Kumar Sangakkara's Test career in numbers
Kumar Sangakkara left the international cricket arena on August 24, 2015 at the end of the second Test match against India at P Sara Oval in Colombo. He can easily be called the greatest batsman from Sri Lanka, and arguably even the best among those who made their debuts after the year 2000.
One of only five batsmen to score 12000 Test runs and fastest amongst all of them, Kumar Sangakkara played 134 Test matches which yielded 12400 runs at a strong average of 57.40. He scored 38 centuries and 52 fifties with a career best of 319. All the other four batsmen who scored more than 12000 runs played more than 150 Test matches.
|
Mat |
Inns |
Runs |
Ave |
50s |
100s |
150s |
200s |
Best |
Fours |
Sixes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
134 |
233 |
12400 |
57.4 |
52 |
38 |
19 |
11 |
319 |
1491 |
51 |
Kumar Sangakkara’s first in Tests:
First innings – 23 vs South Africa at Galle on July 20, 2000
First fifty – 74 vs South Africa at Durban on December 26, 2000
First hundred – 105* vs India at Galle on August 14, 2001
First double hundred – 230 vs Pakistan at Lahore on March 6, 2002
First triple hundred – 319 vs Bangladesh at Chittagong on February 4, 2014
Kumar Sangakkara’s last in Tests:
Last innings – 18 vs India at Colombo (PSS) on August 20, 2015
Last hundred – 230 vs New Zealand at Wellington on January 3, 2015
|
Opposition |
Mat |
Inns |
Runs |
Ave |
100s |
50s |
0s |
HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Australia |
11 |
21 |
878 |
43.90 |
1 |
7 |
1 |
192 |
|
Bangladesh |
15 |
21 |
1816 |
95.57 |
7 |
7 |
1 |
319 |
|
England |
22 |
40 |
1568 |
40.20 |
3 |
9 |
3 |
152 |
|
India |
17 |
28 |
1352 |
52.00 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
219 |
|
New Zealand |
12 |
21 |
887 |
49.27 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
203 |
|
Pakistan |
23 |
45 |
2911 |
74.64 |
10 |
12 |
2 |
230 |
|
South Africa |
17 |
32 |
1534 |
47.93 |
3 |
7 |
2 |
287 |
|
West Indies |
12 |
19 |
918 |
54.00 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
157* |
|
Zimbabwe |
5 |
6 |
536 |
89.33 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
270 |
Sangakkara has a batting average of at least 40 against all the oppositions.
Sangakkara has scored at least one 150 against all the oppositions.
Sangakkara scored the most against Pakistan (2911) and has the highest batting average against Bangladesh (95.57).
|
Host |
Mat |
Inns |
Runs |
Ave |
100s |
50s |
0s |
HS |
|
Australia |
5 |
10 |
543 |
60.33 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
192 |
|
Bangladesh |
6 |
10 |
783 |
78.30 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
319 |
|
England |
11 |
22 |
862 |
41.04 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
147 |
|
India |
6 |
10 |
365 |
36.50 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
137 |
|
New Zealand |
6 |
11 |
549 |
61.00 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
203 |
|
Pakistan |
5 |
9 |
695 |
86.87 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
230 |
|
South Africa |
8 |
16 |
572 |
35.75 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
108 |
|
Sri Lanka |
75 |
124 |
6830 |
60.44 |
22 |
25 |
8 |
287 |
|
UAE |
6 |
12 |
682 |
62.00 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
211 |
|
West Indies |
4 |
7 |
238 |
34.00 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
75 |
|
Zimbabwe |
2 |
2 |
281 |
140.5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
270 |
Except for West Indies, Kumar Sangakkara has scored Test centuries in each country he has played in.
Sangakkara averaged more than 60 in 7 of the 11 countries he played in – 60.33 in Australia, 78.30 in Bangladesh, 61.00 in New Zealand, 86.87 in Pakistan, 60.44 in Sri Lanka, 62.00 in UAE and 140.50 in Zimbabwe.
|
Venue |
Mat |
Inns |
Runs |
Ave |
100s |
50s |
0s |
HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Home |
75 |
124 |
6830 |
60.44 |
22 |
25 |
8 |
287 |
|
Away |
53 |
97 |
4888 |
53.13 |
14 |
23 |
3 |
319 |
|
Neutral |
6 |
12 |
682 |
62.00 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
211 |
- Sangakkara’s average is 60.44 in home Tests, but his away average of more than 53 is not bad.
|
Year |
Mat |
Inns |
Runs |
Ave |
100s |
50s |
0s |
HS |
|
2000 |
4 |
7 |
174 |
24.85 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
74 |
|
2001 |
13 |
19 |
992 |
55.11 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
140 |
|
2002 |
9 |
16 |
708 |
50.57 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
230 |
|
2003 |
7 |
11 |
412 |
41.20 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
75 |
|
2004 |
11 |
20 |
1114 |
55.70 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
270 |
|
2005 |
9 |
14 |
422 |
32.46 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
157* |
|
2006 |
11 |
20 |
1242 |
69.00 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
287 |
|
2007 |
7 |
9 |
968 |
138.28 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
222* |
|
2008 |
6 |
11 |
434 |
39.45 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
144 |
|
2009 |
11 |
20 |
1083 |
57.00 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
137 |
|
2010 |
6 |
9 |
695 |
99.28 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
219 |
|
2011 |
11 |
21 |
1034 |
49.23 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
211 |
|
2012 |
10 |
19 |
767 |
51.13 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
199* |
|
2013 |
3 |
6 |
512 |
85.33 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
142 |
|
2014 |
11 |
21 |
1438 |
71.90 |
4 |
8 |
1 |
319 |
|
2015 |
5 |
10 |
405 |
40.50 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
203 |
Sangakkara scored over 1000 runs in five years – 1114 in 2004, 1242 in 2006, 1083 in 2009, 1034 in 2011 and 1438 in 2014.
Sangakkara scored at least one century in each of his last 12 years from 2004 to 2015.
Sangakkara scored at least three centuries in eight different years.
Sangakkara averaged more than 50 in ten different years.
Sangakkara scored double centuries in eight different years.
|
Innings |
Inns |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
100s |
50s |
0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Team's 1st innings |
133 |
7831 |
319 |
61.17 |
24 |
29 |
7 |
|
Team's 2nd innings |
100 |
4569 |
211 |
51.92 |
14 |
23 |
4 |
|
Match's 1st innings |
68 |
3633 |
319 |
55.04 |
11 |
16 |
4 |
|
Match's 2nd innings |
65 |
4198 |
287 |
67.70 |
13 |
13 |
3 |
|
Match's 3rd innings |
65 |
3406 |
211 |
56.76 |
12 |
17 |
1 |
|
Match's 4th innings |
35 |
1163 |
192 |
41.53 |
2 |
6 |
3 |
Sangakkara averaged at least 50 in his teams’ both innings of the match.
Sangakkara averaged at least 55 in the first, second and third innings of the match.
|
Result |
Mat |
Inns |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
100s |
50s |
0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Won |
54 |
84 |
5449 |
287 |
71.69 |
19 |
20 |
5 |
|
Lost |
43 |
86 |
2938 |
203 |
34.97 |
5 |
14 |
4 |
|
Drawn |
37 |
63 |
4013 |
319 |
71.66 |
14 |
18 |
2 |
Sangakkara averaged over 70 in Sri Lanka’s wins and draws and below 35 in Sri Lanka’s losses.
The numbers easily prove Sangakkara's legacy and greatness as a batsman.