World Test Championship 2021-23: Most runs and wickets

Aug 29, 2021

World Test Championship 2021-23: Most runs and wickets Image

Most Runs

Joe Root is the leading run-getter of the World Test Championship so far, having amassed 507 runs in three games at an astronomical average of 126. Root has struck a century in each of the three matches he has played so far. His third century came at Headingley, helping England win by an innings and seventy six runs.

Root is followed by K.L. Rahul, who has amassed 252 runs in three games. Rohit Sharma is at No. 3, with 230 runs to his name.

Most Wickets

With 18 wickets in two games, Shaheen Shah Afridi is the leading wicket-taker of the series. He is followed by Ollie Robinson, who has picked up 16 wickets in three games. Robinson claimed the second five-wicket haul of his international career at Headingley.

Jasprit Bumrah is third, with 14 wickets. James Anderson and Mohamed Siraj occupy the next two spots in the list.