Head to Head
Nathan Lyon 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
| Nathan Lyon | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 141 | Matches | 85 |
| 1,651 | Runs | 8,489 |
| 12.60 | Batting average | 60.64 |
| 50.37 | Strike rate | 54.32 |
| 47 | Highest score | 319 |
| — | Centuries | 29 |
| — | Half centuries | 33 |
| 567 | Wickets | — |
| 30.16 | Bowling average | — |
| 2.95 | Economy rate | 3.46 |
| 45 | Catches | 70 |
| — | Stumpings | 10 |
ODI
| Nathan Lyon | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | Matches | 298 |
| 77 | Runs | 11,640 |
| 19.25 | Batting average | 46.19 |
| 92.77 | Strike rate | 81.31 |
| 30 | Highest score | 169 |
| — | Centuries | 24 |
| — | Half centuries | 76 |
| 29 | Wickets | — |
| 46.00 | Bowling average | — |
| 4.92 | Economy rate | — |
| 5 | Catches | 324 |
| — | Stumpings | 75 |
Domestic T20
| Nathan Lyon | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 39 | Matches | 165 |
| 44 | Runs | 4,404 |
| 4.89 | Batting average | 30.37 |
| 84.62 | Strike rate | 126.04 |
| 9 | Highest score | 78 |
| — | Half centuries | 28 |
| 44 | Wickets | — |
| 21.95 | Bowling average | — |
| 7.28 | Economy rate | — |
| 10 | Catches | 95 |
| — | Stumpings | 39 |
First-class
| Nathan Lyon | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 42 | Matches | 30 |
| 401 | Runs | 3,119 |
| 9.11 | Batting average | 66.36 |
| 39.59 | Strike rate | 66.56 |
| 40 | Highest score | 200 |
| — | Centuries | 13 |
| — | Half centuries | 10 |
| 137 | Wickets | — |
| 31.77 | Bowling average | — |
| 2.66 | Economy rate | — |
| 14 | Catches | 21 |
List A
| Nathan Lyon | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Matches | 24 |
| 13 | Runs | 1,312 |
| 4.33 | Batting average | 62.48 |
| 68.42 | Strike rate | 94.52 |
| 11 | Highest score | 166 |
| — | Centuries | 5 |
| — | Half centuries | 6 |
| 7 | Wickets | — |
| 57.00 | Bowling average | — |
| 5.32 | Economy rate | — |
| 4 | 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.