Head to Head

Brian Lara 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.

Brian Lara

Trinidad and Tobago · Batsman

Kumar Sangakkara

Sri Lanka · Wicket-keeper Batsman

Test

Brian Lara and Kumar Sangakkara compared in Test cricket
Brian LaraStatisticKumar Sangakkara
17Matches85
2,036Runs8,489
67.87Batting average60.64
64.84Strike rate54.32
400Highest score319
7Centuries29
5Half centuries33
—Economy rate3.46
27Catches70
—Stumpings10

ODI

Brian Lara and Kumar Sangakkara compared in ODI cricket
Brian LaraStatisticKumar Sangakkara
71Matches298
1,878Runs11,640
32.95Batting average46.19
78.12Strike rate81.31
116Highest score169
1Centuries24
10Half centuries76
26Catches324
—Stumpings75

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.