Smith v Kohli

Virat Kohli takes it, 9–4 on categories

Kohli wins on hundreds — the big-game hundreds of the two. Smith’s case rests on economy, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ODIs career: Smith 170 matches (151 innings), Kohli 314 matches (303 innings).

• Kohli averages 58.5 with the bat (14,987 runs in 303 innings) to Smith’s 42.9 (5,668 runs in 151 innings).
• Kohli has 55 hundreds (one every 5.6 innings) to Smith’s 12 hundreds (one every 12.5 innings).
• Kohli has 181 sixes (one every 1.7 innings) to Smith’s 57 sixes (one every 2.6 innings).
• Highest score: Kohli 183, Smith 164.
• Kohli is in form: 617 runs in the last 10 innings at 77.1 (career 58.5). Latest: 0, 29, 139*, 74, 65.
• Longevity: Kohli has 314 matches (303 innings) across 19 seasons, Smith 170 in 14 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (wickets, maidens): those averages use only the games that logged them.

Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.