Head to Head
Joe Root 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
| Joe Root | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 166 | Matches | 85 |
| 14,114 | Runs | 8,489 |
| 50.41 | Batting average | 60.64 |
| 57.53 | Strike rate | 54.32 |
| 262 | Highest score | 319 |
| 41 | Centuries | 29 |
| 67 | Half centuries | 33 |
| 74 | Wickets | — |
| 48.09 | Bowling average | — |
| 3.37 | Economy rate | 3.46 |
| 216 | Catches | 70 |
| — | Stumpings | 10 |
ODI
| Joe Root | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 183 | Matches | 298 |
| 7,329 | Runs | 11,640 |
| 49.19 | Batting average | 46.19 |
| 87.09 | Strike rate | 81.31 |
| 166 | Highest score | 169 |
| 19 | Centuries | 24 |
| 44 | Half centuries | 76 |
| 29 | Wickets | — |
| 57.86 | Bowling average | — |
| 5.91 | Economy rate | — |
| 78 | Catches | 324 |
| — | Stumpings | 75 |
IPL
| Joe Root | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Matches | 71 |
| 10 | Runs | 1,687 |
| 10.00 | Batting average | 25.95 |
| 66.67 | Strike rate | 121.19 |
| 10 | Highest score | 94 |
| — | Half centuries | 10 |
| 7.00 | Economy rate | — |
| 2 | Catches | 45 |
| — | Stumpings | 9 |
Domestic T20
| Joe Root | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 103 | Matches | 165 |
| 2,844 | Runs | 4,404 |
| 36.46 | Batting average | 30.37 |
| 132.46 | Strike rate | 126.04 |
| 92 | Highest score | 78 |
| 20 | Half centuries | 28 |
| 31 | Wickets | — |
| 24.19 | Bowling average | — |
| 7.81 | Economy rate | — |
| 49 | Catches | 95 |
| — | Stumpings | 39 |
First-class
| Joe Root | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | Matches | 30 |
| 2,163 | Runs | 3,119 |
| 50.30 | Batting average | 66.36 |
| 65.29 | Strike rate | 66.56 |
| 213 | Highest score | 200 |
| 6 | Centuries | 13 |
| 11 | Half centuries | 10 |
| 23 | Wickets | — |
| 36.78 | Bowling average | — |
| 3.01 | Economy rate | — |
| 27 | Catches | 21 |
List A
| Joe Root | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Matches | 24 |
| 304 | Runs | 1,312 |
| 50.67 | Batting average | 62.48 |
| 80.00 | Strike rate | 94.52 |
| 83 | Highest score | 166 |
| — | Centuries | 5 |
| 3 | Half centuries | 6 |
| 6.44 | Economy rate | — |
| 1 | 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.