The 2021–2023 ICC World Test Championship is the second edition of the
ICC World Test Championship
The ICC World Test Championship is a league competition for Test cricket run by the International Cricket Council (ICC), which started on 1 August 2019. It is intended to be the premier championship for Test cricket. It is in line with the ...
of
Test cricket
Test cricket is a form of first-class cricket played at international level between teams representing full member countries of the International Cricket Council (ICC). A match consists of four innings (two per team) and is scheduled to last f ...
. It started on 4 August 2021 and is scheduled to finish on 31 March 2023. The venue for the final is yet to be announced.
The five-match
Pataudi Trophy
The Pataudi Trophy is awarded to the winner of each Test cricket series between England and India contested in England. The trophy itself was designed and made by Jocelyn Burton. It was first awarded in 2007 to commemorate the 75 years since th ...
between
England
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and
India
India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the ...
started 4 August 2021 began the second cycle of the World Test Championship. That series along with the
Ashes, in December 2021, will be the only two series comprising five Tests in the second WTC cycle.
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 List of islands of New Zealand, smaller islands. It is the ...
are the defending champions.
Format
The tournament will be played over two years, with 69 matches over 27 series scheduled for the league stage from which the top two teams will advance to a final.
Each team is scheduled to play six series, with three at home and three away. Each series will consist of two to five Test matches. Each participant will play between 12 and 22 matches.
Each match is scheduled for a duration of five days.
Points system
The points system was changed from the previous edition. In this edition, 12 points would be available each match regardless of how many matches there are in a series. 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 was behind the required
over rate
An over rate is the average number of overs bowled per hour by the bowling team in cricket. When calculated by Test match officials, allowances are made for wickets taken (2 mins per wicket), drinks breaks (4 mins each), DRS reviews, treatment fo ...
at the end of a match would have one point deducted for each over it was behind. As in the previous edition, teams are ranked in the league table based on percentage of total points won out of total points contested.
Participants
The nine full members of the ICC who will participate are:
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The three full members of the ICC who are not eligible to participate:
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Schedule
The schedule for the World Test Championship was announced by the
International Cricket Council
The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the world governing body of cricket. Headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, its members are List of International Cricket Council members, 108 national associations, with 12 List of Internation ...
(ICC) on 20 June 2018, as part of the
2018–2023 Future Tours Programme. Rather than being a full
round-robin tournament
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in which everyone played everyone else equally, each team played only six of the other eight as in the previous cycle.
League stage
League table
* *Ongoing series
* Denotes teams in the position to qualify for the
final
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* Final (competition), the last or championship round of a sporting competition, match, game, or other contest which decides a winner for an event
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2021
Pataudi Trophy (England v India)
West Indies v Pakistan
2021–22
Sobers–Tissera Trophy (Sri Lanka v West Indies)
India v New Zealand
Bangladesh v Pakistan
The Ashes (Australia v England)
Freedom Trophy (South Africa v India)
New Zealand v Bangladesh
New Zealand v South Africa
India v Sri Lanka
Pakistan v Australia
Richards–Botham Trophy (West Indies v England)
South Africa v Bangladesh
2022
Bangladesh v Sri Lanka
West Indies v Bangladesh
Sangakkara-Ponting Trophy (Sri Lanka v Australia)
England v New Zealand
Sri Lanka v Pakistan
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England v South Africa)
2022–23
Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (South Africa v West Indies)
Pakistan v England
Border–Gavaskar Trophy (India v Australia)
Ganguly–Durjoy Trophy (Bangladesh v India)
Pakistan v New Zealand
Frank Worrell Trophy (Australia v West Indies)
New Zealand v Sri Lanka
Australia v South Africa
Statistics
Individual statistics
The top 5 players in each category are listed.
Most runs
Most wickets
Highest individual score
Best bowling figures in an innings
Best bowling figures in a match
Team statistics
Highest team totals
Lowest team totals
See also
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Test cricket
Test cricket is a form of first-class cricket played at international level between teams representing full member countries of the International Cricket Council (ICC). A match consists of four innings (two per team) and is scheduled to last f ...
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ICC Test Championship
The ICC Men's Test Team Rankings (formerly known as the ICC Test Championship) is an international rankings system of the International Cricket Council for the 12 teams that play Test cricket (though Afghanistan and Ireland are not currently ra ...
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ICC Men's Test Team Rankings
The ICC Men's Test Team Rankings (formerly known as the ICC Test Championship) is an international rankings system of the International Cricket Council for the 12 teams that play Test cricket (though Afghanistan and Ireland are not currently ra ...
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2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League
The 2020–23 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Super League is the ongoing inaugural edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup Super League, a One Day International (ODI) league. The league is taking place from July 2020 to May 2023, and serves as part of ...
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2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup
The 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup was the seventh ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament, with the matches played in the United Arab Emirates and Oman from 17 October to 14 November 2021. The West Indies were the defending champions, but were eventu ...
Notes
References
External links
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ICC World Test Championship
The ICC World Test Championship is a league competition for Test cricket run by the International Cricket Council (ICC), which started on 1 August 2019. It is intended to be the premier championship for Test cricket. It is in line with the ...
ICC World Test Championship
The ICC World Test Championship is a league competition for Test cricket run by the International Cricket Council (ICC), which started on 1 August 2019. It is intended to be the premier championship for Test cricket. It is in line with the ...
ICC World Test Championship
The ICC World Test Championship is a league competition for Test cricket run by the International Cricket Council (ICC), which started on 1 August 2019. It is intended to be the premier championship for Test cricket. It is in line with the ...