Fielding Most Catches Series

Cricket in Test matches

Most catches in a series

Player	Mat	Inns	Ct	Dis	Max	Ct/Inn
JH Kallis (SA)	3	6	11	11	4	1.833
Sri Lanka tour of South Africa, 2011/12
JH Kallis (SA)	3	6	11	11	4	1.833
Sri Lanka in South Africa Test Series, 2011/12
M Azharuddin (IND)	3	6	10	10	3	1.666
Sri Lanka in India Test Series, 1993/94
M Azharuddin (IND)	3	6	10	10	3	1.666
Sri Lanka tour of India, 1993/94
AM Rahane (IND)	3	6	10	10	5	1.666
India tour of Sri Lanka, 2015
AM Rahane (IND)	3	6	10	10	5	1.666
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2015
SPD Smith (AUS)	3	6	10	10	3	1.666
Australia tour of Sri Lanka, 2016
SPD Smith (AUS)	3	6	10	10	3	1.666
Warne-Muralitharan Trophy (Australia in Sri Lanka), 2016
MEK Hussey (AUS)	3	6	9	9	3	1.5
Sri Lanka tour of Australia, 2012/13
MEK Hussey (AUS)	3	6	9	9	3	1.5
Warne-Muralitharan Trophy (Sri Lanka in Australia), 2012/13
BA Stokes (ENG)	3	6	9	9	3	1.5
England tour of Sri Lanka, 2018/19
BA Stokes (ENG)	3	6	9	9	3	1.5
England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2018/19
BC Lara (WI)	2	4	8	8	3	2
Sri Lanka in West Indies Test Series, 2003
BC Lara (WI)	2	4	8	8	3	2
Sri Lanka tour of West Indies, 2003
Mehidy Hasan Miraz (BAN)	2	4	8	8	3	2
ICC World Test Championship, 2023-2025
Mehidy Hasan Miraz (BAN)	2	4	8	8	3	2
Sri Lanka tour of Bangladesh, 2023/24
Mehidy Hasan Miraz (BAN)	2	4	8	8	3	2
Sri Lanka in Bangladesh Test Series, 2023/24
KK Jennings (ENG)	3	6	8	8	4	1.333
England tour of Sri Lanka, 2018/19
KK Jennings (ENG)	3	6	8	8	4	1.333
England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2018/19
AM Rahane (IND)	3	6	8	8	4	1.333
India tour of Sri Lanka, 2017
AM Rahane (IND)	3	6	8	8	4	1.333
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2017
KL Rahul (IND)	3	6	8	9	3	1.333
India tour of Sri Lanka, 2015
KL Rahul (IND)	3	6	8	9	3	1.333
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2015
AJ Strauss (ENG)	3	6	8	8	3	1.333
Sri Lanka tour of England and Scotland, 2011
AJ Strauss (ENG)	3	6	8	8	3	1.333
Sri Lanka in England Test Series, 2011
AB de Villiers (SA)	2	4	7	7	2	1.75
South Africa tour of Sri Lanka, 2014
AB de Villiers (SA)	2	4	7	7	2	1.75
South Africa in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2014
SP Fleming (NZ)	2	4	7	7	2	1.75
Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand, 2006/07
SP Fleming (NZ)	2	4	7	7	2	1.75
Sri Lanka in New Zealand Test Series, 2006/07
JE Root (ENG)	2	4	7	7	3	1.75
ICC World Test Championship, 2019-2021
JE Root (ENG)	2	4	7	7	3	1.75
England tour of Sri Lanka, 2020/21
JE Root (ENG)	2	4	7	7	3	1.75
England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2020/21
Saleem Elahi (PAK)	2	4	7	8	4	1.75
Pakistan in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1996/97
Saleem Elahi (PAK)	2	4	7	8	4	1.75
Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka, 1996/97
LRPL Taylor (NZ)	2	4	7	7	2	1.75
New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka, 2009
LRPL Taylor (NZ)	2	4	7	7	2	1.75
New Zealand in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2009
MH Dekker (ZIM)	3	5	7	7	4	1.4
Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe Test Series, 1994/95
MH Dekker (ZIM)	3	5	7	7	4	1.4
Sri Lanka tour of Zimbabwe, 1994/95
C White (ENG)	3	5	7	7	3	1.4
England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2000/01
C White (ENG)	3	5	7	7	3	1.4
England tour of Sri Lanka, 2000/01
Azhar Ali (PAK)	3	6	7	7	3	1.166
Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka, 2015
Azhar Ali (PAK)	3	6	7	7	3	1.166
Pakistan in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2015
ML Hayden (AUS)	3	6	7	7	4	1.166
Australia in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2003/04
ML Hayden (AUS)	3	6	7	7	4	1.166
Australia tour of Sri Lanka, 2003/04
Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK)	3	6	7	7	2	1.166
Sri Lanka in Pakistan Test Series, 1995/96
Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK)	3	6	7	7	2	1.166
Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan, 1995/96
MA Taylor (AUS)	3	6	7	7	2	1.166
Sri Lanka in Australia Test Series, 1995/96
MA Taylor (AUS)	3	6	7	7	2	1.166
Sri Lanka tour of Australia, 1995/96
J Blackwood (WI)	2	3	6	6	5	2
West Indies tour of Sri Lanka, 2015/16
J Blackwood (WI)	2	3	6	6	5	2
Sobers/Tissera Trophy (West Indies in Sri Lanka), 2015/16
PD Collingwood (ENG)	2	4	6	6	3	1.5
England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2003/04
PD Collingwood (ENG)	2	4	6	6	3	1.5
England tour of Sri Lanka, 2003/04
Mohammad Wasim (PAK)	2	4	6	6	2	1.5
Pakistan in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2000
Mohammad Wasim (PAK)	2	4	6	6	2	1.5
Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka, 2000
KR Patterson (AUS)	2	4	6	6	2	1.5
Warne-Muralitharan Trophy (Sri Lanka in Australia), 2018/19
KR Patterson (AUS)	2	4	6	6	2	1.5
Sri Lanka tour of Australia, 2018/19
Soumya Sarkar (BAN)	2	4	6	6	4	1.5
Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka, 2016/17
Soumya Sarkar (BAN)	2	4	6	6	4	1.5
Bangladesh in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2016/17
AJ Strauss (ENG)	2	4	6	6	2	1.5
England tour of Sri Lanka, 2011/12
AJ Strauss (ENG)	2	4	6	6	2	1.5
England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2011/12
BA Young (NZ)	2	4	6	6	3	1.5
Sri Lanka in New Zealand Test Series, 1994/95
BA Young (NZ)	2	4	6	6	3	1.5
Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand, 1994/95
K Srikkanth (IND)	3	5	6	6	2	1.2
Sri Lanka in India Test Series, 1986/87
K Srikkanth (IND)	3	5	6	6	2	1.2
Sri Lanka tour of India, 1986/87
ME Trescothick (ENG)	3	5	6	6	3	1.2
England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2003/04
ME Trescothick (ENG)	3	5	6	6	3	1.2
England tour of Sri Lanka, 2003/04
JV Coney (NZ)	3	6	6	6	2	1
New Zealand in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1983/84
JV Coney (NZ)	3	6	6	6	2	1
New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka, 1983/84
Misbah-ul-Haq (PAK)	3	6	6	6	2	1
Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka, 2009
Misbah-ul-Haq (PAK)	3	6	6	6	2	1
Pakistan in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2009
SM Pollock (SA)	3	6	6	6	3	1
Sri Lanka in South Africa Test Series, 2000/01
SM Pollock (SA)	3	6	6	6	3	1
Sri Lanka tour of South Africa, 2000/01
JE Root (ENG)	3	6	6	6	3	1
Sri Lanka tour of England and Ireland, 2016
JE Root (ENG)	3	6	6	6	3	1
Sri Lanka in England Test Series, 2016
ME Trescothick (ENG)	3	6	6	6	2	1
Sri Lanka tour of England, 2006
ME Trescothick (ENG)	3	6	6	6	2	1
Sri Lanka in England Test Series, 2006
Younis Khan (PAK)	3	6	6	6	3	1
Sri Lanka tour of United Arab Emirates, 2011/12
Younis Khan (PAK)	3	6	6	6	3	1
Pakistan v Sri Lanka Test Series (in United Arab Emirates), 2011/12
Younis Khan (PAK)	3	6	6	6	3	1
Pakistan tour of United Arab Emirates, 2011/12
M Kaif (IND)	1	2	5	5	3	2.5
Sri Lanka tour of India, 2005/06
M Kaif (IND)	1	2	5	5	3	2.5
Sri Lanka in India Test Series, 2005/06
Wajahatullah Wasti (PAK)	1	2	5	5	3	2.5
Pakistan tour of Bangladesh, 1998/99
Wajahatullah Wasti (PAK)	1	2	5	5	3	2.5
Sri Lanka tour of Bangladesh, 1998/99
MJ Greatbatch (NZ)	2	3	5	5	3	1.666
Sri Lanka in New Zealand Test Series, 1990/91
MJ Greatbatch (NZ)	2	3	5	5	3	1.666
Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand, 1990/91
Aamer Sohail (PAK)	2	4	5	5	3	1.25
Pakistan in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1994
Aamer Sohail (PAK)	2	4	5	5	3	1.25
Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka, 1994
JG Bracewell (NZ)	2	4	5	5	2	1.25
New Zealand in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1983/84
JG Bracewell (NZ)	2	4	5	5	2	1.25
New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka, 1983/84
SP Fleming (NZ)	2	4	5	5	3	1.25
Sri Lanka in New Zealand Test Series, 2004/05
SP Fleming (NZ)	2	4	5	5	3	1.25
Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand, 2004/05
MJ Guptill (NZ)	2	4	5	5	2	1.25
New Zealand in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2012/13
MJ Guptill (NZ)	2	4	5	5	2	1.25
New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka, 2012/13
Imam-ul-Haq (PAK)	2	4	5	5	2	1.25
ICC World Test Championship, 2023-2025
Imam-ul-Haq (PAK)	2	4	5	5	2	1.25
Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka, 2023
Imam-ul-Haq (PAK)	2	4	5	5	2	1.25
Pakistan in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2023
G Kirsten (SA)	2	4	5	5	2	1.25
Sri Lanka in South Africa Test Series, 2002/03
G Kirsten (SA)	2	4	5	5	2	1.25
Sri Lanka tour of South Africa, 2002/03
RS Morton (WI)	2	4	5	5	2	1.25
West Indies tour of Sri Lanka, 2005
RS Morton (WI)	2	4	5	5	2	1.25
West Indies in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2005

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All figures exclude catches made as a wicketkeeper, except for matches played which is the career figure
Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Chattogram, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 30-Apr 3, 2024 [Test # 2537]

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Sylhet, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Mar 22-25, 2024 [Test # 2536]

New Zealand v Australia at Christchurch, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 8-11, 2024 [Test # 2535]