Head to Head
Mahela Jayawardene 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
| Mahela Jayawardene | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 79 | Matches | 85 |
| 6,615 | Runs | 8,489 |
| 50.50 | Batting average | 60.64 |
| 51.28 | Strike rate | 54.32 |
| 374 | Highest score | 319 |
| 21 | Centuries | 29 |
| 25 | Half centuries | 33 |
| 2 | Wickets | — |
| 48.00 | Bowling average | — |
| 3.45 | Economy rate | 3.46 |
| 110 | Catches | 70 |
| — | Stumpings | 10 |
ODI
| Mahela Jayawardene | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 283 | Matches | 298 |
| 8,069 | Runs | 11,640 |
| 33.48 | Batting average | 46.19 |
| 80.75 | Strike rate | 81.31 |
| 144 | Highest score | 169 |
| 12 | Centuries | 24 |
| 51 | Half centuries | 76 |
| 1 | Wickets | — |
| 63.00 | Bowling average | — |
| 5.64 | Economy rate | — |
| 140 | Catches | 324 |
| — | Stumpings | 75 |
IPL
| Mahela Jayawardene | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 80 | Matches | 71 |
| 1,808 | Runs | 1,687 |
| 28.25 | Batting average | 25.95 |
| 123.50 | Strike rate | 121.19 |
| 110 | Highest score | 94 |
| 1 | Centuries | — |
| 10 | Half centuries | 10 |
| 33 | Catches | 45 |
| — | Stumpings | 9 |
Domestic T20
| Mahela Jayawardene | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 92 | Matches | 165 |
| 2,228 | Runs | 4,404 |
| 27.17 | Batting average | 30.37 |
| 129.53 | Strike rate | 126.04 |
| 100 | Highest score | 78 |
| 1 | Centuries | — |
| 14 | Half centuries | 28 |
| 8.00 | Economy rate | — |
| 24 | Catches | 95 |
| — | Stumpings | 39 |
List A
| Mahela Jayawardene | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Matches | 24 |
| 240 | Runs | 1,312 |
| 60.00 | Batting average | 62.48 |
| 96.00 | Strike rate | 94.52 |
| 117 | Highest score | 166 |
| 1 | Centuries | 5 |
| 1 | Half centuries | 6 |
| 2 | 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.