HMRKB Herath’s distinction – becomes the first bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture five or more wickets in an innings on ten occasions in the fourth innings of a test
HMRKB Herath of Sri Lanka became the first bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture five or more wickets in an innings on ten occasions in the fourth innings of a test. His 6 for 59 against Bangladesh at Galle was his tenth five wicket haul, All his ten such hauls are listed below
| No | O | M | R | W | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 48.0 | 09 | 139 | 5 | 4 | v New Zealand | Col-SSC | 26 Aug 2009 |
| 2 | 30.3 | 07 | 79 | 5 | 4 | v South Africa | Durban | 26 Dec 2011 |
| 3 | 38.0 | 09 | 97 | 6 | 4 | v England | Galle | 26 Mar 2012 |
| 4 | 45.0 | 30 | 40 | 5 | 4 | v South Africa | Col-SSC | 24 Jul 2014 |
| 5 | 22.1 | 02 | 57 | 5 | 4 | v Pakistan | Col-SSC | 14 Aug 2014 |
| 6 | 21.0 | 06 | 48 | 7 | 4 | v India | Galle | 12 Aug 2015 |
| 7 | 33.3 | 16 | 54 | 5 | 4 | v Australia | Pallekele | 26 Jul 2016 |
| 8 | 18.1 | 03 | 64 | 7 | 4 | v Australia | Col-SSC | 13 Aug 2016 |
| 9 | 23.0 | 06 | 63 | 8 | 4 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 06 Nov 2016 |
| 10 | 20.2 | 05 | 59 | 6 | 4 | v Bangladesh | Galle | 07 Mar 2017 |