Galle: India's Ajinkya Rahane today became the first fielder in Test history to take eight catches, achieving the feat in the ongoing first cricket match against Sri Lanka here today.

Rahane caught Rangana Herath at slip off Amit Mishra to enter the record books after going past five international players -- Yajurvindra Singh (India), Greg Chappell (Australia), Hashan Tilakaratne (Sri Lanka), Stephen Flemimg (New Zealand) and Mathew Hayden (Australia), all of whom took 7 catches in a match.