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ICC World Test Championship – 2025-27

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Cric Freedom
May 31, 2026

Explore complete coverage of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-2027, featuring nine leading Test-playing nations competing for a place in the prestigious WTC Final. Follow the latest schedule, match results, points table, team standings, fixtures, records, and key updates from the championship, which began on 20 June 2025 and runs through 2027. Stay updated with every Test match, series result, and qualification scenario as the world’s top cricket teams battle for Test cricket’s ultimate prize.

Date & time	Match	Venue	Result
Jun-2025
Tue 17 – Sat 21 10:00 local \| 04:30 GMT	1st Test – Sri Lanka v Bangladesh	Galle International Stadium, Galle	Match drawn
Fri 20 – Tue 24 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT	1st Test – England v India	Headingley, Leeds	England won by 5 wickets
Wed 25 – Fri 27 10:00 local \| 14:00 GMT	1st Test – West Indies v Australia	Kensington Oval, Barbados	Australia won by 159 runs
Wed 25 – Sat 28 10:00 local \| 04:30 GMT	2nd Test – Sri Lanka v Bangladesh	Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo	Sri Lanka won by an innings and 78 runs
Jul-2025
Wed 02 – Sun 06 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT	2nd Test – England v India	Edgbaston, Birmingham	India won by 336 runs
Thu 03 – Sun 06 10:00 local \| 14:00 GMT	2nd Test – West Indies v Australia	National Cricket Stadium, Grenada	Australia won by 133 runs
Thu 10 – Mon 14 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT	3rd Test – England v India	Lord’s, London	England won by 22 runs
Sat 12 – Mon 14 D/N 13:30 local \| 18:30 GMT	3rd Test – West Indies v Australia	Sabina Park, Jamaica	Australia won by 176 runs
Wed 23 – Sun 27 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT	4th Test – England v India	Old Trafford, Manchester	Match drawn
Thu 31 – Mon 04 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT	5th Test – England v India	Kennington Oval, London	India won by 6 runs
Oct-2025
Fri 10 – Tue 14 09:30 local \| 04:00 GMT	2nd Test – India v West Indies	Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi	India won by 7 wickets
Sun 12 – Wed 15 09:30 local \| 04:30 GMT	1st Test – Pakistan v South Africa	Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore	Pakistan won by 93 runs
Mon 20 – Thu 23 09:30 local \| 04:30 GMT	2nd Test – Pakistan v South Africa	Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi	South Africa won by 8 wickets
Nov-2025
Fri 14 – Sun 16 09:30 local \| 04:00 GMT	1st Test – India v South Africa	Eden Gardens, Kolkata	South Africa won by 30 runs
Fri 21 – Sat 22 10:30 local \| 02:30 GMT	1st Test – Australia v England	Perth Stadium, Perth	Australia won by 8 wickets
Sat 22 – Wed 26 09:00 local \| 03:30 GMT	2nd Test – India v South Africa	Assam Cricket Association Stadium, Guwahati	South Africa won by 408 runs
Dec-2025
Tue 02 – Sat 06 11:00 local \| 22:00 GMT	1st Test – New Zealand v West Indies	Hagley Oval, Christchurch	Match drawn
Thu 04 – Sun 07 D/N 14:00 local \| 04:00 GMT	2nd Test – Australia v England	Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane	Australia won by 8 wickets
Wed 10 – Fri 12 11:00 local \| 22:00 GMT	2nd Test – New Zealand v West Indies	Basin Reserve, Wellington	New Zealand won by 9 wickets
Wed 17 – Sun 21 10:00 local \| 23:30 GMT	3rd Test – Australia v England	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	Australia won by 82 runs
Thu 18 – Mon 22 11:00 local \| 22:00 GMT	3rd Test – New Zealand v West Indies	Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui	New Zealand won by 323 runs
Fri 26 – Sat 27 10:30 local \| 23:30 GMT	4th Test – Australia v England	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne	England won by 4 wickets
Jan-2026
Sun 04 – Thu 08 10:30 local \| 23:30 GMT	5th Test – Australia v England	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	Australia won by 5 wickets
May-2026
Fri 08 – Tue 12 09:00 local \| 03:00 GMT	1st Test – Bangladesh v Pakistan	Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur	Bangladesh won by 104 runs
Sat 16 – Wed 20 09:00 local \| 03:00 GMT	2nd Test – Bangladesh v Pakistan	Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet	Bangladesh won by 78 runs
Jun-2026
Thu 04 – Mon 08 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT	1st Test – England v New Zealand	Lord’s, London	England won by 115 runs
Wed 17 – Sun 21 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT	2nd Test – England v New Zealand	Kennington Oval, London
Thu 25 – Mon 29 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT	3rd Test – England v New Zealand	Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Thu 25 – Mon 29 10:00 local \| 14:00 GMT	1st Test – West Indies v Sri Lanka	Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua
Jul-2026
Fri 03 – Tue 07 10:00 local \| 14:00 GMT	2nd Test – West Indies v Sri Lanka	Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua
Sat 25 – Wed 29 10:00 local \| 14:00 GMT	1st Test – West Indies v Pakistan	Brian Lara Stadium, Trinidad
Aug-2026
Sun 02 – Thu 06 10:00 local \| 14:00 GMT	2nd Test – West Indies v Pakistan	Brian Lara Stadium, Trinidad
Thu 13 – Mon 17 10:00 local \| 00:30 GMT	1st Test – Australia v Bangladesh	Marrara Cricket Ground, Darwin
Wed 19 – Sun 23 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT	1st Test – England v Pakistan	Headingley, Leeds
Sat 22 – Wed 26 10:00 local \| 00:00 GMT	2nd Test – Australia v Bangladesh	Ray Mitchell Oval, Mackay
Thu 27 – Mon 31 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT	2nd Test – England v Pakistan	Lord’s, London
Sep-2026
Wed 09 – Sun 13 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT	3rd Test – England v Pakistan	Edgbaston, Birmingham
Oct-2026
Fri 09 – Tue 13 09:30 local \| 07:30 GMT	1st Test – South Africa v Australia	Kingsmead, Durban
Sun 18 – Thu 22 10:00 local \| 08:00 GMT	2nd Test – South Africa v Australia	St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth
Tue 27 – Sat 31 10:00 local \| 08:00 GMT	3rd Test – South Africa v Australia	Newlands, Cape Town
Wed 28 – Sun 01 10:00 local \| 04:00 GMT	1st Test – Bangladesh v West Indies	TBD
Nov-2026
Thu 05 – Mon 09 10:00 local \| 04:00 GMT	2nd Test – Bangladesh v West Indies	TBD
Sun 15 – Thu 19 10:00 local \| 08:00 GMT	1st Test – South Africa v Bangladesh	The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Mon 23 – Fri 27 10:00 local \| 08:00 GMT	2nd Test – South Africa v Bangladesh	SuperSport Park, Centurion
Dec-2026
Wed 09 – Sun 13 10:20 local \| 02:20 GMT	1st Test – Australia v New Zealand	Perth Stadium, Perth
Thu 17 – Mon 21 10:00 local \| 08:00 GMT	1st Test – South Africa v England	The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Thu 17 – Mon 21 11:00 local \| 12:30 GMT	2nd Test – Australia v New Zealand	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Sat 26 – Wed 30 10:00 local \| 08:00 GMT	2nd Test – South Africa v England	SuperSport Park, Centurion
Sat 26 – Wed 30 10:30 local \| 23:30 GMT	3rd Test – Australia v New Zealand	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Jan-2027
Sun 03 – Thu 07 10:00 local \| 08:00 GMT	3rd Test – South Africa v England	Newlands, Cape Town
Mon 04 – Fri 08 10:30 local \| 23:30 GMT	4th Test – Australia v New Zealand	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Thu 21 – Mon 25 09:30 local \| 04:00 GMT	1st Test – India v Australia	Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur
Fri 29 – Tue 02 09:30 local \| 04:00 GMT	2nd Test – India v Australia	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Feb-2027
Thu 11 – Mon 15 09:30 local \| 04:00 GMT	3rd Test – India v Australia	Assam Cricket Association Stadium, Guwahati
Fri 19 – Tue 23 09:30 local \| 04:00 GMT	4th Test – India v Australia	JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi
Sat 27 – Wed 03 09:30 local \| 04:00 GMT	5th Test – India v Australia	Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad

The ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-2027 is the fourth edition of the prestigious Test cricket competition organized by the International Cricket Council (ICC). The championship features the world’s top nine Test-playing nations competing over a two-year cycle for a place in the WTC Final.

The tournament officially began on 17 June 2025 with the Test series between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh and is scheduled to conclude with the ICC World Test Championship Final in June 2027 at Lord’s Cricket Ground, London.

Under the tournament format, each team plays six Test series, including three home series and three away series. Depending on the schedule, each series consists of two to five Test matches, with teams earning points based on their performances throughout the championship cycle.

Participating Teams

The following nine ICC Full Member nations are competing in the ICC World Test Championship 2025-2027:

Australia
Bangladesh
England
India
New Zealand
Pakistan
South Africa
Sri Lanka
West Indies

The championship showcases the highest level of Test cricket, with teams battling for valuable points and a place in the top two positions on the WTC standings table.

Disclaimer

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