World Test Championship: Who Has Scored Most Runs & Taken Most Wickets

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The inaugural edition of the ICC World Test Championship(WTC) has now reached its last stage with just the final match to be played. India and New Zealand will be playing the WTC Final starting from 18th June at Southampton. 

In the championship which began in 2019, all the teams played at least four series.

Here is the list of batsmen who scored the most runs in the WTC so far: 

1) Marnus Labuschagne - Australia's top-order batsmen Marnus Labuschagne played 13 matches during the WTC in which he batted in 23 innings. He scored 1675 runs at an average of 72.82. Labuschagne hit five centuries and nine half-centuries in the championship. His highest score was 215. 

2) Joe Root - England Test captain Joe Root is the second on the list of leading run-scorers in WTC. Root amassed 1660 runs in 37 innings he batted in, at an average of 47.42. He scored three centuries and eight half-centuries with the highest score of 228. 

3) Steve Smith - One of Australia's best batsmen smashed 1341 runs in the 22 innings played in WTC. Smith averaged 63.85 in the championship with the highest score of 211. He hit four centuries and seven half-centuries. 

4) Ben Stokes - One of the most top-rated all-rounders in the world currently, Ben Stokes amassed 1334 runs in 32 innings he played in the WTC. Stokes averaged 46. He hit four centuries and six fifties with the highest score of 176. 

5) Ajinkya Rahane - Indian vice-captain has hit 1095 runs in 28 innings he has played so far in WTC at an average of 43.80. Ajinkya Rahane's highest score is 115. Rahane has hit centuries and six half-centuries so far.  

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