in this article, we are going to discuss Most Test Runs in 2023. The 2023 Test format is busy with the World Test Championship final and the Ashes series. The year began with an interesting tour of Australia to India, with the home team winning the series 2-1 and reaching their second consecutive WTC final.
India and Australia teams met at the Oval. The Australians defeated India to become the title winners, with the Men in Blue taking the runners’ podium for the second time.
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This Most Test Runs in 2023 report is for the first half of the year; The second part is now in action.
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Most Test Runs in 2023
| PLAYER | MATCHES | INNINGS | RUNS | HIGH SCORE | AVERAGE | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Usman Khawaja (AUS) | 11 | 20 | 1037 | 195* | 54.57 | 3/5 |
| Travis Head (AUS) | 10 | 19 | 848 | 163 | 47.11 | 1/5 |
| Joe Root (ENG) | 8 | 14 | 787 | 153* | 65.58 | 2/5 |
| Steve Smith (AUS) | 11 | 20 | 777 | 121 | 43.16 | 3/2 |
| Marnus Labuschagne (AUS) | 11 | 21 | 718 | 111 | 37.78 | 1/3 |
| Harry Brook (ENG) | 8 | 14 | 701 | 186 | 53.92 | 1/6 |
| Ben Duckett (ENG) | 8 | 15 | 654 | 182 | 46.71 | 1/3 |
| Dimuth Karunaratne (SL) | 6 | 10 | 608 | 179 | 60.80 | 2/3 |
| Zak Crawley (ENG) | 8 | 15 | 606 | 189 | 43.28 | 1/3 |
| Kusal Mendis (SL) | 6 | 10 | 586 | 245 | 58.60 | 2/2 |
Key Stats
Six double centuries were recorded in the first half of 2023 and Sri Lankan batsman Kusal Mendis’ 245 against Ireland in April 2023 is the highest individual innings by a batsman in this calendar year. To understand which cricket team has scored the most 200 runs in the longest format you can find a team-wise list of Test double centuries on this blog.
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Australia’s opening batsman Usman Khawaja has resumed his excellent form from last year and leads the race.
Khawaja, Steve Smith and Kane Williamson have scored three centuries so far.
