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Line 5: {{Infobox cricket tournament main \| name = ICC World Test Championship ~~\|next = [[2023–2025 ICC World Test Championship\|2023–2025]]~~ \| image = World Test Championship Logo.svg \| administrator = [[International Cricket Council]] Line 11 ⟶ 10: \| tournament format = League and Final \| first = [[2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship\|2019–2021]] \| last = [[~~2021–2023~~2023–2025 ICC World Test Championship\|~~2021–2023~~2023–2025]] \| next = 2025–2027 \| 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 runs = {{cricon\|ENG}} [[Joe Root]] (4,~~307~~375) \| most wickets = {{cricon\|AUえーゆーS}} [[Nathan Lyon]] (187) }} Line 24: \| list = * [[2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship\|2019–2021]] * [[2021–2023 ICC World Test Championship\|2021–2023]] <br> * [[2023–2025 ICC World Test Championship\|2023–2025]] * ''2025–2027'' Line 31: 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. ~~The~~WTC league games ~~of WTC~~ are not considered ~~as an~~ ICC ~~event~~events and the broadcasting rights are ~~with~~held by the host nation's cricketing board ~~itself and~~, not ~~with~~the ICC. ~~But unlike the league stage matches, the~~ WTC finals ''are ~~considered to be an~~'' ICC ~~event~~events. The [[2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship\|inaugural ICC World Test Championship]] started with the [[2019 Ashes series]] and finished with [[New Zealand national cricket team\|New Zealand]] lifting the trophy after defeating [[India national cricket team\|India]] in [[2021 ICC World Test Championship Final\|the final]] in June 2021. The [[2021–2023 ICC World Test Championship\|second ICC World Test Championship]] started on 4 August 2021 with the [[Pataudi Trophy\|Pataudi Trophy series]]<ref>{{cite web\|title=England vs India to kick off the second World Test Championship\|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/england-vs-india-to-kick-off-the-second-world-test-championship-1268214\|access-date=29 June 2021\|work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> and finished with [[Australia national cricket team\|Australia]] lifting the trophy after defeating [[India national cricket team\|India]] in [[2023 ICC World Test Championship Final\|the final]] in June 2023. The [[2023-2025 ICC World Test Championship]] started in 2023 and will conclude with the finals in [[England]] in the summer of 2025. ==History== Line 78: {\| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" width=100% \|- ! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:~~9em~~12em; padding:1px;" \| Year ! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:12em; padding:1px;" \|Final host(s) ! colspan="5" \|Final ! rowspan="2" scope="col"\|Reference(s) ! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:10em\|Winning Captain \|- ! scope="col" style="width:~~10em~~8em; padding:1px;"\|Venue ! style="width:17em;"\|Winners ! style="width:~~19em~~15em;"\|Result ! style="width:17em;"\|Runners-up ! style="width:~~15em~~10em;"\|Player of the match \|- style="background: \|[[2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship\|2019–2021]] Line 102 ⟶ 103: ---- 217 & 170 ~~\|{{nowrap~~\|'''{{cricon\|New Zealand}} [[Kyle Jamieson]]'''}} \|align=center\|<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/57581441 \|title=World Test Championship final: New Zealand beat India on sixth day to become world champions \|work=BBC Sport \|access-date=23 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2177618\|title=New Zealand crowned World Test Champions after thrilling final day \|work=International Cricket Council\|access-date=26 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2021/jun/22/india-v-new-zealand-world-test-championship-final-day-five-live\|title=India v New Zealand: World Test Championship final, day five – as it happened \|work=The Guardian \|date=22 June 2021 \|access-date=26 June 2021}}</ref> \|\| \| ~~{{nowrap\|~~'''{{cricon\|New Zealand}} [[Kane Williamson]]'''}} \|- \|[[2021–2023 ICC World Test Championship\|2021–2023]] Line 116 ⟶ 117: ---- 296 & 234 ~~\|{{nowrap~~\|'''{{cricon\|Australia}} [[Travis Head]]'''}} \|align=center\|<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Australia vs India {{!}} ICC World Test Championship {{!}} ICC \|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/match/101970#teams \|access-date=2023-03-14 \|website=www.icc-cricket.com \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|access-date=11 June 2023 \|title=Australia crowned ICC World Test Champions with win over India \|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/3534406 \|website=International Cricket Council}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|access-date=11 June 2023 \|title=World Test Championship final: Australia beat India by 209 runs – as it happened \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2023/jun/11/australia-vs-india-cricket-test-match-world-championship-final-aus-v-ind-day-five-live-updates-over-by-over-obo-scorecard-teams-start-time-the-oval-london-live-score-updates \|website=The Guardian\|date=11 June 2023 \|last1=Gallan \|first1=Daniel }}</ref> \|~~\| {{nowrap~~\|'''{{cricon\|Australia}} [[Pat Cummins]]'''}} \|- \|[[2023–2025 ICC World Test Championship\|2023–2025]] Line 198 ⟶ 199: !Colspan=3\|Batting \|- \|Most [[Run (cricket)\|runs]] \|\| rowspan="4" \| {{cricon\|ENG}} [[Joe Root]]\|\| 4,~~307~~375<ref>{{cite web \|title=Most Runs World Test Championship \|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=804;type=trophy \|work=ESPN Cricinfo \|access-date=1 June 2022}}</ref> \|- \|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> Line 236 ⟶ 237: \|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> \|} {{updated\|1012 ~~March~~July 2024}} ==See also== * [[ICC ~~Cricket~~Test ~~World~~Championship ~~Cup~~Mace]] * [[~~ICC T20~~Cricket World Cup]] * [[ICC Men's T20 World Cup]] * [[ICC Champions Trophy]] * [[Asian Test Championship\|ACC Asian Test Championship]]