WTC Points Table: The 2019–21 ICC World Test Championship (WTC) is the inaugural edition of the ICC World Test Championship of Test cricket. ICC had changed the world test championship points table system after the inaugural edition which is explained as follows.
Before that, It comes nearly a decade after the International Cricket Council (ICC) first approved the idea for a World Test Championship in 2010, and following two canceled attempts to hold the inaugural competition in 2013 and 2017.
ICC World Test Championship Winners List
| Year | Finals | Winner(Captain) | Player of the Match |
| 2019-2021 | India vs New Zealand | New Zealand(Kane Williamson) | Kyle Jamieson (NZ) |
| 2021-2023 | Australia vs India | TBA | TBA |
ICC World Test Championship (2021-2023)
The second phase of the world Test Championship kick starts with the match between India and England. Post the WTC 2021 finals India stays in England and continues to play a 5 match test series against England.
Notably, India and New Zealand played the finals of the World Test Championship 2021 at The Rose Bowl, Southampton where Kiwi beats India by 8 wickets and lifts the maiden WTC trophy.
WTC Points Table (2021-2022-2023)
| POS | TEAM | PCT (%) | PTS | Win | Loss | Draw | SER | PEN |
| 1 | AUSTRALIA(Q) | 66.67 | 152 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | INDIA(Q) | 58.80 | 127 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 6 | -5 |
| 3 | SOUTH AFRICA | 55.56 | 100 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 4 | SRI LANKA | 48.48 | 64 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | ENGLAND | 46.97 | 124 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 6 | -12 |
| 6 | PAKISTAN | 38.10 | 64 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | WEST INDIES | 34.62 | 54 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 6 | -2 |
| 8 | NEW ZEALAND | 33.33 | 48 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | BANGLADESH | 11.11 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
ICC World Test Championship Schedule (2021-2023)
England vs India
- August 4–8, 2021: 1st Test at Trent Bridge, Nottingham
- Match drawn
- August 12–16, 2021: 2nd Test at Lord’s, London
- India won by 151 runs
- August 25-29, 2021: 3rd Test at Headingley, Leeds
- England won by an innings and 76 runs
- September 2–6, 2021: 4th Test at Kennington Oval, London
- India won by 157 runs
- July 1-5, 2022: 5th Test at Edgbaston, Birmingham (Postponed due to Covid Concern in Indian Camp)
- England won by 7 wickets
West Indies vs Pakistan
- August 12–16, 2021: 1st Test at Sabina Park, Jamaica
- West Indies won by 1 wicket
- August 20–24, 2021: 2nd Test at Sabina Park, Jamaica
- Pakistan won by 109 runs
Sri Lanka v West Indies
- November 21-25, 2021: 1st Test at Galle International Stadium, Galle
- Sri Lanka won by 187 runs
- November 29-December 3, 2021: 2nd Test at Galle International Stadium, Galle
- Sri Lanka won by 164 runs
India vs New Zealand
- November 25-29, 2021: 1st Test at Green Park Stadium, Kanpur
- Match drawn
- December 3-7, 2021: 2nd Test at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
- India won by 372 runs
Bangladesh vs Pakistan
- November 26-30, 2021: 1st Test at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong
- Pakistan won by 8 wickets
- December 4-8, 2021: 2nd Test at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
- Pakistan won by an innings and 8 runs
Ashes 2021-22
- December 8-12, 2021: 1st Test at the Gabba, Brisbane
- Australia won by 9 wickets
- December 16-20, 2021: 2nd Test at the Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
- Australia won by 275 runs
- December 26– 30, 2021: 3rd Test at the MCG, Melbourne
- Australia won by an innings and 14 runs
- January 5– 9, 2022: 4th Test at the SCG, Sydney
- Match drawn
- January 14–18, 2022: 5th Test at the Optus Stadium, Perth
- Australia won by 146 runs
South Africa vs India
- December 26-30, 2021: 1st Test at Centurion Park, Centurion
- India won by 113 runs
- January 3-7, 2022: 2nd Test at Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
- South Africa won by 7 wickets
- January 11-15, 2022: 3rd Test at Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town
- South Africa won by 7 wickets
New Zealand vs Bangladesh
- January 1-5, 2022: 1st Test at Bay Oval, Tauranga
- Bangladesh won by 8 wickets
- January 9-13, 2022: 2nd Test at Hagley Oval, Christchurch
- New Zealand won by an innings and 117 runs
New Zealand vs South Africa
- February 17-21, 2022: 1st Test at Hagley Oval, Christchurch
- New Zealand won by an innings and 276 runs
- February 25-March 1, 2022: 2nd Test at Hagley Oval, Christchurch
- South Africa won by 198 runs
India vs Sri Lanka
- March 4-8, 2022: 1st Test at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali
- India won by an innings and 222 runs
- March 12-16, 2022: 2nd Test at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
- India won by 238 runs
Pakistan vs Australia
- March 4-8, 2022: 1st Test at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
- Match drawn
- March 12-16, 2022: 2nd Test at National Stadium, Karachi
- Match drawn
- March 21-25, 2022: 3rd Test at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
- Australia won by 115 runs
West Indies vs England
- March 8-12, 2022: 1st Test at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua
- Match drawn
- March 16-20, 2022: 2nd Test at Kensington Oval, Barbados
- Match drawn
- March 24-28, 2022: 3rd Test at National Cricket Stadium, Grenada
- West Indies won by 10 wickets
South Africa vs Bangladesh
- March 31-April 4, 2022: 1st Test at Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban
- South Africa won by 220 runs
- April 8-12, 2022: 2nd Test at St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth
- South Africa won by 332 runs
Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka
- May 15-19, 2022: 1st Test at Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram
- Match drawn
- May 23-27, 2022: 2nd Test at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
- Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets
England vs New Zealand
- June 2-6, 2022: 1st Test at Lord’s, London
- England won by 5 wickets
- June 10-14, 2022: 2nd Test at Trent Bridge, Nottingham
- England won by 5 wickets
- June 23-27, 2022: 3rd Test at Headingley, Leeds
- England won by 7 wickets
West Indies vs Bangladesh
- June 16-20, 2022: 1st Test at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua
- West Indies won by 7 wickets
- June 24-28, 2022: 2nd Test at Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, St Lucia
- West Indies won by 10 wickets
Sri Lanka vs Australia
- June 29-July 3, 2022: 1st Test at Galle International Stadium, Galle
- Australia won by 10 wickets
- July 8-12, 2022: 2nd Test at Galle International Stadium, Galle
- Sri Lanka won by an innings and 39 runs
Sri Lanka vs Pakistan
- July 16-20, 2022: 1st Test at Galle International Stadium, Galle
- Pakistan won by 4 wickets
- July 24-28, 2022: 2nd Test at Galle International Stadium, Galle
- Sri Lanka won by 246 runs
England vs South Africa
- August 17-21, 2022: 1st Test at Lord’s, London
- South Africa won by an innings and 12 runs
- August 25-29, 2022: 2nd Test at Old Trafford, Manchester
- England won by an innings and 85 runs
- September 8-12, 2022: 3rd Test at The Oval, London
- England won by 9 wkts
South Africa v West Indies
- Feb 28, Tue – Mar 04, Sat: 1st Test at SuperSport Park, Centurion
- Mar 08, Wed – Mar 12, Sun: 2nd Test at The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Bangladesh v India
- Dec 14, Wed – Dec 18, Sun: 1st Test at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram
- India won by 188 runs
- Dec 22, Thu – Dec 26, Mon: 2nd Test at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka
- India won by 3 wkts
Pakistan vs England
- Dec 01, Thu – Dec 05, Mon: 1st Test at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
- England won by 74 runs
- Dec 09, Fri – Dec 13, Tue: 2nd Test at Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan
- England won by 26 runs
- Dec 17, Sat – Dec 21, Wed: 3rd Test at National Stadium, Karachi
- England won by 8 wkts
Australia v West Indies
- Nov 30, Wed – Dec 04, Sun: 1st Test at Perth Stadium, Perth
- Australia won by 164 runs
- Dec 08, Thu – Dec 12, Mon: 2nd Test at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
- Australia won by 419 runs
Pakistan v New Zealand
- Dec 26, Mon – Dec 30, Fri: 1st Test at National Stadium, Karachi
- Match drawn
- Jan 02, Mon – Jan 06, Fri: 2nd Test at National Stadium, Karachi
- Match drawn
Australia v South Africa
- Dec 17, Sat – Dec 21, Wed: 1st Test at The Gabba, Brisbane
- Australia won by 6 wkts
- Dec 26, Mon – Dec 30, Fri: 2nd Test at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
- Australia won by an innings and 182 runs
- Jan 04, Wed – Jan 08, Sun: 3rd Test at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
- Match drawn
India v Australia
- Feb 09, Thu – Feb 13, Mon: 1st Test at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur
- India won by an innings and 132 runs
- Feb 17, Fri – Feb 21, Tue: 2nd Test at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
- India won by 6 wkts
- Mar 01, Wed – Mar 05, Sun: 3rd Test at Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore
- Australia won by 9 wkts
- Mar 09, Thu – Mar 13, Mon: 4th Test at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
- Drawn
New Zealand v Sri Lanka
- Mar 09, Thu – Mar 13, Mon: 1st Test at Hagley Oval, Christchurch
- New Zealand won by 2 wkts
- Mar 17, Fri – Mar 21, Tue: 2nd Test at Basin Reserve, Wellington
ICC World Test Championship Points Table – History
ICC WTC Points Table (2019-2021)
| Pos | Team | Matches | Won | Lost | Drawn | NR | Points | PCT |
| 1 | India | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 520 | 72.2 |
| 2 | New Zealand | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 420 | 70.0 |
| 3 | Australia | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 332 | 69.2 |
| 4 | England | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 442 | 61.4 |
| 5 | South Africa | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 264 | 44.0 |
| 6 | Pakistan | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 286 | 43.3 |
| 7 | Sri Lanka | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 200 | 27.8 |
| 8 | West Indies | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 200 | 27.8 |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 4.8 |
ICC WTC Points table System – Updated
ICC Updates the Points System Cycle for the second phase of the World Test Championship.
According to this, each match of the upcoming WTC will be contested for the same number of points, i.e., 12 for a win, 6 for a tie, and 4 for a draw. For slow over-rates, teams will lose one championship point for each over short
In the previous cycle, each Test series carried a value of 120 points which led to some sort of inequality in the table as a team winning a Test in a two-match series got 60 points compared to a five-game leg where a Test win is valued at 24 points.
Proposed points system for WTC Cycle 2 from 2021 to 2023:
- Win: 12 points
- Tie: 6 points
- Draw: 4 points
- Penalty: For slow over-rates teams will lose one championship point for each over short
The team will be ranked on the percentage of available points they won from the matches played.
| Points available per match | Percentage of points* | |
| Win | 12 | 100 |
| Tie | 6 | 50 |
| Draw | 4 | 33.33 |
| Loss | 0 | 0 |
* Teams will be ranked on percentage of points won
Points available per series
| Matches in series | Total points available |
| 2 | 24 |
| 3 | 36 |
| 4 | 48 |
| 5 | 60 |
* For slow over-rates teams will lose one championship point for each over short
Most Runs in World Test Championship
The following list indicates the top 15 highest run scores in ICC Test Championship (2019-2021).
| Player | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | 0 | 4s | 6s |
| Marnus Labuschagne (AUS) | 13 | 23 | 0 | 1675 | 215 | 72.82 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 186 | 3 |
| Joe Root (ENG) | 20 | 37 | 2 | 1660 | 228 | 47.42 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 168 | 5 |
| Steve Smith (AUS) | 13 | 22 | 1 | 1341 | 211 | 63.85 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 151 | 7 |
| Ben Stokes (ENG) | 17 | 32 | 3 | 1334 | 176 | 46 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 142 | 31 |
| Ajinkya Rahane (INDIA) | 18 | 30 | 3 | 1159 | 115 | 42.92 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 131 | 6 |
| Rohit Sharma (INDIA) | 12 | 19 | 1 | 1094 | 212 | 60.77 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 131 | 27 |
| Dimuth Karunaratne (SL) | 10 | 18 | 0 | 999 | 244 | 55.5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 115 | 2 |
| Jos Buttler (ENG) | 18 | 31 | 2 | 963 | 152 | 33.2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 108 | 14 |
| David Warner (AUS) | 12 | 22 | 2 | 948 | 335* | 47.4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 94 | 1 |
| Dean Elgar (SA) | 13 | 24 | 2 | 935 | 160 | 42.5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 137 | 4 |
| Virat Kohli (INDIA) | 15 | 24 | 2 | 934 | 254* | 42.45 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 109 | 3 |
| Babar Azam (PAK) | 10 | 17 | 3 | 932 | 143 | 66.57 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 114 | 3 |
| Kane Williamson (NZ) | 10 | 16 | 1 | 918 | 251 | 61.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 114 | 3 |
| Mayank Agarwal (INDIA) | 12 | 20 | 0 | 857 | 243 | 42.85 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 104 | 18 |
| Quniton de Kock (SA) | 13 | 23 | 1 | 847 | 141* | 38.5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 107 | 13 |
Most Wickets in World Test Championship
The following list indicates the top 15 highest wicket-takers in ICC Test Championship (2019-2021).
| Player | Mat | Inns | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 5 | 10 |
| R Ashwin (INDIA) | 14 | 26 | 71 | 7/145 | 9/207 | 20.33 | 2.62 | 46.4 | 4 | 0 |
| Pat Cummins (AUS) | 14 | 28 | 70 | 5/28 | 7/69 | 21.02 | 2.64 | 47.6 | 1 | 0 |
| Stuart Broad(ENG) | 17 | 32 | 69 | 6/31 | 10/67 | 20.08 | 2.77 | 43.4 | 2 | 1 |
| Tim Southee (NZ) | 11 | 22 | 56 | 5/32 | 9/110 | 20.82 | 2.7 | 46.2 | 3 | 0 |
| Nathan Lyon (AUS) | 14 | 27 | 56 | 6/49 | 10/118 | 31.37 | 2.78 | 67.5 | 4 | 1 |
| Josh Hazlewood (AUS) | 11 | 21 | 48 | 5/8 | 9/115 | 20.54 | 2.55 | 48.1 | 3 | 0 |
| Anrich Nortje (SA) | 12 | 21 | 47 | 6/56 | 8/120 | 28.1 | 3.63 | 46.4 | 3 | 0 |
| Mitchell Starc (AUS) | 10 | 20 | 44 | 6/66 | 9/97 | 24.54 | 3.17 | 46.4 | 2 | 0 |
| Kyle Jamieson (NZ) | 7 | 14 | 43 | 6/48 | 11/117 | 12.53 | 2.18 | 34.3 | 5 | 1 |
| Mohammed Shami (INDIA) | 11 | 20 | 40 | 5/35 | 7/58 | 20.47 | 2.96 | 41.4 | 1 | 0 |
| Jofra Archer (ENG) | 11 | 21 | 40 | 6/45 | 8/85 | 27.37 | 3.1 | 52.9 | 3 | 0 |
| Jack Leach (ENG) | 10 | 18 | 40 | 5/122 | 6/177 | 29.55 | 3.16 | 56 | 1 | 0 |
| Ishant Sharma (INDIA) | 12 | 22 | 39 | 5/22 | 9/78 | 17.79 | 2.78 | 38.3 | 3 | 0 |
| James Anderson (ENG) | 12 | 20 | 39 | 6/40 | 7/63 | 19.51 | 2.29 | 51 | 3 | 0 |
| Kemer Roach (WI) | 11 | 20 | 39 | 4/52 | 7/97 | 27.07 | 2.73 | 59.4 | 0 | 0 |
Who is the winner of the first World Test Championship?
Kane Williamson led New Zealand lifts the inaugural WTC trophy by beating Virat Kohli India in 2021 at England.
