Head to Head
Sanath Jayasuriya 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
| Sanath Jayasuriya | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Matches | 85 |
| 582 | Runs | 8,489 |
| 25.30 | Batting average | 60.64 |
| 71.41 | Strike rate | 54.32 |
| 85 | Highest score | 319 |
| — | Centuries | 29 |
| 3 | Half centuries | 33 |
| 9 | Wickets | — |
| 43.67 | Bowling average | — |
| 2.55 | Economy rate | 3.46 |
| 6 | Catches | 70 |
| — | Stumpings | 10 |
ODI
| Sanath Jayasuriya | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 135 | Matches | 298 |
| 4,414 | Runs | 11,640 |
| 34.48 | Batting average | 46.19 |
| 95.44 | Strike rate | 81.31 |
| 152 | Highest score | 169 |
| 14 | Centuries | 24 |
| 15 | Half centuries | 76 |
| 89 | Wickets | — |
| 35.78 | Bowling average | — |
| 4.77 | Economy rate | — |
| 23 | Catches | 324 |
| — | Stumpings | 75 |
IPL
| Sanath Jayasuriya | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | Matches | 71 |
| 768 | Runs | 1,687 |
| 27.43 | Batting average | 25.95 |
| 144.36 | Strike rate | 121.19 |
| 114 | Highest score | 94 |
| 1 | Centuries | — |
| 4 | Half centuries | 10 |
| 13 | Wickets | — |
| 30.00 | Bowling average | — |
| 7.96 | Economy rate | — |
| 4 | Catches | 45 |
| — | Stumpings | 9 |
Domestic T20
| Sanath Jayasuriya | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | Matches | 165 |
| 634 | Runs | 4,404 |
| 21.86 | Batting average | 30.37 |
| 129.92 | Strike rate | 126.04 |
| 88 | Highest score | 78 |
| 4 | Half centuries | 28 |
| 21 | Wickets | — |
| 22.86 | Bowling average | — |
| 7.40 | Economy rate | — |
| 4 | Catches | 95 |
| — | Stumpings | 39 |
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.