Sri Lankan bowler’s four plus wickets in an innings going in vain in the history of one day internationals
Sri Lankan bowler PWH de Silva’s four for 58 against Australia at Pallekkele on 14 Jun 22 was in a losing cause to provide the 433rd occasion of a bowler’s four plus wickets in an innings going in vain in the history of one day internationals.
It also provides the 37th occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler’s four plus wickets in an innings going in vain in the history of one day internationals. It also provides the seventh occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler’s four plus wickets in an innings going in vain against Australia in the history of one day internationals. It also provides the 61st occasion of a bowler’s four plus wickets in an innings going in vain against Australia in the history of one day internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | W | R | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | ALF de Mel | 4 | 34 | 1 | Srl | Eng | Col-SSC | 13.02.82 |
| 2 | ALF de Mel | 5 | 39 | 1 | Srl | Pak | Leeds | 16.06.83 |
| 3 | GF Labrooy | 5 | 57 | 1 | Srl | Ind | Vadodara | 15.01.87 |
| 4 | GF Labrooy | 4 | 39 | 1 | Srl | Aus | Melbourne | 14.01.88 |
| 5 | UC Hathurusingha | 4 | 57 | 1 | Srl | Win | Berri | 13.03.92 |
| 6 | ST Jayasuriya | 4 | 53 | 1 | Srl | RSA | Col-RPS | 02.09.93 |
| 7 | HDPK Dharmasena | 4 | 37 | 1 | Srl | RSA | Gqeberha | 21.12.94 |
| 8 | WPUJC Vaas | 4 | 22 | 1 | Srl | NZl | Sharjah | 07.11.96 |
| 9 | WPUJC Vaas | 4 | 26 | 1 | Srl | NZl | Wellington | 27.03.97 |
| 10 | ST Jayasuriya | 5 | 58 | 1 | Srl | Win | Port of Spain | 06.06.97 |
| 11 | PA de Silva | 4 | 45 | 1 | Srl | Pak | Paarl | 09.04.98 |
| 12 | GP Wickramasinghe | 4 | 48 | 1 | Srl | Pak | Jamshedpur | 19.03.99 |
| 13 | ST Jayasuriya | 5 | 28 | 1 | Srl | Aus | Galle | 22.08.99 |
| 14 | M Muralidaran | 5 | 9 | 1 | Srl | NZl | Sharjah | 09.04.02 |
| 15 | CRD Fernando | 4 | 48 | 1 | Srl | Eng | Perth | 20.12.02 |
| 16 | M Muralidaran | 4 | 27 | 2 | Srl | Aus | Brisbane | 15.01.03 |
| 17 | M Muralidaran | 4 | 28 | 1 | Srl | Ken | Nairobi-G | 24.02.03 |
| 18 | WPUJC Vaas | 5 | 39 | 1 | Srl | NZl | Wellington | 06.01.06 |
| 19 | WPUJC Vaas | 4 | 56 | 1 | Srl | Aus | Sydney | 12.02.06 |
| 20 | SL Malinga | 4 | 53 | 1 | Srl | RSA | Ahmedabad | 24.10.06 |
| 21 | SL Malinga | 4 | 54 | 2 | Srl | RSA | Providence | 28.03.07 |
| 22 | SL Malinga | 4 | 47 | 1 | Srl | Aus | Perth | 15.02.08 |
| 23 | T Thushara | 5 | 47 | 1 | Srl | Ind | Col-RPS | 27.08.08 |
| 24 | S Randiv | 5 | 42 | 1 | Srl | Eng | Manchester | 09.07.11 |
| 25 | SL Malinga | 5 | 54 | 1 | Srl | RSA | Paarl | 11.01.12 |
| 26 | SL Malinga | 4 | 34 | 2 | Srl | NZl | Cardiff | 09.06.13 |
| 27 | HMRKB Herath | 4 | 20 | 2 | Srl | Ind | Port of Spain | 11.07.13 |
| 28 | K Kulasekara | 4 | 34 | 2 | Srl | NZl | Hambantota | 12.11.13 |
| 29 | BAW Mendis | 4 | 73 | 2 | Srl | Ind | Ranchi | 16.11.14 |
| 30 | A Dananjaya | 4 | 47 | 2 | Srl | Zim | Hambantota | 10.07.17 |
| 31 | A Dananjaya | 6 | 54 | 2 | Srl | Ind | Pallekele | 24.08.17 |
| 32 | PLS Gamage | 4 | 57 | 1 | Srl | Pak | Abu Dhabi | 16.10.17 |
| 33 | NLTC Perera | 4 | 75 | 1 | Srl | RSA | Pallekele | 05.08.18 |
| 34 | SL Malinga | 4 | 23 | 1 | Srl | Ban | Dub-DSC | 15.09.18 |
| 35 | NLTC Perera | 5 | 55 | 1 | Srl | Afg | Abu Dhabi | 17.09.18 |
| 36 | SL Malinga | 5 | 44 | 1 | Srl | Eng | Dambulla | 13.10.18 |
| 37 | PWH de Silva | 4 | 58 | 2 | Srl | Aus | Pallekele | 14.06.22 |
| No | Player | W | R | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | NLTC Perera | 5 | 55 | 1 | Srl | Afg | Abu Dhabi | 17.09.18 |
| 2 | GF Labrooy | 4 | 39 | 1 | Srl | Aus | Melbourne | 14.01.88 |
| 3 | ST Jayasuriya | 5 | 28 | 1 | Srl | Aus | Galle | 22.08.99 |
| 4 | M Muralidaran | 4 | 27 | 2 | Srl | Aus | Brisbane | 15.01.03 |
| 5 | WPUJC Vaas | 4 | 56 | 1 | Srl | Aus | Sydney | 12.02.06 |
| 6 | SL Malinga | 4 | 47 | 1 | Srl | Aus | Perth | 15.02.08 |
| 7 | PWH de Silva | 4 | 58 | 2 | Srl | Aus | Pallekele | 14.06.22 |
| No | Player | W | R | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | MA Holding | 4 | 17 | 1 | Win | Aus | Sydney | 18.01.80 |
| 2 | N Kapil Dev | 5 | 43 | 1 | Ind | Aus | Nottingham | 13.06.83 |
| 3 | Sarfraz Nawaz | 4 | 27 | 1 | Pak | Aus | Sydney | 10.01.84 |
| 4 | Abdul Qadir | 5 | 53 | 1 | Pak | Aus | Melbourne | 21.01.84 |
| 5 | Ijaz Faqih | 4 | 43 | 1 | Pak | Aus | Adelaide | 30.01.84 |
| 6 | PAJ DeFreitas | 4 | 35 | 1 | Eng | Aus | Adelaide | 26.01.87 |
| 7 | GF Labrooy | 4 | 39 | 1 | Srl | Aus | Melbourne | 14.01.88 |
| 8 | CEL Ambrose | 5 | 26 | 1 | Win | Aus | Melbourne | 14.01.89 |
| 9 | AH Gray | 6 | 50 | 1 | Win | Aus | Port of Spain | 09.03.91 |
| 10 | MD Marshall | 4 | 18 | 1 | Win | Aus | Melbourne | 12.12.91 |
| 11 | RT Latham | 5 | 32 | 1 | NZl | Aus | Auckland | 28.03.93 |
| 12 | DB Rundle | 4 | 42 | 1 | RSA | Aus | Brisbane | 09.01.94 |
| 13 | AA Donald | 4 | 40 | 1 | RSA | Aus | Sydney | 23.01.94 |
| 14 | CR Matthews | 4 | 47 | 1 | RSA | Aus | Cape Town | 06.04.94 |
| 15 | RA Harper | 4 | 46 | 1 | Win | Aus | Adelaide | 17.12.95 |
| 16 | Wasim Akram | 4 | 25 | 2 | Pak | Aus | Melbourne | 16.01.97 |
| 17 | SM Pollock | 4 | 33 | 1 | RSA | Aus | Durban | 05.04.97 |
| 18 | CL Cairns | 4 | 40 | 2 | NZl | Aus | Melbourne | 17.12.97 |
| 19 | SB O’Connor | 4 | 51 | 1 | NZl | Aus | Sydney | 14.01.98 |
| 20 | M Dillon | 4 | 20 | 1 | Win | Aus | Port of Spain | 18.04.99 |
| 21 | ST Jayasuriya | 5 | 28 | 1 | Srl | Aus | Galle | 22.08.99 |
| 22 | J Srinath | 4 | 30 | 2 | Ind | Aus | Sydney | 14.01.00 |
| 23 | SE Bond | 4 | 38 | 2 | NZl | Aus | Melbourne | 29.01.02 |
| 24 | SM Pollock | 4 | 32 | 1 | RSA | Aus | Centurion | 24.03.02 |
| 25 | M Muralidaran | 4 | 27 | 2 | Srll | Aus | Brisbane | 15.01.03 |
| 26 | AR Caddick | 4 | 35 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Gqeberha | 02.03.03 |
| 27 | SE Bond | 6 | 23 | 1 | NZl | Aus | Gqeberha | 11.03.03 |
| 28 | AB Agarkar | 4 | 37 | 1 | Ind | Aus | Wankhede | 01.11.03 |
| 29 | DR Tuffey | 4 | 30 | 2 | NZl | Aus | Pune | 03.11.03 |
| 30 | AB Agarkar | 6 | 42 | 1 | Ind | Aus | Melbourne | 09.01.04 |
| 31 | PT Collins | 5 | 43 | 1 | Win | Aus | Adelaide | 26.01.05 |
| 32 | SB Styris | 4 | 40 | 1 | NZl | Aus | Wellington | 19.02.05 |
| 33 | DL Vettori | 4 | 33 | 1 | ICC | Aus | Melbourne-CS | 05.10.05 |
| 34 | AJ Hall | 4 | 35 | 1 | RSA | Aus | Melbourne-CS | 20.01.06 |
| 35 | WPUJC Vaas | 4 | 56 | 1 | Srl | Aus | Sydney | 12.02.06 |
| 36 | KD Mills | 4 | 38 | 1 | NZl | Aus | Mohali | 01.11.06 |
| 37 | SE Bond | 4 | 61 | 1 | NZl | Aus | Hobart | 14.01.07 |
| 38 | J Lewis | 4 | 36 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Brisbane | 19.01.07 |
| 39 | SL Malinga | 4 | 47 | 1 | Srl | Aus | Perth | 15.02.08 |
| 40 | IK Pathan | 4 | 41 | 1 | Ind | Aus | Adelaide | 17.02.08 |
| 41 | G Goudie | 5 | 73 | 1 | Sco | Aus | Edinburgh | 28.08.09 |
| 42 | JM Anderson | 4 | 55 | 1 | Eng | Aus | Nottingham | 17.09.09 |
| 43 | SCJ Broad | 4 | 64 | 1 | Eng | Aus | Lord’s | 03.07.10 |
| 44 | CR Woakes | 6 | 45 | 1 | Eng | Aus | Brisbane | 30.01.11 |
| 45 | AD Russell | 4 | 61 | 1 | Win | Aus | Gros Islet | 25.03.12 |
| 46 | BA Stokes | 5 | 61 | 1 | Eng | Aus | Southampton | 16.09.13 |
| 47 | VD Philander | 4 | 45 | 1 | RSA | Aus | Perth | 14.11.14 |
| 48 | RJ Peterson | 4 | 32 | 2 | RSA | Aus | Sydney | 23.11.14 |
| 49 | CR Woakes | 4 | 40 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Sydney | 16.01.15 |
| 50 | ST Finn | 5 | 71 | 1 | Eng | Aus | Melbourne | 14.02.15 |
| 51 | UT Yadav | 4 | 72 | 1 | Ind | Aus | Sydney | 26.03.15 |
| 52 | AU Rashid | 4 | 59 | 1 | Eng | Aus | Southampton | 03.09.15 |
| 53 | I Sharma | 4 | 77 | 1 | Ind | Aus | Canberra | 20.01.16 |
| 54 | Hasan Ali | 5 | 52 | 1 | Pak | Aus | Sydney | 22.01.17 |
| 55 | UT Yadav | 4 | 71 | 1 | Ind | Aus | Bengaluru | 28.09.17 |
| 56 | K Rabada | 4 | 54 | 1 | RSA | Aus | Adelaide | 09.11.18 |
| 57 | U Shinwari | 4 | 49 | 1 | Pak | Aus | Dub-DSC | 31.03.19 |
| 58 | Mohd Amir | 5 | 30 | 1 | Pak | Aus | Taunton | 12.06.19 |
| 59 | TA Boult | 4 | 51 | 1 | NZl | Aus | Lord’s | 29.06.19 |
| 60 | HR Walsh | 5 | 39 | 1 | Win | Aus | Bridgetown | 20.07.21 |
| 61 | PWH de Silva | 4 | 58 | 2 | Srl | Aus | Pallekele | 14.06.22 |