Today, we bring you the batsmen who scored the most runs in Border Gavaskar Trophy 2020-21. Border Gavaskar Trophy season fifteen saw India and Australia competing in 4 test matches during November 27, 2020- January 19, 2021. Australia were the hosts of this season, the hosts couldn’t stop the tourists from 2-1 series win over them. The series saw Mohammed Siraj leading the wickets tally for Indians while Pat Cummins was the lead wicket-taker of the season for the Aussies. Here we talk about cricketers who hit the most runs in Border Gavaskar Trophy 2020-21.
5. Ajinkya Rahane (India)
The Indian Cricketer/Captain was also among runs in the fifteenth season of Border Gavaskar Trophy. Rahane was captaining the side after the first match and the series win happened under his captaincy. What more is a thing of statistics is the fact that he kept his record clean with “no losses” under his leadership. Ajinkya Madhukar Rahane gathered 268 runs from 8 innings of 4 test matches at an average of 38.28. Rahane would score a hundred; his highest score being 112 at Melbourne Cricket Ground in the second test. With these statistics, Rahane featured at 5th in the list of Cricketers with the most runs in Border Gavaskar Trophy 2020-21.
4. Cheteshwar Pujara (India)
The Indian No. 3 Batsman in the test team would be among runs on Australian grounds in 2020-21 as well continuing his form of previous season. In the fifteenth season of Border Gavaskar Trophy, Cheteshwar Pujara scored 271 runs from 7 innings of 4 test matches at an average of 33.87. Pujara would score 3 fifties from the season and his highest score was 77 at Sydney Cricket Ground in the third test. With these statistics, Cheteshwar Pujara featured in the list of Cricketers with the most runs in Border Gavaskar Trophy 2020-21.
3. Rishabh Pant (India)
The Indian Wicket-keeper batsman would consecutively feature among the top run makers in the fifteenth season of Border Gavaskar trophy after appearing among the run makers in the fourteenth edition as well. Rishabh Pant would score 274 runs from 5 innings of 3 test matches at an average of 68.50. His highest score would be 97 from this season coming at Sydney Cricket Ground in the third test match. With these statistics, Rishabh Pant got featured in the list of Cricketers with the most runs in Border Gavaskar Trophy 2020-21. He would also go on to become the only visiting cricketer to cross 25 runs mark in Test Cricket in Australia in 10 innings.
2. Steve Smith (Australia)
The Australian Top order batsman is the most consistent scorer for the Australian team in recent past. Steven Peter Devereux Smith scored 313 runs from 8 innings of 4 test matches at an average of 44.71. Smith would score one hundred and 2 fifties while scoring these runs and his highest score was 131 at Sydney Cricket Ground in the third test match. With these statistics, Steve Smith featured in the list of Cricketers with the most runs in Border Gavaskar Trophy 2020-21. While he helped the hosts with some runs on board, he couldn’t avoid the fate they had in the series at home.
1. Marnus Labuschagne (Australia)
The Australian Cricketer would lead the run-making in the fifteenth edition. In 2020-21, Marnus Labuschagne aggregated 426 runs from 8 innings of 4 test matches at an average of 53.25. Labuschagne would score one hundred and 2 fifties while scoring these runs and his highest score was 108 at The Gabba, Brisbane in the fourth test. With these statistics, Labuschagne led the list of Cricketers with the most runs in Border Gavaskar Trophy 2020-21. His best innings wouldn’t help the hosts much as they’d concede a win of 3 wickets to the tourists.
These were the cricketers who featured in the list of the top run scorers in Border Gavaskar Trophy 2020-21. Eight cricketers scored 200+ runs in the series, Shubman Gill, Cameron Green and Australian Captain Tim Paine being the other three. India won the series 2-1 to keep the trophy with them for the third consecutive season. Hope you liked the content, don’t forget to put in your thoughts and questions under comments.
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