Test world cup

Superb first-innings centuries from Travis Head and Steve Smith gave Australia control of the Test early on, but India responded well to force the match to a fifth day, falling short of what would have been an all-time record chase to win a Test as they were bowled out for 234. Scott Boland got the ball rolling with two early dismissals in the day, with Nathan Lyon and Mitchell Starc also among the wickets as Australia rattled through India to win the World Test Championship title. Australia were the dominant team during the WTC cycle, finishing top of the standings to qualify for the showpiece final against India thanks to 11 wins from 19 matches. Nathan Lyon ended this Test Championship campaign as the world’s highest wicket-taker. And four of the top six run-scorers in the WTC cycle were Australian, with only Joe Root scoring more than Usman Khawaja (1621) and Marnus Labuschagne (1576), and the first innings heroes Head and Smith scoring 1407 and 1389 runs respectively in the Championship. India’s strong finish to their campaign saw them bag the second spot in the standings and qualify for the final against Australia in south London. But defeat means that India have now lost each of the two WTC Finals to have been held since the conception of the tournament. Day five of this 2023 Final had resumed with all results still possible, with Australia requiring seven wickets to win and India needing 280 more runs at the start of play. With Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane unbeat...

How does the points system work? • Each team plays six series, with each series counting for 120 points, distributed over the number of matches in a series. For example, a two-match series will mean 60 points for each Test while a three-match series will give 40 points to each Test match. A tie will be 50% of the points available, whilst a draw will be a 3:1 points ratio.

"World Test Championship" redirects here. For the ranking system formerly known as ICC Test Championship, see ICC World Test Championship Administrator Format First edition Latest edition Next edition Tournament format League and Final Number of teams 9 Current champion (1st title) Most successful (1 title each) Most runs Most wickets Tournaments • • • • 2025–2027 The ICC World Test Championship, also referred to as the Test World Cup, is a league competition for The original plans to hold the competition in 2009, replacing the 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. History Cancelled 2013 tournament This championship was first proposed in 2009, when the ICC met the In July 2010 ICC chief executive The idea of a Test championship was considered by the ICC Chief Executives' Committee at a meeting at their headquarters in There was a debate as to whether the play-off would take place between the top 8 teams or the top four teams, but the latter was unanimously chosen by the board. It was also announced that the tournament would replace the However, in 2011, the ICC announced that the Test Championship would not take place until 2017, and that the 2013 tournament would be cancelled because of financial problems within the board, and its com...