The year 2023 was majorly dominated by ODI matches due to the big event of the ICC 2023 World Cup happening in India. However, there was a good amount of T20I matches also being played in this calendar year while the T20 World Cup will be played in 2024 in the West Indies and the USA.
T20I XI of 2023
With 2023 about to end, here in this article, we will have a look at the best T20I playing from 2023 among Test-playing nations alone.
Openers: Yashasvi Jaiswal and Phil Salt
Yashasvi Jaiswal got to play a lot of matches for India in T20Is in the absence of senior players like Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, etc. His aggressive intent in powerplay overs has been his biggest strength as he went on to record 430 runs from 14 innings at a strike rate of 159.25.
England’s aggressive wicket-keeper opening batsman Phil Salt smashed back-to-back centuries against West Indies in the recently concluded five-match series where he went on record 331 runs, but despite that fact, he was ignored by all teams in IPL 2024 auctions.
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Middle Order: Mark Chapman, Suryakumar Yadav, and Rinku Singh
Mark Chapman has scored 557 runs from 18 innings in 2023 T20I matches at a batting average of 50.63 with a strike rate of 145.05 which is the second highest among Test-playing nations.
Suryakumar Yadav the number 1 ranked ICC batsman in T20Is has scored 733 runs at a phenomenal strike rate of 155.95 which is the highest among all Test-playing nations overall.
Rinku Singh has scored 262 runs from 8 innings in 2023 T20I matches at a strike rate of 180.68. Rinku Singh has been terrific as a finisher in T20Is.
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All-Rounders: Sikandar Raza and Shakib Al Hasan
Sikandar Raza has scored 515 runs from 11 innings at a strike rate of 150.14 with a batting average of 51.5 in 2023 T20I matches. Sikandar Raza has also taken 17 wickets with the ball in 2023 T20I matches.
Shakib Al Hasan has recorded 139 runs from 8 innings in 2023 T20I matches at a strike rate of 133.65 with a batting average of 46.33. He has also taken 12 wickets with the ball in 2023 T20I matches.
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Bowlers: Mark Adair, Kuldeep Yadav, Richard Ngarava, Arshdeep Singh
Mark Adair, Richard Ngarava, and Arshdeep Singh have been the joint highest wicket-taker in 2023 T20I games with 26 wickets overall among Test-playing nations.
Kuldeep Yadav has taken 14 wickets from 9 innings in 2023 T20I matches which also includes a five-wicket haul against South Africa in the recently completed series. Notably, Kuldeep Yadav has an economy of 5.96 in T20Is in this calendar year.
