Updated: 07 June 2023
World Test Championship Final 2023: Stats and Records of WTC Cycle 2021-23: The International Cricket Council (ICC) announces the “World Test Championship (WTC)” competition just like World Cups for ODI and T20I formats it is the championship decider for the test format. The 2019 Ashes series kicked off the inaugural ICC World Test Championship. However, New Zealand won the title in June 2021 after defeating India in the final.
The 5-match Pataudi Trophy kicked off the second ICC World Test Championship on August 4, 2021. However, India and Australia will battle for the second World Test Championship (WTC) 2023 championship from June 7 to June 11, with June 12 set aside as a reserve day, at The Oval in London.
India has qualified for the World Test Championship final second time in a row, while Australia is making its debut. The Oval will serve as a neutral venue for both Australia and India. The Indian team advanced to the World Team Championship final after defeating Australia 2-1 in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series. Here are the stats and records of WTC Cycle 2021-23.
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Stats and Records of WTC Cycle 2021-23
Most Win- 10 Australia
Most losses- 11 Bangladesh
Highest Total- 657 by England vs Pakistan at Rawalpindi in 2022
Lowest Total- 62 by New Zealand vs India at Wankhede in 2021
Largest win- 10 wickets by West Indies vs England at St George in 2022
Most Runs- 1915 by Joe Root In 22 matches
Highest Individual- 252 by Tom Latham vs Bangladesh at Christchurch in 2022
Most 100s- 8 by Joe Root
Most 50s- 14 by Babar Aazam
Highest Partnership- 363 runs for 3rd wicket by K Williamson and H Nicholas against Sri Lanka at wellington in 2023
Most Wickets- 83 wickets by Nathan Lyon
Best Bowling in match- 10/119 by Ajaz Patel vs India in Wankhede in 2021
Best Bowling in Inning- 14/225 Ajaz Patel vs India in Wankhede in 2021
Most 5W haul- 5 times Nathan Lyon
Most Catches- 31 catches by Steve Smith
Squads for WTC Final 2023
India : Virat Kohli, Shubhman Gill, Ravindra Jadeja, Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, KS Bharat, Mohd. Siraj, Shardul Thakur, KL Rahul, Axar Patel, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat, R Ashwin, Mohd. Shami
Australia: Pat Cummins (captain), Alex Carey, Marcus Harris, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Nathan Lyon, Matthew Renshaw, Steve Smith (vice-captain), Mitchell Starc, David Warner, Josh Inglis, Marnus Labuschagne, Scott Boland, Mitchell Marsh, Todd Murphy, Cameron Green, Usman Khawaja
