ICC World Test Championship Most Catches

Based on 54 matches (2019–2021)

#	Player	Catches
1	Jos Buttler ENG	49
2	BJ Watling NZ	46
3	Tim Paine AUS	43
4	Quinton de Kock SA	38
5	Rishabh Pant IND	35
6	Mohammad Rizwan PAK	30
7	Joe Root ENG	28
8	Niroshan Dickwella SL	28
9	Ben Stokes ENG	21
10	Wriddhiman Saha IND	21
11	Ajinkya Rahane IND	20
12	Ross Taylor NZ	20
13	Virat Kohli IND	18
14	Tom Latham NZ	18
15	Rohit Sharma IND	18
16	Lahiru Thirimanne SL	16
17	Ollie Pope ENG	14
18	Litton Das BAN	14
19	Steven Smith AUS	14
20	Joshua Da Silva WI	14
21	Jason Holder WI	13
22	Dean Elgar SA	12
23	Rassie van der Dussen SA	11
24	Dhananjaya de Silva SL	11
25	Asad Shafiq PAK	10
26	Cheteshwar Pujara IND	10
27	Tim Southee NZ	10
28	Zak Crawley ENG	10
29	Mayank Agarwal IND	9
30	Shai Hope WI	9
31	Rahkeem Cornwall WI	9
32	Nathan Lyon AUS	8
33	Ravindra Jadeja IND	8
34	Faf du Plessis SA	8
35	Kusal Mendis SL	8
36	Mitchell Santner NZ	8
37	Matthew Wade AUS	8
38	Dominic Sibley ENG	8
39	Kraigg Brathwaite WI	7
40	Shane Dowrich WI	7
41	Henry Nicholls NZ	7
42	Rory Burns ENG	7
43	Najmul Hossain Shanto BAN	7
44	Mitchell Starc AUS	6
45	James Anderson ENG	6
46	Tom Blundell NZ	6
47	Kane Williamson NZ	6
48	David Warner AUS	6
49	Imran Butt PAK	6
50	Babar Azam PAK	5
51	Haris Sohail PAK	5
52	Jahmar Hamilton WI	5
53	Jonny Bairstow ENG	5
54	Pat Cummins AUS	5
55	Joe Burns AUS	5
56	Shan Masood PAK	5
57	Shubman Gill IND	5
58	Shamarh Brooks WI	5
59	John Campbell WI	5
60	Oshada Fernando SL	5
61	Yasir Shah PAK	4
62	Travis Head AUS	4
63	Marnus Labuschagne AUS	4
64	Ravichandran Ashwin IND	4
65	Aiden Markram SA	4
66	Stuart Broad ENG	4
67	Sam Curran ENG	4
68	Chris Woakes ENG	4
69	Jack Leach ENG	4
70	Dimuth Karunaratne SL	4
71	Mohammad Mithun BAN	4
72	Taijul Islam BAN	4
73	Cameron Green AUS	4
74	Keshav Maharaj SA	4
75	Temba Bavuma SA	4
76	Ben Foakes ENG	4
77	Abid Ali PAK	4
78	Jermaine Blackwood WI	4
79	Kyle Mayers WI	4
80	Sheyne Moseley WI	4
81	Lokesh Rahul IND	3
82	Mohammed Shami IND	3
83	Umesh Yadav IND	3
84	Mohammed Siraj IND	3
85	Heinrich Klaasen SA	3
86	Kemar Roach WI	3
87	Dasun Shanaka SL	3
88	Jeet Raval NZ	3
89	Colin de Grandhomme NZ	3
90	Trent Boult NZ	3
91	Mushfiqur Rahim BAN	3
92	Jasprit Bumrah IND	3
93	Ishant Sharma IND	3
94	Zubayr Hamza SA	3
95	Pieter Malan SA	3
96	Yasir Ali BAN	3
97	Nkrumah Bonner WI	3
98	Shadab Khan PAK	2
99	Mohammad Abbas PAK	2
100	Hanuma Vihari IND	2
101	Shardul Thakur IND	2
102	Lungi Ngidi SA	2
103	Kagiso Rabada SA	2
104	Roston Chase WI	2
105	Alzarri Joseph WI	2
106	Dominic Bess ENG	2
107	Mark Wood ENG	2
108	Kusal Perera SL	2
109	Lahiru Kumara SL	2
110	Dinesh Chandimal SL	2
111	Suranga Lakmal SL	2
112	Neil Wagner NZ	2
113	Tamim Iqbal BAN	2
114	Soumya Sarkar BAN	2
115	Joe Denly ENG	2
116	Dwaine Pretorius SA	2
117	Shadman Islam BAN	2
118	Fawad Alam PAK	2
119	Daryl Mitchell NZ	2
120	Will Young NZ	2
121	Kyle Jamieson NZ	2
122	Hayden Walsh WI	2
123	Vishwa Fernando SL	2
124	Senuran Muthusamy SA	2
125	Wiaan Mulder SA	2
126	Saif Hassan BAN	2
127	Azhar Ali PAK	1
128	Faheem Ashraf PAK	1
129	Michael Neser AUS	1
130	Dane Paterson SA	1
131	Shimron Hetmyer WI	1
132	Keemo Paul WI	1
133	Darren Bravo WI	1
134	Moeen Ali ENG	1
135	Olly Stone ENG	1
136	Angelo Mathews SL	1
137	Josh Hazlewood AUS	1
138	Todd Astle NZ	1
139	Matt Henry NZ	1
140	Glenn Phillips NZ	1
141	Mehidy Hasan Miraz BAN	1
142	Abu Jayed BAN	1
143	Mohammad Mahmudullah BAN	1
144	U Unknown BAN	1
145	Mohammad Nawaz PAK	1
146	Shaheen Afridi PAK	1
147	James Pattinson AUS	1
148	Jofra Archer ENG	1
149	Anrich Nortje SA	1
150	Dane Piedt SA	1
151	Theunis de Bruyn SA	1
152	Lutho Sipamla SA	1
153	Kavem Hodge WI	1
154	Ajaz Patel NZ	1
155	Axar Patel IND	1
156	Ebadot Hossain BAN	1
157	Washington Sundar IND	1
158	Shahbaz Nadeem IND	1
159	Navdeep Saini IND	1
160	Daniel Lawrence ENG	1
161	Devon Conway NZ	1
162	Wanindu Hasaranga SL	1
163	James Bracey ENG	1
164	Lasith Embuldeniya SL	1
165	Keegan Petersen SA	1
166	Shoriful Islam BAN	1

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The ICC World Test Championship catches leaderboard ranks all 166 players who have contributed catches. Rankings are updated after every match. Filter by team to analyse catches depth across squads.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who has scored the most catches in ICC World Test Championship?

Jos Buttler leads with 49 catches. BJ Watling is second with 46.

Who are the top catches leaders in ICC World Test Championship?

The top three are Jos Buttler (49), BJ Watling (46), and Tim Paine (43).

How often is the ICC World Test Championship catches leaderboard updated?

This leaderboard is updated after every completed match. All statistics are compiled from official match data.

ICC World Test Championship Most Catches