Southee vs Ranatunga
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Ranatunga wins: Peak
Southee wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Ranatunga leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Captained Sri Lanka to the 1996 World Cup title.
Category breakdown
Season form · Centuries per year
Career timeline · Centuries per year
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through year 5 · Centuries per year| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇳🇿 Southee | 0 | 0 | 10 | 24 | 70 | 258 |
| 🇱🇰 Ranatunga | 0 | 0 | 22 | 50 | 164 | 372 |
Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 years are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.
| Metric | SoutheeRetired | RanatungaRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Test wickets | 391 | — |
| ODI wickets | 221 | — |
| Tests played | 107 | — |
| World Test Championship titles | 1 | — |
| Five-wicket hauls | 15 | — |
| World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| ODI runs | — | 7,456 |
| Test runs | — | 5,105 |
| ODI matches | — | 269 |
| Tests as captain | — | 56 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 92 | 90 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 92 |
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