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ICC officially announced the inaugural edition of World Test Championship (WTC) 2019-21 on Monday. It will begin with the first Test of Ashes series from 1 August 2019 and end in England with the last Lord’s Test in June 2021. If the last Test is a draw or a tie, then the team who finished at the top in the league stages will be the winner of the World Test championship. Let’s see ICC World Test Championship WTC Schedule PDF 2019-21 Fixture, League Format, Rules, Point Scoring System;
In 2010, ICC approved the plan for a World Test Championship. But due to some reasons, it was canceled in following two attempts to hold the inaugural competition in 2013 and 2017.
Nine out of the twelve Test-playing nations teams will faces with each other in World Test Championship Competition. All of them will play six series (three away series and three home series). Each series will have two to five Test matches. Each series will have a maximum 120 points and the top two teams who earn maximum points in a league stage will play the final match.
ICC World Test Championship Format
This tournament will be played in 2019-21 in the coming two years. Every Test-playing nations will face the other six opposition teams. They will have to play three series at home and three series away from home.
Each series will have two to five test matches. So every team has to play a series like the same number instead of playing the same test. The two teams, who will be in the top spot till the end of the league stage, will be playing the final in England in June 2021.
ICC World Test Championship Point Scoring System
Each series will have a maximum of 120 points. No matter how long the series is, but every team playing this series will get the same points. Due to this, there will not harm the countries playing fewer matches. The ICC has also decided that the points will be given for the outcome of the match rather than the results of the series.
Even if the series draws but the points will be divided equally among all the matches of the series. Therefore, in each series of five Test matches, each match will get 20 points, whereas in the two Test matches each match will get 60 points.
World Test Championship Points Distributions Chart
| Matches in series | Points for a win | Points for a tie | Points for a draw | Points for a defeat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 60 | 30 | 20 | 0 |
| 3 | 40 | 20 | 13.3 | 0 |
| 4 | 30 | 15 | 10 | 0 |
| 5 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 0 |
Participants of ICC World Test Championship
Total nine teams will be taking part in ICC World Test Championship:
• Australia
• Bangladesh
• England
• India
• New Zealand
• Pakistan
• South Africa
• Sri Lanka
• West Indies
According to the ICC, each team has to play only with six out of eight other participants, so in the first and second editions of the tournament, India and Pakistan will not play against each other.
ICC World Test Championship Schedule
Under the 2018-2023 Future Tours Program, the ICC announced the schedule for the World Test Championship on June 20, 2018.
| 2-Test series | 3-Test series | 4-Test series | 5-Test series |
| SL v NZ (2019) WI v IND (2019) | IND v SA (2019) | SA v ENG (2019-20) | ENG v AUS (2019) |
| PAK v SL (2019) IND v BAN (2019) | AUS v NZ (2019-20) | AUS v IND (2020-21) | IND v ENG (2021) |
| AUS v PAK (2019) PAK v BAN (2020) | ENG v WI (2020) | ||
| NZ v IND (2020) SL v ENG (2020) | SL v BAN (2020) | ||
| BAN v AUS (2020) WI v SA (2020) | ENG v PAK (2020) | ||
| BAN v NZ (2020) NZ v WI (2020) | BAN v WI (2021) | ||
| NZ v PAK (2020) SA v SL (2021) | SA v AUS (2021) | ||
| PAK v SA (2021) WI v SL (2021) |
Download ICC World Test Championship WTC Schedule PDF 2019-21
Detailed Schedule of ICC World Test Championship
Australia
July-August-September 2019: Five Ashes Tests away in England
November 2019: Two home Tests against Pakistan
December 2019-January 2020: Three home Tests against New Zealand
February 2020: Two away Tests against Bangladesh
November-December 2020: Four home Tests against India
February-March 2021: Three away Tests against South Africa
England
July-August 2019: Five Ashes Tests at home against Australia
December 2019-January 2020: Four away Tests in South Africa
March 2020: Two away Tests in Sri Lanka
June-July 2020: Three home Tests against West Indies
July-August 2020: Three home Tests against Pakistan
January-February 2021: Five away Tests in India
India
July-August 2019: Two away Tests in West Indies
October-November 2019: Three home Tests against South Africa
November 2019: Two home Tests against Bangladesh
February 2020: Two away Tests in New Zealand
December 2020: Four away Tests in Australia
January-February 2021: Five home Tests against England
Pakistan
October 2019: Two home Tests against Sri Lanka
November-December 2019: Two away Tests in Australia
January-February 2020: Two home Tests against Bangladesh
July-August 2020: Three away Tests in England
December 2020: Two away Tests in New Zealand
January-February 2021: Two home Tests against South Africa
South Africa
October 2019: Three away Tests in India
December 2019-January 2020 – Four home Tests against England
July-August 2020: Two away Tests in West Indies
January 2021: Two home Tests against Sri Lanka
January-February 2021: Two away Tests against Pakistan
February-March 2021: Three home Tests against Australia
New Zealand
July-August 2019: Two away Tests in Sri Lanka
December 2019-January 2020: Three away Tests in Australia
February 2020: Two home Tests against India
August-September 2020: Two away Tests in Bangladesh
November-December 2020: Three home Tests against West Indies
December 2020: Two home Tests against Pakistan
Sri Lanka
July-August 2019: Two home Tests against New Zealand
October 2019: Two away Tests against Pakistan
March-April 2020: Two home Tests against England
July-August 2020: Three home Tests against Bangladesh
January 2021: Two away Tests in South Africa
February-March 2021: Two away Tests in West Indies
Bangladesh
November 2019: Two away Tests in India
January-February 2020: Two away Tests in Pakistan
February 2020: Two home Tests against Australia
July-August 2020: Three away Tests in Sri Lanka
August-September 2020: Two home Tests against New Zealand
January-February 2021: Three home Tests against West Indies
West Indies
July-August 2019: Two home Tests against India
June-July 2020: Three away Tests in England
July-August 2020: Two home Tests against South Africa
November-December 2020: Three away Tests in New Zealand
January-February 2021: Three away Tests in Bangladesh
February-March 2021: Two home Tests in Sri Lanka
