Most Catches In World Cup

Ricky Ponting holds the most catches in World Cup record with 28 catches in 46 matches played. In the top 10 list we have two Englishmen, two West Indians and two Sri Lankans. Joe Root stands in second position with 18 catches.

Below is complete list of most catches in World Cup:

All Time Most Catches In World Cup

Span	Player	Team	Catches	Innings	Max catches	Ct/Inn
1996-2011	Ricky Ponting	Australia	28	46	3	0.608
2015-2019	Joe Root	England	20	17	3	1.176
1992-2007	Sanath Jayasuriya	Sri Lanka	18	38	2	0.473
2003-2019	Chris Gayle	West Indies	17	35	2	0.485
2011-2019	Faf du Plessis	South Africa	16	22	3	0.727
1992-2003	Chris Cairns	New Zealand	16	28	3	0.571
2007-2019	Eoin Morgan	England/Ireland	16	29	3	0.551
1992-2007	Inzamam-ul-Haq	Pakistan	16	34	3	0.47
1992-2007	Brian Lara	West Indies	16	34	2	0.47
1999-2015	Mahela Jayawardene	Sri Lanka	16	39	2	0.41