T20s are so dynamic that fielding positions change every over or sometimes every ball, according to the batting team’s progression. The captain of the T20 team needs to make instant decisions concerning the fielding positions.
Also, it is vital to field your best catcher in the right positions. If it is the cover’s position in the powerplay overs, then the long-on and mid-on become the crucial positions in a team’s fielding setup.
In Tests, we can see the slip fielders dominating the catching records; the boundary riders do the job for the team in T20s. One cannot miss Faf du Plessis’s fielding contribution to CSK during the IPL.
The bar of T20s rises to its peak when it comes to the T20 World Cup. With the world-class international stars playing each other, the best always shines. One might think it needs more luck for a fielder to be in the right position to grab more catches, but holding onto one always comes in handy for the team, especially in the big tournaments.
This article will list down the fielders with the most catches taken in a single innings in the T20 World Cup.
| PLAYER | CATCHES | VS | VENUE | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Sammy (WI) | 4 | Ireland | Guyana | 2010 |
| Aiden Markram (SA) | 4 | Bangladesh | New York | 2024 |
| Glenn Maxwell (AUS) | 4 | Namibia | North Sound | 2024 |
| Brett Lee (AUS) | 3 | Sri Lanka | Cape Town | 2007 |
| Sulieman Benn (WI) | 3 | Australia | Oval, England | 2009 |
| Phil Simmons (WI) | 3 | India | Lord's | 2009 |
| AB de Villiers (SA) | 3 | India | Trent Bridge | 2009 |
| Nathan McCullum (NZ) | 3 | Sri Lanka | Guyana | 2010 |
| Michael Hussey (AUS) | 3 | Bangladesh | Barbados | 2010 |
| Nawroz Mangal (AFG) | 3 | South Africa | Barbados | 2010 |
| Herschelle Gibbs (SA) | 3 | New Zealand | Barbados | 2010 |
| David Warner (AUS) | 3 | Pakistan | St Lucia | 2010 |
| Kane Williamson (NZ) | 3 | Bangladesh | Pallekele | 2012 |
| Suresh Raina (IND) | 3 | South Africa | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | 2012 |
| Suresh Raina (IND) | 3 | Pakistan | Dhaka | 2014 |
| Dwayne Bravo (WI) | 3 | Bangladesh | Dhaka | 2014 |
| David Miller (SA) | 3 | England | Chittagong | 2014 |
| Martin Guptill (NZ) | 3 | Pakistan | Mohali | 2016 |
| Ben Stokes (ENG) | 3 | West Indies | Kolkata | 2016 |
| Calum MacLeod (SCO) | 3 | Bangladesh | Oman | 2021 |
Key Insights
The former West Indies captain, Daren Sammy, was the first non-wicketkeeping fielder to hold on to four catches in a single T20 World Cup innings. It was against Ireland in Guyana in the 2010 edition. He also shone with bat and ball in that game.
Aiden Markram and Glenn Maxwell levelled Sammy’s record in 2024 on back-to-back days. Markram held on to four catches against Bangladesh, while Maxwell did so against Namibia.
There are over 30 instances of fielders grabbing three catches in an innings in the T20 WC games. Two instances each belong to Suresh Raina, Martin Guptill, and David Miller.
The 2021 edition saw seven instances of three or more catches taken by a fielder in an innings, the most in a single T20 World Cup iteration.
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