WTC 2025-27: South Africa defeated Australia by five wickets in the final at Lord’s, London, to win their first WTC trophy and ICC trophy since 1998, capping the 2023–25 cycle of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC).
Sri Lanka will host Bangladesh in two Test matches to begin the 2025–27 WTC cycle. The format for the forthcoming tournament is still the same: each team will play six series of various lengths, three at home and three away. The standings are based on PCT (percentage of points won) to account for the different amount of games each team played over the two-year period.
In the most recent WTC cycle, all nine teams will play six Test series, three at home and three away. With 22 games planned, Australia has the busiest schedule of any team. England, on the other hand, will play 21 games in the most recent cycle. Bangladesh and Sri Lanka will each play 12 games, which is the fewest of any squad. In the meantime, the WTC 2025–27 cycle will see 18 matches for India and 14 matches for the reigning champions, South Africa.
The WTC 2025–2027 Schedule is as Follows:
WTC 2025-27 Schedule
SRI LANKA (12 Matches)
- 2 Tests vs Bangladesh (Home) – June 2025
- 2 Tests vs West Indies (Away) – June 2026
- 2 Tests vs India (Home) – August 2026
- 2 Tests vs Pakistan (Away) – November 2026
- 2 Tests vs New Zealand (Away) – January 2027
- 2 Tests vs South Africa (Home) – February 2027
AUSTRALIA (22 Matches)
- 2 Tests vs West Indies (Away) – June 2025
- 5 Tests vs England (Home) – November 2025
- 3 Tests vs South Africa (Away) – September 2026
- 3 Tests vs New Zealand (Home) – December 2026
- 5 Tests vs India (Away) – January 2027
- 2 Tests vs Bangladesh (Home) – March 2027
WEST INDIES (14 Matches)
- 2 Tests vs Australia (Home) – June 2025
- 2 Tests vs India (Away) – October 2025
- 2 Tests vs New Zealand (Away) – November 2025
- 2 Tests vs Sri Lanka (Home) – June 2026
- 2 Tests vs Pakistan (Home) – July 2026
- 2 Tests vs Bangladesh (Away) – October 2026
SOUTH AFRICA (14 Matches)
- 2 Tests vs Pakistan (Away) – October 2025
- 2 Tests vs India (Away) – November 2025
- 3 Tests vs Australia (Home) – September 2026
- 2 Tests vs Bangladesh (Home) – November 2026
- 3 Tests vs England (Home) – December 2026
- 2 Tests vs Sri Lanka (Away) – February 2027
BANGLADESH (12 Matches)
- 2 Tests vs Sri Lanka (Away) – June 2025
- 2 Tests vs Pakistan (Home) – March 2026
- 2 Tests vs West Indies (Home) – October 2026
- 2 Tests vs South Africa (Away) – November 2026
- 2 Tests vs England (Home) – February 2027
- 2 Tests vs Australia (Away) – March 2027
ENGLAND (21 Matches)
- 5 Tests vs India (Home) – June 2025
- 5 Tests vs Australia (Away) – November 2025
- 3 Tests vs New Zealand (Home) – June 2026
- 3 Tests vs Pakistan (Home) – August 2026
- 3 Tests vs South Africa (Away) – December 2026
- 2 Tests vs Bangladesh (Away) – February 2027
INDIA (18 Matches)
- 5 Tests vs England (Away) – June 2025
- 2 Tests vs West Indies (Home) – October 2026
- 2 Tests vs South Africa (Home) – November 2026
- 2 Tests vs Sri Lanka (Away) – August 2026
- 2 Tests vs New Zealand (Away) – October 2026
- 5 Tests vs Australia (Home) – January 2027
NEW ZEALAND (16 Matches)
- 2 Tests vs West Indies (Home) – November 2025
- 3 Tests vs England (Away) – June 2026
- 2 Tests vs India (Home) – October 2026
- 3 Tests vs Australia (Away) – December 2026
- 2 Tests vs Sri Lanka (Home) – January 2027
- 2 Tests vs Pakistan (Away) – March 2027
PAKISTAN (13 Matches)
- 2 Tests vs South Africa (Home) – October 2025
- 2 Tests vs Bangladesh (Away) – March 2026
- 2 Tests vs West Indies (Away) – July 2026
- 3 Tests vs England (Away) – August 2026
- 2 Tests vs Sri Lanka (Home) – November 2026
- 2 Tests vs New Zealand (Home) – March 2027
