WTC Winner List: The World Test Championship or WTC, is the premier championship for Test cricket run by the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 2019.
World Test Championship is a league competition that runs for a period of 2 years, where the top 2 teams of the WTC points table will advance to the final game.
Though the WTC final is considered an ICC event, its league games were not considered as an ICC event, and the broadcasting rights were with the host nation’s cricketing board itself and not with the ICC. The first tournament began with the 2019 Ashes series.
The inaugural WTC Final was played between India and New Zealand from 18 to 23 June 2021 at the Rose Bowl, Southampton, England. Despite the opening and fourth day of the final being washed out by rain, the Kiwis managed to win in the final session of the reserve day and lifted the first World Test Championship trophy.
WTC Winner List
WTC Winner List: India is the only team to have qualified for the WTC final game 2 consecutive times.
𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 🏆🇿🇦
South Africa take home the 𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐞 👏#WTC25 #SAvAUS pic.twitter.com/Yy4C4AQEO7
— ICC (@ICC) June 14, 2025
Check out the WTC Winner List with runner-up and player of the match details below:
| Year | Final host | Venue | Winners | Result | Runners-up | Player of the match |
| 2023–25 | England | Lord’s, London | South Africa | South Africa won by five wickets | Australia | Aiden Markram (SA) |
| 2021–23 | England | The Oval, London | Australia | Australia won by 209 runs | India | Travis Head(AUS) |
| 2019–21 | England | Rose Bowl, Southampton | New Zealand | New Zealand won by 8 wickets | India | Kyle Jamieson(NZ) |
WTC Records
WTC Records: As of every ICC tournament WTC too have various record categories. Following are the details of the WTC Records under various categories:
| Category | Name | Stats |
| Most runs | Joe Root | 5543 |
| Most hundreds | Joe Root | 18 |
| Most runs in a single tournament | Joe Root | 1968 (2023-2025) |
| Most hundreds in a single tournament | Joe Root | 8 (2021–23) |
| Highest average | Jamie Overton | 97.00 |
| Highest score | David Warner v Pakistan | 335* (2019–21) |
| Most wickets | Alex Carey | 166 |
| Most wickets in a single tournament | Alex Carey | 98 (2023–25) |
| Best average | Kyle Mayers | 17.47 |
| Best bowling in an innings | Ajaz Patel v India | 10/119 (2021–23) |
| Best bowling in a match | Ajaz Patel v India | 14/225 (2021–23) |
| Highest score | England v Pakistan | 823/7d (2023–25) |
| Lowest score | India v Australia | 36 (2019–21) |
