Head to Head
Dale Steyn 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
| Dale Steyn | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 90 | Matches | 85 |
| 1,226 | Runs | 8,489 |
| 13.62 | Batting average | 60.64 |
| 44.08 | Strike rate | 54.32 |
| 76 | Highest score | 319 |
| — | Centuries | 29 |
| 2 | Half centuries | 33 |
| 431 | Wickets | — |
| 22.42 | Bowling average | — |
| 3.22 | Economy rate | 3.46 |
| 15 | Catches | 70 |
| — | Stumpings | 10 |
ODI
| Dale Steyn | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 124 | Matches | 298 |
| 365 | Runs | 11,640 |
| 9.36 | Batting average | 46.19 |
| 64.95 | Strike rate | 81.31 |
| 60 | Highest score | 169 |
| — | Centuries | 24 |
| 1 | Half centuries | 76 |
| 193 | Wickets | — |
| 26.11 | Bowling average | — |
| 4.88 | Economy rate | — |
| 25 | Catches | 324 |
| — | Stumpings | 75 |
IPL
| Dale Steyn | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 95 | Matches | 71 |
| 167 | Runs | 1,687 |
| 7.59 | Batting average | 25.95 |
| 104.38 | Strike rate | 121.19 |
| 19 | Highest score | 94 |
| — | Half centuries | 10 |
| 97 | Wickets | — |
| 26.01 | Bowling average | — |
| 6.94 | Economy rate | — |
| 22 | Catches | 45 |
| — | Stumpings | 9 |
Domestic T20
| Dale Steyn | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 98 | Matches | 165 |
| 78 | Runs | 4,404 |
| 8.67 | Batting average | 30.37 |
| 90.70 | Strike rate | 126.04 |
| 15 | Highest score | 78 |
| — | Half centuries | 28 |
| 137 | Wickets | — |
| 17.77 | Bowling average | — |
| 6.85 | Economy rate | — |
| 20 | Catches | 95 |
| — | Stumpings | 39 |
First-class
| Dale Steyn | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Matches | 30 |
| 65 | Runs | 3,119 |
| 10.83 | Batting average | 66.36 |
| 57.52 | Strike rate | 66.56 |
| 25 | Highest score | 200 |
| — | Centuries | 13 |
| — | Half centuries | 10 |
| 20 | Wickets | — |
| 19.10 | Bowling average | — |
| 2.68 | Economy rate | — |
| 1 | Catches | 21 |
List A
| Dale Steyn | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Matches | 24 |
| 8 | Runs | 1,312 |
| 8.00 | Batting average | 62.48 |
| 114.29 | Strike rate | 94.52 |
| 6 | Highest score | 166 |
| — | Centuries | 5 |
| — | Half centuries | 6 |
| 3 | Wickets | — |
| 56.67 | Bowling average | — |
| 6.54 | Economy rate | — |
| 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.