2025–2027 World Test Championship
Fourth edition of World Test Championship
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The 2025–2027 ICC World Test Championship is the fourth edition of the ICC World Test Championship. It is being played in Test format. It started on 17 June 2025 with the contest between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh at Galle International Cricket Stadium, and it is scheduled to finish in June 2027 with the final match planned to be played at Lord's.[1][2]
| Dates | 17 June 2025 – June 2027 |
|---|---|
| Administrator | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | Test cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | League and Final |
| Participants | 9 |
| Matches | 71 |
| Official website | ICC World Test Championship |
Format
The tournament consists of 27 series and 71 matches in the league stage. The top two teams in the points table compete at the final. Each team plays six series, three at home and three away, with each series containing two to five Test matches.[3]
The points system is unchanged from the previous edition. A win is worth all 12 points, a tie is worth 6 points each, a draw is worth 4 points each, and a loss is worth 0 points. A team that is behind the required over rate at the end of a match would have one point deducted for each over it was behind (over rate deduction doesn't applied when the team all out the opponent within 80 overs) . As in the previous edition, teams are ranked in the league table based on the percentage of total points won out of total points contested.
In the event that this percentage is tied between teams, a series of tiebreaker criteria are used to determine the standings of teams, starting with the number of series wins, followed by each team's percentage in away matches, and finally the ICC Test Rankings at the end of the league stage.[4]
| 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 |
| Matches in series | Total points available |
|---|---|
| 2 | 24 |
| 3 | 36 |
| 4 | 48 |
| 5 | 60 |
Participants
The nine full members of the ICC who will participate are:
The three full members of the ICC who will not participate are Afghanistan, Ireland, and Zimbabwe.
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] 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.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | T | Ded | Con | Pts | Pct | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Australia |
8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 84 | 87.5 | 2027 World Test Championship final |
| 2 |  New Zealand |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 28 | 77.78 | |
| 3 |  South Africa |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 36 | 75 | |
| 4 |  Sri Lanka |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 16 | 66.67 | |
| 5 |  Pakistan |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 50 | |
| 6 |  India |
9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 52 | 48.15 | |
| 7 |  England |
10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 120 | 38 | 31.67[a] | |
| 8 |  Bangladesh |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 16.67 | |
| 9 |  West Indies |
8 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 4 | 4.17 |
Notes:
- England were deducted 2 points for a slow over-rate in the third Test against India.[7]
| Tie-breaking criteria[4] |
|---|
The ranking of teams in the league stage is determined as follows:
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League stage
2025
Sri Lanka v Bangladesh
25–29 June 2025 Scorecard |
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Sri Lanka won by an innings and 78 runs Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo Points: Sri Lanka 12, Bangladesh 0 |
Anderson–Tendulkar Trophy (England v India)
Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies v Australia)
3–6 July 2025 Scorecard |
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Australia won by 133 runs Grenada National Cricket Stadium, St. George's Points: Australia 12, West Indies 0 |
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2025–26
India v West Indies
Pakistan v South Africa
20–24 October 2025 Scorecard |
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South Africa won by 8 wickets Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Points: South Africa 12, Pakistan 0 |
Freedom Trophy (India v South Africa)
22–26 November 2025 Scorecard |
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South Africa won by 408 runs Assam Cricket Association Stadium, Guwahati Points: South Africa 12, India 0 |
The Ashes (Australia v England)
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New Zealand v West Indies
2026
Bangladesh v Pakistan
Crowe–Thorpe Trophy (England v New Zealand)
Sobers–Tissera Trophy (West Indies v Sri Lanka)
West Indies v Pakistan
Sri Lanka v India
Australia v Bangladesh
England v Pakistan
2026–27
South Africa v Australia
New Zealand v India
Bangladesh v West Indies
South Africa v Bangladesh
Pakistan v Sri Lanka
Trans-Tasman Trophy (Australia v New Zealand)
Source:[10]
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (South Africa v England)
New Zealand v Sri Lanka
Border–Gavaskar Trophy (India v Australia)
Bangladesh v England
Sri Lanka v South Africa
Pakistan v New Zealand
Final match
Statistics
Individual statistics
Most Runs
| Runs | Batter | Mat | Inns | NO | Avg | HS | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 950 | Shubman Gill | 8 | 14 | 2 | 79.16 | 269 | 5 | 1 |
| 937 | Joe Root | 10 | 19 | 2 | 55.11 | 160 | 5 | 1 |
| 853 | Travis Head | 8 | 16 | 0 | 53.31 | 170 | 3 | 2 |
| 839 | Harry Brook | 10 | 19 | 1 | 46.61 | 158 | 2 | 4 |
| 796 | KL Rahul | 9 | 17 | 1 | 49.75 | 137 | 3 | 3 |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[11] | Last updated: 8 January 2026 | ||||||||
Highest Individual Score
| Runs | Batter | Balls | 4s | 6s | Opposition | Venue | Match date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 269 | Shubman Gill | 387 | 30 | 3 | England | Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham | 2 July 2025 | |
| 227 | Devon Conway | 367 | 31 | 0 | West Indies | Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui | 18 December 2025 | |
| 202* | Justin Greaves | 388 | 19 | 0 | New Zealand | Hagley Oval, Christchurch | 2 December 2025 | |
| 187 | Pathum Nissanka | 256 | 23 | 1 | Bangladesh | Galle International Stadium, Galle | 17 June 2025 | |
| 184* | Jamie Smith | 207 | 21 | 4 | India | Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham | 2 July 2025 | |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[12] | Last updated: 20 December 2025 | ||||||||
Most Wickets
| Wickets | Bowler | Mat | Inns | Runs | Overs | BBI | Ave | 5WI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | Mitchell Starc | 8 | 16 | 840 | 218.4 | 7/58 | 18.26 | 3 |
| 39 | Mohammed Siraj | 9 | 17 | 1,050 | 283.3 | 6/70 | 26.92 | 2 |
| 37 | Josh Tongue | 6 | 12 | 914 | 224.2 | 5/45 | 24.70 | 2 |
| 32 | Ben Stokes | 9 | 16 | 806 | 241.1 | 5/23 | 25.18 | 2 |
| 31 | Brydon Carse | 9 | 17 | 1,215 | 293.4 | 4/34 | 39.19 | 0 |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[13] | Last updated: 8 January 2026 | ||||||||
Most dismissals for a wicket-keeper
| Dismissals | Player | Mat | Inns | Catches | Stumping | Max dis | Dis/Inn | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | Alex Carey | 8 | 16 | 38 | 1 | 5 (5ct & 0st) | 2.437 | |||
| 36 | Jamie Smith | 10 | 20 | 35 | 1 | 4 (4ct & 0st) | 1.800 | |||
| 15 | Shai Hope | 8 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 4 (4ct & 0st) | 2.142 | |||
| 14 | Tevin Imlach | 4 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 4 (4ct & 0st) | 1.750 | |||
| Kyle Verreynne | 4 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 3 (2ct & 1st) | 1.750 | ||||
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[14] | Last updated: 8 January 2026 | ||||||||||
Most catches for a player
| Catches | Player | Mat | Inns | Max dis | Dis/Inn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Harry Brook | 10 | 20 | 4 | 1.100 |
| 16 | Aiden Markram | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2.000 |
| 15 | Steve Smith | 6 | 12 | 3 | 1.250 |
| 11 | KL Rahul | 9 | 17 | 2 | 0.647 |
| 10 | Marnus Labuschagne | 5 | 10 | 4 | 1.000 |
| Zak Crawley | 10 | 20 | 2 | 0.500 | |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[15] | Last updated: 8 January 2026 | |||||
Best bowling figures in an innings
| Figures | Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Econ | Opposition | Venue | Match date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/58 | Mitchell Starc | 12.5 | 4 | 4.51 | England | Perth Stadium, Perth | 21 November 2025 | |
| 7/102 | Keshav Maharaj | 42.4 | 5 | 2.39 | Pakistan | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi | 20 October 2025 | |
| 6/9 | Mitchell Starc | 7.3 | 4 | 1.20 | West Indies | Sabina Park, Kingston | 12 July 2025 | |
| 6/37 | Simon Harmer | 23.0 | 6 | 1.60 | India | Assam Cricket Association Stadium, Guwahati | 22 November 2025 | |
| 6/48 | Marco Jansen | 19.5 | 5 | 2.42 | ||||
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[16] | Last updated: 26 November 2025 | ||||||||
Best bowling figures in a match
| Figures | Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Opposition | Venue | Match date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/174 | Senuran Muthusamy | 49.0 | 7 | Pakistan | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | 12 October 2025 | ||
| 10/113 | Mitchell Starc | 24.5 | 5 | England | Perth Stadium, Perth | 21 November 2025 | ||
| 10/187 | Akash Deep | 41.1 | 4 | Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham | 2 July 2025 | |||
| 10/191 | Noman Ali | 63.0 | 7 | South Africa | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | 12 October 2025 | ||
| 9/101 | Simon Harmer | 50.0 | 12 | India | Assam Cricket Association Stadium, Guwahati | 22 November 2025 | ||
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[17] | Last updated: 26 November 2025 | ||||||||
Best batting averages
| Average | Batter | Mat | Inns | Runs | HS | NO | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79.16 | Shubman Gill | 8 | 14 | 950 | 269 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 72.50 | Ravindra Jadeja | 9 | 15 | 725 | 107* | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| 55.11 | Joe Root | 10 | 19 | 937 | 160 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 54.93 | Travis Head | 8 | 16 | 853 | 170 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 49.75 | KL Rahul | 9 | 17 | 796 | 137 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[18] | Qualification: Minimum 10 innings | Last updated: 8 January 2026 | ||||||||
Best bowling averages
| Average | Bowler | Mat | Wkts | Runs | Balls | BBI | BBM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14.30 | Simon Harmer | 4 | 30 | 429 | 1,029 | 6/37 | 9/101 |
| 14.95 | Shamar Joseph | 3 | 22 | 329 | 620 | 5/87 | 9/133 |
| 15.43 | Jacob Duffy | 3 | 23 | 355 | 927 | 5/34 | 9/128 |
| 18.26 | Mitchell Starc | 8 | 46 | 840 | 1,312 | 7/58 | 10/113 |
| 18.71 | Pat Cummins | 4 | 14 | 262 | 564 | 3/48 | 6/117 |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[19] | Qualification: Minimum 500 deliveries bowled | Last updated: 8 January 2026 | |||||||
Team statistics
Highest team totals
| Score | Team | Overs | RR | Result | Inns | Opposition | Venue | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 669 | England | 157.1 | 4.25 | Drawn | 2 | India | Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester | 23 July 2025 | ||
| 587 | India | 151.0 | 3.88 | Won | 1 | England | Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham | 2 July 2025 | ||
| 575/8d | New Zealand | 153.4 | 3.22 | Won | 1 | West Indies | Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui | 18 December 2025 | ||
| 567 | Australia | 133.5 | 4.23 | Won | 2 | England | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 4 January 2026 | ||
| 518/5d | India | 134.2 | 3.85 | Won | 1 | West Indies | Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium, New Delhi | 10 October 2025 | ||
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[20] | d=Declared | Last updated: 7 January 2026 | ||||||||||
Lowest team totals
| Score | Team | Overs | RR | Result | Inns | Opposition | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | West Indies | 14.3 | 1.86 | Lost | 4 | Australia | Sabina Park, Kingston | 12 July 2025 |
| 93 | India | 35 | 2.65 | Lost | 4 | South Africa | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 14 November 2025 |
| 110 | England | 29.5 | 3.68 | Won | 2 | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | 26 December 2025 |
| 121 | Australia | 37.0 | 3.27 | Won | 3 | West Indies | Sabina Park, Kingston | 12 July 2025 |
| 128 | West Indies | 46.2 | 2.76 | Lost | 3 | New Zealand | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 10 December 2025 |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[21] | Not including run chases or declarations | Last updated: 26 December 2025 | ||||||||
Partnership statistics
Highest partnership by wicket
Highest partnership by runs
| Runs | Wkt | Batters | Team | Opposition | Venue | Match date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 323 | 1st | Tom Latham | Devon Conway | New Zealand | West Indies | Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui | 18 December 2025 |
| 303 | 6th | Jamie Smith | Harry Brook | England | India | Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham | 2 July 2025 |
| 279 | 3rd | Tom Latham | Rachin Ravindra | New Zealand | West Indies | Hagley Oval, Christchurch | 2 December 2025 |
| 264 | 4th | Najmul Hossain Shanto | Mushfiqur Rahim | Bangladesh | Sri Lanka | Galle International Stadium, Galle | 17 June 2025 |
| 209 | Shubman Gill | Rishabh Pant | India | England | Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds | 20 June 2025 | |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[23] | Last updated: 18 December 2025 | |||||||