The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced that England will host the next 3 finals of the World Test Championship. The three WTC finals held so far have been held in England and now the finals of 2027, 2029 and 2031 will also be played on the soil of England. Some time ago, BCCI had expressed a desire to host the World Test Championship final match, but this new announcement of ICC will give BCCI’s plan to at least 2031.

The ICC issued an official statement stating, “Given the last three successful events of the WTC final, the ICC confirms that the final match of the World Test Championship to be held in 2027, 2029 and 2031 is being handed over to the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).”

The final match held in 2021 was hosted by Rose Bowl Stadium in England, where New Zealand defeated India by 8 wickets in the title collision. After that the final of 2023 was played at The Oval ground in England, this time Australia won the title by defeating Team India by 209 runs. At the same time, South Africa won by 5 wickets in the final match in 2025.

Earlier, cricket experts and many players also demanded the final on Asian pitches to bring more competitive and variations in the World Test Championship Final. At the same time, BCCI had expressed his desire to host the final of 2027, but in the event of India not reaching the finals, the number of fans who came to see the finals can be recorded. At the same time, India and Pakistan have already been against each other. These aspects can also be the reason for the BCCI demand being rejected.

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World Test Championship 2025-27: Just a few days ago, South Africa won the World Test Championship 2025 title. He registered a historic victory over Australia by 5 wickets in the final. South Africa won an ICC Trophy after nearly 27 years. Legendary players like Graeme Smith, Sean Pollock and AB de Villiers also witnessed this special moment and historic victory. Now veteran player de Villiers has given an important advice to the ICC, he believes that the World Test Championship Finals should be held every 4 years.

Discussing a podcast, AB de Villiers said that the World Test Championship schedule by the ICC needs improvement. He believes that if the final of WTC is every 4 years, everyone can benefit. De Villiers believes that all Test playing countries should get equal opportunity.

WTC final in 4 years

AB de Villiers said, “You should have the feeling as if you have reached the finals after performing well against all the countries. Perhaps the WTC cycle should be four years old. We have done so in ODI cricket before, then why not in Test format? This format will be appropriate and organizers will get more time to prepare a balanced and fair system.”

Test cricket is also struggling with a big trouble, because many countries are not getting the host of Test matches. Talking about South Africa, he has not hosted any Test series till October 2026.

When did WTC start

The World Test Championship was started in the year 2019, in which the format to play the final match was prepared every 2 years. Such a format was prepared that in this interval of 2 years, a team has to play 6 Test series, including three domestic series and three foreign tours.

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WTC 2023-25 ​​Most Runs and Most Wickets: The World Test Championship 2023-25 ​​cycle ended. In this cycle of two years, South Africa emerged as Vijai. South Africa defeated Australia on Saturday to win the World Test Championship 2025 title. South Africa defeated Australia by five wickets. Talk about the player who scored the most runs in this cycle, he is the route of England. At the same time, Australian fast bowler Pat Cummins has taken the most wickets in this cycle.

Root scored the most runs, Cummins took the most wickets

Joe Root scored the highest run in the cycle of World Test Championship 2023-25. Root scored 1968 runs in 40 innings of 22 matches at an average of 54.66. Root scored 7 half -centuries and 7 centuries during this period. Root’s best score was 262. At the same time, Australia captain Pat Cummins was at the forefront in terms of wickets. Cummins took 80 wickets at an average of 23.48 in 35 innings of 18 matches. During this, Cummins took 5 wickets hall 5 times.

Top-5 batsmen scoring the most runs in WTC 2023-25

Joe root – England – 22 matches – 1968 runs

Yashasvi Jaiswal – India – 19 matches – 1798 runs

Ben docket – England – 22 matches – 1470 runs

Harry Brook – England – 17 matches – 1463 runs

Usman Khwaja – Australia – 20 matches – 1428 runs

The top-5 bowlers who took the highest wicket in WTC 2023-25

Pat Cummins – Australia – 18 matches – 80 wickets

Jaspreet Bumrah – India – 15 matches – 77 wickets

Mitchell Starc – Australia – 19 matches – 77 wickets

Nathan Lion – Australia – 17 matches – 66 wickets

R Ashwin – India – 14 matches – 63 wickets

What happened in the historic final of WTC 2023-25?

The final of the World Test Championship 2023-25 ​​was historic. South Africa captured the ICC Trophy after 27 years. In the final, South Africa won the first toss and bowled. Kagiso Rabada took five wickets. Due to which Australia was all out for 212 runs. After this, Pat Cummins also opened the claw. He took 6 wickets. South Africa could score only 138 runs. Australia scored 207 runs in the third innings. Rabada took 4 wickets. South Africa had a target of 282 runs. Which he achieved by Aidan Markram’s century innings and a half -century innings of Tambel Bavuma and won the match by five wickets.

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Tamba bavuma record wtc final: The final of the World Test Championship 2025 was played between Australia and South Africa, which South Africa made history by winning by five wickets. Australia gave a target of 282 runs to South Africa, which South Africa achieved in the first session of the fourth day thanks to the century of Aidan Markram and the half -century of captain Tamba Bavuma. During this, Bavuma broke the 104 -year -old record as captain.

Bavuma broke 104 year old record as captain

Bavuma has a great performance as the captain of South Africa. Bavuma has set a new record as a captain as soon as he won against Australia. Bavuma has now become the only captain in Test history, who has won 9 Tests without losing any match. Bavuma broke the record of Australia’s Warvik Ormstrong during this period. Warwick became the only captain in 1920-21, who won 8 matches without losing any Test after captaining 10 matches.

Bavuma scored important runs for South Africa in both innings

Bavuma batted brilliantly in both innings against Australia. In the first innings, when South Africa’s team was losing wickets consecutively, Bawuma along with David Bedingham played a half -century partnership. Bawuma scored 36 runs. After this, the South African team collapsed like cards as soon as the bawuma was dismissed. Bawuma then scored 66 runs chasing a target of 282 runs. He played a century partnership with Aidan Markram. Markram played an innings of 136 runs. The drought of the ICC Trophy of South Africa also ended under Bawuma’s captaincy. South Africa has won the ICC Trophy after 27 years. Earlier, he won the ICC Trophy in the year 1998.

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Wtc 2025 winner prize money: The final of the World Test Championship 2025 was played between Australia and South Africa at Lord’s. Where South Africa defeated Australia by 5 wickets on Saturday and won the title. Australia gave South Africa a target of 282 runs. Which South Africa achieved till the first session of the fourth day thanks to the century of Aidan Markram and the half -century of captain Tamba Bavuma. This is the first ICC Trophy of South Africa in 27 years. South Africa has received Rs 30.78 crore from ICC for winning the title. At the same time, Australia has also rained money.

South Africa gets 30.78 crore, Australia also got rich

South Africa has received Rs 30.78 crore from ICC for winning the title. Which lasts more than the team winning the World Test Championship title. At the same time, Australia got Rs 18.46 crore despite losing the final this year, which is about three times more than the runner-up team last time. Australia received Rs 13.69 crore for winning the title in 2023. At the same time, the runner-up Indian team received Rs 6.84 crore.

Aden Markram was the hero of South Africa’s victory

South Africa has won the ICC trophy after 27 years. Earlier, he won the ICC Nockout Trophy in the year 1998, which is now known as Champions Trophy. There were many heroes of this victory of South Africa. There was also a name Aidan Markram in it. Markram was dismissed on zero in the first inning of the match. But when his team was chasing the target of 282 runs, he played an important role in winning the team by scoring a century. Markram played an innings of 136 runs. Markram hit 14 fours in this innings. Markram is only the third player to score a century in the final of the World Test Championship. Earlier, Steve Smith and Trevid Head scored a century in the final of 2023.

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WTC Final Host Country: The Dream of Host of the World Test Championship Final of the Cricket Control Board of India (BCCI) can remain incomplete for a few years. The BCCI may get a major setback from the International Cricket Council (ICC). The final matches are happening in England since the beginning of WTC. At the same time, the BCCI had put up the talk of conducting the WTC final in India before the ICC, but according to the Telegraph report, the next three WTC finals will also host England.

BCCI will have to wait for 8 years

If the command of the World Test Championship remains near England for 2029-31 season, then India will have to wait for about eight years to host the WTC final. According to the report, in the ICC’s annual conference to be held in Singapore in July 2025, it can be announced that England will host the WTC final for the next three times.

BCCI did not get a chance

The Board of Control for Cricket in India has been trying continuously for the last six years to get the WTC final hosting. But even after the ever increasing influence in BCCI’s world cricket, hosting could not be found. At the same time, former BCCI secretary Jai Shah is currently the chairperson of the ICC, despite this, this opportunity seems to be coming out of India’s hand.

Power of WTC final in England’s hand

The first final of the World Test Championship was played in the year 2021, which took place between India and New Zealand in Southampton, England. The second WTC final was played between India and Australia in the Oval Ground in London in 2023. At the same time, the third final is being played between Australia and South Africa at Lord’s.

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Century in wtc final players list: The final match of the World Test Championship between Australia and South Africa is being played from June 11. During this time, South African batsman Aidan Markram has scored a brilliant century on the third day of the final. Prior to Markram, only two batsmen have scored a century in the final of the World Test Championship. Both batsmen are from Australia. No Indian batsman has scored a century in the history of the final of the World Test Championship.

Markram became the third batsman to score a century in WTC final

Marakram has become the third batsman to score a century in the World Test Championship final. Australia gave a target of 282 runs to South Africa in the final. South Africa, who descended for the run chase, had a poor start. Ryan Ricelton was dismissed early. Since then, Markram took over the innings of South Africa. Markram completed a century in 156 balls. They are still standing at the crease by scoring 102 runs.

Markram has hit 11 fours in this innings. He played a century partnership for the third wicket with captain Tamba Bawuma. Bawuma is also playing for 65 runs. By the end of the third day’s play, South Africa has scored 213 runs for two wickets. South Africa needs only 69 runs to win the ICC title after 27 years.

Steve Smith and Travis Head have scored centuries in WTC final before Markram

Markram is the third player to score a century in the World Test Championship final. Prior to this, these feat has been done by Steve Smith and Trevid heads of Australia. Both players scored a century against India in the final match of the World Test Championship 2023. Smith scored an innings of 121 runs. In this innings, he hit 19 fours. At the same time, the head scored an innings of 163 runs. He hit 25 fours and a six in this innings. This brilliant innings of both played an important role in winning the title to the team.

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