Head to Head

Alastair Cook 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.

Alastair Cook

United Kingdom · Batsman

Kumar Sangakkara

Sri Lanka · Wicket-keeper Batsman

Test

Alastair Cook and Kumar Sangakkara compared in Test cricket
Alastair Cook	Statistic	Kumar Sangakkara
161	Matches	85
12,472	Runs	8,489
45.35	Batting average	60.64
46.95	Strike rate	54.32
294	Highest score	319
33	Centuries	29
57	Half centuries	33
1	Wickets	—
7.00	Bowling average	—
2.33	Economy rate	3.46
175	Catches	70
—	Stumpings	10

ODI

Alastair Cook and Kumar Sangakkara compared in ODI cricket
Alastair Cook	Statistic	Kumar Sangakkara
91	Matches	298
3,204	Runs	11,640
36.83	Batting average	46.19
77.26	Strike rate	81.31
137	Highest score	169
5	Centuries	24
19	Half centuries	76
37	Catches	324
—	Stumpings	75

Domestic T20

Alastair Cook and Kumar Sangakkara compared in Domestic T20 cricket
Alastair Cook	Statistic	Kumar Sangakkara
6	Matches	165
91	Runs	4,404
15.17	Batting average	30.37
108.33	Strike rate	126.04
26	Highest score	78
—	Half centuries	28
2	Catches	95
—	Stumpings	39

First-class

Alastair Cook and Kumar Sangakkara compared in First-class cricket
Alastair Cook	Statistic	Kumar Sangakkara
86	Matches	30
5,961	Runs	3,119
45.16	Batting average	66.36
49.97	Strike rate	66.56
193	Highest score	200
17	Centuries	13
26	Half centuries	10
6.50	Economy rate	—
110	Catches	21

List A

Alastair Cook and Kumar Sangakkara compared in List A cricket
Alastair Cook	Statistic	Kumar Sangakkara
28	Matches	24
1,306	Runs	1,312
52.24	Batting average	62.48
87.12	Strike rate	94.52
133	Highest score	166
4	Centuries	5
7	Half centuries	6
10	Catches	12

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.