Smith v Kohli

Too close to call — 7–6 on categories

Kohli wins on runs — the run machine of the two. Smith’s case rests on wickets. T20Is career: Smith 68 matches (54 innings), Kohli 118 matches (112 innings).

• Kohli averages 48.3 with the bat (3,963 runs in 112 innings) to Smith’s 25.4 (1,090 runs in 54 innings).
• Smith averages 0.8 wickets a match to Kohli’s 0.1 — 11.6 times as many.
• Smith has 44 catches (one every 1.5 matches) to Kohli’s 51 catches (one every 2.3 matches).
• Highest score: Kohli 94, Smith 90.
• Winners’ edge: Kohli’s team won 67%, Smith’s team won 59% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Kohli has 118 matches (112 innings) across 14 seasons, Smith 68 in 10 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (wickets, maidens, innings bowled…): 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.