Top five run scorers in the current World Test Championship
Joe Root, Babar Azam (Image Source: Twitter)

The ongoing World Test Championship (WTC) 2021-23 is the second edition of the ICC’s prestigious Test event. The second cycle began on August 04 and will end with the final on June 7-11 in London. The summit clash will take place between India and Australia at The Oval. India also played the inaugural final of WTC where they faced defeat against New Zealand. Many batters played some noteworthy knocks during the period but only a few have shown consistency with the bat.

Here is the list of five batters with most runs in the WTC 2021-23:

5) Jonny Bairstow (England)

Matches:15
Runs:1285
HS:162
Average:51.40
100s/50s:6/2

4) Marnus Labuschagne (Australia)

Matches:19
Runs:1509
HS:204
Average:53.89
100s/50s:5/5

3) Babar Azam (Pakistan)

Matches:14
Runs:1527
HS:196
Average:61.08
100s/50s:4/10

2) Usman Khawaja (Australia)

Matches:16
Runs:1608
HS:195*
Average:69.91
100s/50s:6/7

1) Joe Root (England)

Matches:22
Runs:1915
HS:180*
Average:53.19
100s/50s:8/6

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