The World Test Championship (WTC) reaches its conclusion stage, with India and New Zealand set to play the final at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton on June 18. It began in 2019, with nine teams taking part, and the top two in the table qualified for the final. 

From the best bowlers to best batsmen, from best individual performances to overall performances, here is a look at some of the most important statistics from the WTC, the very pinnacle of Test cricket.

Most runs:

1) Marnus Labuschagne (Australia): 1675 runs in 23 innings

2) Joe Root (England): 1660 runs in 37 innings

3) Steve Smith (Australia): 1341 runs in 32 innings

4) Ben Stokes (Australia): 1334 runs in 32 innings

5) Ajinkya Rahane (India): 1095 runs in 32 innings

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Most wickets:

1) Pat Cummins (Australia): 70 wickets in 28 innings

2) Stuart Broad (England): 69 in 32 innings

3) Ravichandran Ashwin (India): 56 wickets in 27 innings  

4) Nathan Lyon (Australia): 56 wickets in 27 innings

5) Tim Southee (New Zealand): 51 wickets in 20 innings

Highest scores:

1) David Warner (Australia): 335* (418) against Pakistan in Adelaide

2) Zak Crawley (England): 267 (393) against Pakistan in Southampton

3) Virat Kohli (India): 254* (336) against West Indies in Pune

4) Kane Williamson (New Zealand): 251 (412) against West Indies in Hamilton

5) Dimuth Karunaratne (Sri Lanka): 244 (437) against Bangladesh in Pallekele

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Best bowling figures in an innings:

1) Lasith Embuldeniya (Sri Lanka): 7-137 in 42 overs against England in Galle

2) Ravichandran Ashwin (India): 7-145 in 46.2 overs against South Africa in Vishakapatnam

3) Jasprit Bumrah (India): 6-27 in 12.1 overs against West Indies in Kingston

4) Stuart Broad (England): 6-31 in 14 overs against West Indies in Manchester

5) Axar Patel (India): 6-38 in 21.4 overs against England in Ahmedabad