Head to Head

Ricky Ponting 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.

Ricky Ponting

Australia · Batsman

Kumar Sangakkara

Sri Lanka · Wicket-keeper Batsman

Test

Ricky Ponting and Kumar Sangakkara compared in Test cricket
Ricky PontingStatisticKumar Sangakkara
89Matches85
6,733Runs8,489
45.19Batting average60.64
58.74Strike rate54.32
221Highest score319
17Centuries29
37Half centuries33
1Wickets—
91.00Bowling average—
3.50Economy rate3.46
96Catches70
—Stumpings10

ODI

Ricky Ponting and Kumar Sangakkara compared in ODI cricket
Ricky PontingStatisticKumar Sangakkara
198Matches298
6,979Runs11,640
40.34Batting average46.19
82.29Strike rate81.31
164Highest score169
16Centuries24
43Half centuries76
95Catches324
—Stumpings75

IPL

Ricky Ponting and Kumar Sangakkara compared in IPL cricket
Ricky PontingStatisticKumar Sangakkara
10Matches71
91Runs1,687
10.11Batting average25.95
71.09Strike rate121.19
28Highest score94
—Half centuries10
4Catches45
—Stumpings9

Domestic T20

Ricky Ponting and Kumar Sangakkara compared in Domestic T20 cricket
Ricky PontingStatisticKumar Sangakkara
28Matches165
555Runs4,404
26.43Batting average30.37
121.18Strike rate126.04
98Highest score78
3Half centuries28
9Catches95
—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.