2025–2027 ICC World Test Championship
Dates 17 June 2025 – June 2027
Cricket format Test cricket Tournament format(s) League and Final
Participants 9
Matches 71
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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 .
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.
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.
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 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. 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.
Home \ Away AUS BAN ENG IND NZ PAK SA SL WI Australia — 2 matches 4–1 [5] — 4 matches — — — — Bangladesh — — 2 matches — — 2 matches — — 2 matches England — — — 2–2 [5] 3 matches 3 matches — — — India 5 matches — — — — — 0–2 [2] — 2–0 [2] New Zealand — — — 2 matches — — — 2 matches 2–0 [3] Pakistan — — — — 2 matches — 1–1 [2] 2 matches — South Africa 3 matches 2 matches 3 matches — — — — — — Sri Lanka — 1–0 [2] — 2 matches — — 2 matches — — West Indies 0–3 [3] — — — — 2 matches — 2 matches —
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 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
Tie-breaking criteria The ranking of teams in the league stage is determined as follows: Points Percentage in all matches; Number of Series wins; Points Percentage in away matches; ICC Test Rankings on 30 April 2027
League stage 2025 Sri Lanka v Bangladesh Bangladesh v Sri Lanka
Match drawn Galle International Stadium , Galle Points: Sri Lanka 4, Bangladesh 4
Bangladesh v Sri Lanka
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) India v England
England won by 5 wickets Headingley , Leeds Points: England 12 , India 0
India v England
India won by 336 runs Edgbaston , Birmingham Points: India 12 , England 0
England v India
England won by 22 runs Lord's , London Points: England 10 , India 0
India v England
Match drawn Old Trafford , Manchester Points: England 4, India 4
India v England
India won by 6 runs The Oval , London Points: India 12 , England 0
Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies v Australia) Australia v West Indies
Australia won by 159 runs Kensington Oval , Bridgetown Points: Australia 12 , West Indies 0
Australia v West Indies
Australia won by 133 runs Grenada National Cricket Stadium , St. George's Points: Australia 12 , West Indies 0
Australia v West Indies
Australia won by 176 runs Sabina Park , Kingston Points: Australia 12 , West Indies 0
2025–26 India v West Indies West Indies v India
India won by an innings and 140 runs Narendra Modi Stadium , Ahmedabad Points: India 12 , West Indies 0
India v West Indies f/o )
India won by 7 wickets Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium , New Delhi Points: India 12 , West Indies 0
Pakistan v South Africa Pakistan v South Africa
Pakistan won by 93 runs Gaddafi Stadium , Lahore Points: Pakistan 12 , South Africa 0
Pakistan v South Africa
South Africa won by 8 wickets Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium , Rawalpindi Points: South Africa 12 , Pakistan 0
Freedom Trophy (India v South Africa) South Africa v India
South Africa won by 30 runs Eden Gardens , Kolkata Points: South Africa 12 , India 0
South Africa v India
South Africa won by 408 runs Assam Cricket Association Stadium , Guwahati Points: South Africa 12 , India 0
The Ashes (Australia v England) England v Australia
Australia won by 8 wickets Perth Stadium , Perth Points: Australia 12 , England 0
England v Australia
Australia won by 8 wickets The Gabba , Brisbane Points: Australia 12 , England 0
Australia v England
Australia won by 82 runs Adelaide Oval , Adelaide Points: Australia 12 , England 0
Australia v England
England won by 4 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground , Melbourne Points: England 12 , Australia 0
England v Australia
Australia won by 5 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney Points: Australia 12 , England 0
New Zealand v West Indies New Zealand v West Indies
Match drawn Hagley Oval , Christchurch Points: New Zealand 4, West Indies 4
West Indies v New Zealand
New Zealand won by 9 wickets Basin Reserve , Wellington Points: New Zealand 12 , West Indies 0
New Zealand v West Indies
New Zealand won by 323 runs Bay Oval , Mount Maunganui Points: New Zealand 12 , West Indies 0
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 28 October–1 November 2026
South Africa v Bangladesh Pakistan v Sri Lanka Trans-Tasman Trophy (Australia v New Zealand) Source:
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (South Africa v England) New Zealand v Sri Lanka Border–Gavaskar Trophy (India v Australia) 29 January–2 February 2027
Bangladesh v England Sri Lanka v South Africa Pakistan v New Zealand Final match Statistics Individual statistics Most Runs Highest Individual Score Most Wickets Wickets Bowler Mat Inns Runs Overs BBI Ave 5WI 46 Australia national cricket team Mitchell Starc 8 16 840 218.4 7/58 18.26 3 39 India national cricket team Mohammed Siraj 9 17 1,050 283.3 6/70 26.92 2 37 England cricket team Josh Tongue 6 12 914 224.2 5/45 24.70 2 32 England cricket team Ben Stokes 9 16 806 241.1 5/23 25.18 2 31 England cricket team Brydon Carse 9 17 1,215 293.4 4/34 39.19 0 Source: ESPNcricinfo | Last updated: 8 January 2026
Most dismissals for a wicket-keeper Most catches for a player Best bowling figures in an innings Best bowling figures in a match Best batting averages Average Batter Mat Inns Runs HS NO 100s 50s 79.16 India national cricket team Shubman Gill 8 14 950 269 2 5 1 72.50 India national cricket team Ravindra Jadeja 9 15 725 107* 5 2 6 55.11 England cricket team Joe Root 10 19 937 160 2 4 1 54.93 Australia national cricket team Travis Head 8 16 853 170 0 3 2 49.75 India national cricket team KL Rahul 9 17 796 137 1 3 3 Source: ESPNcricinfo | Qualification: Minimum 10 innings | Last updated: 8 January 2026
Best bowling averages Average Bowler Mat Wkts Runs Balls BBI BBM 14.30 South Africa national cricket team Simon Harmer 4 30 429 1,029 6/37 9/101 14.95 West Indies cricket team Shamar Joseph 3 22 329 620 5/87 9/133 15.43 New Zealand national cricket team Jacob Duffy 3 23 355 927 5/34 9/128 18.26 Australia national cricket team Mitchell Starc 8 46 840 1,312 7/58 10/113 18.71 Australia national cricket team Pat Cummins 4 14 262 564 3/48 6/117 Source: ESPNcricinfo | 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 | 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 | Not including run chases or declarations | Last updated: 26 December 2025
Partnership statistics Highest partnership by wicket Wkt Runs Batters Team Opposition Venue Match date 1st 323 Tom Latham Devon Conway New Zealand West Indies Bay Oval , Mount Maunganui 18 December 2025 2nd 194 Pathum Nissanka Dinesh Chandimal Sri Lanka Bangladesh Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground , Colombo 25 June 2025 3rd 279 Tom Latham Rachin Ravindra New Zealand West Indies Hagley Oval , Christchurch 2 December 2025 4th 264 Najmul Hossain Shanto Mushfiqur Rahim Bangladesh Sri Lanka Galle International Stadium , Galle 17 June 2025 5th 206 Dhruv Jurel Ravindra Jadeja India West Indies Narendra Modi Stadium , Ahmedabad 2 October 2025 6th 303 Harry Brook Jamie Smith England India Edgbaston Cricket Ground , Birmingham 2 July 2025 7th 180* Justin Greaves Kemar Roach West Indies New Zealand Hagley Oval , Christchurch 2 December 2025 8th 107 Steve Smith Beau Webster Australia England Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney 4 January 2026 9th 106 Ben Stokes Jofra Archer England Australia Adelaide Oval , Adelaide 17 December 2025 10th 98 Senuran Muthusamy Kagiso Rabada South Africa Pakistan Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium , Rawalpindi 20 October 2025 Source: ESPNcricinfo | Last updated: 7 January 2026
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