Head to Head
Vernon Philander 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
| Vernon Philander | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 64 | Matches | 85 |
| 1,779 | Runs | 8,489 |
| 24.04 | Batting average | 60.64 |
| 44.53 | Strike rate | 54.32 |
| 74 | Highest score | 319 |
| — | Centuries | 29 |
| 8 | Half centuries | 33 |
| 224 | Wickets | — |
| 22.32 | Bowling average | — |
| 2.63 | Economy rate | 3.46 |
| 14 | Catches | 70 |
| — | Stumpings | 10 |
ODI
| Vernon Philander | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | Matches | 298 |
| 151 | Runs | 11,640 |
| 12.58 | Batting average | 46.19 |
| 70.89 | Strike rate | 81.31 |
| 30 | Highest score | 169 |
| — | Centuries | 24 |
| — | Half centuries | 76 |
| 41 | Wickets | — |
| 24.05 | Bowling average | — |
| 4.63 | Economy rate | — |
| 6 | Catches | 324 |
| — | Stumpings | 75 |
Domestic T20
| Vernon Philander | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 56 | Matches | 165 |
| 574 | Runs | 4,404 |
| 24.96 | Batting average | 30.37 |
| 148.32 | Strike rate | 126.04 |
| 45 | Highest score | 78 |
| — | Half centuries | 28 |
| 37 | Wickets | — |
| 36.03 | Bowling average | — |
| 7.82 | Economy rate | — |
| 11 | Catches | 95 |
| — | Stumpings | 39 |
First-class
| Vernon Philander | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Matches | 30 |
| 295 | Runs | 3,119 |
| 29.50 | Batting average | 66.36 |
| 48.52 | Strike rate | 66.56 |
| 73 | Highest score | 200 |
| — | Centuries | 13 |
| 1 | Half centuries | 10 |
| 29 | Wickets | — |
| 24.10 | Bowling average | — |
| 2.83 | Economy rate | — |
| 1 | Catches | 21 |
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.