The first T20 match between Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe was played at the R Premadasa Cricket Stadium. Sri Lanka had taken a 1-0 lead by winning the first match of the three-match T20 series. In the first match, Sri Lanka defeated Zimbabwe by 3 wickets. In this match, Wellington Masakadja took four catches, which became a record in itself.
| Pos | Player | Country | Match | VS | Caught |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W J Malinda | Maldives | 05/10/2023 | Qatar | 5 |
| 2 | D J G Sammy | West Indies | 30/04/2010 | Ireland | 4 |
| 3 | P W Borren | Netherlands | 26/07/2012 | Bangladesh | 4 |
| 4 | C J Anderson | New Zealand | 26/12/2012 | South Africa | 4 |
| 5 | D Chandimal | Sri Lanka | 14/02/2014 | Bangladesh | 4 |
| 6 | A M Rahane | India | 07/09/2014 | England | 4 |
| 7 | Babar Hayat | Hong Kong | 22/02/2016 | Afghanistan | 4 |
| 8 | D A Miller | South Africa | 01/02/2019 | Pakistan | 4 |
| 9 | J W Jenner | Jersey | 01/06/2019 | Guernsey | 4 |
| 10 | L Siaka | Papua New Guinea | 13/07/2019 | Vanuatu | 4 |
| 11 | C S MacLeod | Scotland | 20/09/2019 | Ireland | 4 |
| 12 | E B Knowles | Czech Republic | 18/10/2019 | Malta | 4 |
| 13 | T H David | Singapore | 18/10/2019 | Scotland | 4 |
| 14 | C de Grandhomme | New Zealand | 03/11/2019 | England | 4 |
| 15 | P Sarraf | Nepal | 29/02/2020 | Malaysia | 4 |
| 16 | M G Erasmus | Namibia | 05/10/2021 | United Arab Emirates | 4 |
| 17 | K Bhurtel | Nepal | 02/04/2022 | Malaysia | 4 |
| 18 | J Trembath-Moro | Spain | 01/05/2022 | Norway | 4 |
| 19 | S Veerapathiran | Bahrain | 13/08/2022 | Kuwait | 4 |
| 20 | M T M M J Ave | Cook Islands | 13/09/2022 | Samoa | 4 |
| 21 | Bilal Tahir | Kuwait | 08/03/2023 | Malaysia | 4 |
| 22 | Mukhtar Ghulami | France | 10/07/2023 | Malta | 4 |
| 23 | Saim Ayub | Pakistan | 12/01/2024 | New Zealand | 4 |
| 24 | W P Masakadza | Zimbabwe | 14/01/2024 | Sri Lanka | 4 |
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Wellington Masakadza did the feat of taking four catches in one innings. With this, Masakadza became the first player to take four catches for Zimbabwe in a T20 match. He broke the record of his own team player Vusi Sibanda. Sibanda took three catches in the T20 match against Pakistan in 2015. Now Masakadja has broken his record.
Image Source: Wellington Masakadza - X
During Sri Lanka's innings, Masakadja caught four Sri Lankan batsmen. These include catches of Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Charith Asalanka and Angelo Mathews. Apart from this, Masakadja also took one wicket while bowling.
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