List of World Test Championship records
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 five-fer in an innings and ten-fer in a match.
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]
Team records
Team wins, losses, ties, and no results
Team scoring records
Highest innings total
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
654/6d (154.0 overs)
Australia
Sri Lanka
Galle International Stadium , Galle , Sri Lanka
29 January 2025
648/8d (179.0 overs)
Sri Lanka
Bangladesh
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium , Pallekele , Sri Lanka
21 April 2021
Last updated: 30 January 2025 [ 5]
Lowest innings total
Score
Team
Opponent
Venue
Date
36 (21.2 overs)
India
Australia
Adelaide Oval , Adelaide , Australia
17 December 2020
42 (13.5 overs)
Sri Lanka
South Africa
Kingsmead Cricket Ground , Durban , South Africa
27 November 2024
46 (31.2 overs)
India
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
Last updated: 29 November 2024 [ 6]
Highest match aggregate
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
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]
Result records
Greatest win margin (by innings)
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 242 runs
Australia
Sri Lanka
Galle International Stadium , Galle , Sri Lanka
29 January 2025
Innings and 222 runs
India
Inderjit Singh Bindra Stadium , Mohali , India
4 March 2022
Pakistan
Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground , Colombo , Sri Lanka
24 July 2023
Last updated: 1 February 2024 [ 9]
Greatest win margin (by runs)
Margin
Team
Opponent
Venue
Date
434 runs
India
England
Niranjan Shah Stadium , Rajkot , India
15 February 2024
423 runs
New Zealand
Seddon Park , Hamilton , New Zealand
14 December 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
Last updated: 17 December 2024 [ 10]
Highest successful run chase
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 July 2022 [ 11]
Narrowest win margin (by runs)
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)
Margin
Team
Opponent
Venue
Date
1 wicket
England
Australia
Headingley Cricket Ground , Headingley , England
22 August 2019
West Indies
Pakistan
Sabina Park , Kingston , Jamaica
12 August 2021
2 wickets
New Zealand
Sri Lanka
Hagley Oval , Christchurch , New Zealand
9 March 2023
Australia
England
Edgbaston Cricket Ground , Birmingham , England
16 June 2023
South Africa
Pakistan
Centurion Park , Centurion , South Africa
26 December 2024
Last updated: 29 December 2023 [ 13]
Batting records
Most career runs
Most runs at each batting position
Highest individual scores
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
259
Ryan Rickelton
343
29
3
Newlands Cricket Ground , Cape Town , South Africa
3 January 2025
Last updated: 4 January 2025 [ 26]
Highest averages
Most centuries
Most 50+ scores
Most sixes
Most runs in a tournament
Bowling records
Most career wickets
Wickets
Player
Mat
Inns
Runs
Overs
BBI
BBM
Avg
5WI
10WM
203
Nathan Lyon
49
87
5,460
1971.0
8/64
11/99
26.89
10
3
200
Pat Cummins
47
88
4,527
1535.5
6/91
10/97
22.63
9
1
195
Ravichandran Ashwin
41
78
4,191
1479.0
7/71
12/131
21.49
11
1
168
Mitchell Starc
44
85
4,524
1313.5
6/48
9/97
26.92
4
0
156
Jasprit Bumrah
35
66
2,904
1035.4
6/27
9/91
18.61
10
0
Last updated: 1 February 2025 [ 32]
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
7/13
Marco Jansen
6.5
1
1.90
Sri Lanka
Kingsmead Cricket Ground , Durban , South Africa
27 November 2024
Last updated: 29 November 2024 [ 33]
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 [ 34]
Best averages
Best strike-rates
Most five-wicket-haul in an innings
Most ten-wicket haul in a match
Most runs conceded in an innings
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 [ 39]
Most wickets in a tournament
Wicket-keeping records
Most dismissals
Most dismissals in an innings
Most dismissals in a match
Most dismissals in a tournament
Fielding records
Most catches
Most catches in an innings
Most catches in a match
Catches
Player
Opposition
Venue
Match Date
6
David Warner
England
Headingley Cricket Ground , Leeds , South Africa
22 August 2019
Steve Smith
The Oval , London , England
12 September 2019
Ben Stokes
South Africa
Newlands Cricket Ground , Cape Town , South Africa
3 January 2020
Ollie Pope
St George's Park Cricket Ground , Gqeberha , South Africa
16 January 2020
Moeen Ali
India
The Oval , London , England
2 September 2021
Steve Smith
England
Adelaide Oval , Adelaide , Australia
16 December 2021
Tom Latham
Bangladesh
Hagley Oval , Christchurch , New Zealand
9 January 2022
Zak Crawley
India
Edgbaston Cricket Ground , Birmingham , England
1 July 2022
David Bedingham
Pakistan
Newlands Cricket Ground , Cape Town , South Africa
3 January 2025
Last updated: 7 January 2025 [ 47]
Most catches in a tournament
Partnership records
Highest partnership by wickets
Highest partnership by runs
Individual records
Most appearances
Most matches as captain
Most matches as an umpire
Most matches as an umpire (finals)
See also
References
External links
Tournaments Finals Teams Statistics