Head to Head

Adam Gilchrist vs Kumar Sangakkara

Career figures side by side, by format. Only formats both players have played are shown, and a figure that was never recorded is left blank rather than counted as zero.

Adam Gilchrist

Australia · Wicket-keeper Batsman

Kumar Sangakkara

Sri Lanka · Wicket-keeper Batsman

Test

Adam Gilchrist and Kumar Sangakkara compared in Test cricket
Adam Gilchrist	Statistic	Kumar Sangakkara
39	Matches	85
2,005	Runs	8,489
38.56	Batting average	60.64
84.24	Strike rate	54.32
162	Highest score	319
7	Centuries	29
8	Half centuries	33
—	Economy rate	3.46
162	Catches	70
14	Stumpings	10

ODI

Adam Gilchrist and Kumar Sangakkara compared in ODI cricket
Adam Gilchrist	Statistic	Kumar Sangakkara
121	Matches	298
4,355	Runs	11,640
38.88	Batting average	46.19
104.86	Strike rate	81.31
172	Highest score	169
7	Centuries	24
27	Half centuries	76
186	Catches	324
19	Stumpings	75

IPL

Adam Gilchrist and Kumar Sangakkara compared in IPL cricket
Adam Gilchrist	Statistic	Kumar Sangakkara
80	Matches	71
2,069	Runs	1,687
27.22	Batting average	25.95
138.39	Strike rate	121.19
109	Highest score	94
2	Centuries	—
11	Half centuries	10
1	Wickets	—
51	Catches	45
16	Stumpings	9

Domestic T20

Adam Gilchrist and Kumar Sangakkara compared in Domestic T20 cricket
Adam Gilchrist	Statistic	Kumar Sangakkara
13	Matches	165
272	Runs	4,404
22.67	Batting average	30.37
141.67	Strike rate	126.04
48	Highest score	78
—	Half centuries	28
17	Catches	95
—	Stumpings	39

Career figures come from ball-by-ball match records, which cover recent decades rather than the whole history of the game. A career played mostly before that coverage is counted only in part.