Most Test Runs in 2022: Jonny Bairstow crosses 1000 runs

Jonny Bairstow becomes the first batsman to cross 1000 Test runs this year. He is leading the charts for scoring the Most Test Runs in 2022.

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England batter Jonny Bairstow is in fine form in the longest format since the start of the year. Meanwhile, Bairstow has now crossed 1000 Test runs this year. He achieved the milestone in the first test against SA at Lord's, which sadly the home side lost by an innings and 12 runs.

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Most Test Runs in 2022 - Jonny Bairstow

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Moreover, Jonny Baistrow becomes only the second cricketer after former Australia captain Michael Clarke, who smashed 1000+ test runs in a calendar year( batting at 5 or lower). Clarke has done this three times(2008,2009, & 2012) in his career while Jonny Bairstow has reached the mark for the second time after 2016 in his career.

Jonny Bairstow has now registered 1012 runs in 18 innings including 6 centuries and one half-century. He surpassed his teammate and former English captain Joe Root (941), who is in second place. Australia opener Usman Khawaja is in the third position with 888 runs in 13 innings.

However, Dinesh Chandimal (719) and Babar Azam (661) are the fourth and fifth players respectively to feature on this list. Check out the top 10 players list below.

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Most Test Runs in 2022: Top 10

Rank Player (Team) Matches Innings Runs Average Highest 100/50
1. Jonny Bairstow (England) 9 18 1012 67.46 162 6/1
2. Joe Root (England) 10 20 941 55.35 176 5/1
3. Usman Khawaja (Australia) 7 13 888 98.66 160 4/3
4.. Dinesh Chandimal (Sri Lanka) 6 10 719 102.71 206* 2/4
5. Babar Azam (Pakistan) 5 9 661 73.44 196 2/4
6. Litton Das (Bangladesh) 8 14 659 47.07 141 2/4
7. Daryl Mitchell (New Zealand) 6 10 641 71.22 190 3/3
8. Angelo Mathews (Sri Lanka) 8 13 615 51.25 199 2/1
9. Tom Blundell (New Zealand) 7 12 597 59.70 106 1/5
10. Ben Stokes (England) 10 18 588 34.58 120 1/4

N.B: The stats and records are accurate as of 20/08/2022.

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