The 2021-23 cycle of the World Test Championship (WTC) has reached its epilogue with the top-two teams, Australia and India, vying for the prize when they face off at the Oval from Wednesday.
The second cycle of the tournament, which began on 4 August 2021 with a five-match Test series between India and England was brought to a close after the Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand which was swept 2-0 by the home side.
Australia’s wins against England and South Africa at home and its commendable performances in the Asian continent – managing a series win in Pakistan – sees it dominate the run-scoring charts in this WTC cycle.
The chart though is led by former England captain Joe Root who aggregated 1915 runs in 40 innings at an average of 53.19. Usman Khawaja, who managed to translate his home form into the Asian tour, follows him with 1608 runs at an average of 69.91 in 28 innings.
Pakistan captain Babar Azam stands third in the list having scored 1527 runs in 26 innings.
Most runs in WTC 2021-23:
| Player | Inns | Runs | HS | Ave | 100s | 50s |
| JE Root (ENG) | 40 | 1915 | 180* | 53.19 | 8 | 6 |
| UT Khawaja (AUS) | 28 | 1608 | 195* | 69.91 | 6 | 7 |
| Babar Azam (PAK) | 26 | 1527 | 196 | 61.08 | 4 | 10 |
| M Labuschagne (AUS) | 33 | 1509 | 204 | 53.89 | 5 | 5 |
| JM Bairstow (ENG) | 28 | 1285 | 162 | 51.4 | 6 | 2 |
| SPD Smith (AUS) | 30 | 1252 | 200* | 50.08 | 3 | 6 |
| TM Head (AUS) | 26 | 1208 | 175 | 52.52 | 3 | 6 |
| FDM Karunaratne (SL) | 23 | 1054 | 147 | 47.9 | 2 | 8 |
| Litton Das (BAN) | 22 | 1024 | 141 | 46.54 | 3 | 6 |
| KC Brathwaite (WI) | 26 | 994 | 160 | 43.21 | 2 | 7 |
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