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Eshan Malinga vs Virat Kohli — International Fantasy Cricket Stats Comparison

Who is better — Eshan Malinga or Virat Kohli?

Virat Kohli has the edge on the headline numbers: Virat Kohli leads on T20I batting (4,188 runs, avg 48.7). Full T20I, ODI, Test and IPL stats are below.

Eshan Malinga (Sunrisers Hyderabad) has 5 T20I runs at avg 5.0 in 11 matches. Virat Kohli (India) has 4,188 T20I runs at avg 48.7 in 125 matches. Head-to-head batting, bowling & fielding across T20I, ODI & Test.

Full season · batting · bowling · fielding · MOTM · form

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PLAYER 1
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Eshan Malinga
🌅 SRH · 9 cr
VS
PLAYER 2
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Virat Kohli
🇮🇳 IND · 10 cr
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Eshan Malinga
🌅 Sunrisers Hyderabad
BOWL🌏 OS🏅 1× MOTM
9 cr
Credits
52
Avg Pts
159
Best FP
145.1
Pts/Cr
22
Total Runs
28
Total Wkts
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Virat Kohli
🇮🇳 India
BAT🏅 3× MOTM
10 cr
Credits
81
Avg Pts
206
Best FP
154.7
Pts/Cr
819
Total Runs
0
Total Wkts
⚠️These players are from different series — comparing all-time stats. For fairest comparison, pick two players from the same competition.
🔥 Clear Pick
🏏 Virat Kohli
29 higher avg pts · 206 best fantasy score · 3× MOTM
🏏 Eshan Malinga
VS
🏏 Virat Kohli
T20I Career Overview
11Matches125
🏏 Batting
5Runs4188
5.00Batting Avg48.70
50.00Strike Rate137.04
0Centuries1
0Half-Centuries38
0Sixes 🔴124
3*
Best Score
122
🎳 Bowling
9Wickets4
34.67Bowling Avg51.00
9.22Economy Rate8.05
05-Wkt Hauls0
2/24
Best Figures
1/13
Source: Cricsheet (cricsheet.org, CC BY 4.0) · International matches only

Eshan Malinga vs Virat Kohli — Stat Comparison Table

Head-to-head numbers at a glance. Higher value is highlighted in green (lower is better for economy and bowling/batting averages).

IPL season stats
StatisticEshan MalingaVirat Kohli
Matches2019
Avg fantasy points5281
Best fantasy score159206
Runs22819
Strike rate115.8151.9
Fours186
Sixes128
Half-centuries (50+)07
Centuries (100+)01
Highest score13105
Wickets280
Economy rate9.050.00
Best spell (wkts)40
Catches411
Total dismissals511
International career — T20I
StatisticEshan MalingaVirat Kohli
Matches11125
Runs54188
Batting average5.0048.70
Strike rate50.0137.0
Centuries (100+)01
Half-centuries (50+)038
Wickets94
Bowling average34.6751.00
Economy rate9.228.05
Stats updated
⚡ Strengths & Captaincy Pick
🏏 Eshan Malinga
✓ More wickets
🏏 Virat Kohli
✓ Superior run-scorer
✓ Higher strike rate
✓ More big-hitting sixes
✓ Higher avg fantasy pts
✓ More MOTM awards
👑 Captaincy Recommendation
C: 🏏 Virat Kohli
81 avg pts · 206 best · 3 MOTM
VC: 🏏 Eshan Malinga
Captaining Virat Kohli gives you 2× pts. Always verify playing XI before locking.
📝 T20I Career Comparison

Eshan Malinga vs Virat Kohli — T20I is a highly-debated cricket matchup. Below are their T20I career highlights.

T20I career: Eshan Malinga has scored 5 T20I runs in 11 matches at an average of 5.00. He has also taken 9 T20I wickets at an average of 34.67 with an economy of 9.22.

T20I career: Virat Kohli has scored 4,188 T20I runs in 125 matches at an average of 48.70, with 1 century. He has also taken 4 T20I wickets at an average of 51.00 with an economy of 8.05.

Fantasy Impact: From a pure fantasy perspective, Virat Kohli is the stronger pick with an average of 81 pts per game in recent fantasy cricket. Always check the playing XI and toss before locking in your captain.

Stats are sourced from international career records. Compare more players using our Player Comparison Tool.

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