Head to Head

Steve Smith 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.

Steve Smith

Australia · Batsman

Kumar Sangakkara

Sri Lanka · Wicket-keeper Batsman

Test

Steve Smith and Kumar Sangakkara compared in Test cricket
Steve Smith	Statistic	Kumar Sangakkara
123	Matches	85
10,763	Runs	8,489
56.06	Batting average	60.64
53.91	Strike rate	54.32
239	Highest score	319
37	Centuries	29
44	Half centuries	33
19	Wickets	—
53.05	Bowling average	—
4.11	Economy rate	3.46
213	Catches	70
—	Stumpings	10

ODI

Steve Smith and Kumar Sangakkara compared in ODI cricket
Steve Smith	Statistic	Kumar Sangakkara
167	Matches	298
5,668	Runs	11,640
42.94	Batting average	46.19
86.91	Strike rate	81.31
164	Highest score	169
12	Centuries	24
34	Half centuries	76
28	Wickets	—
34.68	Bowling average	—
5.41	Economy rate	—
88	Catches	324
—	Stumpings	75

IPL

Steve Smith and Kumar Sangakkara compared in IPL cricket
Steve Smith	Statistic	Kumar Sangakkara
103	Matches	71
2,495	Runs	1,687
34.65	Batting average	25.95
128.28	Strike rate	121.19
101	Highest score	94
1	Centuries	—
11	Half centuries	10
15.00	Economy rate	—
54	Catches	45
—	Stumpings	9

Domestic T20

Steve Smith and Kumar Sangakkara compared in Domestic T20 cricket
Steve Smith	Statistic	Kumar Sangakkara
148	Matches	165
3,754	Runs	4,404
33.22	Batting average	30.37
139.09	Strike rate	126.04
125	Highest score	78
5	Centuries	—
21	Half centuries	28
27	Wickets	—
22.22	Bowling average	—
8.11	Economy rate	—
98	Catches	95
—	Stumpings	39

First-class

Steve Smith and Kumar Sangakkara compared in First-class cricket
Steve Smith	Statistic	Kumar Sangakkara
11	Matches	30
570	Runs	3,119
33.53	Batting average	66.36
51.40	Strike rate	66.56
118	Highest score	200
2	Centuries	13
3	Half centuries	10
2	Wickets	—
49.00	Bowling average	—
3.56	Economy rate	—
22	Catches	21

List A

Steve Smith and Kumar Sangakkara compared in List A cricket
Steve Smith	Statistic	Kumar Sangakkara
3	Matches	24
269	Runs	1,312
134.50	Batting average	62.48
102.67	Strike rate	94.52
127	Highest score	166
1	Centuries	5
2	Half centuries	6
8.00	Economy rate	—
—	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.