2023–2025 ICC World Test Championship
Dates 16 June 2023 – 14 June 2025
Cricket format Test cricket Tournament format(s) League and Final
Champions South Africa (1st title)Participants 9
Matches 70
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The 2023–2025 ICC World Test Championship was the third edition of the ICC World Test Championship . It started in June 2023 with the Ashes , which was contested between England and Australia , and it finished in June 2025 with the final , played between Australia and South Africa at Lord's .
In the final, South Africa defeated Australia by 5 wickets to win their maiden championship. This was also their first ICC trophy since 1998 .
Format The tournament consisted of 69 matches played between nine teams across 27 series in the league stage. The top two teams in the points table at the end of the league stage competed 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.
Points system The points system remained largely unchanged from the previous edition. Teams failing to meet the required over rate were deducted one point for each over they were behind at the end of a match, except in cases where they bowled their opponents out in 80 overs in an innings, or 160 overs over the course of the match. As in the previous edition, the teams are ranked in the league table based on percentage of total points won out of contested points.
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
Participants Nine of the 12 full members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) participated in the championship:
The three full members of the ICC who did not participate were Afghanistan , Ireland and Zimbabwe .
Schedule The ICC announced the 2023–2027 Future Tours Programme on 17 August 2022, which identified the series that were part of the World Test Championship. According to the schedule, each team played six of the other eight teams, and the dates and venues of each series were decided by the boards of the competing teams.
Home \ Away AUS BAN ENG IND NZL PAK RSA SRI WIN Australia — — — 3–1 [5] — 3–0 [3] — — 1–1 [2] Bangladesh — — — — 1–1 [2] — 0–2 [2] 0–2 [2] — England 2–2 [5] — — — — — — 2–1 [3] 3–0 [3] India — 2–0 [2] 4–1 [5] — 0–3 [3] — — — New Zealand 0–2 [2] — 1–2 [3] — 2–0 [2] — — Pakistan — 0–2 [2] 2–1 [3] — — — — — 1–1 [2] South Africa — — 1–1 [2] 2–0 [2] — 2–0 [2] Sri Lanka 0–2 [2] — — — 2–0 [2] 0–2 [2] — — — West Indies — 1–1 [2] — 0–1 [2] — — 0–1 [2] — —
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 Pos Team Pld W L D T Ded Con Pts Pct Qualification 1 South Africa (C) 12 8 3 1 0 0 144 100 69.44 2025 World Test Championship final 2 Australia 19 13 4 2 0 10 228 154 67.54 3 India 19 9 8 2 0 2 228 114 50 4 New Zealand 14 7 7 0 0 3 168 81 48.21 5 England 21 11 10 0 1 22 264 114 43.18 6 Sri Lanka 13 5 8 0 0 0 156 60 38.46 7 Bangladesh 12 4 8 0 0 3 144 45 31.25 8 West Indies 11 3 8 0 2 0 156 44 28.21 9 Pakistan 14 5 9 0 0 13 168 47 27.98
League stage 2023 The Ashes (England v Australia) England v Australia
Australia won by 2 wickets Edgbaston , Birmingham Points: Australia 12 , England -2
Australia v England
Australia won by 43 runs Lord's , London Points: Australia 12 , England -9
Australia v England
England won by 3 wickets Headingley , Leeds Points: England 12 , Australia 0
Australia v England
Match drawn Old Trafford , Manchester Points: England 1, Australia -6
England v Australia
England won by 49 runs The Oval , London Points: England 7 , Australia 0
West Indies v India West Indies v India
India won by an innings and 141 runs Windsor Park , Roseau Points: India 12 , West Indies 0
India v West Indies
Match drawn Queen's Park Oval , Port of Spain Points: West Indies 4, India 4
Sri Lanka v Pakistan Sri Lanka v Pakistan
Pakistan won by 4 wickets Galle International Stadium , Galle Points: Pakistan 12 , Sri Lanka 0
Sri Lanka v Pakistan
Pakistan won by an innings and 222 runs Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground , Colombo Points: Pakistan 12 , Sri Lanka 0
2023–24 Bangladesh v New Zealand 28 November – 2 December 2023
Bangladesh v New Zealand
Bangladesh won by 150 runs Sylhet International Cricket Stadium , Sylhet Points: Bangladesh 12 , New Zealand 0
Bangladesh v New Zealand
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) Australia v Pakistan
Australia won by 360 runs Perth Stadium , Perth Points: Australia 12 , Pakistan –2
Australia v Pakistan
Australia won by 79 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground , Melbourne Points: Australia 12 , Pakistan 0
Pakistan v Australia
Australia won by 8 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney Points: Australia 12 , Pakistan 0
Freedom Trophy (South Africa v India) India v South Africa
South Africa won by an innings and 32 runs Centurion Park , Centurion Points: South Africa 12 , India –2
South Africa v India
India won by 7 wickets Newlands Cricket Ground , Cape Town Points: India 12 , South Africa 0
Frank Worrell Trophy (Australia v West Indies) West Indies v Australia
Australia won by 10 wickets Adelaide Oval , Adelaide Points: Australia 12 , West Indies 0
West Indies v Australia
West Indies won by 8 runs The Gabba , Brisbane Points: West Indies 12 , Australia 0
Anthony de Mello Trophy (India v England) England v India
England won by 28 runs Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium , Hyderabad Points: England 12 , India 0
India v England
India v England
India won by 434 runs Niranjan Shah Stadium , Rajkot Points: India 12 , England 0
England v India
India won by 5 wickets JSCA International Stadium Complex , Ranchi Points: India 12 , England 0
England v India
India won by an innings and 64 runs Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium , Dharamsala Points: India 12 , England 0
Tangiwai Shield (New Zealand v South Africa) New Zealand v South Africa
New Zealand won by 281 runs Bay Oval , Mount Maunganui Points: New Zealand 12 , South Africa 0
South Africa v New Zealand
New Zealand won by 7 wickets Seddon Park , Hamilton Points: New Zealand 12 , South Africa 0
Trans–Tasman Trophy (New Zealand v Australia) Australia v New Zealand
Australia won by 172 runs Basin Reserve , Wellington Points: Australia 12 , New Zealand 0
New Zealand v Australia
Australia won by 3 wickets Hagley Oval , Christchurch Points: Australia 12 , New Zealand 0
Bangladesh v Sri Lanka Sri Lanka v Bangladesh
Sri Lanka won by 328 runs Sylhet International Cricket Stadium , Sylhet Points: Sri Lanka 12 , Bangladesh 0
Sri Lanka v Bangladesh
Sri Lanka won by 192 runs Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium , Chattogram Points: Sri Lanka 12 , Bangladesh 0
2024 Richards–Botham Trophy (England v West Indies) West Indies v England
England won by an innings and 114 runs Lord's , London Points: England 12 , West Indies 0
England v West Indies
England won by 241 runs Trent Bridge , Nottingham Points: England 12 , West Indies 0
West Indies v England
England won by 10 wickets Edgbaston , Birmingham Points: England 12 , West Indies 0
Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (West Indies v South Africa) South Africa v West Indies
Match drawn Queen's Park Oval , Port of Spain Points: South Africa 4, West Indies 4
South Africa v West Indies
South Africa won by 40 runs Providence Stadium , Providence Points: South Africa 12 , West Indies 0
Pakistan v Bangladesh Pakistan v Bangladesh
Bangladesh won by 10 wickets Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium , Rawalpindi Points: Bangladesh 9 , Pakistan -6
30 August – 3 September 2024
Pakistan v Bangladesh
Bangladesh won by 6 wickets Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium , Rawalpindi Points: Bangladesh 12 , Pakistan 0
England v Sri Lanka Sri Lanka v England
England won by 5 wickets Old Trafford , Manchester Points: England 12 , Sri Lanka 0
29 August–1 September 2024
England v Sri Lanka
England won by 190 runs Lord's , London Points: England 12 , Sri Lanka 0
England v Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets The Oval , London Points: Sri Lanka 12 , England 0
2024–25 Sri Lanka v New Zealand Sri Lanka v New Zealand
Sri Lanka won by 63 runs Galle International Stadium , Galle Points: Sri Lanka 12 , New Zealand 0
Sri Lanka v New Zealand f/o )
Sri Lanka won by an innings and 154 runs Galle International Stadium , Galle Points: Sri Lanka 12 , New Zealand 0
Ganguly–Durjoy Trophy (India v Bangladesh) India v Bangladesh
India won by 280 runs M. A. Chidambaram Stadium , Chennai Points: India 12 , Bangladesh 0
27 September – 1 October 2024
Bangladesh v India
India won by 7 wickets Green Park Stadium , Kanpur Points: India 12 , Bangladesh 0
Pakistan v England Pakistan v England
England won by an innings and 47 runs Multan Cricket Stadium , Multan Points: England 12 , Pakistan 0
Pakistan v England
Pakistan won by 152 runs Multan Cricket Stadium , Multan Points: Pakistan 12 , England 0
England v Pakistan
Pakistan won by 9 wickets Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium , Rawalpindi Points: Pakistan 12 , England 0
India v New Zealand India v New Zealand
New Zealand won by 8 wickets M. Chinnaswamy Stadium , Bengaluru Points: New Zealand 12 , India 0
New Zealand v India
New Zealand won by 113 runs Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium , Pune Points: New Zealand 12 , India 0
New Zealand v India
New Zealand won by 25 runs Wankhede Stadium , Mumbai Points: New Zealand 12 , India 0
Bangladesh v South Africa Bangladesh v South Africa
South Africa won by 7 wickets Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium , Dhaka Points: South Africa 12 , Bangladesh 0
29 October – 31 October 2024
South Africa v Bangladesh f/o )
South Africa won by an innings and 273 runs Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium , Chittagong Points: South Africa 12 , Bangladesh 0
Border–Gavaskar Trophy (Australia v India) India v Australia
India won by 295 runs Perth Stadium , Perth Points: India 12 , Australia 0
India v Australia
Australia won by 10 wickets Adelaide Oval , Adelaide Points: Australia 12 , India 0
Australia v India
Match drawn The Gabba , Brisbane Points: Australia 4, India 4
Australia v India
Australia won by 184 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground , Melbourne Points: Australia 12 , India 0
India v Australia
Australia won by 6 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney Points: Australia 12 , India 0
West Indies v Bangladesh West Indies v Bangladesh
West Indies won by 201 runs Sir Vivian Richards Stadium , North Sound Points: West Indies 12 , Bangladesh 0
30 November – 3 December 2024
Bangladesh v West Indies
Bangladesh won by 101 runs Sabina Park , Kingston Points: Bangladesh 12 , West Indies 0
South Africa v Sri Lanka 27 November – 30 November 2024
South Africa v Sri Lanka
South Africa won by 233 runs Kingsmead , Durban Points: South Africa 12 , Sri Lanka 0
South Africa v Sri Lanka
South Africa won by 109 runs St George's Park Cricket Ground , Gqeberha Points: South Africa 12 , Sri Lanka 0
Crowe–Thorpe Trophy (New Zealand v England) 28 November – 2 December 2024
New Zealand v England
England won by 8 wickets Hagley Oval , Christchurch Points: England 9 , New Zealand –3
England v New Zealand
England won by 323 runs Basin Reserve , Wellington Points: England 12 , New Zealand 0
New Zealand v England
New Zealand won by 423 runs Seddon Park , Hamilton Points: New Zealand 12 , England 0
South Africa v Pakistan Pakistan v South Africa
South Africa won by 2 wickets Centurion Park , Centurion Points: South Africa 12 , Pakistan 0
South Africa v Pakistan f/o )
South Africa won by 10 wickets Newlands Cricket Ground , Cape Town Points: South Africa 12 , Pakistan -5
Pakistan v West Indies Pakistan v West Indies
Pakistan won by 127 runs Multan Cricket Stadium , Multan Points: Pakistan 12 , West Indies 0
West Indies v Pakistan
West Indies won by 120 runs Multan Cricket Stadium , Multan Points: West Indies 12 , Pakistan 0
Warne–Muralitharan Trophy (Sri Lanka v Australia) 29 January – 2 February 2025
Australia v Sri Lanka f/o )
Australia won by an innings and 242 runs Galle International Stadium , Galle Points: Australia 12 , Sri Lanka 0
Sri Lanka v Australia
Australia won by 9 wickets Galle International Stadium , Galle Points: Australia 12 , Sri Lanka 0
Final Australia v South Africa
South Africa won by 5 wickets Lord's , London
Statistics Individual statistics The top 5 players of each category are listed.
Most Runs Runs Batter Matches Innings Not outs Average High Score 100s 50s 1,968 England cricket team Joe Root 22 40 4 54.66 262 7 7 1,738 India national cricket team Yashasvi Jaiswal 19 36 2 52.88 214* 4 10 1,470 England cricket team Ben Duckett 22 41 1 36.75 153 2 8 1,463 England cricket team Harry Brook 17 29 0 50.44 317 4 7 1,428 Australia national cricket team Usman Khawaja 20 39 3 39.66 232 2 6 Last updated: 14 June 2025
Most Wickets Wickets Bowler Matches Innings Runs Overs BBI BBM Average 5WI 10WM 80 Australia national cricket team Pat Cummins 18 35 1,879 563.5 6/28 10/97 23.48 6 1 77 India national cricket team Jasprit Bumrah 15 28 1,162 393.4 6/45 9/91 15.09 5 0 Australia national cricket team Mitchell Starc 19 37 2,068 536.2 6/48 8/108 26.85 2 0 66 Australia national cricket team Nathan Lyon 17 30 1,662 546.5 6/65 10/108 25.18 1 1 63 India national cricket team Ravichandran Ashwin 14 26 1,547 445.3 7/71 12/131 24.55 5 1 Last updated: 14 June 2025
Highest Individual Score Most dismissals for a wicket-keeper Most catches for a player Best bowling figures in an innings Figures Bowler Overs Maidens Economy Opposition Venue Match date 8/46 Pakistan national cricket team Noman Ali 16.3 1 2.78 England Multan Cricket Stadium , Multan , Pakistan15 October 2024 7/13 South Africa national cricket team Marco Jansen 6.5 1 1.90 Sri Lanka Kingsmead Cricket Ground , Durban , South Africa27 November 2024 7/32 West Indies cricket team Jomel Warrican 18.0 3 1.77 Pakistan Multan Cricket Stadium , Multan , Pakistan17 January 2025 7/45 England cricket team Gus Atkinson 12.0 5 3.75 West Indies Lord's , London , England10 July 2024 7/53 New Zealand national cricket team Mitchell Santner 19.3 1 2.71 India Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium , Pune , India24 October 2024 Last updated: 14 June 2025
Best bowling figures in a match Figure Bowler Overs Maidens Opposition Venue Match date 13/157 New Zealand national cricket team Mitchell Santner 48.3 3 India Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium , Pune , India24 October 2024 12/106 England cricket team Gus Atkinson 26.0 7 West Indies Lord's , London , England10 July 2024 12/131 India national cricket team Ravichandran Ashwin 46.0 13 Windsor Park , Roseau , Dominica12 July 2023 11/86 South Africa national cricket team Marco Jansen 28.3 6 Sri Lanka Kingsmead Cricket Ground , Durban , South Africa27 November 2024 11/115 India national cricket team Washington Sundar 42.1 4 New Zealand Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium , Pune , India24 October 2024 Last updated: 14 June 2025
Best batting averages Average Batter Matches Innings Runs High score NO 100s 50s 62.38 Sri Lanka national cricket team Kamindu Mendis 11 20 1,123 182* 2 5 3 59.25 South Africa national cricket team Temba Bavuma 8 13 711 113 1 2 5 54.85 New Zealand national cricket team Kane Williamson 11 22 1,152 156 1 5 4 54.66 England cricket team Joe Root 22 40 1,968 262 4 7 7 52.88 India national cricket team Yashasvi Jaiswal 19 36 1,798 214* 2 4 10 Qualification: Minimum 10 innings Last updated: 14 June 2025
Best bowling averages Average Bowler Matches Wickets Runs Balls BBI BBM 14.76 Pakistan national cricket team Noman Ali 6 46 679 1,272 8/46 11/147 15.09 India national cricket team Jasprit Bumrah 15 77 1,162 2,362 6/45 9/91 17.18 Australia national cricket team Matthew Kuhnemann 2 16 275 555 5/63 9/149 17.75 West Indies cricket team Jomel Warrican 6 32 568 1,259 7/32 10/101 18.00 India national cricket team Washington Sundar 5 19 342 647 7/59 11/115 Qualification: Minimum 500 deliveries bowled Last updated: 14 June 2025
Team statistics Highest team totals Score Team Overs Run rate Innings Opposition Venue Date 823/7d England 150 5.48 1 Pakistan Multan Cricket Stadium , Multan , Pakistan7 October 2024 654/6d Australia national cricket team Australia 154 4.24 1 Sri Lanka Galle International Stadium , Galle , Sri Lanka29 January 2025 615 South Africa 141.3 4.34 1 Pakistan Newlands Cricket Ground , Cape Town , South Africa3 January 2025 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 Cricket Ground , Manchester , England19 July 2023 (d=declared) Last updated: 14 June 2025
Lowest team totals Score Team Overs Run rate Innings Opposition Venue Date 42 Sri Lanka 13.5 3.03 2 South Africa Kingsmead Cricket Ground , Durban , South Africa27 November 2024 46 India 31.2 1.46 1 New Zealand M. Chinnaswamy Stadium , Bengaluru , India16 October 2024 55 South Africa 23.2 2.35 1 India Newlands Cricket Ground , Cape Town , South Africa3 January 2024 88 New Zealand 39.5 2.20 2 Sri Lanka Galle International Stadium , Galle , Sri Lanka26 September 2024 89 Pakistan 30.2 2.93 4 Australia Perth Stadium , Perth , Australia14 December 2023 Last updated: 14 June 2025
Final standings Pos. Team Prize money (US$) 1 South Africa 3,600,000 2 Australia 2,160,000 3 India 1,440,000 4 New Zealand 1,200,000 5 England 960,000 6 Sri Lanka 840,000 7 Bangladesh 720,000 8 West Indies 600,000 9 Pakistan 480,000 Total 12 million
Source: ESPNcricinfo ICC Website:
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