The 2019–21 ICC World Test Championship is the inaugural edition of the ICC World Test Championship of Test Cricket. It started from 1 August 2019 with the first test of 2019 Ashes Series, and will finish with a final at Lord’s in England in June 2021.
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It features nine of the twelve Test playing nations, each of whom will play a Test series against six of the other eight teams. Each series consists of between two and five matches, so although all teams will play six series (three at home and three away), they will not play the same number of Tests. Each team will be able to score a maximum of 120 points from each series and the two teams with the most points at the end of the league stage will contest the final. In the case of a draw or a tie in the final, the two teams playing the final will be declared joint champions.
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Due to Covid-19 pandemic several matches are postponed. After considering this situation, in November 2020 ICC has been confirmed that the finalists of the ongoing ICC World Test Championship will be decided by percentage of points earned. The announcement means Australia jump past India to claim spot in the ICC World Test Championship.
ICC World Test Championship Latest Points Table
After this change in rule the points table rankings has also changed. Australia has took the 1st place while India is, on 2nd England is on 3rd, New Zealand is on 4th and Pakistan is on 5th place.
