Who is better, Fazal or Sangakkara?
Fazal Mahmood leads with a GOAT score of 87.3 against 87.1 for Kumar Sangakkara — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Fazal vs Sangakkara
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Fazal Mahmood above Kumar Sangakkara: 87.3 vs 87.1. Fazal Mahmood leads on Peak, Dominance. Kumar Sangakkara leads on Longevity.
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FazalWinner
87.3Fazal wins: Dominance, Peak
Sangakkara
87.1Sangakkara wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇵🇰 Fazal Mahmood
87.3
Fazal leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Fazal Mahmood
2. Kumar Sangakkara
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 season1. 🇱🇰 Kumar Sangakkara5 years played · career day 2,921243 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇵🇰 Fazal Mahmood5 years played · career day 1,82689 runs
-63.4% vs Sangakkara at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇵🇰 Fazal | 0 | 0 | 10 | 30 | 73 | 133 |
| 🇱🇰 Sangakkara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 301 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | FazalRetired | SangakkaraRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Test wickets | 139 | — |
| Test bowling average | 24.7 | — |
| Five-wicket hauls | 13 | — |
| Ten-wicket matches | 4 | — |
| Tests played | 34 | — |
| Test runs | — | 12,400 |
| ODI runs | — | 14,234 |
| Test centuries | — | 38 |
| Test average | — | 57.4 |
| ICC Cricketer of the Year | — | 1 |
| World T20 titles | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 96 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 94 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Fazal87.3
Sangakkara87.1
FAQ
Where does Sangakkara beat Fazal?
Sangakkara scores higher on longevity. Fazal leads on peak, dominance.
How is the Fazal vs Sangakkara score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Fazal: 87.3, Sangakkara: 87.1.
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