5 batters who have scored the most Test runs in 2023 ft. Steve Smith. Steve Smith was instrumental in Australia’s 2023 World Test Championship and ODI World Cup victories.
5 batters who have scored the most Test runs in 2023 ft. Steve Smith
He was part of a group of players that included David Warner, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, and Josh Hazlewood that won the T20 World Cup as well as the aforementioned titles.
1. Usman Khawaja (1210 runs)
Usman Khawaja flew under the radar from 2017 to 2021, but he’s demonstrated in the last two years what he’s capable of in the game’s longest format.
After scoring 1080 runs in 20 innings in 2022, he scored 1210 runs in 24 innings in 2023.
Three triple-digit scores and six half-centuries were recorded by the Australian opener. His best score of the year came against South Africa early in the year, when he hit a brilliant 195* in a drawn game.
The left-hander is 37 years old and shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon.
2. Steve Smith (929 runs)
Steve Smith had a disappointing year by his standards, but he still achieved two ICC titles and a lot of runs.
In 2023, the 34-year-old scored 929 runs in 24 Test innings at an average of 42.22, which was much lower than his Test career average of 58.11.
Smith’s 121-run innings in the World T20 final against India was the pinnacle of his year.
The New South Welshman put on a 285-run fourth-wicket stand with Head to put his team in charge in the first inning. Steve Smith hit three hundreds in 2023, bringing his Test total to 31 tons.
3. Travis Head (919 runs)
Travis Head had an even stronger year than Labuschagne in 2023. In 23 innings, the South Australian scored 919 runs.
He has five half-centuries and one century, which came in the WTC final, when it counted the most.
Both of his ODI hundreds this year came in crucial games (2023 World Cup semi-final and final), garnering him the moniker “big match player.”
Along with Mitchell Marsh, his 75.57 strike rate in Test cricket makes him the X factor in the Australian batting lineup.
4. Marnus Labuschagne (803 runs)
One of four Australians on this list, Marnus Labuschagne, scored 803 Test runs in 25 innings in 2023. Since joining the Australian Test team, Labuschagne has been a reliable and consistent No. 3 batter.
Overall, the right-handed batter had an outstanding season. He was sneaked into Australia’s 2023 World Cup squad to replace the injured Ashton Agar.
Labuschagne had many of chances in the quadrennial event, and he took advantage of one of them in the final against India.
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5. Joe Root (787 runs)
Joe Root not only had the best Test year of the Fab Four, but he also had the best 2023 of any batter in the format.
The only reason he isn’t ranked higher is that he played about 10 innings less than the Australian batters.
Root had 787 runs scored in 14 innings of batting. His 65.58 average and 76.33 strike rate put him apart from his peers.
The 33-year-old has flourished in the Bazball style of cricket, scoring several runs. Root had 787 runs scored in 14 innings of batting.
His 65.58 average and strike rate of 76.33 set him apart from his colleagues. The 33-year-old has thrived in the Bazball style of cricket, hitting a slew of runs.
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