Head to Head
Gary Kirsten 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
| Gary Kirsten | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Matches | 85 |
| 779 | Runs | 8,489 |
| 48.69 | Batting average | 60.64 |
| 46.48 | Strike rate | 54.32 |
| 130 | Highest score | 319 |
| 2 | Centuries | 29 |
| 6 | Half centuries | 33 |
| — | Economy rate | 3.46 |
| 3 | Catches | 70 |
| — | Stumpings | 10 |
ODI
| Gary Kirsten | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Matches | 298 |
| 186 | Runs | 11,640 |
| 62.00 | Batting average | 46.19 |
| 85.71 | Strike rate | 81.31 |
| 69 | Highest score | 169 |
| — | Centuries | 24 |
| 3 | Half centuries | 76 |
| 2 | Catches | 324 |
| — | Stumpings | 75 |
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.