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de Silva vs Inzamam

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GOAT Rank currently ranks Aravinda de Silva above Inzamam-ul-Haq: 88.5 vs 88.4. Aravinda de Silva leads on Peak. Inzamam-ul-Haq leads on Statistics.

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de SilvaWinner
88.5

de Silva wins: Peak

Inzamam
88.4

Inzamam wins: Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇱🇰 Aravinda de Silva
88.5

de Silva leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.

1. Aravinda de Silva
88.5
2. Inzamam-ul-Haq
88.4

Category breakdown

Season form · Form index per season

Career timeline · Form index per season

Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.

GOAT pace tracker

Career stage · GOAT pace

Through year 5 · Form index per season
1. 🇵🇰 Inzamam-ul-Haq5 years played · career day 1,825195 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇱🇰 Aravinda de Silva5 years played · career day 1,826148 runs
-24.1% vs Inzamam at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇱🇰 de Silva001843108335
🇵🇰 Inzamam002062195386

Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.

Metricde SilvaRetiredInzamamRetired
World Cup titles11
Test runs6,3618,830
ODI runs9,28411,739
Test centuries2025
Test batting average42.949.6
Dominance w25%8484
Peak w20%9492
Longevity w20%9090
Honours w20%8686
Statistics w15%9092

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
de Silva88.5
Inzamam88.4
The people
de Silva
Inzamam

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FAQ

Who is better, de Silva or Inzamam?

Aravinda de Silva leads with a GOAT score of 88.5 against 88.4 for Inzamam-ul-Haq — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.

Where does Inzamam beat de Silva?

Inzamam scores higher on statistics. de Silva leads on peak.

How is the de Silva vs Inzamam score calculated?

Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. de Silva: 88.5, Inzamam: 88.4.

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