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Kumar Sangakkara
International career statistics, records and scorecard analysis
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594Internationals
28,016Career runs
63Centuries
—Wickets
Career records by format
Test
Official international careerBatting
- Matches
- 134
- Innings
- 233
- Runs
- 12,400
- Average
- 57.40
- Strike rate
- 54.19
- Highest score
- 319
- Not outs
- 17
- 100s
- 38
- 50s
- 52
- Ducks
- 11
- 4s
- 1,491
- 6s
- 51
- Balls faced
- 22,882
Bowling
- Matches
- 134
- Innings
- 4
- Balls
- 84
- Maidens
- 0
- Runs conceded
- 49
- Wickets
- 0
- Average
- N/A
- Economy
- 3.50
- Strike rate
- N/A
- Best innings
- -
- Best match
- -
- 4 wickets
- 0
- 5 wickets
- 0
- 10 wickets
- 0
Fielding
- Matches
- 134
- Innings
- 248
- Catches
- 182
- Stumpings
- 20
- Dismissals
- 202
- Keeper catches
- 131
- Fielder catches
- 51
- Dismissals / inns
- 0.814
- Best innings
- 5 (5ct 0st)
ODI
Official international careerBatting
- Matches
- 404
- Innings
- 380
- Runs
- 14,234
- Average
- 41.98
- Strike rate
- 78.86
- Highest score
- 169
- Not outs
- 41
- 100s
- 25
- 50s
- 93
- Ducks
- 15
- 4s
- 1,385
- 6s
- 88
- Balls faced
- 18,048
Bowling
- Matches
- 404
- Innings
- —
- Balls
- —
- Maidens
- —
- Runs conceded
- —
- Wickets
- —
- Average
- N/A
- Economy
- N/A
- Strike rate
- N/A
- Best innings
- -
- Best match
- -
- 4 wickets
- —
- 5 wickets
- —
- 10 wickets
- —
Fielding
- Matches
- 404
- Innings
- 397
- Catches
- 402
- Stumpings
- 99
- Dismissals
- 501
- Keeper catches
- 383
- Fielder catches
- 19
- Dismissals / inns
- 1.261
- Best innings
- 5 (4ct 1st)
T20I
Official international careerBatting
- Matches
- 56
- Innings
- 53
- Runs
- 1,382
- Average
- 31.40
- Strike rate
- 119.55
- Highest score
- 78
- Not outs
- 9
- 100s
- 0
- 50s
- 8
- Ducks
- 2
- 4s
- 139
- 6s
- 20
- Balls faced
- 1,156
Bowling
- Matches
- 56
- Innings
- —
- Balls
- —
- Maidens
- —
- Runs conceded
- —
- Wickets
- —
- Average
- N/A
- Economy
- N/A
- Strike rate
- N/A
- Best innings
- -
- Best match
- -
- 4 wickets
- —
- 5 wickets
- —
- 10 wickets
- —
Fielding
- Matches
- 56
- Innings
- 56
- Catches
- 25
- Stumpings
- 20
- Dismissals
- 45
- Keeper catches
- 25
- Fielder catches
- 0
- Dismissals / inns
- 0.803
- Best innings
- 3 (2ct 1st)
Career records checked: 2026-09-07. — means not recorded; N/A means the statistic does not apply. Career totals are independent of the scorecard archive.
Explore this player’s available match data
588 match appearances in available scorecards. Filters below apply to this archive only.
Recent available appearances
| Date | Match | Format | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-08-20 | Sri Lanka v India | Test | India won by 278 runs |
| 2015-08-12 | Sri Lanka v India | Test | Sri Lanka won by 63 runs |
| 2015-06-25 | Sri Lanka v Pakistan | Test | Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets |
| 2015-06-17 | Sri Lanka v Pakistan | Test | Pakistan won by 10 wickets |
| 2015-03-18 | South Africa v Sri Lanka | ODI | South Africa won by 9 wickets |
| 2015-03-08 | Australia v Sri Lanka | ODI | Australia won by 64 runs |
| 2015-03-01 | England v Sri Lanka | ODI | Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets |
| 2015-02-26 | Bangladesh v Sri Lanka | ODI | Sri Lanka won by 92 runs |
| 2015-02-22 | Afghanistan v Sri Lanka | ODI | Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets |
| 2015-02-14 | New Zealand v Sri Lanka | ODI | New Zealand won by 98 runs |
| 2015-01-29 | New Zealand v Sri Lanka | ODI | Sri Lanka won by 34 runs |
| 2015-01-25 | New Zealand v Sri Lanka | ODI | New Zealand won by 120 runs |
THE SHAPE OF A CAREER
Available scorecardsPerformance by year
Formats are shown separately. These totals cover published scorecards against the twelve national teams; they can differ from complete official career records.
Test
Exact yearly figures · 16 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 5 | 10 | 405 | 203 | 40.50 | 56.64 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 4 | 715 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2014 | 11 | 21 | 1,438 | 319 | 71.90 | 55.13 | 4 | 8 | 155 | 11 | 2,608 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 7.00 | N/A |
| 2013 | 3 | 6 | 512 | 142 | 85.33 | 56.69 | 3 | 2 | 52 | 3 | 903 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2012 | 10 | 19 | 767 | 199 | 51.13 | 47.08 | 2 | 3 | 79 | 4 | 1,629 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | 11 | 21 | 1,034 | 211 | 49.23 | 45.05 | 4 | 4 | 109 | 4 | 2,295 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 2.00 | N/A |
| 2010 | 5 | 9 | 695 | 219 | 99.28 | 61.07 | 3 | 2 | 82 | 3 | 1,138 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | 11 | 20 | 1,083 | 137 | 57.00 | 54.72 | 4 | 5 | 121 | 3 | 1,979 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 3.40 | N/A |
| 2008 | 6 | 11 | 434 | 144 | 39.45 | 50.52 | 1 | 3 | 46 | 0 | 859 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2007 | 7 | 9 | 968 | 222 | 138.28 | 64.49 | 4 | 2 | 124 | 3 | 1,501 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2006 | 11 | 20 | 1,242 | 287 | 69.00 | 59.03 | 4 | 4 | 165 | 3 | 2,104 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2005 | 9 | 14 | 422 | 157 | 32.46 | 47.52 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 888 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2004 | 11 | 20 | 1,114 | 270 | 55.70 | 63.62 | 3 | 5 | 151 | 6 | 1,751 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 4.00 | N/A |
| 2003 | 7 | 11 | 412 | 75 | 41.20 | 48.69 | 0 | 4 | 62 | 1 | 846 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2002 | 9 | 16 | 708 | 230 | 50.57 | 61.61 | 1 | 3 | 98 | 4 | 1,149 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2001 | 13 | 19 | 992 | 140 | 55.11 | 48.48 | 3 | 5 | 131 | 1 | 2,046 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2000 | 4 | 7 | 174 | 74 | 24.85 | 36.94 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 471 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
ODI
Exact yearly figures · 16 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 12 | 12 | 738 | 117 | 82.00 | 99.32 | 4 | 2 | 75 | 9 | 743 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2014 | 28 | 28 | 1,256 | 128 | 46.51 | 87.70 | 4 | 8 | 136 | 4 | 1,432 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2013 | 23 | 23 | 1,201 | 169 | 63.21 | 89.56 | 2 | 10 | 116 | 14 | 1,341 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2012 | 29 | 29 | 1,184 | 133 | 43.85 | 79.14 | 3 | 6 | 94 | 11 | 1,496 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | 23 | 23 | 1,008 | 111 | 48.00 | 70.73 | 1 | 8 | 84 | 8 | 1,425 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | 17 | 17 | 726 | 74 | 48.40 | 84.41 | 0 | 7 | 81 | 1 | 860 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | 27 | 27 | 919 | 90 | 35.34 | 80.33 | 0 | 8 | 81 | 7 | 1,144 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2008 | 25 | 25 | 942 | 128 | 40.95 | 75.66 | 4 | 2 | 101 | 2 | 1,245 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2007 | 24 | 24 | 682 | 110 | 29.65 | 69.30 | 1 | 5 | 62 | 7 | 984 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2006 | 31 | 31 | 1,259 | 109 | 44.96 | 78.24 | 1 | 12 | 129 | 4 | 1,609 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2005 | 16 | 16 | 487 | 138 | 34.78 | 77.05 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 4 | 632 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2004 | 22 | 22 | 993 | 101 | 55.16 | 78.31 | 1 | 10 | 88 | 3 | 1,268 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2003 | 21 | 21 | 583 | 100 | 32.38 | 69.57 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 2 | 838 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2002 | 29 | 29 | 788 | 77 | 29.18 | 70.99 | 0 | 6 | 91 | 3 | 1,110 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2001 | 22 | 22 | 264 | 35 | 13.20 | 63.92 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 413 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2000 | 12 | 12 | 382 | 85 | 42.44 | 66.66 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 1 | 573 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
T20I
Exact yearly figures · 8 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 7 | 7 | 119 | 52 | 19.83 | 103.47 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 115 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 | 183 | 59 | 91.50 | 123.64 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 148 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2012 | 9 | 9 | 197 | 44 | 24.62 | 127.09 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 155 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | 4 | 4 | 106 | 43 | 35.33 | 123.25 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 86 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | 9 | 9 | 205 | 68 | 25.62 | 101.99 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 201 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | 12 | 12 | 434 | 78 | 43.40 | 135.20 | 0 | 5 | 44 | 7 | 321 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2007 | 4 | 4 | 74 | 22 | 18.50 | 91.35 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 81 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 21 | 17.00 | 109.67 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Career timeline
Milestones found in available scorecards. The first recorded appearance here is not necessarily the international debut.
- First available scorecard
ODI v Pakistan · Galle
- First century in this archive · 105 runs
Test v India · Galle
- Highest recorded innings · 319 runs
Test v Bangladesh · Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium
- Latest available scorecard
Test v India · P Sara Oval
Records against the opposition
Selected studies with at least ten batting or bowling innings. Each page includes sample sizes, yearly trends and the scorecards behind the figures.
TestAgainst Pakistan23 matches with recorded figuresTestAgainst England22 matches with recorded figuresTestAgainst India17 matches with recorded figuresTestAgainst South Africa17 matches with recorded figuresODIAgainst India71 matches with recorded figuresODIAgainst Pakistan53 matches with recorded figuresODIAgainst New Zealand45 matches with recorded figuresODIAgainst Australia43 matches with recorded figuresT20IAgainst New Zealand11 matches with recorded figuresT20IAgainst Pakistan10 matches with recorded figures