Top 5 Most Successful Wicketkeepers in Bangladesh Cricket History

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Bangladesh’s top five Test wicketkeepers include Litton Das (114 dismissals), Mushfiqur Rahim (113), Khaled Mashud (87), Nurul Hasan (34), and Jaker Ali (9). These players have made significant contributions behind the stumps, with Litton recently surpassing Rahim. Each showcased consistency, skill, and impact in shaping Bangladesh’s Test cricket journey.

5. Jaker Ali – 9 dismissals

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Jaker Ali kept wickets briefly for Bangladesh in Tests during 2024 and 2025. In just four innings, he made nine dismissals—eight catches and one stumping. Notably, he took four catches in a single innings against Zimbabwe at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram, in April 2025.

4. Nurul Hasan – 34 dismissals

Nurul Hasan served as Bangladesh’s wicketkeeper-batter in 10 of his 11 Tests between 2017 and 2023. In those games, he secured 34 dismissals, including 25 catches and nine stumpings. He boasts the best catches-to-stumpings ratio among Bangladeshi keepers and holds the highest dismissals per innings rate at 1.888 among those with over 10 dismissals.

3. Khaled Mashud – 87 dismissals

Khaled Mashud was Bangladesh’s first Test wicketkeeper, debuting in November 2000 against India. Over 44 Tests until 2007, he collected 87 dismissals—78 catches and nine stumpings—with an average of 1.426 dismissals per innings across 61 innings.

2. Mushfiqur Rahim – 113 dismissals

One of Bangladesh’s greatest wicketkeeper-batters, Mushfiqur Rahim amassed 113 dismissals in 55 Tests, including 98 catches and 15 stumpings from 99 innings. He holds the national record for five catches in a single innings and is also Bangladesh’s most successful wicketkeeper-batsman, scoring over 3,500 runs at an average of 37.

1. Litton Das – 114 dismissals

Litton Das surpassed Mushfiqur Rahim’s record of 113 dismissals in June 2025 during the series-deciding Test against Sri Lanka. Achieving this in just 65 innings (compared to Rahim’s 99 innings), Das has 114 dismissals, including 99 catches and 15 stumpings. Since debuting in 2015, he has been Bangladesh’s primary wicketkeeper in 39 of 50 matches and maintains a strong batting average of 36.68 as a keeper.

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