 6 | 74 | 2 | Eng | Galle | 26 Mar 2012 |
| 38 | HMRKB Herath | 6 | 97 | 4 | Eng | Galle | 26 Mar 2012 |
| 39 | HMRKB Herath | 6 | 133 | 2 | Eng | Col-PSS | 03 Apr 2012 |
| 40 | HMRKB Herath | 6 | 43 | 3 | NZl | Galle | 17 Nov 2012 |
| 41 | HMRKB Herath | 6 | 103 | 1 | NZl | Col-PSS | 25 Nov 2012 |
| 42 | HMRKB Herath | 7 | 89 | 3 | Ban | Col-RPS | 16 Mar 2013 |
| 43 | BAW Mendis | 6 | 99 | 2 | Ban | Chattogram | 04 Feb 2014 |
| 44 | HMRKB Herath | 6 | 48 | 3 | Pak | Galle | 06 Aug 2014 |
| 45 | HMRKB Herath | 9 | 127 | 2 | Pak | Col-SSC | 14 Aug 2014 |
| 46 | HMRKB Herath | 7 | 48 | 4 | Ind | Galle | 12 Aug 2015 |
| 47 | HMRKB Herath | 6 | 68 | 2 | Win | Galle | 14 Oct 2015 |
| 48 | MDK Perera | 6 | 70 | 4 | Aus | Galle | 04 Aug 2016 |
| 49 | HMRKB Herath | 6 | 81 | 2 | Aus | Col-SSC | 13 Aug 2016 |
| 50 | HMRKB Herath | 7 | 64 | 4 | Aus | Col-SSC | 13 Aug 2016 |
| 51 | HMRKB Herath | 8 | 63 | 4 | Zim | Harare | 06 Nov 2016 |
| 52 | HMRKB Herath | 6 | 59 | 4 | Ban | Galle | 07 Mar 2017 |
| 53 | HMRKB Herath | 6 | 133 | 3 | Zim | Col-RPS | 14 Jul 2017 |
| 54 | HMRKB Herath | 6 | 43 | 4 | Pak | Abu Dhabi | 28 Sep 2017 |
| 55 | MDK Perera | 6 | 32 | 4 | SAF | Galle | 12 Jul 2018 |
| 56 | HMRKB Herath | 6 | 98 | 4 | SAF | Col-SSC | 20 Jul 2018 |
| 57 | A Dananjaya | 6 | 115 | 3 | Eng | Pallekele | 14 Nov 2018 |
| 58 | L Embuldeniya | 7 | 137 | 2 | Eng | Galle | 22 Jan 2021 |
| 59 | P Jayawickrama | 6 | 92 | 2 | Ban | Pallekele | 29 Apr 2021 |
| 60 | RTM Mendis | 6 | 70 | 2 | Win | Galle | 29 Nov 2021 |
RTM Mendis of Sri Lanka captured six for 70 in the ongoing test against West Indies at Galle to provide the seventh occasion of a Sri Lankan spin bowler capturing six or more wickets in a test innings against West Indies All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | W | Runs | I | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | M Muralitharan | 6 | 126 | 1 | Win | Galle | 13 Nov 2001 |
| 2 | M Muralitharan | 6 | 81 | 4 | Win | Kandy | 21 Nov 2001 |
| 3 | M Muralitharan | 6 | 36 | 3 | Win | Col-SSC | 13 Jul 2005 |
| 4 | M Muralitharan | 8 | 46 | 4 | Win | Kandy | 22 Jul 2005 |
| 5 | BAW Mendis | 6 | 169 | 1 | Win | Galle | 15 Nov 2010 |
| 6 | HMRKB Herath | 6 | 68 | 2 | Win | Galle | 14 Oct 2015 |
| 7 | RTM Mendis | 6 | 70 | 2 | Win | Galle | 29 Nov 2021 |