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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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Police Sports Club vs Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club at Colombo (Police), Major Clubs Limited Over Tournament Group A, Jul 21, 2025 [List A]

Ace Capital Cricket Club vs Chilaw Marians Cricket Club at Panadura, Major Clubs Limited Over Tournament Group A, Jul 21, 2025 [List A]

Burgher Recreation Club vs Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club at Kurunegala, Major Clubs Limited Over Tournament Group B, Jul 21, 2025 [List A]