Head to Head

Ian Bell 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.

Ian Bell

United Kingdom · Batsman

Kumar Sangakkara

Sri Lanka · Wicket-keeper Batsman

Test

Ian Bell and Kumar Sangakkara compared in Test cricket
Ian Bell	Statistic	Kumar Sangakkara
114	Matches	85
7,416	Runs	8,489
42.38	Batting average	60.64
49.55	Strike rate	54.32
235	Highest score	319
22	Centuries	29
42	Half centuries	33
1	Wickets	—
67.00	Bowling average	—
4.14	Economy rate	3.46
96	Catches	70
—	Stumpings	10

ODI

Ian Bell and Kumar Sangakkara compared in ODI cricket
Ian Bell	Statistic	Kumar Sangakkara
156	Matches	298
5,289	Runs	11,640
37.51	Batting average	46.19
77.04	Strike rate	81.31
141	Highest score	169
4	Centuries	24
33	Half centuries	76
6	Wickets	—
14.67	Bowling average	—
6.00	Economy rate	—
58	Catches	324
—	Stumpings	75

Domestic T20

Ian Bell and Kumar Sangakkara compared in Domestic T20 cricket
Ian Bell	Statistic	Kumar Sangakkara
67	Matches	165
2,025	Runs	4,404
34.91	Batting average	30.37
129.06	Strike rate	126.04
131	Highest score	78
1	Centuries	—
15	Half centuries	28
25	Catches	95
—	Stumpings	39

First-class

Ian Bell and Kumar Sangakkara compared in First-class cricket
Ian Bell	Statistic	Kumar Sangakkara
52	Matches	30
3,161	Runs	3,119
39.51	Batting average	66.36
52.66	Strike rate	66.56
204	Highest score	200
9	Centuries	13
15	Half centuries	10
2.13	Economy rate	—
45	Catches	21

List A

Ian Bell and Kumar Sangakkara compared in List A cricket
Ian Bell	Statistic	Kumar Sangakkara
26	Matches	24
998	Runs	1,312
55.44	Batting average	62.48
90.32	Strike rate	94.52
145	Highest score	166
2	Centuries	5
7	Half centuries	6
7	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.