Sri Lankan bowler capturing five or more wickets in the fourth innings of a test
NGRP Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka returned with figures of five for 68 in the fourth innings of the test at Galle to provide the 38th occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler capturing five or more wickets in the fourth innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | I | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | DS de Silva | 18.0 | 2 | 59 | 5 | 4 | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 14 Mar 1982 |
| 2 | ALF de Mel | 14.0 | 0 | 68 | 5 | 4 | v India | Chennai | 17 Sep 1982 |
| 3 | RJ Ratnayake | 23.2 | 6 | 49 | 5 | 4 | v India | Col-PSS | 06 Sep 1985 |
| 4 | WPUJC Vaas | 26.4 | 10 | 43 | 5 | 4 | v New Zealand | Napier | 11 Mar 1995 |
| 5 | M Muralidaran | 36.0 | 15 | 64 | 5 | 4 | v New Zealand | Napier | 11 Mar 1995 |
| 6 | M Muralidaran | 18.3 | 8 | 30 | 5 | 4 | v New Zealand | Col-SSC | 10 Jun 1998 |
| 7 | M Muralidaran | 27.1 | 4 | 71 | 6 | 4 | v Pakistan | Peshawar | 05 Mar 2000 |
| 8 | M Muralidaran | 35.5 | 16 | 81 | 6 | 4 | v West Indies | Kandy | 21 Nov 2001 |
| 9 | WPUJC Vaas | 18.0 | 8 | 29 | 6 | 4 | v South Africa | Col-SSC | 11 Aug 2004 |
| 10 | M Muralidaran | 16.2 | 4 | 46 | 8 | 4 | v West Indies | Kandy | 22 Jul 2005 |
| 11 | M Muralidaran | 30.0 | 10 | 70 | 8 | 4 | v England | Nottingham | 02 Jun 2006 |
| 12 | M Muralidaran | 34.1 | 9 | 87 | 6 | 4 | v New Zealand | Wellington | 15 Dec 2006 |
| 13 | WPUJC Vaas | 22.2 | 7 | 61 | 5 | 4 | v West Indies | Providence | 22 Mar 2008 |
| 14 | HMRKB Herath | 48.0 | 9 | 139 | 5 | 4 | v New Zealand | Col-SSC | 26 Aug 2009 |
| 15 | S Randiv | 29.0 | 3 | 82 | 5 | 4 | v India | Col-PSS | 03 Aug 2010 |
| 16 | HMRKB Herath | 30.3 | 7 | 79 | 5 | 4 | v South Africa | Durban | 26 Dec 2011 |
| 17 | HMRKB Herath | 38.0 | 9 | 97 | 6 | 4 | v England | Galle | 26 Mar 2012 |
| 18 | KTGD Prasad | 22.0 | 5 | 50 | 5 | 4 | v England | Leeds | 20 Jun 2014 |
| 19 | HMRKB Herath | 45.0 | 30 | 40 | 5 | 4 | v South Africa | Col-SSC | 24 Jul 2014 |
| 20 | HMRKB Herath | 22.1 | 2 | 57 | 5 | 4 | v Pakistan | Col-SSC | 14 Aug 2014 |
| 21 | HMRKB Herath | 21.0 | 6 | 48 | 7 | 4 | v India | Galle | 12 Aug 2015 |
| 22 | HMRKB Herath | 33.3 | 16 | 54 | 5 | 4 | v Australia | Pallekele | 26 Jul 2016 |
| 23 | MDK Perera | 23.0 | 5 | 70 | 6 | 4 | v Australia | Galle | 04 Aug 2016 |
| 24 | HMRKB Herath | 18.1 | 3 | 64 | 7 | 4 | v Australia | Col-SSC | 13 Aug 2016 |
| 25 | HMRKB Herath | 23.0 | 6 | 63 | 8 | 4 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 06 Nov 2016 |
| 26 | HMRKB Herath | 20.2 | 5 | 59 | 6 | 4 | v Bangladesh | Galle | 07 Mar 2017 |
| 27 | HMRKB Herath | 21.4 | 4 | 43 | 6 | 4 | v Pakistan | Abu Dhabi | 28 Sep 2017 |
| 28 | MDK Perera | 26.0 | 1 | 98 | 5 | 4 | v Pakistan | Dub-DICS | 06 Oct 2017 |
| 29 | A Dananjaya | 5.0 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 4 | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | 08 Feb 2018 |
| 30 | MDK Perera | 14.0 | 4 | 32 | 6 | 4 | v South Africa | Galle | 12 Jul 2018 |
| 31 | HMRKB Herath | 32.5 | 5 | 98 | 6 | 4 | v South Africa | Col-SSC | 20 Jul 2018 |
| 32 | P Jayawickrama | 32.0 | 10 | 86 | 5 | 4 | v Bangladesh | Pallekele | 29 Apr 2021 |
| 33 | L Embuldeniya | 29.0 | 12 | 46 | 5 | 4 | v West Indies | Galle | 21 Nov 2021 |
| 34 | L Embuldeniya | 20.1 | 6 | 35 | 5 | 4 | v West Indies | Galle | 29 Nov 2021 |
| 35 | RTM Mendis | 25.0 | 6 | 66 | 5 | 4 | v West Indies | Galle | 29 Nov 2021 |
| 36 | NGRP Jayasuriya | 32.0 | 5 | 117 | 5 | 4 | v Pakistan | Galle | 24 Jul 2022 |
| 37 | CAK Rajitha | 14.0 | 1 | 56 | 5 | 4 | v Bangladesh | Sylhet | 22 Mar 2024 |
| 38 | NGRP Jayasuriya | 30.4 | 7 | 68 | 5 | 4 | v New Zealand | Galle | 18 Sep 2024 |
It also provides the sixth occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler capturing five or more wickets in the fourth innings of a test against New Zealand. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | I | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | WPUJC Vaas | 26.4 | 10 | 43 | 5 | 4 | v New Zealand | Napier | 11 Mar 1995 |
| 2 | M Muralidaran | 36.0 | 15 | 64 | 5 | 4 | v New Zealand | Napier | 11 Mar 1995 |
| 3 | M Muralidaran | 18.3 | 8 | 30 | 5 | 4 | v New Zealand | Col-SSC | 10 Jun 1998 |
| 4 | M Muralidaran | 34.1 | 9 | 87 | 6 | 4 | v New Zealand | Wellington | 15 Dec 2006 |
| 5 | HMRKB Herath | 48.0 | 9 | 139 | 5 | 4 | v New Zealand | Col-SSC | 26 Aug 2009 |
| 6 | NGRP Jayasuriya | 30.4 | 7 | 68 | 5 | 4 | v New Zealand | Galle | 18 Sep 2024 |
It also provides the sixth occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler capturing five or more wickets in the fourth innings of a test at Galle. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | I | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | HMRKB Herath | 38.0 | 9 | 97 | 6 | 4 | v England | Galle | 26 Mar 2012 |
| 2 | HMRKB Herath | 21.0 | 6 | 48 | 7 | 4 | v India | Galle | 12 Aug 2015 |
| 3 | MDK Perera | 23.0 | 5 | 70 | 6 | 4 | v Australia | Galle | 04 Aug 2016 |
| 4 | HMRKB Herath | 20.2 | 5 | 59 | 6 | 4 | v Bangladesh | Galle | 07 Mar 2017 |
| 5 | MDK Perera | 14.0 | 4 | 32 | 6 | 4 | v South Africa | Galle | 12 Jul 2018 |
| 6 | L Embuldeniya | 29.0 | 12 | 46 | 5 | 4 | v West Indies | Galle | 21 Nov 2021 |
| 7 | L Embuldeniya | 20.1 | 6 | 35 | 5 | 4 | v West Indies | Galle | 29 Nov 2021 |
| 8 | RTM Mendis | 25.0 | 6 | 66 | 5 | 4 | v West Indies | Galle | 29 Nov 2021 |
| 9 | NGRP Jayasuriya | 32.0 | 5 | 117 | 5 | 4 | v Pakistan | Galle | 24 Jul 2022 |
| 10 | NGRP Jayasuriya | 30.4 | 7 | 68 | 5 | 4 | v New Zealand | Galle | 18 Sep 2024 |