After an intense and exciting match between two of cricket’s fiercest rivals, India and Australia are tied at 1-1 after three of the five Test matches in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024–25 have been completed.
Both sides will try to score a high first-innings total as the crucial Boxing Day Test draws near, as this has been a deciding factor in the series thus far.
While key batters like Rohit Sharma and Usman Khawaja have struggled to find form, others have stepped up with consistent performances, climbing the run-scoring charts over the course of the three matches.
Highest run getters in Boxing Day Test (active cricketers)
In terms of the most runs scored in the three games thus far, Travis Head, India’s nightmare, is at the top of the rankings. attaining a remarkable 409 runs in 5 innings, which included two hundreds and a peak score of 152.
However, KL Rahul and other Indians dominate the top 5. Second, third, and fourth place go to Nitish Kumar Reddy and Yashasvi Jaiswal, respectively.
Despite going to bat late in the order, Nitish Kumar Reddy has amazed everyone with his batting abilities and amassed 179 runs, making him the series’ surprise package.
| S.No. | Player | Matches | Inns | Runs | Avg | Sr | 4s | 6s |
| 1 | Travis Head | 3 | 5 | 409 | 81.8 | 94.24 | 47 | 4 |
| 2 | KL Rahul | 3 | 6 | 235 | 47 | 50 | 23 | – |
| 3 | Yashasvi Jaiswal | 3 | 6 | 193 | 38.6 | 55.94 | 20 | 3 |
| 4 | Nitish Kumar Reddy | 3 | 5 | 179 | 44.75 | 72.18 | 19 | 7 |
| 5 | Alex Carey | 3 | 5 | 162 | 40.5 | 70.74 | 14 | 2 |
| 6 | Virat Kohli | 3 | 5 | 126 | 31.5 | 63 | 10 | 2 |
| 7 | Steven Smith | 3 | 5 | 124 | 24.8 | 46.44 | 13 | – |
| 8 | Rishabh Pant | 3 | 5 | 96 | 19.2 | 60 | 10 | 1 |
| 9 | Marnus Labuschagne | 3 | 5 | 82 | 16.4 | 33.2 | 9 | – |
| 10 | Ravindra Jadeja | 1 | 1 | 77 | 77 | 62.6 | 7 | 1 |
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