Head to Head

Mahendra Singh Dhoni 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.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni

India · Wicket-keeper Batsman

Kumar Sangakkara

Sri Lanka · Wicket-keeper Batsman

Test

Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Kumar Sangakkara compared in Test cricket
Mahendra Singh DhoniStatisticKumar Sangakkara
86Matches85
4,721Runs8,489
38.07Batting average60.64
58.99Strike rate54.32
224Highest score319
6Centuries29
31Half centuries33
4.19Economy rate3.46
248Catches70
36Stumpings10

ODI

Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Kumar Sangakkara compared in ODI cricket
Mahendra Singh DhoniStatisticKumar Sangakkara
331Matches298
10,274Runs11,640
51.37Batting average46.19
86.92Strike rate81.31
148Highest score169
9Centuries24
72Half centuries76
1Wickets—
31.00Bowling average—
5.17Economy rate—
308Catches324
118Stumpings75

IPL

Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Kumar Sangakkara compared in IPL cricket
Mahendra Singh DhoniStatisticKumar Sangakkara
277Matches71
5,439Runs1,687
38.30Batting average25.95
137.45Strike rate121.19
84Highest score94
24Half centuries10
158Catches45
47Stumpings9

Domestic T20

Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Kumar Sangakkara compared in Domestic T20 cricket
Mahendra Singh DhoniStatisticKumar Sangakkara
95Matches165
1,584Runs4,404
36.84Batting average30.37
125.02Strike rate126.04
56Highest score78
2Half centuries28
52Catches95
34Stumpings39

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.