Head to Head

Gary Ballance 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.

Gary Ballance

United Kingdom · Batsman

Kumar Sangakkara

Sri Lanka · Wicket-keeper Batsman

Test

Gary Ballance and Kumar Sangakkara compared in Test cricket
Gary Ballance	Statistic	Kumar Sangakkara
24	Matches	85
1,653	Runs	8,489
40.32	Batting average	60.64
47.64	Strike rate	54.32
156	Highest score	319
5	Centuries	29
7	Half centuries	33
2.50	Economy rate	3.46
22	Catches	70
—	Stumpings	10

ODI

Gary Ballance and Kumar Sangakkara compared in ODI cricket
Gary Ballance	Statistic	Kumar Sangakkara
21	Matches	298
454	Runs	11,640
25.22	Batting average	46.19
71.05	Strike rate	81.31
79	Highest score	169
—	Centuries	24
4	Half centuries	76
13	Catches	324
—	Stumpings	75

Domestic T20

Gary Ballance and Kumar Sangakkara compared in Domestic T20 cricket
Gary Ballance	Statistic	Kumar Sangakkara
42	Matches	165
646	Runs	4,404
18.46	Batting average	30.37
125.44	Strike rate	126.04
79	Highest score	78
2	Half centuries	28
17	Catches	95
—	Stumpings	39

First-class

Gary Ballance and Kumar Sangakkara compared in First-class cricket
Gary Ballance	Statistic	Kumar Sangakkara
73	Matches	30
4,982	Runs	3,119
44.09	Batting average	66.36
52.47	Strike rate	66.56
203	Highest score	200
16	Centuries	13
23	Half centuries	10
11.00	Economy rate	—
35	Catches	21

List A

Gary Ballance and Kumar Sangakkara compared in List A cricket
Gary Ballance	Statistic	Kumar Sangakkara
46	Matches	24
1,774	Runs	1,312
46.68	Batting average	62.48
90.46	Strike rate	94.52
156	Highest score	166
2	Centuries	5
11	Half centuries	6
20	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.