How the ICC World Test Championship will work

Two years, nine teams, 27 series, 71 Test Matches

The ICC has officially launched the inaugural World Test Championship today and the championship is slated to begin from August 1 2019. The top nine teams will compete in 71 Test matches across 27 Test series over a period of two years.

How it will work?

• Each team will play three home and three away Test series
• The number of matches in each series can vary between a minimum of two matches to a maximum of five matches.
• Each team plays six series, with each series counting for 120 points, distributed over the number of matches in a series. If a team plays a two-match Test series, each Test will be attributed 60 points.
• Not all Tests will count towards the championships but only the ones identified as such.