Most Wicketkeeper Catches in ODI

This table explores the record-breaking performances of cricket’s most elite glovemen, highlighting the wicketkeepers with the most catches and dismissals in One Day International history.

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Most Catches by Wicketkeepers in ODIs

Player	Team	Innings as WK	Catches	Most Catches in an Innings	Catches/Inns
Adam Gilchrist	Australia	281	417	6	1.484
Mark Boucher	South Africa	290	402	6	1.386
Kumar Sangakkara	Sri Lanka	353	383	4	1.085
MS Dhoni	India	345	321	5	0.930
Mushfiqur Rahim	Bangladesh	258	241	5	0.934
Jos Buttler	England	188	232	6	1.234
Brendon McCullum	New Zealand	183	227	5	1.240
Moin Khan	Pakistan	209	214	5	1.024
Quinton de Kock	South Africa	154	213	6	1.383
Ian Healy	Australia	168	194	4	1.155

Key Insights on Leading Wicketkeepers in ODI Cricket

Career Record Holders and Best Catch Ratios

Adam Gilchrist has taken the most catches as a wicketkeeper in ODIs. He pouched 417 catches in 281 innings for Australia.

Kumar Sangakkara has made the most dismissals as a wicketkeeper in ODIs, with 383 catches and 99 stumpings aggregating to 482 dismissals.

AB de Villiers has the best catches per innings ratio as a wicketkeeper in ODIs, having taken approximately 1.559 catches in his career. He grabbed 92 catches in 59 innings.

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Home and Away Catch Records for Wicketkeepers in 50-Over Cricket

Mark Boucher took 204 of his 402 catches in South Africa, the most by a wicketkeeper at home in ODIs. 197 of those grabs were for South Africa, with seven for Africa XI.

Bangladesh’s Mushfiqur Rahim has taken the most catches as a wicketkeeper at a single venue in ODIs. He grabbed 68 catches in 89 innings at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka.

No other wicketkeeper has taken more than 180 catches at home in this format.

Gilchrist meanwhile, held onto 141 of his 417 catches in away ODIs, the most by a keeper in these conditions.

MS Dhoni (126), Sangakkara (122) and Boucher (116) are the other keepers with 100-plus catches in away ODIs.

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Opponent Specific and Single Match Wicketkeeping Feats

Gilchrist plucked 73 of his catches against India, the most by a keeper against a team in ODIs.

Dhoni is the only other keeper with 70-plus catches against a team, having taken 71 against Sri Lanka. See all MS Dhoni cricketing records here.

Adam is the only wicketkeeper to grab 50 or more catches against four teams in ODIs. Apart from India, he had 60 catches each against England and South Africa, followed by 56 against New Zealand.

Gilchrist is the only wicketkeeper to hold onto six catches each in four ODI innings.

Most Wicketkeeping Catches in Calendar Year and World Cups

Gilchrist took 50 or more catches in three years, the only keeper to do so, with 2002 (50) and 2003 (53) being the other years.

Gilchrist has also grabbed the most catches as a keeper in the ODI World Cup, having taken 45 in 31 encounters.

Adam and Boucher share the record for the most catches as a wicketkeeper in a calendar year in ODIs. Gilly pouched 56 catches in 1999, while Mark levelled the record in 2000.

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