Most catches in an innings
Player Ct Inns Team Opposition Ground Match Date Scorecard
VY Richardson 5 3 Australia v South Africa Durban 28 Feb 1936 Test # 251
Yajurvindra Singh 5 2 India v England Bengaluru 28 Jan 1977 Test # 794
M Azharuddin 5 1 India v Pakistan Karachi 15 Nov 1989 Test # 1127
K Srikkanth 5 1 India v Australia W.A.C.A 1 Feb 1992 Test # 1186
SP Fleming 5 1 New Zealand v Zimbabwe Harare 18 Sep 1997 Test # 1378
GC Smith 5 4 South Africa v Australia W.A.C.A 30 Nov 2012 Test # 2064
DJG Sammy 5 2 West Indies v India Wankhede 14 Nov 2013 Test # 2102
DM Bravo 5 2 West Indies v Bangladesh Kingstown 5 Sep 2014 Test # 2138
AM Rahane 5 3 India v Sri Lanka Galle 12 Aug 2015 Test # 2176
J Blackwood 5 3 West Indies v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 22 Oct 2015 Test # 2182
SPD Smith 5 1 Australia v South Africa Cape Town 22 Mar 2018 Test # 2300
BA Stokes 5 2 England v South Africa Cape Town 3 Jan 2020 Test # 2379
HDRL Thirimanne 5 2 Sri Lanka v England Galle 22 Jan 2021 Test # 2405
SPD Smith 5 2 Australia v England Leeds 6 Jul 2023 Test # 2509
DM de Silva 5 2 Sri Lanka v New Zealand Galle 26 Sep 2024 Test # 2551
AK Markram 5 2 South Africa v India Guwahati 22 Nov 2025 Test # 2609
By default, the shading indicates records from the past week, or failing that, the most recent entry.
Adjust: most recent | past week | past month | past 6 months | past year | 4 years | 10 years | 25 years | post-war

Figures exclude catches made as a wicketkeeper

Records includes the following current or recent matches:
India v Afghanistan at New Chandigarh, Only Test, Jun 6-8, 2026 [Test # 2621]
England v New Zealand at Lord's, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Jun 4-7, 2026 [Test # 2620]
Ireland v New Zealand at Belfast, Only Test, May 27-29, 2026 [Test # 2619]