List of World Test Championship records

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England's Joe Root has scored the most runs, most centuries and appeared in the most number of matches in this tournament. Joe Root HIP1487 (cropped).jpg
England's Joe Root has scored the most runs, most centuries and appeared in the most number of matches in this tournament.
Australia's Nathan Lyon has taken most wickets, most ten-fer in a match. Nathan Lyon (1).jpg
Australia's Nathan Lyon has taken most wickets, most ten-fer in a match.
Australia's Alex Carey has effected the most number of dismissals in this tournament. Alex Carey wicket-keeping Ashes 2021 (cropped 2).jpg
Australia's Alex Carey has effected the most number of dismissals in this tournament.

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

TeamSpanStatisticsBest performance
First EditionLast EditionMatchesWonLostDrawTied% Win% Loss% Draw
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2019–2021 2025–2027 5736129063.1521.0515.80Champions (2021–2023)
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2019–2021 2025–2027 4222182052.3842.854.77Champions (2023–2025)
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2019–2021 2025–2027 3919173048.7143.587.69Champions (2019–2021)
Flag of India.svg  India 2019–2021 2025–2027 6335217055.5533.3311.11Runners-up (2019–2021, 2021–2023)
Flag of England.svg  England 2019–2021 2025–2027 7034279048.5738.5712.864th place (2019–2021, 2021–2023)
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 2019–2021 2025–2027 3913206033.3351.2815.395th place (2021–2023)
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 2019–2021 2025–2027 4114207034.1448.7817.086th place (2019–2021)
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 2019–2021 2025–2027 335253015.1575.759.107th place (2023–2025)
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 2019–2021 2025–2027 4410286022.7263.6313.658th place (2019–2021, 2021–2023, 2023–2025)
Last updated: 15 October 2025 [4]

Team scoring records

Highest innings total

ScoreTeamOpponentVenueDate
823/7d (150.0 overs)Flag of England.svg  England Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan, Pakistan7 October 2024
669 (157.1 overs)Flag of England.svg  England Flag of India.svg  India Old Trafford, Manchester, England23 July 2025
659/6d (158.5 overs)Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Hagley Oval, Christchurch, New Zealand3 January 2021
657 (101.0 overs)Flag of England.svg  England Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, Pakistan1 December 2022
654/6d (154.0 overs)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Galle International Stadium, Galle, Sri Lanka29 January 2025
Last updated: 26 July 2025 [5]

Lowest innings total

ScoreTeamOpponentVenueDate
27 (14.3 overs)WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Sabina Park, Kingston, West Indies12 July 2025
36 (21.2 overs)Flag of India.svg  India Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia17 December 2020
42 (13.5 overs)Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban, South Africa27 November 2024
46 (31.2 overs)Flag of India.svg  India Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, India17 October 2024
53 (19.0 overs)Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban, South Africa31 March 2022
Last updated: 14 July 2025 [6]

Highest match aggregate

ScoreTeamsVenueDate
1768–37Flag of England.svg  England (657 & 264–7 d) v Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan (579 & 268) Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, Pakistan1 December 2022
1692–36Flag of India.svg  India (587 & 427–6 d) v Flag of England.svg  England (407 & 271) Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham, England2 July 2025
1675–35Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (553 & 284 d) v Flag of England.svg  England (539 & 299–5) Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England10 June 2023
1673–35Flag of India.svg  India (471 & 364) v Flag of England.svg  England (465 & 373–5) Headingley, Leeds, England20 June 2025
1599–26Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan (556 & 220) v Flag of England.svg  England (823–7 d) Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan, Pakistan6 October 2024
Last updated: 6 July 2025 [7]

Lowest match aggregate

ScoreTeamsVenueDate
387–30Flag of England.svg  England (112 & 81) v Flag of India.svg  India (145 & 49–0) Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, India24 February 2021
464–33Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa (55 & 176) v Flag of India.svg  India (153 & 80–3) Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa3 January 2024
504–34Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa (152 & 99) v Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (218 & 35–4) The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia17 December 2022
516–40Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (225 & 121) v WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies(143 & 27) Sabina Park, Kingston, West Indies12 July 2025
520–30Flag of England.svg  England (185 & 68) v Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (267) Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia26 December 2021
Last updated: 14 July 2025 [8]

Result records

Greatest win margin (by innings)

MarginTeamOpponentVenueDate
Innings and 276 runsFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Hagley Oval, Christchurch, New Zealand17 February 2022
Innings and 273 runsFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh29 October 2024
Innings and 242 runsFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Galle International Stadium, Galle, Sri Lanka29 January 2025
Innings and 222 runsFlag of India.svg  India Inderjit Singh Bindra Stadium, Mohali, India4 March 2022
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka24 July 2023
Last updated: 1 February 2025 [9]

Greatest win margin (by runs)

MarginTeamOpponentVenueDate
434 runsFlag of India.svg  India Flag of England.svg  England Niranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot, India15 February 2024
423 runsFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Seddon Park, Hamilton, New Zealand14 December 2024
419 runsFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia8 December 2022
372 runsFlag of India.svg  India Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India3 December 2021
360 runsFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Perth Stadium, Perth, Australia14 December 2023
Last updated: 17 December 2024 [10]

Highest successful run chase

ScoreTeamTargetOversRROppositionVenueDate
395/7WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 395127.33.10Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh7 February 2021
378/3Flag of England.svg  England 37876.44.93Flag of India.svg  India Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham, England5 July 2022
373/537182.04.54 Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds, England20 June 2025
362/9359125.42.88Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 25 August 2019
344/6Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 342127.22.70Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Galle International Stadium, Galle, Sri Lanka20 July 2022
Last updated: 24 June 2025 [11]

Narrowest win margin (by runs)

MarginTeamOpponentVenueDate
6 runsFlag of India.svg  India Flag of England.svg  England The Oval, London 31 July 2025
8 runsWestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia25 January 2024
17 runsFlag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh11 February 2021
22 runsFlag of England.svg  England Flag of India.svg  India Lord's, London, England10 July 2025
25 runsFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India1 November 2024
Last updated: 4 August 2025 [12]

Narrowest win margin (by wickets)

MarginTeamOpponentVenueDate
1 wicketFlag of England.svg  England Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Headingley Cricket Ground, Headingley, England22 August 2019
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica12 August 2021
2 wicketsFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Hagley Oval, Christchurch, New Zealand9 March 2023
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of England.svg  England Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham, England16 June 2023
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Centurion Park, Centurion, South Africa26 December 2024
Last updated: 29 December 2024 [13]

Batting records

Most career runs

RunsBatsmanMatchesInningsNOAveHS100s50s
6,080 Flag of England.svg Joe Root 691261152.862622122
4,278 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Smith 5595949.742111319
4,225 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marnus Labuschagne 5396848.012151122
3,616 Flag of England.svg Ben Stokes 57103737.66176817
3,300 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Travis Head 5287540.24175815
Last updated: 3 August 2025 [14]

Most runs at each batting position

Batting positionPlayerRunsAverage at the positionRef
Opener Flag of Australia (converted).svg Usman Khawaja 2,92844.36 [15]
Number 3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marnus Labuschagne 3,91848.97 [16]
Number 4 Flag of England.svg Joe Root 4,99853.74 [17]
Number 5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Travis Head 2,46040.32 [18]
Number 6 Flag of England.svg Ben Stokes 1,61532.30 [19]
Number 7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex Carey 1,48732.32 [20]
Number 8 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Mehidy Hasan Miraz 76729.50 [21]
Number 9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mitchell Starc 60222.29 [22]
Number 10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Lyon 49813.10 [23]
Number 11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Josh Hazlewood 17610.35 [24]
Last updated: 3 August 2025 [25]

Highest individual scores

RunsBatsmanBalls4s6sOppositionGroundMatch date
335* Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Warner 418391Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia29 November 2019
317 Flag of England.svg Harry Brook 322293 Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan, Pakistan7 October 2024
269 Flag of India.svg Shubman Gill 387303Flag of England.svg  England Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham, England2 July 2025
267 Flag of England.svg Zak Crawley 393341Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Rose Bowl, Southampton, England21 August 2020
262 Flag of England.svg Joe Root 375170 Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan, Pakistan7 October 2024
Last updated: 3 July 2025 [26]

Highest averages

AverageBatsmanMatchesInningsRunsNO100s50s
61.34 Flag of New Zealand.svg Kane Williamson 28502,8224116
52.86 Flag of England.svg Joe Root 691266,080112122
49.74 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Smith 55954,27891319
48.12 Flag of Pakistan.svg Babar Azam 38703,1285818
48.01 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marnus Labuschagne 53964,22581122
Qualification: Minimum 50 innings|Last updated: 22 October 2025 [27]

Most centuries

Centuries BatsmanMatchesInnings
21 Flag of England.svg Joe Root 69126
13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Smith 5595
11 Flag of New Zealand.svg Kane Williamson 2850
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marnus Labuschagne 5396
10 Flag of India.svg Shubman Gill 3972
Last updated: 14 October 2025 [28]

Most 50+ scores

50sBatsmanMatchesInnings
43 Flag of England.svg Joe Root 69126
33 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marnus Labuschagne 5396
32 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Smith 5595
26 Flag of Pakistan.svg Babar Azam 3870
25 Flag of England.svg Ben Stokes 57103
Last updated: 22 October 2025 [29]

Most sixes

6sBatsmanMatchesInnings
86 Flag of England.svg Ben Stokes 57103
73 Flag of India.svg Rishabh Pant 3867
56 Flag of India.svg Rohit Sharma 4069
46 Flag of India.svg Shubman Gill 3972
43 Flag of India.svg Yashasvi Jaiswal 2649
Last updated: 14 October 2025 [30]

Most runs in a tournament

RunsBatsmanMatchesInningsNOAvgHS100s50sEdition
1,968 Flag of England.svg Joe Root 2240454.6626277 2023–2025
1,9152240453.19180* 86 2021–2023
1,798 Flag of India.svg Yashasvi Jaiswal 1936252.88214*410 2023–2025
1,675 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marnus Labuschagne 1323072.8221559 2019–2021
1,660 Flag of England.svg Joe Root 2037247.4322838
Last updated: 4 January 2025 [31]

Bowling records

Most career wickets

WicketsPlayerMatInnsRunsOversBBIBBMAvg5WI10WM
219 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Lyon 53955,8832,099.38/6411/9926.86103
215 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Pat Cummins 51954,7591,631.06/9110/9722.23101
195 Flag of India.svg Ravichandran Ashwin 41784,1911,479.07/7112/13121.49111
191 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mitchell Starc 49954,9121,427.06/99/9725.7150
177 Flag of India.svg Jasprit Bumrah 40753,4101,207.16/279/9119.26120
Last updated: 13 October 2025 [32]

Best bowling figure in an innings

FigureBowlerOversMdnsEconOppositionVenueMatch date
10/119 Flag of New Zealand.svg Ajaz Patel 47.5122.48Flag of India.svg  India Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India3 December 2021
8/42 Flag of Pakistan.svg Sajid Khan 15.042.80Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh4 December 2021
8/46 Flag of Pakistan.svg Noman Ali 16.312.78Flag of England.svg  England Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan, Pakistan15 October 2024
8/64 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Lyon 23.312.72Flag of India.svg  India Holkar Stadium, Indore, India1 March 2023
7/13 Flag of South Africa.svg Marco Jansen 6.511.90Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban, South Africa27 November 2024
Last updated: 29 November 2024 [33]

Best bowling figures in a match

FigureBowlerOversMdnsOppositionVenueMatch date
14/225 Flag of New Zealand.svg Ajaz Patel 73.515Flag of India.svg  India Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India3 December 2021
13/157 Flag of New Zealand.svg Mitchell Santner 48.33 Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune, India24 October 2024
12/106 Flag of England.svg Gus Atkinson 26.07WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Lord's, London, England10 July 2024
12/128 Flag of Pakistan.svg Sajid Khan 47.412Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh4 December 2021
12/131 Flag of India.svg Ravichandran Ashwin 46.013WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Windsor Park, Roseau, Dominica12 July 2023
Last updated: 26 October 2024 [34]

Best averages

AverageBowlerMatchesWicketsRunsBalls
16.53 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Boland 14621,0252,232
17.47 WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg Kyle Mayers 16345941,458
19.03 Flag of New Zealand.svg Kyle Jamieson 18771,4663,312
19.26 Flag of India.svg Jasprit Bumrah 401773,4107,243
19.34 Flag of India.svg Axar Patel 14551,0642,540
Qualification: Minimum 1000 deliveries bowled
Last updated: 13 October 2025 [35]

Best strike-rates

Strike RateBowlerMatchesWicketsRunsBalls
34.11 WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg Shamar Joseph 11511,1051,740
34.65 Flag of India.svg Kuldeep Yadav 9448961,525
35.73 Flag of England.svg Gus Atkinson 12601,3122,144
36.00 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Boland 14621,0252,232
38.03 Flag of South Africa.svg Marco Jansen 18771,6962,929
Qualification: Minimum 1000 deliveries bowled
Last updated: 13 October 2025 [36]

Most five-wicket-haul in an innings

5WI PlayerMatchesInnings
12 Flag of India.svg Jasprit Bumrah 4075
11 Flag of India.svg Ravichandran Ashwin 4178
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Pat Cummins 5095
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Lyon 5395
9 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Prabath Jayasuriya 1935
Last updated: 13 October 2025 [37]

Most ten-wicket haul in a match

10WM PlayerMatchesInnings
3 Flag of Pakistan.svg Noman Ali 1935
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Lyon 5395
2 Flag of Pakistan.svg Sajid Khan 1222
Flag of New Zealand.svg Ajaz Patel 1527
Flag of India.svg Ravindra Jadeja 4685
Last updated: 22 October 2025 [38]

Most runs conceded in an innings

RunsBowlerOversMdnsOppositionVenueMatch date
235 Flag of Pakistan.svg Zahid Mahmood 33.01Flag of England.svg  England Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, Pakistan1 December 2022
205 Flag of Pakistan.svg Yasir Shah 48.41Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia21 November 2019
Flag of Pakistan.svg Abrar Ahmed 67.58Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand National Stadium, Karachi, Australia26 December 2022
198 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Taijul Islam 52.55Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh29 October 2024
197 Flag of Pakistan.svg Yasir Shah 32.01Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia29 November 2019
Last updated: 31 October 2024 [39]

Most wickets in a tournament

WicketsPlayerMatInnsRunsOversBBIBBMAvg5WI10WMEdition
88 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Lyon 20342,299889.28/6411/9926.1251 2021–2023
80 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Pat Cummins 18351,879563.56/2810/9723.4861 2023–2025
77 Flag of India.svg Jasprit Bumrah 15281,162393.46/459/9115.0950
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mitchell Starc 19372,068536.26/488/10826.8520
71 Flag of India.svg Ravichandran Ashwin 14261,444549.47/1459/20720.3340 2019–2021
Last updated: 14 June 2025 [40]

Wicket-keeping records

Most dismissals

DismissalsPlayerMatInnsCatchesStumpingBBIDis/Inn
177 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex Carey 43821591862.158
129 Flag of India.svg Rishabh Pant 38741161351.743
117 WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg Joshua Da Silva 3158112572.017
112 Flag of Pakistan.svg Mohammad Rizwan 3865102761.723
97 Flag of New Zealand.svg Tom Blundell 3555841341.763
Last updated: 22 October 2025 [41]

Most dismissals in an innings

DismissalsPlayerCatchesStumpingInningOppositionVenueMatch Date
7 WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg Joshua Da Silva 703Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Centurion Park, Centurion, South Africa28 February 2023
6 Flag of South Africa.svg Quinton de Kock 602Flag of England.svg  England 26 December 2019
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex Carey 604WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia8 December 2022
Flag of Pakistan.svg Mohammad Rizwan 601Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa3 January 2025
Last updated: 4 January 2025 [42]

Most dismissals in a match

DismissalsPlayerCatchesStumpingOppositionVenueMatch Date
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex Carey 100Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Hagley Oval, Christchurch, New Zealand8 March 2024
990WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia8 December 2022
63Flag of England.svg  England Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham, England16 June 2023
Flag of India.svg Rishabh Pant 90Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia14 December 2024
Last updated: 18 December 2024 [43]

Most dismissals in a tournament

DismissalsPlayerMatInnsCatchesStumpingBBIDis/InnEdition
98 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex Carey 2039821652.512 2023–2025
68203766261.837 2021–2023
65 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Paine 142863252.321 2019–2021
57 WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg Joshua Da Silva 132654372.192 2021–2023
54 Flag of New Zealand.svg Tom Blundell 132647742.076
Last updated: 14 June 2025 [44]

Fielding records

Most catches

CatchesPlayerMatInnsMaxCt/Inn
105 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Smith 5510650.990
Flag of England.svg Joe Root 6913330.789
59 Flag of England.svg Zak Crawley 529940.595
54 Flag of England.svg Ben Stokes 5711050.490
51 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Dhananjaya de Silva 356250.822
Last updated: 2 August 2025 [45]

Most catches in an innings

CatchesPlayerInnsOppositionVenueMatch Date
5 Flag of England.svg Ben Stokes 2Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa3 January 2020
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Lahiru Thirimanne Flag of England.svg  England Galle International Stadium, Galle, Sri Lanka22 January 2021
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Smith Headingley Cricket Ground, Headingley, England6 July 2023
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Dhananjaya de Silva Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Galle International Stadium, Galle, Sri Lanka26 September 2024
Last updated: 28 September 2024 [46]

Most catches in a match

CatchesPlayerOppositionVenueMatch Date
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Warner Flag of England.svg  England Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds, South Africa22 August 2019
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Smith The Oval, London, England12 September 2019
Flag of England.svg Ben Stokes Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa3 January 2020
Flag of England.svg Ollie Pope St George's Park Cricket Ground, Gqeberha, South Africa16 January 2020
Flag of England.svg Moeen Ali Flag of India.svg  India The Oval, London, England2 September 2021
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Smith Flag of England.svg  England Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia16 December 2021
Flag of New Zealand.svg Tom Latham Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Hagley Oval, Christchurch, New Zealand9 January 2022
Flag of England.svg Zak Crawley Flag of India.svg  India Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham, England1 July 2022
Flag of South Africa.svg David Bedingham Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa3 January 2025
Last updated: 7 January 2025 [47]

Most catches in a tournament

CatchesPlayerMatInnsMaxCt/InnEdition
43 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Smith 203951.102 2023–2025
35 Flag of England.svg Joe Root 224330.813
34 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Smith 203730.918 2021–2023
Flag of England.svg Joe Root 203830.894 2019–2021
31224030.738 2021–2023
Last updated: 13 June 2025 [48]

Partnership records

Highest partnership by wickets

PartnershipWicketPlayersTeamAgainstMatch date
3171st Rohit Sharma and Mayank Agarwal Flag of India.svg  India Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2 October 2019
3612nd David Warner and Marnus Labuschagne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 29 November 2019
3633rd Kane Williamson and Henry Nicholls Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 17 March 2023
4544th Joe Root and Harry Brook Flag of England.svg  England Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 7 October 2024
3595th Zak Crawley and Jos Buttler 21 August 2020
3036th Harry Brook and Jamie Smith Flag of England.svg  England Flag of India.svg  India 2 July 2025
2417th Jamie Overton and Jonny Bairstow Flag of England.svg  England Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 23 June 2022
1408th Kemar Roach and Justin Greaves WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 22 November 2024
1249th Lasith Embuldeniya and Dhananjaya de Silva Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 29 November 2021
11610th Cameron Green and Josh Hazlewood Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 29 February 2024
Last updated: 4 July 2025 [49]

Highest partnership by runs

PartnershipWicketPlayersTeamAgainstMatch date
4544th Joe Root and Harry Brook Flag of England.svg  England Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 7 October 2024
369 Kane Williamson and Henry Nicholls Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 3 January 2021
3633rdFlag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 17 March 2023
3612nd David Warner and Marnus Labuschagne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 29 November 2019
3595th Zak Crawley and Jos Buttler Flag of England.svg  England 21 August 2020
Last updated: 10 October 2024 [50]

Individual records

Most appearances

MatchesPlayerPeriod
69 Flag of England.svg Joe Root 2019–2025
57 Flag of England.svg Ben Stokes 2019–2025
55 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Smith 2019–2025
53 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marnus Labuschagne 2019–2025
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Lyon 2019–2025
Last updated: 31 July 2025 [51]

Most matches as captain

MatchesPlayerPeriod
37 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Pat Cummins 2021–2025
33 Flag of England.svg Ben Stokes 2020–2025
32 Flag of England.svg Joe Root 2019–2022
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg Kraigg Brathwaite 2021–2025
24 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Dimuth Karunaratne 2019–2023
Flag of India.svg Rohit Sharma 2022–2024
Last updated: 23 July 2025 [52]

Most matches as an umpire

MatchesPlayerPeriod
35 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Gaffaney 2019–2025
34 Flag of England.svg Richard Illingworth 2019–2025
33 WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg Joel Wilson 2019–2025
31 Flag of England.svg Michael Gough 2019–2025
30 Flag of England.svg Richard Kettleborough 2019–2025
Last updated: 10 October 2025 [53]

Most matches as an umpire (finals)

MatchesUmpirePeriod
3 Flag of England.svg Richard Illingworth 2021–2025
2 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Gaffaney 2023–2025
1 Flag of England.svg Michael Gough 2021
Last updated: 11 June 2025 [54]

See also


References

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  2. ↑ Ramsey, Andrew (20 June 2018). "Aussies to host Afghans as part of new schedule". cricket.com.au .
  3. ↑ "Test Championship to replace Champions Trophy". Cricinfo. 29 June 2013.
  4. ↑ "ICC World Test Championship Trophy team results summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "ICC World Test Championship Trophy team highest innings totals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "ICC World Test Championship Trophy team lowest innings totals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  7. ↑ "ICC World Test Championship Trophy team highest match aggregate". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "ICC World Test Championship Trophy team lowest match aggregate". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  9. ↑ "ICC World Test Championship Trophy team largest margin wins by runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  10. ↑ "ICC World Test Championship Trophy team largest margin wins by runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
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