Head to Head
Virender Sehwag 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
| Virender Sehwag | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 76 | Matches | 85 |
| 5,969 | Runs | 8,489 |
| 46.27 | Batting average | 60.64 |
| 85.06 | Strike rate | 54.32 |
| 319 | Highest score | 319 |
| 15 | Centuries | 29 |
| 26 | Half centuries | 33 |
| 37 | Wickets | — |
| 42.95 | Bowling average | — |
| 2.95 | Economy rate | 3.46 |
| 66 | Catches | 70 |
| — | Stumpings | 10 |
ODI
| Virender Sehwag | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 169 | Matches | 298 |
| 5,763 | Runs | 11,640 |
| 35.36 | Batting average | 46.19 |
| 105.90 | Strike rate | 81.31 |
| 219 | Highest score | 169 |
| 10 | Centuries | 24 |
| 27 | Half centuries | 76 |
| 54 | Wickets | — |
| 37.72 | Bowling average | — |
| 5.06 | Economy rate | — |
| 60 | Catches | 324 |
| — | Stumpings | 75 |
IPL
| Virender Sehwag | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 104 | Matches | 71 |
| 2,728 | Runs | 1,687 |
| 27.56 | Batting average | 25.95 |
| 155.44 | Strike rate | 121.19 |
| 122 | Highest score | 94 |
| 2 | Centuries | — |
| 16 | Half centuries | 10 |
| 6 | Wickets | — |
| 39.17 | Bowling average | — |
| 10.37 | Economy rate | — |
| 34 | Catches | 45 |
| — | Stumpings | 9 |
Domestic T20
| Virender Sehwag | Statistic | Kumar Sangakkara |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Matches | 165 |
| 390 | Runs | 4,404 |
| 20.53 | Batting average | 30.37 |
| 144.44 | Strike rate | 126.04 |
| 68 | Highest score | 78 |
| 2 | Half centuries | 28 |
| 20.00 | Economy rate | — |
| 2 | 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.