2023–2025 ICC World Test Championship
Test Cricket Championship
Cricket tournament
The 2023–2025 ICC World Test Championship is an ongoing tournament of Test Cricket which is the third edition of the ICC World Test Championship . It started in June 2023 with The Ashes , which was contested between England and Australia ,[ 1] Lord's .[ 2]
The tournament consists of 27 series and 69 matches in the league stage. The top two teams in the points table compete at the final at Lord's , London . Each team plays six series, three at home and three away, with each series containing two to five Test matches.[ 3] [ 4]
Points system
The points system was unchanged from the previous edition. A win was worth all 12 points, a tie was worth 6 points each, a draw was worth 4 points each, and a loss was worth 0 points. A team that was behind the required over rate at the end of a match would have one point deducted for each over it was behind. As in the previous edition, teams were ranked in the league table based on percentage of total points won out of total points contested.
Points system
Match result
Points earned
Points contested
Percentage of points won
Win
12
12
100
Tie
6
12
50
Draw
4
12
33.33
Loss
0
12
0
Points available per series
Matches in series
Total points available
2
24
3
36
4
48
5
60
Participants
The nine full members of the ICC who are participating: [ 3]
The three full members of the ICC who are not participating:
Schedule
The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the 2023–2027 Future Tours Programme on 17 August 2022 and identified which series was a part of the World Test Championship.[ 5] [ 6] round-robin tournament in which everyone played everyone else equally, each team played only six of the other eight as in the previous cycles. The exact dates and the venues of these series will be decided by the boards of the competing teams.
Updated to match(es) played on 25 November 2024. Source: ICC Men's FTP
[ 6] Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Team
Scheduled matches
Not scheduled to play against
Total
Home
Away
Australia 19
India (5), Pakistan (3), West Indies (2)England (5), New Zealand (2), Sri Lanka (2)Bangladesh South Africa
Bangladesh 12
New Zealand (2), South Africa (2), Sri Lanka (2)India (2), Pakistan (2), West Indies (2)Australia England
England 22
Australia (5), Sri Lanka (3), West Indies (3)India (5), New Zealand (3), Pakistan (3)Bangladesh South Africa
India 19
Bangladesh (2), England (5), New Zealand (3)Australia (5), South Africa (2), West Indies (2)Pakistan Sri Lanka
New Zealand 14
Australia (2), England (3), South Africa (2)Bangladesh (2), India (3), Sri Lanka (2)Pakistan West Indies
Pakistan 14
Bangladesh (2), England (3), West Indies (2)Australia (3), South Africa (2), Sri Lanka (2)India New Zealand
South Africa 12
India (2), Pakistan (2), Sri Lanka (2)Bangladesh (2), New Zealand (2), West Indies (2)Australia England
Sri Lanka 13
Australia (2), New Zealand (2), Pakistan (2)Bangladesh (2), England (3), South Africa (2)India West Indies
West Indies 13
Bangladesh (2), India (2), South Africa (2)Australia (2), England (3), Pakistan (2)New Zealand Sri Lanka
League table
The ranking of teams in the league stage was determined as follows:
Points Percentage in all matches;
Number of Series wins ;
Points Percentage in away matches;
ICC Test Rankings on 30 April 2025
The top two teams will qualify for the Final .A win is worth 12 points. A draw is worth 4 points. A tie is worth 6 points.
Points deductions:
^ India were deducted a total 2 points for a slow over-rate in the first Test against South Africa.[ 7]
^ Australia were deducted a total 10 points for a slow over-rate in the fourth Test against England.[ 8]
^ England were deducted a total 19 points for a slow over-rate in the first, second, fourth, and fifth Tests against Australia.[ 8]
^ Pakistan were deducted a total 8 points for a slow over-rate in the first Test against Australia[ 9] [ 10]
^ Bangladesh were deducted a total 3 points for a slow over-rate in the first Test against Pakistan.[ 10]
League stage
For matches played in Australia, scores are listed in the Australian format of wickets/runs.
2023
England 393/8
d (78 overs)
& 273 (66.2 overs)
v
Australia 386 (116.1 overs)
& 282/8 (92.3 overs)
Australia 416 (100.4 overs)
& 279 (101.5 overs)
v
England 325 (76.2 overs)
& 327 (81.3 overs)
v
England 237 (52.3 overs)
& 254/7 (50 overs)
England 283 (54.4 overs)
& 395 (81.5 overs)
v
Australia 295 (103.1 overs)
& 334 (94.4 overs)
West Indies v India
India 438 (128 overs)
& 181/2
d (24 overs)
v
Sri Lanka v Pakistan
v
Pakistan 461 (121.2 overs)
& 133/6 (32.5 overs)
Bangladesh v New Zealand
v
Pakistan 271 (101.5 overs)
& 89 (30.2 overs)
v
Pakistan 264 (73.5 overs)
& 237 (67.2 overs)
Pakistan 313 (77.1 overs)
& 115 (43.1 overs)
v
Australia 299 (109.4 overs)
& 2/130 (25.5 overs)
India 245 (67.4 overs)
& 131 (34.1 overs)
v
v
India 153 (34.5 overs)
& 80/3 (12 overs)
England 246 (64.3 overs)
& 420 (102.1 overs)
v
India 436 (121 overs)
& 202 (69.2 overs)
India 396 (112 overs)
& 255 (78.3 overs)
v
England 253 (55.5 overs)
& 292 (69.2 overs)
India 445 (130.5 overs)
& 430/4
d (98 overs)
v
England 319 (71.1 overs)
& 122 (39.4 overs)
England 353 (104.5 overs)
& 145 (53.5 overs)
v
India 307 (103.2 overs)
& 192/5 (61 overs)
England 218 (57.4 overs)
& 195 (48.1 overs)
v
Australia 383 (115.1 overs)
& 164 (51.1 overs)
v
Bangladesh v Sri Lanka
2024
England 416 (88.3 overs)
& 425 (92.2 overs)
v
v
England 376 (75.4 overs)
& 87/0 (7.2 overs)
Pakistan v Bangladesh
Pakistan 448/6
d (113 overs)
& 146 (55.5 overs)
v
Pakistan 274 (85.1 overs)
& 172 (46.4 overs)
v
England v Sri Lanka
v
England 358 (85.3 overs)
& 205/5 (57.2 overs)
England 427 (102 overs)
& 251 (54.3 overs)
v
England 325 (69.1 overs)
& 156 (34 overs)
v
Sri Lanka 263 (61.2 overs)
& 219/2 (40.3 overs)
Sri Lanka v New Zealand
India 376 (91.2 overs)
& 287/4
d (64 overs)
v
v
India 285/9
d (34.4 overs)
& 98/3 (17.2 overs)
Pakistan v England
Pakistan 556 (149 overs)
& 220 (54.5 overs)
v
Pakistan 366 (123.3 overs)
& 221 (59.2 overs)
v
England 291 (67.2 overs)
& 144 (33.3 overs)
England 267 (68.2 overs)
& 112 (37.2 overs)
v
Pakistan 344 (96.4 overs)
& 37/1 (3.1 overs)
India v New Zealand
India 46 (31.2 overs)
& 462 (99.3 overs)
v
v
India 156 (45.3 overs)
& 245 (60.2 overs)
v
India 263 (59.4 overs)
& 121 (29.1 overs)
Bangladesh v South Africa
India 150 (49.4 overs)
& 6/487
d (134.3 overs)
v
West Indies v Bangladesh
South Africa v Sri Lanka
New Zealand v England
South Africa v Pakistan
Pakistan v West Indies
Final match
Statistics
Individual statistics
The top 5 players of each category are listed.
Most Runs
Most Wickets
Highest Individual Score
Most dismissals for a wicket-keeper
Most catches for a player
Figure
Bowler
Overs
Mdns
Opposition
Venue
Match date
13/157
Mitchell Santner 48.3
3
India Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium , Pune , India24 October 2024
12/106
Gus Atkinson 26.0
7
West Indies Lord's , London , England10 July 2024
12/131
Ravichandran Ashwin 46.0
13
Windsor Park , Roseau , Dominica12 July 2023
11/115
Washington Sundar 42.1
4
New Zealand Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium , Pune , India24 October 2024
11/147
Noman Ali 44.3
6
England Multan Cricket Stadium , Multan , Pakistan18 October 2024
Last updated: 26 October 2024 [ 19]
Best batting averages
Best bowling averages
Average
Bowler
Matches
Wkts
Runs
Balls
14.30
Kagiso Rabada 6
33
470
940
6/46
9/72
15.39
Jasprit Bumrah 11
53
816
1,634
6/45
9/91
15.90
Noman Ali 4
30
477
929
8/46
11/147
16.45
Matt Henry 6
33
543
1,117
7/67
9/161
17.84
Keshav Maharaj 5
26
464
1,017
5/59
8/164
Qualification: Minimum 500 deliveries bowled [ 21]
Team statistics
Highest team totals
Score
Team
Overs
RR
Inns
Opposition
Venue
Date
823/7d
England 150.0
5.49
2
Pakistan Multan Cricket Stadium , Multan , Pakistan7 October 2024
602/5d
Sri Lanka 163.4
3.67
1
New Zealand Galle International Stadium , Galle , Sri Lanka27 September 2024
592
England 107.4
5.49
1
Australia Old Trafford , Manchester , England19 July 2023
576/5d
Pakistan 134.0
4.29
2
Sri Lanka SSC Cricket Ground , Colombo , Sri Lanka24 July 2023
575/6d
South Africa 144.2
3.99
1
Bangladesh Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium , Chittagong , Bangladesh29 October 2024
(d=declared )[ 22]
Lowest team totals
Notes
References
External links
Participating Teams Series
Information
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