Smith v Kohli

Steven Smith takes it, 10–2 on categories

Smith wins on batting average — the rock at the crease of the two. Tests career: Smith 127 matches (227 innings), Kohli 123 matches (210 innings).

• Smith averages 55.3 with the bat (11,003 runs in 227 innings) to Kohli’s 46.9 (9,230 runs in 210 innings).
• Smith averages 1.8 catches a match to Kohli’s 1.0 (80% more).
• Smith has 37 hundreds (one every 6.3 innings) to Kohli’s 30 hundreds (one every 7.1 innings).
• Highest score: Kohli 254, Smith 239.
• Smith has cooled: 414 runs in the last 10 innings at 46 (career 55.3). Latest: 3, 28, 27, 25, 42.
• Winners’ edge: Smith’s team won 57%, Kohli’s team won 50% of the matches they played.
• 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.