MJ Suthar of India captured six for 55 in the fourth innings of the just concluded Galle Test against Sri Lanka to provide the 192nd occasion of a left arm spin bowler capturing six plus wickets in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 27th occasion of an Indian left arm spin bowler accounting for six plus wickets in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	O	M	R	W	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	MH Mankad	38.5	15	55	8	1	v England	Chennai	06 Feb 1952
2	MH Mankad	47.0	27	52	8	2	v Pakistan	Delhi	16 Oct 1952
3	RG Nadkarni	51.0	11	105	6	2	v Australia	Brabourne	01 Jan 1960
4	SA Durani	36.0	9	105	6	2	v England	Chennai	10 Jan 1962
5	RG Nadkarni	54.4	21	91	6	3	v Australia	Chennai	02 Oct 1964
6	SA Durani	28.0	11	73	6	1	v Australia	Eden Gardens	17 Oct 1964
7	BS Bedi	47.3	11	127	6	1	v New Zealand	Christchurch	22 Feb 1968
8	RG Nadkarni	30.0	12	43	6	3	v New Zealand	Wellington	29 Feb 1968
9	BS Bedi	30.5	16	42	6	4	v New Zealand	Brabourne	25 Sep 1969
10	BS Bedi	50.0	19	98	7	2	v Australia	Eden Gardens	12 Dec 1969
21	BS Bedi	64.2	8	226	6	1	v England	Lord’s	20 Jun 1974
12	BS Bedi	21.3	4	71	6	4	v England	Bengaluru	28 Jan 1977
13	DR Doshi	43.0	10	103	6	1	v Australia	Chennai	11 Sep 1979
14	DR Doshi	47.1	17	102	6	1	v England	Manchester	24 Jun 1982
15	Maninder Singh	17.4	4	51	7	3	v Sri Lanka	Nagpur	27 Dec 1986
16	Maninder Singh	18.2	8	27	7	1	v Pakistan	Bengaluru	13 Mar 1987
17	SLV Raju	17.5	13	12	6	2	v Sri Lanka	Chandigarh	23 Nov 1990
18	SLV Raju	32.3	9	87	6	3	v Sri Lanka	Ahmedabad	08 Feb 1994
19	PP Ojha	34.2	9	72	6	1	v West Indies	Delhi	06 Nov 2011
20	PP Ojha	27.0	5	47	6	3	v West Indies	Wankhede	22 Nov 2011
21	RA Jadeja	58.2	15	138	6	2	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2013
22	RA Jadeja	25.0	5	48	7	3	v England	Chennai	16 Dec 2016
23	RA Jadeja	21.4	1	63	6	2	v Australia	Bengaluru	04 Mar 2017
24	AR Patel	21.4	6	38	6	1	v England	Ahmedabad	24 Feb 2021
25	RA Jadeja	12.1	1	42	7	3	v Australia	Delhi	17 Feb 2023
26	MJ Suthar	22.0	10	33	6	2	v Afghanistan	New Chandigarh	06 Jun 2026
27	MJ Suthar	23.4	2	55	6	4	v Sri Lanka	Galle	15 Aug 2026

It also provides the fourth occasion of an Indian left arm spin bowler capturing six or more wickets in a test innings against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	O	M	R	W	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Maninder Singh	17.4	4	51	7	3	v Sri Lanka	Nagpur	27 Dec 1986
2	SLV Raju	17.5	13	12	6	2	v Sri Lanka	Chandigarh	23 Nov 1990
3	SLV Raju	32.3	9	87	6	3	v Sri Lanka	Ahmedabad	08 Feb 1994
4	MJ Suthar	23.4	2	55	6	4	v Sri Lanka	Galle	15 Aug 2026

It also provides the third occasion of an Indian left arm spin bowler capturing six or more wickets in the fourth innings of a test.  All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	O	M	R	W	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	BS Bedi	30.5	16	42	6	4	v New Zealand	Brabourne	25 Sep 1969
2	BS Bedi	21.3	4	71	6	4	v England	Bengaluru	28 Jan 1977
3	MJ Suthar	23.4	2	55	6	4	v Sri Lanka	Galle	15 Aug 2026