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{{Infobox cricket tournament main

| name = ICC World Test Championship

| image = World Test Championship Logo.svg

| administrator = [[International Cricket Council]]

| tournament format = League and Final

| first = [[2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship|2019–2021]]

| current = [[2023–2025 ICC World Test Championship|2023–2025]]

| participants = 9

| champions = {{cr|AUえーゆーS}}<br>(1st title)

| most successful = {{cr|NZ}}<br>{{cr|AUえーゆーS}}<br/>(1 title each)

| most wickets = {{cricon|AUえーゆーS}} [[Nathan Lyon]] (187)

}}

| list =

* [[2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship|2019–2021]]

* [[2023–2025 ICC World Test Championship|2023–2025]]

}}

 

The '''ICC World Test Championship''', also referred to as the '''Test World Cup''', is the [[World cup competition|international championship]] of [[Test cricket]]. It is a league competition run by the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC), with its inaugural season starting in [[2019–21 ICC Test Championship|2019]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Schedule for inaugural World Test Championship announced|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/742337|publisher=International Cricket Council}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|author=Ramsey, Andrew|date=20 June 2018|title=Aussies to host Afghans as part of new schedule|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/icc-future-tour-program-schedule-fixture-international-cricket-ftp-australia-afghanistan-india/2018-06-20|website=[[cricket.com.au]]}}</ref> In line with the ICC's goal of having one pinnacle tournament for each of the three formats of international cricket, it is the premier championship for Test cricket.<ref>{{Cite web|date=29 June 2013|title=Test Championship to replace Champions Trophy|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/646147.html|website=Cricinfo}}</ref> [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] are the current champions, having defeated [[India national cricket team|India]] in the [[2023 ICC World Test Championship Final|2023 final]]. [[India national cricket team|India]] have played in each WTC final, finishing runners up in both.

 

 

==History==

[https://web.archive.org/web/20130707102503/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-23/top-stories/28283508_1_test-championship-test-cricket-icc ICC to hold World Test Cup in 2013?], ''[[The Times of India]]''. Retrieved 4 January 2012</ref> As expected, the ICC approved the plan and said that the first tournament would be held in [[England]] and [[Wales]] in 2013. The format of the tournament was also announced. It would comprise an inaugural league stage, played over a period of four years, with all ten current [[Test cricket]] nations ([[Australia national cricket team|Australia]], [[India national cricket team|India]], [[England national cricket team|England]], [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]], [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]], [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]], [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]], [[West Indies national cricket team|West Indies]], [[Zimbabwe national cricket team|Zimbabwe]], and [[Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh]]) participating. After the league stage the top four teams will take part in the play-offs, with the final determining the Test cricket champions.<ref name="auto">[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/481373.html ICC approves Test championship], ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 4 January 2012</ref>

 

 

[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/541863.html Test Championship postponement a 'shame' – Greg Chappell] ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 4 January 2012</ref><ref>

Ken Borland, [http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/5983470/ICC-too-slow-on-test-championship-says-Smith ICC too slow on test championship says Smith], [[Stuff.co.nz]], 17 November 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2012</ref> ''[[The Guardian]]'' reported that this postponement was a blow to Lord's, which had been expected to host the final.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/oct/11/test-championship-england-icc-drs Lord's suffers Test Championship blow as ICC scraps mandatory DRS rule], ''[[The Guardian]]'', 11 October 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2012</ref>

The final would possibly have followed the historical [[Timeless Test|timeless test]] format.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/jul/18/icc-timeless-test-world-championship | title=ICC could revive 'timeless' Test match for world championship | newspaper=The Guardian | date=18 July 2011 | agency=Press Association | access-date=1 July 2020}}</ref> Further improvements in the structure of the championship have also been discussed.

 

 

In October 2017, the ICC announced that a Test league had been agreed upon by its members, which would involve the top nine teams playing series over two years with the top two teams qualifying for a World Test League Championship Final, which will be considered as an ICC event.<ref>{{cite web|author=Brettig, Daniel|date=13 October 2017|title=Test, ODI leagues approved by ICC Board|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/21006055/test-odi-leagues-approved-icc-board|access-date=30 July 2019|publisher=Cricinfo}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" width=100%

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! colspan="5" |Final

! rowspan="2" scope="col"|Reference(s)

|-

|- style="background:

|[[2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship|2019–2021]]

|{{Flagicon|England}} [[England]]

|{{cr|New Zealand}}

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217 & 170

|-

|[[2021–2023 ICC World Test Championship|2021–2023]]

|{{Flagicon|England}} [[England]]

|{{cr|Australia}}

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296 & 234

|[[2023–2025 ICC World Test Championship|2023–2025]]

|{{Flagicon|England}} [[England]]

|}

 

|-

|align="left"|{{cr|AUえーゆーS}}|| style="background: #cc9966;"|'''3rd''' || style="background: gold;"|'''W''' || Q

|-

|align="left"|{{cr|BAN}}|| 9th || 9th || Q

|-

|align="left"|{{cr|ENG}} || 4th || 4th || Q

|-

|align="left"|{{cr|IND}}|| style="background: silver;"|'''RU'''|| style="background: silver;"|'''RU'''|| Q

|-

|align="left"|{{cr|NZL}}|| style="background: gold;"|'''W''' || 6th || Q

|-

|align="left"|{{cr|PAK}}|| 6th || 7th || Q

|-

|align="left"|{{cr|RSA}}|| 5th || style="background: #cc9966;"|'''3rd''' || Q

|-

|align="left"|{{cr|SRI}}|| 7th || 5th || Q

|-

|align="left"|{{cr|WIN}}|| 8th || 8th || Q

|}

 

!Colspan=3|Batting

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|-

|Most [[Century (cricket)|hundreds]] || 13<ref>{{cite web |title=Most centuries World Test Championship |url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_hundreds_career.html?id=804;type=trophy |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=1 June 2022}}</ref>

|Lowest score || {{cricon|IND}} [[India national cricket team|India]] v {{cricon|AUえーゆーS}} [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] || 36 ([[2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship|2019–21]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/lowest_innings_totals.html?id=804;type=trophy | title=Lowest Team Totals |work=ESPN Cricinfo | access-date = 8 August 2021}}</ref>

|}

 

==See also==

* [[ICC Champions Trophy]]

* [[Asian Test Championship|ACC Asian Test Championship]]

* [https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/index.html?id=804;type=trophy ICC World Test Championship ESPN Cricinfo]

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