World Test Championship records
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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]
Contents
Team records
Overview
Team scoring records
Highest innings total
Score Team Opponent Venue Date 823/7d (150.0 overs) England Pakistan Multan Cricket Stadium , Multan , Pakistan7 October 2024 669 (157.1 overs) England India Old Trafford , Manchester , England23 July 2025 659/6d (158.5 overs) New Zealand Pakistan Hagley Oval , Christchurch , New Zealand3 January 2021 657 (101.0 overs) England Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium , Rawalpindi , Pakistan1 December 2022 654/6d (154.0 overs) Australia Sri Lanka Galle International Stadium , Galle , Sri Lanka29 January 2025 Last updated: 26 July 2025 [5]
Lowest innings total
Score Team Opponent Venue Date 27 (14.3 overs) WIN Australia Sabina Park , Kingston , West Indies12 July 2025 36 (21.2 overs) India Adelaide Oval , Adelaide , Australia17 December 2020 42 (13.5 overs) Sri Lanka South Africa Kingsmead Cricket Ground , Durban , South Africa27 November 2024 46 (31.2 overs) India NZ M. Chinnaswamy Stadium , Bengaluru , India17 October 2024 53 (19.0 overs) Bangladesh South Africa Kingsmead Cricket Ground , Durban , South Africa31 March 2022 Last updated: 14 July 2025 [6]
Highest match aggregate
Score Teams Venue Date 1768–37 England (657 & 264–7 d) v Pakistan (579 & 268)Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium , Rawalpindi , Pakistan1 December 2022 1692–36 India (587 & 427–6 d) v England (407 & 271)Edgbaston Cricket Ground , Birmingham , England2 July 2025 1675–35 New Zealand (553 & 284 d) v England (539 & 299–5)Trent Bridge , Nottingham , England10 June 2023 1673–35 India (471 & 364) v England (465 & 373–5)Headingley , Leeds , England20 June 2025 1599–26 Pakistan (556 & 220) v England (823–7 d)Multan Cricket Stadium , Multan , Pakistan6 October 2024 Last updated: 6 July 2025 [7]
Lowest match aggregate
Score Teams Venue Date 387–30 England (112 & 81) v India (145 & 49–0)Narendra Modi Stadium , Ahmedabad , India24 February 2021 464–33 South Africa (55 & 176) v India (153 & 80–3)Newlands Cricket Ground , Cape Town , South Africa3 January 2024 504–34 South Africa (152 & 99) v Australia (218 & 35–4)The Gabba , Brisbane , Australia17 December 2022 516–40 Australia (225 & 121) v WIN (143 & 27)Sabina Park , Kingston , West Indies12 July 2025 520–30 England (185 & 68) v Australia (267)Melbourne Cricket Ground , Melbourne , Australia26 December 2021 Last updated: 14 July 2025 [8]
Result records
Greatest win margin (by innings)
Margin Team Opponent Venue Date Innings and 276 runs New Zealand South Africa Hagley Oval , Christchurch , New Zealand17 February 2022 Innings and 273 runs South Africa Bangladesh Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium , Chittagong , Bangladesh29 October 2024 Innings and 242 runs Australia Sri Lanka Galle International Stadium , Galle , Sri Lanka29 January 2025 Innings and 222 runs India Inderjit Singh Bindra Stadium , Mohali , India4 March 2022 Pakistan Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground , Colombo , Sri Lanka24 July 2023 Last updated: 1 February 2025 [9]
Greatest win margin (by runs)
Margin Team Opponent Venue Date 434 runs India England Niranjan Shah Stadium , Rajkot , India15 February 2024 423 runs New Zealand Seddon Park , Hamilton , New Zealand14 December 2024 419 runs Australia WIN Adelaide Oval , Adelaide , Australia8 December 2022 408 runs South Africa India Assam Cricket Association Stadium , Guwahati , India22 November 2025 372 runs India New Zealand Wankhede Stadium , Mumbai , India3 December 2021 Last updated: 26 November 2025 [10]
Highest successful run chase
Narrowest win margin (by runs)
Narrowest win margin (by wickets)
Margin Team Opponent Venue Date 1 wicket England Australia Headingley Cricket Ground , Headingley , England22 August 2019 WIN Pakistan Sabina Park , Kingston , Jamaica12 August 2021 2 wickets New Zealand Sri Lanka Hagley Oval , Christchurch , New Zealand9 March 2023 Australia England Edgbaston Cricket Ground , Birmingham , England16 June 2023 South Africa Pakistan Centurion Park , Centurion , South Africa26 December 2024 Last updated: 29 December 2024 [13]
Batting records
Most career runs
Most runs at each batting position
Highest individual scores
Runs Batsman Balls 4s 6s Opposition Ground Match date 335* David Warner 418 39 1 Pakistan Adelaide Oval , Adelaide , Australia29 November 2019 317 Harry Brook 322 29 3 Multan Cricket Stadium , Multan , Pakistan7 October 2024 269 Shubman Gill 387 30 3 England Edgbaston Cricket Ground , Birmingham , England2 July 2025 267 Zak Crawley 393 34 1 Pakistan Rose Bowl , Southampton , England21 August 2020 262 Joe Root 375 17 0 Multan Cricket Stadium , Multan , Pakistan7 October 2024 Last updated: 3 July 2025 [26]
Highest averages
Most centuries
Most 50+ scores
Most sixes
Most runs in a tournament
Bowling records
Most career wickets
Wickets Player Matches Innings Runs Overs BBI BBM Average 5WI 10WM 224 Nathan Lyon 55 98 6,040 2,154.3 8/64 11/99 26.96 10 3 222 Mitchell Starc 54 105 5,530 1,580.1 7/58 9/97 24.90 7 0 221 Pat Cummins 52 97 4,876 1,665.0 6/91 10/97 22.06 10 1 195 Ravichandran Ashwin 41 78 4,191 1,479.0 7/71 12/131 21.49 11 1 185 Jasprit Bumrah 42 79 3,558 1,269.1 6/27 9/91 19.23 13 0 Last updated: 8 January 2026 [32]
Figure Bowler Overs Mdns Econ Opposition Venue Match date 10/119 Ajaz Patel 47.5 12 2.48 India Wankhede Stadium , Mumbai , India3 December 2021 8/42 Sajid Khan 15.0 4 2.80 Bangladesh Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium , Mirpur , Bangladesh4 December 2021 8/46 Noman Ali 16.3 1 2.78 England Multan Cricket Stadium , Multan , Pakistan15 October 2024 8/64 Nathan Lyon 23.3 1 2.72 India Holkar Stadium , Indore , India1 March 2023 7/13 Marco Jansen 6.5 1 1.90 Sri Lanka Kingsmead Cricket Ground , Durban , South Africa27 November 2024 Last updated: 29 November 2024 [33]
Figure Bowler Overs Mdns Opposition Venue Match date 14/225 Ajaz Patel 73.5 15 India Wankhede Stadium , Mumbai , India3 December 2021 13/157 Mitchell Santner 48.3 3 Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium , Pune , India24 October 2024 12/106 Gus Atkinson 26.0 7 WIN Lord's , London , England10 July 2024 12/128 Sajid Khan 47.4 12 Bangladesh Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium , Mirpur , Bangladesh4 December 2021 12/131 Ravichandran Ashwin 46.0 13 WIN Windsor Park , Roseau , Dominica12 July 2023 Last updated: 26 October 2024 [34]
Best averages
Best strike-rates
Strike Rate Bowler Matches Wickets Runs Balls 34.11 Shamar Joseph 11 51 1,105 1,740 36.61 Kuldeep Yadav 11 52 1,125 1,904 38.04 Josh Tongue 7 42 1,065 1,598 38.29 Marco Jansen 21 89 1,880 3,408 38.91 Scott Boland 19 82 1,524 3,191 Qualification: Minimum 1000 deliveries bowled Last updated: 8 January 2026[36]
Most five-wicket-haul in an innings
Most ten-wicket haul in a match
Most runs conceded in an innings
Runs Bowler Overs Mdns Opposition Venue Match date 235 Zahid Mahmood 33.0 1 England Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium , Rawalpindi , Pakistan1 December 2022 205 Yasir Shah 48.4 1 Australia The Gabba , Brisbane , Australia21 November 2019 Abrar Ahmed 67.5 8 New Zealand National Stadium , Karachi , Australia26 December 2022 198 Taijul Islam 52.5 5 South Africa Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium , Chittagong , Bangladesh29 October 2024 197 Yasir Shah 32.0 1 Australia Adelaide Oval , Adelaide , Australia29 November 2019 Last updated: 31 October 2024 [39]
Most wickets in a tournament
Wicket-keeping records
Most dismissals
Most dismissals in an innings
Most dismissals in a match
Most dismissals in a tournament
Fielding records
Most catches
Most catches in an innings
Catches Player Inns Opposition Venue Match Date 5 Ben Stokes 2 South Africa Newlands Cricket Ground , Cape Town , South Africa3 January 2020 Lahiru Thirimanne England Galle International Stadium , Galle , Sri Lanka22 January 2021 Steve Smith Headingley Cricket Ground , Headingley , England6 July 2023 Dhananjaya de Silva New Zealand Galle International Stadium , Galle , Sri Lanka26 September 2024 Aiden Markram India Assam Cricket Association Stadium , Guwahati , India22 November 2025 Last updated: 24 November 2025 [46]
Most catches in a match
Catches Player Opposition Venue Match Date 9 Aiden Markram India Assam Cricket Association Stadium , Guwahati , India22 November 2025 7 Tom Latham WIN Hagley Oval , Christchurch , New Zealand2 December 2025 6 David Warner England Headingley Cricket Ground , Leeds , South Africa22 August 2019 Steve Smith The Oval , London , England12 September 2019 Ben Stokes South Africa Newlands Cricket Ground , Cape Town , South Africa3 January 2020 Ollie Pope St George's Park Cricket Ground , Gqeberha , South Africa16 January 2020 Moeen Ali India The Oval , London , England2 September 2021 Steve Smith England Adelaide Oval , Adelaide , Australia16 December 2021 Tom Latham Bangladesh Hagley Oval , Christchurch , New Zealand9 January 2022 Zak Crawley India Edgbaston Cricket Ground , Birmingham , England1 July 2022 David Bedingham Pakistan Newlands Cricket Ground , Cape Town , South Africa3 January 2025 Last updated: 6 December 2025 [47]
Most catches in a tournament
Partnership records
Highest partnership by wickets
Highest partnership by runs
Individual records
Most appearances
Most matches as captain
Most matches as an umpire
Most matches as an umpire (finals)
See also
References
^ "Schedule for inaugural World Test Championship announced" . International Cricket Council.
^ Ramsey, Andrew (20 June 2018). "Aussies to host Afghans as part of new schedule" . cricket.com.au
^ "Test Championship to replace Champions Trophy" . Cricinfo . 29 June 2013.
^ "ICC World Test Championship Trophy team results summary" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 18 December 2023.
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^ "ICC World Test Championship Trophy team highest match aggregate" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 18 December 2023.
^ "ICC World Test Championship Trophy team lowest match aggregate" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 18 December 2023.
^ "ICC World Test Championship Trophy team largest margin wins by runs" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 18 December 2023.
^ "ICC World Test Championship Trophy team largest margin wins by runs" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 18 December 2023.
^ "ICC World Test Championship Trophy highest successful run chases" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 23 June 2021.
^ "ICC World Test Championship Trophy team smallest margin wins by runs" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 18 December 2023.
^ "ICC World Test Championship Trophy team smallest margin wins by wickets" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 18 December 2023.
^ "Most Runs World Test Championship" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 18 December 2023.
^ "Most Runs World Test Championship" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 18 December 2023.
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^ "Most Runs World Test Championship" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 18 December 2023.
^ "Most Runs World Test Championship" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 18 December 2023.
^ "Most Runs World Test Championship" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 18 December 2023.
^ "Most Runs World Test Championship" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 18 December 2023.
^ "Most Runs World Test Championship" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 18 December 2023.
^ "Most Runs World Test Championship" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 18 December 2023.
^ "Most Runs World Test Championship" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 18 December 2023.
^ "Most Runs World Test Championship" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 18 December 2023.
^ "High Scores World Test Championship" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 18 December 2023.
^ "Higgest batting average World Test Championship" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 18 December 2023.
^ "Most 100s" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 18 December 2023.
^ "Most 50s" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 18 December 2023.
^ "Most 6s" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 18 December 2023.
^ "Most runs in a tournament" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 18 December 2023.
^ "Most Wickets World Test Championship" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 22 September 2024.
^ "Best Bowling Figures in an Innings World Test Championship" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 18 December 2023.
^ "Best Bowling Figures in an Match World Test Championship" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 18 December 2023.
^ "Best Bowling Average World Test Championship" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 18 December 2023.
^ "Best Bowling Strike Rate World Test Championship" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 18 December 2023.
^ "Most 5 Wickets in an inning in World Test Championship" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 18 December 2023.
^ "Most 10 Wickets in a match in World Test Championship" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 18 December 2023.
^ "Most runs concedded in an Inning World Test Championship" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 18 December 2023.
^ "Most wickets in a tournament World Test Championship" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 18 December 2023.
^ "Most Dismissals for a wicket-keeper World Test Championship" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 18 December 2023.
^ "Most Dismissals in an innings for a wicket-keeper World Test Championship" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 18 December 2023.
^ "Most Dismissals in a match for a wicket-keeper World Test Championship" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 18 December 2023.
^ "Most Dismissals in a tournament for a wicket-keeper World Test Championship" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 18 December 2023.
^ "Most Catches for a player World Test Championship" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 18 December 2023.
^ "Most Catches in an innings for a player World Test Championship" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 18 December 2023.
^ "Most Catches in a match for a player World Test Championship" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 18 December 2023.
^ "Most Catches in a tournament for a player World Test Championship" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 18 December 2023.
^ "Highest partnership by wicket in World Test Championship" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 18 December 2023.
^ "Highest partnership by runs in World Test Championship" . Retrieved 18 December 2023.
^ "Most appearances" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 18 December 2023.
^ "Most matches as captain" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 18 December 2023.
^ "Most Matches as an umpire" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 20 December 2023.
^ "STATISTICS / STATSGURU / TEST MATCHES / UMPIRE AND REFEREE RECORDS" . ESPNCricinfo . Retrieved 18 December 2023.
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