Virat Kohli vs South Africa
3,306 runs in 70 innings against South Africa at an average of 56.03 and a strike rate of 73.30. Best: 254*. 8 centuries.
Figures on this page come from 860 innings (18 Apr 2008 to 9 Mar 2025; formats: ODI, T20I, IPL, TEST). Formats or seasons not yet imported are not included. How the numbers are made
Record against South Africa
- Matches
- 57
- Innings
- 70
- Runs
- 3,306
- Average
- 56.03
- Strike rate
- 73.30
- Highest score
- 254*
- Centuries
- 8
- Fifties
- 16
- Fours
- 337
- Sixes
- 35
- Not outs
- 11
- Balls faced
- 4,510
Year by year
Best innings against South Africa
| Score | Balls | SR | 4s/6s | Opposition | Venue | Date | Format | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 254* | 336 | 75.60 | 33/2 | South Africa | Pune | 10 Oct 2019 | Test | — |
| 160* | 159 | 100.60 | 12/2 | South Africa | Cape Town | 7 Feb 2018 | ODI | — |
| 153 | 217 | 70.50 | 15/0 | South Africa | Centurion | 13 Jan 2018 | Test | — |
| 138 | 140 | 98.50 | 6/5 | South Africa | Chennai | 22 Oct 2015 | ODI | — |
| 129* | 96 | 134.30 | 19/2 | South Africa | Centurion | 16 Feb 2018 | ODI | — |
| 119 | 181 | 65.70 | 18/0 | South Africa | Johannesburg | 18 Dec 2013 | Test | — |
| 112 | 119 | 94.10 | 10/0 | South Africa | Durban | 1 Feb 2018 | ODI | — |
| 101* | 121 | 83.40 | 10/0 | South Africa | Kolkata | 5 Nov 2023 | ODI | — |
Where he faced South Africa
- Centurion503 runs in 10 innings
- Johannesburg464 runs in 8 innings
- Cape Town452 runs in 9 innings
- Pune254 runs in 1 innings
- Durban251 runs in 6 innings
- Chennai138 runs in 1 innings
- Delhi132 runs in 2 innings
- Gqeberha123 runs in 2 innings
- Mohali102 runs in 3 innings
- Kolkata101 runs in 1 innings
- Rajkot77 runs in 1 innings
- Bridgetown, Barbados76 runs in 1 innings
- London76 runs in 1 innings
- Dhaka72 runs in 1 innings
- Ahmedabad57 runs in 1 innings
- Visakhapatnam51 runs in 2 innings
- Paarl51 runs in 2 innings
- Guwahati49 runs in 1 innings
- Melbourne46 runs in 1 innings
- Dharamsala43 runs in 1 innings
- Nagpur39 runs in 3 innings
- Cardiff31 runs in 1 innings
- Jaipur31 runs in 1 innings
- Southampton18 runs in 1 innings
- Ranchi12 runs in 1 innings
- Indore12 runs in 1 innings
- Perth12 runs in 1 innings
- Kanpur11 runs in 1 innings
- Bengaluru9 runs in 1 innings
- Mumbai7 runs in 1 innings
- Thiruvananthapuram3 runs in 1 innings
- Colombo2 runs in 1 innings
- Cuttack1 runs in 1 innings