The reigning World Test Championship champions, Australia, are set to take on South Africa in the highly anticipated final of the WTC 2023-25 cycle. The summit clash of the prestigious cricket biennial will be played next month, from June 11 to June 15, at the iconic Lord’s Stadium in London.
The Aussies finished their campaign in the WTC 2023-25 cycle in second spot in the tournament standings at the end of this cycle. Pat Cummins and co won 13 games while losing only four, alongside two draws in the 19 games they played in two years since the third cycle started. There have been a lot of crucial performances for Australia in this period that helped them to make their second consecutive appearance in the WTC final.
With that said, here we’ll have a look at Australia’s top 3 batters in the WTC 2023-25 cycle, who led the Aussie campaign with their amazing performances throughout this period.
1. Usman Khawaja
The veteran opener Usman Khawaja has been the ‘top performer with the bat’ for Australia in the ongoing WTC 2023-25 cycle. The left-handed opener is currently the top run-scorer for the Australian side in this cycle, alongside being placed in the fifth spot in the overall list of top run-scorers in WTC 2023-25.
Khawaja has scored 1422 runs in 37 innings in all of the 19 games he has played for his side. The veteran Southpaw has scored these runs with a brilliant batting average of 41.82, hitting two centuries and six half-centuries, including a double century. So, the 38-year-old will be a crucial asset with the bat while opening the innings for Australia against South Africa in the WTC final.
2. Steve Smith
Former Aussie skipper and the modern-day batting great, Steve Smith, has completely lived up to the expectations of his side and the Aussie cricket fans as well. The veteran number three batter has scored 1324 runs in 35 innings of the 19 games, including three unbeaten appearances.
Smith has scored these runs with an average of 41.37, hitting five centuries and four half-centuries, including the best performance of ‘141 runs in an innings.’ The 35-year-old also has the highest number of centuries scored by an Aussie batter in the ongoing WTC 2023-25 cycle.
3. Travis Head
The explosive left-handed batter, Travis Head, played a pivotal role in the team’s victory in the WTC 2023 final against India. Besides that, he has also been one of the ‘consistent performers with the bat’ for the Aussies in the current WTC 2023-25 cycle.
Head has scored 1177 runs in 34 innings, including an unbeaten appearance and a batting average of 35.66. He has also smashed three centuries and five half-centuries, being the second Aussie batter with the highest number of centuries in this cycle. He could also play an impactful role for Australia at Lord’s in the WTC final against South Africa.
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