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Josh Tongue vs Phil Salt — International Fantasy Cricket Stats Comparison

Who is better — Josh Tongue or Phil Salt?

Josh Tongue has the edge on the headline numbers: Josh Tongue leads on T20I bowling (7 wickets, avg 23.3). Full T20I, ODI, Test and IPL stats are below.

Josh Tongue (England) has 0 T20I runs in 4 matches. Phil Salt (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) has 1,852 T20I runs at avg 34.9 in 65 matches. Head-to-head batting, bowling & fielding across T20I, ODI & Test.

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

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PLAYER 1
🏏
Josh Tongue
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ENG · 8.5 cr
VS
PLAYER 2
🏏
Phil Salt
🔴 RCB · 9.5 cr
🏏
Josh Tongue
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England
BOWL🌏 OS🏅 1× MOTM
8.5 cr
Credits
66
Avg Pts
269
Best FP
160.5
Pts/Cr
75
Total Runs
36
Total Wkts
🏏
Phil Salt
🔴 Royal Challengers Bengaluru
🧤 WK🌏 OS🏅 2× MOTM
9.5 cr
Credits
54
Avg Pts
166
Best FP
108.9
Pts/Cr
532
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.
📈 Slight Edge
🏏 Josh Tongue
12 higher avg pts · 269 best fantasy score · 1× MOTM
🏏 Josh Tongue
VS
🏏 Phil Salt
T20I Career Overview
4Matches65
🏏 Batting
0Runs1852
—Batting Avg34.94
—Strike Rate163.75
0Centuries4
0Half-Centuries10
0Sixes 🔴87
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Best Score
141*
🎳 Bowling
7Wickets0
23.29Bowling Avg—
10.19Economy Rate—
05-Wkt Hauls0
4/28
Best Figures
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Source: Cricsheet (cricsheet.org, CC BY 4.0) · International matches only

Josh Tongue vs Phil Salt — 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
StatisticJosh TonguePhil Salt
Matches2019
Avg fantasy points6654
Best fantasy score269166
Runs75532
Strike rate72.8137.8
Fours1247
Sixes023
Half-centuries (50+)04
Highest score4278
Wickets360
Economy rate6.510.00
Best spell (wkts)80
Catches212
Total dismissals214
International career — T20I
StatisticJosh TonguePhil Salt
Matches465
Runs01852
Batting average—34.94
Strike rate—163.8
Centuries (100+)04
Half-centuries (50+)010
Wickets70
Bowling average23.29—
Economy rate10.19—
Stats updated
⚡ Strengths & Captaincy Pick
🏏 Josh Tongue
✓ More wickets
✓ Higher avg fantasy pts
🏏 Phil Salt
✓ Superior run-scorer
✓ Higher strike rate
✓ More big-hitting sixes
✓ More MOTM awards
👑 Captaincy Recommendation
C: 🏏 Josh Tongue
66 avg pts · 269 best · 1 MOTM
VC: 🏏 Phil Salt
Captaining Josh Tongue gives you 2× pts. Always verify playing XI before locking.
📝 T20I Career Comparison

Josh Tongue vs Phil Salt — T20I is a highly-debated cricket matchup. Below are their T20I career highlights.

T20I career: He has also taken 7 T20I wickets at an average of 23.29 with an economy of 10.19.

T20I career: Phil Salt has scored 1,852 T20I runs in 65 matches at an average of 34.94, with 4 centuries.

Fantasy Impact: From a pure fantasy perspective, Josh Tongue is the stronger pick with an average of 66 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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