By Admin 
WTC 2025-27: Another exciting journey is going to start for cricket lovers. The new season of the World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 is starting today i.e. from June 17. This time a total of 131 matches will be played in the tournament, in which the 9 major Test-playing countries will compete to become the champion of WTC.
Talking about the last WTC season, South Africa won the World Test Championship for the first time by defeating Australia in the final, which is going to be even more interesting this time the tournament.
This new season of the World Test Championship will begin with the match between Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh. This test will be played in Gaul. The special thing is that with this match, Sri Lankan legendary player Angelo Mathews will say goodbye to his international career. That is, WTC 2025-27 will begin with the farewell of a big player.
Which team will play how many matches will be played?
Australia- 22 matches (most)
England- 21 matches
India- 18 matches (9 matches in the house, 9 out)
New Zealand- 16 matches
South Africa- 14 matches
West Indies- 14 matches
Pakistan- 13 matches
Bangladesh- 12 matches
Sri Lanka- 12 matches
In the World Test Championship, this time too, all teams will go with the intention of becoming champions in a new journey of cricket with different formats and challenges. Especially teams like India and Australia who have to work hard to reach the final this time.
Mathews will start with farewell
The first match of this season will not be a clash of only two teams, but is also the last innings of a cricket legend. Angelo Mathews, who has played many memorable innings for Sri Lanka and has won his team many times losing the match. After this match, we will say goodbye to international cricket. In this case, this match is not just for Sri Lanka, but also an opportunity to give Angelo Mangoz a respectable farewell.
first match schedule
first match: Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh
Location: Gaul International Stadium, Sri Lanka
date: 17 June 2025