Head to Head

Matthew Hayden 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.

Matthew Hayden

Australia · Batsman

Kumar Sangakkara

Sri Lanka · Wicket-keeper Batsman

Test

Matthew Hayden and Kumar Sangakkara compared in Test cricket
Matthew HaydenStatisticKumar Sangakkara
47Matches85
4,136Runs8,489
50.44Batting average60.64
60.74Strike rate54.32
380Highest score319
14Centuries29
14Half centuries33
—Economy rate3.46
65Catches70
—Stumpings10

ODI

Matthew Hayden and Kumar Sangakkara compared in ODI cricket
Matthew HaydenStatisticKumar Sangakkara
99Matches298
3,939Runs11,640
45.28Batting average46.19
81.76Strike rate81.31
181Highest score169
7Centuries24
20Half centuries76
41Catches324
—Stumpings75

IPL

Matthew Hayden and Kumar Sangakkara compared in IPL cricket
Matthew HaydenStatisticKumar Sangakkara
32Matches71
1,107Runs1,687
35.71Batting average25.95
137.34Strike rate121.19
93Highest score94
8Half centuries10
11Catches45
—Stumpings9

Domestic T20

Matthew Hayden and Kumar Sangakkara compared in Domestic T20 cricket
Matthew HaydenStatisticKumar Sangakkara
14Matches165
426Runs4,404
38.73Batting average30.37
136.54Strike rate126.04
73Highest score78
4Half centuries28
5Catches95
—Stumpings39

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.