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Keeping Most Dismissals Innings
Most dismissals in an innings for Sri Lanka in Tests
Most dismissals in an innings
Player
Dismissed
Ct Wk
St
Innings in match
Team
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
Scorecard
SAR Silva
6
6
-
1
Sri Lanka
v India
Colombo (SSC)
30 Aug 1985
Test # 1023
LD Chandimal
6
5
1
3
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Colombo (PSS)
25 Jun 2015
Test # 2168
SAR Silva
5
5
-
4
Sri Lanka
v India
Colombo (PSS)
06 Sep 1985
Test # 1024
HP Tillakaratne
5
5
-
1
Sri Lanka
v New Zealand
Hamilton
22 Feb 1991
Test # 1164
PB Dassanayake
5
5
-
2
Sri Lanka
v Zimbabwe
Harare
11 Oct 1994
Test # 1270
RS Kaluwitharana
5
5
-
1
Sri Lanka
v South Africa
Centurion
20 Jan 2001
Test # 1529
KC Sangakkara
5
5
-
2
Sri Lanka
v England
Lord's
16 May 2002
Test # 1603
KC Sangakkara
5
4
1
2
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Colombo (PSS)
20 Sep 2005
Test # 1766
HAPW Jayawardene
5
5
-
3
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Dubai (DICS)
08 Jan 2014
Test # 2114
N Dickwella
5
5
-
3
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Galle
06 Aug 2014
Test # 2133
N Dickwella
5
5
-
2
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Colombo (SSC)
14 Aug 2014
Test # 2136
N Dickwella
5
3
2
4
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Mirpur
08 Feb 2018
Test # 2296
N Dickwella
5
5
-
1
Sri Lanka
v West Indies
North Sound
29 Mar 2021
Test # 2417
HM Goonatilleke
4
3
1
1
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Karachi
05 Mar 1982
Test # 923
SAR Silva
4
3
1
2
Sri Lanka
v India
Colombo (PSS)
06 Sep 1985
Test # 1024
RG de Alwis
4
4
-
2
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Colombo (PSS)
22 Mar 1986
Test # 1043
HP Tillakaratne
4
4
-
1
Sri Lanka
v Australia
Hobart
16 Dec 1989
Test # 1133
HP Tillakaratne
4
4
-
1
Sri Lanka
v New Zealand
Wellington
31 Jan 1991
Test # 1162
PB Dassanayake
4
1
3
2
Sri Lanka
v South Africa
Colombo (SSC)
06 Sep 1993
Test # 1233
HP Tillakaratne
4
4
-
2
Sri Lanka
v Zimbabwe
Harare
26 Oct 1994
Test # 1272
CI Dunusinghe
4
4
-
4
Sri Lanka
v New Zealand
Napier
11 Mar 1995
Test # 1292
RS Kaluwitharana
4
2
2
3
Sri Lanka
v South Africa
Cape Town
19 Mar 1998
Test # 1410
RS Kaluwitharana
4
3
1
3
Sri Lanka
v New Zealand
Kandy
03 May 2003
Test # 1644
KC Sangakkara
4
2
2
3
Sri Lanka
v England
Colombo (SSC)
18 Dec 2003
Test # 1675
KC Sangakkara
4
4
-
3
Sri Lanka
v Australia
Darwin
01 Jul 2004
Test # 1705
RS Kaluwitharana
4
1
3
3
Sri Lanka
v Australia
Cairns
09 Jul 2004
Test # 1706
KC Sangakkara
4
4
-
3
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Bogra
08 Mar 2006
Test # 1786
HAPW Jayawardene
4
2
2
1
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Colombo (SSC)
25 Jun 2007
Test # 1837
HAPW Jayawardene
4
4
-
2
Sri Lanka
v West Indies
Providence
22 Mar 2008
Test # 1869
HAPW Jayawardene
4
3
1
2
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Chattogram
03 Jan 2009
Test # 1905
HAPW Jayawardene
4
3
1
4
Sri Lanka
v New Zealand
Galle
18 Aug 2009
Test # 1930
HAPW Jayawardene
4
4
-
2
Sri Lanka
v England
Southampton
16 Jun 2011
Test # 1996
LD Chandimal
4
3
1
2
Sri Lanka
v South Africa
Durban
26 Dec 2011
Test # 2026
HAPW Jayawardene
4
4
-
1
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Dubai (DICS)
08 Jan 2014
Test # 2114
HAPW Jayawardene
4
4
-
2
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Sharjah
16 Jan 2014
Test # 2115
LD Chandimal
4
4
-
2
Sri Lanka
v England
Leeds
20 Jun 2014
Test # 2126
LD Chandimal
4
4
-
1
Sri Lanka
v South Africa
Gqeberha
26 Dec 2016
Test # 2243
LD Chandimal
4
4
-
1
Sri Lanka
v South Africa
Cape Town
02 Jan 2017
Test # 2244
N Dickwella
4
4
-
1
Sri Lanka
v India
Galle
26 Jul 2017
Test # 2265
N Dickwella
4
4
-
2
Sri Lanka
v South Africa
Centurion
26 Dec 2020
Test # 2399
N Dickwella
4
4
-
2
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Chattogram
15 May 2022
Test # 2462
N Dickwella
4
4
-
1
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Mirpur
23 May 2022
Test # 2463
LD Chandimal
4
4
-
2
Sri Lanka
v England
Manchester
21 Aug 2024
Test # 2545
BKG Mendis
4
4
-
1
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Galle
17 Jun 2025
Test # 2586
RG de Alwis
3
3
-
2
Sri Lanka
v New Zealand
Colombo (CCC)
24 Mar 1984
Test # 985
SAR Silva
3
3
-
2
Sri Lanka
v England
Lord's
23 Aug 1984
Test # 994
SAR Silva
3
3
-
3
Sri Lanka
v India
Colombo (SSC)
30 Aug 1985
Test # 1023
SAR Silva
3
3
-
1
Sri Lanka
v India
Kandy
14 Sep 1985
Test # 1025
SAR Silva
3
3
-
2
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Sialkot
27 Oct 1985
Test # 1027
AGD Wickremasinghe
3
3
-
1
Sri Lanka
v Australia
Brisbane
08 Dec 1989
Test # 1131
AGD Wickremasinghe
3
3
-
1
Sri Lanka
v New Zealand
Moratuwa
27 Nov 1992
Test # 1203
PB Dassanayake
3
3
-
2
Sri Lanka
v West Indies
Moratuwa
08 Dec 1993
Test # 1239
PB Dassanayake
3
2
1
1
Sri Lanka
v Zimbabwe
Bulawayo
20 Oct 1994
Test # 1271
CI Dunusinghe
3
3
-
2
Sri Lanka
v New Zealand
Napier
11 Mar 1995
Test # 1292
CI Dunusinghe
3
2
1
2
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Sialkot
22 Sep 1995
Test # 1306
RS Kaluwitharana
3
3
-
1
Sri Lanka
v Australia
Adelaide
25 Jan 1996
Test # 1324
RS Kaluwitharana
3
2
1
1
Sri Lanka
v Zimbabwe
Colombo (SSC)
18 Sep 1996
Test # 1334
RS Kaluwitharana
3
3
-
3
Sri Lanka
v West Indies
Kingstown
20 Jun 1997
Test # 1371
RS Kaluwitharana
3
2
1
2
Sri Lanka
v India
Colombo (SSC)
09 Aug 1997
Test # 1376
RS Kaluwitharana
3
3
-
3
Sri Lanka
v Zimbabwe
Colombo (SSC)
14 Jan 1998
Test # 1395
RS Kaluwitharana
3
1
2
3
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Lahore
04 Mar 1999
Test # 1447
HP Tillakaratne
3
1
2
2
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Dhaka
12 Mar 1999
Test # 1450
RS Kaluwitharana
3
2
1
1
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Rawalpindi
26 Feb 2000
Test # 1485
RS Kaluwitharana
3
2
1
2
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Galle
21 Jun 2000
Test # 1501
KC Sangakkara
3
3
-
3
Sri Lanka
v South Africa
Kandy
30 Jul 2000
Test # 1505
RS Kaluwitharana
3
3
-
1
Sri Lanka
v South Africa
Durban
26 Dec 2000
Test # 1526
KC Sangakkara
3
3
-
2
Sri Lanka
v England
Galle
22 Feb 2001
Test # 1530
KC Sangakkara
3
3
-
4
Sri Lanka
v England
Kandy
07 Mar 2001
Test # 1532
KC Sangakkara
3
3
-
1
Sri Lanka
v India
Galle
14 Aug 2001
Test # 1555
KC Sangakkara
3
3
-
1
Sri Lanka
v West Indies
Galle
13 Nov 2001
Test # 1567
KC Sangakkara
3
3
-
3
Sri Lanka
v Zimbabwe
Colombo (SSC)
27 Dec 2001
Test # 1581
KC Sangakkara
3
2
1
1
Sri Lanka
v Zimbabwe
Kandy
04 Jan 2002
Test # 1583
KC Sangakkara
3
2
1
3
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Lahore
06 Mar 2002
Test # 1592
KC Sangakkara
3
3
-
1
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Lahore
06 Mar 2002
Test # 1592
HAPW Jayawardene
3
2
1
4
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Colombo (SSC)
28 Jul 2002
Test # 1611
KC Sangakkara
3
3
-
2
Sri Lanka
v South Africa
Johannesburg
08 Nov 2002
Test # 1624
KC Sangakkara
3
2
1
4
Sri Lanka
v England
Kandy
10 Dec 2003
Test # 1672
KC Sangakkara
3
2
1
1
Sri Lanka
v Australia
Galle
08 Mar 2004
Test # 1685
KC Sangakkara
3
2
1
3
Sri Lanka
v Australia
Kandy
16 Mar 2004
Test # 1688
RS Kaluwitharana
3
3
-
2
Sri Lanka
v South Africa
Galle
04 Aug 2004
Test # 1709
KC Sangakkara
3
2
1
3
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Colombo (RPS)
12 Sep 2005
Test # 1764
KC Sangakkara
3
3
-
3
Sri Lanka
v India
Ahmedabad
18 Dec 2005
Test # 1778
HAPW Jayawardene
3
2
1
1
Sri Lanka
v South Africa
Colombo (SSC)
27 Jul 2006
Test # 1810
KC Sangakkara
3
3
-
4
Sri Lanka
v New Zealand
Wellington
15 Dec 2006
Test # 1822
HAPW Jayawardene
3
2
1
2
Sri Lanka
v England
Kandy
01 Dec 2007
Test # 1851
HAPW Jayawardene
3
2
1
1
Sri Lanka
v India
Galle
31 Jul 2008
Test # 1884
HAPW Jayawardene
3
1
2
1
Sri Lanka
v India
Colombo (PSS)
08 Aug 2008
Test # 1886
HAPW Jayawardene
3
2
1
4
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Chattogram
03 Jan 2009
Test # 1905
TM Dilshan
3
3
-
1
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Colombo (PSS)
12 Jul 2009
Test # 1924
HAPW Jayawardene
3
3
-
1
Sri Lanka
v Australia
Colombo (SSC)
16 Sep 2011
Test # 2008
HAPW Jayawardene
3
3
-
2
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Galle
22 Jun 2012
Test # 2046
HAPW Jayawardene
3
3
-
1
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Pallekele
08 Jul 2012
Test # 2048
HAPW Jayawardene
3
1
2
3
Sri Lanka
v New Zealand
Galle
17 Nov 2012
Test # 2059
HAPW Jayawardene
3
2
1
3
Sri Lanka
v Australia
Hobart
14 Dec 2012
Test # 2067
LD Chandimal
3
3
-
2
Sri Lanka
v Australia
Sydney
03 Jan 2013
Test # 2070
LD Chandimal
3
2
1
2
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Galle
08 Mar 2013
Test # 2078
LD Chandimal
3
2
1
1
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Colombo (RPS)
16 Mar 2013
Test # 2082
HAPW Jayawardene
3
3
-
4
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Sharjah
16 Jan 2014
Test # 2115
HAPW Jayawardene
3
3
-
1
Sri Lanka
v England
Lord's
12 Jun 2014
Test # 2124
HAPW Jayawardene
3
3
-
1
Sri Lanka
v New Zealand
Wellington
03 Jan 2015
Test # 2155
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