Head to Head

Nasser Hussain 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.

Nasser Hussain

United Kingdom · Batsman

Kumar Sangakkara

Sri Lanka · Wicket-keeper Batsman

Test

Nasser Hussain and Kumar Sangakkara compared in Test cricket
Nasser Hussain	Statistic	Kumar Sangakkara
10	Matches	85
721	Runs	8,489
40.06	Batting average	60.64
42.76	Strike rate	54.32
116	Highest score	319
1	Centuries	29
5	Half centuries	33
—	Economy rate	3.46
4	Catches	70
—	Stumpings	10

ODI

Nasser Hussain and Kumar Sangakkara compared in ODI cricket
Nasser Hussain	Statistic	Kumar Sangakkara
12	Matches	298
213	Runs	11,640
19.36	Batting average	46.19
66.36	Strike rate	81.31
54	Highest score	169
—	Centuries	24
1	Half centuries	76
3	Catches	324
—	Stumpings	75

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.