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ICC World Test Championship 2021-23

ICC World Test Championship 2021-23: The 2021–23 ICC World Test Championship (ICC WTC 2021-23) was the second edition of the ICC World Test Championship. The WTC 2021-23 cycle got underway on 4 August 2021 and finished with the Final on 7–11 June 2023 at The Oval, London.

The five-match series between India and England kickstarted the World Test Championship 2021-23 cycle. Australia and India finished at the top of the points table and locked horns in the final in 2023. In the final, Australia beat India by 209 runs to win their first WTC title.

ICC World Test Championship 2021-23 Teams:

A total of nine teams participated in ICC WTC 2021-23 cycle:

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

ICC World Test Championship 2021-23 Format:

A total of 69 games and 27 series was played in the second edition of the World Test Championship. Each team played six series, with three at home and three away. Each series consisted of two to five Test matches. The teams received 12 points for a win, six points for a tie, four points for a draw and no points for a loss. The teams were ranked in the league table based on percentage of total points won out of total points contested.

ICC World Test Championship 2021-23 Points Table:

Australia finished at the top of the points table with a PCT of 66.7. They were the only team to touch the 150 point mark. India were second with 100 points and a PCT of 58.8 followed by South Africa who had a PCT of 55.6. 

Position Team Played Won Lost Drawn Points PCT
1 Australia 19 11 3 5 152 66.7
2 India 18 10 5 3 127 58.8
3 South Africa 15 8 6 1 100 55.6
4 England 22 10 8 4 124 47
5 Sri Lanka 12 5 6 1 64 44.44
6 New Zealand 13 4 6 3 60 38.46
7 Pakistan 14 4 6 4 64 38.1
8 West Indies 13 4 7 2 54 34.6
9 Bangladesh 12 1 10 1 16 11.1

ICC World Test Championship 2021-23 Final:

Australia and India qualified for the final after finishing in the top two. It was India's second final and Australia's first. Australia went on to win the game by 209 runs.

Brief scores:

Australia 469 (Travis Head 163, Steve Smith 121; Mohammed Siraj 4-108) & 270/8 decl. (Alex Carey 66, Mitchell Starc 41; Ravindra Jadeja 3-58) beat India 296 (Ajinkya Rahane 89, Shardul Thakur 51; Pat Cummins 3-83) & 234 (Virat Kohli 49, Ajinkya Rahane 46; Nathan Lyon 4-41) by 209 runs.

ICC World Test Championship 2021-23 Stats:

Most runs:

Player Matches Innings Runs Avg HS 100s 50s
Joe Root 22 40 1,915 53.19 180* 8 6
Usman Khawaja 17 30 1,621 64.84 195* 6 7
Marnus Labuschagne 20 35 1,576 52.53 204 5 5
Babar Azam 14 26 1,527 61.08 196 4 10
Steve Smith 20 32 1,407 52.11 200* 4 6

Most wickets:

Player Mat Wickets BBI BBM Avg 5WI 10WM
Nathan Lyon 20 88 8/64 11/99 26.12 5 1
Kagiso Rabada 13 67 6/50 8/89 21.05 3 0
Ravichandran Ashwin 13 61 6/91 8/42 19.67 2 0
James Anderson 15 58 5/60 6/62 20.37 2 0
Pat Cummins 16 57 5/38 8/79 22.15 3 0

ICC World Test Championship 2021-23 FAQs

Australia won the 2021 23 ICC World Test Championship.

India and Australia played in the WTC 2021 23 finals.

The Test Championship 2021 23 finals was played at The Oval in London.

Australia's spin spearhead Nathan Lyon finished ICC WTC 2021-23 as the highest wicket-taker. He picked up 88 wickets in 20 Tests.

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