Head to Head
Karun Nair 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
| Karun Nair | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Matches | 85 |
| 579 | Runs | 8,489 |
| 41.36 | Batting average | 60.64 |
| 64.62 | Strike rate | 54.32 |
| 303 | Highest score | 319 |
| 1 | Centuries | 29 |
| 1 | Half centuries | 33 |
| 5.50 | Economy rate | 3.46 |
| 10 | Catches | 70 |
| — | Stumpings | 10 |
ODI
| Karun Nair | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Matches | 298 |
| 46 | Runs | 11,640 |
| 23.00 | Batting average | 46.19 |
| 52.27 | Strike rate | 81.31 |
| 39 | Highest score | 169 |
| — | Centuries | 24 |
| — | Half centuries | 76 |
| — | Catches | 324 |
| — | Stumpings | 75 |
IPL
| Karun Nair | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 86 | Matches | 71 |
| 1,712 | Runs | 1,687 |
| 23.45 | Batting average | 25.95 |
| 131.29 | Strike rate | 121.19 |
| 89 | Highest score | 94 |
| 11 | Half centuries | 10 |
| 29 | Catches | 45 |
| — | Stumpings | 9 |
Domestic T20
| Karun Nair | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 50 | Matches | 165 |
| 1,202 | Runs | 4,404 |
| 30.82 | Batting average | 30.37 |
| 144.82 | Strike rate | 126.04 |
| 111 | Highest score | 78 |
| 2 | Centuries | — |
| 5 | Half centuries | 28 |
| 2 | Wickets | — |
| 21.50 | Bowling average | — |
| 5.38 | Economy rate | — |
| 30 | Catches | 95 |
| — | Stumpings | 39 |
First-class
| Karun Nair | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Matches | 30 |
| 736 | Runs | 3,119 |
| 56.62 | Batting average | 66.36 |
| 62.64 | Strike rate | 66.56 |
| 202 | Highest score | 200 |
| 2 | Centuries | 13 |
| 4 | Half centuries | 10 |
| 4.09 | Economy rate | — |
| 11 | Catches | 21 |
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.