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Fielding Most Catches Match
Most catches in a match for Sri Lanka in Tests
Most catches in a match
Player
Team
Opposition
Ground
Ct Fi
Match Date
Scorecard
HP Tillakaratne
Sri Lanka
v New Zealand
Colombo (SSC)
7
06 Dec 1992
Test # 1204
DPMD Jayawardene
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Peshawar
6
05 Mar 2000
Test # 1487
DPMD Jayawardene
Sri Lanka
v Zimbabwe
Harare
6
06 May 2004
Test # 1698
Y Goonasekera
Sri Lanka
v New Zealand
Wellington
5
11 Mar 1983
Test # 951
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
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
DPMD Jayawardene
Sri Lanka
v South Africa
Durban
5
26 Dec 2011
Test # 2026
TM Dilshan
Sri Lanka
v England
Galle
5
26 Mar 2012
Test # 2038
AD Mathews
Sri Lanka
v West Indies
Colombo (PSS)
5
22 Oct 2015
Test # 2182
BKG Mendis
Sri Lanka
v West Indies
Bridgetown
5
23 Jun 2018
Test # 2309
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
HP Tillakaratne
Sri Lanka
v England
Colombo (SSC)
4
13 Mar 1993
Test # 1219
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
HP Tillakaratne
Sri Lanka
v New Zealand
Napier
4
11 Mar 1995
Test # 1292
RS Mahanama
Sri Lanka
v New Zealand
Dunedin
4
07 Mar 1997
Test # 1358
RS Mahanama
Sri Lanka
v New Zealand
Hamilton
4
14 Mar 1997
Test # 1359
PA de Silva
Sri Lanka
v India
Wankhede
4
03 Dec 1997
Test # 1390
RP Arnold
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Rawalpindi
4
26 Feb 2000
Test # 1485
HP Tillakaratne
Sri Lanka
v England
Birmingham
4
30 May 2002
Test # 1605
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
TT Samaraweera
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Colombo (RPS)
4
12 Sep 2005
Test # 1764
WU Tharanga
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Chattogram
4
28 Feb 2006
Test # 1784
TM Dilshan
Sri Lanka
v England
Nottingham
4
02 Jun 2006
Test # 1804
DPMD Jayawardene
Sri Lanka
v England
Nottingham
4
02 Jun 2006
Test # 1804
DPMD Jayawardene
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Colombo (PSS)
4
03 Jul 2007
Test # 1838
DPMD Jayawardene
Sri Lanka
v India
Colombo (PSS)
4
03 Aug 2010
Test # 1968
WU Tharanga
Sri Lanka
v India
Colombo (SSC)
4
28 Aug 2015
Test # 2179
FDM Karunaratne
Sri Lanka
v Zimbabwe
Colombo (RPS)
4
14 Jul 2017
Test # 2263
BKG Mendis
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Dubai (DICS)
4
06 Oct 2017
Test # 2278
DM de Silva
Sri Lanka
v West Indies
Gros Islet
4
14 Jun 2018
Test # 2308
AD Mathews
Sri Lanka
v South Africa
Galle
4
12 Jul 2018
Test # 2311
BKG Mendis
Sri Lanka
v New Zealand
Christchurch
4
26 Dec 2018
Test # 2336
DM de Silva
Sri Lanka
v Ireland
Galle
4
24 Apr 2023
Test # 2503
DM de Silva
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Sylhet
4
22 Mar 2024
Test # 2536
ALF de Mel
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Faisalabad
3
14 Mar 1982
Test # 925
RS Madugalle
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Faisalabad
3
14 Mar 1982
Test # 925
SMS Kaluperuma
Sri Lanka
v New Zealand
Colombo (SSC)
3
16 Mar 1984
Test # 982
PA de Silva
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Colombo (CCC)
3
14 Mar 1986
Test # 1041
PA de Silva
Sri Lanka
v England
Lord's
3
25 Aug 1988
Test # 1103
A Ranatunga
Sri Lanka
v Australia
Brisbane
3
08 Dec 1989
Test # 1131
AP Gurusinha
Sri Lanka
v Australia
Hobart
3
16 Dec 1989
Test # 1133
RS Mahanama
Sri Lanka
v England
Lord's
3
22 Aug 1991
Test # 1176
AP Gurusinha
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Faisalabad
3
02 Jan 1992
Test # 1182
ST Jayasuriya
Sri Lanka
v Australia
Colombo (RPS)
3
28 Aug 1992
Test # 1195
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
RS Mahanama
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Faisalabad
3
15 Sep 1995
Test # 1305
RS Mahanama
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Sialkot
3
22 Sep 1995
Test # 1306
KR Pushpakumara
Sri Lanka
v Australia
Adelaide
3
25 Jan 1996
Test # 1324
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
RP Arnold
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Colombo (SSC)
3
26 Apr 1997
Test # 1367
HDPK Dharmasena
Sri Lanka
v India
Mohali
3
19 Nov 1997
Test # 1385
RS Mahanama
Sri Lanka
v India
Wankhede
3
03 Dec 1997
Test # 1390
RS Mahanama
Sri Lanka
v Zimbabwe
Kandy
3
07 Jan 1998
Test # 1394
RS Mahanama
Sri Lanka
v South Africa
Cape Town
3
19 Mar 1998
Test # 1410
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
RP Arnold
Sri Lanka
v Zimbabwe
Bulawayo
3
18 Nov 1999
Test # 1470
RP Arnold
Sri Lanka
v Zimbabwe
Harare
3
04 Dec 1999
Test # 1474
TM Dilshan
Sri Lanka
v Zimbabwe
Harare
3
04 Dec 1999
Test # 1474
DPMD Jayawardene
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Rawalpindi
3
26 Feb 2000
Test # 1485
TM Dilshan
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Karachi
3
12 Mar 2000
Test # 1489
GP Wickramasinghe
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Karachi
3
12 Mar 2000
Test # 1489
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
DPMD Jayawardene
Sri Lanka
v South Africa
Kandy
3
30 Jul 2000
Test # 1505
DPMD Jayawardene
Sri Lanka
v England
Galle
3
22 Feb 2001
Test # 1530
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
HP Tillakaratne
Sri Lanka
v New Zealand
Kandy
3
03 May 2003
Test # 1644
TM Dilshan
Sri Lanka
v England
Kandy
3
10 Dec 2003
Test # 1672
DPMD Jayawardene
Sri Lanka
v Australia
Galle
3
08 Mar 2004
Test # 1685
M Muralidaran
Sri Lanka
v Zimbabwe
Harare
3
06 May 2004
Test # 1698
TM Dilshan
Sri Lanka
v Zimbabwe
Bulawayo
3
14 May 2004
Test # 1699
DPMD Jayawardene
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Karachi
3
28 Oct 2004
Test # 1719
DPMD Jayawardene
Sri Lanka
v West Indies
Colombo (SSC)
3
13 Jul 2005
Test # 1755
TT Samaraweera
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Colombo (PSS)
3
20 Sep 2005
Test # 1766
J Mubarak
Sri Lanka
v India
Delhi
3
10 Dec 2005
Test # 1776
M Muralidaran
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Bogra
3
08 Mar 2006
Test # 1786
TM Dilshan
Sri Lanka
v South Africa
Colombo (PSS)
3
04 Aug 2006
Test # 1812
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