Who holds the record for most dismissals as wicketkeeper in World Cup history?

Kumar Sangakkara holds the record for the most dismissals as a wicketkeeper in Cricket World Cup history, with 54. The Sri Lankan wicketkeeper reached that total in 37 World Cup matches between 2003 and 2015.

A wicketkeeper’s dismissals are the combined total of catches and stumpings. Sangakkara’s record was built through 41 catches and 13 stumpings, and he passed Adam Gilchrist’s previous mark of 52 dismissals during Sri Lanka’s match against Scotland at the 2015 World Cup.

This question is commonly confused with separate wicketkeeping records. Gilchrist leads the World Cup list for catches, while Sangakkara leads the list for stumpings. The record also differs from overall ODI wicketkeeping dismissals, where Sangakkara’s career total is 482. In the narrower World Cup category, however, his 54 dismissals make him the clear canonical answer.