After South Africa defeated Australia in the final of the third edition of the World Test Championship, the new cycle for the World Test Championship begins in June 2025. The International Cricket Council has put the WTC 2025-27 schedule out, and all the teams are ready for the fourth edition.
There are going to be a total of twenty-seven series in the two-year cycle. In the twenty-seven series, there will be a total of 71 test matches. All the teams participating in the World Test Championship play six series with six different opponents. In the six series that the teams play, they play three at home and three away from home.
The nine teams that are going to participate in the World Test Championship this time are India, New Zealand, South Africa, Australia, Bangladesh, England, Sri Lanka, the West Indies, and Pakistan. Many teams play their series against Ireland, Zimbabwe, and Afghanistan as they are test-playing nations, but will not fight for the trophy.
All the teams have a different number of matches that they play. England play the most, 21 matches, while Australia play 20 and India play 19 matches. To make it fair, the points are calculated as a percentage of points won. The top two teams will play in the final in 2027 for the test mace. Basically, there is no confirmation on the venue.
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WTC 2025-27 Schedule: Full schedule, list of series, fixtures
The cycle for the WTC 2025-27 has already begun, as Bangladesh tours Sri Lanka. Basically, the first test began on 17th June. India’s tour of England begins on 20th June as Shubhman Gill leads the young Indian side. Let us look at the Full schedule of the World Test Championship 2025-27, team by team.
India
June–August 2025
Opponent – England
Number of matches – 5
Host – England
October 2025
Opponent – West Indies
Number of matches – 2
Host – India
November 2025
Opponent – South Africa
Number of matches – 2
Host – India
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August 2026
Opponent – Sri Lanka
Number of matches – 2
Host – Sri Lanka
October 2026
Opponent – New Zealand
Number of matches – 2
Host – New Zealand
January 2027
Opponent – Australia
Number of matches – 5
Host – India
Australia
June 2025
Opponent – West Indies
Number of matches – 2
Host – West Indies
November 2025 – January 2026
Opponent – England
Number of matches – 5
Host – Australia
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September 2026
Opponent – South Africa
Number of matches – 3
Host – South Africa
December 2026
Opponent – New Zealand
Number of matches – 3
Host – Australia
January 2027
Opponent – India
Number of matches – 5
Host – India
March 2027
Opponent – Bangladesh
Number of matches – 2
Host – Australia
South Africa
October 2025
Opponent – Pakistan
Number of matches – 2
Host – Pakistan
November 2025
Opponent – India
Number of matches – 2
Host – India
September 2026
Opponent – Australia
Number of matches – 3
Host – South Africa
November 2026
Opponent – Bangladesh
Number of matches – 2
Host – South Africa
December 2026
Opponent – England
Number of matches – 3
Host – South Africa
February 2027
Opponent – Sri Lanka
Number of matches – 2
Host – Sri Lanka
New Zealand
November 2025
Opponent – West Indies
Number of matches – 2
Host – New Zealand
June 2026
Opponent – England
Number of matches – 3
Host – England
October 2026
Opponent – India
Number of matches – 2
Host – New Zealand
December 2026
Opponent – Australia
Number of matches – 3
Host – Australia
January 2027
Opponent – Sri Lanka
Number of matches – 2
Host – New Zealand
March 2027
Opponent – Pakistan
Number of matches – 2
Host – Pakistan
England
June–August 2025
Opponent – India
Number of matches – 5
Host – England
November 2025 – January 2026
Opponent – Australia
Number of matches – 5
Host – Australia
June 2026
Opponent – New Zealand
Number of matches – 3
Host – England
August 2026
Opponent – Pakistan
Number of matches – 3
Host – England
December 2026
Opponent – South Africa
Number of matches – 3
Host – South Africa
February 2027
Opponent – Bangladesh
Number of matches – 2
Host – Bangladesh
Sri Lanka
June 2025
Opponent – Bangladesh
Number of matches – 2
Host – Sri Lanka
June 2026
Opponent – West Indies
Number of matches – 2
Host – West Indies
August 2026
Opponent – India
Number of matches – 2
Host – Sri Lanka
November 2026
Opponent – Pakistan
Number of matches – 2
Host – Pakistan
January 2027
Opponent – New Zealand
Number of matches – 2
Host – New Zealand
February 2027
Opponent – South Africa
Number of matches – 2
Host – Sri Lanka
Bangladesh
June 2025
Opponent – Sri Lanka
Number of matches – 2
Host – Sri Lanka
March 2026
Opponent – Pakistan
Number of matches – 2
Host – Bangladesh
October 2026
Opponent – West Indies
Number of matches – 2
Host – Bangladesh
November 2026
Opponent – South Africa
Number of matches – 2
Host – South Africa
February 2027
Opponent – England
Number of matches – 2
Host – Bangladesh
March 2027
Opponent – Australia
Number of matches – 2
Host – Australia
West Indies
June 2025
Opponent – Australia
Number of matches – 2
Host – West Indies
October 2025
Opponent – India
Number of matches – 2
Host – India
November 2025
Opponent – New Zealand
Number of matches – 2
Host – New Zealand
June 2026
Opponent – Sri Lanka
Number of matches – 2
Host – West Indies
July 2026
Opponent – Pakistan
Number of matches – 2
Host – West Indies
October 2026
Opponent – Bangladesh
Number of matches – 2
Host – Bangladesh
Pakistan
October 2025
Opponent – South Africa
Number of matches – 2
Host – Pakistan
March 2026
Opponent – Bangladesh
Number of matches – 2
Host – Bangladesh
July 2026
Opponent – West Indies
Number of matches – 2
Host – West Indies
August 2026
Opponent – England
Number of matches – 3
Host – England
November 2026
Opponent – Sri Lanka
Number of matches – 2
Host – Pakistan
March 2027
Opponent – New Zealand
Number of matches – 2
Host – Pakistan
Basically, this is the complete WTC 2025-27 Schedule. When we look at the previous winners, New Zealand won the first edition while Australia won the second edition of the World Test Championship. Recently, South Africa defeated Australia in the final to win the third edition.
