Head to Head
Sanath Jayasuriya vs Rohit Sharma
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 | Rohit Sharma |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Matches | 67 |
| 582 | Runs | 4,301 |
| 25.30 | Batting average | 40.58 |
| 71.41 | Strike rate | 57.06 |
| 85 | Highest score | 212 |
| — | Centuries | 12 |
| 3 | Half centuries | 18 |
| 9 | Wickets | 2 |
| 43.67 | Bowling average | 112.00 |
| 2.55 | Economy rate | 3.51 |
| 6 | Catches | 69 |
ODI
| Sanath Jayasuriya | Statistic | Rohit Sharma |
|---|---|---|
| 135 | Matches | 278 |
| 4,414 | Runs | 11,357 |
| 34.48 | Batting average | 48.12 |
| 95.44 | Strike rate | 92.33 |
| 152 | Highest score | 264 |
| 14 | Centuries | 32 |
| 15 | Half centuries | 60 |
| 89 | Wickets | 9 |
| 35.78 | Bowling average | 59.22 |
| 4.77 | Economy rate | 5.24 |
| 23 | Catches | 103 |
IPL
| Sanath Jayasuriya | Statistic | Rohit Sharma |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | Matches | 281 |
| 768 | Runs | 7,331 |
| 27.43 | Batting average | 29.80 |
| 144.36 | Strike rate | 132.88 |
| 114 | Highest score | 109 |
| 1 | Centuries | 2 |
| 4 | Half centuries | 49 |
| 13 | Wickets | 15 |
| 30.00 | Bowling average | 30.20 |
| 7.96 | Economy rate | 8.02 |
| 4 | Catches | 101 |
Domestic T20
| Sanath Jayasuriya | Statistic | Rohit Sharma |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | Matches | 153 |
| 634 | Runs | 4,042 |
| 21.86 | Batting average | 30.85 |
| 129.92 | Strike rate | 140.64 |
| 88 | Highest score | 118 |
| — | Centuries | 4 |
| 4 | Half centuries | 31 |
| 21 | Wickets | 1 |
| 22.86 | Bowling average | 103.00 |
| 7.40 | Economy rate | 9.97 |
| 4 | Catches | 60 |
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.