The 2021–2023 ICC World Test Championship was the second edition of the ICC World Test Championship of Test cricket. It started on 4 August 2021, and it finished with the final on 7–11 June 2023 at The Oval, London, played between Australia and India.
The five-match Pataudi Trophy between England and India, started 4 August 2021, started the second cycle of the World Test Championship. That series, along with the Ashes in December 2021, were the only two series comprising five Tests in the second WTC cycle. New Zealand were the defending champions. In September 2022, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced that the final of this edition of the World Test Championship would be played at The Oval, London in June 2023. That final saw Australia win by 209 runs, thus becoming the only team to win all ICC titles.
Format The tournament was played over two years, with 69 matches over 27 series scheduled for the league stage from which the top two teams advanced to a final. Each team was scheduled to play six series, with three at home and three away. Each series consisted of two to five Test matches. Each participant played between 12 and 22 matches. Each match was 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 were in a series. 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. Teams failing to meet the required over rate would have one point deducted for each over they were behind at the end of a match, except in cases where they bowled their opponents out in 60 overs in an innings, or 120 overs over the course of the match. As in the previous edition, teams were ranked in the league table based on percentage of total points won out of total points contested. +Points system 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 +Points available per seriesMatches in seriesTotal points available 2 24 3 36 4 48 5 60
Participants Nine full members of the ICC participated in the competition:
The three full members of the ICC who did not participate were Afghanistan, Ireland and Zimbabwe.
Broadcasters + List of Broadcasters Country TVRadioAustraliaSeven NetworkSENUKSky SportsBBCUSA and CanadaWillowIndia Star SportsAll India RadioNew ZealandSky SportsNZME RadioSub Saharan AfricaSupersport
Schedule The schedule for the World Test Championship was announced by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on 20 June 2018, as part of the 2018–2023 Future Tours Programme. 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 cycle.
TeamScheduled matches Not scheduled to play against Total Home Away 19 10 9 12 6 6 22 11 11 18 8 10 13 6 7 14 8 6 15 7 8 12 6 6 13 7 6
Prize money The International Cricket Council declared a total prize money pool of US$3.8 million for the tournament. The prize money was allocated according to the performance of the team as follows:
PositionPrize money (US$) Winner $1,600,000 Runner-up $800,000 Third $450,000 Fourth $350,000 Fifth $200,000 Sixth $100,000 Seventh $100,000 Eighth $100,000 Ninth $100,000 Total $3,800,000 The winning team also received the ICC Test Championship Mace.
League table
League stage
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
Benaud-Qadir Trophy (Pakistan v Australia)
Richards–Botham Trophy (West Indies v England)
South Africa v Bangladesh
2022
Bangladesh v Sri Lanka
England v New Zealand
West Indies v Bangladesh
Warne–Muralitharan Trophy (Sri Lanka v Australia)
Sri Lanka v Pakistan
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England v South Africa)
2022–23
Frank Worrell Trophy (Australia v West Indies)
Pakistan v England
Bangladesh v India
Australia v South Africa
Pakistan v New Zealand
Border–Gavaskar Trophy (India v Australia)
Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (South Africa v West Indies)
New Zealand v Sri Lanka
Final
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 Joe Root 22 40 4 53.19 180* 8 6 1,621 Usman Khawaja 17 30 5 64.84 195* 6 7 1,576 Marnus Labuschagne 20 14 5 52.53 204 5 5 1,527 Babar Azam 14 26 1 61.08 196 4 10 1,407 Steve Smith 20 32 5 52.11 200* 4 6 Last updated: 11 June 2023
Most wickets
Wickets Player Mat Inns Runs Overs BBI BBM Avg 5WI 10WM 88 Nathan Lyon 20 34 2299 889.2 8/64 11/99 26.12 5 1 67 Kagiso Rabada 13 22 1411 388.4 6/50 8/89 21.05 3 0 61 Ravichandran Ashwin 13 26 1200 483.5 6/91 8/42 19.67 2 0 58 James Anderson 15 28 1182 519.2 5/60 6/62 20.37 2 0 57 Pat Cummins 16 27 1263 451.4 5/38 8/79 22.15 3 0 Last updated: 11 June 2023
Most dismissals for a wicket-keeper Dismissals Player Mat Inns Catches Stumping BBI Dis/Inn 68 Alex Carey 20 37 66 2 6 1.837 57 Joshua Da Silva 13 26 54 3 7 2.192 54 Tom Blundell 13 26 47 7 4 2.076 50 Rishabh Pant 12 23 44 6 4 2.173 40 Kyle Verreynne 12 20 37 3 5 2.000 Last updated: 11 June 2023
Most catches for a player Dismissals Player Mat Inns Catches Dis/Inn 34 Steve Smith 20 37 3 0.918 31 Joe Root 22 40 3 0.738 24 Zak Crawley 17 32 4 0.750 20 Virat Kohli 17 33 2 0.606 18 Dhananjaya de Silva 11 19 4 0.947 Last updated: 11 June 2023
Highest individual score Runs Batsman Balls 4s 6s Opposition Venue Match date 252 Tom Latham 373 34 2 Hagley Oval, Christchurch 9 January 2022 215 Kane Williamson 296 23 2 Basin Reserve, Wellington 17 March 2023 206* Dinesh Chandimal 326 16 5 Galle International Stadium, Galle 8 July 2022 204 Marnus Labuschagne 350 20 1 Perth Stadium, Perth 30 November 2022 200* Steve Smith 311 16 0 Kane Williamson 395 21 1 National Stadium, Karachi 26 December 2022 Henry Nicholls 240 15 4 Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington 17 March 2023 Last updated: 11 June 2023
Best bowling figures in an innings Figures Bowler Overs Mdns Econ Opposition Venue Match date 10/119 Ajaz Patel 47.5 12 2.48 India Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 3 December 2021 8/42 Sajid Khan 15.0 4 2.80 Bangladesh Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur 4 December 2021 8/64 Nathan Lyon 23.3 1 2.72 India Holkar Stadium, Indore 1 March 2023 7/23 Matt Henry 15.0 7 1.53 South Africa Hagley Oval, Christchurch 17 February 2022 7/32 Keshav Maharaj 10.0 0 3.20 Bangladesh Kingsmead, Durban 31 March 2022 Last updated: 11 June 2023
Best bowling figures in a match Figure Bowler Overs Mdns Opposition Venue Match date 14/225 Ajaz Patel 73.5 15 India Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 3 December 2021 12/128 Sajid Khan 47.4 12 Bangladesh Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur 4 December 2021 12/177 Prabath Jayasuriya 52.0 5 Australia Galle International Stadium, Galle 8 July 2022 11/99 Nathan Lyon 34.5 3 IndiaHolkar Stadium, Indore 1 March 2023 11/136 Ramesh Mendis 59.2 14 West Indies Galle International Stadium, Galle 29 November 2021 Last updated: 11 June 2023
Best batting averages Average Batsman Matches Innings Runs HS NO 100s 50s 75.20 Kane Williamson 7 12 752 215 2 3 0 72.50 Saud Shakeel 5 10 580 125* 3 1 5 68.42 Dinesh Chandimal 10 18 958 206* 4 2 5 64.84 Usman Khawaja 17 30 1621 195* 5 6 7 61.08 Babar Azam 14 26 1527 258* 1 4 10 Qualification: Minimum 10 inningsLast updated: 11 June 2023
Best bowling averages
Average Bowler Matches Wkts Runs Balls BBI BBM 14.57 Scott Boland 8 33 481 1249 6/7 7/55 17.65 Kyle Mayers 10 23 406 978 5/18 7/31 18.19 Shaheen Afridi 8 41 746 1,558 6/51 10/94 19.67 Ravichandran Ashwin 13 61 1200 2903 6/91 8/42 19.73 Jasprit Bumrah 10 45 888 1973 5/24 9/110 Qualification: Minimum 500 deliveries bowledLast updated: 11 June 2023
Team statistics Highest team totals Score Team Overs RR Inns Opposition Venue Date 657 101 6.5 1 Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi 1 December 2022 612/9d 194.5 3.14 2 National Stadium. Karachi 26 December 2022 598/4d 152.4 3.91 1 Perth Stadium, Perth 30 November 2022 580/4d 123 4.71 1 Basin Reserve, Wellington 18 March 2023 579 155.3 3.72 2 Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi 1 December 2022(d=declared) Last updated: 11 June 2023
Lowest team totals Score Team Overs RR Inns Opposition Venue Date 53 19.0 2.78 4 Kingsmead, Durban 31 March 2022 62 28.1 2.20 2 Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 3 December 2021 68 27.4 2.45 3 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne 26 December 2021 77 40.5 1.88 4 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide 8 December 2022 78 40.4 1.91 1 Headingley, Leeds 25 August 2021Last updated: 11 June 2023
Highest successful run-chases Score Team Target Overs RR Opposition Venue Date 378/3 378 76.4 4.93 Edgbaston, Birmingham 5 July 2022 344/6 342 127.2 2.70 Galle International Stadium, Galle 20 July 2022 299/5 299 50.0 5.98 Trent Bridge, Nottingham 14 June 2022 296/3 296 54.2 5.44 Headingley, Leeds 27 June 2022 285/8 285 70 4.07 Hagley Oval, Christchurch 13 March 2023Last updated: 11 June 2023
Final standings Pos.TeamPrize money (US$) 1 $1,600,000 2 $800,000 3 $450,000 4 $350,000 5 $200,000 6 $100,000 7 8 9
See also ICC Test Championship Mace Test cricket ICC Men's Test Team Rankings 2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Notes
References
External links Official website Tournament home on ESPNcricinfo