List of World Test Championship records

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]

England's Joe Root has scored the most runs, most centuries, appeared in the most number of matches as well as captained most number of matches in this tournament.
Australia's Nathan Lyon has taken most wickets, most five-fer in an innings and ten-fer in a match.
Australi's Alex Carey has effected the most number of dismissals in this tournament.

Team records

Team wins, losses, ties, and no results

TeamSpanMatchesWonLostDrawTied% Win% Loss% Draw
First EditionLast Edition
 Australia2019-20212023-20254628108060.8621.7317.39
 Bangladesh2019-20212023-202523219208.6982.608.69
 England2019-20212023-20255324218045.2839.6215.09
 India2019-20212023-20254628135060.8628.2610.86
 New Zealand2019-20212023-20253115133048.3841.939.67
 Pakistan2019-20212023-20253110147032.2545.1622.58
 South Africa2019-20212023-20253214171043.7553.123.12
 Sri Lanka2019-20212023-2025289145032.1450.0017.85
 West Indies2019-20212023-2025308175026.6656.6616.66
Last updated: 3 April 2024[4]

Team scoring records

Highest innings total

ScoreTeamOpponentVenueDate
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

ScoreTeamOpponentVenueDate
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

ScoreTeamsVenueDate
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

ScoreTeamsVenueDate
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)

MarginTeamOpponentVenueDate
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)

MarginTeamOpponentVenueDate
434 runs  India  EnglandSaurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot15 February 2024
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
Last updated: 18 February 2024[10]

Highest successful run chase

ScoreTeamTargetOversRROppositionVenueDate
395/7  West Indies395127.33.10  BangladeshZohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram7 February 2021
378/3  England37876.44.93  IndiaEdgbaston, Birmingham5 July 2022
362/9359125.42.88  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)

MarginTeamOpponentVenueDate
8 runs  West Indies  AustraliaThe Gabba, Brisbane25 January 2024
17 runs  BangladeshShere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur11 February 2021
26 runs  England  PakistanMultan Cricket Stadium, Multan9 December 2022
28 runs  IndiaRajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad25 January 2024
43 runs  Australia  EnglandLord's, London28 June 2023
Last updated: 28 January 2024[12]

Narrowest win margin (by wickets)

MarginTeamOpponentVenueDate
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

RunsBatsmanMatchesInningsNOAveHS100s50s
4,307 Joe Root5296848.942281317
3,904 Marnus Labuschagne4582752.052151119
3,486 Steve Smith4578950.52211917
2,909 Ben Stokes4583537.29176713
2,686 Usman Khawaja3260649.74195*712
Last updated: 10 March 2024[14]

Highest individual scores

RunsBatsmanBalls4s6sOppositionGroundMatch date
335* David Warner418391  PakistanAdelaide Oval, Adelaide29 November 2019
267 Zak Crawley393341The Rose Bowl, Southampton21 August 2020
254* Virat Kohli336332  South AfricaMaharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune10 October 2019
252 Tom Latham373342  BangladeshHagley Oval, Christchurch9 January 2022
251 Kane Williamson412342  West IndiesSeddon Park, Hamilton3 December 2020
Last updated: 20 December 2023[15]

Highest averages

AverageBatsmanMatchesInningsRunsNO100s50s
55.43 Babar Azam29522,6614815
52.05 Marnus Labuschagne45823,90471119
50.52 Steve Smith45783,4869917
50.03 Rohit Sharma32542,552397
49.74 Usman Khawaja32602,6866712
Qualification: Minimum 50 innings
Last updated: 10 March 2024
[16]

Most centuries

CenturiesBatsmanMatchesInnings
13 Joe Root5296
11 Marnus Labuschagne4582
10 Kane Williamson2340
9 Rohit Sharma3254
Steve Smith4578
Last updated: 10 March 2024[17]

Most 50+ scores

50sBatsmanMatchesInnings
30 Marnus Labuschagne4582
Joe Root5296
26 Steve Smith4578
23 Babar Azam2952
20 Ben Stokes4583
Last updated: 10 March 2024[18]

Most sixes

6sBatsmanMatchesInnings
78 Ben Stokes4583
52 Rohit Sharma3254
38 Rishabh Pant2441
32 Jonny Bairstow3567
29 Yashasvi Jaiswal916
Last updated: 9 March 2024[19]

Most runs in a tournament

RunsBatsmanMatchesInningsNOAvgHS100s50sEdition
1,915 Joe Root2240453.19180*862021-2023
1,675 Marnus Labuschagne1323072.82215592019-2021
1,660 Joe Root2037247.43228382019-2021
1,621 Usman Khawaja1730564.84195*672021-2023
1,576 Marnus Labuschagne2035552.53204552021-2023
Last updated: 20 December 2023

Bowling records

Most career wickets

WicketsPlayerMatInnsRunsOversBBIBBMAvg5WI10WM
187 Nathan Lyon43784,9931809.28/6411/9926.70103
175 Pat Cummins42783,9931368.56/9110/9722.8181
174 Ravichandran Ashwin35673,5551299.07/7112/13120.43101
147 Mitchell Starc38733,9811147.36/669/9727.0830
134 Stuart Broad33633,2291062.06/3110/6724.0931
Last updated: 10 March 2024[20]

Best bowling figure in an innings

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

Best bowling figure in a match

FigureBowlerOversMdnsOppositionVenueMatch date
14/225 Ajaz Patel73.515 IndiaWankhede Stadium, Mumbai3 December 2021
12/128 Sajid Khan47.412 BangladeshSher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur4 December 2021
12/131 Ravichandran Ashwin46.013 West IndiesWindsor Park, Roseau12 July 2023
12/177 Prabath Jayasuriya52.05 AustraliaGalle International Stadium, Galle8 July 2022
11/70 Axar Patel36.49 EnglandNarendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad25 February 2021
Last updated: 20 December 2023[22]

Best averages

AverageBowlerMatchesWicketsRunsBallsBBIBBM
17.47 Kyle Mayers16345941,4585/187/31
19.03 Kyle Jamieson18771,4663,3126/4812/131
19.34 Axar Patel14551,0642,5406/3814/225
20.16 Jasprit Bumrah261102,2184,7666/279/91
20.34 Scott Boland10357121,5316/77/55
Qualification: Minimum 1000 deliveries bowled
Last updated: 9 March 2024
[23]

Best strike-rates

Strike RateBowlerMatchesWicketsRunsBalls
39.87 Kagiso Rabada251152,5864,586
40.40 Marco Jansen13491,1171,980
42.88 Kyle Mayers16245941,458
42.97 Jayden Seales10378971,590
43.01 Kyle Jamieson18771,4663,312
Qualification: Minimum 1000 deliveries bowled
Last updated: 7 March 2024
[24]

Most five-wicket-haul in an innings

5WIPlayerMatchesInnings
10 Ravichandran Ashwin3567
Nathan Lyon4378
8 Pat Cummins4278
7 Jasprit Bumrah2649
Last updated: 9 March 2024[25]

Most ten-wicket haul in a match

10WMPlayerMatchesInnings
3 Nathan Lyon4378
Last updated: 9 March 2024[26]

Most runs conceded in an innings

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

Most wickets in a tournament

WicketsPlayerMatInnsRunsOversBBIBBMAvg5WI10WMEdition
88 Nathan Lyon20342,299889.28/6411/9926.12512021-2023
71 Ravichandran Ashwin14261,444549.47/1459/20720.33402019-2021
70 Pat Cummins14281,472555.35/287/6921.02102019-2021
69 Stuart Broad17321,386499.36/3110/6720.08212019-2021
67 Kagiso Rabada13221,411388.46/508/8921.05302021-2023
Last updated: 20 December 2023

Wicket-keeping records

Most dismissals

DismissalsPlayerMatInnsCatchesStumpingBBIDis/Inn
133 Alex Carey32601211262.216
96 Joshua Da Silva244591572.133
91 Rishabh Pant2447791241.936
80 Jos Buttler253879152.105
77 Tom Blundell2740671041.925
Last updated: 10 March 2024[28]

Most dismissals in an innings

DismissalsPlayerCatchesStumpingInningOppositionVenueMatch Date
7 Joshua Da Silva703  South AfricaSuperSport Park, Centurion28 February 2023
6 Quinton de Kock602  England26 December 2019
Alex Carey604  West IndiesAdelaide Oval, Adelaide8 December 2022
Last updated: 20 December 2023[29]

Most dismissals in a match

DismissalsPlayerCatchesStumpingOppositionVenueMatch Date
10 Alex Carey100  New ZealandHagley Oval, Christchurch8 March 2024
990  West IndiesAdelaide Oval, Adelaide8 December 2022
63  EnglandEdgbaston, Birmingham16 June 2023
Last updated: 10 March 2024[30]

Most dismissals in a tournament

DismissalsPlayerMatInnsCatchesStumpingBBIDis/InnEdition
68 Alex Carey203766261.8372021-2023
651223551052.8262023-2025
Tim Paine142863252.3212019-2021
57 Joshua Da Silva132654372.1922021-2023
54 Tom Blundell132647742.0762021-2023
Last updated: 10 March 2024

Fielding records

Most catches

CatchesPlayerMatInnsMaxCt/Inn
87 Steve Smith458651.011
86 Joe Root529930.868
48 Ben Stokes458650.558
43 Zak Crawley387140.605
41 Tom Latham316240.661
Last updated: 11 March 2024[31]

Most catches in an innings

CatchesPlayerInningOppositionVenueMatch Date
5 Ben Stokes2  South AfricaNewlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town3 January 2020
Lahiru Thirimanne  EnglandGalle International Stadium, Galle22 January 2021
Steve SmithHeadingley, Leeds6 July 2023
Last updated: 20 December 2023[32]

Most catches in a match

Most catches in a tournament

CatchesPlayerMatInnsMaxCt/InnEdition
34 Joe Root203830.8942019-2021
Steve Smith203730.9182021-2023
31 Joe Root224030.7382021-2023
27 Steve Smith132641.0382019-2021
26122451.0832023-2025
Last updated: 10 March 2024

Partnership records

Highest partnership by wickets

PartnershipWicketPlayersTeamAgainstMatch date
3171stRohit Sharma and Mayank Agarwal  India  South Africa2 October 2019
3612ndDavid Warner and Marnus Labuschagne  Australia  Pakistan29 November 2019
3633rdKane Williamson and Henry Nicholls  New Zealand  Sri Lanka17 March 2023
3694th  Pakistan3 January 2021
3595thZak Crawley and Jos Buttler  England21 August 2020
2726thMushfiqur Rahim and Litton Das  Bangladesh  Sri Lanka23 May 2022
2417thJamie Overton and Jonny Bairstow  England  New Zealand23 June 2022
1178thCameron Green and Alex Carey  Australia  South Africa26 December 2022
1249thLasith Embuldeniya and Dhananjaya de Silva  Sri Lanka  West Indies29 November 2021
11610thCameron Green and Josh Hazlewood  Australia  New Zealand29 February 2024
Last updated: 1 March 2024[33]

Highest partnership by runs

PartnershipWicketPlayersTeamAgainstMatch date
3694thKane Williamson and Henry Nicholls  New Zealand  Pakistan3 January 2021
3633rd  Sri Lanka17 March 2023
3612ndDavid Warner and Marnus Labuschagne  Australia  Pakistan29 November 2019
3595thZak Crawley and Jos Buttler  England21 August 2020
3454thDimuth Karunaratne and Dhananjaya de Silva  Sri Lanka  Bangladesh21 April 2021
Last updated: 20 December 2023[34]

Individual records

Most appearances

MatchesPlayerPeriod
52 Joe Root2019-2024
45 Ben Stokes2019-2024
Marnus Labuschagne2019-2024
Steve Smith2019-2024
43 Nathan Lyon2019-2024
Last updated: 8 March 2024[35]

Most matches as captain

MatchesPlayerPeriod
32 Joe Root2019-2022
28 Pat Cummins2021-2024
24 Dimuth Karunaratne2019-2023
23 Kraigg Brathwaite2021-2024
22 Virat Kohli2019-2022
Last updated: 8 March 2024[36]

Most matches as an umpire

MatchesPlayerPeriod
26 Joel Wilson2019-2024
Richard Illingworth2019-2024
25 Chris Gaffaney2019-2024
24 Michael Gough2019-2024
23 Marais Erasmus2019-2024
Last updated: 30 March 2024[37]

Most matches as an umpire (finals)

MatchesUmpirePeriod
2 Richard Illingworth2021 & 2023
1 Michael Gough2021
Chris Gaffaney2023
Last updated: 20 December 2023[38]

See also


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