The two^nd version of the World Take a look at Championship (WTC) is about to conclude with an thrilling finale to performed between the top-2 Take a look at groups within the world- India and Australia on the Oval beginning on the 7^th of June. Whereas Australia completed on the high of the league levels that panned out during the last 2 years, India got here in second to clinch the finalist place of their very last sequence.

These 2 sides met just lately a few months in the past in a Take a look at sequence held in India the place the hosts got here high with the rating line studying 2-1. Because of this, these 2 giants of the fashionable sport will play one another in a bid to realize a supremacy within the longest format of the sport.

India ended up because the runners-up within the first cycle of the WTC and would need to make it one higher whereas Australia, essentially the most profitable cricket crew on this planet will look so as to add a WTC title to their already glittering trophy cupboard that features many accomplishments in restricted overs cricket. You will discover the entire stats of the primary cycle of WTC right here.

Coming to the 2021-23 WTC cycle, it was performed in the identical sample because the inaugural version the place groups performed 6 sequence, cut up into 3 sequence residence and away every. 9 outstanding Take a look at groups excluding Afghanistan, Eire and Zimbabwe participated within the 2^nd version spanning near 2 years.

With a watch on the finals, allow us to look how issues went forward within the 2^nd cycle of WTC when it comes to essential statistics. First allow us to dwell on to who has scored essentially the most runs on this WTC cycle.

Most Runs in WTC 2021-23

Key insights from the above stats:

Joe Root, the previous England skipper, continued his prolific run, ending up because the main scorer on this WTC Cycle. Root amassed a whopping 1915 runs from 40 innings he performed, and he averages 53.19 with eight centuries to his identify (essentially the most by any participant on this cycle). You possibly can test Root’s year-by-year batting statistics right here to grasp how he has been tremendous profitable currently.

Usman Khawaja, the comeback man of Australia, is available in 2nd place with 1608 and has the third finest common (69.91) amongst all who’ve scored greater than 500 Take a look at runs on this cycle. The most effective batting common point out ought to go to Kane Williamson, who averages 75.2, scoring 752 runs on this cycle.

Pakistan skipper Babar Azam has turned a brand new leaf in his Take a look at profession by ending the league levels of this WTC because the third highest main run-getter and will simply get pipped by Marnus Labuschagne, who has scored 1509 and has yet one more sport up his sleeve.

Jonny Bairstow, the pioneer of Bazball, has whopped six centuries in simply 28 innings.

Ben Stokes has hit essentially the most sixes (28) on this WTC cycle, and it got here in simply 32 innings.

Likewise, Joe Root has essentially the most fours on this cycle, with 217 boundaries to his credit score. He additionally tops the record of most runs in WTC historical past with 4050 runs and essentially the most variety of centuries with 11 100s subsequent to his identify.

Rishabh Pant of India has the most effective strike price amongst all of the batsman (min. 500 runs). He was hanging at a price of 80.81 per 100 balls and collected 848 runs on this WTC cycle.

Most Wickets in WTC 2021-23

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Nathan Lyon tops the bowling charts with a whopping 83 wickets within the two years, together with 5 five-fors and a ten-wicket haul. He has adopted an honest first version, the place he claimed 56 wickets, with an excellent higher 2nd version. General, Lyon is the main wicket-taker concerning WTC, with 139 wickets in 59 innings throughout the editions.

Ravichandran Ashwin of India comes within the 2nd place for the very best tally of wickets in WTC historical past with 132 wickets (71 within the first and now 61), and he’s simply behind his direct rival within the WTC Ultimate, Nathan Lyon. Verify Ashwin’s year-by-year wicket-picking evaluation right here.

The opposite three spots go to the pacers, and a couple of of them come from England, James Anderson and Ollie Robinson, regardless of not qualifying for the summit conflict. Kagiso Rabada of SA is available in 2nd with 67 wickets, to Kitty with three 5-wicket hauls.

Nathan Lyon has bowled essentially the most maiden overs on this WTC cycle with 192 no-run overs, whereas Scott Boland (2.18) has the least financial system price within the version. The pacer additionally has the most effective bowling common, with 13.42 on this cycle.

Highest Scores in WTC 2021-23

Identify	Rating	Opponent	Venue	Yr
Tom Latham (NZ)	252	Bangladesh	Christchurch	2022
Kane Williamson (NZ)	215	Sri Lanka	Wellington	2023
Dinesh Chandimal (SL)	206*	Australia	Galle	2022
Marnus Labuschagne (Aus)	204	West Indies	Perth	2022
Steve Smith (Aus)	200*	West Indies	Perth	2022
Kane Williamson (NZ)	200*	Pakistan	Karachi	2022
Henry Nicholls (NZ)	200*	Sri Lanka	Wellington	2023

Key insights from the above stats:

Three gamers are tied for the fifth spot because the legendary duo of Kane Williamson and Steve Smith, together with Henry Nicholls, have an unbeaten rating of 200 on this WTC cycle. 

Kane Williamson is the one participant on this WTC to attain a couple of double-century. He did so towards two high Asian nations, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

Tom Latham has the most effective rating of this WTC cycle which is 252 towards Bangladesh at Wellington. By the way, this was the ultimate Take a look at match for NZ legend Ross Taylor, and Tom himself led the aspect with out the then-regular skipper Kane Williamson.

Together with them, David Warner is the one different batsman to have made a double century on this WTC cycle, however he was dismissed. Warner scored his Take a look at double vs South Africa on the MCG.

You possibly can learn intimately the 5 highest particular person scores talked about right here on this article.

Greatest Bowing Figures in WTC 2021-23

NAME	INNINGS FIGURES	OPPONENT	VENUE	YEAR
Ajaz Patel (NZ)	10/119	India	Mumbai	2021
Sajid Khan (Pak)	8/42	Bangladesh	Dhaka	2021
Nathan Lyon (Aus)	8/64	India	Indore	2023
Matt Henry (NZ)	7/23	South Africa	Christchurch	2022
Keshav Maharaj (SA)	7/32	Bangladesh	Durban	2022

Key insights from the above stats:

Ajaz Patel turned solely the third bowler in Take a look at historical past after Jim Laker and Anil Kumble claimed all ten wickets in an innings. He did so towards India at his fatherland in Mumbai. He registered mind-blowing figures of 10/119 within the first innings of the Take a look at however ended up on the dropping aspect. 

Sajid Khan and Nathan Lyon claimed 8-fers of their respective outings towards Bangladesh and India. They ended up on the successful aspect.

Ten bowlers have claimed 10-wicket match hauls versus solely 6 within the inaugural version of the WTC.

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The most effective bowling effort in a match goes to Ajaz Patel of New Zealand, who took 14/225 towards India in Mumbai.

You possibly can learn intimately the 5 finest bowling figures talked about right here on this article.

Different statistical highlights from the WTC 2021-23:

Ravindra Jadeja is by far the most effective all-rounder on this WTC cycle, taking 43 wickets with a 10-wicket haul included and scoring 673 runs from 12 Checks at a mean of over 37 with a highest rating of 175* towards Sri Lanka at residence.

Alex Carey of Australia has essentially the most variety of dismissals behind the wickets with 62 scalps (60 catches and two stumpings)

England tops the record of the very best complete in an innings with 657 runs which they scored towards Pakistan at Rawalpindi. (Verify right here the groups with most 600+ scores in Take a look at cricket historical past)

Bangladesh obtained bowled out for 53 runs, the bottom crew complete on this WTC cycle.