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Kumar Sangakkara
කුමාර් සංගක්කාර
Personal information
Full name
Kumar Chokshanada Sangakkara
Born (1977-10-27) 27 October 1977 (age 47)
Matale, Sri Lanka
NicknameSanga
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
BattingLeft hand bat
BowlingRight arm off break
RoleBatsman, Wicket-Keeper
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 84)20 July 2000 v South Africa
Last Test26-30 December 2014 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 105)5 July 2000 v Pakistan
Last ODI16 December 2014 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1997–Nondescripts
2008–2010Kings XI Punjab
2007Warwickshire
2011–2012Deccan Chargers
2013Sunrisers Hyderabad
2014Durham
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 130 390 222 490
Runs scored 12,198 13,372 17,106 17,279
Batting average 58.92 40.64 51.06 41.63
100s/50s 38/51 20/91 49/75 29/112
Top score 319 169 319 169
Balls bowled 84 – 246 –
Wickets 0 – 1 –
Bowling average – – 150.00 –
5 wickets in innings – – 0 –
10 wickets in match – – 0 –
Best bowling – – 1/13 –
Catches/stumpings 177/20 389/93 343/33 493/118
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 4 January 2015

Kumar Chokshanada Sangakkara (Sinhala: කුමාර් සංගක්කාර; born 27 October 1977) is a Sri Lankan international cricketer and a former captain of the Sri Lankan national team, widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of his generation. A left-handed top-order batsman, for much of his career he also played as a wicket-keeper, although he no longer keeps wicket at Test level.

Along with AB de Villiers, he dominated the number one spot in the ICC Test batting rankings between 2005 and 2014. As of August 2014, Kumar Sangakkara is placed at number 1 in ICC test rankings.[1]

Sangakkara was a key member of the team that won the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 and was part of the team that made the final of 2007 Cricket World Cup, 2011 Cricket World Cup, 2009 ICC World Twenty20 and 2012 ICC World Twenty20. He won man of the match award in 2014 ICC World Twenty20 finals, where helped the team for their first twenty20 title.

Sangakkara captained the national team from 2009 to 2011, stepping down after the 2011 ICC World Cup final. The same year, he was named the ODI Cricketer of the Year at the ICC awards ceremony.[2] In 2012, he was honoured as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year.[3]

Sangakkara is described as one of the "most polished and prudent of batsmen" in cricket.[4][5]

With 11 double centuries, he is second in the list of Test double century-makers, behind only Donald Bradman (12) and surpassed Brian Lara (9) during first innings score of 221 against Pakistan in 2014. He is also the first cricketer ever to score 150+ scores in four consecutive Test matches.[6] As the wicket keeper, he has contributed to the 2nd highest number of dismissals in ODIs—461.[7] It includes 93 stumpings, which is the highest for a wicket keeper in one-day international cricket.[8]

Sangakkara delivered the 2011 MCC Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture, which gained worldwide attention.[9] He was the youngest person and the first active international player to deliver that lecture, which was widely praised by the cricketing community for its outspoken nature.[10][11]

In terms of number of innings required, Sangakkara is the fastest batsman to reach 8,000, 9,000, 11,000 and 12,000 runs in Test cricket. He is also joint fastest to 10,000.[12] He has won the ICC Cricketer of the Year in 2012, Test Cricketer of the Year in 2012, and ODI Cricketer of the Year multiple times in 2011 and 2013.[13] He has also won the LG People's Choice Award twice, in 2011 and 2012. Sangakkara has regularly featured in the World Test XI and World ODI XI, appearing six times and three times in them, respectively.

On February 25, 2014 Kumar Sangakkara completed 12000 runs in One-day internationals while playing the Asia Cup match against Pakistan at the Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah.[14]

Along with teammate Mahela Jayawardene, he recorded the most partnership runs for the 3rd wicket in Tests, scoring 5890 runs surpassing 5826 run stand of Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar, during the first test match against Pakistan at Galle International Stadium.

On December 3, 2014 he completed 13,000 runs in One-day internationals in the third match of ODI series with England at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota, and became the fourth player in one-day history to achieve that feat after Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting, and Sanath Jayasuriya. He also became the second most prolific half-century maker in One-day internationals during this match. As of 11 December 2014, he has 91 half centuries which is second only to the 96 half centuries of Sachin Tendulkar[15]

On January 3, 2015 he completed 12,000 runs in Tests in the first day of the second test match against New Zealand being played at Wellington, New Zealand. He achieved this feat in 224 innings (his 130th test match), becoming the fastest player to achieve it, surpassing batting legends Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting. [16] His career average of 58.26 (at his 12001st run) is also almost 3 runs more than Jacque Kallis on the list of top 12 test run scorers.[17]He made his century on day 2 of the test, eventually out for 203.

Early life

Kumar Sangakkara was born to Kumari Surangana and Swarnakumara Sangakkara, an attorney-at-law at Matale, Sri Lanka in 1977.[18] His parents settled in Kandy, where he grew up in his childhood. Kumar received his primary and secondary education at Trinity College, Kandy, an independent elite private boys' school situated in the central highlands of Sri Lanka. He has two sisters: Thushari and Saranga, and an elder brother: Vemindra, all who have made national level achievements during their school-life. Sangakkara too started playing a number of sports: badminton, tennis, swimming, table tennis and cricket at the junior school. He was able to win national colors for badminton and tennis at his younger age. The then principal of the Trinity College, Leonard de Alwis, advised his mother to encourage Kumar to concentrate on cricket.[19]

He represented his school's under-13 cricket XI under coach Upananda Jayasundera.[18] Berty Wijesinghe coached Sangakkara for under-15, under-17, under-19 and first XI squads.[20] He was awarded The Trinity Lion, the most prestigious prize awarded to a Trinity sportsman, for his exceptional batting and wicket-keeping skills in the 1996 season, at the age of 19.[21] Sangakkara was selected to represent Sri Lanka A cricket team at a tour to South Africa in 1998–99. His knock of unbeaten 156 against Zimbabwe A team at a one-day match,[22] helped him secure a place at the Sri Lankan national cricket team later that year.

Sanga was the Senior Prefect (Head Boy) of school, he did his Advanced Level examination in the Arts stream in 1996. He was also awarded the highest honour of Trinity College_The Ryde Gold Medal, for the best all-round student in his year. Following his father, who is a lawyer in Kandy, he entered the Law Faculty of the University of Colombo, but was unable to finish his degree due to cricket tours.[23] Kumar was a chorister and played the violin during his school-days.[24] He was cited as an inspiration to continue his higher education by Bangladeshi captain Mushfiqur Rahim, upon receiving his Masters degree:

It is appreciated that someone like Sangakkara's sports personality is shaped by his education. He is obviously an inspiration.[25]

International career

Early career

At the age of 22 Sangakkara made his Test debut on 20 July 2000, keeping wicket in the first fixture of a three-match series against South Africa. Sri Lanka won the match and in his side's only innings Sangakarra batted at the fall of the third wicket and scored 23 runs before he was dismissed leg before wicket by spin bowler Nicky Boje.[26] He received his first man of the match award in the 2nd match of the Singer Triangular Series, 2000, scoring 85 runs against South Africa.[27] He ended the series with 199 runs, at an average of 66.33, securing his place for the upcoming Test series against South Africa. Before reaching his first Test century, he was twice dismissed in the 90s, once against each of South Africa and England. In August 2001, India toured Sri Lanka for three Tests and in the opening match Sangakkara scored his first century.[28] His innings of 105 not out at number three helped set up a ten-wicket victory for Sri Lanka.[29] Later that year Sangakkara scored his second Test century, this time in the first of three matches against the touring West Indians.[30]

He scored his first double-century against Pakistan in 2002, at the 2nd Asian Test Championship final.[31] His performance helped Sri Lanka secure the Test championship. In April 2003, Sangakkara made his first ODI century against Pakistan, in a losing effort.[32] Together with Marvan Atapattu, he made a partnership of 438 for the 2nd wicket—4th highest in the world—against Zimbabwe in 2004.[33] In that game, he scored 270, his first 250+ score.[34] In July 2005, he was selected to the ICC World XI ODI team but missed out from its Test counterpart.

As vice-captain

Sangakkara (right) resigned the captaincy after the 2011 World Cup and was succeeded by Tillakaratne Dilshan (left).

When Sri Lanka toured Bangladesh in February 2006 regular captain Marvan Atapattu was injured and Mahela Jayawardene became captain while Sangakkara was made vice-captain.[35] Pakistan toured Sri Lanka for two Test and three ODIs in March 2006, and with Atapattu still injured Jayawardene and Sangakkara remained captain and vice-captain respectively.[36] The pair had only expected to hold the positions on an interim basis, but extended into a third series as Atapattu failed to recover in time to tour England in April and ended up filling the roles full-time.[37] In July 2006, Sangakkara made his second-highest Test score to-date (287) against South Africa. In a record-breaking partnership with Mahela Jayawardene, he set up the world record for the highset partnership in Test cricket—624 runs—in this match.[38]

On 6 December 2007 he made it to the top spot of ICC Test player rankings with a rating of 938, the highest rating ever achieved by a Sri Lankan player, and became the first batsman ever to score in excess of 150 in four consecutive tests.[18] His skill was recognised worldwide when he earned selection for the ICC World XI One Day International team that competed against Australia in the Johnnie Walker Series in October 2005. Despite the World XI losing all of the one-day games by considerable margins, Sangakkara left the series with some credit, averaging 46. He was one of the winners of the 2008 inaugural Cricinfo awards for outstanding batting in Test cricket.[39]

Sangakkara holds the record for fastest 8,000 runs (152 innings) in Test cricket. He broke the previous record set by Sachin Tendulkar (154 innings) during the third Test against India on 6 August 2010. He also holds the record for fastest 9,000 runs (172 innings) in Test cricket. He broke the previous record set by Rahul Dravid (176 innings) during the second Test against Pakistan on 3 November 2011.[40] Sangakkara was billed as a future captain of Sri Lanka.[41][42] On Sri Lanka's tour to England in May 2006, he was named the vice-captain of the side. On 3 March 2009, a terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan team convoy in Pakistan injured 6 Sri Lankan players including Sangakkara. Sangakkara suffered shrapnel wounds in his shoulder.[43] In November 2006, Sangakkara made it to the ICC World XI Test team he missed out previous time. Next year, he signed an agreement to join the Warwickshire County Cricket Club.[44] That year, he scored back-to-back double centuries against Bangladesh and became only the fifth cricketer in the history to do so.[45]

Captaincy

Sangakkara's record as captain
  Matches Won Lost Drawn No result
Test[46] 15 5 3 7 –
ODI[47] 45 27 14 – 4
T20I[48] 21 12 9 – –

In February 2009, the then captain of the Sri Lankan side, Mahela Jayawardene announced that he would step down from captaincy "in the best interests of the Sri Lankan team". He said he believed that it would give his successor around two years to build up to the 2011 Cricket World Cup.[49] Therefore at the age of 31 and with the experience of 80 Tests and 246 ODIs, Sangakkara succeeded Jayawardene as Sri Lanka's captain in all formats of the game. His first engagement in the role was the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 hosted by England in June.[50] Sri Lanka became runners-up in the series after winning all the game in group and knock-out stages and being defeated by Pakistan in the final. Sangakkara made 64 not-out in the final, but was unable to take Sri Lanka for the championship.[51] Sri Lanka failed to reach to the knock-out stage of the ICC Champions Trophy in September 2009. The next Indian tour proved to be disastrous for the team, with Sri Lanka being beaten by India in Test sries 2–0 and ODI series 3–1.

Sri Lankan team under the captaincy of Sangakkara gained momentum and won the next Tri-series in Bangladesh, Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka, beating India as well. The Sri Lankans' tour of Australia proved to be very successful, in winning both the T20 and ODI series. This was Sri Lanka's first ever series victory in Australia.[52]

A month in advance of the 2011 World Cup in March, Sangakkara decided that he would resign the captaincy after the tournament.[53] Sri Lanka reached the final of the tournament.[54] Throughout the tournament Sangakkara was in prolific form with the bat scoring 465 runs from 9 matches and was the third highest run scorer behind team-mate Tillakaratne Dilshan and India's Sachin Tendulkar. Days after guiding Sri Lanka to the finals of the World Cup, Sangakkara announced to the public he was stepping down as captain of the T20 and ODI teams. He offered to continue as Test captain if deemed necessary for transition to new skipper;[55] in the event Dilshan was appointed captain across all formats.[56] Reflecting on the decision afterwards, he said that "captaining Sri Lanka is a job that ages you very quickly ... It's rarely a job you will last long in ... I also had a two-year stint, and I enjoyed it at times, certainly on the field where our results showed we were one of the top two sides in the world for one-and-a-half years, especially in the shorter form of the game."[53]

Post-captaincy

Sri Lanka's first fixture after the World Cup was a Sri Lanka tour of England in 2011 beginning in May. During the second match of a three Test series Tillakaratne Dilshan, Sangakkara's successor as captain, suffered a broken thumb. Sangakkara filled-in while Dilshan was off the pitch and formally assumed the captaincy for the final Test.[57][58] The match ended in a draw and the series ended in a 1–0 victory for England; Sangakarra scored a century in the match, his first against England in nine Tests.[59]

Sangakkara's results in international matches[60]
  Matches Won Lost Drawn Tied No result
Test[61] 117 47 37 33 0 –
ODI[62] 362 193 150 - 2 17
T20I[63] 48 27 19 – 1 1

Sangakkara was named the man of the series in Test series with Pakistan in 2011/12—his first man of the series award in Test cricket. He made 516 runs in the 3 match series which was won by Pakistan 1–0.[64] On August in 2013, he was named the ODI Cricketer of the Year, wicket keeper-captain of the ICC World XI Test team, and won the ICC People's Choice Award in 2011 ICC Awards.[2] In 2012, he was named one of the Wisden's five Cricketer's of the Year.[3]

Sangakkara struggled when England toured Sri Lanka in 2012. He failed to score a half century during The Two Test match series. But he regained his form in the ODI series against Pakistan where he twice scored in the 90s. In the following Test series Sangakkara continued his form with a 199, the scoreboard originally said he had scored the double century but it turned out to be a mistake. Sri Lanka later won the Test match. He followed this up with 192 in the game, again missing out on the double century. Sri Lanka drew the next two matches meaning Sri Lanka won the series 1–0. The first time they won a Test series since the retirement of Muttiah Muralitharan.

On the Sri Lankan tour of Pakistan in 2014, Sangakarra hit his highest test score to date with 319 in the first innings of the second test.[65] Making him only the third Sri Lankan player to hit a triple century after Sanath Jayasuria and Mahela Jayawardena. He followed his triple century with a knock of 105 in the 2nd innings as game finished as a draw. He continued his good batting run with another century in the 2nd ODI.

His impressive form with the bat continued at the 2014 Asia Cup where he amassed a total of 245 runs in five innings. He started the tournament with a 63 against Pakistan before hitting a match winning 103 against India. He then added scores of 77 and 2 against Afghanistan and Bangladesh before being dismissed for a golden duck in the final against Pakistan. Sri Lanka went on to win the game and the tournament.[66]

Sangakkara decided to retire from T20 internationals after playing the 2014 ICC World Twenty20. Afterwards Jayawardene also followed him into retirement. Sangakkara under performed in the World T20, but in the final match against India, he scored 51 runs not out off just 33 balls making his team win their second ICC trophy since 1996.

Sri Lanka played their first 7-match ODI series at home, against England from 26 November to 16 December 2014. During the series, on December 3, 2014 he completed 13,000 runs in One-day internationals in the third match of the series at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota, and became the fourth player in one-day history to achieve that feat after Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting, and Sanath Jayasuriya. He also became the second most prolific half-century maker in One-day internationals during this match. He scored 4 consecutive half-centuries followed by a century in this series. On 13 December 2014, he scored his 20th ODI century, became the second Sri Lankan to score 20 ODI centuries, after 28 by Sanath Jayasuriya, and 9th overall to do so. He also took 4 catches as a wicket-keeper in this match, became the player of the match.[67] This match was his last match in his home town, due to his retirement from ODI arena after 2015 Cricket World Cup.

His last One-Day innings in Sri Lanka was played on 13 December 2014 in the last match of England ODI series. He was caught on 33 in his last innings in home soil.[68]

On 4th of January 2015, Sangakkara scored his 38th test century by making 203 against New Zealand during the second match of the 2 test match series. [69] With this feat, he is only one short to become the highest double-century maker in test history. He has 11 test double centuries, only one short of 12 double centuries by Don Bradman.[70] He also surpassed 12,000 runs in test cricket, becoming the first Sri Lankan and 5th overall to achieve that mark. [71]

Cowdrey Lecture

Kumar Sangakkara delivered the 2011 MCC Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture at Lords.[9] He became the youngest person and the first current international player to deliver that lecture, which was widely praised by the cricketing community.[10][11][72] The one hour long speech was based on the history and the corruption in the cricket administration in Sri Lanka. In his speech, he said: "accountability and transparency in administration and credibility of conduct were lost in a mad power struggle that would leave Sri Lankan cricket with no clear, consistent administration", and observed that these problems in administration had risen only after Sri Lanka's 1996 Cricket World Cup victory.[73] He also blamed "a handful of well-meaning individuals" who control the game, wasting the cricket board's finances and resources. Immediately after the lecture, the Sri Lankan sports minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage ordered an investigation into the speech.[74] Despite the critical comments by the Sri Lankan government officials, it has been described as "the most important speech in cricket history".[75]

Domestic cricket

Sangakkara plays his domestic cricket for Nondescripts in Sri Lanka. Sangakkara has played English county cricket with Warwickshire in the 2007 County Championship. In 2010 Sangakkara was contracted to represent Lancashire in the 2010 County Championship,[76] but never represented the club because of international commitments.[77]

Indian Premier League

Kumar Sangakkara has played in five seasons of the Indian Premier League. Winning bids for him in 2008 and 2011 were US$700,000 by Kings XI Punjab and US$300,000 by Deccan Chargers respectively. He was the captain of the Sunrisers Hyderabad team. Sangakkara has scored 1567 runs with 10 half-centuries in 62 matches in IPL.[78]

Sri Lanka Premier League

SLPL In the Sri Lanka Premier League which officially started in 2012, Kumar Sangakkara was named the captain and icon player of the Kandurata Warriors franchise. Unfortunately he couldn't participate as a player in the inaugural edition in 2012 as he suffered a finger injury weeks before the tournament during a One Day International against India. However, he appeared as a television commentator during some matches.

Caribbean Premier League

On August 18, 2013 Sangakkarra joined the Jamaican Tallawahs of the Caribbean Premier League.[79]

Personal life

Sangakkara is married to his longtime partner, Yehali.[80] They have one girl and a boy: Swyree and Kavith.[81]

He is involved in a number of charity work in Sri Lanka. He is a member of the Think Wise Initiative, launched by International Cricket Council, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS and UNICEF, which is aimed at raising awareness around HIV prevention and eliminating discrimination against people living with HIV and AIDS.[82] He is also a partner of the Foundation of Goodness, a charity launched by Muttiah Muralitharan.[23]

Playing style

Sangakkara is a left-handed top order batsman who likes to hit the ball square of the wicket on the off-side. While the Cut and the pull are natural strokes to him, he tends to play off the front foot. Cover drive is one of his regular scoring shots. Sangakkara averages around 57 in Test cricket. Among the current Test batsmen, he holds the best average. In ODI cricket, he retains an average of 40.[83] Sangakkara handed over his wicket-keeping duty to Prasanna Jayawardene in Tests cricket in 2009 (on Boxing Day, 2012, he had to replace him behind the wicket after Jayawardene suffered an injured right thumb against Australia). Now he plays as a specialist batsman in Tests, and wicket keeper-batsman in other formats of the game. He is the third in the list of wicket keepers who contributed to the most numnber of dismissals in ODI cricket. With 382 dismissals, he is behind Adam Gilchrist and Mark Boucher.[7] He is also the wicket keeper with highest number of stumpings—81—in ODI cricket.[8]

He has also won a certain degree of admiration for his clever use of sledging and is one of few cricketers who are willing to talk about it openly. In an interview in 2004 he explained his approach to sledging:

The public perception of sledging is to go out there and abuse someone in obscene language, questioning their parentage or sexual preferences. That kind of abuse does not belong on the field of play. Sledging, as coined and pioneered by the Australians, is a measured comment designed to get a reaction out of a player. It could be any reaction: a bit of anger, a show of arrogance, a comment, a shake of the head, or a slump of the shoulders.

— Kumar Sangakarra in 2004[84]

International Records

World records are bold

Tests
  • Highest aggregate of runs- Sangakkara (12,198) in 130 matches at an Average of 58.92
  • Most double centuries in a career - Sangakkara has 11 double centuries in tests, second only to 12 double centuries by Don Bradman.
  • Most number of centuries – Sangakkara has 38 centuries in 130 matches. He is fourth in the list, only behind 51 of Sachin Tendulkar, 45 of Jacques Kallis and 41 of Ricky Ponting.
  • Most number of half centuries – Sangakkara has 51 half-centuries in 129 matches. He is seventh in the list.
  • Most number of dismissals (includes wicket-keeping) – Sangakkara has taken (197 dismissals) in 129 matches.
  • Highest average (qualification 20 inns.) – Sangakkara (58.92)
  • He is the first cricketer ever to score 150+ scores in four consecutive Test matches.
  • Fastest 8,000 runs – Sangakkara (152 innings)
  • Fastest 9,000 runs – Sangakkara (172 innings)
  • Fastest 11,000 runs – Sangakkara (208 innings)
  • Fastest 12,000 runs - Sangakkara (224 innings)
  • Highest partnership for any wicket – 624 for the third wicket by Kumar Sangakkara (287) & Mahela Jayawardene (374) against South Africa in 2006.
  • Most partnership runs for the 3rd wicket – Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardena (scored 5890 runs )
  • Most runs in Year 2014 - 1483 runs in 12 matches with 4 hundreds and 9 fifties with the average 71.09


One-Day Internationals
  • Most number of half centuries – Sangakkara has 91 half-centuries in 389 matches. He is second in the list.
  • Most number of dismissals (includes wicket-keeping) – Sangakkara has taken (481 dismissals = 389 ct. + 93 st.) in 390 matches.
  • Highest 2nd wicket partnership - 200 by Tillakaratne Dilshan & Kumar Sangakkara against India Hobart in 2012.
  • Most stumpings in career as a wicketkeeper in ODIs – 92 by Kumar Sangakkara.
  • Most runs in Year 2014 - 1256 runs in 28 matches with 4 hundreds and 8 fifties with the average 46.51
  • Most runs in cricket in all formats of the game in a calendar year - Sangakkara scored 2868 runs in year 2014. (1493 Tests + 1256 ODIs + 119 T29Is)


World Cups
  • Most number of dismissals (includes wicket-keeping) – Kumar Sangakkara (32) in 21 matches.

Player statistics

An innings-by-innings breakdown of Sangakkara's Test match batting career, showing runs scored (red bars) and the average of the last ten innings (blue line).

Test performance against each opponent

As of 4 January 2015:[85]

Opponent Matches Innings Not out Runs High Score 100 50 Average
 Australia 11 21 1 878 192 1 7 43.90
 Bangladesh 15 21 2 1,816 319 7 7 95.57
 England 22 39 1 1,568 152 3 7 40.20
 India 15 24 2 1,257 219 5 2 57.13
 New Zealand 12 20 3 712 203 4 2 44.50
 Pakistan 21 41 6 2,809 230 10 11 80.26
 South Africa 17 28 0 1,434 287 3 6 48.64
 West Indies 12 19 2 918 157* 3 5 54.00
 Zimbabwe 5 6 0 536 270 2 1 89.33
TOTAL 130 224 17 12,198 319 38 51 54.92

ODI performance against each opponent

As of 16 December 2014:[86]

Opponent Matches Innings Not out Runs High Score 100 50 Average
 Australia 45 45 4 1709 101 1 12 41.68
 Bangladesh 30 27 2 1101 128 4 6 44.04
 England 43 40 6 1508 134* 3 11 44.35
 India 76 72 4 2706 138* 6 18 39.79
 New Zealand 39 38 5 1208 111 1 10 36.61
 Pakistan 56 53 4 1720 112 2 10 35.10
 South Africa 43 42 4 1744 169 2 13 45.89
 West Indies 20 17 1 480 90* 0 3 30.00
 Zimbabwe 21 17 5 556 80 0 4 46.33
 Afghanistan 1 1 0 76 76 0 1 76.00
 Bermuda 1 1 0 76 76 0 1 76.00
 Canada 2 2 1 96 92 0 1 96.00
 Ireland 1 1 0 10 10 0 0 10.00
 Kenya 3 3 2 135 103* 1 0 135.00
 Netherlands 3 3 0 115 46 30 0 38.33
 Scotland 1 1 0 6 6 0 0 6.00
 United Arab Emirates 2 2 0 17 17 0 0 8.50
ACA Africa XI 3 3 1 97 61 0 1 48.50
ICC World XI 1 1 0 24 24 0 0 24.00
TOTAL 390 368 39 13372 169 20 91 40.64

Centuries

Main article: List of international cricket centuries by Kumar Sangakkara

Sangakkara has scored a staggering 38 centuries in Test cricket, more than any other Sri Lankan. Additionally, Sangakkara has also scored 20 centuries in ODIs. [87]

Half-centuries

Sangakkara has scored 51 test, 91 ODI and 8 T20I half-centuries.

Awards

  • Sangakkara has been in the Test World XI, an astonishing 6 times, from 2006 to 2008 and again from 2010 to 2012.
  • He has also been in the ODI World XI 3 times, from 2011 to 2013.
  • In 2011, apart from being named in both the World XIs, Sangakkara also won the ODI Cricketer of the Year.
  • LG People's Choice Award in 2011.
  • In 2012, Sangakkara won three awards, including;
    • Prestigious Cricketer of the Year
    • Test Cricketer of the Year at the annual ICC awards ceremony in Colombo.
    • Sangakkara also won the People's Choice Award, for the second year running.
  • In 2013, again, Sangakkara was awarded with the ODI Player of the Year award.

Test Cricket – Man of the Series awards

  • In this table Ct., refers to the Catches and St. refers to the Stumping
# Series Season Match Performance Result
1 Pakistan Vs. Sri Lanka Test Series 2011–12 516 (3 Matches); 1 Ct.  Pakistan Won the series 1–0[64]
2 Pakistan Vs. Sri Lanka Test Series 2012 490 (3 matches);1Ct.  Sri Lanka Won the series 1–0[64]
3 Bangladesh in Sri Lanka Test Series 2013 441 (2 matches)  Sri Lanka Won the series 1–0[64]
4 Sri Lanka in Bangladesh Test Series 2014 499 (2 matches)  Sri Lanka Won the series 1–0[88]

Test Cricket – Man of the match awards

  • In this table Ct., refers to the Catches and St. refers to the Stumping
# Series Season Match Performance Result
1 1st Test – Zimbabwe in Sri Lanka Test Series 2001–02 1st Innings – 128 ; 3 Ct.  Sri Lanka Won by an innings and 166 runs[89]
2 2001–02 Asian Test Championship Final 2001–02 1st Innings – 230 ; 2nd Innings 14* ; 5 Ct., 1 St.  Sri Lanka Won by 8 wickets[90]
3 2nd Test – Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe Test Series 2004 1st Innings – 270 ; 1 Ct.  Sri Lanka Won by an innings and 254 runs[91]
4 2nd Test – South Africa in Sri Lanka Test Series 2004 1st Innings – 232 ; 2nd Innings – 64 ; 1 Ct.  Sri Lanka Won by 313 runs[92]
5 2nd Test – West Indies in Sri Lanka Test Series 2005 1st Innings – 6 ; 2nd Innings – 157 ; 1 Ct.  Sri Lanka Won by 240 runs[93]
6 1st Test – Pakistan in Sri Lanka Test Series 2005–06 1st Innings – 8 ; 2nd Innings – 185 ; 2 Ct. Match drawn[94]
7 2nd Test – Bangladesh in Sri Lanka Test Series 2007 1st Innings – 200*  Sri Lanka Won by an innings and 90 runs[95]
8 1st Test – England in Sri Lanka Test Series 2007–08 1st Innings – 92 ; 2nd Innings – 152 ; 1 Ct.  Sri Lanka Won by 88 runs[96]
9 3rd Test – India in Sri Lanka Test Series 2008 1st Innings – 144 ; 2nd Innings – 4  Sri Lanka Won by 8 wickets[97]
10 3rd Test – Pakistan in Sri Lanka Test Series 2009 1st Innings – 45 ; 2nd Innings – 130* ; 2 Ct. Match drawn[98]
11 2nd Test – India in Sri Lanka Test Series 2009–10 1st Innings – 219 ; 2nd Innings – 42* ; 3 Ct. Match drawn[99]
12 2nd Test – West Indies in Sri Lanka Test Series 2010–11 1st Innings – 150 ; 2nd Innings – 1* Match drawn[100]
13 1st Test – Pakistan vs. Sri Lanka Test Series 2011–12 1st Innings – 2 ; 2nd Innings – 211 ; 1 Ct. Match drawn[101]
14 3rd Test – Pakistan vs. Sri Lanka Test Series 2011–12 1st Innings – 144 ; 2nd Innings – 51 ; 1 Ct. Match drawn[102]
15 1st Test – Pakistan in Sri Lanka Test Series 2012 1st Inning – 199* ; Second Inning – 1 ; 1 Ct.  Sri Lanka won by 209 runs[103]
16 2nd Test – Sri Lanka in Bangladesh Test Series 2014 1st Inning – 319 ; Second Inning – 105 ; Match Drawn[104]

One-Day International Cricket – Man of the series awards

# Series Season Match Performance Result
1 Cherry Blossom Sharjah Cup 2003 228 (3 Matches)  Pakistan Won the series[105]
2 South African in Sri Lanka ODI Series 2004 247 (5 Matches); 5 Ct. ; 5 St.  Sri Lanka Won the series 5–0[106]
3 Sri Lankan in Bangladesh ODI Series 2005–06 182 (3 Matches); 5 Ct.  Sri Lanka Won the series 2–1[107]
4 Tri-Series in Bangladesh 2009–10 274 (5 Matches); 7 Ct.  Sri Lanka Won the series[108]
5 South African in Sri Lanka 2013 372 (5 Matches); 11 Ct. ; 2 st. ; 1 run out  Sri Lanka Won the series[109]

One-Day International Cricket – Man of the Match Awards

# Series Season Against Match Performance Result
1 2nd Match – Singer Triangular Series 2000  South Africa 85 ; 1 Ct.  Sri Lanka Won by 37 runs[27]
2 7th Match – NatWest Series 2002  England 70  Sri Lanka Won by 23 runs[110]
3 2nd Match – Cherry Blossom Sharjah Cup 2003  Pakistan 100*  Pakistan Won by 7 wickets[111]
4 4th Match – Cherry Blossom Sharjah Cup 2003  Kenya 103*  Sri Lanka Won by 129 runs[112]
5 4th Match – South Africa in Sri Lanka ODI Series 2004  South Africa 74* ; 1 St.  Sri Lanka Won by 7 wickets[113]
6 Final – Paktel Cup 2004–05  Pakistan 68 ; 1 Ct. ; 2 St.  Sri Lanka Won by 199 runs[114]
7 2nd Match – Afro-Asia Cup 2005  Africa XI 61 ; 1 Ct.  Asian XI Won by 17 runs[115]
8 3rd Match – VB Series 2005–06  South Africa 88  Sri Lanka Won by 94 runs[116]
9 1st Final – VB Series 2005–06  Australia 83 ; 1 St.  Sri Lanka Won by 22 runs[117]
10 3rd Match – Sri Lanka in Bangladesh ODI Series 2005–06  Bangladesh 109 ; 1 Ct.  Sri Lanka Won by 78 runs[118]
11 2nd Match – Sri Lanka in India ODI Series 2006–07  India 110 ; 2 Ct. ; 1 St.  Sri Lanka Won by 5 runs[119]
12 8th Match – Commonwealth Bank Series 2007–08  India 128 ; 1 Ct.  India Won by 2 wickets[120]
13 3rd Match – Asia Cup 2008  Bangladesh 101 ; 2 Ct. ; 1 St.  Sri Lanka Won by 131 runs[121]
14 8th Match – Asia Cup 2008  Pakistan 112 ; 1 St.  Sri Lanka Won by 64 runs[122]
15 Final – Tri-Series in Bangladesh 2008–09  Bangladesh 59 ; 4 Ct.  Sri Lanka Won by 2 wickets[123]
16 5th Match – India in Sri Lanka ODI Series 2008–09  India 84 ; 2 Ct.  Sri Lanka Won by 68 runs[124]
17 3rd Match – West Indies in Sri Lanka ODI Series 2010–11  West Indies 75 ; 1 Ct.  Sri Lanka Won by 26 runs[125]
18 38th Match – Cricket World Cup 2011  New Zealand 111 ; 1 Ct. ; 1 St.  Sri Lanka Won by 112 runs[126]
19 1st Semi Final – Cricket World Cup 2011  New Zealand 54 ; 3 Ct.  Sri Lanka Won by 5 wickets[127]
20 5th Match – Sri Lanka in South Africa ODI Series 2011–12  South Africa 102  Sri Lanka Won by 2 wickets[128]
21 8th Match – 2013 ICC Champions Trophy 2013  England 134*  Sri Lanka Won by 7 wickets[129]
22 5th Match – West Indies Triangular Series in 2013 2013  West Indies 90* ; 1 Ct.  Sri Lanka Won by 39 runs(D/L)[130]
23 1st Match – South Africa in Sri Lanka 2013 2013  South Africa 169 ; 2 Ct. ; 1 st.  Sri Lanka Won by 180 runs[131]
24 2nd Match – Sri Lanka in Bangladesh 2013 2014  Bangladesh 128 ; 2 Ct.  Sri Lanka Won by 61 runs[132]
25 4th Match – Asia Cup 2014 2014  India 103 ; 1 st.  Sri Lanka Won by 2 wickets[133]
26 7th Match – Asia Cup 2014 2014  Afghanistan 76 ; 1 ct.  Sri Lanka Won by 129 runs[134]
27 4th Match – England in Sri Lanka 2014 2014  England 86 ; 2 ct.  Sri Lanka Won by 6 wickets[135]
28 6th Match – England in Sri Lanka 2014 2014  England 112 ; 4 ct.  Sri Lanka Won by 90 wickets[136]

Twenty20 International Cricket – Man of the match awards

# Series Season Match Performance Result
1 2009 ICC World Twenty20 (AUS vs SL) in England 2009 55* runs & 1 ct. Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets.
2 Jaypee Cup in India 2009 78 runs. Sri Lanka won by 29 runs.
3 2014 ICC World Twenty20 final (IND vs SL) in Bangladesh 2014 52* runs. Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World
2011 		Succeeded by
Sporting positions
Preceded by Sri Lankan national cricket captain
2009–2011 		Succeeded by

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