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Time of India
7 hours ago
- Sport
- Time of India
'WTC continues to invigorate Test match cricket': ICC chief Jay Shah on start of 2025-27 cycle
International Cricket Council (ICC) Chairman Jay Shah hands over the championship mace to South African team players (@JayShah on X via PTI Photo) The International Cricket Council has announced the commencement of the 2025-27 World Test Championship cycle, following South Africa's victory in the 2025 ICC World Test Championship final. The new cycle begins with Sri Lanka hosting Bangladesh for a two-Test series starting June 17, alongside a five-Test series between England and India, while Australia face West Indies in the Caribbean for a three-Test series competing for the Frank Worrell Trophy. Nine teams will participate in the World Test Championship, with each nation playing six other teams - three at home and three away - during the two-year period. The competition structure maintains the points percentage system from previous editions, awarding 12 points for a win, six for a tie, and four for a draw. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW! Australia's schedule includes 11 home matches, featuring an Ashes series against England and four Tests against New Zealand. They will also play 11 matches away from home during this cycle. England's campaign consists of 11 Tests on home soil and 10 away matches, including a three-Test tour to South Africa, the winners of the 2025 WTC Final, scheduled for December 2026. Lobo Predicted It, Again: South Africa's Historic WTC Win vs Australia India will contest 18 matches in total, equally divided between home and away fixtures. New Zealand, the 2021 champions, are set to play 16 matches during this cycle. The upcoming England-India series will be played across five iconic venues: Headingley, Edgbaston, Lord's, Old Trafford, and The Oval. ICC Chair Mr. Jay Shah shared his thoughts on the new cycle: "The third edition of the World Test Championship came to a fantastic conclusion at Lord's as Australia and South Africa played out a classic encounter and we now look forward to the next instalment." "This Championship continues to invigorate Test match cricket, and four of the nine competing nations have now reached a Final over the first three cycles." "Bringing context for players and fans, as well as a high level of competitiveness, is key and the big turnout out at Lord's – as well as the viewership levels across the globe – for the Final is testimony to the continued popularity of Test cricket." "I would like to thank the Member Boards for their continued support of this exciting concept and wish the players all the very best as they begin their journey towards the next Final in 2027."
Int'l Cricket Council
11 hours ago
- Sport
- Int'l Cricket Council
World Test Championship 2025-27 cycle commences with Sri Lanka-Bangladesh and England-India series
Fresh from South Africa becoming ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2025 winners, the next cycle begins in earnest with a string of high-profile series kicking off proceedings. Sri Lanka's two-Test series at home against Bangladesh, which begins on 17 June, is the first contest of the 2025-27 cycle and soon overlaps with a five-Test showdown between England and India. The two teams will go head-to-head at Headingley, Edgbaston, Lord's, Old Trafford and The Oval in the coming weeks. Beaten finalists Australia begin their bid to regain their WTC crown in the Caribbean as they take on West Indies in a three-Test series for the right to lift the Frank Worrell Trophy. As per the previous cycles, nine teams will contest the WTC and each nation will play six other sides – three home and three away – over the course of the two-year period. Australia play 11 matches at home – including an Ashes series against England later this year and four Tests against New Zealand – and the same number away. England play 11 Tests on their own turf and 10 on the road, visiting beaten WTC Final 2025 finalists South Africa for a three-Test tour in December 2026. India will play 18 matches in this cycle, split evenly home and away, with 2021 champions New Zealand playing in 16. The points percentage system used in the previous two editions will determine the leaderboard with teams getting 12 points for a win, six for a tie and four for a draw. ICC Chair, Mr. Jay Shah, is looking forward to the next instalment of the WTC and wished players all the best ahead of the new cycle. Mr. Shah said: 'The third edition of the World Test Championship came to a fantastic conclusion at Lord's as Australia and South Africa played out a classic encounter and we now look forward to the next instalment. 'This Championship continues to invigorate Test match cricket, and four of the nine competing nations have now reached a Final over the first three cycles. 'Bringing context for players and fans, as well as a high level of competitiveness, is key and the big turnout out at Lord's – as well as the viewership levels across the globe – for the Final is testimony to the continued popularity of Test cricket. 'I would like to thank the Member Boards for their continued support of this exciting concept and wish the players all the very best as they begin their journey towards the next Final in 2027.' ENDS
Express Tribune
07-02-2025
- Sport
- Express Tribune
Cricket WI announces Pak tour schedule
Cricket West Indies (CWI) unveils an action-packed schedule for the senior Men's and Women's teams from May to December 2025, featuring a mix of home and away fixtures. Fans can now start planning for an exciting year of cricket, with the men beginning their campaign with limited-overs tours in the United Kingdom. The men's team will continue its preparations for the 2027 ICC Cricket World Cup, starting with a three-match One-Day International (ODI) series against Ireland from May 21-25 in Malahide, Dublin. Four days later, they will face England in a bid for back-to-back ODI series wins, with three ODIs scheduled from May 29 to June 3. This will be followed by three T20 Internationals (T20Is) against England from June 6-10, before concluding the UK tour with three T20Is against Ireland in Belfast from June 12-15. The Men in Maroon will then shift focus to Test cricket, with the start of the ICC World Test Championship cycle under new head coach Daren Sammy. They will battle for the prestigious Frank Worrell Trophy against Australia in a three-match Test series, beginning in Barbados (June 25-29), before moving to Grenada (July 3-7) and concluding in Jamaica (July 12-16). A five-match T20I series against Australia follows, with the first two games at Sabina Park (July 20, 22) and the remaining three at Warner Park, St. Kitts (July 25, 26, 28). To close out the home summer, the West Indies will play against Pakistan in three T20Is in Lauderhill, Florida followed by three ODIs at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Trinidad from July 31 to August 12. The Men's team will then embark on an overseas tour to India, Bangladesh, and New Zealand, spanning from September 21 to December 23. India will feature two test matches, Bangladesh three ODIS and three T20Is while a full tour will be hosted by New Zealand consisting of five T20Is, three ODIs and three test matches. The Women's team begins their 2025 campaign with the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifiers in Pakistan from April 4-19, where six teams will compete for two spots in the marquee event in India, scheduled for August-September. Following the qualifiers, the Women will tour England for a full white-ball series, featuring three T20Is and three ODIs from May 21 to June 8. Later in the year, they will host South Africa for a historic white-ball series at the 3Ws Oval in Barbados, marking the first time the venue will stage such an international series. Pakistan series July 31, 2025 First T20 Broward County, Florida August 2, 2025 Second T20 Broward County, Florida August 3, 2025 Third T20 Broward County, Florida August 8, 2025 First ODI Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad August 10, 2025 Second ODI Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad August 12, 2025 Third ODI Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad Australia series June 25-29, 2025 First Test Kensington Oval, Barbados July 3-7, 2025 Second Test Grenada National Stadium July 12-16, 2025 Third Test Sabina Park, Jamaica July 20, 2025 First T20 Sabina Park, Jamaica July 22, 2025 Second T20 Sabina Park, Jamaica July 25, 2025 Third T20 Warner Park, St Kitts July 26, 2025 Fourth T20 Warner Park, St Kitts July 28, 2025 Fifth T20 Warner Park, St Kitts
Associated Press
06-02-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Australia's test cricketers to tour West Indies for the first time in a decade
ST. JOHN'S, Antigua (AP) — Australia will tour the Caribbean in June and July for a three-test series and five Twenty20 internationals, the West Indies Cricket Board announced Wednesday. It will be Australia's first test tour of the West Indies since 2015 and the first three-test series between the countries since the West Indies tour of Australia in 2015-16. The first test in the Frank Worrell Trophy series is set to be played at Bridgetown, Barbados beginning June 25. The second test is scheduled to start on July 3 in St. George's, Grenada and the third on July 12 in Kingston, Jamaica. Sabina Park in Kingston will also be the venue for the first two T20s on July 20 and 22, with the remaining three T20s to be played at Basseterre, St. Kitts on July 25, 26 and 28. The West Indies series will start two weeks after Australia plays South Africa in the World Test Championship final at Lord's, beginning June 11. The West Indies squad has embarked on three test tours to Australia since last hosting the Frank Worrell Trophy series.
