Head to Head

Niall O’Brien 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.

Niall O’Brien

Ireland · Wicket-keeper Batsman

Kumar Sangakkara

Sri Lanka · Wicket-keeper Batsman

Test

Niall O’Brien and Kumar Sangakkara compared in Test cricket
Niall O’BrienStatisticKumar Sangakkara
1Matches85
18Runs8,489
9.00Batting average60.64
32.73Strike rate54.32
18Highest score319
—Centuries29
—Half centuries33
—Economy rate3.46
2Catches70
—Stumpings10

ODI

Niall O’Brien and Kumar Sangakkara compared in ODI cricket
Niall O’BrienStatisticKumar Sangakkara
64Matches298
1,692Runs11,640
29.68Batting average46.19
71.97Strike rate81.31
109Highest score169
1Centuries24
12Half centuries76
67Catches324
6Stumpings75

Domestic T20

Niall O’Brien and Kumar Sangakkara compared in Domestic T20 cricket
Niall O’BrienStatisticKumar Sangakkara
56Matches165
789Runs4,404
18.35Batting average30.37
107.79Strike rate126.04
47Highest score78
—Half centuries28
39Catches95
11Stumpings39

First-class

Niall O’Brien and Kumar Sangakkara compared in First-class cricket
Niall O’BrienStatisticKumar Sangakkara
36Matches30
1,946Runs3,119
34.75Batting average66.36
57.03Strike rate66.56
133Highest score200
1Centuries13
14Half centuries10
123Catches21
10Stumpings—

List A

Niall O’Brien and Kumar Sangakkara compared in List A cricket
Niall O’BrienStatisticKumar Sangakkara
28Matches24
722Runs1,312
32.82Batting average62.48
82.51Strike rate94.52
105Highest score166
1Centuries5
4Half centuries6
25Catches12
5Stumpings—

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.