England's Joe Root has scored the most runs, most centuries, appeared in the most number of matches as well as captained most number of matches in this tournament.
Australia's Nathan Lyon has taken most wickets, most five-fer in an innings and ten-fer in a match.
Australi'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]
Team wins, losses, ties, and no results[ edit ]
Team scoring records [ edit ]
Highest innings total [ edit ]
Score
Team
Opponent
Venue
Date
823/7d (150.0 overs)
England
Pakistan
Multan Cricket Stadium , Multan , Pakistan
7 October 2024
659/6d (158.5 overs)
New Zealand
Hagley Oval , Christchurch , New Zealand
3 January 2021
657 (101.0 overs)
England
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium , Rawalpindi , Pakistan
1 December 2022
648/8d (179.0 overs)
Sri Lanka
Bangladesh
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium , Pallekele , Sri Lanka
21 April 2021
621 (142.1 overs)
South Africa
Sri Lanka
SuperSport Park , Centurion , South Africa
26 December 2020
Last updated: 10 October 2024 [ 5]
Lowest innings total [ edit ]
Score
Team
Opponent
Venue
Date
36 (21.2 overs)
India
Australia
Adelaide Oval , Adelaide , Australia
17 December 2020
46 (31.2 overs)
New Zealand
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium , Bengaluru , India
17 October 2024
53 (19.0 overs)
Bangladesh
South Africa
Kingsmead Cricket Ground , Durban , South Africa
31 March 2022
55 (23.2 overs)
South Africa
India
Newlands Cricket Ground , Cape Town , South Africa
3 January 2024
62 (28.1 overs)
New Zealand
Wankhede Stadium , Mumbai , India
3 December 2021
Last updated: 17 October 2024 [ 6]
Highest match aggregate [ edit ]
Score
Teams
Venue
Date
1768–37
England (657 & 264–7 d) v Pakistan (579 & 268)
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium , Rawalpindi , Pakistan
1 December 2022
1675–35
New Zealand (553 & 284 d) v England (539 & 299–5)
Trent Bridge , Nottingham , England
10 June 2023
1599–26
Pakistan (556 & 220) v England (823–7 d)
Multan Cricket Stadium , Multan , Pakistan
6 October 2024
1447–31
India (502 d & 323–4 d) v South Africa (431 & 191)
ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium , Visakhapatnam , India
2 October 2019
1441–40
England (416 & 425) v West Indies (457 & 143)
Trent Bridge , Nottingham , England
18 July 2024
Last updated: 11 October 2024 [ 7]
Lowest match aggregate [ edit ]
Score
Teams
Venue
Date
387–30
England (112 & 81) v India (145 & 49–0)
Narendra Modi Stadium , Ahmedabad , India
24 February 2021
464–33
South Africa (55 & 176) v India (153 & 80–3)
Newlands Cricket Ground , Cape Town , South Africa
3 January 2024
504–34
South Africa (152 & 99) v Australia (218 & 35–4)
The Gabba , Brisbane , Australia
17 December 2022
520–30
England (185 & 68) v Australia (267)
Melbourne Cricket Ground , Melbourne , Australia
26 December 2021
547–31
India (109 & 163) v Australia (197 & 78–1)
Holkar Cricket Stadium , Indore , India
1 March 2023
Last updated: 4 January 2024 [ 8]
Greatest win margin (by innings)[ edit ]
Margin
Team
Opponent
Venue
Date
Innings and 276 runs
New Zealand
South Africa
Hagley Oval , Christchurch , New Zealand
17 February 2022
Innings and 273 runs
South Africa
Bangladesh
Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium , Chittagong , Bangladesh
29 October 2024
Innings and 222 runs
India
Sri Lanka
Inderjit Singh Bindra Stadium , Mohali , India
4 March 2022
Pakistan
Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground , Colombo , Sri Lanka
24 July 2023
Innings and 202 runs
India
South Africa
JSCA International Stadium Complex , Ranchi , India
19 October 2019
Last updated: 31 October 2024 [ 9]
Greatest win margin (by runs)[ edit ]
Margin
Team
Opponent
Venue
Date
434 runs
India
England
Niranjan Shah Stadium , Rajkot , India
15 February 2024
419 runs
Australia
West Indies
Adelaide Oval , Adelaide , Australia
8 December 2022
372 runs
India
New Zealand
Wankhede Stadium , Mumbai , India
3 December 2021
360 runs
Australia
Pakistan
Perth Stadium , Perth , Australia
14 December 2023
332 runs
South Africa
Bangladesh
St George's Park , Gqeberha , South Africa
8 April 2022
Last updated: 18 February 2024 [ 10]
Highest successful run chase [ edit ]
Score
Team
Target
Overs
RR
Opposition
Venue
Date
395/7
West Indies
395
127.3
3.10
Bangladesh
Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium , Chittagong , Bangladesh
7 February 2021
378/3
England
378
76.4
4.93
India
Edgbaston Cricket Ground , Birmingham , England
5 July 2022
362/9
359
125.4
2.88
Australia
Headingley Cricket Ground , Headingley , England
25 August 2019
344/6
Pakistan
342
127.2
2.70
Sri Lanka
Galle International Stadium , Galle , Sri Lanka
20 July 2022
329/7
India
328
97.0
3.39
Australia
The Gabba , Brisbane , Australia
19 January 2021
Last updated: 20 December 2023 [ 11]
Narrowest win margin (by runs)[ edit ]
Margin
Team
Opponent
Venue
Date
8 runs
West Indies
Australia
The Gabba , Brisbane , Australia
25 January 2024
17 runs
Bangladesh
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium , Mirpur , Bangladesh
11 February 2021
25 runs
New Zealand
India
Wankhede Stadium , Mumbai , India
1 November 2024
26 runs
England
Pakistan
Multan Cricket Stadium , Multan , Pakistan
9 December 2022
28 runs
India
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium , Hyderabad , India
25 January 2024
Last updated: 3 November 2024 [ 12]
Narrowest win margin (by wickets)[ edit ]
Highest individual scores [ edit ]
Runs
Batsman
Balls
4s
6s
Opposition
Ground
Match date
335*
David Warner
418
39
1
Pakistan
Adelaide Oval , Adelaide , Australia
29 November 2019
317
Harry Brook
322
29
3
Multan Cricket Stadium , Multan , Pakistan
7 October 2024
267
Zak Crawley
393
34
1
Rose Bowl , Southampton , England
21 August 2020
262
Joe Root
375
17
0
Multan Cricket Stadium , Multan , Pakistan
7 October 2024
254*
Virat Kohli
336
33
2
South Africa
Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium , Pune , India
10 October 2019
Last updated: 10 October 2024 [ 15]
Most runs in a tournament [ edit ]
Most career wickets [ edit ]
Wickets
Player
Mat
Inns
Runs
Overs
BBI
BBM
Avg
5WI
10WM
194
Ravichandran Ashwin
40
77
4,138
1461.0
7/71
12/131
21.32
11
1
187
Nathan Lyon
43
78
4,993
1809.2
8/64
11/99
26.70
10
3
175
Pat Cummins
42
78
3,993
1368.5
6/91
10/97
22.81
8
1
147
Mitchell Starc
38
73
3,981
1147.3
6/66
9/97
27.08
3
0
137
Kagiso Rabada
29
51
2,896
871.1
6/46
9/72
21.13
7
0
Last updated: 3 November 2024 [ 21]
Figure
Bowler
Overs
Mdns
Econ
Opposition
Venue
Match date
10/119
Ajaz Patel
47.5
12
2.48
India
Wankhede Stadium , Mumbai , India
3 December 2021
8/42
Sajid Khan
15.0
4
2.80
Bangladesh
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium , Mirpur , Bangladesh
4 December 2021
8/46
Noman Ali
16.3
1
2.78
England
Multan Cricket Stadium , Multan , Pakistan
15 October 2024
8/64
Nathan Lyon
23.3
1
2.72
India
Holkar Stadium , Indore , India
1 March 2023
7/23
Matt Henry
15.0
7
1.53
South Africa
Hagley Oval , Christchurch , New Zealand
17 February 2022
Last updated: 18 October 2024 [ 22]
Figure
Bowler
Overs
Mdns
Opposition
Venue
Match date
14/225
Ajaz Patel
73.5
15
India
Wankhede Stadium , Mumbai , India
3 December 2021
13/157
Mitchell Santner
48.3
3
Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium , Pune , India
24 October 2024
12/106
Gus Atkinson
26.0
7
West Indies
Lord's , London , England
10 July 2024
12/128
Sajid Khan
47.4
12
Bangladesh
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium , Mirpur , Bangladesh
4 December 2021
12/131
Ravichandran Ashwin
46.0
13
West Indies
Windsor Park , Roseau , Dominica
12 July 2023
Last updated: 26 October 2024 [ 23]
Most five-wicket-haul in an innings [ edit ]
Most ten-wicket haul in a match [ edit ]
Most runs conceded in an innings [ edit ]
Runs
Bowler
Overs
Mdns
Opposition
Venue
Match date
235
Zahid Mahmood
33.0
1
England
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium , Rawalpindi , Pakistan
1 December 2022
205
Yasir Shah
48.4
1
Australia
The Gabba , Brisbane , Australia
21 November 2019
Abrar Ahmed
67.5
8
New Zealand
National Stadium , Karachi , Australia
26 December 2022
198
Taijul Islam
52.5
5
South Africa
Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium , Chittagong , Bangladesh
29 October 2024
197
Yasir Shah
32.0
1
Australia
Adelaide Oval , Adelaide , Australia
29 November 2019
Last updated: 31 October 2024 [ 28]
Most wickets in a tournament [ edit ]
Wicket-keeping records [ edit ]
Most dismissals in an innings [ edit ]
Most dismissals in a match [ edit ]
Most dismissals in a tournament [ edit ]
Most catches in an innings [ edit ]
Most catches in a match [ edit ]
Most catches in a tournament [ edit ]
Partnership records [ edit ]
Highest partnership by wickets [ edit ]
Highest partnership by runs [ edit ]
Most matches as captain [ edit ]
Most matches as an umpire [ edit ]
Most matches as an umpire (finals)[ edit ]
Tournaments Finals Teams Statistics