South African players celebrate (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) The International Criket Council announced a schedule for the World Championship in the 2025-27 World Championship with 71 matches among the nine teams participating in two years. The new edition begins on June 17, when Sri Lanka is hosted by Bangladesh in Galle. Australia will play the highest number of test matches in the upcoming cycle with 22 games, while England is watching 21 games closely. Two cricket powerhouses will face themselves in the Ashes series in Australia later in 2025.
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India enters the new era led by SHUBMAN GILL, starting with their match against England in Headingley 20 June. The team will compete in 18 tests during the cycle, including the domestic series against Western India, South Africa and Australia, along with tours to England, Sri Lanka and New Zealand. Since August 2024, South Africa, since August 2024, has retained the undefeated record in nine consecutive tests. Their first series in the new edition will be in Pakistan in October 2025, with their home fans waiting until September 2026 to see how they play when they host Australia for three test matches.
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The championship structure continues to promote a competitive cricket around the world, with teams playing both home and on. This format maintains the traditional essence of the test cricket and at the same time provides a structured masterpiece. The complete schedule equals the number of matches for each team, while some nations play more tests than others based on different factors. This arrangement ensures continuous test cricket actions at various places and conditions during the two -year period.
ICC WTC 2025-27 Full Match Plan
Team
Planned matchesTotalHomeAwayAustralia22england (5)
New Zealand (4)
Bangladesh (2) West Indies (3)
South Africa (3)
India (5) Bangladesh12pakistan (2)
West Indies (2)
England (2) Sri Lanka (2)
South Africa (2)
Australia (2) England21india (5)
New Zealand (3)
Pakistan (3) Australia (5)
South Africa (3)
Bangladesh (2) India18 West Indies (2)
South Africa (2)
Australia (5) England (5)
Sri Lanka (2)
New Zealand (2) New Zealand16 West Indies (3)
India (2)
Sri Lanka (2) England (3)
Australia (4)
Pakistan (2) Pakistan13South Africa (2)
Sri Lanka (2)
New Zealand (2) Bangladesh (2)
West Indies (2)
England (3) South African Republic14australia (3)
Bangladesh (2)
England (3) Pakistan (2)
India (2)
Sri Lanka (2) Sri Lanka12bangladesh (2)
India (2)
South Africa (2) West Indies (2)
Pakistan (2)
New Zealand (2) West Indies14australia (3)
Sri Lanka (2)
Pakistan (2) India (2)
New Zealand (3)
Bangladesh (2)The championship will witness several important crossings and challenges, especially with a change in the leadership of India and the defense of their title in South Africa. The extensive schedule on various continents and conditions will test the adaptability and consistency of all teams involved.The list of complex accessories shows the ICC commitment to test cricket, with matches spreading in traditional places and representing both established rivalries and the emerging competitive accessories. This schedule ensures regular test cricket events while maintaining prestigious format status in the international cricket.
