The league competition for test cricket, ICC World Test Championship is run by the ICC (International Cricket Council). The first test championship started with the 2019 Ashes series and finished with New Zealand lifting the trophy after defeating India in the first WTC final in June 2021.
The ongoing second ICC WTC started on 4 Aug 2021 with the Pataudi Trophy series between India and England.
Australia leads the WTC points table with a points percentage of 66.67, followed by India at 58.8. The two teams faced each other in the four-match BGT test series, recently.
WTC Final 2023 Date & Venue
Meanwhile, the ICC (International Cricket Council) in early Feb 2023, announced the 2021-23 WTC Final date. The final will be played at Oval, London from June 7-11, 2023 after the Indian Premiere League 2023. A reserve day has also been kept on 12 June 2023.
The inaugural edition of the WTC Final was won by New Zealand, defeating India by 8 wickets in the 2021 final in Southampton.
WTC Final 2023: Finalists & Winner Predictions
After Australia, now India secured their place in the ICC WTC final after New Zealand ended Sri Lanka’s push for a top-two finish. Nz beat SL in a thrilling last-ball win in the first test of the two-match test series.
India has secured 58.8% points percentage, after avoiding defeat in the fourth Test match in the BGT series. The BGT win has set up a final against Australia on neutral ground at the Oval London starting June 7, with the winner claiming the WTC mace.
ICC World Test Championship Points Table
Australia tops the table with 152 points followed by India at 127 points. Check out the rankings of all nine teams of the WTC trophy.
| Team | PCT (%) | Win | Loss | Draw | Points |
| Australia | 66.67 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 152 |
| India | 58.8 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 127 |
| Sri Lanka | 48.48 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 64 |
| South Africa | 55.56 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 100 |
| England | 46.97 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 124 |
| Pakistan | 38.1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 64 |
| West Indies | 34.62 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 54 |
| New Zealand | 33.33 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 48 |
| Bangladesh | 11.11 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 16 |
WTC 2023 Live Streaming, Where and When to Watch?
According to ICC’s official website, the Tv Broadcasters of ICC WTC-Final for India are Star Sports Network Channels (Star Sports 1, Star Sports 1 HD, Star Sports 1 Hindi, Star Sports 1 Hindi HD, Star Sports 1 Tamil, Star Sports 1 Telugu, Star Sports 1 Kannada). Whereas, Disney+Hotstar has the digital rights for the Final.
Most Runs in ICC WTC 2021-2023
Take a look at the Top run scorer in the ICC WTC 2021-2023, below:
| Player | Innings | Runs | Average | HS |
| Joe Root (AUS) | 40 | 1915 | 53.19 | 180* |
| Usman Khawaja (AUS) | 28 | 1608 | 69.91 | 195* |
| Babar Azam (AUS) | 26 | 1527 | 61.08 | 196 |
| M Labuschagne (AUS) | 33 | 1509 | 53.89 | 204 |
| JM Bairstow (ENG) | 28 | 1285 | 51.40 | 162 |
| SPD Smith (AUS) | 30 | 1252 | 50.08 | 200* |
| TM Head (AUS) | 26 | 1208 | 52.52 | 175 |
Most Wickets in ICC WTC 2021-2023
| Player | Innings | Wkts | Eco. | BBI |
| NM Lyon (AUS) | 32 | 83 | 2.57 | 8/64 |
| K Rabada (SA) | 22 | 67 | 3.63 | 6/50 |
| R Ashwin (IND) | 26 | 61 | 2.48 | 6/91 |
| JM Anderson (ENG) | 28 | 58 | 2.27 | 5/60 |
| OE Robinson (ENG) | 25 | 53 | 2.69 | 5/49 |
| PJ Cummins (AUS) | 25 | 53 | 2.68 | 5/38 |
| MA Starc (AUS) | 30 | 51 | 3.05 | 4/33 |
WTC Final 2023 FAQs
A. The ICC WTC Final 2023 will be played on The Oval, London.
A. The WTC Final 2023 is scheduled to take place from June 7-11, 2023.
A. Australia is the first finalist to play in the WTC Final in lords.
A. India is currently at the 2nd spot with 127 points in the ICC WTC 2021-23 points table.
A. Joe Root is currently the top scorer (1915 runs) in the ICC WTC 2021-23.
A. India has qualified for the WTC final after NZ defeated SL in the two-match test series.
A. Nathon Lyon is the highest wicket-taker (83wkts) in the ICC WTC 2021-23.
