Head to Head

Kumar Sangakkara vs Mahendra Singh Dhoni

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.

Kumar Sangakkara

Sri Lanka · Wicket-keeper Batsman

Mahendra Singh Dhoni

India · Wicket-keeper Batsman

Test

Kumar Sangakkara and Mahendra Singh Dhoni compared in Test cricket
Kumar SangakkaraStatisticMahendra Singh Dhoni
85Matches86
8,489Runs4,721
60.64Batting average38.07
54.32Strike rate58.99
319Highest score224
29Centuries6
33Half centuries31
3.46Economy rate4.19
70Catches248
10Stumpings36

ODI

Kumar Sangakkara and Mahendra Singh Dhoni compared in ODI cricket
Kumar SangakkaraStatisticMahendra Singh Dhoni
298Matches331
11,640Runs10,274
46.19Batting average51.37
81.31Strike rate86.92
169Highest score148
24Centuries9
76Half centuries72
—Wickets1
—Bowling average31.00
—Economy rate5.17
324Catches308
75Stumpings118

IPL

Kumar Sangakkara and Mahendra Singh Dhoni compared in IPL cricket
Kumar SangakkaraStatisticMahendra Singh Dhoni
71Matches277
1,687Runs5,439
25.95Batting average38.30
121.19Strike rate137.45
94Highest score84
10Half centuries24
45Catches158
9Stumpings47

Domestic T20

Kumar Sangakkara and Mahendra Singh Dhoni compared in Domestic T20 cricket
Kumar SangakkaraStatisticMahendra Singh Dhoni
165Matches95
4,404Runs1,584
30.37Batting average36.84
126.04Strike rate125.02
78Highest score56
28Half centuries2
95Catches52
39Stumpings34

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.