HM Amla joins the select band of fieldsmen who have pouched 100 plus catches in tests
HM Amla of South Africa took two catches in Australia’s second innings in the ongoing test at Durban which fetched him an aggregate of 101 catches. The break up of his 101 catches – opposition wise is furnished below
| Opposition | Span | Mat | Inns | Dis | Ct |
| v Australia | 2008-2018 | 18 | 35 | 15 | 15 |
| v Bangladesh | 2008-2017 | 08 | 14 | 06 | 06 |
| v England | 2004-2017 | 21 | 40 | 15 | 15 |
| v India | 2004-2018 | 21 | 39 | 19 | 19 |
| v New Zealand | 2006-2017 | 14 | 25 | 11 | 11 |
| v Pakistan | 2007-2013 | 11 | 22 | 13 | 13 |
| v Sri Lanka | 2006-2017 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 13 |
| v West Indies | 2007-2015 | 09 | 16 | 07 | 07 |
| v Zimbabwe | 2014-2017 | 02 | 04 | 02 | 02 |
| Total | 2004-2018 | 114 | 214 | 101 | 101 |
| Home | 2004-2018 | 61 | 119 | 52 | 52 |
| Away | 2004-2017 | 50 | 89 | 44 | 44 |
| Neutral | 2010-2013 | 03 | 06 | 05 | 05 |
| Total | 2004-2018 | 114 | 214 | 101 | 101 |
HM Amla of South Africa became the 36th fieldsmen in the history of test cricket to pouch 100 plus catches. He also became the fourth South African fieldsman to achieve the feat. All such occasions are tabulated below in the decending order of catches taken. Catches taken by fieldsmen representing ICC world Eleven are not taken into account
| Fieldsmen who have pouched 100 plus catches | ||||||
| No | Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Dis | Ct |
| 1 | R Dravid | Ind | 163 | 299 | 209 | 209 |
| 2 | DPMD Jayawardene | Srl | 149 | 270 | 205 | 205 |
| 3 | JH Kallis | SAF | 165 | 313 | 196 | 196 |
| 4 | RT Ponting | Aus | 168 | 328 | 196 | 196 |
| 5 | ME Waugh | Aus | 128 | 245 | 181 | 181 |
| 6 | SP Fleming | NZl | 111 | 199 | 171 | 171 |
| 7 | GC Smith | SAF | 116 | 223 | 166 | 166 |
| 8 | BC Lara | Win | 130 | 239 | 164 | 164 |
| 9 | MA Taylor | Aus | 104 | 197 | 157 | 157 |
| 10 | AR Border | Aus | 156 | 277 | 156 | 156 |
| 11 | AN Cook | Eng | 152 | 283 | 156 | 156 |
| 12 | Younis Khan | Pak | 118 | 221 | 139 | 139 |
| 13 | VVS Laxman | Ind | 134 | 248 | 135 | 135 |
| 14 | MJ Clarke | Aus | 115 | 223 | 134 | 134 |
| 15 | ML Hayden | Aus | 103 | 205 | 128 | 128 |
| 16 | AB de Villiers | SAF | 87 | 166 | 127 | 127 |
| 17 | LRPL Taylor | NZl | 83 | 156 | 125 | 125 |
| 18 | SK Warne | Aus | 145 | 281 | 125 | 125 |
| 19 | GS Chappell | Aus | 87 | 165 | 122 | 122 |
| 20 | IVA Richards | Win | 121 | 232 | 122 | 122 |
| 21 | AJ Strauss | Eng | 100 | 189 | 121 | 121 |
| 22 | IT Botham | Eng | 102 | 179 | 120 | 120 |
| 23 | MC Cowdrey | Eng | 114 | 214 | 120 | 120 |
| 24 | CL Hooper | Win | 102 | 189 | 115 | 115 |
| 25 | SR Tendulkar | Ind | 200 | 366 | 115 | 115 |
| 26 | SR Waugh | Aus | 168 | 318 | 112 | 112 |
| 27 | WR Hammond | Eng | 85 | 154 | 110 | 110 |
| 28 | RB Simpson | Aus | 62 | 117 | 110 | 110 |
| 29 | GS Sobers | Win | 93 | 172 | 109 | 109 |
| 30 | SM Gavaskar | Ind | 125 | 216 | 108 | 108 |
| 31 | M Azharuddin | Ind | 99 | 177 | 105 | 105 |
| 32 | IM Chappell | Aus | 75 | 144 | 105 | 105 |
| 33 | GP Thorpe | Eng | 100 | 179 | 105 | 105 |
| 34 | GA Gooch | Eng | 118 | 211 | 103 | 103 |
| 35 | HM Amla | SAF | 114 | 214 | 101 | 101 |
| 36 | IR Bell | Eng | 118 | 223 | 100 | 100 |
| South African Fieldsmen who have pouched 100 plus catches | ||||||
| No | Player | Span | Mat | Inns | Dis | Ct |
| 1 | JH Kallis | SAF | 165 | 313 | 196 | 196 |
| 2 | GC Smith | SAF | 116 | 223 | 166 | 166 |
| 3 | AB de Villiers | SAF | 87 | 166 | 127 | 127 |
| 4 | HM Amla | SAF | 114 | 214 | 101 | 101 |