The ICC World Test Championship's third edition (2023-2025) is underway, featuring 68 matches across 27 series over two years. The tournament kicked off with The Ashes in June 2023 and culminates in a final showdown at Lord's in June 2025. Each team plays six series, split evenly between home and away games, with 12-22 matches per team. The gruelling schedule promises intense action as teams battle for a spot in the final, with each match lasting five days.
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ICC WTC Points Table 2025
The top of the WTC points table remains steady, with India, Australia, and Sri Lanka maintaining the top three spots at 68.06%, 62.50%, and 55.56%, respectively. However, the middle of the table has seen major shifts.
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Here is the current WTC Point Table:
| Pos | Team | Played | Won | Lost | Draw | Ded | Points | PCT (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 69.44 |
| 2 | Australia | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 154 | 67.54 |
| 3 | India | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 114 | 50.00 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 81 | 48.21 |
| 5 | England | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 22 | 114 | 43.18 |
| 6 | Sri Lanka | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 38.46 |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 31.25 |
| 8 | West Indies | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 28.21 |
| 9 | Pakistan | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 47 | 27.98 |
Points System:
- Win: 12 points
- Draw: 4 points
- Loss: 0 points
- Deduction (Ded): Points lost due to slow over-rates
ICC WTC Match Schedule
The International Cricket Council (ICC) revealed the 2023-2027 Future Tours Programme on August 17, 2022, detailing the series that will be part of the World Test Championship.
Unlike the traditional round-robin format, where all teams play each other an equal number of times, this cycle features a condensed schedule where each team will only face six of the eight opposing teams. The exact dates and venues for these series will be decided by the respective cricket boards of the participating teams.
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Team
Scheduled matches Not scheduled to play against
Total Home Away Australia 19 India (5), Pakistan (3), West Indies (2) England (5), New Zealand (2), Sri Lanka (2) Bangladesh South Africa Bangladesh 12 New Zealand (2), South Africa (2), Sri Lanka (2) India (2), Pakistan (2), West Indies (2) Australia England England 22 Australia (5), Sri Lanka (3), West Indies (3) India (5), New Zealand (3), Pakistan (3) Bangladesh South Africa India 19 Bangladesh (2), England (5), New Zealand (3) Australia (5), South Africa (2), West Indies (2) Pakistan Sri Lanka New Zealand 14 Australia (2), England (3), South Africa (2) Bangladesh (2), India (3), Sri Lanka (2) Pakistan West Indies Pakistan 14 Bangladesh (2), England (3), West Indies (2) Australia (3), South Africa (2), Sri Lanka (2) India New Zealand South Africa 12 India (2), Pakistan (2), Sri Lanka (2) Bangladesh (2), New Zealand (2), West Indies (2) Australia England Sri Lanka 13 Australia (2), New Zealand (2), Pakistan (2) Bangladesh (2), England (3), South Africa (2) India West Indies West Indies 13 Bangladesh (2), India (2), South Africa (2) Australia (2), England (3), Pakistan (2) New Zealand Sri Lanka
ICC WTC Points Distribution
Each team will compete in six series, with each series contributing 120 points, distributed based on the number of matches in that series. For instance, a two-match series will award 60 points for each Test, while a three-match series will grant 40 points per Test match. A tie will result in earning 50% of the available points, while a draw follows a 3:1 points ratio.
| Points available per match | Percentage of points | |
| Win | 12 | 100 |
| Tie | 6 | 50 |
| Draw | 4 | 33.33 |
| Loss | 0 | 0 |
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