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Brian Lara vs Matthew Hayden — International Fantasy Cricket Stats Comparison

Who is better — Brian Lara or Matthew Hayden?

Matthew Hayden has the edge on the headline numbers: Matthew Hayden leads on ODI batting (308 runs, avg 51.3). Full T20I, ODI, Test and IPL stats are below.

Brian Lara () has 10,405 ODI runs at avg 40.5 in 299 matches. Matthew Hayden (Chennai Super Kings) has 308 T20I runs at avg 51.3 in 9 matches. Head-to-head batting, bowling & fielding across T20I, ODI & Test.

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PLAYER 1
🏏
Brian Lara
· 8 cr
VS
PLAYER 2
🏏
Matthew Hayden
🦁 CSK · 8 cr
🏏
Brian Lara
BAT
8 cr
Credits
0
Avg Pts
0
Best FP
0.0
Pts/Cr
0
Total Runs
0
Total Wkts
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Matthew Hayden
🦁 Chennai Super Kings
BAT
8 cr
Credits
0
Avg Pts
0
Best FP
0.0
Pts/Cr
0
Total Runs
0
Total Wkts
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🏏 Brian Lara
VS
🏏 Matthew Hayden
T20I Career Overview
—Matches9
🏏 Batting
—Runs308
—Batting Avg51.33
—Strike Rate143.93
—Centuries0
—Half-Centuries4
—Sixes 🔴13
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Best Score
73
Source: Cricsheet (cricsheet.org, CC BY 4.0) · International matches only

Brian Lara vs Matthew Hayden — Stat Comparison Table

Head-to-head numbers at a glance. Higher value is highlighted in green (lower is better for economy and bowling/batting averages).

International career — ODI
StatisticBrian LaraMatthew Hayden
Matches299161
Runs104056133
Batting average40.4943.81
Strike rate79.579.0
Centuries (100+)1910
Half-centuries (50+)6336
Wickets40
Bowling average15.25—
Economy rate7.4718.00

📋 Format by format

ODI. Brian Lara has played 299 ODIs and Matthew Hayden 161. Brian Lara has 10,405 runs at 40.5 (strike rate 79.5), against 6,133 at 43.8 (79.0) for Matthew Hayden, so Brian Lara has scored more. Hundreds: Brian Lara 19, Matthew Hayden 10. Fifties: 63 and 36.

Test. Brian Lara has played 131 Tests and Matthew Hayden 103. Brian Lara has 11,953 runs at 52.9 (strike rate 60.5), against 8,625 at 50.7 (60.1) for Matthew Hayden, so Brian Lara has scored more. Hundreds: Brian Lara 34, Matthew Hayden 30. Fifties: 48 and 29.

International numbers up to 3 January 2009.

Stats updated
📝 T20I Career Comparison

Brian Lara vs Matthew Hayden — T20I is a highly-debated cricket matchup. Below are their T20I career highlights.

Brian Lara does not have T20I career data recorded yet.

T20I career: Matthew Hayden has scored 308 T20I runs in 9 matches at an average of 51.33, with 4 half-centuries.

Stats are sourced from international career records. Compare more players using our Player Comparison Tool.

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Who has more ODI runs, Brian Lara or Matthew Hayden?

Brian Lara has more ODI runs: Brian Lara has 10,405 in 299 matches (average 40.5) and Matthew Hayden has 6,133 in 161 (average 43.8).

Who has the better ODI strike rate?

Brian Lara scores faster in ODIs: Brian Lara strikes at 79.5 and Matthew Hayden at 79.0.

Who has more Test runs, Brian Lara or Matthew Hayden?

Brian Lara has more Test runs: Brian Lara has 11,953 in 131 matches (average 52.9) and Matthew Hayden has 8,625 in 103 (average 50.7).
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