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Fielding Most Catches Innings
Most catches in an innings Held in Sri Lanka for Tests
Most catches in an innings
Player
Ct Fi
Innings in match
Team
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
Scorecard
AM Rahane
5
3
India
v Sri Lanka
Galle
12 Aug 2015
Test # 2176
J Blackwood
5
3
West Indies
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (PSS)
22 Oct 2015
Test # 2182
HDRL Thirimanne
5
2
Sri Lanka
v England
Galle
22 Jan 2021
Test # 2405
DM de Silva
5
2
Sri Lanka
v New Zealand
Galle
26 Sep 2024
Test # 2551
HP Tillakaratne
4
3
Sri Lanka
v New Zealand
Colombo (SSC)
06 Dec 1992
Test # 1204
RS Mahanama
4
3
Sri Lanka
v Zimbabwe
Colombo (RPS)
11 Sep 1996
Test # 1333
Saleem Elahi
4
1
Pakistan
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
26 Apr 1997
Test # 1367
KC Sangakkara
4
3
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Colombo (PSS)
21 Jul 2002
Test # 1609
ML Hayden
4
4
Australia
v Sri Lanka
Galle
08 Mar 2004
Test # 1685
DPMD Jayawardene
4
4
Sri Lanka
v West Indies
Kandy
22 Jul 2005
Test # 1757
TM Dilshan
4
4
Sri Lanka
v England
Galle
26 Mar 2012
Test # 2038
Soumya Sarkar
4
1
Bangladesh
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (PSS)
15 Mar 2017
Test # 2254
AM Rahane
4
3
India
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
03 Aug 2017
Test # 2267
KK Jennings
4
2
England
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
23 Nov 2018
Test # 2329
DM de Silva
4
4
Sri Lanka
v West Indies
Galle
29 Nov 2021
Test # 2437
DI Gower
3
1
England
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (PSS)
17 Feb 1982
Test # 921
M Azharuddin
3
2
India
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
30 Aug 1985
Test # 1023
JG Bracewell
3
1
New Zealand
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (CCC)
16 Apr 1987
Test # 1074
ST Jayasuriya
3
1
Sri Lanka
v Australia
Colombo (RPS)
28 Aug 1992
Test # 1195
HP Tillakaratne
3
2
Sri Lanka
v New Zealand
Colombo (SSC)
06 Dec 1992
Test # 1204
M Azharuddin
3
4
India
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
27 Jul 1993
Test # 1228
BC Lara
3
1
West Indies
v Sri Lanka
Moratuwa
08 Dec 1993
Test # 1239
HP Tillakaratne
3
1
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Colombo (PSS)
09 Aug 1994
Test # 1265
Aamer Sohail
3
2
Pakistan
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (PSS)
09 Aug 1994
Test # 1265
RS Mahanama
3
1
Sri Lanka
v Zimbabwe
Colombo (SSC)
18 Sep 1996
Test # 1334
M Azharuddin
3
1
India
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
09 Aug 1997
Test # 1376
AR Whittall
3
1
Zimbabwe
v Sri Lanka
Kandy
07 Jan 1998
Test # 1394
MJ Horne
3
4
New Zealand
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (RPS)
27 May 1998
Test # 1415
BA Young
3
4
New Zealand
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (RPS)
27 May 1998
Test # 1415
ST Jayasuriya
3
1
Sri Lanka
v New Zealand
Galle
03 Jun 1998
Test # 1416
HP Tillakaratne
3
3
Sri Lanka
v New Zealand
Galle
03 Jun 1998
Test # 1416
A Ranatunga
3
2
Sri Lanka
v Australia
Galle
22 Sep 1999
Test # 1460
MS Atapattu
3
1
Sri Lanka
v Australia
Colombo (SSC)
30 Sep 1999
Test # 1461
DPMD Jayawardene
3
1
Sri Lanka
v South Africa
Kandy
30 Jul 2000
Test # 1505
C White
3
1
England
v Sri Lanka
Galle
22 Feb 2001
Test # 1530
GP Thorpe
3
1
England
v Sri Lanka
Kandy
07 Mar 2001
Test # 1532
GA Hick
3
3
England
v Sri Lanka
Kandy
07 Mar 2001
Test # 1532
HP Tillakaratne
3
2
Sri Lanka
v Zimbabwe
Colombo (SSC)
27 Dec 2001
Test # 1581
J Mubarak
3
4
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Colombo (SSC)
28 Jul 2002
Test # 1611
Younis Khan
3
1
Pakistan
v Australia
Colombo (PSS)
03 Oct 2002
Test # 1615
PD Collingwood
3
1
England
v Sri Lanka
Galle
02 Dec 2003
Test # 1670
ME Trescothick
3
3
England
v Sri Lanka
Galle
02 Dec 2003
Test # 1670
HP Tillakaratne
3
4
Sri Lanka
v England
Galle
02 Dec 2003
Test # 1670
ML Hayden
3
2
Australia
v Sri Lanka
Galle
08 Mar 2004
Test # 1685
A Symonds
3
2
Australia
v Sri Lanka
Kandy
16 Mar 2004
Test # 1688
TT Samaraweera
3
3
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Colombo (PSS)
20 Sep 2005
Test # 1766
HH Gibbs
3
4
South Africa
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (PSS)
04 Aug 2006
Test # 1812
DPMD Jayawardene
3
1
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Colombo (PSS)
03 Jul 2007
Test # 1838
DPMD Jayawardene
3
3
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Kandy
11 Jul 2007
Test # 1839
DPMD Jayawardene
3
3
Sri Lanka
v India
Galle
18 Jul 2010
Test # 1964
KC Sangakkara
3
2
Sri Lanka
v India
Colombo (SSC)
26 Jul 2010
Test # 1966
KC Sangakkara
3
2
Sri Lanka
v Australia
Pallekele
08 Sep 2011
Test # 2007
KS Williamson
3
2
New Zealand
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (PSS)
25 Nov 2012
Test # 2063
Azhar Ali
3
3
Pakistan
v Sri Lanka
Galle
17 Jun 2015
Test # 2167
AM Rahane
3
1
India
v Sri Lanka
Galle
12 Aug 2015
Test # 2176
KL Rahul
3
2
India
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
28 Aug 2015
Test # 2179
AD Mathews
3
4
Sri Lanka
v West Indies
Colombo (PSS)
22 Oct 2015
Test # 2182
SPD Smith
3
1
Australia
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
13 Aug 2016
Test # 2217
SPD Smith
3
3
Australia
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
13 Aug 2016
Test # 2217
FDM Karunaratne
3
3
Sri Lanka
v Zimbabwe
Colombo (RPS)
14 Jul 2017
Test # 2263
AD Mathews
3
2
Sri Lanka
v South Africa
Galle
12 Jul 2018
Test # 2311
DM de Silva
3
1
Sri Lanka
v England
Galle
06 Nov 2018
Test # 2324
BA Stokes
3
4
England
v Sri Lanka
Galle
06 Nov 2018
Test # 2324
LRPL Taylor
3
2
New Zealand
v Sri Lanka
Galle
14 Aug 2019
Test # 2354
DM de Silva
3
2
Sri Lanka
v New Zealand
Colombo (PSS)
22 Aug 2019
Test # 2356
JE Root
3
3
England
v Sri Lanka
Galle
14 Jan 2021
Test # 2403
Z Crawley
3
3
England
v Sri Lanka
Galle
22 Jan 2021
Test # 2405
HDRL Thirimanne
3
2
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Pallekele
29 Apr 2021
Test # 2419
DA Warner
3
1
Australia
v Sri Lanka
Galle
29 Jun 2022
Test # 2469
DM de Silva
3
1
Sri Lanka
v Ireland
Galle
24 Apr 2023
Test # 2503
SPD Smith
3
3
Australia
v Sri Lanka
Galle
06 Feb 2025
Test # 2580
G Cook
2
1
England
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (PSS)
17 Feb 1982
Test # 921
LWS Kaluperuma
2
2
Sri Lanka
v England
Colombo (PSS)
17 Feb 1982
Test # 921
KWR Fletcher
2
3
England
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (PSS)
17 Feb 1982
Test # 921
RGD Willis
2
3
England
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (PSS)
17 Feb 1982
Test # 921
AR Border
2
2
Australia
v Sri Lanka
Kandy
22 Apr 1983
Test # 955
DW Hookes
2
2
Australia
v Sri Lanka
Kandy
22 Apr 1983
Test # 955
JG Bracewell
2
2
New Zealand
v Sri Lanka
Kandy
09 Mar 1984
Test # 980
AMJG Amerasinghe
2
3
Sri Lanka
v New Zealand
Kandy
09 Mar 1984
Test # 980
JG Bracewell
2
4
New Zealand
v Sri Lanka
Kandy
09 Mar 1984
Test # 980
JV Coney
2
1
New Zealand
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
16 Mar 1984
Test # 982
SMS Kaluperuma
2
2
Sri Lanka
v New Zealand
Colombo (SSC)
16 Mar 1984
Test # 982
JJ Crowe
2
3
New Zealand
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
16 Mar 1984
Test # 982
Sir RJ Hadlee
2
3
New Zealand
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
16 Mar 1984
Test # 982
SMS Kaluperuma
2
2
Sri Lanka
v New Zealand
Colombo (CCC)
24 Mar 1984
Test # 985
JV Coney
2
3
New Zealand
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (CCC)
24 Mar 1984
Test # 985
JG Wright
2
3
New Zealand
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (CCC)
24 Mar 1984
Test # 985
S Wettimuny
2
2
Sri Lanka
v India
Colombo (PSS)
06 Sep 1985
Test # 1024
Imran Khan
2
2
Pakistan
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (CCC)
14 Mar 1986
Test # 1041
PA de Silva
2
3
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Colombo (CCC)
14 Mar 1986
Test # 1041
AP Gurusinha
2
3
Sri Lanka
v Australia
Colombo (SSC)
17 Aug 1992
Test # 1194
AR Border
2
4
Australia
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
17 Aug 1992
Test # 1194
ME Waugh
2
4
Australia
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
17 Aug 1992
Test # 1194
RS Mahanama
2
3
Sri Lanka
v Australia
Colombo (RPS)
28 Aug 1992
Test # 1195
DC Boon
2
2
Australia
v Sri Lanka
Moratuwa
08 Sep 1992
Test # 1196
HP Tillakaratne
2
1
Sri Lanka
v England
Colombo (SSC)
13 Mar 1993
Test # 1219
HP Tillakaratne
2
3
Sri Lanka
v England
Colombo (SSC)
13 Mar 1993
Test # 1219
A Kumble
2
1
India
v Sri Lanka
Kandy
17 Jul 1993
Test # 1226
RS Mahanama
2
1
Sri Lanka
v India
Colombo (SSC)
27 Jul 1993
Test # 1228
HP Tillakaratne
2
1
Sri Lanka
v India
Colombo (SSC)
27 Jul 1993
Test # 1228
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