India A beat South Africa A in the second last over of the match by an innings and 30 runs at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore and took a lead of 1-0 in the two unofficial Test match series. In this first unofficial Test match, India A's wicketkeeper Kona Srikar Bharat took 10 catches (5 each in both innings) and became the only 7th Indian wicketkeeper to take 10 catches in a first-class match.
Here are the Indian wicket-keepers who have taken 10 or more catches in a first-class match:
1. Ibrahim Khaleel (Hyderabad) - 11 vs Assam at Guwahati, 2011
Ibrahim Khaleel took 4 in the first innings and 7 catches in the second innings. And he affected total 14 dismissals in this game. He was named Man of the Match for his this brilliant wicketkeeping.
2. Nayan Mongia (Rest of India) - 10 vs Punjab at Ludhiana, 1993
Nayan Mongia took 6 in the first innings and 4 catches in the second innings. He also scored an unbeaten hundred in the second innings for Rest of India.
3. Samarjit Nath (Assam) - 10 vs Tripura at Guwahati, 2002
Assam's Samarjit Nath took 7 in the first innings and 3 catches in the second innings and effected total 11 dismissals in that game.
4. Thilak Naidu (Karnataka) - 10 vs Saurashtra at Mysore, 2007
Karnataka's Thilak Naidu took 5 catches each in both the innings and became the first ever India wicketkeeper to take 5 catches each in both the innings of a First-Class match.
5. Naman Ojha (Madhya Pradesh) - 10 vs Gujarat at Indore, 2011
Naman Ojha took 4 and 6 catches in the first and second innings respectively in the Ranji Trophy match against Gujarat.
6. Wriddhiman Saha (West Bengal) - 10 vs Himachal Pradesh at Kolkata, 2017
Wriddhiman Saha took 5 catches each in both the innings in the Ranji Trophy cricket match against Himachal Pradesh at Kolkata last year.
7. Wriddhiman Saha (India) - 10 vs South Africa at Cape Town, 2018
Wriddhiman Saha became the first ever Indian wicketkeeper to take 10 catches in a Test match. He took 5 catches each in both the innings of Cape Town Test against South Africa earlier this year.
8. Kona Srikar Bharat (India A) - 10 vs South Africa A at Bangalore, 2018
Kona Srikar Bharat is the 7th Indian wicketkeeper to take 10 or more catches in a First Class match. He took 5 catches each in both the innings against South Africa A at Bangalore.
