Head to Head
Shane Watson 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
| Shane Watson | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 57 | Matches | 85 |
| 3,684 | Runs | 8,489 |
| 35.42 | Batting average | 60.64 |
| 52.79 | Strike rate | 54.32 |
| 176 | Highest score | 319 |
| 4 | Centuries | 29 |
| 24 | Half centuries | 33 |
| 73 | Wickets | — |
| 33.44 | Bowling average | — |
| 2.74 | Economy rate | 3.46 |
| 45 | Catches | 70 |
| — | Stumpings | 10 |
ODI
| Shane Watson | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 164 | Matches | 298 |
| 5,357 | Runs | 11,640 |
| 41.85 | Batting average | 46.19 |
| 91.67 | Strike rate | 81.31 |
| 185 | Highest score | 169 |
| 9 | Centuries | 24 |
| 31 | Half centuries | 76 |
| 146 | Wickets | — |
| 31.94 | Bowling average | — |
| 5.02 | Economy rate | — |
| 54 | Catches | 324 |
| — | Stumpings | 75 |
IPL
| Shane Watson | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 145 | Matches | 71 |
| 3,880 | Runs | 1,687 |
| 30.79 | Batting average | 25.95 |
| 137.93 | Strike rate | 121.19 |
| 117 | Highest score | 94 |
| 4 | Centuries | — |
| 21 | Half centuries | 10 |
| 92 | Wickets | — |
| 29.15 | Bowling average | — |
| 7.93 | Economy rate | — |
| 38 | Catches | 45 |
| — | Stumpings | 9 |
Domestic T20
| Shane Watson | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 167 | Matches | 165 |
| 4,356 | Runs | 4,404 |
| 29.04 | Batting average | 30.37 |
| 139.93 | Strike rate | 126.04 |
| 124 | Highest score | 78 |
| 2 | Centuries | — |
| 29 | Half centuries | 28 |
| 97 | Wickets | — |
| 27.42 | Bowling average | — |
| 8.01 | Economy rate | — |
| 48 | 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.