Head to Head
Faf du Plessis vs Virat Kohli
Career figures side by side, by format. Only formats both players have played are shown, and a figure that was never recorded is left blank rather than counted as zero.
Test
| Faf du Plessis | Statistic | Virat Kohli |
|---|---|---|
| 69 | Matches | 123 |
| 4,163 | Runs | 9,230 |
| 40.03 | Batting average | 46.85 |
| 46.33 | Strike rate | 55.58 |
| 199 | Highest score | 254 |
| 10 | Centuries | 30 |
| 21 | Half centuries | 31 |
| 5.31 | Economy rate | 2.88 |
| 65 | Catches | 121 |
ODI
| Faf du Plessis | Statistic | Virat Kohli |
|---|---|---|
| 141 | Matches | 308 |
| 5,445 | Runs | 14,675 |
| 46.14 | Batting average | 58.47 |
| 88.18 | Strike rate | 93.76 |
| 185 | Highest score | 183 |
| 12 | Centuries | 54 |
| 34 | Half centuries | 75 |
| 2 | Wickets | 5 |
| 94.50 | Bowling average | 136.00 |
| 5.91 | Economy rate | 6.16 |
| 76 | Catches | 163 |
IPL
| Faf du Plessis | Statistic | Virat Kohli |
|---|---|---|
| 154 | Matches | 282 |
| 4,773 | Runs | 9,346 |
| 35.10 | Batting average | 40.46 |
| 135.79 | Strike rate | 134.86 |
| 96 | Highest score | 113 |
| — | Centuries | 9 |
| 39 | Half centuries | 68 |
| — | Wickets | 4 |
| — | Bowling average | 92.00 |
| 16.00 | Economy rate | 8.80 |
| 86 | Catches | 126 |
Domestic T20
| Faf du Plessis | Statistic | Virat Kohli |
|---|---|---|
| 228 | Matches | 118 |
| 6,511 | Runs | 3,969 |
| 33.22 | Batting average | 48.40 |
| 142.16 | Strike rate | 136.06 |
| 120 | Highest score | 94 |
| 9 | Centuries | — |
| 40 | Half centuries | 37 |
| 9 | Wickets | 4 |
| 13.67 | Bowling average | 51.00 |
| 6.59 | Economy rate | 8.05 |
| 124 | Catches | 51 |
Career figures come from ball-by-ball match records, which cover recent decades rather than the whole history of the game. A career played mostly before that coverage is counted only in part.