Head to Head
Sourav Ganguly 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
| Sourav Ganguly | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | Matches | 85 |
| 2,577 | Runs | 8,489 |
| 47.72 | Batting average | 60.64 |
| 58.37 | Strike rate | 54.32 |
| 239 | Highest score | 319 |
| 6 | Centuries | 29 |
| 13 | Half centuries | 33 |
| 9 | Wickets | — |
| 55.78 | Bowling average | — |
| 2.93 | Economy rate | 3.46 |
| 14 | Catches | 70 |
| — | Stumpings | 10 |
ODI
| Sourav Ganguly | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 77 | Matches | 298 |
| 2,452 | Runs | 11,640 |
| 36.60 | Batting average | 46.19 |
| 72.01 | Strike rate | 81.31 |
| 112 | Highest score | 169 |
| 3 | Centuries | 24 |
| 16 | Half centuries | 76 |
| 19 | Wickets | — |
| 46.16 | Bowling average | — |
| 5.13 | Economy rate | — |
| 18 | Catches | 324 |
| — | Stumpings | 75 |
IPL
| Sourav Ganguly | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 59 | Matches | 71 |
| 1,349 | Runs | 1,687 |
| 25.45 | Batting average | 25.95 |
| 106.81 | Strike rate | 121.19 |
| 91 | Highest score | 94 |
| 7 | Half centuries | 10 |
| 10 | Wickets | — |
| 36.30 | Bowling average | — |
| 7.89 | Economy rate | — |
| 22 | Catches | 45 |
| — | Stumpings | 9 |
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.