Head to Head
Sanath Jayasuriya 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
| Sanath Jayasuriya | Statistic | Virat Kohli |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Matches | 123 |
| 582 | Runs | 9,230 |
| 25.30 | Batting average | 46.85 |
| 71.41 | Strike rate | 55.58 |
| 85 | Highest score | 254 |
| — | Centuries | 30 |
| 3 | Half centuries | 31 |
| 9 | Wickets | — |
| 43.67 | Bowling average | — |
| 2.55 | Economy rate | 2.88 |
| 6 | Catches | 121 |
ODI
| Sanath Jayasuriya | Statistic | Virat Kohli |
|---|---|---|
| 135 | Matches | 308 |
| 4,414 | Runs | 14,675 |
| 34.48 | Batting average | 58.47 |
| 95.44 | Strike rate | 93.76 |
| 152 | Highest score | 183 |
| 14 | Centuries | 54 |
| 15 | Half centuries | 75 |
| 89 | Wickets | 5 |
| 35.78 | Bowling average | 136.00 |
| 4.77 | Economy rate | 6.16 |
| 23 | Catches | 163 |
IPL
| Sanath Jayasuriya | Statistic | Virat Kohli |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | Matches | 282 |
| 768 | Runs | 9,346 |
| 27.43 | Batting average | 40.46 |
| 144.36 | Strike rate | 134.86 |
| 114 | Highest score | 113 |
| 1 | Centuries | 9 |
| 4 | Half centuries | 68 |
| 13 | Wickets | 4 |
| 30.00 | Bowling average | 92.00 |
| 7.96 | Economy rate | 8.80 |
| 4 | Catches | 126 |
Domestic T20
| Sanath Jayasuriya | Statistic | Virat Kohli |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | Matches | 118 |
| 634 | Runs | 3,969 |
| 21.86 | Batting average | 48.40 |
| 129.92 | Strike rate | 136.06 |
| 88 | Highest score | 94 |
| 4 | Half centuries | 37 |
| 21 | Wickets | 4 |
| 22.86 | Bowling average | 51.00 |
| 7.40 | Economy rate | 8.05 |
| 4 | 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.