ODI Records and Statistics – Individual Fielding Records for Most Catches in a Series

Game-winning catches do happen! Dropped catches have the potential to cost a team the game. A great catch to get rid of a batter who was set could help a team win. Although the fielders make catching the ball appear easy, it is actually more difficult. It requires intense concentration, physical prowess, and rapid thinking. Many fielders have grown to wear jaw-dropping blinders over time. The ODI fielders with the most balls caught are shown below. 

The following table showcases the Individual Fielding Records for Most Catches in a Series:

Rank	Catches	Innings	Player	Team	Ct/Inn	Span
1	218	443	Mahela Jayawardene	Sri Lanka	0.492	1998-3015
2	160	372	Ricky Ponting	Australia	0.430	1995-2012
3	156	332	Mohammed Azharuddin	India	0.469	1985-2000
4	142	232	Ross Taylor	New Zealand	0.612	2006-2022
5	141	269	Virat Kohli	India	0.524	2008-2023

Mahela Jayawardene

The centre of the Sri Lankan batting order for the past ten years and more have been Mahela Jayawardene, a great craftsman who exudes class. He signalled the beginning of a smooth transition to the new middle-order era in Sri Lanka. He made sure that the absence of former legends Aravinda de Silva and Arjuna Ranatunga was little noticed alongside Kumar Sangakkara. Jayawardene is one of the best cricket players the Island nation has ever produced.

He is a prolific run-scorer, an astute game analyst, and a quick fielder. His accomplishments were acknowledged by the world cricket community when the ICC named him the 2006 Captain of the Year and the captain of the World ODI squad. He was recognized as one of Wisden’s top five cricketers in 2007. Mahela Jayawardene is at the top of the list of ODI fielders with the most catches. Jayawardene is the field leader with 58 receptions. In the annals of ODI cricket, only Jayawardene has made more than 200 catches.

• 448 matches
• Two hundred eighteen people were taken in.
• The maximum number of catches allowed in each game is four.

Ricky Ponting

Ricky Ponting has all the traits of a stereotypical Australian: he was hard as nails, combative, outspoken and, most importantly, he had the mental fortitude to handle stressful circumstances. The most admirable aspect of Ponting was his unquenchable desire to win games. His desperation occasionally resulted in infamous situations, but what shone throughout his career was the pure desire to triumph. Three World Cup championships, including two in a row as captain, several Champions Trophy victories, and the top Test rating demonstrate that he had experienced everything there was to experience in the international sphere.

His improvisational batsmanship, which allowed him to score runs at will and smash the opposition’s bowlers, only served to accentuate everything else. The former Australian captain was a superb batter, especially with the stupid point, backward point, and short leg. Ricky Pointing has taken 160 wickets in 375 One-Day Internationals for Australia.

• 355-76 matches
• Catch: 160
• The maximum catch in a game is three.

Mohammed Azharuddin

Azharuddin has had more life’s highs and lows than most Indian cricketers. Azhar, who was born in the Andhra Pradesh state’s Nizam town of Hyderabad, showed enormous bat talent and was recognized throughout the world for his wristy leg-side strokes, much like legends like Zaheer Abbas, Greg Chappell, and Vishwanath. Mohammed Azharuddin, a skilled batsman, was the only skipper to lead India in three World Cups. In addition, his aggressive fielding abilities, especially in the covers, are acknowledged. He was one of the best fielders of his day, recording 156 catches during 334 contests. Despite ranking third all-time, Azharuddin leads the Indians in ODI catches.

• 154 captures out of 334 total.
• Four catches in a single game record.

Virat Kohli

After leading India to victory in the Under-19 World Cup in Kuala Lumpur in early 2008, a brash, sprightly kid with gelled hair gained notoriety. Virat Kohli, with his most un-Indian, “bad-boy” ferocity, would undoubtedly be an outsider in an Indian squad full of saintly heroes deserving of their own hagiographies. Sachin Tendulkar’s record of 49 ODI centuries is only three behind his total of 46. His 1,204 fours rank seventh among all batsmen, and he has 141 ODI catches to his name.

• 41 catches
• meets 260
• In a game, three catches are the most.

Robert Taylor

player of cricket. In Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand, on March 8, 1984, Ross Taylor was born. Taylor is a middle-order right-handed batter who sporadically bowls off-breaks with his right arm. For a New Zealander, Ross Taylor currently holds the record for the most centuries scored. Ross Taylor led the New Zealand U19 squad throughout his international youth career. For Central Districts of America, he made his professional debut in the 2002–03 campaign.

• 139 catches and 234 games
• In a game, three catches are the most.

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