The ICC World Test Championship, also referred to as the Test World Cup, is a league competition for Test cricket run by the International Cricket Council (ICC), which started on 1 August 2019. It is the premier championship for Test cricket. It is in line with the ICC's goal of having one pinnacle tournament for each of the three formats of international cricket.
Team records Overview Team Span StatisticsBest performance First Edition Last Edition Matches Won Lost Draw Tied % Win % Loss % Draw 2019–2021 2025–2027 64 41 14 9 0 64.06 21.87 14.06 Champions 2019–2021 2025–2027 45 25 18 2 0 55.55 40.00 4.45 Champions 2019–2021 2025–2027 45 23 18 4 0 51.11 40.00 8.88 Champions 2019–2021 2025–2027 67 36 23 8 0 53.73 34.32 11.94 Runners-up 2019–2021 2025–2027 81 39 33 9 0 48.14 40.74 11.11 4th place 2019–2021 2025–2027 43 13 22 8 0 30.23 51.16 18.60 5th place 2019–2021 2025–2027 49 15 27 7 0 30.61 55.10 14.28 6th place 2019–2021 2025–2027 37 8 26 3 0 21.62 70.27 8.10 7th place 2019–2021 2025–2027 51 12 31 8 0 23.52 60.78 15.68 8th place
Team scoring records Highest innings total ScoreTeamOpponentVenueDate 823/7d (150.0 overs) Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan, Pakistan 7 October 2024 669 (157.1 overs) Old Trafford, Manchester, England 23 July 2025 659/6d (158.5 overs) Hagley Oval, Christchurch, New Zealand 3 January 2021 657 (101.0 overs) Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, Pakistan 1 December 2022 654/6d (154.0 overs) Galle International Stadium, Galle, Sri Lanka 29 January 2025Last updated: 26 July 2025
Lowest innings total ScoreTeamOpponentVenueDate 27 (14.3 overs) Sabina Park, Kingston, West Indies 12 July 2025 36 (21.2 overs) Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia 17 December 2020 42 (13.5 overs) Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban, South Africa 27 November 2024 46 (31.2 overs) M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, India 17 October 2024 53 (19.0 overs) Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban, South Africa 31 March 2022 Last updated: 14 July 2025
Highest match aggregate ScoreTeamsVenueDate 1768–37 (657 & 264–7 d) v (579 & 268) Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, Pakistan 1 December 2022 1692–36 (587 & 427–6 d) v (407 & 271) Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham, England 2 July 2025 1675–35 (553 & 284 d) v (539 & 299–5) Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England 10 June 2023 1673–35 (471 & 364) v (465 & 373–5) Headingley, Leeds, England 20 June 2025 1599–26 (556 & 220) v (823–7 d) Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan, Pakistan 6 October 2024 Last updated: 6 July 2025
Lowest match aggregate ScoreTeamsVenueDate 369–30 (64 & 95) v (210) Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay, Australia 22 August 2026 387–30 (112 & 81) v (145 & 49–0) Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, India 24 February 2021 464–33 (55 & 176) v (153 & 80–3) Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa 3 January 2024 504–34 (152 & 99) v (218 & 35–4) The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia 17 December 2022 516–40 (225 & 121) v (143 & 27) Sabina Park, Kingston, West Indies 12 July 2025 Last updated: 23 August 2026
Result records Greatest win margin (by innings) MarginTeamOpponentVenueDate Innings and 276 runs Hagley Oval, Christchurch, New Zealand 17 February 2022 Innings and 273 runs Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh 29 October 2024 Innings and 242 runs Galle International Stadium, Galle, Sri Lanka 29 January 2025 Innings and 222 runs Inderjit Singh Bindra Stadium, Mohali, India 4 March 2022 Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka 24 July 2023Last updated: 1 February 2025
Greatest win margin (by runs) MarginTeamOpponentVenueDate 434 runs Niranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot, India 15 February 2024 423 runs Seddon Park, Hamilton, New Zealand 14 December 2024 419 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia 8 December 2022 408 runs Assam Cricket Association Stadium, Guwahati, India 22 November 2025 372 runs Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India 3 December 2021Last updated: 26 November 2025
Highest successful run chase Score Target Team Overs RR Opposition Venue Date 395/7 395 127.3 3.10 Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh 7 February 2021 378/3 378 76.4 4.93 Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham, England 5 July 2022 373/5 371 82.0 4.54 Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds, England 20 June 2025 362/9 359 125.4 2.88 25 August 2019 344/6 342 127.2 2.70 Galle International Stadium, Galle, Sri Lanka 20 July 2022 Last updated: 24 June 2025
Narrowest win margin (by runs) MarginTeamOpponentVenueDate 6 runs The Oval, London 31 July 2025 8 runs The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia 25 January 2024 17 runs Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh 11 February 2021 22 runs Lord's, London, England 10 July 2025 25 runs Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India 1 November 2024Last updated: 4 August 2025
Narrowest win margin (by wickets) MarginTeamOpponentVenueDate 1 wicket Headingley Cricket Ground, Headingley, England 22 August 2019 Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica 12 August 2021 2 wickets Hagley Oval, Christchurch, New Zealand 9 March 2023 Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham, England 16 June 2023 Centurion Park, Centurion, South Africa 26 December 2024Last updated: 29 December 2024
Batting records Most career runs RunsBatsmanMatchesInnings 100s50s 6,815 Joe Root 80 147 13 50.85 262 23 25 4,721 Steve Smith 61 106 12 50.22 211 14 21 4,520 Marnus Labuschagne 60 109 9 45.20 215 11 24 3,990 Travis Head 59 100 5 42.00 175 11 15 3,857 Ben Stokes 64 117 7 35.06 176 8 19Last updated: 12 September 2026
Most runs at each batting position Batting positionPlayerRunsRef Opener Tom Latham 2,944 36.34 Number 3 Marnus Labuschagne 4,196 46.62 Number 4 Joe Root 5,700 51.81 Number 5 Harry Brook 3,170 52.83 Number 6 Ben Stokes 1,796 30.96 Number 7 Alex Carey 1,533 31.28 Number 8 Mehidy Hasan Miraz 767 29.50 Number 9 Mitchell Starc 761 23.06 Number 10 Nathan Lyon 561 13.35 Number 11 Jayden Seales 188 9.40 Last updated: 12 September 2026
Highest individual scores RunsBatsmanBalls4s 6sOppositionGroundMatch date 335* David Warner 418 39 1 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia 29 November 2019 317 Harry Brook 322 29 3 Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan, Pakistan 7 October 2024 269 Shubman Gill 387 30 3 Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham, England 2 July 2025 267 Zak Crawley 393 34 1 Rose Bowl, Southampton, England 21 August 2020 262 Joe Root 375 17 0 Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan, Pakistan 7 October 2024Last updated: 3 July 2025
Highest averages AverageBatsmanMatchesInningsRuns100s50s 58.17 Kane Williamson 32 58 3,025 6 11 7 51.01 Harry Brook 37 64 3,214 1 9 17 50.85 Joe Root 80 147 6,815 13 23 25 50.22 Steve Smith 61 106 4,721 12 14 21 47.92 Yashasvi Jaiswal 30 56 2,588 2 7 13Qualification: Minimum 50 innings Last updated: 12 September 2026
Most centuries CenturiesBatsmanMatchesInnings 23 Joe Root 80 147 14 Steve Smith 61 10611 Kane Williamson 32 58 Travis Head 59 100 Marnus Labuschagne 60 109Last updated: 12 September 2026
Most 50+ scores 50sBatsmanMatchesInnings 48 Joe Root 80 14735 Steve Smith 61 106 Marnus Labuschagne 60 109 31 Babar Azam 43 80 27 Ben Stokes 64 117Last updated: 12 September 2026
Most sixes 6sBatsmanMatchesInnings 88 Ben Stokes 64 117 82 Rishabh Pant 42 74 56 Rohit Sharma 40 69 46 Shubman Gill 42 76 45 Yashasvi Jaiswal 30 56Last updated: 12 September 2026
Most runs in a tournament Runs Batsman Matches Innings 100s 50s Edition 1,968 Joe Root 22 40 4 54.66 262 7 7 2023–2025 1,915 22 40 4 53.19 180* 8 6 2021–2023 1,798 Yashasvi Jaiswal 19 36 2 52.88 214* 4 10 2023–2025 1,675 Marnus Labuschagne 13 23 0 72.82 215 5 9 2019–2021 1,660 Joe Root 20 37 2 47.43 228 3 8 Last updated: 4 January 2025
Bowling records Most career wickets Wickets Player Matches Innings Runs Overs 234 Mitchell Starc 56 109 5,675 1,630.1 7/58 9/97 24.25 8 2228 Pat Cummins 54 100 4,986 1,712.0 6/28 10/97 21.86 10 1 Nathan Lyon 57 101 6,190 2,202.0 8/64 11/99 27.14 10 3 195 Ravichandran Ashwin 41 78 4,191 1,479.0 7/71 12/131 21.49 11 1 185 Jasprit Bumrah 42 79 3,558 1,269.1 6/27 9/91 19.23 13 0 Last updated: 12 September 2026
Best bowling figure in an innings Figure Bowler Overs Mdns Econ Opposition Venue Match date 10/119 Ajaz Patel 47.5 12 2.48 Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India 3 December 2021 8/42 Sajid Khan 15.0 4 2.80 Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh 4 December 2021 8/46 Noman Ali 16.3 1 2.78 Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan, Pakistan 15 October 2024 8/64 Nathan Lyon 23.3 1 2.72 Holkar Stadium, Indore, India 1 March 2023 7/13 Marco Jansen 6.5 1 1.90 Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban, South Africa 27 November 2024 Last updated: 29 November 2024
Best bowling figures in a match Figure Bowler Overs Mdns Opposition Venue Match date 14/225 Ajaz Patel 73.5 15 Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India 3 December 2021 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 12/128 Sajid Khan 47.4 12 Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh 4 December 2021 12/131 Ravichandran Ashwin 46.0 13 Windsor Park, Roseau, Dominica 12 July 2023 Last updated: 26 October 2024
Best averages Average Bowler Matches Wickets Runs Balls 17.47 Kyle Mayers 16 34 594 1,458 18.58 Scott Boland 19 82 1,524 3,191 18.67 Ollie Robinson 21 91 1,699 3,825 18.69 Simon Harmer 9 49 916 1,986 19.23 Jasprit Bumrah 42 185 3,558 7,615Qualification: Minimum 1000 deliveries bowled Last updated: 12 September 2026
Best strike-rates Strike Rate Bowler Matches Wickets Runs Balls 36.84 Shamar Joseph 15 64 1,550 2,358 37.15 Josh Tongue 13 69 1,774 2,564 38.29 Marco Jansen 21 89 1,880 3,408 38.75 Kuldeep Yadav 12 53 1,228 2,054 38.91 Scott Boland 19 82 1,524 3,191Qualification: Minimum 1000 deliveries bowled Last updated: 12 September 2026
Most five-wicket-haul in an innings 5WI Player Matches Innings 13 Jasprit Bumrah 42 79 11 Ravichandran Ashwin 41 7810 Pat Cummins 54 100 Nathan Lyon 57 1019 Prabath Jayasuriya 22 40 Taijul Islam 29 50 Last updated: 12 September 2026
Most ten-wicket haul in a match 10WM Player Matches Innings3 Noman Ali 20 38 Nathan Lyon 57 1012 Sajid Khan 14 27 Ajaz Patel 16 29 Ravindra Jadeja 50 93 Mitchell Starc 56 109 Last updated: 12 September 2026
Most runs conceded in an innings Runs Bowler Overs Mdns Opposition Venue Match date 235 Zahid Mahmood 33.0 1 Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, Pakistan 1 December 2022 234 Sonal Dinusha 56.0 1 Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda 25 June 2026 205 Yasir Shah 48.4 1 The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia 21 November 2019 Abrar Ahmed 67.5 8 National Stadium, Karachi, Australia 26 December 2022 198 Taijul Islam 52.5 5 Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh 29 October 2024 Last updated: 10 July 2026
Most wickets in a tournament Wickets Player Matches Innings Runs Overs Edition 88 Nathan Lyon 20 34 2,299 889.2 8/64 11/99 26.12 5 1 2021–2023 80 Pat Cummins 18 35 1,879 563.5 6/28 10/97 23.48 6 1 2023–202577 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 71 Ravichandran Ashwin 14 26 1,444 549.4 7/145 9/207 20.33 4 0 2019–2021 Last updated: 14 June 2025
Wicket-keeping records Most dismissals Dismissals Player Matches Innings Catches Stumping 210 Alex Carey 50 96 191 19 6 2.187 140 Rishabh Pant 42 82 124 16 5 1.707 131 Mohammad Rizwan 44 77 121 10 6 1.701 118 Joshua Da Silva 32 60 113 5 7 1.966 110 Tom Blundell 40 65 97 13 4 1.692 Last updated: 12 September 2026
Most dismissals in an innings Dismissals Player Catches Stumping Inning Opposition Venue Match Date 7 Joshua Da Silva 7 0 3 Centurion Park, Centurion, South Africa 28 February 20236 Quinton de Kock 6 0 2 26 December 2019 Alex Carey 6 0 4 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia 8 December 2022 Mohammad Rizwan 6 0 1 Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa 3 January 2025 Last updated: 4 January 2025
Most dismissals in a match