Most Test runs in 2022: Highest runs in Test cricket in 2022

Dixit Bhargav | 15/06/2022
Most Test runs in 2022: Highest runs in Test cricket in 2022

Most Test runs in 2022: Three out of five top run-scorers in Test cricket this year are English cricketers.

With the year 2022 about to touch its halfway mark, it is an apt time to analyse which batters have called the shots in the best possible manner this year especially in Test cricket.

England, who have already played seven Tests this year, have three out of the Top Five highest run-scorers in the form in 2022. While it is no surprise that Australia batter Usman Khawaja continues to enjoy the top spot after making an outstanding Test comeback last summer, Bangladesh wicket-keeper batter Liton Das at the third spot also speaks highly about the kind of year he’s had with respect to red-ball cricket.

With England scheduled to play five more Test matches this summer, expect more players from their setup dominating the charts across divisions. The same will provide enough opportunities to in-form batters namely Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow and Ben Stokes to further strengthen their positions in the below mentioned list.

Having scored three Test centuries this year, Bairstow already has the second-highest number of centuries in 2022. However, he has really benefited from playing a titular role in recording the highest successful run chase at Trent Bridge against New Zealand on Tuesday.

As far as Indian cricketers are concerned, their highest Test run-scorer in 2022 is wicket-keeper batter Rishabh Pant (329) followed by the likes of Ravindra Jadeja (201), Virat Kohli (189), Shreyas Iyer (186) and Hanuma Vihari (184). As for India, they are scheduled to play a lone Test in England next month.

Most Test runs in 2022

Batter Matches Innings Runs Highest Average SR 100 50
Usman Khawaja (AUS) 5 9 751 160 125.16 51.54 4 2
Joe Root (ENG) 7 14 663 176 51 58.46 4 0
Liton Das (BAN) 6 10 558 141 55.8 54.49 2 3
Jonny Bairstow (ENG) 6 12 541 140 49.18 66.13 3 0
Ben Stokes (ENG) 7 14 505 120 38.84 67.24 1 4
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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