Kumar Sangakkara

Sri Lankan

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Career at a glance

Matches: 797
Runs: 36469
Avg: 45.19
Strike rate: 72.76
100s / 50s: 81 / 195
Highest: 319

Career by format

Test

Batting

M	Inns	Runs	Avg	SR	NO	HS	100s	50s	4s	6s
120	211	11272	57.51	54.25	15	319	35	47	1491	51

Bowling

M	Inns	Wkts	Avg	Economy	Overs	BBI	SR	5w
120	4	0	-	3.50	14.0		-	0

Fielding · Catches 0 · Stumpings 0

By year

Year	M	Runs	Avg	SR
2015	5	405	40.50	56.64
2014	11	1438	71.90	55.14
2013	3	512	85.33	56.70
2012	10	767	51.13	47.08
2011	11	1034	49.24	45.05
2010	6	695	99.29	61.07

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2009	11	1083	57.00	54.72
2008	6	434	39.45	50.52
2007	7	968	138.29	64.49
2006	11	1242	69.00	59.03
2005	9	422	32.46	47.52
2004	11	1114	55.70	63.62
2003	7	412	41.20	48.70
2002	3	232	46.40	66.29
2001	5	340	48.57	45.88
2000	4	174	24.86	36.94

ODI

Batting

M	Inns	Runs	Avg	SR	NO	HS	100s	50s	4s	6s
375	361	13935	43.41	79.30	40	169	25	92	1385	88

Fielding · Catches 0 · Stumpings 0

By year

Year	M	Runs	Avg	SR
2015	14	862	86.20	102.86
2014	28	1256	46.52	87.71
2013	25	1201	63.21	89.56
2012	31	1184	43.85	79.14
2011	27	1127	51.23	73.37
2010	17	726	48.40	84.42

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2009	27	919	35.35	80.33
2008	27	942	39.25	75.30
2007	25	758	31.58	71.04
2006	35	1275	43.97	79.54
2005	24	807	38.43	76.64
2004	26	1010	50.50	76.86
2003	24	664	36.89	73.21
2002	25	723	31.43	70.88
2001	8	99	14.14	71.74
2000	12	382	42.44	66.67

T20I

Batting

M	Inns	Runs	Avg	SR	NO	HS	100s	50s	4s	6s
56	53	1382	31.41	119.55	9	78	0	8	139	20

Fielding · Catches 0 · Stumpings 0

By year

Year	M	Runs	Avg	SR
2014	8	119	19.83	103.48
2013	5	183	91.50	123.65
2012	10	197	24.62	127.10
2011	4	106	35.33	123.26
2010	9	205	25.62	101.99
2009	12	434	43.40	135.20

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2007	5	104	20.80	105.05	0
2006	3	34	17.00	109.68	0

First-class

Batting

M	Inns	Runs	Avg	SR	NO	HS	100s	50s	4s	6s
32	54	3493	68.49	66.57	3	200	15	10	392	28

Fielding · Catches 0 · Stumpings 0

By year

Year	M	Runs	Avg	SR
2017	10	1491	106.50	68.30
2016	12	1039	49.48	66.95
2015	9	804	53.60	64.58
2014	1	159	159.00	59.55

List A

Batting

M	Inns	Runs	Avg	SR	NO	HS	100s	50s	4s	6s
24	24	1312	62.48	94.52	3	166	5	6	112	17

Fielding · Catches 0 · Stumpings 0

By year

Year	M	Runs	Avg	SR
2017	9	545	77.86	96.98
2016	7	278	46.33	90.85
2015	8	489	61.12	94.04

T20

Batting

M	Inns	Runs	Avg	SR	NO	HS	100s	50s	4s	6s
119	119	3388	31.08	130.81	10	106*	1	22	64	17

Fielding · Catches 0 · Stumpings 0

By year

Year	M	Runs	Avg	SR
2025	6	239	47.80	159.33
2018	9	269	33.62	125.12
2017	31	847	30.25	128.14
2016	46	1096	24.36	130.94
2015	22	756	37.80	132.40
2013	5	181	60.33	116.03

IPL

Batting

M	Inns	Runs	Avg	SR	NO	HS	100s	50s	4s	6s
71	68	1687	25.95	121.19	3	94	0	10	195	27

Fielding · Catches 0 · Stumpings 0

By year

Year	M	Runs	Avg	SR
2013	9	120	13.33	88.24
2012	12	200	18.18	108.70
2011	13	358	27.54	122.18
2010	13	357	29.75	138.91
2009	14	332	30.18	102.47
2008	10	320	35.56	161.62

By year

Averages 86.20 in ODI in 2015, up from 46.52 in 2014.

ODI batting average by year
Year	Average
2000	42.44
2001	14.14
2002	31.43
2003	36.89
2004	50.50
2005	38.43
2006	43.97
2007	31.58
2008	39.25
2009	35.35
2010	48.40
2011	51.23
2012	43.85
2013	63.21
2014	46.52
2015	86.20

Against opponents

Opponent	Inns	Runs	Avg	SR	Top score
New Zealand	18	468	36.00	74.88	113*
Pakistan	16	777	59.77	57.81	199*
South Africa	14	538	38.43	63.07	287
Australia	11	272	27.20	47.06	63
England	10	539	67.38	57.65	147
India	10	455	45.50	72.11	133
Bangladesh	7	522	130.50	68.15	222*
West Indies	7	281	40.14	55.75	75

At venues

Venue	Inns	Runs	Avg	SR	Top score
Dubai International Cricket Stadium , Dubai	19	499	29.35	117.69	63
Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy Sri Lanka	7	337	67.40	61.27	222*
Bellerive Oval Hobart	7	250	41.67	64.77	124
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium	6	217	72.33	75.09	91
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah	5	143	28.60	88.27	65
Kennington Oval, London	4	335	83.75	89.57	164

Record by competition

Competition	M	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	100s	50s
Indian Premier League	9	240	82	26.67	122.4	0	2
T20 World Cup	3	124	68	41.33	126.5	0	1
Cricket World Cup	9	302	124	43.14	93.2	1	0
Champions Trophy	4	45	28	15.00	51.1	0	0
Asia Cup	2	179	103	89.50	96.2	1	1
Big Bash League	5	59	22*	14.75	118.0	0	0
Caribbean Premier League	5	225	74*	56.25	146.1	0	3

Hundreds

Date	Opponent	Venue	Score (balls)	Result
2025-03-10	England Masters	Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur	106* (47)	Won
2017-09-12	Yorkshire	Kennington Oval, London	164 (187)
2016-08-18	Northamptonshire	County Ground, Northampton	130* (145)	Won
2015-03-11	Scotland	Bellerive Oval Hobart	124 (95)	Won
2015-01-29	New Zealand	Sky Stadium Wellington	113* (105)	Won
2014-06-12	England	Lord'''s	147 (258)
2014-02-28	India	Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium	103 (84)	Won
2012-07-21	India	Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium Hambantota	133 (151)	Lost
2012-06-22	Pakistan	Galle International Stadium	199* (387)	Won
2011-12-26	South Africa	Kingsmead Cricket Ground	108 (190)	Won
2007-07-11	Bangladesh	Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy Sri Lanka	222* (277)	Won
2007-07-03	Bangladesh	P Sara Oval, Colombo Sri Lanka	200* (325)	Won
2006-07-27	South Africa	Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo Sri Lanka	287 (457)	Won
2004-10-28	Pakistan	National Stadium, Karachi	138 (251)	Lost

Latest news

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'People Like You With Your Passport': Sri Lanka Great Kumar Sangakkara Reveals Alleged Remark By Airport StaffNDTV Sports · 30 Oct 2026, 7:37 PM IST
People with your kind of passports should expect this treatment: Kumar Sangakkara details “racist” ordeal at Dublin airportHindustan Times · 30 Oct 2026, 9:50 AM IST
Kumar Sangakkara opens up on Ryanair 'race storm': Cricket legend reveals how 'rude' Dublin staff berated him and his wife before boarding - as he submits 2,000-word complaint to budget airlineDaily Mail · 30 Oct 2026, 7:48 PM IST
Kumar Sangakkara alleges 'discriminatory' conduct by Ryanair staff at Dublin airport: 'Unacceptable'Firstpost · 29 Oct 2026, 1:14 PM IST