The Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, also known as SSC Ground, is one of the most famous cricket grounds in Sri Lanka, and the headquarters of Sri Lanka Cricket, the controlling body of cricket in Sri Lanka. [1] [2] With 10,000 capacity, SSC ground is sometimes described as "the Lord's of Sri Lanka", [3]
It hosts the most domestic finals and is an important international cricket venue. The ground staged its first test in 1984 against touring New Zealand team. The first One Day International played in 1982 against the England team. [2] The Sri Lankan team has an impressive test record here.
Up to July 2017, in total the ground has been the venue for 43 Test matches, [4] 59 One-Day International matches, [5] and 2 T20 International matches. [6]
In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five-for" or "fifer") [7] [8] refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement. [9]
The first Test was played at the SSC Ground between Sri Lanka and New Zealand on 16 March 1984. [10] The first bowler to take a five-wicket haul in a Test match at SSC Ground was Ravi Ratnayeke, who took 5/42 in 1984 for Sri Lanka against New Zealand in very first Test of the ground. The best bowling figures to date in Tests at SSC Ground is by Sri Lankan Rangana Herath, who took 9/127 against Pakistan in 2014. This is the best bowling figures by a left hand bowler in Test cricket history as well. Total of 51 Test fifer was taken by at SSC Ground up to November 2018.
The first One Day International was played at the SSC Ground between Sri Lanka and England on 13 February 1982. [11] The first five-wicket haul was achieved by Chaminda Vaas who took 8/19 for Sri Lanka against Zimbabwe in 2001. [12] Up to date, this is still recorded as the best bowling figures in ODI history and Vaas is the only player to take 8 wickets in any limited over cricket in the history. Only 3 ODI fifer was record from the ground.
The first T20 International was played at the SSC Ground on 3 February 2010 by Canada against Ireland. [13] and, to date, no any bowler was able to take T20I fifer at the ground.
Symbol | Meaning |
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The bowler was man of the match | |
10 or more wickets taken in the match | |
§ | One of two five-wicket hauls by the bowler in the match |
Date | Day the Test started or ODI was held |
Inn | Innings in which five-wicket haul was taken |
Overs | Number of overs bowled |
Runs | Number of runs conceded |
Wkts | Number of wickets taken |
Econ | Runs conceded per over |
Batsmen | Batsmen whose wickets were taken |
Result | Result of the match |
No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing team | Inn | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Batsmen | Result |
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1 | Ravi Ratnayeke | 16 March 1984 | 2 | 21 | 42 | 5 | 2.00 | Drawn [10] | |||
2 | Ashantha de Mel | 30 August 1985 | 1 | 28 | 64 | 5 | 2.28 | Drawn [14] | |||
3 | Rumesh Ratnayake | 30 August 1985 | 3 | 41 | 85 | 6 | 2.07 | Drawn [15] | |||
4 | Anil Kumble | 27 July 1993 | 2 | 24 | 87 | 5 | 3.62 | India won [16] | |||
5 | Brett Schultz | 6 September 1993 | 1 | 20 | 48 | 5 | 2.40 | South Africa won [17] | |||
6 | Muttiah Muralitharan | 6 September 1993 | 2 | 54 | 101 | 5 | 1.87 | South Africa won [17] | |||
7 | Sajeewa de Silva | 26 April 1997 | 2 | 24.2 | 85 | 5 | 3.49 | Drawn [18] | |||
8 | Chris Cairns | 10 June 1998 | 1 | 17.4 | 62 | 5 | 3.50 | Sri Lanka won [19] | |||
9 | Daniel Vettori | 10 June 1998 | 3 | 33 | 64 | 6 | 1.93 | Sri Lanka won [19] | |||
10 | Muttiah Muralitharan | 10 June 1998 | 4 | 18.3 | 30 | 5 | 1.62 | Sri Lanka won [19] | |||
11 | Muttiah Muralitharan | 14 June 2000 | 2 | 47 | 115 | 5 | 2.44 | Pakistan won [20] | |||
12 | Wasim Akram | 14 June 2000 | 3 | 15.3 | 45 | 5 | 2.90 | Pakistan won [20] | |||
13 | Nicky Boje | 6 August 2000 | 2 | 34 | 62 | 5 | 1.82 | Drawn [21] | |||
14 | Muttiah Muralitharan | 6 August 2000 | 3 | 45.5 | 68 | 5 | 1.48 | Drawn [21] | |||
15 | Chaminda Vaas | 15 March 2001 | 2 | 27.5 | 73 | 6 | 2.62 | England won [22] | |||
16 | Muttiah Muralitharan | 29 August 2001 | 1 | 34.1 | 87 | 8 | 2.54 | Sri Lanka won [23] | |||
17 | Muttiah Muralitharan | 6 September 2001 | 1 | 9.4 | 13 | 5 | 1.34 | Sri Lanka won [24] | |||
18 | Muttiah Muralitharan | 6 September 2001 | 3 | 35.3 | 98 | 5 | 2.76 | Sri Lanka won [24] | |||
19 | Chaminda Vaas | 29 November 2001 | 1 | 32.2 | 120 | 7 | 3.71 | Sri Lanka won [25] | |||
20 | Chaminda Vaas | 29 November 2001 | 3 | 25 | 71 | 7 | 2.84 | Sri Lanka won [25] | |||
21 | Muttiah Muralitharan | 24 March 2004 | 1 | 37.1 | 123 | 5 | 3.30 | Australia won [26] | |||
22 | Sanath Jayasuriya | 11 August 2004 | 2 | 14.1 | 34 | 5 | 2.40 | Sri Lanka won [27] | |||
23 | Chaminda Vaas | 11 August 2004 | 4 | 18 | 29 | 6 | 1.61 | Sri Lanka won [27] | |||
24 | Muttiah Muralitharan | 13 July 2005 | 3 | 21 | 36 | 6 | 1.71 | Sri Lanka won [28] | |||
25 | Muttiah Muralitharan | 27 July 2006 | 3 | 64 | 131 | 6 | 2.04 | Sri Lanka won [29] | |||
26 | Muttiah Muralitharan | 25 June 2007 | 1 | 7.3 | 15 | 5 | 2.00 | Sri Lanka won [30] | |||
27 | Muttiah Muralitharan | 9 December 2007 | 1 | 47.2 | 116 | 5 | 2.45 | Drawn [31] | |||
28 | Muttiah Muralitharan | 23 July 2008 | 2 | 29 | 84 | 5 | 2.89 | Sri Lanka won [32] | |||
29 | Muttiah Muralitharan | 23 July 2008 | 3 | 13 | 26 | 6 | 2.00 | Sri Lanka won [32] | |||
30 | Thilan Thushara | 20 July 2009 | 1 | 20.4 | 83 | 5 | 4.01 | Drawn [33] | |||
31 | Danish Kaneria | 20 July 2009 | 2 | 20.3 | 62 | 5 | 3.02 | Drawn [33] | |||
32 | Rangana Herath | 20 July 2009 | 3 | 46 | 157 | 5 | 3.41 | Drawn [33] | |||
33 | Rangana Herath | 26 August 2009 | 4 | 48 | 139 | 5 | 2.89 | Sri Lanka won [34] | |||
34 | Rangana Herath | 16 September 2011 | 3 | 52 | 157 | 7 | 3.01 | Australia won [35] | |||
35 | Junaid Khan | 30 July 2012 | 2 | 28 | 73 | 5 | 2.60 | Drawn [36] | |||
36 | Dilruwan Perera | 24 July 2014 | 2 | 41.5 | 69 | 5 | 1.64 | Drawn [37] | |||
37 | Rangana Herath | 24 July 2014 | 4 | 45 | 40 | 5 | 0.88 | Drawn [37] | |||
38 | Junaid Khan | 14 August 2014 | 1 | 27 | 87 | 5 | 3.22 | Sri Lanka won [38] | |||
39 | Rangana Herath | 14 August 2014 | 2 | 33.1 | 127 | 9 | 3.82 | Sri Lanka won [38] | |||
40 | Rangana Herath | 14 August 2014 | 4 | 22.1 | 57 | 5 | 2.57 | Sri Lanka won [38] | |||
41 | Ishant Sharma | 8 August 2015 | 2 | 15 | 54 | 5 | 3.60 | India won [39] | |||
42 | Mitchell Starc | 13 August 2016 | 1 | 25.1 | 63 | 5 | 2.50 | Sri Lanka won [40] | |||
43 | Rangana Herath | 13 August 2016 | 2 | 38.1 | 81 | 6 | 2.12 | Sri Lanka won [40] | |||
44 | Rangana Herath | 13 August 2016 | 4 | 18.1 | 64 | 7 | 3.52 | Sri Lanka won [40] | |||
45 | Ravichandran Ashwin | 13 August 2016 | 2 | 16.4 | 69 | 5 | 4.14 | India won [41] | |||
46 | Ravindra Jadeja | 13 August 2016 | 3 | 39 | 152 | 5 | 3.89 | India won [41] | |||
47 | Keshav Maharaj | 20 July 2018 | 1 | 41.1 | 129 | 9 | 3.13 | Lost [42] | |||
48 | Akila Dananjaya | 20 July 2018 | 2 | 13 | 52 | 5 | 4.00 | Won [42] | |||
49 | Rangana Herath | 20 July 2018 | 4 | 32.5 | 98 | 6 | 2.98 | Won [42] | |||
50 | Lakshan Sandakan | 23 November 2018 | 1 | 22 | 95 | 5 | 4.31 | England won [43] | |||
51 | Adil Rashid | 23 November 2018 | 2 | 13.5 | 49 | 5 | 3.54 | England won [43] | |||
52 | Dilruwan Perera | 23 November 2018 | 3 | 29.5 | 88 | 5 | 2.94 | England won [43] |
No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing team | Inn | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Batsmen | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Chaminda Vaas | 8 December 2001 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 8 | 2.37 | Sri Lanka won [44] | |||
2 | Glenn McGrath | 15 September 2002 | 2 | 7 | 37 | 5 | 5.28 | Australia won [45] | |||
3 | Upul Chandana | 31 August 2004 | 2 | 9.1 | 61 | 5 | 6.65 | Sri Lanka won [46] |
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