Kumar Sangakkara
Birthday boy Herath spins Sri Lanka to series win
Mar 19, 2013 08:44 EDT
Rangana Herath celebrated his 35th birthday with a career-best 7-89 as Sri Lanka clinched the series against Bangladesh with a comfortable seven-wicket win in the second and final Test on Tuesday.
Sri Lanka eye win after birthday boy Herath strikes
Mar 19, 2013 06:03 EDT
Birthday boy Rangana Herath grabbed a career-best 7-89 to put Sri Lanka on course for victory in the second and final Test against Bangladesh in Colombo on Tuesday.
Three-wicket Herath puts Bangladesh in spin
Mar 18, 2013 10:32 EDT
Sri Lanka's Rangana Herath grabbed three wickets to put Bangladesh under pressure on the third day of the second and final Test in Colombo on Monday.
Sri Lanka's Herath puts Bangladesh in spin
Mar 18, 2013 09:16 EDT
Sri Lanka's Rangana Herath grabbed three wickets to put Bangladesh under pressure on the third day of the second and final Test in Colombo on Monday.
Bangladesh 158-4 in second innings
Mar 18, 2013 07:56 EDT
Bangladesh, trailing by 106 runs, were 158-4 in their second innings at stumps on the third day of the second and final Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo on Monday.
Bangladesh 93-1 in second innings
Mar 18, 2013 05:29 EDT
Bangladesh, trailing by 106 runs, were 93-1 in their second innings at tea on the third day of the second and final Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo on Monday.
Sri Lanka rest Herath for Bangladesh ODIs
Mar 18, 2013 04:52 EDT
Sri Lanka's left-arm spinner Rangana Herath has been rested for the first two home one-day internationals against Bangladesh, the national selectors announced on Monday.
Sri Lanka take 106-run lead in Bangladesh Test
Mar 18, 2013 03:36 EDT
Bangladesh, trailing by 106 runs, were 23 for no loss in their second innings at lunch on the third day of the second and final Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo on Monday.
Sangakkara, Chandimal rally Sri Lanka with tons
Mar 17, 2013 09:32 EDT
Kumar Sangakkara again relished Bangladesh's attack as he cracked his third successive century against them to pull Sri Lanka out of trouble in the second and final Test on Sunday.
Sangakkara, Chandimal steady Sri Lanka
Mar 17, 2013 05:52 EDT
Kumar Sangakkara and Dinesh Chandimal hit impressive half-centuries to help Sri Lanka reach 175-4 in their first innings at tea in reply to Bangladesh's 240 in second and final Test on Sunday.
Bangladesh put Sri Lanka in trouble in 2nd Test
Mar 17, 2013 03:18 EDT
Bangladesh took three wickets in the morning session to put Sri Lanka under pressure on the second day of the second and final Test in Colombo on Sunday.
Sri Lanka's Herath restricts Bangladesh
Mar 16, 2013 10:29 EDT
Sri Lanka's Rangana Herath bagged five wickets as Bangladesh were bowled out for 240 in their first innings on the opening day of the second and final Test in Colombo on Saturday.
Sangakkara, Dilshan excel in drawn eight-ton Test
Mar 12, 2013 12:38 EDT
Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara on Tuesday rattled up his second century against Bangladesh in the drawn opening Test, which saw a record-equalling eight hundreds.
Sri Lanka set 268-run target for Bangladesh
Mar 12, 2013 06:12 EDT
Sri Lanka's Tillakaratne Dilshan and Kumar Sangakkara hit centuries against Bangladesh on the fifth and final day of the first Test in Galle on Tuesday as the match headed for a draw.
Dilshan, Sangakkara hit tons in Bangladesh Test
Mar 12, 2013 03:25 EDT
Sri Lanka's Tillakaratne Dilshan and Kumar Sangakkara hit impressive centuries against Bangladesh on the fifth and final day of the opening Test, which was heading for a draw in Galle.
Bangladesh's Rahim makes history with double ton
Mar 11, 2013 09:13 EDT
Mushfiqur Rahim on Monday became the first Bangladeshi to crack a double-century while Nasir Hossain hit a maiden ton as the tourists gained a 68-run lead in the first Test against Sri Lanka.
Rahim makes history for Bangladesh with double ton
Mar 11, 2013 06:16 EDT
Mushfiqur Rahim on Monday became the first Bangladeshi to score a double-century while Nasir Hossain hit a maiden ton as the tourists gained the lead in the first Test against Sri Lanka.
Thirimanne, Chandimal crack maiden Test centuries
Mar 09, 2013 05:14 EST
Lahiru Thirimanne and Dinesh Chandimal hit maiden centuries as Sri Lanka declared their first innings closed at 570-4 on the second day of the opening Test against Bangladesh on Saturday.
Sri Lanka on top after Thirimanne's maiden Test ton
Mar 09, 2013 02:19 EST
Lahiru Thirimanne cracked a maiden century to put Sri Lanka in command on the second day of the opening Test against Bangladesh in Galle.
Sangakkara feasts on Bangladeshi attack
Mar 08, 2013 08:32 EST
Kumar Sangakkara smashed a superb 142 to put Sri Lanka on course for a big first-innings total in the opening Test against Bangladesh in Galle on Friday.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
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| Personal information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kumar Chokshanada Sangakkara | |||
| Born | 27 October 1977 Matale, Sri Lanka | |||
| Batting style | Left-handed | |||
| Bowling style | Right arm off break | |||
| Role | Wicket-keeper, Sri Lanka captain | |||
| International information | ||||
| National side | Sri Lanka | |||
| Test debut (cap 84) | 20 July 2000 v South Africa | |||
| Last Test | 2 December 2009 v India | |||
| ODI debut (cap 93) | 5 July 2000 v Pakistan | |||
| Last ODI | 15 December 2009 v India | |||
| ODI shirt no. | 11 | |||
| Domestic team information | ||||
| Years | Team | |||
| 1997 – Present | Nondescripts | |||
| 2008-Present | Kings XI Punjab | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Competition | Test | ODI | FC | LA |
| Matches | 88 | 261 | 173 | 334 |
| Runs scored | 7,549 | 7,877 | 11,933 | 10,741 |
| Batting average | 55.10 | 36.13 | 46.61 | 38.49 |
| 100s/50s | 21/32 | 10/50 | 29/56 | 16/67 |
| Top score | 287 | 138* | 287 | 156* |
| Balls bowled | 66 | – | 192 | – |
| Wickets | 0 | – | 1 | – |
| Bowling average | – | – | 108.00 | – |
| 5 wickets in innings | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 10 wickets in match | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| Best bowling | 0/4 | – | 1/13 | – |
| Catches/stumpings | 157/20 | 247/66 | 318/33 | 319/83 |
| Source: CricketArchive, 16 December 2009 | ||||
