2021–2023 World Test Championship
Second edition of World Test Championship
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- The 2021–2023 ICC World Test Championship was the second edition of the ICC World Test Championship of Test cricket.
- The five-match Pataudi Trophy between England and India, started 4 August 2021, started the second cycle of the World Test Championship.
- New Zealand were the defending champions.
- That final saw Australia win by 209 runs, thus becoming the only team to win all ICC titles.
- Each team was scheduled to play six series, with three at home and three away.
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WikipediaThe 2021–2023 ICC World Test Championship was the second edition of the ICC World Test Championship of Test cricket. It started on 4 August 2021, and it finished with the final on 7–11 June 2023 at The Oval, London, played between Australia and India.
The five-match Pataudi Trophy between England and India, started 4 August 2021, started the second cycle of the World Test Championship. That series, along with the Ashes in December 2021, were the only two series comprising five Tests in the second WTC cycle. New Zealand were the defending champions. In September 2022, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced that the final of this edition of the World Test Championship would be played at The Oval, London in June 2023. That final saw Australia win by 209 runs, thus becoming the only team to win all ICC titles.
The tournament was played over two years, with 69 matches over 27 series scheduled for the league stage from which the top two teams advanced to a final. Each team was scheduled to play six series, with three at home and three away. Each series consisted of two to five Test matches. Each participant played between 12 and 22 matches. Each match was scheduled for a duration of five days.
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