Head to Head
Makhaya Ntini 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
| Makhaya Ntini | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 57 | Matches | 85 |
| 370 | Runs | 8,489 |
| 10.00 | Batting average | 60.64 |
| 43.58 | Strike rate | 54.32 |
| 32 | Highest score | 319 |
| — | Centuries | 29 |
| — | Half centuries | 33 |
| 225 | Wickets | — |
| 29.09 | Bowling average | — |
| 3.32 | Economy rate | 3.46 |
| 6 | Catches | 70 |
| — | Stumpings | 10 |
ODI
| Makhaya Ntini | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 89 | Matches | 298 |
| 101 | Runs | 11,640 |
| 7.21 | Batting average | 46.19 |
| 70.63 | Strike rate | 81.31 |
| 16 | Highest score | 169 |
| — | Centuries | 24 |
| — | Half centuries | 76 |
| 141 | Wickets | — |
| 24.97 | Bowling average | — |
| 4.76 | Economy rate | — |
| 8 | Catches | 324 |
| — | Stumpings | 75 |
IPL
| Makhaya Ntini | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Matches | 71 |
| 11 | Runs | 1,687 |
| 11.00 | Batting average | 25.95 |
| 61.11 | Strike rate | 121.19 |
| 11 | Highest score | 94 |
| — | Half centuries | 10 |
| 7 | Wickets | — |
| 34.57 | Bowling average | — |
| 6.91 | Economy rate | — |
| 1 | Catches | 45 |
| — | Stumpings | 9 |
Domestic T20
| Makhaya Ntini | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Matches | 165 |
| 12 | Runs | 4,404 |
| 4.00 | Batting average | 30.37 |
| 75.00 | Strike rate | 126.04 |
| 5 | Highest score | 78 |
| — | Half centuries | 28 |
| 16 | Wickets | — |
| 30.63 | Bowling average | — |
| 8.47 | Economy rate | — |
| 3 | Catches | 95 |
| — | Stumpings | 39 |
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.