Head to Head
Lasith Malinga 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
| Lasith Malinga | Statistic | Virat Kohli |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Matches | 123 |
| 255 | Runs | 9,230 |
| 14.17 | Batting average | 46.85 |
| 47.57 | Strike rate | 55.58 |
| 64 | Highest score | 254 |
| — | Centuries | 30 |
| 1 | Half centuries | 31 |
| 69 | Wickets | — |
| 35.80 | Bowling average | — |
| 3.91 | Economy rate | 2.88 |
| 2 | Catches | 121 |
ODI
| Lasith Malinga | Statistic | Virat Kohli |
|---|---|---|
| 213 | Matches | 308 |
| 508 | Runs | 14,675 |
| 6.51 | Batting average | 58.47 |
| 73.73 | Strike rate | 93.76 |
| 56 | Highest score | 183 |
| — | Centuries | 54 |
| 1 | Half centuries | 75 |
| 322 | Wickets | 5 |
| 28.73 | Bowling average | 136.00 |
| 5.37 | Economy rate | 6.16 |
| 22 | Catches | 163 |
IPL
| Lasith Malinga | Statistic | Virat Kohli |
|---|---|---|
| 122 | Matches | 282 |
| 88 | Runs | 9,346 |
| 5.50 | Batting average | 40.46 |
| 88.89 | Strike rate | 134.86 |
| 17 | Highest score | 113 |
| — | Centuries | 9 |
| — | Half centuries | 68 |
| 170 | Wickets | 4 |
| 19.80 | Bowling average | 92.00 |
| 7.14 | Economy rate | 8.80 |
| 15 | Catches | 126 |
Domestic T20
| Lasith Malinga | Statistic | Virat Kohli |
|---|---|---|
| 106 | Matches | 118 |
| 158 | Runs | 3,969 |
| 7.52 | Batting average | 48.40 |
| 90.29 | Strike rate | 136.06 |
| 27 | Highest score | 94 |
| — | Half centuries | 37 |
| 134 | Wickets | 4 |
| 21.26 | Bowling average | 51.00 |
| 7.31 | Economy rate | 8.05 |
| 19 | 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.