The 2025–2027 ICC World Test Championship will be fourth edition of the ICC World Test Championship. It will be played in Test format. It will start in June 2025 and it is scheduled to finish in June 2027 with the final match planned to be played at Lord's.[1][2]
| Dates | June 2025 – June 2027 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | Test cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | League and Final |
| Participants | 9 |
| Matches | 71 |
| Official website | ICC World Test Championship |
Format
editThe 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]
Points system
editThe points system was unchanged from the previous edition. A win was worth all 12 points, a tie was worth 6 points each, a draw was worth 4 points each, and a loss was worth 0 points. A team that was 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 were ranked in the league table based on percentage of total points won out of total points contested.
| 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
editThe nine full members of the ICC who are participating:[4]
| S/N | Country | Appearance | Continent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Australia
|
4th | Australia |
| 2 |  Bangladesh
|
4th | Asia |
| 3 |  England
|
4th | Europe |
| 4 |  India
|
4th | Asia |
| 5 |  New Zealand
|
4th | Australia |
| 6 |  Pakistan
|
4th | Asia |
| 7 |  South Africa
|
4th | Africa |
| 8 |  Sri Lanka
|
4th | Asia |
| 9 |  West Indies
|
4th | North America |
Full Members who are not participating in the ICC World Test Championship
| S/N | Country | Appearance | Continent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Afghanistan
|
0 | Asia |
| 2 |  Ireland
|
0 | Europe |
| 3 |  Zimbabwe
|
0 | Africa |
Schedule
editThe 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.
League stage
edit2025
editPataudi Trophy (England v India)
editSri Lanka v Bangladesh
editFrank Worrell Trophy (West Indies v Australia)
edit2025–26
editPakistan v South Africa
editIndia v West Indies
editFreedom Trophy (India v South Africa)
editNew Zealand v West Indies
editBangladesh v Pakistan
edit2026
editCrowe–Thorpe Trophy (England v New Zealand)
editSobers–Tissera Trophy (Sri Lanka v West Indies)
editPakistan v West Indies
editSri Lanka v India
editEngland v Pakistan
edit2026–27
editSouth Africa v Australia
editBangladesh v West Indies
editNew Zealand v India
editSouth Africa v Bangladesh
editSri Lanka v Pakistan
editTrans–Tasman Trophy (Australia v New Zealand)[7]
editBasil D'Oliveira Trophy (South Africa v England)
editSri Lanka v New Zealand
editBorder–Gavaskar Trophy (India v Australia)
editBangladesh v England
editSri Lanka v South Africa
editAustralia v Bangladesh
editNew Zealand v Pakistan
editFinal match
editJune 2027
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Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "Everything you need to know about World Test Championship 2021–23". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Black Caps locked in for rare four-test series in Australia in the 2026-27 season". Stuff.nz. Retrieved 28 December 2024.