World Test Championship 2021-2023: Most runs, wickets after second Ashes Test

Dec 21, 2021

World Test Championship 2021-2023: Most runs, wickets after second Ashes Test Image

Most Runs

Joe Root is the leading run-getter of the current cycle of the World Test Championship 2021-23. Root has 739 runs in six matches at an average of 73.90.

No one has scored even half as many runs. With 368 runs in four games, Rohit Sharma is next. However, Rohit will miss India's upcoming Test series against South Africa due to a hamstring injury. Abid Ali is at  third place, with 336 runs in four matches.

Player Mat Runs HS Ave
Joe Root (ENG) 6 739 180* 73.9
Rohit Sharma (INDIA) 4 368 127 52.57
Abid Ali (PAK) 4 336 133 48
Cheteshwar Pujara (INDIA) 6 322 91 29.27
KL Rahul (INDIA) 4 315 129 39.37

Most Wickets

Shaheen Shah Afridi and Ollie Robinson are tied with at the top, with 28 wickets each. Robinson, however, has played two more matches than Afridi. They are followed by Ramesh Mendis, Jasprit Bumrah, and James Anderson, with 18 wickets each. 

Player Mat Wkts BBM Ave Econ
Shaheen Shah Afridi (PAK) 4 28 10/94 12.1 2.52
Ollie Robinson (ENG) 6 28 7/81 22.07 2.63
Ramesh Mendis (SL) 2 18 11/136 15.27 2.56
Jasprit Bumrah (INDIA) 4 18 9/110 20.83 2.48
James Anderson (ENG) 5 18 5/115 24.22 2.15