Top 10 Best Catches in IPL History Fans Must See

10. Why Manish Pandey’s Catch Against Tim David Enters the All-Time Top 10

Season: 2026 | Match: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Venue: Raipur | Batter dismissed: Tim David | Bowler: Kartik Tyagi | Result: RCB won by 6 wickets

Tim David attempted to cut a Kartik Tyagi delivery hard through the point region. Manish Pandey reacted immediately, launching himself full length to his left and completing a one-handed catch while almost horizontal to the ground.The original description placed the shot specifically between short third and backward point. The official ball commentary identifies Pandey at point, so the revised wording avoids overstating the exact gap.

The catch briefly interrupted an RCB chase that Virat Kohli ultimately controlled with an unbeaten century. Bengaluru completed the target with six wickets and five balls remaining.

Pandey’s catch was named the official IPL 2026 Catch of the Season. That recognition places it in the wider historical conversation, although it ranks tenth here because the other entries carry greater match consequences, more complex boundary work or a longer-established reputation.

The combination of reaction speed, full extension and one-handed control makes Pandey’s effort a deserved entry in the top 10.

9. How David Hussey Turned a Six Into a Catch Against Paul Collingwood

Season: 2010 | Match: Delhi Daredevils vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Venue: Delhi | Batter dismissed: Paul Collingwood | Bowler: Charl Langeveldt | Result: Delhi won by 40 runs

Paul Collingwood struck Charl Langeveldt towards the long-on boundary during the final over of Delhi’s innings. The shot appeared likely to clear the rope.

David Hussey backpedalled towards the boundary, took the ball while his momentum was carrying him outside the field, released it back into play before crossing the rope and then returned to complete the catch.The dismissal ended Collingwood’s innings on 53 from 45 balls. Delhi still reached 177/4, with David Warner unbeaten on 107, before restricting KKR to 137/9 and winning by 40 runs.The comfortable result limits the catch’s match-impact score. Its importance lies instead in technique and historical context.Boundary relay catches are now a regular part of modern T20 highlights, but Hussey’s effort came in 2010 and remains one of the IPL’s earliest widely remembered demonstrations of controlled boundary awareness.

Hussey ranks ninth because the catch was technically advanced for its era, even though it did not decide a close match.

8. Why Ramandeep Singh’s Running Catch Won the 2024 Award

Season: 2024 | Match: Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Venue: Lucknow | Batter dismissed: Arshin Kulkarni | Bowler: Mitchell Starc | Result: KKR won by 98 runs

Arshin Kulkarni attempted to work Mitchell Starc through the leg side but produced a leading edge that travelled high behind the infield.

The original version described the shot as a top edge. The official match report identifies it as a leading edge.Ramandeep Singh immediately turned and sprinted backwards. He covered approximately 21 metres while tracking the descending ball over his shoulder, before launching into a full-length dive and securing the catch.

Running backwards under a high ball is one of fielding’s most difficult judgement tests. The fielder cannot watch both the ball and the ground ahead, and even a small error in the initial angle makes the catch unreachable.KKR went on to win by 98 runs after scoring 235/6 and dismissing Lucknow for 137, placing the result among the biggest wins by runs in IPL history.  The original table listed only “KKR won”; the exact margin has now been added.Ramandeep received the official IPL 2024 Catch of the Season award.

The distance covered, over-the-shoulder judgement and final dive make this one of the competition’s finest running catches.

7. Kieron Pollard’s Boundary Catch Against Suresh Raina

Season: 2019 | Match: Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings | Venue: Wankhede Stadium | Batter dismissed: Suresh Raina | Bowler: Jason Behrendorff | Result: MI won by 37 runs

Suresh Raina had begun to attack Jason Behrendorff, striking two boundaries during the fifth over. From its final delivery, he slashed a ball outside off stump towards the deep point region.

Kieron Pollard moved into position near the boundary, timed his jump and completed a one-handed overhead catch while the force of the ball carried him backwards.

Raina was dismissed for 16. Pollard maintained control of both the ball and his body as he fell close to the rope.Mumbai defended 170/5 by restricting CSK to 133/8, winning by 37 runs. Because the final margin was comfortable, this catch does not receive the same match-impact rating as Lynn’s or Lewis’s efforts.However, the athletic difficulty was exceptional. Pollard had to judge a fast, flat shot, reach above his head with one hand and avoid the nearby boundary.

The effort was named the official IPL 2019 Catch of the Season, giving Pollard his second such award after 2014.

Pollard’s combination of size, reach and boundary control created a catch few other fielders could have completed.

6. How Trent Boult Caught Virat Kohli One-Handed Near the Boundary

Season: 2018 | Match: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Daredevils | Venue: M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | Batter dismissed: Virat Kohli | Bowler: Harshal Patel | Result: RCB won by 6 wickets

Virat Kohli flicked a Harshal Patel delivery towards the deep square-leg boundary. The shot appeared to be travelling over the fielder and into the crowd.

Trent Boult reacted by jumping backwards and extending his right hand, taking the ball one-handed before landing only centimetres inside the boundary rope.

The original draft incorrectly said Boult caught the ball with his left hand. Contemporary footage and reports confirm that he used his right.The difficulty came from the combination of direction and body position. Boult was moving towards the rope, looking over his shoulder and reaching against his momentum, yet still kept the ball secure after landing.Delhi could not convert the dismissal into victory. RCB successfully chased 175, reaching 176/4and winning by six wickets.That result reduces the catch’s match-impact score, but it remains one of the IPL’s most technically difficult one-handed boundary efforts.Boult received the official IPL 2018 Perfect Catch of the Season award.

Boult ranks sixth because the catch was extraordinarily difficult, even though it came in a losing cause.

5. Why Kamindu Mendis’ Catch Against Dewald Brevis Changed the Match

Season: 2025 | Match: Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | Venue: Chennai | Batter dismissed: Dewald Brevis | Bowler: Harshal Patel | Result: SRH won by 5 wickets

Dewald Brevis was making his Chennai Super Kings debut and had begun to change the momentum of the innings.He scored 42 from 25 balls, hitting one four and four sixes. In the 13th over, Brevis attempted another forceful lofted shot off Harshal Patel towards long-off.

Kamindu Mendis moved quickly across the outfield and completed a full-stretch diving catch, holding the ball cleanly only inches above the ground.The original wording described Brevis simply as a batter who was “typically aggressive.” The revised version uses the verified match context: he was on 42 from 25 and had already struck four sixes.The dismissal stopped CSK’s most dangerous innings of the match. Chennai were eventually bowled out for 154, and SRH completed the chase at 155/5 in 18.4 overs.Mendis was later named the official IPL 2025 Catch of the Season winner.

This ranks fifth because it combined full-extension technique with the timely removal of a batter who was threatening to transform the innings.

4. How Evin Lewis Denied Rinku Singh With the Match on the Line

Season: 2022 | Match: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants | Venue: DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai | Batter dismissed: Rinku Singh | Bowler: Marcus Stoinis | Result: LSG won by 2 runs

KKR entered the final over needing 21 runs. Rinku Singh then struck Marcus Stoinis for two sixes and a four, reducing the equation to three runs from two balls.Rinku sliced the next delivery over the off side. Evin Lewis sprinted in from deep backward point, covered substantial ground and stretched his left hand towards the ball while diving forward.

He completed the catch one-handed at full extension, dismissing Rinku for 40 from only 15 deliveries.The original draft said the catch ended the innings. That was incorrect. It ended Rinku’s innings, but one delivery remained. Stoinis then bowled Umesh Yadav from the final ball to complete LSG’s two-run victory.Lucknow qualified for the playoffs, while KKR’s campaign ended.Lewis’s effort was subsequently named the IPL 2022 Catch of the Season.No catch in this ranking came at a more immediate win-or-lose stage. Had Lewis failed to reach the ball, KKR would almost certainly have completed the chase.

It ranks fourth because its direct match consequence was enormous, even though it did not require the boundary-juggling technique of the top three.

3. Kieron Pollard’s Boundary-Juggling Catch Against Kevon Cooper

Season: 2014 | Match: Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians | Venue: Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad | Batter dismissed: Kevon Cooper | Bowler: Harbhajan Singh | Result: MI won by 25 runs

Kevon Cooper attempted to launch Harbhajan Singh over long-on.

Kieron Pollard moved towards the rope, jumped and reached above his head to take the ball one-handed. His momentum, however, was carrying him beyond the boundary.Before making contact outside the field of play, Pollard threw the ball back into the field. He then regained his balance, stepped back inside the rope and completed the catch with another diving effort.

The entire sequence demanded several decisions in less than a second. Pollard had to judge the ball’s flight, locate the rope, release the ball before crossing it and then return quickly enough to complete the dismissal.Mumbai scored 178/3 and restricted Rajasthan to 153/8, winning by 25 runs.The catch was officially recognised as the IPL 2014 Catch of the Season.Although the result was not as close as those involving Lynn or Lewis, Pollard’s catch ranks higher on pure technical complexity.

Few catches in IPL history have combined aerial reach, boundary awareness and recovery as completely as Pollard’s dismissal of Cooper.

2. AB de Villiers’ One-Handed Catch Against Alex Hales

Season: 2018 | Match: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | Venue: M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | Batter dismissed: Alex Hales | Bowler: Moeen Ali | Result: RCB won by 14 runs

Sunrisers Hyderabad were chasing 219 when Alex Hales attempted to hit Moeen Ali over deep midwicket.Hales had scored 37 from 24 balls and was beginning to build momentum. AB de Villiers moved towards the boundary, launched himself high into the air and extended one hand above his head.He caught the ball at full reach and landed safely inside the rope.

As a purely athletic act, this may be the most visually spectacular catch on the list. The height of the leap, the extension of the arm and the control needed near the boundary combined to create an image that immediately spread around the cricket world.

RCB made 218/6 and restricted SRH to 204/3, winning by 14 runs. De Villiers also scored 69 from 39 balls and was named Player of the Match.The original line saying he “contributed with the ball already bowled” was unclear and has been removed.It ranks second because the catch was an extraordinary athletic achievement, but the match did not depend on that single moment as directly as the Lynn dismissal did.

De Villiers produced the list’s most explosive leap, but Lynn’s catch carries the stronger combination of difficulty and final-over consequence.

1. Why Chris Lynn’s 2014 Catch Ranks as the Best in IPL History

Season: 2014 | Match: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Venue: Sharjah | Batter dismissed: AB de Villiers | Bowler: Vinay Kumar | Result: KKR won by 2 runs

RCB needed six runs from three balls when AB de Villiers attempted to hit Vinay Kumar over deep midwicket.Chris Lynn moved into position near the boundary but slipped and lost his footing as the ball descended. Instead of surrendering the chance, he kept watching the ball, adjusted his body from the ground and arched backwards to complete the catch while staying inside the rope

De Villiers was dismissed for 11, leaving RCB needing six from the final two deliveries. Vinay conceded only three more runs, and KKR won by two.The original version referred to de Villiers as “KKR’s best batter.” That was incorrect. De Villiers represented RCB and was their most dangerous remaining finisher.The line saying Lynn “won the match with that catch” has also been revised. The catch was the decisive turning point, but Vinay Kumar still had to defend the remaining deliveries.Lynn had earlier scored 45 from 31 balls and was named Player of the Match.

Recovering from a slip to dismiss de Villiers with the match on the line makes Lynn’s catch AllCric’s editorial choice as the greatest in IPL history.