Head to Head
Saeed Ajmal 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
| Saeed Ajmal | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | Matches | 85 |
| 451 | Runs | 8,489 |
| 11.00 | Batting average | 60.64 |
| 41.68 | Strike rate | 54.32 |
| 50 | Highest score | 319 |
| — | Centuries | 29 |
| 1 | Half centuries | 33 |
| 178 | Wickets | — |
| 28.11 | Bowling average | — |
| 2.59 | Economy rate | 3.46 |
| 6 | Catches | 70 |
| — | Stumpings | 10 |
ODI
| Saeed Ajmal | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 108 | Matches | 298 |
| 323 | Runs | 11,640 |
| 7.02 | Batting average | 46.19 |
| 60.49 | Strike rate | 81.31 |
| 33 | Highest score | 169 |
| — | Centuries | 24 |
| — | Half centuries | 76 |
| 175 | Wickets | — |
| 23.13 | Bowling average | — |
| 4.23 | Economy rate | — |
| 13 | Catches | 324 |
| — | Stumpings | 75 |
Domestic T20
| Saeed Ajmal | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 105 | Matches | 165 |
| 133 | Runs | 4,404 |
| 8.87 | Batting average | 30.37 |
| 111.76 | Strike rate | 126.04 |
| 21 | Highest score | 78 |
| — | Half centuries | 28 |
| 141 | Wickets | — |
| 18.29 | Bowling average | — |
| 6.57 | Economy rate | — |
| 14 | Catches | 95 |
| — | Stumpings | 39 |
First-class
| Saeed Ajmal | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Matches | 30 |
| 318 | Runs | 3,119 |
| 17.67 | Batting average | 66.36 |
| 76.63 | Strike rate | 66.56 |
| 53 | Highest score | 200 |
| — | Centuries | 13 |
| 1 | Half centuries | 10 |
| 79 | Wickets | — |
| 24.41 | Bowling average | — |
| 2.79 | Economy rate | — |
| 5 | Catches | 21 |
List A
| Saeed Ajmal | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Matches | 24 |
| 16 | Runs | 1,312 |
| 4.00 | Batting average | 62.48 |
| 57.14 | Strike rate | 94.52 |
| 8 | Highest score | 166 |
| — | Centuries | 5 |
| — | Half centuries | 6 |
| 8 | Wickets | — |
| 40.13 | Bowling average | — |
| 4.71 | 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.