Head to Head

Herschelle Gibbs 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.

Herschelle Gibbs

South Africa · Batsman

Kumar Sangakkara

Sri Lanka · Wicket-keeper Batsman

Test

Herschelle Gibbs and Kumar Sangakkara compared in Test cricket
Herschelle Gibbs	Statistic	Kumar Sangakkara
34	Matches	85
2,103	Runs	8,489
36.26	Batting average	60.64
57.01	Strike rate	54.32
228	Highest score	319
3	Centuries	29
13	Half centuries	33
4.00	Economy rate	3.46
51	Catches	70
—	Stumpings	10

ODI

Herschelle Gibbs and Kumar Sangakkara compared in ODI cricket
Herschelle Gibbs	Statistic	Kumar Sangakkara
110	Matches	298
3,766	Runs	11,640
39.64	Batting average	46.19
86.69	Strike rate	81.31
175	Highest score	169
10	Centuries	24
20	Half centuries	76
48	Catches	324
—	Stumpings	75

IPL

Herschelle Gibbs and Kumar Sangakkara compared in IPL cricket
Herschelle Gibbs	Statistic	Kumar Sangakkara
36	Matches	71
886	Runs	1,687
27.69	Batting average	25.95
109.79	Strike rate	121.19
69	Highest score	94
6	Half centuries	10
22	Catches	45
—	Stumpings	9

Domestic T20

Herschelle Gibbs and Kumar Sangakkara compared in Domestic T20 cricket
Herschelle Gibbs	Statistic	Kumar Sangakkara
53	Matches	165
1,031	Runs	4,404
20.22	Batting average	30.37
124.22	Strike rate	126.04
90	Highest score	78
9	Half centuries	28
17	Catches	95
—	Stumpings	39

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.