Fielding Most Catches Series

Cricket Records for Sri Lanka in Test matches

Most catches in a series

Player	Mat	Inns	Ct	Dis	Max	Ct/Inn
DM de Silva	11	19	18	18	4	0.947
ICC World Test Championship, 2021-2023
HDRL Thirimanne	9	17	15	15	5	0.882
ICC World Test Championship, 2019-2021
DM de Silva	9	15	11	11	3	0.733
ICC World Test Championship, 2019-2021
DPMD Jayawardene	3	6	10	10	3	1.666
Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka, 2007
DPMD Jayawardene	3	6	10	10	3	1.666
Bangladesh in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2007
DPMD Jayawardene	3	5	9	9	3	1.8
India tour of Sri Lanka, 2010
DPMD Jayawardene	3	5	9	9	3	1.8
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2010
DPMD Jayawardene	3	6	9	9	3	1.5
Sri Lanka in Pakistan Test Series, 1999/00
DPMD Jayawardene	3	6	9	9	3	1.5
Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan, 1999/00
BKG Mendis	9	16	9	9	2	0.562
ICC World Test Championship, 2021-2023
RS Mahanama	2	3	8	8	4	2.666
Sri Lanka in New Zealand Test Series, 1996/97
RS Mahanama	2	3	8	8	4	2.666
Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand, 1996/97
DM de Silva	2	4	8	8	4	2
West Indies tour of Sri Lanka, 2021/22
DM de Silva	2	4	8	8	4	2
West Indies in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2021/22
DPMD Jayawardene	2	4	8	8	4	2
Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2004
DPMD Jayawardene	2	4	8	8	4	2
Sri Lanka tour of Zimbabwe, 2004
RS Mahanama	2	4	8	8	4	2
Zimbabwe in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1996
RS Mahanama	2	4	8	8	4	2
Zimbabwe tour of Sri Lanka, 1996
HP Tillakaratne	2	4	8	8	4	2
New Zealand in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1992/93
HP Tillakaratne	2	4	8	8	4	2
New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka, 1992/93
DM de Silva	3	6	8	8	3	1.333
England tour of Sri Lanka, 2018/19
DM de Silva	3	6	8	8	3	1.333
England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2018/19
ST Jayasuriya	3	6	8	8	3	1.333
New Zealand in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1998
ST Jayasuriya	3	6	8	8	3	1.333
New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka, 1998
BKG Mendis	3	6	8	8	4	1.333
Sri Lanka tour of West Indies, 2018
BKG Mendis	3	6	8	8	4	1.333
Sobers/Tissera Trophy (Sri Lanka in West Indies), 2018
BKG Mendis	7	11	8	8	3	0.727
ICC World Test Championship, 2019-2021
MS Atapattu	3	4	7	7	3	1.75
Australia in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1999
MS Atapattu	3	4	7	7	3	1.75
Australia tour of Sri Lanka, 1999
DM de Silva	2	4	7	7	3	1.75
Ireland tour of Sri Lanka, 2023
DM de Silva	2	4	7	7	3	1.75
Ireland in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2023
DPMD Jayawardene	2	4	7	7	4	1.75
West Indies tour of Sri Lanka, 2005
DPMD Jayawardene	2	4	7	7	4	1.75
West Indies in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2005
AD Mathews	2	4	7	7	3	1.75
West Indies tour of Sri Lanka, 2015/16
AD Mathews	2	4	7	7	3	1.75
Sobers/Tissera Trophy (West Indies in Sri Lanka), 2015/16
AD Mathews	2	4	7	7	3	1.75
South Africa tour of Sri Lanka, 2018
AD Mathews	2	4	7	7	3	1.75
South Africa in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2018
TT Samaraweera	2	4	7	7	3	1.75
Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka, 2005
TT Samaraweera	2	4	7	7	3	1.75
Bangladesh in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2005
DPMD Jayawardene	3	5	7	7	3	1.4
Sri Lanka tour of England, 2006
DPMD Jayawardene	3	5	7	7	3	1.4
Sri Lanka in England Test Series, 2006
RS Mahanama	3	5	7	7	2	1.4
Sri Lanka in Pakistan Test Series, 1995/96
RS Mahanama	3	5	7	7	2	1.4
Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan, 1995/96
NT Paranavitana	3	5	7	7	2	1.4
Australia tour of Sri Lanka, 2011
NT Paranavitana	3	5	7	7	2	1.4
Warne-Muralitharan Trophy (Australia in Sri Lanka), 2011
RP Arnold	3	6	7	7	3	1.166
Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe Test Series, 1999/00
RP Arnold	3	6	7	7	3	1.166
Sri Lanka tour of Zimbabwe, 1999/00
RP Arnold	3	6	7	7	4	1.166
Sri Lanka in Pakistan Test Series, 1999/00
RP Arnold	3	6	7	7	4	1.166
Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan, 1999/00
DPMD Jayawardene	3	6	7	7	2	1.166
England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2003/04
DPMD Jayawardene	3	6	7	7	2	1.166
England tour of Sri Lanka, 2003/04
DM de Silva	2	3	6	6	3	2
New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka, 2019
DM de Silva	2	3	6	6	3	2
New Zealand in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2019
Y Goonasekera	2	3	6	6	4	2
Sri Lanka in New Zealand Test Series, 1982/83
Y Goonasekera	2	3	6	6	4	2
Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand, 1982/83
BKG Mendis	2	3	6	6	3	2
Warne-Muralitharan Trophy (Sri Lanka in Australia), 2018/19
BKG Mendis	2	3	6	6	3	2
Sri Lanka tour of Australia, 2018/19
DM de Silva	2	4	6	6	2	1.5
Sri Lanka tour of West Indies, 2018
DM de Silva	2	4	6	6	2	1.5
Sobers/Tissera Trophy (Sri Lanka in West Indies), 2018
TM Dilshan	2	4	6	6	4	1.5
England tour of Sri Lanka, 2011/12
TM Dilshan	2	4	6	6	4	1.5
England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2011/12
HDRL Thirimanne	2	4	6	6	5	1.5
England tour of Sri Lanka, 2020/21
HDRL Thirimanne	2	4	6	6	5	1.5
England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2020/21
HP Tillakaratne	2	4	6	6	3	1.5
New Zealand in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1998
HP Tillakaratne	2	4	6	6	3	1.5
New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka, 1998
DPMD Jayawardene	3	5	6	6	3	1.2
Sri Lanka tour of South Africa, 2011/12
DPMD Jayawardene	3	5	6	6	3	1.2
Sri Lanka in South Africa Test Series, 2011/12
SMS Kaluperuma	3	5	6	6	2	1.2
New Zealand in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1983/84
SMS Kaluperuma	3	5	6	6	2	1.2
New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka, 1983/84
KC Sangakkara	3	5	6	6	3	1.2
India tour of Sri Lanka, 2010
KC Sangakkara	3	5	6	6	3	1.2
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2010
HP Tillakaratne	3	5	6	6	2	1.2
South Africa in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1993
HP Tillakaratne	3	5	6	6	2	1.2
South Africa tour of Sri Lanka, 1993
TM Dilshan	3	6	6	6	2	1
Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe Test Series, 1999/00
TM Dilshan	3	6	6	6	2	1
Sri Lanka tour of Zimbabwe, 1999/00
DPMD Jayawardene	3	6	6	6	2	1
England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2000/01
DPMD Jayawardene	3	6	6	6	2	1
England tour of Sri Lanka, 2000/01
DPMD Jayawardene	3	6	6	6	2	1
Australia in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2003/04
DPMD Jayawardene	3	6	6	6	2	1
Australia tour of Sri Lanka, 2003/04
BKG Mendis	3	6	6	6	2	1
Australia tour of Sri Lanka, 2016
BKG Mendis	3	6	6	6	2	1
Warne-Muralitharan Trophy (Australia in Sri Lanka), 2016
HP Tillakaratne	3	6	6	6	2	1
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2001
HP Tillakaratne	3	6	6	6	2	1
India tour of Sri Lanka, 2001
HP Tillakaratne	3	6	6	6	3	1
Zimbabwe in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2001/02
HP Tillakaratne	3	6	6	6	3	1
Zimbabwe tour of Sri Lanka, 2001/02
GP Wickramasinghe	3	6	6	6	2	1
Sri Lanka in Pakistan Test Series, 1999/00
GP Wickramasinghe	3	6	6	6	2	1
Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan, 1999/00
DM de Silva	4	7	6	6	2	0.857
ICC World Test Championship, 2023-2025
KNM Fernando	4	7	6	6	3	0.857
ICC World Test Championship, 2023-2025
BOP Fernando	10	18	6	6	2	0.333
ICC World Test Championship, 2021-2023
DM de Silva	2	4	5	5	2	1.25
Sri Lanka tour of Bangladesh, 2023/24
DM de Silva	2	4	5	5	2	1.25
Sri Lanka in Bangladesh Test Series, 2023/24
ST Jayasuriya	2	4	5	5	3	1.25
Australia in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1992
ST Jayasuriya	2	4	5	5	3	1.25
Australia tour of Sri Lanka, 1992
DPMD Jayawardene	2	4	5	5	2	1.25
Sri Lanka in Pakistan Test Series, 2004/05
DPMD Jayawardene	2	4	5	5	2	1.25
Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan, 2004/05
DPMD Jayawardene	2	4	5	5	2	1.25
Sri Lanka tour of Bangladesh, 2008/09
DPMD Jayawardene	2	4	5	5	2	1.25
Sri Lanka in Bangladesh Test Series, 2008/09
DPMD Jayawardene	2	4	5	5	2	1.25
Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka, 2014
DPMD Jayawardene	2	4	5	5	2	1.25
Pakistan in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2014

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All figures exclude catches made as a wicketkeeper, except for matches played which is the career figure

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]

Sri Lanka v Afghanistan at Colombo (SSC), Only Test, Feb 2-5, 2024 [Test # 2527]