Two of the top-ranked teams - India and Australia - will square off in the second edition of the World Test Championship final at a neutral venue which will make the contest even more compelling. It will be for the first time in two decades that India and Australia will lock horns in an ICC tournament final. The last time these two sides locked horns in an ICC final was in 2003 when Australia defeated India in the ODI World Cup final. The 2023 WTC final will be played between June 7 and June 11 at The Oval, London.
India finished runners-up in the last edition of WTC as they lost the final against New Zealand. This time, Rohit Sharma's brigade would look to cross the final hurdle and bring an end to their ICC trophy drought.
Ahead of the big-ticket finale, let's take a look at the list of batters who scored the most 50-plus scores during WTC 2021-23 cycle:
1. Babar Azam (Pakistan): 14 50-plus scores in 14 matches (10 fifties and 4 centuries)
2. Joe Root (England): 14 50-plus scores in 22 matches (6 fifties and 8 centuries)
3. Usman Khawaja (Australia): 13 50-plus scores in 16 matches (6 fifties and 7 centuries)
4. Dimuth Karunaratne (Sri Lanka): 10 50-plus scores in 12 matches (8 fifties and 2 centuries)
5. Marnus Labuschagne (Australia): 10 50-plus scores in 19 matches (5 fifties and 5 centuries)
6. Daryl Mitchell (New Zealand): 9 50-plus scores in 11 matches (5 fifties and 4 centuries)
7. Litton Das (Bangladesh): 9 50-plus scores in 12 matches (6 fifties and 3 centuries)
8. Travis Head (Australia): 9 50-plus scores in 17 matches (6 fifties and 3 centuries)
9. Kraigg Brathwaite (West Indies): 9 50-plus scores in 13 matches (7 fifties and 2 centuries)
10. Steve Smith (Australia): 9 50-plus scores in 19 matches (6 fifties and 3 centuries)
When it comes to Indian batters, Rishabh Pant is in 18th place with 7 50-plus scores in 12 matches (5 fifties and 2 centuries) and Cheteshwar Pujara is in 20th place with 7 50-plus scores in 16 matches (6 fifties and 1 century).
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