Head to Head
Chris Gayle 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.
Test
| Chris Gayle | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 53 | Matches | 85 |
| 3,927 | Runs | 8,489 |
| 45.14 | Batting average | 60.64 |
| 67.31 | Strike rate | 54.32 |
| 333 | Highest score | 319 |
| 9 | Centuries | 29 |
| 18 | Half centuries | 33 |
| 40 | Wickets | — |
| 42.80 | Bowling average | — |
| 2.72 | Economy rate | 3.46 |
| 36 | Catches | 70 |
| — | Stumpings | 10 |
ODI
| Chris Gayle | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 201 | Matches | 298 |
| 6,433 | Runs | 11,640 |
| 34.04 | Batting average | 46.19 |
| 89.47 | Strike rate | 81.31 |
| 215 | Highest score | 169 |
| 13 | Centuries | 24 |
| 34 | Half centuries | 76 |
| 95 | Wickets | — |
| 36.89 | Bowling average | — |
| 4.78 | Economy rate | — |
| 76 | Catches | 324 |
| — | Stumpings | 75 |
IPL
| Chris Gayle | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 141 | Matches | 71 |
| 4,997 | Runs | 1,687 |
| 39.66 | Batting average | 25.95 |
| 149.34 | Strike rate | 121.19 |
| 175 | Highest score | 94 |
| 6 | Centuries | — |
| 31 | Half centuries | 10 |
| 18 | Wickets | — |
| 40.50 | Bowling average | — |
| 7.90 | Economy rate | — |
| 30 | Catches | 45 |
| — | Stumpings | 9 |
Domestic T20
| Chris Gayle | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 272 | Matches | 165 |
| 7,779 | Runs | 4,404 |
| 32.82 | Batting average | 30.37 |
| 139.76 | Strike rate | 126.04 |
| 151 | Highest score | 78 |
| 12 | Centuries | — |
| 44 | Half centuries | 28 |
| 43 | Wickets | — |
| 27.63 | Bowling average | — |
| 7.60 | Economy rate | — |
| 63 | Catches | 95 |
| — | Stumpings | 39 |
List A
| Chris Gayle | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matches | 24 |
| 46 | Runs | 1,312 |
| 46.00 | Batting average | 62.48 |
| 148.39 | Strike rate | 94.52 |
| 46 | Highest score | 166 |
| — | Centuries | 5 |
| — | Half centuries | 6 |
| 1 | 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.