Head to Head
Faf du Plessis 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
| Faf du Plessis | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 69 | Matches | 85 |
| 4,163 | Runs | 8,489 |
| 40.03 | Batting average | 60.64 |
| 46.33 | Strike rate | 54.32 |
| 199 | Highest score | 319 |
| 10 | Centuries | 29 |
| 21 | Half centuries | 33 |
| 5.31 | Economy rate | 3.46 |
| 65 | Catches | 70 |
| — | Stumpings | 10 |
ODI
| Faf du Plessis | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 141 | Matches | 298 |
| 5,445 | Runs | 11,640 |
| 46.14 | Batting average | 46.19 |
| 88.18 | Strike rate | 81.31 |
| 185 | Highest score | 169 |
| 12 | Centuries | 24 |
| 34 | Half centuries | 76 |
| 2 | Wickets | — |
| 94.50 | Bowling average | — |
| 5.91 | Economy rate | — |
| 76 | Catches | 324 |
| — | Stumpings | 75 |
IPL
| Faf du Plessis | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 154 | Matches | 71 |
| 4,773 | Runs | 1,687 |
| 35.10 | Batting average | 25.95 |
| 135.79 | Strike rate | 121.19 |
| 96 | Highest score | 94 |
| 39 | Half centuries | 10 |
| 16.00 | Economy rate | — |
| 86 | Catches | 45 |
| — | Stumpings | 9 |
Domestic T20
| Faf du Plessis | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 228 | Matches | 165 |
| 6,511 | Runs | 4,404 |
| 33.22 | Batting average | 30.37 |
| 142.16 | Strike rate | 126.04 |
| 120 | Highest score | 78 |
| 9 | Centuries | — |
| 40 | Half centuries | 28 |
| 9 | Wickets | — |
| 13.67 | Bowling average | — |
| 6.59 | Economy rate | — |
| 124 | Catches | 95 |
| — | Stumpings | 39 |
First-class
| Faf du Plessis | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matches | 30 |
| 36 | Runs | 3,119 |
| 18.00 | Batting average | 66.36 |
| 60.00 | Strike rate | 66.56 |
| 36 | Highest score | 200 |
| — | Centuries | 13 |
| — | Half centuries | 10 |
| 3 | Catches | 21 |
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.