Head to Head
Dean Elgar 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
| Dean Elgar | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 86 | Matches | 85 |
| 5,347 | Runs | 8,489 |
| 37.65 | Batting average | 60.64 |
| 47.78 | Strike rate | 54.32 |
| 199 | Highest score | 319 |
| 14 | Centuries | 29 |
| 23 | Half centuries | 33 |
| 15 | Wickets | — |
| 44.87 | Bowling average | — |
| 3.90 | Economy rate | 3.46 |
| 92 | Catches | 70 |
| — | Stumpings | 10 |
ODI
| Dean Elgar | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Matches | 298 |
| 104 | Runs | 11,640 |
| 17.33 | Batting average | 46.19 |
| 58.76 | Strike rate | 81.31 |
| 42 | Highest score | 169 |
| — | Centuries | 24 |
| — | Half centuries | 76 |
| 2 | Wickets | — |
| 33.50 | Bowling average | — |
| 4.19 | Economy rate | — |
| 5 | Catches | 324 |
| — | Stumpings | 75 |
Domestic T20
| Dean Elgar | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 72 | Matches | 165 |
| 1,955 | Runs | 4,404 |
| 33.71 | Batting average | 30.37 |
| 119.35 | Strike rate | 126.04 |
| 88 | Highest score | 78 |
| 15 | Half centuries | 28 |
| 18 | Wickets | — |
| 23.22 | Bowling average | — |
| 7.33 | Economy rate | — |
| 29 | Catches | 95 |
| — | Stumpings | 39 |
First-class
| Dean Elgar | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 52 | Matches | 30 |
| 3,704 | Runs | 3,119 |
| 44.10 | Batting average | 66.36 |
| 49.59 | Strike rate | 66.56 |
| 182 | Highest score | 200 |
| 11 | Centuries | 13 |
| 16 | Half centuries | 10 |
| 3 | Wickets | — |
| 20.33 | Bowling average | — |
| 3.66 | Economy rate | — |
| 39 | Catches | 21 |
List A
| Dean Elgar | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Matches | 24 |
| 922 | Runs | 1,312 |
| 76.83 | Batting average | 62.48 |
| 89.86 | Strike rate | 94.52 |
| 131 | Highest score | 166 |
| 1 | Centuries | 5 |
| 10 | Half centuries | 6 |
| 1 | Wickets | — |
| 69.00 | Bowling average | — |
| 7.67 | Economy rate | — |
| 4 | 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.