ICC World Test Championship 2021-23

2021–2023 ICC World Test Championship Facts

Dates 4 August 2021 – 31 March 2023
Administrator(s) International Cricket Council
Cricket format Test cricket
Tournament format(s) League and Final
Participants 9

Teams

• Australia
• Bangladesh
• England
• India
• New Zealand
• Pakistan
• South Africa
• Sri Lanka
• West Indies

Not eligible:

• Afghanistan
• Ireland
• Zimbabwe

Schedule

• WED, 07 JUN, 3:30 PM
  Final, The Oval, June 07 – 11, 2023, ICC World Test Championship
• Australia
• India
• Match yet to begin

Results

• Wed, 04 Aug
  RESULT
  1st Test, Nottingham, August 04 – 08, 2021, India tour of England
  England 183 & 303 ; India (T:209) 278 & 52/1
  Match drawn
  Thu, 12 Aug
  RESULT
  2nd Test, Lord’s, August 12 – 16, 2021, India tour of England
  India 364 & 298/8d ; England (T:272) 391 & 120
  India won by 151 runs
  RESULT
  1st Test, Kingston, August 12 – 15, 2021, Pakistan tour of West Indies
  Pakistan 217 & 203 ; West Indies (T:168) 253 & 168/9
  West Indies won by 1 wicket
  Fri, 20 Aug
  RESULT
  2nd Test, Kingston, August 20 – 24, 2021, Pakistan tour of West Indies
  Pakistan 302/9d & 176/6d ; West Indies (T:329) 150 & 219
  Pakistan won by 109 runs
  Wed, 25 Aug
  RESULT
  3rd Test, Leeds, August 25 – 28, 2021, India tour of England
  India 78 & 278 ; England 432
  England won by an innings and 76 runs
  Thu, 02 Sep
  RESULT
  4th Test, The Oval, September 02 – 06, 2021, India tour of England
  India 191 & 466
  England
  (T:368) 290 & 210
  India won by 157 runs
  Sun, 21 Nov
  RESULT
  1st Test, Galle, November 21 – 25, 2021, West Indies tour of Sri Lanka
  Sri Lanka
  386 & 191/4d
  West Indies
  (T:348) 230 & 160
  Sri Lanka won by 187 runs
  Thu, 25 Nov
  RESULT
  1st Test, Kanpur, November 25 – 29, 2021, New Zealand tour of India
  India
  345 & 234/7d
  New Zealand
  (T:284) 296 & 165/9
  Match drawn
  Fri, 26 Nov
  RESULT
  1st Test, Chattogram, November 26 – 30, 2021, Pakistan tour of Bangladesh
• Bangladesh
• 330 & 157
• Pakistan
• (T:202) 286 & 203/2
  Pakistan won by 8 wickets
• Report
  Photos
  Mon, 29 Nov
  RESULT
  2nd Test, Galle, November 29 – December 03, 2021, West Indies tour of Sri Lanka
  Sri Lanka  204 & 345/9d ; West Indies (T:297) 253 & 132
  Sri Lanka won by 164 runs
• Fri, 03 Dec
  RESULT
  2nd Test, Wankhede, December 03 – 06, 2021, New Zealand tour of India
• India 325 & 276/7d ;  New Zealand (T:540) 62 & 167
  India won by 372 runs
• Sat, 04 Dec
  RESULT
  2nd Test, Mirpur, December 04 – 08, 2021, Pakistan tour of Bangladesh
• Pakistan
• 300/4d
• Bangladesh
• (f/o) 87 & 205
  Pakistan won by an innings and 8 runs
• Report
  Photos
  Wed, 08 Dec
  RESULT
  1st Test, Brisbane, December 08 – 11, 2021, England tour of Australia
• England
• 147 & 297
• Australia
• (T:20) 425 & 20/1
  Australia won by 9 wickets
• Thu, 16 Dec
  RESULT
  2nd Test (D/N), Adelaide, December 16 – 20, 2021, England tour of Australia
• Australia
• 473/9d & 230/9d
• England
• (T:468) 236 & 192
  Australia won by 275 runs
• Sun, 26 Dec
  RESULT
  3rd Test, Melbourne, December 26 – 28, 2021, England tour of Australia
• England
• 185 & 68
• Australia
• 267
  Australia won by an innings and 14 runs
• RESULT
  1st Test, Centurion, December 26 – 30, 2021, India tour of South Africa
• India
• 327 & 174
  South Africa Flag
  South Africa
• (T:305) 197 & 191
  India won by 113 runs
• Sat, 01 Jan
  RESULT
  1st Test, Mount Maunganui, January 01 – 05, 2022, Bangladesh tour of New Zealand
  New Zealand
• 328 & 169
• Bangladesh
• (T:40) 458 & 42/2
  Bangladesh won by 8 wickets
• Mon, 03 Jan
  RESULT
  2nd Test, Johannesburg, January 03 – 06, 2022, India tour of South Africa
• India
• 202 & 266
  South Africa
• (T:240) 229 & 243/3
  South Africa won by 7 wickets
• Wed, 05 Jan
  RESULT
  4th Test, Sydney, January 05 – 09, 2022, England tour of Australia
• Australia
• 416/8d & 265/6d
• England
• (T:388) 294 & 270/9
  Match drawn
• Sun, 09 Jan
  RESULT
  2nd Test, Christchurch, January 09 – 11, 2022, Bangladesh tour of New Zealand
  New Zealand
• 521/6d
• Bangladesh
• (f/o) 126 & 278
  New Zealand won by an innings and 117 runs
• Tue, 11 Jan
  RESULT
  3rd Test, Cape Town, January 11 – 14, 2022, India tour of South Africa
• India
• 223 & 198
  South Africa
• (T:212) 210 & 212/3
  South Africa won by 7 wickets
• Fri, 14 Jan
  RESULT
  5th Test (D/N), Hobart, January 14 – 16, 2022, England tour of Australia
• Australia
• 303 & 155
• England
• (T:271) 188 & 124
  Australia won by 146 runs
• Thu, 17 Feb
  RESULT
  1st Test, Christchurch, February 17 – 19, 2022, South Africa tour of New Zealand
  South Africa
• 95 & 111
  New Zealand
• 482
  New Zealand won by an innings and 276 runs
• Fri, 25 Feb
  RESULT
  2nd Test, Christchurch, February 25 – March 01, 2022, South Africa tour of New Zealand
  South Africa
• 364 & 354/9d
  New Zealand
• (T:426) 293 & 227
  South Africa won by 198 runs
• Fri, 04 Mar
  RESULT
  1st Test, Mohali, March 04 – 06, 2022, Sri Lanka tour of India
• India
• 574/8d
  Sri Lanka
• (f/o) 174 & 178
  India won by an innings and 222 runs
• RESULT
  1st Test, Rawalpindi, March 04 – 08, 2022, Australia tour of Pakistan
• Pakistan
• 476/4d & 252/0
• Australia
• 459
  Match drawn
• Tue, 08 Mar
  RESULT
  1st Test, North Sound, March 08 – 12, 2022, England tour of West Indies
• England
• 311 & 349/6d
• West Indies
• (T:286) 375 & 147/4
  Match drawn
• Sat, 12 Mar
  RESULT
  2nd Test, Karachi, March 12 – 16, 2022, Australia tour of Pakistan
• Australia
• 556/9d & 97/2d
• Pakistan
• (T:506) 148 & 443/7
  Match drawn
• RESULT
  2nd Test (D/N), Bengaluru, March 12 – 14, 2022, Sri Lanka tour of India
• India
• 252 & 303/9d
  Sri Lanka
• (T:447) 109 & 208
  India won by 238 runs
• Wed, 16 Mar
  RESULT
  2nd Test, Bridgetown, March 16 – 20, 2022, England tour of West Indies
• England
• 507/9d & 185/6d
• West Indies
• (T:282) 411 & 135/5
  Match drawn
• Mon, 21 Mar
  RESULT
  3rd Test, Lahore, March 21 – 25, 2022, Australia tour of Pakistan
• Australia
• 391 & 227/3d
• Pakistan
• (T:351) 268 & 235
  Australia won by 115 runs
• Thu, 24 Mar
  RESULT
  3rd Test, St George’s, March 24 – 27, 2022, England tour of West Indies
• England
• 204 & 120
• West Indies
• (T:28) 297 & 28/0
  West Indies won by 10 wickets
• Thu, 31 Mar
  RESULT
  1st Test, Durban, March 31 – April 04, 2022, Bangladesh tour of South Africa
  South Africa
• 367 & 204
• Bangladesh
• (T:274) 298 & 53
  South Africa won by 220 runs
• Fri, 08 Apr
  RESULT
  2nd Test, Gqeberha, April 08 – 11, 2022, Bangladesh tour of South Africa
  South Africa
• 453 & 176/6d
• Bangladesh
• (T:413) 217 & 80
  South Africa won by 332 runs
• Sun, 15 May
  RESULT
  1st Test, Chattogram, May 15 – 19, 2022, Sri Lanka tour of Bangladesh
  Sri Lanka Flag
  Sri Lanka
• 397 & 260/6
• Bangladesh
• 465
  Match drawn
• Report
  Photos
  Mon, 23 May
  RESULT
  2nd Test, Mirpur, May 23 – 27, 2022, Sri Lanka tour of Bangladesh
• Bangladesh
• 365 & 169
  Sri Lanka Flag
  Sri Lanka
• (T:29) 506 & 29/0
  Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets
• Report
  Photos
  Thu, 02 Jun
  RESULT
  1st Test, Lord’s, June 02 – 05, 2022, New Zealand tour of England
  New Zealand Flag
  New Zealand
• 132 & 285
• England
• (T:277) 141 & 279/5
  England won by 5 wickets
• Report
  Photos
  Videos
  Fri, 10 Jun
  RESULT
  2nd Test, Nottingham, June 10 – 14, 2022, New Zealand tour of England
  New Zealand Flag
  New Zealand
• 553 & 284
• England
• (T:299) 539 & 299/5
  England won by 5 wickets
• Report
  Photos
  Videos
  Thu, 16 Jun
  RESULT
  1st Test, North Sound, June 16 – 19, 2022, Bangladesh tour of West Indies
• Bangladesh
• 103 & 245
• West Indies
• (T:84) 265 & 88/3
  West Indies won by 7 wickets
• Report
  Photos
  Videos
  Thu, 23 Jun
  RESULT
  3rd Test, Leeds, June 23 – 27, 2022, New Zealand tour of England
  New Zealand Flag
  New Zealand
• 329 & 326
• England
• (T:296) 360 & 296/3
  England won by 7 wickets
• Report
  Photos
  Videos
  Fri, 24 Jun
  RESULT
  2nd Test, Gros Islet, June 24 – 27, 2022, Bangladesh tour of West Indies
• Bangladesh
• 234 & 186
• West Indies
• (T:13) 408 & 13/0
  West Indies won by 10 wickets
• Wed, 29 Jun
  RESULT
  1st Test, Galle, June 29 – July 01, 2022, Australia tour of Sri Lanka
  Sri Lanka Flag
  Sri Lanka
• 212 & 113
• Australia
• (T:5) 321 & 10/0
  Australia won by 10 wickets
• Report
  Photos
  Fri, 01 Jul
  RESULT
  5th Test, Birmingham, July 01 – 05, 2022, India tour of England
• India
• 416 & 245
• England
• (T:378) 284 & 378/3
  England won by 7 wickets
• Report
  Photos
  Videos
  Fri, 08 Jul
  RESULT
  2nd Test, Galle, July 08 – 11, 2022, Australia tour of Sri Lanka
• Australia
• 364 & 151
  Sri Lanka
• 554
  Sri Lanka won by an innings and 39 runs
• Sat, 16 Jul
  RESULT
  1st Test, Galle, July 16 – 20, 2022, Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka
  Sri Lanka
• 222 & 337
• Pakistan
• (T:342) 218 & 344/6
  Pakistan won by 4 wickets
• Report
  Photos
  Sun, 24 Jul
  RESULT
  2nd Test, Galle, July 24 – 28, 2022, Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka
  Sri Lanka
• 378 & 360/8d
• Pakistan
• (T:508) 231 & 261
  Sri Lanka won by 246 runs
• Wed, 17 Aug
  RESULT
  1st Test, Lord’s, August 17 – 19, 2022, South Africa tour of England
• England
• 165 & 149
  South Africa
• 326
  South Africa won by an innings and 12 runs
• Thu, 25 Aug
  RESULT
  2nd Test, Manchester, August 25 – 27, 2022, South Africa tour of England
  South Africa
• 151 & 179
• England
• 415/9d
  England won by an innings and 85 runs
• Thu, 08 Sep
  RESULT
  3rd Test, The Oval, September 08 – 12, 2022, South Africa tour of England
  South Africa 118 & 169 ; England (T:130) 158 & 130/1
  England won by 9 wickets
• Wed, 30 Nov
• RESULT
  1st Test, Perth, November 30 – December 04, 2022, West Indies tour of Australia
  Australia 598/4d & 182/2d ; West Indies (T:498) 283 & 333
  Australia won by 164 runs
• Thu, 01 Dec
  RESULT
  1st Test, Rawalpindi, December 01 – 05, 2022, England tour of Pakistan
  England 657 & 264/7d ; Pakistan (T:343) 579 & 268
  England won by 74 runs
• 2nd Test (D/N), Adelaide, December 08 – 11, 2022, West Indies tour of Australia
  Australia 511/7d & 199/6d ; West Indies (T:497) 214 & 77
  RESULT: Australia won by 419 runs
  PLAYER OF THE MATCH
  Travis Head, AUS
  175 & 38*
  PLAYER OF THE SERIES
  Marnus Labuschagne , AUS
  502 runs
• Fri, 09 Dec
  RESULT
  2nd Test, Multan, December 09 – 12, 2022, England tour of Pakistan
  England 281 & 275
  Pakistan (T:355) 202 & 328
  England won by 26 runs
• Wed, 14 Dec
  RESULT
  1st Test, Chattogram, December 14 – 18, 2022, India tour of Bangladesh
  India 404 & 258/2d
  Bangladesh (T:513) 150 & 324
  India won by 188 runs
• Sat, 17 Dec
  RESULT
  1st Test, Brisbane, December 17 – 18, 2022, South Africa tour of Australia
  South Africa 152 & 99
  Australia (T:34) 218 & 35/4
  Australia won by 6 wickets
• RESULT
  3rd Test, Karachi, December 17 – 20, 2022, England tour of Pakistan
  Pakistan 304 & 216
  England (T:167) 354 & 170/2
  England won by 8 wickets
• Thu, 22 Dec
  RESULT
  2nd Test, Mirpur, December 22 – 25, 2022, India tour of Bangladesh
  Bangladesh 227 & 231
  India (T:145) 314 & 145/7
  India won by 3 wickets
• Mon, 26 Dec
  RESULT
  2nd Test, Melbourne, December 26 – 29, 2022, South Africa tour of Australia
  South Africa 189 & 204
  Australia 575/8d
  Australia won by an innings and 182 runs
• RESULT
  1st Test, Karachi, December 26 – 30, 2022, New Zealand tour of Pakistan
  Pakistan 438 & 311/8d
  New Zealand (T:138) 612/9d & 61/1
  Match drawn
• Mon, 02 Jan
  RESULT
  2nd Test, Karachi, January 02 – 06, 2023, New Zealand tour of Pakistan
  New Zealand 449 & 277/5d
  Pakistan (T:319) 408 & 304/9
  Match drawn
• Wed, 04 Jan
  RESULT
  3rd Test, Sydney, January 04 – 08, 2023, South Africa tour of Australia
  Australia 475/4d
  South Africa (f/o) 255 & 106/2
  Match drawn
• Thu, 09 Feb
  RESULT
  1st Test, Nagpur, February 09 – 11, 2023, Australia tour of India
  Australia 177 & 91
  India 400
  India won by an innings and 132 runs
• Fri, 17 Feb
  RESULT
  2nd Test, Delhi, February 17 – 19, 2023, Australia tour of India
  Australia 263 & 113
  India (T:115) 262 & 118/4
  India won by 6 wickets
• Tue, 28 Feb
  RESULT
  1st Test, Centurion, February 28 – March 02, 2023, West Indies tour of South Africa
  South Africa 342 & 116
  West Indies (T:247) 212 & 159
  South Africa won by 87 runs
• Wed, 01 Mar
  RESULT
  3rd Test, Indore, March 01 – 03, 2023, Australia tour of India
  India 109 & 163
  Australia (T:76) 197 & 78/1
  Australia won by 9 wickets
• Wed, 08 Mar
  RESULT
  2nd Test, Johannesburg, March 08 – 11, 2023, West Indies tour of South Africa
  South Africa 320 & 321
  West Indies (T:391) 251 & 106
  South Africa won by 284 runs
• Thu, 09 Mar
  RESULT
  1st Test, Christchurch, March 09 – 13, 2023, Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand
  Sri Lanka 355 & 302
  New Zealand (T:285) 373 & 285/8
  New Zealand won by 2 wickets
  RESULT
  4th Test, Ahmedabad, March 09 – 13, 2023, Australia tour of India
  Australia 480 & 175/2d
  India 571
  Match drawn
• Fri, 17 Mar
  RESULT
  2nd Test, Wellington, March 17 – 20, 2023, Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand
  New Zealand 580/4d
  Sri Lanka (f/o) 164 & 358
  New Zealand won by an innings and 58 runs

Points Table

Standings are updated with the completion of each game

SP:The number of series played.

SW:The number of series won.

M:The number of matches played.

W:The number of matches won.

L:The number of matches lost.

T:The number of matches tied.

D:The number of matches drawn.

N/R:The number of matches abandoned.

PT:Number of points awarded.

RPWR:Runs Per Wicket Ratio.

Final Standings

Statistics

Individual statistics

The top 5 players in each category are listed.

Most runs

Runs Batsman Matches Innings NO Avg HS 100s 50s
1,915 England Joe Root 22 40 4 53.19 180* 8 6
1,608 Australia Usman Khawaja 16 28 5 69.91 195* 6 7
1,527 Pakistan Babar Azam 14 26 1 61.08 196 4 10
1,509 Australia Marnus Labuschagne 19 33 5 53.89 204 5 5
1,285 England Jonny Bairstow 15 28 3 51.40 162 6 2

Most wickets

Wickets Player Mat Inns Runs Overs BBI BBM Avg 5WI 10WM
83 Australia Nathan Lyon 19 32 2239 869.5 8/64 11/99 26.97 5 1
67 South Africa Kagiso Rabada 13 22 1411 388.4 6/50 8/89 21.05 3 0
61 India Ravichandran Ashwin 13 26 1200 483.5 6/91 8/42 19.67 2 0
58 England James Anderson 15 28 1182 519.2 5/60 6/62 20.37 2 0
53 England Ollie Robinson 13 25 1100 408 5/49 7/81 20.75 3 0

Most dismissals for a wicket-keeper

Dismissals Player Mat Inns Catches Stumping BBI Dis/Inn
62 Australia Alex Carey 19 35 60 2 6 1.771
57 Cricket West Indies Joshua Da Silva 13 26 54 3 7 2.192
54 New Zealand Tom Blundell 13 26 47 7 4 2.076
50 India Rishabh Pant 12 23 44 6 4 2.173
40 South Africa Kyle Verreynne 12 20 37 3 5 2.000

Highest individual score

Runs Batsman Balls 4s 6s Opposition Ground Match date
252 New Zealand Tom Latham 373 34 2 Bangladesh Christchurch 9 January 2022
215 New Zealand Kane Williamson 296 23 2 Sri Lanka Wellington 17 March 2023
206* Sri Lanka Dinesh Chandimal 326 16 5 Australia Galle 8 July 2022
204 Australia Marnus Labuschagne 350 20 1 West Indies Perth 30 November 2022
200* Australia Steve Smith 311 16 0
New Zealand Kane Williamson 395 21 1 Pakistan Karachi 26 December 2022
New Zealand Henry Nicholls 240 15 4 Sri Lanka Wellington 17 March 2023
200 Australia David Warner 255 16 2 South Africa Melbourne 26 December 2022

Best bowling figures in an innings

Figures Bowler Overs Mdns Econ Opposition Ground Match date
10/119 New Zealand Ajaz Patel 47.5 12 2.48 India India Mumbai 3 December 2021
8/42 Pakistan Sajid Khan 15.0 4 2.80 Bangladesh Bangladesh Dhaka 4 December 2021
8/64 Australia Nathan Lyon 23.3 1 2.72 India India Indore 1 March 2023
7/23 New Zealand Matt Henry 15.0 7 1.53 South Africa South Africa Christchurch 17 February 2022
7/32 South Africa Keshav Maharaj 10.0 0 3.20 Bangladesh Bangladesh Durban 31 March 2022

Best bowling figures in a match

Figure Bowler Overs Mdns Opposition Ground Match date
14/225 New Zealand Ajaz Patel 73.5 15 India India Mumbai 3 December 2021
12/128 Pakistan Sajid Khan 47.4 12 Bangladesh Bangladesh Dhaka 4 December 2021
12/177 Sri Lanka Prabath Jayasuriya 52.0 5 Australia Australia Galle 8 July 2022
11/99 Australia Nathan Lyon 34.5 3 India India Indore 1 March 2023
11/136 Sri Lanka Ramesh Mendis 59.2 14 Cricket West Indies West Indies Galle 29 November 2021

Best batting averages

Average Batsman Matches Innings Runs HS NO 100s 50s
75.20 New Zealand Kane Williamson 7 12 752 215 2 3 0
72.50 Pakistan Saud Shakeel 5 10 580 125* 3 1 5
69.91 Australia Usman Khawaja 16 28 1608 195* 5 6 7
68.42 Sri Lanka Dinesh Chandimal 10 18 958 206* 4 2 5
61.08 Pakistan Babar Azam 14 26 1527 196 1 4 10
Qualification: Minimum 10 innings

Best bowling averages

Average Bowler Matches Wkts Runs Balls BBI BBM
13.42 Australia Scott Boland 7 28 376 1033 6/7 7/55
17.65 Cricket West Indies Kyle Mayers 10 23 406 978 5/18 7/31
18.19 Pakistan Shaheen Afridi 8 41 746 1,558 6/51 10/94
19.67 India Ravichandran Ashwin 13 61 1200 2903 6/91 8/42
19.73 India Jasprit Bumrah 10 45 888 1973 5/24 9/110

Qualification: Minimum 500 deliveries bowled

Team statistics

Highest team totals

Score Team Overs RR Inns Opposition Venue Date
657 England 101 6.5 1 Pakistan Rawalpindi 1 December 2022
612/9d New Zealand 194.5 3.14 2 Karachi 26 December 2022
598/4d Australia 152.4 3.91 1 West Indies Perth Stadium 30 November 2022
580/4d New Zealand 123 4.71 1 Sri Lanka Basin Reserve 18 March 2023
579 Pakistan 155.3 3.72 2 England Rawalpindi 1 December 2022
(d=declared)

Lowest team totals

Score Team Overs RR Inns Opposition Venue Date
53 Bangladesh 19.0 2.78 4 South Africa Durban 31 March 2022
62 New Zealand 28.1 2.20 2 India Mumbai 3 December 2021
68 England 27.4 2.45 3 Australia Melbourne 26 December 2021
77 West Indies 40.5 1.88 4 Adelaide 8 December 2022
78 India 40.4 1.91 1 England Leeds 25 August 2021

Highest successful run-chases

Score Team Target Overs RR Opposition Venue Date
378/3 England 378 76.4 4.93 India Edgbaston, Birmingham 5 July 2022
344/6 Pakistan 342 127.2 2.70 Sri Lanka Galle International Stadium, Galle 20 July 2022
299/5 England 299 50.0 5.98 New Zealand Trent Bridge, Nottingham 14 June 2022
296/3 296 54.2 5.44 Headingley, Leeds 27 June 2022
285/8 New Zealand 285 70 4.07 Sri Lanka Hagley Oval, Christchurch 13 March 2023

Points System