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 |
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