2025–2027 World Test Championship
| 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 |
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]
Format
[edit]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
[edit]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. India and Pakistan haven't played a test series since 2007 due to political tensions between the two countries.
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.
League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | T | Ded | Con | Pts | Pct | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg/40px-Flag_of_Australia_(converted).svg.png){kind=small} Australia
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 60 | 100 | 2027 World Test Championship final |
| 2 |  South Africa
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 36 | 75.00 | |
| 3 |  New Zealand
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 16 | 66.67 | |
| 4 |  Sri Lanka
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 16 | 66.67 | |
| 5 |  Pakistan
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 50 | |
| 6 |  India
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9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 52 | 48.15 | |
| 7 |  England
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7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 84 | 26 | 30.95[a] | |
| 8 |  Bangladesh
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 16.66 | |
| 9 |  West Indies
|
7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 4 | 4.76 |
Updated to match(es) played on 12 December 2025. Source: International Cricket Council,[8] ESPNcricinfo[9]
Notes:
Notes:
- ^ England were deducted 2 points for a slow over-rate in the third Test against India.[7]
| Tie-breaking criteria[4] |
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The ranking of teams in the league stage is determined as follows:
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League stage
[edit]2025
[edit]Sri Lanka v Bangladesh
[edit]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)
[edit]Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies v Australia)
[edit]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
[edit]India v West Indies
[edit]Pakistan v South Africa
[edit]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)
[edit]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 |
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New Zealand v West Indies
[edit]Bangladesh v Pakistan
[edit]2026
[edit]Crowe–Thorpe Trophy (England v New Zealand)
[edit]Sobers–Tissera Trophy (West Indies v Sri Lanka)
[edit]West Indies v Pakistan
[edit]Sri Lanka v India
[edit]Australia v Bangladesh
[edit]England v Pakistan
[edit]2026–27
[edit]South Africa v Australia
[edit]Bangladesh v West Indies
[edit]New Zealand v India
[edit]South Africa v Bangladesh
[edit]Pakistan v Sri Lanka
[edit]Trans–Tasman Trophy (Australia v New Zealand)
[edit]Source:[10]
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (South Africa v England)
[edit]New Zealand v Sri Lanka
[edit]Border–Gavaskar Trophy (India v Australia)
[edit]Bangladesh v England
[edit]Sri Lanka v South Africa
[edit]Pakistan v New Zealand
[edit]Final match
[edit]Statistics
[edit]Individual statistics
[edit]Most Runs
[edit]| Runs | Batter | Mat | Inns | NO | Avg | HS | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 950 | Shubman Gill |
8 | 14 | 2 | 79.16 | 269 | 5 | 1 |
| 796 | KL Rahul |
9 | 17 | 1 | 49.75 | 137 | 3 | 3 |
| 725 | Ravindra Jadeja |
9 | 15 | 5 | 72.50 | 107* | 2 | 6 |
| 717 | Joe Root |
8 | 14 | 2 | 59.75 | 150 | 4 | 1 |
| 713 | Yashasvi Jaiswal |
9 | 17 | 0 | 41.94 | 175 | 3 | 3 |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[11] | Last updated: 18 December 2025 |
Highest Individual Score
[edit]| Runs | Batter | Balls | 4s | 6s | Opposition | Venue | Match date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 269 | Shubman Gill |
387 | 30 | 3 | England |
Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham | 2 July 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 |
| 178* | Devon Conway |
279 | 25 | 0 | West Indies |
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui | 18 December 2025 |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[12] | Last updated: 18 December 2025 |
Most Wickets
[edit]| Wickets | Bowler | Mat | Inns | Runs | Overs | BBI | Ave | 5WI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | Mohammed Siraj |
9 | 17 | 1,050 | 283.3 | 6/70 | 26.92 | 2 |
| 33 | Mitchell Starc |
6 | 11 | 528 | 140.2 | 7/58 | 16.00 | 3 |
| 30 | Simon Harmer |
4 | 8 | 429 | 171.3 | 6/50 | 14.30 | 2 |
| 29 | Jasprit Bumrah |
7 | 13 | 654 | 233.3 | 5/27 | 22.55 | 3 |
| 25 | Ben Stokes |
7 | 12 | 636 | 191.0 | 5/23 | 25.44 | 2 |
| Ravindra Jadeja |
9 | 17 | 943 | 294.4 | 4/50 | 37.72 | 0 | |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[13] | Last updated: 18 December 2025 |
Most dismissals for a wicket-keeper
[edit]| Dismissals | Player | Mat | Inns | Catches | Stumping | Max dis | Dis/Inn | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Jamie Smith |
8 | 15 | 25 | 1 | 4 (4ct & 0st) | 1.933 | |||
| 28 | Alex Carey |
6 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 5 (5ct & 0st) | 2.545 | |||
| 15 | Shai Hope |
8 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 4 (4ct & 0st) | 2.142 | |||
| 14 | Kyle Verreynne |
4 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 3 (2ct & 1st) | 1.750 | |||
| 12 | Rishabh Pant |
6 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 3 (2ct & 1st) | 1.090 | |||
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[14] | Last updated: 18 December 2025 | ||||||||||
Most catches for a player
[edit]| Catches | Player | Mat | Inns | Max dis | Dis/Inn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Aiden Markram |
4 | 8 | 5 | 2.000 |
| 14 | Harry Brook |
8 | 15 | 4 | 0.933 |
| 11 | KL Rahul |
9 | 17 | 2 | 0.647 |
| 10 | Steve Smith |
4 | 8 | 3 | 1.250 |
| 8 | Justin Greaves |
8 | 14 | 2 | 0.571 |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[15] | Last updated: 18 December 2025 |
Best bowling figures in an innings
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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 |
| 59.75 | Joe Root |
8 | 14 | 717 | 150 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 49.75 | KL Rahul |
9 | 17 | 796 | 137 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 48.00 | Rishabh Pant |
6 | 11 | 528 | 134 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[18] | Qualification: Minimum 10 innings | Last updated: 18 December 2025 |
Best bowling averages
[edit]| 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 |
| 16.00 | Mitchell Starc |
6 | 33 | 528 | 842 | 7/58 | 10/113 |
| 16.21 | Jacob Duffy |
3 | 14 | 227 | 582 | 5/34 | 8/156 |
| 19.73 | Scott Boland |
4 | 15 | 296 | 509 | 4/33 | 6/36 |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[19] | Qualification: Minimum 500 deliveries bowled | Last updated: 18 December 2025 |
Team statistics
[edit]Highest team totals
[edit]| Score | Team | Overs | RR | Inns | Opposition | Venue | Date | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 669 | England |
157.1 | 4.25 | 2 | India |
Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester | 23 July 2025
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| 587 | India |
151.0 | 3.88 | 1 | England |
Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham | 2 July 2025
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| 518/5d | 134.2 | 3.85 | 1 | West Indies |
Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium, New Delhi | 10 October 2025
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| 511 | Australia |
117.3 | 4.34 | 2 | England |
The Gabba, Brisbane | 4 December 2025
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| 495 | Bangladesh |
153.4 | 3.22 | 1 | Sri Lanka |
Galle International Stadium, Galle | 17 June 2025
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| Source: ESPNcricinfo[20] | d=Declared | Last updated: 7 December 2025 | ||||||||||
Lowest team totals
[edit]| Score | Team | Overs | RR | Inns | Opposition | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | West Indies |
14.3 | 1.86 | 4 | Australia |
Sabina Park, Kingston | 12 July 2025 |
| 93 | India |
35 | 2.65 | 4 | South Africa |
Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 14 November 2025 |
| 121 | Australia |
37.0 | 3.27 | 3 | West Indies |
Sabina Park, Kingston | 12 July 2025 |
| 128 | West Indies |
46.2 | 2.76 | 3 | New Zealand |
Basin Reserve, Wellington | 10 December 2025 |
| 132 | Australia |
45.2 | 2.91 | 2 | England |
Perth Stadium, Perth | 21 November 2025 |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[21] | Last updated: 12 December 2025 |
Partnership statistics
[edit]Highest partnership by wicket
[edit]Highest partnership by runs
[edit]| 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 |
Notes
[edit]References
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- ^ "2027 World Test Championship final in England too". Times of India. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ "ICC World Test Championship 2 FAQs". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ a b "ICC World Test Championship 2025-2027 Playing Conditions" (PDF). International Cricket Council. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "England docked WTC points for slow over rate in Lord's Test". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
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- ^ "Highest partnership by runs in World Test Championship, 2025-2027". Retrieved 18 December 2023.
External links
[edit]- Series home at ESPNcricinfo
- "ICC World Test Championship 2025-2027 Competition Regulations" (PDF). International Cricket Council. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- "ICC World Test Championship 2025-2027 Playing Conditions" (PDF). International Cricket Council. Retrieved 29 June 2025.