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.
TeamScheduled matches Not scheduled to play against Total Home Away 19 (5), (3), (2) (5), (2), (2) 12 (2), (2), (2) (2), (2), (2) 22 (5), (3), (3) (5), (3), (3) 19 (2), (5), (3) (5), (2), (2) 14 (2), (3), (2) (2), (3), (2) 14 (2), (3), (2) (3), (2), (2) 12 (2), (2), (2) (2), (2), (2) 13 (2), (2), (2) (2), (3), (2) 13 (2), (2), (2) (2), (3), (2)
League table
League stage
2023
The Ashes (England v Australia)
West Indies v India
Sri Lanka v Pakistan
2023–24
Bangladesh v New Zealand
Benaud–Qadir Trophy (Australia v Pakistan)
Freedom Trophy (South Africa v India)
Frank Worrell Trophy (Australia v West Indies)
Anthony de Mello Trophy (India v England)
Tangiwai Shield (New Zealand v South Africa)
Trans–Tasman Trophy (New Zealand v Australia)
Bangladesh v Sri Lanka
2024
Richards–Botham Trophy (England v West Indies)
Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (West Indies v South Africa)
Pakistan v Bangladesh
England v Sri Lanka
2024–25
Sri Lanka v New Zealand
Ganguly–Durjoy Trophy (India v Bangladesh)
Pakistan v England
India v New Zealand
Bangladesh v South Africa
Border–Gavaskar Trophy (Australia v India)
West Indies v Bangladesh
South Africa v Sri Lanka
Crowe–Thorpe Trophy (New Zealand v England)
South Africa v Pakistan
Pakistan v West Indies
Warne–Muralitharan Trophy (Sri Lanka v Australia)
Final
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 Joe Root 22 40 4 54.66 262 7 7 1,738 Yashasvi Jaiswal 19 36 2 52.88 214* 4 10 1,470 Ben Duckett 22 41 1 36.75 153 2 8 1,463 Harry Brook 17 29 0 50.44 317 4 7 1,428 Usman Khawaja 20 39 3 39.66 232 2 6 Last updated: 14 June 2025
Most Wickets Wickets Bowler Matches Innings Runs Overs Average 80 Pat Cummins 18 35 1,879 563.5 6/28 10/97 23.48 6 177 Jasprit Bumrah 15 28 1,162 393.4 6/45 9/91 15.09 5 0 Mitchell Starc 19 37 2,068 536.2 6/48 8/108 26.85 2 0 66 Nathan Lyon 17 30 1,662 546.5 6/65 10/108 25.18 1 1 63 Ravichandran Ashwin 14 26 1,547 445.3 7/71 12/131 24.55 5 1 Last updated: 14 June 2025
Highest Individual Score Runs Batter Balls 4s 6s Opposition Venue Match date 317 Harry Brook 322 29 3 Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan, Pakistan 7 October 2024 262 Joe Root 375 17 0 259 Ryan Rickelton 343 29 3 Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa 3 January 2025 240 Rachin Ravindra 366 26 3 Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui, New Zealand 4 February 2024 232 Usman Khawaja 352 16 1 Sri Lanka Galle International Stadium, Galle, Sri Lanka 29 January 2025 Last updated: 14 June 2025
Most dismissals for a wicket-keeper Dismissals Player Matches Innings Catches Stumping Dis/Inn 98 Alex Carey 20 39 82 16 5 2.512 41 Tom Blundell 14 27 35 6 4 1.51839 Mohammad Rizwan 11 21 33 6 6 1.857 Kyle Verreynne 12 24 35 4 5 1.772 38 Litton Das 9 18 32 6 4 2.111 Last updated: 14 June 2025
Most catches for a player Catches Player Matches Innings Dis/Inn 43 Steve Smith 20 39 5 1.102 35 Joe Root 22 43 3 0.813 24 Daryl Mitchell 13 25 3 0.960 23 Ben Duckett 22 43 2 0.534 21 Harry Brook 17 34 3 0.617 Last updated: 14 June 2025
Best bowling figures in an innings Figures Bowler Overs Maidens Economy Opposition Venue Match date 8/46 Noman Ali 16.3 1 2.78 Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan, Pakistan 15 October 2024 7/13 Marco Jansen 6.5 1 1.90 Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban, South Africa 27 November 2024 7/32 Jomel Warrican 18.0 3 1.77 Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan, Pakistan 17 January 2025 7/45 Gus Atkinson 12.0 5 3.75 Lord's, London, England 10 July 2024 7/53 Mitchell Santner 19.3 1 2.71 Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune, India 24 October 2024 Last updated: 14 June 2025
Best bowling figures in a match Figure Bowler Overs Maidens Opposition Venue Match date 13/157 Mitchell Santner 48.3 3 Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune, India 24 October 2024 12/106 Gus Atkinson 26.0 7 Lord's, London, England 10 July 2024 12/131 Ravichandran Ashwin 46.0 13 Windsor Park, Roseau, Dominica 12 July 2023 11/86 Marco Jansen 28.3 6 Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban, South Africa 27 November 2024 11/115 Washington Sundar 42.1 4 Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune, India 24 October 2024 Last updated: 14 June 2025
Best batting averages Average Batter Matches Innings Runs High score NO 100s 50s 62.38 Kamindu Mendis 11 20 1,123 182* 2 5 3 59.25 Temba Bavuma 8 13 711 113 1 2 5 54.85 Kane Williamson 11 22 1,152 156 1 5 4 54.66 Joe Root 22 40 1,968 262 4 7 7 52.88 Yashasvi Jaiswal 19 36 1,798 214* 2 4 10 Qualification: Minimum 10 inningsLast updated: 14 June 2025
Best bowling averages Average Bowler Matches Wickets Runs Balls 14.76 Noman Ali 6 46 679 1,272 8/46 11/147 15.09 Jasprit Bumrah 15 77 1,162 2,362 6/45 9/91 17.18 Matthew Kuhnemann 2 16 275 555 5/63 9/149 17.75 Jomel Warrican 6 32 568 1,259 7/32 10/101 18.00 Washington Sundar 5 19 342 647 7/59 11/115 Qualification: Minimum 500 deliveries bowledLast updated: 14 June 2025
Team statistics Highest team totals Score Team Overs Run rate Innings Opposition Venue Date823/7d 150 5.48 1 Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan, Pakistan 7 October 2024654/6d Australia1544.241Galle International Stadium, Galle, Sri Lanka29 January 2025 615 141.3 4.34 1 Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa 3 January 2025602/5d 163.4 3.67 1 Galle International Stadium, Galle, Sri Lanka 27 September 2024 592 107.4 5.49 1 Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester, England 19 July 2023(d=declared)Last updated: 14 June 2025
Lowest team totals Score Team Overs Run rate Innings Opposition Venue Date 42 13.5 3.03 2 Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban, South Africa 27 November 2024 46 31.2 1.46 1 M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, India 16 October 2024 55 23.2 2.35 1 Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa 3 January 2024 88 39.5 2.20 2 Galle International Stadium, Galle, Sri Lanka 26 September 2024 89 30.2 2.93 4 Perth Stadium, Perth, Australia 14 December 2023Last updated: 14 June 2025
Final standings Pos.TeamPrize money (US$) 1 3,600,000 2 2,160,000 3 1,440,000 4 1,200,000 5 960,000 6 840,000 7 720,000 8 600,000 9 480,000 Total 12 million
Source: ESPNcricinfo
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Notes
References
External links Series home at ESPNcricinfo ICC Champions Trophy 2025