ICC World Test Championship: 5 Highest Run Scorers In The Tournament So Far

India and New Zealand are set to play the final match of the ICC World Test Championship. The match will start on June 18, 2021, at Rose Bowl Cricket Stadium in Southampton, England. Both the teams India and New Zealand topped the ICC World Test Championship points table to grab a spot in the final.

India has a PCT of 72.2 per cent which gave them the top spot in the points table. New Zealand has a PCT of 70 per cent which put them on the 2nd spot in the points table. During the ICC World Test Championship tournament, India played 6 Test series. India won 12 matches and lost 4, while 1 ended in a draw. On the other hand, New Zealand played 5 Test series during the tournament. New Zealand won 7 matches and lost 4. New Zealand was the first team to book to spot in the final.

England and Australia had a narrow chance to qualify for the final but after India defeated England 3-1 in the home series, India booked its place in the final against New Zealand.ICC World Test Championship witnessed many exciting and nail-biting Test matches. Many players also played beautiful knocks during the tournament which impressed cricket fans all around the globe. Here we look at the 5 highest run-scorers in the ICC World Test Championship so far.

ICC World Test Championship: 5 Highest Run Scorers In The Tournament So Far

5. Ajinkya Rahane

India Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane is the 5th leading run-scorer in ICC World Test Championship. The right-handed batsman Rahane is also the leading run-scorer for India in the tournament. Rahane, who plays as a middle-order batsman, has played 17 matches in ICC World Test Championship so far. In 28 innings, Rahane has scored 1095 runs at an average of 43.80. He has smashed 3 centuries and 6 half-centuries. His highest knock is 115 runs which he hit during India vs South Africa 3rd Test in October 2019.

4. Ben Stokes

English all-rounder Ben Stokes is the 4th leading run-scorer in ICC World Test Championship. Ben Stokes has played 32 innings in which he scored 1334 runs. The left-handed batsman has smashed 4 centuries and 6 half-centuries and has an average of 46. His highest score in ICC World Test Championship is 176 runs, which he hit against the West Indies in July 2020 during the 2nd Test of West Indies tour of England.

3. Steve Smith

Australian batsman Steve Smith is the 3rd leading run-scorer in ICC World Test Championship. Smith has played 13 matches in which he batted in 22 innings. He has scored 1341 runs at an average of 63.85. The right-handed batsman Smith has also smashed 4 centuries and 7 half-centuries. This also includes a double hundred which Smith hit against England in September 2019. This 211-run knock is also Smith’s highest score in ICC World Test Championship.

2. Joe Root

England Test skipper Joe Root is the 2nd leading run-scorer in ICC World Test Championship. Root has played 20 matches in the tournament. In 37 innings, Joe Root has smashed 1660 runs at an average of 47.42. He has also hit 3 hundreds and 8 fifties in ICC World Test Championship. Joe Root’s 2 centuries were double centuries which he hit against Sri Lanka and India.

1. Marnus Labuschagne

Australian cricketer Marnus Labuschagne is the top leading run-scorer in ICC World Test Championship. He has played 23 innings in which he has scored 1675 runs at an average of 72.82. Labuschagne has smashed 5 centuries and 9 half-centuries in the tournament. He hit his highest knock of 215 runs against New Zealand in January 2020. This is Labuschagne’s only double hundred in the tournament. Labuschagne is expected to end as the highest run-scorer in ICC World Test Championship as no Indian or New Zealand player falls near to his tally of runs.