As the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2023–25 cycle nears its conclusion, Joe Root continues to dominate the batting charts, retaining his position as the leading run-scorer. Following the conclusion of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, where Australia secured a 3-1 series win and booked their spot in the WTC final, the standings have started to take shape.
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India’s Yashasvi Jaiswal finished his WTC campaign on a high note with a remarkable total of 1,798 runs, making him the only Indian player in the top 10 and the only batter across all teams to cross the 1,000-run mark during this cycle. His consistency and dominance with the bat have been standout features for India.
Here’s a breakdown of the top 10 run-getters in the current WTC cycle, followed by the top 5 batters from each participating nation
Most runs in World Test championship 2023-25 cycle | ||||||||||||||
Player | Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 0 | 4s | 6s |
JE Root (ENG) | 2023–2024 | 22 | 40 | 4 | 1968 | 262 | 54.66 | 3006 | 65.46 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 186 | 9 |
YBK Jaiswal (IND) | 2023–2025 | 19 | 36 | 2 | 1798 | 214* | 52.88 | 2738 | 65.66 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 207 | 39 |
BM Duckett (ENG) | 2023–2024 | 22 | 41 | 1 | 1470 | 153 | 36.75 | 1743 | 84.33 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 187 | 7 |
HC Brook (ENG) | 2023–2024 | 17 | 29 | 0 | 1463 | 317 | 50.44 | 1755 | 83.36 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 144 | 17 |
UT Khawaja (AUS) | 2023–2025 | 19 | 37 | 3 | 1422 | 232 | 41.82 | 3168 | 44.88 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 149 | 5 |
SPD Smith (AUS) | 2023–2025 | 19 | 35 | 3 | 1324 | 141 | 41.37 | 2549 | 51.94 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 133 | 11 |
TM Head (AUS) | 2023–2025 | 19 | 34 | 1 | 1177 | 152 | 35.66 | 1452 | 81.06 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 151 | 13 |
Z Crawley (ENG) | 2023–2024 | 19 | 34 | 0 | 1175 | 189 | 34.55 | 1509 | 77.86 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 152 | 10 |
KS Williamson (NZ) | 2023–2024 | 11 | 22 | 1 | 1152 | 156 | 54.85 | 2128 | 54.13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 134 | 6 |
PHKD Mendis (SL) | 2024–2025 | 11 | 20 | 2 | 1123 | 182* | 62.38 | 1702 | 65.98 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 116 | 23 |