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 is scheduled to finish on 13 June 2027 with the final match to be played at The Oval.
Format The tournament consists of 27 series and 71 matches in the league stage. The top two teams in the points table advance to 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 seriesMatches in seriesTotal 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 plays everyone else equally, each team plays 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.
TeamScheduled matches Not scheduled to play against Total Home Away 22 (5) (2) (3) (3) (5) 12 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) 21 (5) (3) (3) (5) (3) (2) 18 (2) (2) (5) 16 (3) (2) (2) (3) (4) (2) 13 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (3) 14 (3) (2) (3) (2) (2) (2) 12 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) 14 (3) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Test series statistics Team Test Series 1 3 2 0 1 2 3 1 1 1 3 4 1 2 1 4 4 0 2 2 5 4 2 1 1 6 2 2 0 0 7 2 1 0 1 8 3 1 2 0 9 5 1 3 1
League table
Tie-breaking criteriaThe 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
Anderson–Tendulkar Trophy (England v India)
Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies v Australia)
2025–26
India v West Indies
Pakistan v South Africa
Freedom Trophy (India v South Africa)
The Ashes (Australia v England)
New Zealand v West Indies
2026
Bangladesh v Pakistan
Crowe–Thorpe Trophy (England v New Zealand)
Sobers–Tissera Trophy (West Indies v Sri Lanka)
West Indies v Pakistan
Australia v Bangladesh
Sri Lanka v India
England v Pakistan
2026–27
South Africa v Australia
Bangladesh v West Indies
Pakistan v Sri Lanka
South Africa v Bangladesh
New Zealand v India
Trans-Tasman Trophy (Australia v New Zealand)
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (South Africa v England)
Border–Gavaskar Trophy (India v Australia)
New Zealand v Sri Lanka
Bangladesh v England
Sri Lanka v South Africa
Pakistan v New Zealand
Final match
Statistics
Individual statistics Most Runs Runs Batter 100s 50s 1,272 Joe Root 16 30 3 47.11 160 5 4 1,271 Harry Brook 16 29 1 45.39 158 2 9 1,024 Shubman Gill 10 17 2 68.26 269 5 2 954 Ben Duckett 16 30 0 31.80 149 2 3 931 KL Rahul 11 20 1 49.00 137 3 4Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 12 September 2026
Highest Individual Score Runs Batter Balls 4s 6s Opposition Venue Match date 269 Shubman Gill 387 30 3 Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham 2 July 2025 233 Amir Jangoo 373 19 3 Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua 25 June 2026 227 Devon Conway 367 31 0 Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui 18 December 2025 202* Justin Greaves 388 19 0 Hagley Oval, Christchurch 2 December 2025 194 Roston Chase 324 19 2 Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua 25 June 2026Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 2 July 2026
Most hundreds 100s Batter Runs 5 Shubman Gill 10 17 1,024 269 68.26 Joe Root 16 30 1,272 160 47.11 4 Tom Latham 6 12 616 151 51.333 Sonal Dinusha 5 9 606 133* 86.57 Najmul Hossain Shanto 6 11 647 148 64.70 Devon Conway 6 12 676 227 61.45 Travis Head 10 19 914 170 48.10 Yashasvi Jaiswal 11 20 790 175 39.50 KL Rahul 11 20 931 137 49.00 Shai Hope 11 21 792 140 37.71Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 12 September 2026
Most Wickets Wickets Bowler Runs Overs 64 Josh Tongue 12 24 1,623 385.2 5/45 25.35 3 58 Mitchell Starc 10 20 985 268.4 7/58 16.98 4 43 Mohammed Siraj 11 21 1,153 327.3 6/70 26.81 2 41 Jofra Archer 10 20 1,073 320.0 5/53 26.17 1 39 Ben Stokes 11 20 959 294.1 5/23 24.58 2Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 12 September 2026
Most dismissals for a wicket-keeper Dismissals Player 46 Jamie Smith 15 30 45 1 4 (4ct & 0st) 1.533 44 Alex Carey 10 20 43 1 5 (5ct & 0st) 2.200 25 Mohammad Rizwan 8 15 24 1 3 (3ct & 0st) 1.666 23 Shai Hope 11 13 22 1 4 (4ct & 0st) 1.769 20 Litton Das 6 10 19 1 4 (4ct & 0st) 2.000Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 12 September 2026
Most catches for a player Catches Player Dis/Inn 35 Harry Brook 16 32 4 1.093 19 Steve Smith 8 16 3 1.187 17 Salman Ali Agha 7 13 4 1.307 16 Aiden Markram 4 8 5 2.000 15 KL Rahul 11 21 2 0.714Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 12 September 2026
Best bowling figures in an innings Figures Bowler Overs Maidens Opposition Venue Match date 7/48 Shoriful Islam 15.0 3 3.20 Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay 22 August 2026 7/58 Mitchell Starc 12.5 4 4.51 Perth Stadium, Perth 21 November 2025 7/102 Keshav Maharaj 42.4 5 2.39 Rawalpindi Stadium, Rawalpindi 20 October 2025 6/9 Mitchell Starc 7.3 4 1.20 Sabina Park, Kingston 12 July 2025 6/12 10.0 6 1.20 Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay 22 August 2026Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 23 August 2026
Best bowling figures in a match Figures Bowler Overs Maidens Opposition Venue Match date 11/109 Matt Henry 42.1 9 The Oval, London 17 June 2026 11/174 Senuran Muthusamy 49.0 7 Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore 12 October 2025 10/51 Mitchell Starc 20.0 9 Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay 22 August 2026 10/113 24.5 5 Perth Stadium, Perth 21 November 2025 10/131 Manav Suthar 45.2 3 Galle International Stadium, Galle 15 August 2026Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 23 August 2026
Best batting averages Average Batter Runs 100s 50s 68.26 Shubman Gill 10 17 1,024 269 2 5 2 64.70 Najmul Hossain Shanto 6 11 647 148 1 3 2 61.45 Devon Conway 6 12 676 227 1 3 1 60.76 Ravindra Jadeja 11 18 790 107* 5 2 6 59.60 Mushfiqur Rahim 6 11 596 163 1 2 1 Source: ESPNcricinfo Qualification: Minimum 10 innings Last updated: 12 September 2026
Best bowling averages Average Bowler Runs Balls 9.32 Ollie Robinson 4 28 261 683 5/39 8/35 14.30 Simon Harmer 4 30 429 1,029 6/37 9/101 14.50 Matt Henry 3 16 232 541 6/29 11/109 15.00 Josh Hazlewood 5 22 330 696 6/89 7/84 15.43 Jacob Duffy 3 23 355 927 5/34 9/128 Source: ESPNcricinfo Qualification: Minimum 500 deliveries bowled Last updated: 12 September 2026
Team statistics Highest team totals Score Team Overs RR Result Opposition Venue 669 157.1 4.25 Drawn 2 Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester 626/9d 160.5 3.89 Won 2 Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua 587 151.0 3.88 Won 1 Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham 575/8d 153.4 3.22 Won 1 Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui 567 133.5 4.23 Won 2 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Source: ESPNcricinfo d=Declared Last updated: 2 July 2026
Lowest team totals Score Team Overs RR Result Opposition Venue 27 14.3 1.86 Lost 4 Sabina Park, Kingston 12 July 202564 34 1.88 Lost 1 Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay 22 August 202693 35 2.65 Lost 4 Eden Gardens, Kolkata 14 November 202595 38.3 2.48 Lost 3 Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay 23 August 2026101 31.2 3.11 Lost 3 Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua 28 June 2026Source: ESPNcricinfo Bowled out totals only Last updated: 23 August 2026
Partnership statistics Highest partnership by wicket Runs Batters Team Opposition Venue Match date1st 323Tom Latham Devon Conway Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui 18 December 20252nd 194Pathum Nissanka Dinesh Chandimal Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo 25 June 20253rd 279Tom Latham Rachin Ravindra Hagley Oval, Christchurch 2 December 20254th 264Najmul Hossain Shanto Mushfiqur Rahim Galle International Stadium, Galle 17 June 20255th 242Shai Hope Justin Greaves Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua 3 July 20266th 401Amir JangooRoston Chase 25 June 20267th 180*Justin Greaves Kemar Roach Hagley Oval, Christchurch 2 December 20258th 107Steve Smith Beau Webster Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 4 January 20269th 121 Razaullah Mashwani Mohammad Abbas Edgbaston, Birmingham 9 September 202610th 98Senuran Muthusamy Kagiso Rabada Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi 20 October 2025Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 11 September 2026
Highest partnership by runs Runs Batters Team Opposition Venue Match date401 6th Amir Jangoo Roston Chase Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua 25 June 2026323 1stTom Latham Devon Conway Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui 18 December 2025317 Trent Bridge, Nottingham 25 June 2026303 6thJamie Smith Harry Brook Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham 2 July 2025279 3rdTom Latham Rachin Ravindra Hagley Oval, Christchurch 2 December 2025Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 2 July 2026
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References
External links Series home at ESPNcricinfo