Joe Root is the leading run scorer in the World Test Championship (WTC) history. The England batter has accumulated close to 5000 runs in over 100 innings. Root has also smashed the most centuries in WTC history, going past 15 hundreds.
Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, and Ben Stokes are the 3 batters who have crossed 3000 runs in WTC. Babar Azam and Usman Khawaja are inching closer to the 3000-run mark.
You can check out the top 20 batters who have scored the most runs in WTC history.
Most Runs in WTC History
| Player | Matches | Innings | Runs | High Score | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Root (ENG) | 61 | 111 | 5325 | 262 | 52.20 | 17/20 |
| Marnus Labuschagne (AUS) | 45 | 82 | 3904 | 215 | 52.05 | 11/19 |
| Steven Smith (AUS) | 45 | 78 | 3486 | 211 | 50.52 | 9/17 |
| Ben Stokes (ENG) | 50 | 92 | 3154 | 176 | 36.67 | 7/16 |
| Babar Azam (PAK) | 32 | 58 | 2760 | 196 | 51.11 | 8/15 |
| Zak Crawley (ENG) | 44 | 80 | 2699 | 267 | 34.16 | 4/15 |
| Usman Khawaja (AUS) | 32 | 60 | 2686 | 195 | 49.74 | 7/12 |
| Rohit Sharma (IND) | 37 | 64 | 2685 | 212 | 44.01 | 9/8 |
| Dimuth Karunaratne (SL) | 31 | 58 | 2558 | 244 | 44.87 | 6/16 |
| Travis Head (AUS) | 41 | 67 | 2510 | 175 | 39.84 | 6/11 |
| Kane Williamson (NZ) | 25 | 44 | 2427 | 251 | 60.67 | 10/4 |
| Virat Kohli (IND) | 41 | 70 | 2427 | 254* | 36.77 | 4/11 |
| David Warner (AUS) | 38 | 68 | 2423 | 335* | 37.27 | 5/8 |
| Ollie Pope (ENG) | 43 | 77 | 2368 | 196 | 32.43 | 6/12 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva (SL) | 29 | 51 | 2257 | 166 | 49.06 | 8/11 |
| Jonny Bairstow (ENG) | 35 | 67 | 2236 | 162 | 36.65 | 6/6 |
| Tom Latham (NZ) | 36 | 65 | 2192 | 252 | 34.79 | 3/13 |
| Kraigg Brathwaite (WI) | 35 | 70 | 2060 | 160 | 30.74 | 3/13 |
| Dean Elgar (SA) | 30 | 56 | 1935 | 185 | 36.50 | 3/10 |
| Rishabh Pant (IND) | 29 | 50 | 1933 | 146 | 42.02 | 4/11 |
Note: Stats are updated after every match day.
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