Head to Head
Marlon Samuels 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
| Marlon Samuels | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Matches | 85 |
| 3,021 | Runs | 8,489 |
| 33.94 | Batting average | 60.64 |
| 48.57 | Strike rate | 54.32 |
| 260 | Highest score | 319 |
| 6 | Centuries | 29 |
| 18 | Half centuries | 33 |
| 36 | Wickets | — |
| 50.56 | Bowling average | — |
| 3.36 | Economy rate | 3.46 |
| 21 | Catches | 70 |
| — | Stumpings | 10 |
ODI
| Marlon Samuels | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 152 | Matches | 298 |
| 4,205 | Runs | 11,640 |
| 34.19 | Batting average | 46.19 |
| 76.08 | Strike rate | 81.31 |
| 133 | Highest score | 169 |
| 9 | Centuries | 24 |
| 20 | Half centuries | 76 |
| 57 | Wickets | — |
| 50.96 | Bowling average | — |
| 4.80 | Economy rate | — |
| 33 | Catches | 324 |
| — | Stumpings | 75 |
IPL
| Marlon Samuels | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Matches | 71 |
| 161 | Runs | 1,687 |
| 12.38 | Batting average | 25.95 |
| 93.60 | Strike rate | 121.19 |
| 46 | Highest score | 94 |
| — | Half centuries | 10 |
| 9 | Wickets | — |
| 31.56 | Bowling average | — |
| 7.96 | Economy rate | — |
| 2 | Catches | 45 |
| — | Stumpings | 9 |
Domestic T20
| Marlon Samuels | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 138 | Matches | 165 |
| 3,404 | Runs | 4,404 |
| 31.81 | Batting average | 30.37 |
| 120.20 | Strike rate | 126.04 |
| 106 | Highest score | 78 |
| 1 | Centuries | — |
| 23 | Half centuries | 28 |
| 48 | Wickets | — |
| 28.83 | Bowling average | — |
| 7.20 | Economy rate | — |
| 29 | Catches | 95 |
| — | Stumpings | 39 |
List A
| Marlon Samuels | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matches | 24 |
| 73 | Runs | 1,312 |
| — | Batting average | 62.48 |
| 86.90 | Strike rate | 94.52 |
| 73 | Highest score | 166 |
| — | Centuries | 5 |
| 1 | Half centuries | 6 |
| — | 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.