Administered by the International Cricket council, the WTC(World Test Championship) is a test Cricket format tournament that is running from 2023 and will continue till 2025. Also referred to as the Test World Cup, this is an international league of test cricket matches where teams of different nations compete for a longer duration of time in home and home away matches.
This is the third edition of the tournament, where the inaugural of this took place back in 2019-20 with the beginning of the 2019 Ashes series and finished with New Zealand lifting the trophy after defeating India in the final in June 2021. A total of the 9 teams are participating in the tournament in the ongoing 2023-25 edition.
Recently Bangladesh has changed the standings rankings. They are now ranked at the fourth position on the standings by defeating Pakistan and continued dominance over them, meanwhile Pakistan has slipped to the Eighth Position with 16 Points and a PCT of 19.04.
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WTC Points Table: 2023-25
| Pos | Team | Played | Won | Lost | Draw | Ded | Points | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AUS | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 90 | 62.5 |
| 2 | IND | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 98 | 58.33 |
| 3 | SL | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 55.56 |
| 4 | NZ | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 54.55 |
| 5 | SA | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 54.17 |
| 6 | ENG | 19 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 93 | 40.79 |
| 7 | PAK | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 33.33 |
| 8 | BAN | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 27.5 |
| 9 | WI | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 18.52 |
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The performances of the teams will be noted on the points table. The top teams performing on the table are set to face each other in the final match scheduled to take place on the grounds of London at Lords stadium in the month of June 2025.
The teams are awarded a net points of 12 for scoring a win against any team in a series, if the series is tied then the team gets 6 points and if the teams result with a match draw then they are awarded a total of 4 points and finally no points will be awarded for a match lost. Each team will play a total of six series against international cricket teams. The overall rankings on the table will be displayed with the won, loss, tied, draw and the top two teams based on their performances will be playing final in the month of June 2025.
World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 fixtures and Match Results
| Date | Year | Location | Teams | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16–20 June | 2023 | Edgbaston, Birmingham | England vs Australia | Australia won by 2 wickets. |
| 28 June – 2 July | 2023 | Lord’s, London | England vs Australia | Australia won by 43 runs. |
| 6–10 July | 2023 | Headingley, Leeds | England vs Australia | England won by 3 wickets. |
| 19–23 July | 2023 | Old Trafford, Manchester | England vs Australia | Match Drawn. |
| 27–31 July | 2023 | The Oval, London | England vs Australia | England won by 49 Runs. |
| 12–16 July | 2023 | Windsor Park, Dominica | West Indies vs India | India won by an innings and 141 runs |
| 20–24 July | 2023 | Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad and Tobago | West Indies vs India | Match Drawn |
| 16–20 July | 2023 | Galle International Stadium, Galle | Sri Lanka vs Pakistan | Pakistan won by 4 wickets |
| 24–28 July | 2023 | Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo | Sri Lanka vs Pakistan | Pakistan won by an innings and 222 runs |
| 28 November – 2 December | 2023 | Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet | Bangladesh vs New Zealand | Bangladesh won by 150 runs |
| 6–10 December | 2023 | Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur | Bangladesh vs New Zealand | New Zealand won by 4 wickets |
| 14–18 December | 2023 | Perth Stadium, Perth | Australia vs Pakistan | Australia won by 360 runs |
| 26–30 December | 2023 | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Australia vs Pakistan | Australia won by 79 runs |
| 3–7 January | 2024 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Australia vs Pakistan | Australia won by 8 wickets |
| 26–30 December | 2023 | Centurion Park, Centurion | South Africa vs India | South Africa won by an innings and 32 runs |
| 3–7 January | 2024 | Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town | South Africa vs India | India won by 7 wickets |
| 17–21 January | 2024 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Australia vs West Indies | Australia won by 10 wickets |
| 25–29 January | 2024 | The Gabba, Brisbane | Australia vs West Indies | West Indies won by 8 runs |
| 25–29 January | 2024 | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad | India vs England | England won by 28 runs |
| 2–6 February | 2024 | Dr. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam | India vs England | India won by 106 runs |
| 15–19 February | 2024 | Niranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot | India vs England | India won by 434 runs |
| 23–27 February | 2024 | JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi | India vs England | India won by 5 wickets |
| 7–11 March | 2024 | Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala | India vs England | India won by an innings and 64 runs |
| 4–8 February | 2024 | Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui | New Zealand vs South Africa | New Zealand won by 281 runs |
| 13–17 February | 2024 | Seddon Park, Hamilton | New Zealand vs South Africa | New Zealand won by 7 wickets |
| 29 February–4 March | 2024 | Basin Reserve, Wellington | New Zealand vs Australia | Australia won by 172 runs |
| 8–12 March | 2024 | Hagley Oval, Christchurch | New Zealand vs Australia | Australia won by 3 wickets |
| 22–26 March | 2024 | Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet | Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh | Sri Lanka won by 328 runs |
| 30 March–3 April | 2024 | Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram | Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh | Sri Lanka won by 192 runs |
| 10–14 July | 2024 | Lord’s, London | England vs West Indies | England won by an innings and 114 runs |
| 18–22 July | 2024 | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | England vs West Indies | England won by 241 runs |
| 26–30 July | 2024 | Edgbaston, Birmingham | England vs West Indies | England won by 10 wickets |
| 7–11 August | 2024 | Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain | West Indies vs South Africa | Match drawn |
| 15–19 August | 2024 | Providence Stadium, Providence | West Indies vs South Africa | South Africa won by 40 runs |
| 21–25 August | 2024 | Old Trafford, Manchester | England vs Sri Lanka | England won by 5 wickets |
| 29 August–2 September | 2024 | Lord’s, London | England vs Sri Lanka | England won by 190 runs |
| 6–10 September | 2024 | The Oval, London | England vs Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka won by 8 Wickets |
| 19–23 September | 2024 | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | India vs Bangladesh | India won by 280 runs |
| 27 September – 1 October | 2024 | Green Park Stadium, Kanpur | India vs Bangladesh | India won by 7 Wickets |
| 07-11 October | 2024 | Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan | Pakistan vs England | England won by 47 Runs |
| 15- 19 October | 2024 | Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan | Pakistan vs England | Pakistan won by 152 runs |
| 16–20 October | 2024 | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | India vs New Zealand | New Zealand won 8 wickets |
| 24-29 October | 2024 | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Pakistan | England vs Pakistan | Pakistan won by 9 Wickets |
| 24–28 October | 2024 | Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune | India vs New Zealand | New Zealand won by 115 Runs |
| 1–5 November | 2024 | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | India vs New Zealand | New Zealand won by 25 runs |
| 27 November – 1 December | 2024 | Kingsmead Stadium, Durban | South Africa vs Sri Lanka | TBD |
| 5–9 December | 2024 | St George’s Park Cricket Ground, Gqeberha | South Africa vs Sri Lanka | TBD |
| 22–26 November | 2024 | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound | West Indies vs Bangladesh | TBD |
| 30 November – 4 December | 2024 | Sabina Park, Kingston | West Indies vs Bangladesh | TBD |
| 26–30 December | 2024 | Centurion Park, Centurion | South Africa vs Pakistan | TBD |
| 3–7 January | 2025 | Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town | South Africa vs Pakistan | TBD |
| June | 2025 | Lord’s, London | TBD vs TBD | TBD |
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The world championship series will be conducted at various international venues from 2023 to 2025, starting from Ashes series at English grounds to taking it to different venues of Carribean, Sri lankan land, Australia etc. The 2023-2025 world test championship title is still undecided with the World Test Championship final match yet to come in 2025, where the top two teams with high PCT on points table will lock horns to lift the ultimate trophy glory.
