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Test Matches Records
Fielding Most Catches Match
Most catches in a match Held in Sri Lanka for Tests
Most catches in a match
Player
Team
Opposition
Ground
Ct Fi
Match Date
Scorecard
AM Rahane
India
v Sri Lanka
Galle
8
12 Aug 2015
Test # 2176
HP Tillakaratne
Sri Lanka
v New Zealand
Colombo (SSC)
7
06 Dec 1992
Test # 1204
ML Hayden
Australia
v Sri Lanka
Galle
7
08 Mar 2004
Test # 1685
SPD Smith
Australia
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
6
13 Aug 2016
Test # 2217
KK Jennings
England
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
6
23 Nov 2018
Test # 2329
RS Mahanama
Sri Lanka
v Zimbabwe
Colombo (RPS)
5
11 Sep 1996
Test # 1333
ST Jayasuriya
Sri Lanka
v New Zealand
Galle
5
03 Jun 1998
Test # 1416
HP Tillakaratne
Sri Lanka
v New Zealand
Galle
5
03 Jun 1998
Test # 1416
HP Tillakaratne
Sri Lanka
v Zimbabwe
Colombo (SSC)
5
27 Dec 2001
Test # 1581
PD Collingwood
England
v Sri Lanka
Galle
5
02 Dec 2003
Test # 1670
DPMD Jayawardene
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Kandy
5
11 Jul 2007
Test # 1839
DPMD Jayawardene
Sri Lanka
v India
Galle
5
18 Jul 2010
Test # 1964
TM Dilshan
Sri Lanka
v England
Galle
5
26 Mar 2012
Test # 2038
KS Williamson
New Zealand
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (PSS)
5
25 Nov 2012
Test # 2063
AD Mathews
Sri Lanka
v West Indies
Colombo (PSS)
5
22 Oct 2015
Test # 2182
J Blackwood
West Indies
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (PSS)
5
22 Oct 2015
Test # 2182
Soumya Sarkar
Bangladesh
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (PSS)
5
15 Mar 2017
Test # 2254
AM Rahane
India
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
5
03 Aug 2017
Test # 2267
JE Root
England
v Sri Lanka
Galle
5
14 Jan 2021
Test # 2403
HDRL Thirimanne
Sri Lanka
v England
Galle
5
22 Jan 2021
Test # 2405
DM de Silva
Sri Lanka
v West Indies
Galle
5
29 Nov 2021
Test # 2437
DM de Silva
Sri Lanka
v New Zealand
Galle
5
26 Sep 2024
Test # 2551
SPD Smith
Australia
v Sri Lanka
Galle
5
06 Feb 2025
Test # 2580
DI Gower
England
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (PSS)
4
17 Feb 1982
Test # 921
JG Bracewell
New Zealand
v Sri Lanka
Kandy
4
09 Mar 1984
Test # 980
HP Tillakaratne
Sri Lanka
v England
Colombo (SSC)
4
13 Mar 1993
Test # 1219
M Azharuddin
India
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
4
27 Jul 1993
Test # 1228
HP Tillakaratne
Sri Lanka
v India
Colombo (SSC)
4
27 Jul 1993
Test # 1228
HP Tillakaratne
Sri Lanka
v South Africa
Moratuwa
4
25 Aug 1993
Test # 1232
Saleem Elahi
Pakistan
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
4
26 Apr 1997
Test # 1367
M Azharuddin
India
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
4
09 Aug 1997
Test # 1376
Mohammad Wasim
Pakistan
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
4
14 Jun 2000
Test # 1499
GP Thorpe
England
v Sri Lanka
Kandy
4
07 Mar 2001
Test # 1532
KC Sangakkara
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Colombo (PSS)
4
21 Jul 2002
Test # 1609
HP Tillakaratne
Sri Lanka
v England
Galle
4
02 Dec 2003
Test # 1670
DPMD Jayawardene
Sri Lanka
v England
Kandy
4
10 Dec 2003
Test # 1672
DPMD Jayawardene
Sri Lanka
v West Indies
Kandy
4
22 Jul 2005
Test # 1757
RS Morton
West Indies
v Sri Lanka
Kandy
4
22 Jul 2005
Test # 1757
TT Samaraweera
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Colombo (RPS)
4
12 Sep 2005
Test # 1764
HH Gibbs
South Africa
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (PSS)
4
04 Aug 2006
Test # 1812
DPMD Jayawardene
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Colombo (PSS)
4
03 Jul 2007
Test # 1838
LRPL Taylor
New Zealand
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
4
26 Aug 2009
Test # 1932
DPMD Jayawardene
Sri Lanka
v India
Colombo (PSS)
4
03 Aug 2010
Test # 1968
AJ Strauss
England
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (PSS)
4
03 Apr 2012
Test # 2039
MJ Guptill
New Zealand
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (PSS)
4
25 Nov 2012
Test # 2063
AB de Villiers
South Africa
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
4
24 Jul 2014
Test # 2131
WU Tharanga
Sri Lanka
v India
Colombo (SSC)
4
28 Aug 2015
Test # 2179
KL Rahul
India
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
4
28 Aug 2015
Test # 2179
FDM Karunaratne
Sri Lanka
v Zimbabwe
Colombo (RPS)
4
14 Jul 2017
Test # 2263
AD Mathews
Sri Lanka
v South Africa
Galle
4
12 Jul 2018
Test # 2311
BA Stokes
England
v Sri Lanka
Galle
4
06 Nov 2018
Test # 2324
Z Crawley
England
v Sri Lanka
Galle
4
22 Jan 2021
Test # 2405
DM de Silva
Sri Lanka
v Ireland
Galle
4
24 Apr 2023
Test # 2503
BJ Webster
Australia
v Sri Lanka
Galle
4
06 Feb 2025
Test # 2580
G Cook
England
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (PSS)
3
17 Feb 1982
Test # 921
KWR Fletcher
England
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (PSS)
3
17 Feb 1982
Test # 921
AR Border
Australia
v Sri Lanka
Kandy
3
22 Apr 1983
Test # 955
SMS Kaluperuma
Sri Lanka
v New Zealand
Colombo (SSC)
3
16 Mar 1984
Test # 982
JG Wright
New Zealand
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (CCC)
3
24 Mar 1984
Test # 985
M Azharuddin
India
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
3
30 Aug 1985
Test # 1023
PA de Silva
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Colombo (CCC)
3
14 Mar 1986
Test # 1041
JG Bracewell
New Zealand
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (CCC)
3
16 Apr 1987
Test # 1074
ST Jayasuriya
Sri Lanka
v Australia
Colombo (RPS)
3
28 Aug 1992
Test # 1195
SR Tendulkar
India
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (PSS)
3
04 Aug 1993
Test # 1229
BC Lara
West Indies
v Sri Lanka
Moratuwa
3
08 Dec 1993
Test # 1239
Aamer Sohail
Pakistan
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (PSS)
3
09 Aug 1994
Test # 1265
ST Jayasuriya
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Colombo (PSS)
3
09 Aug 1994
Test # 1265
HP Tillakaratne
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Colombo (PSS)
3
09 Aug 1994
Test # 1265
AP Gurusinha
Sri Lanka
v Zimbabwe
Colombo (SSC)
3
18 Sep 1996
Test # 1334
RS Mahanama
Sri Lanka
v Zimbabwe
Colombo (SSC)
3
18 Sep 1996
Test # 1334
Saleem Elahi
Pakistan
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (RPS)
3
19 Apr 1997
Test # 1366
RP Arnold
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Colombo (SSC)
3
26 Apr 1997
Test # 1367
RS Mahanama
Sri Lanka
v Zimbabwe
Kandy
3
07 Jan 1998
Test # 1394
AR Whittall
Zimbabwe
v Sri Lanka
Kandy
3
07 Jan 1998
Test # 1394
MJ Horne
New Zealand
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (RPS)
3
27 May 1998
Test # 1415
BA Young
New Zealand
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (RPS)
3
27 May 1998
Test # 1415
DPMD Jayawardene
Sri Lanka
v New Zealand
Colombo (RPS)
3
27 May 1998
Test # 1415
RS Kalpage
Sri Lanka
v New Zealand
Colombo (RPS)
3
27 May 1998
Test # 1415
MS Atapattu
Sri Lanka
v Australia
Kandy
3
09 Sep 1999
Test # 1459
A Ranatunga
Sri Lanka
v Australia
Galle
3
22 Sep 1999
Test # 1460
MS Atapattu
Sri Lanka
v Australia
Colombo (SSC)
3
30 Sep 1999
Test # 1461
Wasim Akram
Pakistan
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
3
14 Jun 2000
Test # 1499
RP Arnold
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Colombo (SSC)
3
14 Jun 2000
Test # 1499
CRD Fernando
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Colombo (SSC)
3
14 Jun 2000
Test # 1499
RP Arnold
Sri Lanka
v South Africa
Galle
3
20 Jul 2000
Test # 1504
JN Rhodes
South Africa
v Sri Lanka
Kandy
3
30 Jul 2000
Test # 1505
DPMD Jayawardene
Sri Lanka
v South Africa
Kandy
3
30 Jul 2000
Test # 1505
G Kirsten
South Africa
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
3
06 Aug 2000
Test # 1507
C White
England
v Sri Lanka
Galle
3
22 Feb 2001
Test # 1530
DPMD Jayawardene
Sri Lanka
v England
Galle
3
22 Feb 2001
Test # 1530
GA Hick
England
v Sri Lanka
Kandy
3
07 Mar 2001
Test # 1532
C White
England
v Sri Lanka
Kandy
3
07 Mar 2001
Test # 1532
DPMD Jayawardene
Sri Lanka
v England
Colombo (SSC)
3
15 Mar 2001
Test # 1537
RP Arnold
Sri Lanka
v India
Galle
3
14 Aug 2001
Test # 1555
DPMD Jayawardene
Sri Lanka
v India
Colombo (SSC)
3
29 Aug 2001
Test # 1559
HP Tillakaratne
Sri Lanka
v India
Colombo (SSC)
3
29 Aug 2001
Test # 1559
M Muralidaran
Sri Lanka
v West Indies
Galle
3
13 Nov 2001
Test # 1567
DPMD Jayawardene
Sri Lanka
v West Indies
Colombo (SSC)
3
29 Nov 2001
Test # 1572
J Mubarak
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Colombo (SSC)
3
28 Jul 2002
Test # 1611
ME Waugh
Australia
v Pakistan
Colombo (PSS)
3
03 Oct 2002
Test # 1615
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