The ICC World Test Championship, also referred to as the Test World Cup, is a league competition for Test cricket run by the International Cricket Council (ICC), which started on 1 August 2019.[1][2] It is the premier championship for Test cricket. It is in line with the ICC's goal of having one pinnacle tournament for each of the three formats of international cricket.[3]

Team records

Team wins, losses, ties, and no results

Team Span Matches Won Lost Draw Tied % Win % Loss % Draw
First EditionLast Edition
 Australia2019-20212023-2025422598059.5221.4219.04
 Bangladesh2019-20212023-202521217209.5280.959.52
 England2019-20212023-20254823178047.9135.4116.66
 India2019-20212023-20254124125058.5329.2612.19
 New Zealand2019-20212023-20252713113048.1440.7411.11
 Pakistan2019-20212023-20253110147032.2545.1622.58
 South Africa2019-20212023-20253014151046.6650.003.33
 Sri Lanka2019-20212023-2025267145026.9253.8419.23
 West Indies2019-20212023-2025287165025.0057.1417.85
Last updated: 6 January 2024[4]

Team scoring records

Highest innings total

Score Team Opponent Venue Date
659/6d (158.5 overs)  New Zealand PakistanHagley Oval, Christchurch3 January 2021
657 (101.0 overs)  EnglandRawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi1 December 2022
648/8d (179.0 overs)  Sri Lanka BangladeshPallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele21 April 2021
621 (142.1 overs)  South Africa Sri LankaSuperSport Park, Centurion26 December 2020
612/9d (194.5 overs)  New Zealand PakistanNational Stadium, Karachi26 December 2022
Last updated: 20 December 2023[5]

Lowest innings total

Score Team Opponent Venue Date
36 (21.2 overs)  India AustraliaAdelaide Oval, Adelaide17 December 2020
53 (19.0 overs)  Bangladesh South AfricaKingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban31 March 2022
55 (23.2 overs)  South Africa IndiaNewlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town3 January 2024
62 (28.1 overs)  New ZealandWankhede Stadium, Mumbai3 December 2021
67 (27.5 overs)  England AustraliaHeadingley, Leeds22 August 2019
Last updated: 3 January 2024[6]

Highest match aggregate

Score Teams Venue Date
1768–37  England (657 & 264–7 d) v  Pakistan (579 & 268)Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi1 December 2022
1675–35  New Zealand (553 & 284 d) v  England (539 & 299–5)Trent Bridge, Nottingham10 June 2023
1447–31  India (502 d & 323–4 d) v  South Africa (431 & 191)ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Vishakapatnam2 October 2019
1438–34  Pakistan (449 & 227–5 d) v  New Zealand (408 & 304–9)National Stadium, Karachi2 January 2023
1422–28  Pakistan (438 & 311–8 d) v  New Zealand (612–9 d & 61–1)26 December 2022
Last updated: 20 December 2023[7]

Lowest match aggregate

Score Teams Venue Date
387–30  England (112 & 81) v  India (145 & 49–0)Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad24 February 2021
464–33  South Africa (55 & 176) v  India (153 & 80–3)Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town3 January 2024
504–34  South Africa (152 & 99) v  Australia (218 & 35–4)The Gabba, Brisbane17 December 2022
520–30  England (185 & 68) v  Australia (267)Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne26 December 2021
547–31  India (109 & 163) v  Australia (197 & 78–1)Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore1 March 2023
Last updated: 4 January 2024[8]

Result records

Greatest win margin (by innings)

Margin Team Opponent Venue Date
Innings and 276 runs  New Zealand South AfricaHagley Oval, Christchurch17 February 2022
Innings and 222 runs  India Sri LankaPunjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali4 March 2022
 PakistanSinhalese Sports Club, Colombo24 July 2023
Innings and 202 runs  India South AfricaJSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi19 October 2019
Innings and 182 runs  AustraliaMelbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne26 December 2022
Last updated: 20 December 2023[9]

Greatest win margin (by runs)

Margin Team Opponent Venue Date
419 runs  Australia West IndiesAdelaide Oval, Adelaide8 December 2022
372 runs  India New ZealandWankhede Stadium, Mumbai3 December 2021
360 runs  Australia PakistanPerth Stadium, Perth14 December 2023
332 runs  South Africa BangladeshSt George's Park, Gqeberha8 April 2022
318 runs  India West IndiesSir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound22 August 2019
Last updated: 20 December 2023[10]

Highest successful run chase

Score TeamTargetOversRROppositionVenueDate
395/7  West Indies395127.33.10 BangladeshZohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram7 February 2021
378/3  England37876.44.93 IndiaEdgbaston, Birmingham5 July 2022
362/9  England359125.42.88 AustraliaHeadingley Cricket Ground, Headingley25 August 2019
344/6  Pakistan342127.22.70 Sri LankaGalle International Stadium, Galle20 July 2022
329/7  India32897.03.39 AustraliaThe Gabba, Brisbane19 January 2021
Last updated: 20 December 2023[11]

Narrowest win margin (by runs)

Margin Team Opponent Venue Date
17 runs  West Indies BangladeshShere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur11 February 2021
26 runs  England PakistanMultan Cricket Stadium, Multan9 December 2022
43 runs  Australia EnglandLord's, London28 June 2023
49 runs  England AustraliaKennington Oval, London27 July 2023
74 runs  PakistanRawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi1 December 2022
Last updated: 20 December 2023[12]

Narrowest win margin (by wickets)

Margin Team Opponent Venue Date
1 wicket  England AustraliaHeadingley, Leeds22 August 2019
 West Indies PakistanSabina Park, Kingston12 August 2021
2 wickets  New Zealand Sri LankaHagley Oval, Christchurch9 March 2023
 Australia EnglandEdgbaston, Birmingham16 June 2023
Last updated: 20 December 2023[13]

Batting records

Most career runs

Runs Batsman Matches Innings NO Ave HS 100s 50s
3,987 England Joe Root4786750.462281216
3,786 Australia Marnus Labuschagne4174655.672151118
3,315 Australia Steve Smith4170752.61211916
2,710 England Ben Stokes4073539.85176712
2,661 Pakistan Babar Azam2952455.43196815
Last updated: 6 January 2024[14]

Highest individual scores

Runs Batsman Balls 4s 6s Opposition Ground Match date
335* Australia David Warner418391 PakistanAdelaide Oval, Adelaide29 November 2019
267 England Zak Crawley393341The Rose Bowl, Southampton21 August 2020
254* India Virat Kohli336332 South AfricaMaharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune10 October 2019
252 New Zealand Tom Latham373342 BangladeshHagley Oval, Christchurch9 January 2022
251 New Zealand Kane Williamson412342 West IndiesSeddon Park, Hamilton3 December 2020
Last updated: 20 December 2023[15]

Highest averages

Average Batsman Matches Innings Runs NO 100s 50s
55.67 Australia Marnus Labuschagne41743,78661118
55.43 Pakistan Babar Azam29522,6614815
52.61 Australia Steve Smith41703,3157916
52.61 Australia Usman Khawaja28522,4595711
50.46 England Joe Root47863,98771216
Qualification: Minimum 50 innings
Last updated: 6 January 2024
[16]

Most centuries

Centuries Batsman Matches Innings
12 England Joe Root4786
11 Australia Marnus Labuschagne4174
9 Australia Steve Smith4170
8 Pakistan Babar Azam2952
Last updated: 6 January 2024[17]

Most 50+ scores

50s Batsman Matches Innings
29 Australia Marnus Labuschagne4174
28 England Joe Root4786
25 Australia Steve Smith4170
23 Pakistan Babar Azam2952
19 England Ben Stokes4073
Last updated: 6 January 2024[18]

Most sixes

6s Batsman Matches Innings
74 England Ben Stokes4073
45 India Rohit Sharma2745
38 India Rishabh Pant2441
26 England Jonny Bairstow3057
Last updated: 4 December 2024[19]

Most runs in a tournament

Runs Batsman Matches Innings NO Avg HS 100s 50s Edition
1,915 England Joe Root2240453.19180*862021-2023
1,675 Australia Marnus Labuschagne1323072.82215592019-2021
1,660 England Joe Root2037247.43228382019-2021
1,621 Australia Usman Khawaja1730564.84195*672021-2023
1,576 Australia Marnus Labuschagne2035552.53204552021-2023
Last updated: 20 December 2023

Bowling records

Most career wickets

Wickets Player Mat Inns Runs Overs BBI BBM Avg 5WI 10WM
166 Australia Nathan Lyon39704,6671690.28/6411/9928.1192
164 Australia Pat Cummins38703,6421254.56/9110/9722.2081
148 India Ravichandran Ashwin30572,9101142.37/7112/13119.6681
134 England Stuart Broad33633,2291062.06/3110/6724.0931
Australia Mitchell Starc34653,5551035.06/669/9726.5230
Last updated: 6 January 2024[20]

Best bowling figure in an innings

Figure Bowler Overs Mdns Econ Opposition Venue Match date
10/119 New Zealand Ajaz Patel47.5122.48 IndiaWankhede Stadium, Mumbai3 December 2021
8/42 Pakistan Sajid Khan15.042.80 BangladeshSher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur4 December 2021
8/64 Australia Nathan Lyon23.312.72 IndiaHolkar Stadium, Indore1 March 2023
7/23 New Zealand Matt Henry15.071.53 South AfricaHagley Oval, Christchurch17 February 2022
7/32 South Africa Keshav Maharaj10.003.20 BangladeshKingsmead, Durban31 March 2022
Last updated: 20 December 2023[21]

Best bowling figure in a match

Figure Bowler Overs Mdns Opposition Venue Match date
14/225 New Zealand Ajaz Patel73.515India IndiaWankhede Stadium, Mumbai3 December 2021
12/128 Pakistan Sajid Khan47.412Bangladesh BangladeshSher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur4 December 2021
12/131 India Ravichandran Ashwin46.013Cricket West Indies West IndiesWindsor Park, Roseau12 July 2023
12/177 Sri Lanka Prabath Jayasuriya52.05Australia AustraliaGalle International Stadium, Galle8 July 2022
11/70 India Axar Patel36.49England EnglandNarendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad25 February 2021
Last updated: 20 December 2023[22]

Best averages

Average Bowler Matches Wickets Runs Balls BBI BBM
17.16 India Axar Patel12508582,2586/3814/225
17.47 Cricket West Indies Kyle Mayers16345941,4585/187/31
19.33 New Zealand Kyle Jamieson17711,3733,1206/4812/131
19.66 India Ravichandran Ashwin301482,9106,8557/719/207
20.34 Australia Scott Boland10357121,5316/77/55
Qualification: Minimum 1000 deliveries bowled
Last updated: 29 December 2023
[23]

Best strike-rates

Strike Rate Bowler Matches Wickets Runs Balls
39.87 South Africa Kagiso Rabada251152,5864,586
40.40 South Africa Marco Jansen13491,1171,980
42.88 Cricket West Indies Kyle Mayers16245941,458
42.97 Cricket West Indies Jayden Seales10378971,590
43.67 South Africa Anrich Nortje19701,8703,057
Qualification: Minimum 1000 deliveries bowled
Last updated: 4 January 2024
[24]

Most five-wicket-haul in an innings

5WI Player Matches Innings
9 Australia Nathan Lyon3970
8 India Ravichandran Ashwin3057
Australia Pat Cummins3870
6 India Jasprit Bumrah2241
New Zealand Tim Southee2652
Last updated: 6 January 2024[25]

Most ten-wicket haul in a match

10WM Player Matches Innings
2 Australia Nathan Lyon3970
Last updated: 6 January 2024[26]

Most runs conceded in an innings

Runs Bowler Overs Mdns Opposition Venue Match date
235 Pakistan Zahid Mahmood33.01 EnglandRawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi1 December 2022
205 Pakistan Yasir Shah48.41 AustraliaThe Gabba, Brisbane21 November 2019
Pakistan Abrar Ahmed67.58 New ZealandNational Stadium, Karachi26 December 2022
197 Pakistan Yasir Shah32.01 AustraliaAdelaide Oval, Adelaide29 November 2019
196 South Africa Keshav Maharaj50.010 IndiaMaharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune10 October 2019
Last updated: 20 December 2023[27]

Most wickets in a tournament

Wickets Player Mat Inns Runs Overs BBI BBM Avg 5WI 10WM Edition
88 Australia Nathan Lyon20342,299889.28/6411/9926.12512021-2023
71 India Ravichandran Ashwin14261,444549.47/1459/20720.33402019-2021
70 Australia Pat Cummins14281,472555.35/287/6921.02102019-2021
69 England Stuart Broad17321,386499.36/3110/6720.08212019-2021
67 South Africa Kagiso Rabada13221,411388.46/508/8921.05302021-2023
Last updated: 20 December 2023

Wicket-keeping records

Most dismissals

Dismissals Player Mat Inns Catches Stumping BBI Dis/Inn
109 Australia Alex Carey2852991062.096
91 India Rishabh Pant2447791241.936
88 Cricket West Indies Joshua Da Silva224183572.146
80 England Jos Buttler253879152.105
73 Pakistan Mohammad Rizwan274570341.622
Last updated: 6 January 2024[28]

Most dismissals in an innings

Dismissals Player Catches Stumping Inning Opposition Venue Match Date
7 Cricket West Indies Joshua Da Silva703 South AfricaSuperSport Park, Centurion28 February 2023
6 South Africa Quinton de Kock602 England26 December 2019
Australia Alex Carey604 West IndiesAdelaide Oval, Adelaide8 December 2022
Last updated: 20 December 2023[29]

Most dismissals in a match

Dismissals Player Catches Stumping Opposition Venue Match Date
9 Australia Alex Carey90 West IndiesAdelaide Oval, Adelaide8 December 2022
63 EnglandEdgbaston, Birmingham16 June 2023
Last updated: 20 December 2023[30]

Most dismissals in a tournament

Dismissals Player Mat Inns Catches Stumping BBI Dis/Inn Edition
68 Australia Alex Carey203766261.8372021-2023
65 Australia Tim Paine142863252.3212019-2021
57 Cricket West Indies Joshua Da Silva132654372.1922021-2023
54 New Zealand Tom Blundell132647742.0762021-2023
Last updated: 20 December 2023

Fielding records

Most catches

Catches Player Mat Inns Max Ct/Inn
77 Australia Steve Smith417850.987
76 England Joe Root479030.844
44 England Ben Stokes407750.571
43 England Zak Crawley336240.693
39 India Virat Kohli367030.557
Last updated: 6 January 2024[31]

Most catches in an innings

Catches Player Inning Opposition Venue Match Date
5 England Ben Stokes2 South AfricaNewlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town3 January 2020
Sri Lanka Lahiru Thirimanne EnglandGalle International Stadium, Galle22 January 2021
Australia Steve SmithHeadingley, Leeds6 July 2023
Last updated: 20 December 2023[32]

Most catches in a match

Most catches in a tournament

Catches Player Mat Inns Max Ct/Inn Edition
34 England Joe Root203830.8942019-2021
Australia Steve Smith203730.9182021-2023
31 England Joe Root224030.7382021-2023
27 Australia Steve Smith132641.0382019-2021
25 England Ben Stokes173350.7572019-2021
Last updated: 20 December 2023

Partnership records

Highest partnership by wickets

Partnership Wicket Players Team Against Match date
317 1st Rohit Sharma and Mayank Agarwal  India  South Africa 2 October 2019
361 2nd David Warner and Marnus Labuschagne  Australia  Pakistan 29 November 2019
363 3rd Kane Williamson and Henry Nicholls  New Zealand  Sri Lanka 17 March 2023
369 4th  Pakistan 3 January 2021
359 5th Zak Crawley and Jos Buttler  England 21 August 2020
272 6th Mushfiqur Rahim and Litton Das  Bangladesh  Sri Lanka 23 May 2022
241 7th Jamie Overton and Jonny Bairstow  England  New Zealand 23 June 2022
117 8th Cameron Green and Alex Carey  Australia  South Africa 26 December 2022
124 9th Lasith Embuldeniya and Dhananjaya de Silva  Sri Lanka  West Indies 29 November 2021
104 10th Ajaz Patel and Matt Henry  New Zealand  Pakistan 2 January 2023
Last updated: 20 December 2023[33]

Highest partnership by runs

Partnership Wicket Players Team Against Match date
369 4th Kane Williamson and Henry Nicholls  New Zealand  Pakistan 3 January 2021
363 3rd  Sri Lanka 17 March 2023
361 2nd David Warner and Marnus Labuschagne  Australia  Pakistan 29 November 2019
359 5th Zak Crawley and Jos Buttler  England 21 August 2020
345 4th Dimuth Karunaratne and Dhananjaya de Silva  Sri Lanka  Bangladesh 21 April 2021
Last updated: 20 December 2023[34]

Individual records

Most appearances

Matches Player Period
47 England Joe Root2019-2023
41 Australia Marnus Labuschagne2019-2024
Australia Steve Smith2019-2024
40 England Ben Stokes2019-2023
39 Australia Nathan Lyon2019-2024
Last updated: 3 January 2024[35]

Most matches as captain

Matches Player Period
32 England Joe Root2019-2022
24 Sri Lanka Dimuth Karunaratne2019-2023
Australia Pat Cummins2021-2024
22 India Virat Kohli2019-2022
21 Cricket West Indies Kraigg Brathwaite2021-2023
Last updated: 3 January 2024[36]

Most matches as an umpire

Matches Player Period
24 Cricket West Indies Joel Wilson2019-2023
23 England Richard Illingworth2019-2024
England Michael Gough2019-2024
22 New Zealand Chris Gaffaney2019-2023
Last updated: 3 January 2024[37]

Most matches as an umpire (finals)

Matches Umpire Period
2 England Richard Illingworth2021 & 2023
1 England Michael Gough2021
New Zealand Chris Gaffaney2023
Last updated: 20 December 2023[38]

See also


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