| score1 = 518/5[[Declaration and forfeiture#Declaration|d]] (134.2 overs)
| score1 = 518/5[[Declaration and forfeiture#Declaration|d]] (134.2 overs)
| score1_2nd =
| score1_2nd =
| score2 = ”208/8 (66 overs)”
| score2 = ”/ ( overs)”
| score2_2nd =
| score2_2nd =
| result = [[West Indian cricket team in India in 2025–26#2nd Test|”Day 2”]]
| result = [[West Indian cricket team in India in 2025–26#2nd Test|”Day 2”]]
| scorecard = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1479570.html Scorecard]
| scorecard = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1479570.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium]], [[New Delhi]]
| venue = [[Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium]], [[New Delhi]]
Fourth edition of World Test Championship
Cricket tournament
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, and it is scheduled to finish in June 2027 with the final match planned to be played at Lord’s.[1][2]
Format
The tournament consists of 27 series and 71 matches in the league stage. The top two teams in the points table compete at the final. Each team plays six series, three at home and three away, with each series containing two to five Test matches.[3]
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. 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.[4]
| 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 |
| Matches in series | Total 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. India and Pakistan haven’t played a test series since 2007 due to political tensions between the two countries.
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.[5][6] Rather than being a full round-robin tournament in which everyone played everyone else equally, each team played 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.
The numbers in square brackets are the number of matches in the series.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
League table
- Last updated: 4 October 2025
- Sources: International Cricket Council,[8] ESPNcricinfo[9]
- The top two teams advance to the final.
- A win is worth twelve points. A draw is worth four points. A tie is worth six points.
- Points deductions: Points are deducted for slow over rates.
| Tie-breaking criteria[4] |
|---|
The ranking of teams in the league stage is determined as follows:
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League stage
For matches played in Australia, scores are listed in the Australian format of wickets/runs.
2025
Sri Lanka v Bangladesh
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v |
2025–26
India v West Indies
Pakistan v South Africa
New Zealand v West Indies
Bangladesh v Pakistan
2026
West Indies v Pakistan
Sri Lanka v India
Australia v Bangladesh
England v Pakistan
2026–27
South Africa v Australia
Bangladesh v West Indies
New Zealand v India
South Africa v Bangladesh
Sri Lanka v Pakistan
Source:[10]
New Zealand v Sri Lanka
Bangladesh v England
Sri Lanka v South Africa
Pakistan v New Zealand
Final match
Statistics
Individual statistics
Most Runs
Highest Individual Score
Most Wickets
Most dismissals for a wicket-keeper
Most catches for a player
Best bowling figures in an innings
Best bowling figures in a match
Best batting averages
Best bowling averages
Team statistics
Highest team totals
Lowest team totals
Partnership statistics
Highest partnership by wicket
Notes
References
- ^ “Lord’s to host next two WTC finals”. ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ “2027 World Test Championship final in England too”. Times of India. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ “ICC World Test Championship 2 FAQs”. International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ a b “ICC World Test Championship 2025-2027 Playing Conditions” (PDF). International Cricket Council. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ^ “More men’s international cricket in 2023–27 FTP cycle”. International Cricket Council. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ a b “Men’s Future Tours Program” (PDF). International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ “England docked WTC points for slow over rate in Lord’s Test”. International Cricket Council. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
- ^ “ICC World Test Championship 2025–2027 Standings”. International Cricket Council. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
- ^ “ICC World Test Championship 2025-2027 Table”. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ^ “Black Caps locked in for rare four-test series in Australia in the 2026-27 season”. Stuff.nz. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ “Most runs in ICC World Test Championship, 2025-2027”. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
- ^ “High Scores World Test Championship, 2025-2027”. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
- ^ “Most wickets For ICC World Test Championship, 2025-2027”. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
- ^ “Most Dismissals For ICC World Test Championship, 2025-2027”. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
- ^ “Most catches For ICC World Test Championship, 2025-2027”. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ^ “Best Bowling Figures in an Innings World Test Championship, 2025-2027”. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
- ^ “Best Bowling Figures in a Match World Test Championship, 2025-2027”. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
- ^ “Highest Average World Test Championship”. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
- ^ “Best Bowling Average World Test Championship”. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
- ^ “Highest totals For ICC World Test Championship, 2025-2027”. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ “Lowest totals For ICC World Test Championship, 2025-2027”. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ “Highest partnerships for ICC World Test Championship, 2025-2027”. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
