Head to Head
Kevin Pietersen 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
| Kevin Pietersen | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 101 | Matches | 85 |
| 8,079 | Runs | 8,489 |
| 48.38 | Batting average | 60.64 |
| 61.76 | Strike rate | 54.32 |
| 227 | Highest score | 319 |
| 23 | Centuries | 29 |
| 35 | Half centuries | 33 |
| 10 | Wickets | — |
| 88.60 | Bowling average | — |
| 4.06 | Economy rate | 3.46 |
| 60 | Catches | 70 |
| — | Stumpings | 10 |
ODI
| Kevin Pietersen | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 125 | Matches | 298 |
| 4,202 | Runs | 11,640 |
| 40.80 | Batting average | 46.19 |
| 85.81 | Strike rate | 81.31 |
| 130 | Highest score | 169 |
| 9 | Centuries | 24 |
| 23 | Half centuries | 76 |
| 7 | Wickets | — |
| 52.00 | Bowling average | — |
| 5.61 | Economy rate | — |
| 35 | Catches | 324 |
| — | Stumpings | 75 |
IPL
| Kevin Pietersen | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 36 | Matches | 71 |
| 1,001 | Runs | 1,687 |
| 35.75 | Batting average | 25.95 |
| 134.72 | Strike rate | 121.19 |
| 103 | Highest score | 94 |
| 1 | Centuries | — |
| 4 | Half centuries | 10 |
| 7 | Wickets | — |
| 30.71 | Bowling average | — |
| 7.41 | Economy rate | — |
| 12 | Catches | 45 |
| — | Stumpings | 9 |
Domestic T20
| Kevin Pietersen | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 134 | Matches | 165 |
| 3,903 | Runs | 4,404 |
| 33.94 | Batting average | 30.37 |
| 137.96 | Strike rate | 126.04 |
| 100 | Highest score | 78 |
| 1 | Centuries | — |
| 27 | Half centuries | 28 |
| 1 | Wickets | — |
| 73.00 | Bowling average | — |
| 10.43 | Economy rate | — |
| 42 | Catches | 95 |
| — | Stumpings | 39 |
First-class
| Kevin Pietersen | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Matches | 30 |
| 114 | Runs | 3,119 |
| 38.00 | Batting average | 66.36 |
| 55.61 | Strike rate | 66.56 |
| 53 | Highest score | 200 |
| — | Centuries | 13 |
| 1 | Half centuries | 10 |
| 4.00 | Economy rate | — |
| 1 | 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.