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| Rank | Player | Dismissed | Ct | St | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
🥇 1 | SAR Silva | 9 | 9 | - | Sri Lanka | v India | Colombo (SSC) | 30 Aug 1985 | Test # 1023 |
🥇 1 | SAR Silva | 9 | 8 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v India | Colombo (PSS) | 06 Sep 1985 | Test # 1024 |
🥇 1 | HAPW Jayawardene | 9 | 9 | - | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Dubai (DICS) | 08 Jan 2014 | Test # 2114 |
4 | LD Chandimal | 8 | 7 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Colombo (PSS) | 25 Jun 2015 | Test # 2168 |
5 | HP Tillakaratne | 7 | 7 | - | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 22 Feb 1991 | Test # 1164 |
5 | CI Dunusinghe | 7 | 7 | - | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Napier | 11 Mar 1995 | Test # 1292 |
5 | HAPW Jayawardene | 7 | 5 | 2 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 03 Jan 2009 | Test # 1905 |
5 | HAPW Jayawardene | 7 | 7 | - | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Sharjah | 16 Jan 2014 | Test # 2115 |
5 | N Dickwella | 7 | 6 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Colombo (SSC) | 14 Aug 2014 | Test # 2136 |
5 | LD Chandimal | 7 | 7 | - | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2017 | Test # 2244 |
5 | N Dickwella | 7 | 7 | - | Sri Lanka | v West Indies | North Sound | 29 Mar 2021 | Test # 2417 |
12 | HM Goonatilleke | 6 | 4 | 2 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Karachi | 05 Mar 1982 | Test # 923 |
12 | HP Tillakaratne | 6 | 6 | - | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Wellington | 31 Jan 1991 | Test # 1162 |
12 | KC Sangakkara | 6 | 5 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Lahore | 06 Mar 2002 | Test # 1592 |
12 | KC Sangakkara | 6 | 6 | - | Sri Lanka | v England | Lord's | 16 May 2002 | Test # 1603 |
12 | RS Kaluwitharana | 6 | 5 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Kandy | 03 May 2003 | Test # 1644 |
12 | KC Sangakkara | 6 | 6 | - | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Darwin | 01 Jul 2004 | Test # 1705 |
12 | RS Kaluwitharana | 6 | 3 | 3 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Cairns | 09 Jul 2004 | Test # 1706 |
12 | KC Sangakkara | 6 | 5 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Colombo (PSS) | 20 Sep 2005 | Test # 1766 |
12 | KC Sangakkara | 6 | 6 | - | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Bogra | 08 Mar 2006 | Test # 1786 |
12 | HAPW Jayawardene | 6 | 3 | 3 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Colombo (SSC) | 25 Jun 2007 | Test # 1837 |
12 | HAPW Jayawardene | 6 | 5 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Galle | 18 Aug 2009 | Test # 1930 |
12 | N Dickwella | 6 | 6 | - | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Galle | 06 Aug 2014 | Test # 2133 |
12 | MDKJ Perera | 6 | 3 | 3 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Colombo (SSC) | 13 Aug 2016 | Test # 2217 |
12 | N Dickwella | 6 | 6 | - | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | 23 May 2022 | Test # 2463 |
12 | BKG Mendis | 6 | 5 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Galle | 17 Jun 2025 | Test # 2586 |
27 | HP Tillakaratne | 5 | 5 | - | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Hobart | 16 Dec 1989 | Test # 1133 |
27 | AGD Wickremasinghe | 5 | 4 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Moratuwa | 27 Nov 1992 | Test # 1203 |
27 | PB Dassanayake | 5 | 5 | - | Sri Lanka | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 11 Oct 1994 | Test # 1270 |
27 | RS Kaluwitharana | 5 | 5 | - | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Adelaide | 25 Jan 1996 | Test # 1324 |
27 | RS Kaluwitharana | 5 | 5 | - | Sri Lanka | v Zimbabwe | Colombo (SSC) | 14 Jan 1998 | Test # 1395 |
27 | RS Kaluwitharana | 5 | 2 | 3 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Cape Town | 19 Mar 1998 | Test # 1410 |
27 | RS Kaluwitharana | 5 | 5 | - | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Centurion | 20 Jan 2001 | Test # 1529 |
27 | KC Sangakkara | 5 | 5 | - | Sri Lanka | v England | Galle | 22 Feb 2001 | Test # 1530 |
27 | KC Sangakkara | 5 | 4 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v England | Kandy | 07 Mar 2001 | Test # 1532 |
27 | HAPW Jayawardene | 5 | 4 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Colombo (SSC) | 28 Jul 2002 | Test # 1611 |
27 | KC Sangakkara | 5 | 3 | 2 | Sri Lanka | v England | Kandy | 10 Dec 2003 | Test # 1672 |
27 | KC Sangakkara | 5 | 3 | 2 | Sri Lanka | v England | Colombo (SSC) | 18 Dec 2003 | Test # 1675 |
27 | KC Sangakkara | 5 | 2 | 3 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Galle | 08 Mar 2004 | Test # 1685 |
27 | KC Sangakkara | 5 | 3 | 2 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Colombo (RPS) | 12 Sep 2005 | Test # 1764 |
27 | TM Dilshan | 5 | 5 | - | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Colombo (PSS) | 12 Jul 2009 | Test # 1924 |
27 | MDKJ Perera | 5 | 3 | 2 | Sri Lanka | v West Indies | Galle | 14 Oct 2015 | Test # 2181 |
27 | LD Chandimal | 5 | 5 | - | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 26 Dec 2016 | Test # 2243 |
27 | N Dickwella | 5 | 3 | 2 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Abu Dhabi | 28 Sep 2017 | Test # 2275 |
27 | N Dickwella | 5 | 2 | 3 | Sri Lanka | v India | Delhi | 02 Dec 2017 | Test # 2286 |
27 | N Dickwella | 5 | 3 | 2 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | 08 Feb 2018 | Test # 2296 |
27 | N Dickwella | 5 | 5 | - | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 21 Feb 2019 | Test # 2348 |
27 | N Dickwella | 5 | 3 | 2 | Sri Lanka | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 19 Jan 2020 | Test # 2381 |
27 | S Samarawickrama | 5 | 5 | - | Sri Lanka | v Afghanistan | Colombo (SSC) | 02 Feb 2024 | Test # 2527 |
27 | BKG Mendis | 5 | 5 | - | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Sylhet | 22 Mar 2024 | Test # 2536 |
27 | BKG Mendis | 5 | 5 | - | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 05 Dec 2024 | Test # 2566 |
52 | RG de Alwis | 4 | 3 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Kandy | 09 Mar 1984 | Test # 980 |
52 | SAR Silva | 4 | 4 | - | Sri Lanka | v India | Kandy | 14 Sep 1985 | Test # 1025 |
52 | RG de Alwis | 4 | 4 | - | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Colombo (CCC) | 14 Mar 1986 | Test # 1041 |
52 | RG de Alwis | 4 | 4 | - | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Colombo (PSS) | 22 Mar 1986 | Test # 1043 |
52 | PB Dassanayake | 4 | 1 | 3 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Colombo (SSC) | 06 Sep 1993 | Test # 1233 |
52 | PB Dassanayake | 4 | 4 | - | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Colombo (PSS) | 09 Aug 1994 | Test # 1265 |
52 | HP Tillakaratne | 4 | 4 | - | Sri Lanka | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 26 Oct 1994 | Test # 1272 |
52 | CI Dunusinghe | 4 | 3 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Sialkot | 22 Sep 1995 | Test # 1306 |
52 | RS Kaluwitharana | 4 | 3 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v Zimbabwe | Colombo (SSC) | 18 Sep 1996 | Test # 1334 |
52 | RS Kaluwitharana | 4 | 4 | - | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Colombo (SSC) | 26 Apr 1997 | Test # 1367 |
52 | RS Kaluwitharana | 4 | 4 | - | Sri Lanka | v West Indies | Kingstown | 20 Jun 1997 | Test # 1371 |
52 | RS Kaluwitharana | 4 | 3 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v India | Colombo (SSC) | 09 Aug 1997 | Test # 1376 |
52 | RS Kaluwitharana | 4 | 3 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v England | The Oval | 27 Aug 1998 | Test # 1423 |
52 | RS Kaluwitharana | 4 | 3 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Rawalpindi | 26 Feb 2000 | Test # 1485 |
52 | KC Sangakkara | 4 | 4 | - | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Colombo (SSC) | 06 Aug 2000 | Test # 1507 |
52 | KC Sangakkara | 4 | 4 | - | Sri Lanka | v India | Galle | 14 Aug 2001 | Test # 1555 |
52 | KC Sangakkara | 4 | 4 | - | Sri Lanka | v West Indies | Kandy | 21 Nov 2001 | Test # 1570 |
52 | KC Sangakkara | 4 | 3 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v Zimbabwe | Kandy | 04 Jan 2002 | Test # 1583 |
52 | KC Sangakkara | 4 | 3 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Kandy | 16 Mar 2004 | Test # 1688 |
52 | HAPW Jayawardene | 4 | 4 | - | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Colombo (PSS) | 04 Aug 2006 | Test # 1812 |
52 | HAPW Jayawardene | 4 | 3 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v England | Kandy | 01 Dec 2007 | Test # 1851 |
52 | HAPW Jayawardene | 4 | 3 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v England | Galle | 18 Dec 2007 | Test # 1854 |
52 | HAPW Jayawardene | 4 | 4 | - | Sri Lanka | v West Indies | Providence | 22 Mar 2008 | Test # 1869 |
52 | HAPW Jayawardene | 4 | 2 | 2 | Sri Lanka | v India | Galle | 31 Jul 2008 | Test # 1884 |
52 | HAPW Jayawardene | 4 | 3 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | 26 Dec 2008 | Test # 1903 |
52 | TM Dilshan | 4 | 4 | - | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Galle | 04 Jul 2009 | Test # 1921 |
52 | HAPW Jayawardene | 4 | 4 | - | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Colombo (SSC) | 26 Aug 2009 | Test # 1932 |
52 | HAPW Jayawardene | 4 | 4 | - | Sri Lanka | v England | Southampton | 16 Jun 2011 | Test # 1996 |
52 | HAPW Jayawardene | 4 | 4 | - | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Galle | 31 Aug 2011 | Test # 2005 |
52 | LD Chandimal | 4 | 3 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Durban | 26 Dec 2011 | Test # 2026 |
52 | HAPW Jayawardene | 4 | 4 | - | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Galle | 22 Jun 2012 | Test # 2046 |
52 | HAPW Jayawardene | 4 | 4 | - | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Pallekele | 08 Jul 2012 | Test # 2048 |
52 | HAPW Jayawardene | 4 | 2 | 2 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Galle | 17 Nov 2012 | Test # 2059 |
52 | LD Chandimal | 4 | 2 | 2 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Colombo (RPS) | 16 Mar 2013 | Test # 2082 |
52 | HAPW Jayawardene | 4 | 4 | - | Sri Lanka | v England | Lord's | 12 Jun 2014 | Test # 2124 |
52 | LD Chandimal | 4 | 4 | - | Sri Lanka | v England | Leeds | 20 Jun 2014 | Test # 2126 |
52 | HAPW Jayawardene | 4 | 4 | - | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Wellington | 03 Jan 2015 | Test # 2155 |
52 | LD Chandimal | 4 | 3 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Pallekele | 03 Jul 2015 | Test # 2169 |
52 | LD Chandimal | 4 | 4 | - | Sri Lanka | v India | Colombo (PSS) | 20 Aug 2015 | Test # 2177 |
52 | MDKJ Perera | 4 | 3 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v India | Colombo (SSC) | 28 Aug 2015 | Test # 2179 |
52 | MDKJ Perera | 4 | 3 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v West Indies | Colombo (PSS) | 22 Oct 2015 | Test # 2182 |
52 | N Dickwella | 4 | 4 | - | Sri Lanka | v India | Galle | 26 Jul 2017 | Test # 2265 |
52 | N Dickwella | 4 | 4 | - | Sri Lanka | v India | Eden Gardens | 16 Nov 2017 | Test # 2281 |
52 | N Dickwella | 4 | 3 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 31 Jan 2018 | Test # 2295 |
52 | N Dickwella | 4 | 4 | - | Sri Lanka | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 06 Jun 2018 | Test # 2306 |
52 | N Dickwella | 4 | 3 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v England | Colombo (SSC) | 23 Nov 2018 | Test # 2329 |
52 | N Dickwella | 4 | 4 | - | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Durban | 13 Feb 2019 | Test # 2347 |
52 | N Dickwella | 4 | 3 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Galle | 14 Aug 2019 | Test # 2354 |
52 | N Dickwella | 4 | 3 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 27 Jan 2020 | Test # 2383 |
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