Head to Head
Vernon Philander 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
| Vernon Philander | Statistic | Virat Kohli |
|---|---|---|
| 64 | Matches | 123 |
| 1,779 | Runs | 9,230 |
| 24.04 | Batting average | 46.85 |
| 44.53 | Strike rate | 55.58 |
| 74 | Highest score | 254 |
| — | Centuries | 30 |
| 8 | Half centuries | 31 |
| 224 | Wickets | — |
| 22.32 | Bowling average | — |
| 2.63 | Economy rate | 2.88 |
| 14 | Catches | 121 |
ODI
| Vernon Philander | Statistic | Virat Kohli |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | Matches | 308 |
| 151 | Runs | 14,675 |
| 12.58 | Batting average | 58.47 |
| 70.89 | Strike rate | 93.76 |
| 30 | Highest score | 183 |
| — | Centuries | 54 |
| — | Half centuries | 75 |
| 41 | Wickets | 5 |
| 24.05 | Bowling average | 136.00 |
| 4.63 | Economy rate | 6.16 |
| 6 | Catches | 163 |
Domestic T20
| Vernon Philander | Statistic | Virat Kohli |
|---|---|---|
| 56 | Matches | 118 |
| 574 | Runs | 3,969 |
| 24.96 | Batting average | 48.40 |
| 148.32 | Strike rate | 136.06 |
| 45 | Highest score | 94 |
| — | Half centuries | 37 |
| 37 | Wickets | 4 |
| 36.03 | Bowling average | 51.00 |
| 7.82 | Economy rate | 8.05 |
| 11 | 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.