Kumar Sangakkara Profile,
- Wicket-Keeper
Full Name: Kumar Sangakkara
Birth Date: October 27, 1977 (48 Years)
Birth Place: Matale
Nationality: Sri Lanka
Role: Wicket-Keeper
Batting Style: Left hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Off Break
Teams: Sri Lanka, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Punjab Kings, Deccan Chargers, Hobart Hurricanes, Dhaka Dominators, Jamaica Tallawahs, Quetta Gladiators, Karachi Kings, Multan Sultans, Surrey, Galaxy Gladiators Lantau, Marylebone Cricket Club, Sri Lanka Board President's XI, Sri Lanka Cricket XI, Sri Lanka Board XI, World-XI
Batting Statistics
| Format | M | Inns | Runs | BF | NO | HS | AVG | S/R | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEST | 134 | 233 | 12400 | 22882 | 17 | 319 | 57.4 | 54.19 | 38 | 52 | 1491 | 51 |
| ODI | 404 | 380 | 14234 | 18048 | 41 | 169 | 41.98 | 78.86 | 25 | 93 | 1385 | 88 |
| T20I | 56 | 53 | 1382 | 1156 | 9 | 78 | 31.4 | 119.55 | 0 | 8 | 139 | 20 |
| T20 (Domestic) | 267 | 260 | 6937 | 5487 | 23 | 94 | 29.27 | 126.42 | 0 | 43 | 740 | 139 |
| List A | 529 | 501 | 19456 | 0 | 54 | 169 | 43.52 | - | 39 | 120 | 0 | 0 |
| First Class | 260 | 430 | 20911 | 0 | 31 | 319 | 52.4 | - | 64 | 86 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling Performance
| Format | M | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Avg | Econ | SR | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEST | 134 | 4 | - | 49 | 0 | - | - | 3.5 | - | 0 |
| ODI | 404 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| T20I | 56 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| T20 (Domestic) | 267 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| List A | 529 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| First Class | 260 | 0 | - | 150 | 1 | - | 150 | 3.65 | - | 0 |
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Kumar Sangakkara – Stats, Records, Biography, Age & ICC Ranking
Kumar Sangakkara plays cricket for the cricket team in International cricket. Kumar Sangakkara was born on October 27, 1977, in Matale. He is 48 as a Left hand Bat.
If we talk about Kumar Sangakkara’s Test career, he has played 134 Test matches and scored 12,400 runs, with an average of 57.4. KC Sangakkara has hammered 1,491 fours and 51 sixes in the Test format. Kumar Sangakkara’s highest individual score in Test cricket is 319. He played his recent Test Match at the P Sara Oval against India in August 2015, where he scored runs in the first innings and 32 runs in the 2nd innings of the Test match.
In the One-day International career of Kumar Sangakkara, he has played 404 ODI matches for the cricket team with 14,234 runs with an average of 41.98. KC Sangakkara has smashed 1,385 fours and 88 big sixes in the ODI format. He played his recent ODI match against South Africa in March 2015. KC Sangakkara’s highest score in an ODI format is 169.
Kumar Sangakkara has played 56 T20 matches, scoring 1,382 runs at an average of 31.4. He has hit 139 fours and 20 sixes in his career. In the recent T20 match against India in April 2014, he scored runs. KC Sangakkara’s top score in T20 is 78.