2023–2025 ICC World Test Championship
 | This article documents a current World Test Championship. Information may change rapidly as the event progresses. Initial news reports, scores, or statistics may be unreliable. The last updates to this article may not reflect the most current information. |
| Dates | 16 June 2023 – June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | Test cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | League and Final |
| Participants | 9 |
| Matches | 69 |
| Official website | ICC World Test Championship |
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] and it is scheduled to finish in June 2025 with the final match planned to be played at Lord's.[2]
Format[edit]
The tournament, consisting 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]
Participants[edit]
The nine full members of the ICC who are participating:[4]
The three full members of the ICC who did not participate:
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Schedule[edit]
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] Rather than being a full 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.
Number of total matches played is shown in brackets.
| Team | Scheduled Matches | Not Scheduled To Play Against | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Home | Away | ||
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19 | 10 (5 vs  + 3 vs  + 2 vs  ) |
9 (5 vs  + 2 vs  + 2 vs  ) |
 Bangladesh and  South Africa
|
| Bangladesh |
12 | 6 (2 vs + 2 vs + 2 vs ) |
6 (2 vs + 2 vs + 2 vs ) |
Australia and England
|
| England |
22 | 11 (5 vs + 3 vs + 3 vs ) |
11 (5 vs + 3 vs + 3 vs ) |
Bangladesh and South Africa
|
| India |
19 | 10 (2 vs + 5 vs + 3 vs ) |
9 (5 vs + 2 vs + 2 vs ) |
Pakistan and Sri Lanka
|
| New Zealand |
14 | 7 (2 vs + 3 vs + 2 vs ) |
7 (2 vs + 3 vs + 2 vs ) |
Pakistan and West Indies
|
| Pakistan |
14 | 7 (2 vs + 3 vs + 2 vs ) |
7 (3 vs + 2 vs + 2 vs ) |
India and New Zealand
|
| South Africa |
12 | 6 (2 vs + 2 vs + 2 vs ) |
6 (2 vs + 2 vs + 2 vs ) |
Australia and England
|
| Sri Lanka |
13 | 6 (2 vs + 2 vs + 2 vs ) |
7 (2 vs + 3 vs + 2 vs ) |
India and West Indies
|
| West Indies |
13 | 6 (2 vs + 2 vs + 2 vs ) |
7 (2 vs + 3 vs + 2 vs ) |
New Zealand and Sri Lanka
|
League table[edit]
| Pos. | Team | Matches | Ded. | Con. | Pts. | Pct. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | L | D | ||||||
| 1 | India |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 16 | 66.67 |
| 2 | Pakistan |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 36 | 22 | 61.11 |
| 3 | Bangladesh
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 50 |
| 3 | New Zealand
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 50 |
| 5 | Australia |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10[b] | 72 | 30 | 41.67 |
| 6 | West Indies |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 16.67 |
| 7 | England |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 19[c] | 60 | 9 | 15 |
| 8 | Sri Lanka |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | South Africa |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: International Cricket Council,[9] ESPNcricinfo[10] Last updated: 17 December 2023 | |||||||||
- The top two teams will qualify for the Final.
- A win is worth 12 points. A draw is worth 4 points.
- Points deductions:
League stage[edit]
2023[edit]
The Ashes (England v Australia)[edit]
West Indies v India[edit]
Sri Lanka v Pakistan[edit]
24–28 July 2023
Scorecard |
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Pakistan won by an innings and 222 runs
Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo Points: Pakistan 12, Sri Lanka 0 |
2023–24[edit]
Bangladesh v New Zealand[edit]
28 November – 2 December 2023
Scorecard |
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Bangladesh won by 150 runs
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet Points: Bangladesh 12, New Zealand 0 |
6–10 December 2023
Scorecard |
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New Zealand won by 4 wickets
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur Points: New Zealand 12, Bangladesh 0 |
Benaud-Qadir Trophy (Australia v Pakistan)[edit]
Freedom Trophy (South Africa v India)[edit]
Frank Worrell Trophy (Australia v West Indies)[edit]
Anthony de Mello Trophy (India v England)[edit]
New Zealand v South Africa[edit]
Trans-Tasman Trophy (New Zealand v Australia)[edit]
Bangladesh v Sri Lanka[edit]
2024[edit]
Richards-Botham Trophy (England v West Indies)[edit]
Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (West Indies v South Africa)[edit]
Pakistan v Bangladesh[edit]
England v Sri Lanka[edit]
India v Bangladesh[edit]
Sri Lanka v New Zealand[edit]
2024–25[edit]
Pakistan v England[edit]
India v New Zealand[edit]
Bangladesh v South Africa[edit]
South Africa v Sri Lanka[edit]
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (Australia v India)[edit]
West Indies v Bangladesh[edit]
New Zealand v England[edit]
South Africa v Pakistan[edit]
Pakistan v West Indies[edit]
Warne-Muralitharan Trophy (Sri Lanka v Australia)[edit]
Final match[edit]
Statistics[edit]
Individual Statistics[edit]
The top 5 players of each category are listed.
Most Runs[edit]
| Runs | Batsman | Matches | Innings | NO | Avg | HS | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 669 | Usman Khawaja |
7 | 13 | 0 | 51.46 | 141 | 1 | 4 |
| 487 | David Warner |
7 | 13 | 0 | 37.46 | 164 | 1 | 2 |
| 480 | Zak Crawley |
5 | 9 | 0 | 53.33 | 189 | 1 | 2 |
| 475 | Steve Smith |
7 | 13 | 0 | 36.53 | 110 | 1 | 2 |
| 444 | Mitchell Marsh |
5 | 9 | 2 | 63.42 | 118 | 1 | 3 |
| Last updated: 27 December 2023[11] | ||||||||
Most wickets[edit]
| Wickets | Player | Mat | Inns | Runs | Overs | BBI | BBM | Avg | 5WI | 10WM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Mitchell Starc |
5 | 9 | 722 | 162.1 | 5/78 | 8/182 | 25.78 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Stuart Broad |
5 | 10 | 625 | 184.2 | 4/65 | 6/132 | 28.40 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Pat Cummins |
6 | 11 | 725 | 184.4 | 6/91 | 7/168 | 34.52 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Josh Hazlewood |
5 | 9 | 569 | 140.2 | 5/126 | 5/126 | 28.45 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Chris Woakes |
3 | 6 | 345 | 113.2 | 5/62 | 7/111 | 18.14 | 1 | 0 |
| Last updated: 17 December 2023[12] | ||||||||||
Highest individual score[edit]
| Runs | Batsman | Balls | 4s | 6s | Opposition | Venue | Match date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 208* | Saud Shakeel
|
361 | 19 | 0 | Sri Lanka
|
Galle International Stadium, Galle | 16 July 2023 | |
| 201 | Abdullah Shafique
|
321 | 19 | 4 | SSC, Colombo | 24 July 2023 | ||
| 189 | Zak Crawley
|
182 | 21 | 3 | Australia
|
Old Trafford, Manchester | 19 July 2023 | |
| 171 | Yashasvi Jaiswal |
387 | 16 | 1 | West Indies |
Windsor Park, Roseau | 12 July 2023 | |
| 164 | David Warner |
211 | 16 | 4 | Pakistan |
Perth Stadium, Perth | 14 December 2023 | |
| Last updated: 14 December 2023[13] | ||||||||
Most dismissals for a wicket-keeper[edit]
| Dismissals | Player | Mat | Inns | Catches | Stumping | Max Dis. Inns | Dis/Inn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Alex Carey |
7 | 12 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 2.833 | |
| 24 | Jonny Bairstow |
5 | 10 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 2.400 | |
| 10 | Sarfraz Ahmad |
3 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1.666 | |
| 9 | Nurul Hasan |
2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2.250 | |
| 8 | Tom Blundell |
2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2.000 | |
| Last updated: 27 December 2023[14] | ||||||||
Most catches for a player[edit]
| Catches | Player | Mat | Inns | Max Dis. Inns | Dis/Inn | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Joe Root |
5 | 10 | 3 | 1.100 | |||
| Steve Smith |
6 | 11 | 5 | 1.000 | ||||
| 9 | Zak Crawley |
5 | 10 | 3 | 0.900 | |||
| Ben Duckett |
5 | 10 | 2 | 0.900 | ||||
| 8 | Imam-ul-Haq |
3 | 6 | 2 | 1.333 | |||
| Last updated: 17 December 2023[15] | ||||||||
Best bowling figures in an innings[edit]
| Figures | Bowler | Overs | Mdns | Econ | Opposition | Venue | Match date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/70 | Nauman Ali |
23 | 8 | 3.04 | Sri Lanka |
SSC, Colombo | 27 July 2023 | |
| 7/71 | Ravichandran Ashwin |
21.3 | 7 | 3.30 | West Indies |
Windsor Park, Roseau | 12 July 2023 | |
| 6/57 | Ajaz Patel |
18.0 | 1 | 3.16 | Bangladesh |
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur | 6 December 2023 | |
| 6/75 | Taijul Islam |
31.1 | 8 | 2.40 | New Zealand |
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet | 28 November 2023 | |
| 6/91 | Pat Cummins |
18.0 | 1 | 5.05 | England |
Headingley, Leeds | 6 July 2023 | |
| Last updated: 9 December 2023[16] | ||||||||
Best bowling figures in a match[edit]
| Figure | Bowler | Overs | Mdns | Opposition | Venue | Match date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/131 | Ravichandran Ashwin |
46.0 | 13 | West Indies |
Windsor Park, Roseau | 12 July 2023 | ||
| 10/184 | Taijul Islam |
70.1 | 17 | New Zealand |
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet | 28 November 2023 | ||
| 8/111 | Ajaz Patel |
35.0 | 7 | Bangladesh |
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur | 6 December 2023 | ||
| 8/182 | Mitchell Starc |
34.4 | 3 | England |
The Oval, London | 27 July 2023 | ||
| 8/229 | Nathan Lyon |
53.0 | 3 | England |
Edgbaston, Birmingham | 16 June 2023 | ||
| Last updated: 9 December 2023[17] | ||||||||
Best batting averages[edit]
| Average | Batsman | Matches | Innings | Runs | HS | NO | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98.00 | Ravindra Jadeja |
2 | 2 | 98 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 86.33 | Agha Salman |
4 | 6 | 259 | 132 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 78.33 | Virat Kohli |
3 | 3 | 235 | 121 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 78.00 | Ishan Kishan |
2 | 3 | 78 | 52* | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 71.20 | Saud Shakeel |
4 | 6 | 356 | 208 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Last updated: 27 December 2023[18] | ||||||||
Best bowling averages[edit]
| Average | Bowler | Matches | Wkts | Runs | Balls | BBI | BBM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.00 | Mominul Haque |
2 | 3 | 30 | 53 | 3/4 | 3/9 |
| 15.00 | Ravichandran Ashwin |
2 | 15 | 225 | 540 | 7/71 | 12/131 |
| 15.00 | Shardul Thakur |
1 | 1 | 15 | 42 | 1/15 | 1/15 |
| 15.85 | Ravindra Jadeja |
2 | 7 | 111 | 390 | 3/26 | 5/64 |
| 16.37 | Glenn Phillips |
2 | 8 | 131 | 264 | 4/53 | 4/53 |
| Last updated: 9 December 2023[19] | |||||||
Team Statistics[edit]
Highest team totals[edit]
| Score | Team | Overs | RR | Inns | Opposition | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 592 | England |
107.4 | 5.49 | 1 | Australia |
Old Trafford, Manchester | 19 July 2023 |
| 576/5d | Pakistan |
134.0 | 4.29 | 2 | Sri Lanka |
SSC, Colombo | 24 July 2023 |
| 487 | Australia |
113.2 | 4.30 | 1 | Pakistan |
Perth Stadium, Perth | 14 December 2023 |
| 461 | Pakistan |
121.2 | 3.80 | 2 | Sri Lanka |
Galle International Stadium, Galle | 16 July 2023 |
| 438 | India |
128.0 | 3.42 | 1 | West Indies |
Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | 20 July 2023 |
| Last updated: 15 December 2023[20] | |||||||
Lowest team totals[edit]
| Score | Team | Overs | RR | Inns | Opposition | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89 | Pakistan |
30.2 | 2.93 | 4 | Australia |
Perth Stadium, Perth | 14 December 2023 |
| 130 | West Indies |
50.3 | 2.57 | 3 | India |
Windsor Park, Roseau | 12 July 2023 |
| 144 | Bangladesh |
35.0 | 4.11 | 3 | New Zealand |
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur | 6 December 2023 |
| 150 | West Indies |
64.3 | 2.32 | 1 | India |
Windsor Park, Roseau | 12 July 2023 |
| 166 | Sri Lanka |
48.4 | 3.41 | 1 | Pakistan |
SSC, Colombo | 24 July 2023 |
| Last updated: 17 December 2023[21] | |||||||
References[edit]
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- ^ "Lord's to host next two WTC finals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "ICC World Test Championship 2 FAQs". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "Everything you need to know about World Test Championship 2021–23". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "More men's international cricket in 2023–27 FTP cycle". International Cricket Council. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Men's Future Tours Program" (PDF). International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Pakistan lose WTC25 points after first Test sanctions". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f "England and Australia hit with sanctions for Ashes Tests". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ "ICC World Test Championship 2023–2025 Standings". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ "ICC World Test Championship 2023–2025 Table". Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "Most Runs World Test Championship 2023–2025".
- ^ "Most Wickets World Test Championship 2021–2023".
- ^ "High Scores World Test Championship".
- ^ "Most Dismissals for a wicket-keeper World Test Championship".
- ^ "Most Catches for a player World Test Championship".
- ^ "Best Bowling Figures in an Innings World Test Championship".
- ^ "Best Bowling Figures in a Match World Test Championship".
- ^ "Highest Average World Test Championship".
- ^ "Best Bowling Average World Test Championship".
- ^ "Highest Team Totals".
- ^ "Lowest Team Totals".