Test 2023 Best Performer: Top performers in men’s cricket test in the year 2023: The champions of the ICC World Test Championship 2021-23 cycle dominated the charts this year with some brilliant individual performances.
Australia was crowned 2023 World Test Championship winners after defeating India by 209 runs in the final at The Oval earlier this year. Not only in the final, but Australian players performed brilliantly throughout the year.
Let’s take a look at some Test numbers, starting with the highest run-scorer. Usman Khawaja finished 2023 with the most runs as the Australian team occupied the top four spots in the run-getters chart.
New Zealand’s Kane Williamson scored the most centuries in 2023 with four, followed by Bangladesh’s Nazmul Shanto, Australia’s Usman Khawaja, and Steve Smith with three centuries each.
Test 2023 Best Performer: Top 10 run-scorers in Men’s Tests in 2023:
| Player | Matches | Runs | Highest Inns Score | 100/50 |
| Usman Khawaja (AUS) | 13 | 1210 at 52.60 | 195* | 03-Jun |
| Steve Smith (AUS) | 13 | 929 at 42.22 | 121 | 03-Mar |
| Travis Head (AUS) | 12 | 919 at 41.77 | 163 | 01-May |
| Marnus Labuschagne (AUS) | 13 | 803 at 34.91 | 111 | 01-Apr |
| Joe Root (ENG) | 8 | 787 at 65.58 | 153* | 02-May |
| Harry Brook (ENG) | 8 | 701 at 53.92 | 186 | 01-Jun |
| Kane Williamson (NZ) | 7 | 695 at 57.91 | 215 | 4/0 |
| Virat Kohli (IND) | 8 | 671 at 55.91 | 186 | 02-Feb |
| Ben Duckett (ENG) | 8 | 654 at 46.71 | 182 | 01-Mar |
| Dimuth Karunaratne (SL) | 6 | 608 at 60.80 | 179 | 02-Mar |
Test 2023 Best Performer: Top individual scores in an innings in 2023:
| Player | Runs | Balls | 45081 | Opposition |
| Kusal Mendis (SL) | 245 | 291 | 45248 | vs Ireland in Galle |
| Kane Williamson (NZ) | 215 | 296 | 44980 | vs Sri Lanka in Wellington |
| Saud Shakeel (PAK) | 208* | 361 | 19/0 | vs Sri Lanka in Galle |
| Tagenarine Chanderpaul (WI) | 207* | 467 | 45001 | vs Zimbabwe in Bulawayo |
| Nishan Madushka (SL) | 205 | 339 | 44948 | vs Ireland in Galle |
| Ollie Pope (ENG) | 205 | 208 | 45007 | vs Ireland in London |
In the bowling list, the top wicket-taker position was also occupied by an Australian, with a total of four Australian players ranked in the top 10.
Test 2023 Best Performer: Top 10 wicket-takers in Men’s Tests in 2023:
| Player | Matches | Wickets | BBI | Average | 4/5-fer |
| Nathan Lyon (AUS) | 10 | 47 | Aug-64 | 24.95 | 04-Feb |
| Pat Cummins (AUS) | 11 | 42 | Jun-91 | 27.5 | 01-Mar |
| R Ashwin (IND) | 7 | 41 | Jul-71 | 17.02 | 0/4 |
| Stuart Broad (ENG) | 8 | 38 | May-51 | 26.28 | 03-Jan |
| Mitchell Starc (AUS) | 9 | 38 | May-78 | 29.63 | 03-Jan |
| Ravindra Jadeja (IND) | 7 | 33 | Jul-42 | 19.39 | 01-Feb |
| Prabath Jayasuriya (SL) | 6 | 30 | Jul-52 | 32.96 | 01-Feb |
| Josh Hazlewood (AUS) | 7 | 27 | 5/126 | 26.03 | 01-Jan |
| Taijul Islam (BAN) | 4 | 26 | Jun-75 | 18.46 | 02-Feb |
| Tim Southee (NZ) | 7 | 24 | May-64 | 27.41 | 0/1 |
Top five bowling figures in an innings in 2023:
| Player | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy | Opposition |
| Nathan Lyon (AUS) | 23.3 | 1 | 64 | 8 | 2.72 | vs India in Indore |
| Gudakesh Motie (WI) | 14.5 | 4 | 37 | 7 | 2.49 | vs Zimbabwe in Bulawayo |
| Ravindra Jadeja (IND) | 12.1 | 1 | 42 | 7 | 3.45 | vs Australia in Delhi |
| Prabath Jayasuriya (SL) | 23.0 | 10 | 52 | 7 | 2.26 | vs Ireland in Galle |
| Noman Ali (PAK) | 23.0 | 8 | 70 | 7 | 3.04 | vs Sri Lanka in Colombo |
Most Test dismissals by a wicket-keeper in 2023:
| Player | Matches | Dismissals | Catches | Stumpings |
| Alex Carey (AUS) | 13 | 54 | 44 | 10 |
| Joshua Da Sliva (WI) | 6 | 31 | 29 | 2 |
| Jonny Bairstow (ENG) | 6 | 30 | 29 | 1 |
| Tom Blundell (NZ) | 7 | 29 | 22 | 7 |
| Sarfaraz Ahmed (PAK) | 4 | 14 | 13 | 1 |
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