Most runs in WTC 2021: Who has scored the most runs in ICC World Test Championship 2021?

Dixit Bhargav | 16/06/2021
Most runs in WTC 2021: Who has scored the most runs in ICC World Test Championship 2021?

Most runs in WTC 2021: The SportsRush present before you a list of highest run-scorers in World Test Championship 2021.

The inaugural season of the ICC World Test Championship is all set to reach its culmination this week as India and New Zealand will lock horns in Southampton in the all-important final match.

The iconic match will put an end to a tournament which lasted for a couple of years starting with Ashes 2019. While the format and points system were already a subject of debate, the tournament clashing with COVID-19 pandemic further complicated things.

Having said that, the ICC (International Cricket Council) seems to have done the best it could do to ensure that the tournament gets over by the original deadline.

As far as the batsmen are concerned, the top four highest run-scorers belong to Australia and England. Talking about the finalists, only two (both Indian) out of the Top 10 run-scorers will be playing in the final match at the Ageas Bowl.

Having scored 1,095 runs in 28 innings at an average of 43.8 including three centuries and six half-centuries, India vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane is their highest run-scorer in the Test Championship. After Rahane and Rohit Sharma (1,030), India captain Virat Kohli (877 runs in 22 innings at 43.85) is third on the list among Indian batsmen.

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson, who is their highest run-scorer in the tournament as of now with 817 runs in 14 innings at an average of 58.35 is 16th on the list otherwise. Other than Williamson, New Zealand batsman Tom Latham (680) and Henry Nicholls (585) have also been among the runs in this competition.

Most runs in WTC 2021

S. No. Name Matches Innings Runs HS Average Strike Rate 100 50
1 Marnus Labuschagne 13 23 1675 215 72.82 55.85 5 9
2 Joe Root 20 37 1660 228 47.42 54.65 3 8
3 Steven Smith 13 22 1341 211 63.85 53.44 4 7
4 Ben Stokes 17 32 1334 176 46 57.79 4 6
5 Ajinkya Rahane 17 28 1095 115 43.8 47.25 3 6
6 Rohit Sharma 11 17 1030 212 64.37 64.49 4 2
7 Dimuth Karunaratne 10 18 999 244 55.5 53.33 4 4
8 Jos Buttler 18 31 963 152 33.2 52.88 1 4
9 David Warner 12 22 948 335* 47.4 62.4 3 1
10 Babar Azam 10 17 932 143 66.57 64.14 4 5
Post Edited By: Dixit Bhargav
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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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