Fielding Most Catches Career

Most catches Held in Sri Lanka for Tests

Most catches

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Ct	Max	Ct/Inn
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	1997-2014	81	152	125	4	0.822
HP Tillakaratne (SL)	1992-2004	41	73	61	4	0.835
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1992-2007	62	114	57	3	0.5
DM de Silva (SL)	2016-2025	30	56	54	5	0.964
AD Mathews (SL)	2009-2025	67	125	47	3	0.376
TM Dilshan (SL)	2001-2013	46	82	38	4	0.463
M Muralidaran (SL)	1992-2010	73	134	34	2	0.253
MS Atapattu (SL)	1992-2005	48	89	33	3	0.37
KC Sangakkara (SL)	2000-2015	75	90	33	4	0.366
BKG Mendis (SL)	2015-2025	33	50	30	2	0.6
TT Samaraweera (SL)	2001-2012	45	86	28	3	0.325
A Ranatunga (SL)	1982-2000	48	78	27	3	0.346
FDM Karunaratne (SL)	2012-2025	44	83	27	3	0.325
RP Arnold (SL)	1997-2002	25	44	25	2	0.568
RS Mahanama (SL)	1986-1998	24	39	24	4	0.615
Younis Khan (PAK)	2000-2015	17	33	22	3	0.666
PA de Silva (SL)	1985-2002	44	73	21	2	0.287
NT Paranavitana (SL)	2009-2012	19	34	20	2	0.588
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1994-2009	56	104	19	2	0.182
AM Rahane (IND)	2015-2017	6	12	18	5	1.5
SPD Smith (AUS)	2016-2025	7	13	16	3	1.23
HDRL Thirimanne (SL)	2011-2021	20	39	16	5	0.41
WU Tharanga (SL)	2006-2017	19	36	15	2	0.416
HMRKB Herath (SL)	1999-2018	49	93	14	2	0.15
LRPL Taylor (NZ)	2009-2019	6	12	13	3	1.083
M Azharuddin (IND)	1985-1999	9	15	12	3	0.8
JK Silva (SL)	2014-2018	17	34	12	2	0.352
LD Chandimal (SL)	2012-2025	41	54	12	1	0.222
AP Gurusinha (SL)	1986-1996	16	27	11	2	0.407
KL Rahul (IND)	2015-2017	5	10	10	3	1
Azhar Ali (PAK)	2012-2022	9	18	10	3	0.555
BOP Fernando (SL)	2021-2025	10	19	10	2	0.526
BA Stokes (ENG)	2018-2018	3	6	9	3	1.5
J Blackwood (WI)	2015-2021	4	7	9	5	1.285
AB de Villiers (SA)	2006-2014	4	7	9	2	1.285
JE Root (ENG)	2018-2021	5	10	9	3	0.9
KS Williamson (NZ)	2012-2024	6	11	9	3	0.818
SM Warnapura (SL)	2007-2009	8	16	9	2	0.562
RT Ponting (AUS)	1999-2011	9	17	9	2	0.529
R Dravid (IND)	1997-2010	12	20	9	2	0.45
Misbah-ul-Haq (PAK)	2002-2015	11	22	9	2	0.409
JG Bracewell (NZ)	1984-1987	3	5	8	3	1.6
KK Jennings (ENG)	2018-2018	3	6	8	4	1.333
PD Collingwood (ENG)	2003-2007	5	8	8	3	1
ME Trescothick (ENG)	2001-2003	6	10	8	3	0.8
MP Vaughan (ENG)	2001-2007	7	11	8	2	0.727
VVS Laxman (IND)	1999-2010	7	12	8	2	0.666
J Mubarak (SL)	2002-2015	6	12	8	3	0.666
ME Waugh (AUS)	1992-2002	7	12	8	2	0.666
MDK Perera (SL)	2014-2021	23	43	8	2	0.186
Saleem Elahi (PAK)	1997-1997	2	4	7	4	1.75
C White (ENG)	2001-2001	3	5	7	3	1.4
Babar Azam (PAK)	2022-2023	4	8	7	2	0.875
ML Hayden (AUS)	2002-2004	4	8	7	4	0.875
HM Amla (SA)	2006-2018	6	11	7	2	0.636
Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK)	1994-2006	9	17	7	2	0.411
P Nissanka (SL)	2021-2025	11	22	7	2	0.318
CRD Fernando (SL)	2000-2012	19	36	7	2	0.194
Mohammad Wasim (PAK)	2000-2000	2	4	6	2	1.5
Soumya Sarkar (BAN)	2017-2017	2	4	6	4	1.5
AJ Strauss (ENG)	2012-2012	2	4	6	2	1.5
SMS Kaluperuma (SL)	1984-1984	3	5	6	2	1.2
JV Coney (NZ)	1984-1984	3	6	6	2	1
IR Bell (ENG)	2007-2012	5	8	6	2	0.75
MJ Guptill (NZ)	2009-2012	4	8	6	2	0.75
KNM Fernando (SL)	2023-2024	5	9	6	2	0.666
RS Kalpage (SL)	1993-1998	6	10	6	2	0.6
Ramiz Raja (PAK)	1986-1997	5	10	6	2	0.6
JN Rhodes (SA)	1993-2000	6	10	6	2	0.6
GP Thorpe (ENG)	2001-2003	6	10	6	3	0.6
V Kohli (IND)	2015-2017	6	12	6	1	0.5
A Kumble (IND)	1993-2008	9	14	6	2	0.428
SK Warne (AUS)	1992-2004	9	16	6	1	0.375
SR Tendulkar (IND)	1993-2010	12	20	6	2	0.3
RTM Mendis (SL)	2021-2025	14	27	6	1	0.222
HDPK Dharmasena (SL)	1993-2004	18	31	6	1	0.193
RAS Lakmal (SL)	2010-2021	27	51	6	1	0.117
Aamer Sohail (PAK)	1994-1994	2	4	5	3	1.25
RS Morton (WI)	2005-2005	2	4	5	2	1.25
BJ Webster (AUS)	2025-2025	2	4	5	2	1.25
BA Young (NZ)	1998-1998	3	5	5	3	1
MJ Clarke (AUS)	2011-2011	3	6	5	2	0.833
CK Kapugedera (SL)	2006-2009	3	6	5	2	0.833
Najmul Hossain Shanto (BAN)	2021-2025	4	6	5	2	0.833
AR Border (AUS)	1983-1992	4	7	5	2	0.714
S Dhawan (IND)	2015-2017	4	8	5	2	0.625
SP Fleming (NZ)	1998-2003	5	8	5	2	0.625
Imam-ul-Haq (PAK)	2022-2023	4	8	5	2	0.625
CH Gayle (WI)	2001-2010	6	10	5	2	0.5
CB Wishart (ZIM)	1996-2002	7	11	5	2	0.454
LPC Silva (SL)	2007-2007	6	12	5	2	0.416
DL Vettori (NZ)	1998-2009	7	12	5	1	0.416
KDK Vithanage (SL)	2013-2015	6	12	5	2	0.416
JM Anderson (ENG)	2003-2021	7	13	5	2	0.384
JL Langer (AUS)	1999-2004	7	13	5	1	0.384
PHKD Mendis (SL)	2022-2025	7	13	5	2	0.384
MA Starc (AUS)	2016-2025	7	13	5	2	0.384
UT Khawaja (AUS)	2011-2025	8	15	5	1	0.333
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1986-2000	8	15	5	2	0.333
Asad Shafiq (PAK)	2012-2015	8	16	5	2	0.312

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All figures exclude catches made as a wicketkeeper, except for matches played which is the career figure

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Sri Lanka Army vs Colombo Cricket Club at Colombo (CCC), Premier League Tournament Tier B , Mar 16-18, 2012 [First-class]

Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club vs Panadura Sports Club at Panadura, Premier League Tournament Tier B , Mar 16-18, 2012 [First-class]

Police Sports Club vs Burgher Recreation Club at Colombo (Police), Premier League Tournament Tier B , Mar 16-18, 2012 [First-class]