Its an amazing coincidence that two rival batsmen ended with an identical number of runs against each other at the end of a test after completing 2000 plus runs against each other in the same test. Perhaps, the only occasion in the annals of test cricket

V Kohli’s aggregate runs against Australia read 2042 at the end of WTC Final between Australia and India at The Oval. He completed 2000 runs against Australia in this test. SPD Smith’s run aggregate against India read 2042 at the end of this test. He also completed 2000 runs against India in this test.

Player	Team	Opp	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	0
V Kohli	Ind	Aus	2011-2023	25	44	1	2042	186	47.48	8	5	3
SPD Smith	Aus	Ind	2013-2023	19	37	6	2042	192	65.87	9	5	2