Head to Head
Morné Morkel 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
| Morné Morkel | Statistic | Virat Kohli |
|---|---|---|
| 86 | Matches | 123 |
| 944 | Runs | 9,230 |
| 11.65 | Batting average | 46.85 |
| 50.81 | Strike rate | 55.58 |
| 40 | Highest score | 254 |
| — | Centuries | 30 |
| — | Half centuries | 31 |
| 309 | Wickets | — |
| 27.67 | Bowling average | — |
| 3.11 | Economy rate | 2.88 |
| 18 | Catches | 121 |
ODI
| Morné Morkel | Statistic | Virat Kohli |
|---|---|---|
| 116 | Matches | 308 |
| 268 | Runs | 14,675 |
| 9.24 | Batting average | 58.47 |
| 75.71 | Strike rate | 93.76 |
| 32 | Highest score | 183 |
| — | Centuries | 54 |
| — | Half centuries | 75 |
| 187 | Wickets | 5 |
| 25.13 | Bowling average | 136.00 |
| 4.95 | Economy rate | 6.16 |
| 29 | Catches | 163 |
IPL
| Morné Morkel | Statistic | Virat Kohli |
|---|---|---|
| 70 | Matches | 282 |
| 126 | Runs | 9,346 |
| 11.45 | Batting average | 40.46 |
| 140.00 | Strike rate | 134.86 |
| 23 | Highest score | 113 |
| — | Centuries | 9 |
| — | Half centuries | 68 |
| 77 | Wickets | 4 |
| 27.13 | Bowling average | 92.00 |
| 7.69 | Economy rate | 8.80 |
| 11 | Catches | 126 |
Domestic T20
| Morné Morkel | Statistic | Virat Kohli |
|---|---|---|
| 83 | Matches | 118 |
| 52 | Runs | 3,969 |
| 4.73 | Batting average | 48.40 |
| 80.00 | Strike rate | 136.06 |
| 9 | Highest score | 94 |
| — | Half centuries | 37 |
| 93 | Wickets | 4 |
| 23.83 | Bowling average | 51.00 |
| 7.49 | Economy rate | 8.05 |
| 9 | 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.