Kumar Sangakkara
97Sri Lanka · WK · 2000 to 2015 · on scorecards: KC Sangakkara
BATTING
- Matches
- 404
- Innings
- 380
- Runs
- 14234
- Average
- 41.98
- Strike rate
- 78.86
- High score
- 169
- 100s / 50s
- 25 / 93
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 0
- Average
- -
- Economy
- -
- Strike rate
- -
- Best figures
- -
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 402 / 99
- Run-outs effected
- 75
CAREER IN BRIEF
Kumar Sangakkara played 404 ODIs for Sri Lanka in CricArcade's archive, from 2000 to 2015. The first came against Pakistan at Galle International Stadium, with a score of 35, and the last against South Africa at Sydney Cricket Ground in 2015.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 7,878 runs at 36.0 in 262 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 169 from 137 balls against South Africa at R Premadasa Stadium in 2013, in a match Sri Lanka won. In all: 25 hundreds, 93 fifties.
At home the average was 40.7 across 142 ODIs; away it was 43.1 across 149 ODIs. The most runs came against India: 2,700 runs at 39.7 in 76 ODIs. R Premadasa Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 62 ODIs and 2,156 runs at 42.3. Kumar Sangakkara captained Sri Lanka in 45 ODIs, winning 27 and losing 14. The scorecards record 31 player-of-the-match awards. Sri Lanka won 217 of the ODIs Kumar Sangakkara played and lost 167.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 404 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 169 | 137 | South Africa | R Premadasa Stadium | 2013 | Won |
| 138* | 147 | India | Sawai Mansingh Stadium | 2005 | Lost |
| 134* | 135 | England | Kennington Oval | 2013 | Won |
| 133 | 151 | India | Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium | 2012 | Lost |
| 128 | 155 | India | Adelaide Oval | 2008 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 76 | 2,700 | 39.71 | 6/18 |
| Pakistan | 56 | 1,720 | 35.10 | 2/10 |
| New Zealand | 47 | 1,568 | 40.21 | 2/12 |
| Australia | 46 | 1,813 | 43.17 | 2/12 |
| England | 44 | 1,625 | 47.79 | 4/11 |
| South Africa | 44 | 1,789 | 45.87 | 2/13 |
| Bangladesh | 31 | 1,206 | 48.24 | 5/6 |
| Zimbabwe | 21 | 556 | 46.33 | 0/4 |
| West Indies | 20 | 480 | 30.00 | 0/3 |
| Africa XI | 3 | 97 | 48.50 | 0/1 |
| Kenya | 3 | 135 | 135.00 | 1/0 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 115 | 38.33 | 0/0 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 83 | 41.50 | 0/1 |
| Canada | 2 | 96 | 96.00 | 0/1 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0/0 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 76 | 76.00 | 0/1 |
| ICC World XI | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0/0 |
| Ireland | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0/0 |
| Scotland | 1 | 124 | 124.00 | 1/0 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 142 | 4,724 | 40.72 | 4/33 |
| Away | 149 | 5,518 | 43.11 | 10/35 |
| Neutral | 113 | 3,992 | 42.02 | 11/25 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 262 | 7,878 | 35.97 | 10/51 |
| 2010s | 142 | 6,356 | 52.97 | 15/42 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R Premadasa Stadium | 62 | 2,156 | 42.27 | 2/15 |
| Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium | 35 | 983 | 31.71 | 0/7 |
| Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 23 | 551 | 32.41 | 2/2 |
| Shere Bangla National Stadium | 16 | 693 | 46.20 | 1/8 |
| Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium | 15 | 721 | 65.55 | 1/6 |
| Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 14 | 299 | 33.22 | 0/2 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Pakistan, 2000 at Galle International Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v South Africa, 2015 at Sydney Cricket Ground
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 27 October 1977
- Batting
- Left-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm offbreak
- Balls faced (career)
- 18,048
- Ducks
- 15
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
- Most common batting position
- 3rd
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 64.6
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 81.4
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 139.9
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 56.5
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 66.9
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 14,233 balls faced in that period.
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