Head to Head
Nipun Malinga 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.
Domestic T20
| Nipun Malinga | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Matches | 165 |
| 21 | Runs | 4,404 |
| 21.00 | Batting average | 30.37 |
| 150.00 | Strike rate | 126.04 |
| 18 | Highest score | 78 |
| — | Half centuries | 28 |
| 5.00 | Economy rate | — |
| — | Catches | 95 |
| — | Stumpings | 39 |
First-class
| Nipun Malinga | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Matches | 30 |
| 153 | Runs | 3,119 |
| 11.77 | Batting average | 66.36 |
| 59.30 | Strike rate | 66.56 |
| 41 | Highest score | 200 |
| — | Centuries | 13 |
| — | Half centuries | 10 |
| 20 | Wickets | — |
| 23.60 | Bowling average | — |
| 3.94 | Economy rate | — |
| 1 | Catches | 21 |
List A
| Nipun Malinga | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Matches | 24 |
| 26 | Runs | 1,312 |
| 6.50 | Batting average | 62.48 |
| 61.90 | Strike rate | 94.52 |
| 15 | Highest score | 166 |
| — | Centuries | 5 |
| — | Half centuries | 6 |
| 5 | Wickets | — |
| 31.40 | Bowling average | — |
| 5.04 | Economy rate | — |
| 2 | 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.