# 2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship

The 2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship was the inaugural edition of the ICC World Test Championship of Test cricket. It started on 1 August 2019 with the first Test of the 2019 Ashes series, and finished with the Final at the Rose Bowl, Southampton in June 2021.
It came nearly a decade after the International Cricket Council (ICC) first approved the idea for a World Test Championship in 2010, and following two cancelled attempts to hold the inaugural competition in 2013 and 2017.
It featured nine of the twelve Test playing nations, each of whom was scheduled to play a Test series against six of the other eight teams. Each series consisted of between two and five matches, so although all teams were to play six series (three at home and three away), they were not scheduled to play the same number of Tests. Each team were 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 would contest the final. In the case of a draw or a tie in the final, the two teams playing the final would be declared joint champions. However, the COVID-19 pandemic impacted on the Championship, with several rounds of matches being postponed or cancelled. In November 2020, the ICC announced that the finalists would be decided by percentage of points earned.
Some of the Test series in this Championship were part of a longer ongoing series, such as the 2019 Ashes series. Also, some of these nine teams would play additional Test matches during this period which were not part of this Championship, as part of the ICC Future Tours Programme for 2018–23, mainly to give games to the three Test playing sides not taking part in this competition. On 29 July 2019, the ICC officially launched the World Test Championship.
On 2 February 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Australia postponed their away series against South Africa, resulting in a guaranteed berth in the final for New Zealand. On 6 March 2021, India also confirmed their berth for the final, after beating England by 3–1 in a home Test series. The final saw New Zealand win by eight wickets, securing their second global cricket title after their 2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy win.

## Format

The tournament was played over two years. Each team were scheduled to play six other opponents, three at home and three away. Each series consisted of between two and five Test matches. Therefore, all participants did not play the same number of Tests, but played the same number of series. At the end of the league stage the top two teams played in the final. Each match is scheduled for a duration of five days.

### Point scoring

The ICC decided that the same number of points would be available from each series, regardless of series length, so that countries that played fewer Tests were not disadvantaged. It also decided that points would not be awarded for series results, but for match results only. These would be split equally between all the matches in the series, regardless of whether or not a match was a dead rubber, so that every match counted. In a five-match series, therefore, 20% of the points would be available each match, while in a two-match series, 50% of the points would be available each match.
Therefore, depending on whether the series is 2, 3, 4 or 5 matches long, the number of points awarded for a single match win would be a half, a third, a quarter, or a fifth of the maximum possible from the series. The ICC also decided that a tie should be worth half of a win and that a draw should be worth a third of a win. This all meant that after each match, a side could be awarded a half, a third, a quarter, a fifth, a sixth, an eighth, a ninth, a tenth, a twelfth or a fifteenth of the total points available from the series, depending on the result and how many matches the series happened to consist of. Ultimately, this meant a figure for the total points available from the series needs to be picked very carefully, as not many numbers give all integers when split into all these different fractions (360 does). Being a highly composite number, when 120 was split into all these fractions, an integer was obtained in all cases except one – the points awarded for a draw in a 3-match series should be 131⁄3 (a third of a third of 120), but the 1⁄3 had been dropped.
Each series would therefore carry a maximum of 120 points with points distributed as follows:
Distributions of points in ICC World Test Championship :
| Matches in series | Points for a win | Points for a tie | Points for a draw | Points for a defeat |
| 2 | 60 | 30 | 20 | 0 |
| 3 | 40 | 20 | 13 | 0 |
| 4 | 30 | 15 | 10 | 0 |
| 5 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 0 |
A team that was behind the required over rate at the end of a match would have two competition points deducted for each over it was behind. In January 2020, South Africa became the first team to be docked World Test Championship points, after a slow over-rate in the fourth Test against England.

## Participants

Nine full members of the ICC participated in the competition:
* Australia
* Bangladesh
* England
* India
* New Zealand
* Pakistan
* South Africa
* Sri Lanka
* West Indies
Since each team played only six of the eight possible opponents, the ICC announced that India and Pakistan would not play against each other in the first and second editions of the tournament due to the ongoing political issues between the two countries.
The three full members of the ICC who did not participate were Afghanistan, Ireland and Zimbabwe. These were the three lowest ranked full members of the ICC. They had been included in the ICC Future Tours Programme and played a number of Test matches during this period against Championship participants and each other but these did not have bearing on the Championship.

## Schedule

The schedule for the World Test Championship was announced by the ICC on 20 June 2018, as part of the 2018–2023 Future Tours Programme.
Rather than being a full round-robin tournament in which everyone played everyone else equally, each team played only six of the other eight.
| Home \ Away | AUS | BAN | ENG | IND | NZL | PAK | RSA | SRI | WIN |
| Australia | — | — | — | 1–2 [4] | 3–0 [3] | 2–0 [2] | — | — | — |
| Bangladesh | Cancelled [2] | — | — | — | Cancelled [2] | — | — | — | 0–2 [2] |
| England | 2–2 [5] | — | — | — | — | 1–0 [3] | — | — | 2–1 [3] |
| India | — | 2–0 [2] | 3–1 [4] | — | — | — | 3–0 [3] | — | |
| New Zealand | — | — | — | 2–0 [2] | — | 2–0 [2] | — | — | 2–0 [2] |
| Pakistan | — | 1–0 [1]* | — | — | — | — | 2–0 [2] | 1–0 [2] | — |
| South Africa | Cancelled [3] | — | 1–3 [4] | — | — | — | — | 2–0 [2] | — |
| Sri Lanka | — | 1–0 [2] | 0–2 [2] | — | 1–1 [2] | — | — | — | — |
| West Indies | — | — | — | 0–2 [2] | — | — | 0–2 [2] | 0–0 [2] | — |
Therefore, the total number of matches played by each team (home and away) in this tournament, and the two countries that each side did not face in this tournament, were as follows. (Note: This was not the total Test matches played by each team during this period, as some countries did play further matches during this period which were not part of this Championship, as part of the ICC Future Tours Programme for 2018–23. Some of these may be against the opponents they did not play in this Championship.)
| Team | Scheduled matches | Scheduled matches | Scheduled matches | Not scheduled to play against | Not scheduled to play against |
| Team | Total | Home | Away | Not scheduled to play against | Not scheduled to play against |
| Australia | 19 | 9 | 10 | Sri Lanka | West Indies |
| Bangladesh | 12 | 6 | 6 | England | South Africa |
| England | 21 | 11 | 10 | Bangladesh | New Zealand |
| India | 17 | 9 | 8 | Pakistan | Sri Lanka |
| New Zealand | 13 | 6 | 7 | England | South Africa |
| Pakistan | 13 | 6 | 7 | India | West Indies |
| South Africa | 16 | 9 | 7 | Bangladesh | New Zealand |
| Sri Lanka | 12 | 6 | 6 | Australia | India |
| West Indies | 13 | 6 | 7 | Australia | Pakistan |
All the series were mutually agreed between the two nations involved; this had led to allegations that the schedule has been agreed based on what would provide the biggest television audiences, and therefore television receipts, rather than selecting an even spread of teams.
Since each team played a different set of opponents, they can be considered as having an easier or harder schedules.

### COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic impacted on international cricket fixtures, including matches in the Championship. In March 2020, the second Test match between Pakistan and Bangladesh was postponed due to the pandemic. Later the same month, the two-match series between Sri Lanka and England was also postponed. The following month saw Australia's tour to Bangladesh and the West Indies tour to England being postponed. In June 2020, the two-match series between Bangladesh and New Zealand and the three-match series between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh were both postponed. South Africa's tour of the West Indies was postponed, after the fixtures clashed with the West Indies rescheduled tour to England.
On 29 July 2020, the ICC confirmed that their attention had moved to the fixtures in the World Test Championship, with their priority on rescheduling the six Test series that had been postponed. The ICC ultimately accepted several series would not take place as part of the Championship and changed the points system to account for the variation in the number of series played per team.

## Prize money

The International Cricket Council declared a total prize money pool of US$3.8 million for the tournament. The prize money was allocated according to the performance of the team as follows:
| Position | Prize money (US$) |
| Winner | $1,600,000 |
| Runner-up | $800,000 |
| Third | $450,000 |
| Fourth | $350,000 |
| Fifth | $200,000 |
| Sixth | $100,000 |
| Seventh | $100,000 |
| Eighth | $100,000 |
| Ninth | $100,000 |
| Total | $3,800,000 |
The winning team also got the ICC Test Championship Mace, previously presented to the top team in ICC Men's Test Team Rankings at the April cutoff-date of a year between 2003 and 2019.

## League table

| Pos. | Team | Series | Series | Series | Series | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Con. | Pts. | ± | Pct. | RpW Ratio |
| Pos. | Team | P | W | L | D | P | W | L | D | T | Con. | Pts. | ± | Pct. | RpW Ratio |
| 1 | India | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 720 | 520 | 0 | 72.2 | 1.577 |
| 2 | New Zealand | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 600 | 420 | 0 | 70.0 | 1.281 |
| 3 | Australia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 480 | 332 | 4 | 69.2 | 1.392 |
| 4 | England | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 720 | 442 | 0 | 61.4 | 1.120 |
| 5 | South Africa | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 600 | 264 | 6 | 44.0 | 0.787 |
| 6 | Pakistan | 5.5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 660 | 286 | 0 | 43.3 | 0.822 |
| 7 | Sri Lanka | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 720 | 200 | 0 | 27.8 | 0.729 |
| 8 | West Indies | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 720 | 194 | 6 | 26.9 | 0.661 |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 3.5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 420 | 20 | 0 | 4.8 | 0.601 |
* Source: International Cricket Council, ESPNcricinfo
* The top two teams advanced to the final
* Teams were ranked by the percentage of points won. If two teams were tied, they were ranked by Runs Per Wicket Ratio. If teams were still tied, ranking was determined by matches won in series between the teams, finally by ranking in the Men's Test Team Rankings as at 30 April 2021.
* Under the original rules, teams were ranked first by points. If two teams were tied on points, the team that won more series was ranked higher. If teams were still equal, the runs per wicket ratio was used. This ranking system was amended in November 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic causing some series to be cancelled, meaning not all teams would compete for the same number of points.

## League stage
### 2019
#### The Ashes (England v Australia)

* 1–5 August 2019 Scorecard
| Australia 284 (80.4 overs) & 487/7d (112 overs) | v | England 374 (135.5 overs) & 146 (52.3 overs) |
* Australia won by 251 runs Edgbaston, Birmingham Points: Australia 24, England 0
* 14–18 August 2019 Scorecard
| England 258 (77.1 overs) & 258/5d (71 overs) | v | Australia 250 (94.3 overs) & 154/6 (47.3 overs) |
* Match drawn Lord's, London Points: England 8, Australia 8
* 22–26 August 2019 Scorecard
| Australia 179 (52.1 overs) & 246 (75.2 overs) | v | England 67 (27.5 overs) & 362/9 (125.4 overs) |
* England won by 1 wicket Headingley, Leeds Points: England 24, Australia 0
* 4–8 September 2019 Scorecard
| Australia 497/8d (126 overs) & 186/6d (42.5 overs) | v | England 301 (107 overs) & 197 (91.3 overs) |
* Australia won by 185 runs Old Trafford, Manchester Points: Australia 24, England 0
* 12–16 September 2019 Scorecard
| England 294 (87.1 overs) & 329 (95.3 overs) | v | Australia 225 (68.5 overs) & 263 (76.6 overs) |
* England won by 135 runs The Kia Oval, London Points: England 24, Australia 0

#### Sri Lanka v New Zealand

* 14–18 August 2019 Scorecard
| New Zealand 249 (83.2 overs) & 285 (106 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 267 (93.2 overs) & 268/4 (86.1 overs) |
* Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets Galle International Stadium, Galle Points: Sri Lanka 60, New Zealand 0
* 22–26 August 2019 Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 244 (90.2 overs) & 122 (70.2 overs) | v | New Zealand 431/6d (115 overs) |
* New Zealand won by an innings and 65 runs P. Sara Oval, Colombo Points: New Zealand 60, Sri Lanka 0

#### West Indies v India

* 22–26 August 2019 Scorecard
| India 297 (96.4 overs) & 343/7d (112.3 overs) | v | West Indies 222 (74.2 overs) & 100 (26.5 overs) |
* India won by 318 runs Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua Points: India 60, West Indies 0
* 30 August–3 September 2019 Scorecard
| India 416 (140.1 overs) & 168/4d (54.4 overs) | v | West Indies 117 (47.1 overs) & 210 (59.5 overs) |
* India won by 257 runs Sabina Park, Jamaica Points: India 60, West Indies 0

### 2019–20
#### Freedom Trophy (India v South Africa)

* 2–6 October 2019 Scorecard
| India 502/7d (136 overs) & 323/4d (67 overs) | v | South Africa 431 (131.2 overs) & 191 (63.5 overs) |
* India won by 203 runs Dr. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam Points: India 40, South Africa 0
* 10–14 October 2019 Scorecard
| India 601/5d (156.3 overs) | v | South Africa 275 (105.4 overs) & 189 (67.2 overs) (f/o) |
* India won by an innings and 137 runs Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune Points: India 40, South Africa 0
* 19–23 October 2019 Scorecard
| India 497/9d (116.3 overs) | v | South Africa 162 (56.2 overs) & 133 (48 overs) (f/o) |
* India won by an innings and 202 runs JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi Points: India 40, South Africa 0

#### India v Bangladesh

* 14–18 November 2019 Scorecard
| Bangladesh 150 (58.3 overs) & 213 (69.2 overs) | v | India 493/6d (114 overs) |
* India won by an innings and 130 runs Holkar Stadium, Indore Points: India 60, Bangladesh 0
* 22–26 November 2019 (D/N) Scorecard
| Bangladesh 106 (30.3 overs) & 195 (41.1 overs) | v | India 347/9d (89.4 overs) |
* India won by an innings and 46 runs Eden Gardens, Kolkata Points: India 60, Bangladesh 0

#### Australia v Pakistan

* 21–25 November 2019 Scorecard
| Pakistan 240 (86.2 overs) & 335 (84.2 overs) | v | Australia 580 (157.4 overs) |
* Australia won by an innings and 5 runs The Gabba, Brisbane Points: Australia 60, Pakistan 0
* 29 November – 3 December 2019 (D/N) Scorecard
| Australia 589/3d (127 overs) | v | Pakistan 302 (94.4 overs) & 239 (82 overs) (f/o) |
* Australia won by an innings and 48 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Points: Australia 60, Pakistan 0

#### Pakistan v Sri Lanka

* 11–15 December 2019 Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 308/6d (97 overs) | v | Pakistan 252/2 (70 overs) |
* Match drawn Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Points: Pakistan 20, Sri Lanka 20
* 19–23 December 2019 Scorecard
| Pakistan 191 (59.3 overs) & 555/3d (131 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 271 (85.5 overs) & 212 (62.5 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 263 runs National Stadium, Karachi Points: Pakistan 60, Sri Lanka 0

#### Trans-Tasman Trophy (Australia v New Zealand)

* 12–16 December 2019 (D/N) Scorecard
| Australia 416 (146.2 overs) & 9/217d (69.1 overs) | v | New Zealand 166 (55.2 overs) & 171 (65.3 overs) |
* Australia won by 296 runs Perth Stadium, Perth Points: Australia 40, New Zealand 0
* 26–30 December 2019 Scorecard
| Australia 467 (155.1 overs) & 5/168d (54.2 overs) | v | New Zealand 148 (54.5 overs) & 240 (71 overs) |
* Australia won by 247 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Points: Australia 40, New Zealand 0
* 3–7 January 2020 Scorecard
| Australia 454 (150.1 overs) & 2/217d (52 overs) | v | New Zealand 256 (95.4 overs) & 136 (47.5 overs) |
* Australia won by 279 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Points: Australia 40, New Zealand 0

#### Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (South Africa v England)

* 26–30 December 2019 Scorecard
| South Africa 284 (84.3 overs) & 272 (61.4 overs) | v | England 181 (53.2 overs) & 268 (93 overs) |
* South Africa won by 107 runs Centurion Park, Centurion Points: South Africa 30, England 0
* 3–7 January 2020 Scorecard
| England 269 (91.5 overs) & 391/8d (111 overs) | v | South Africa 223 (89 overs) & 248 (137.4 overs) |
* England won by 189 runs PPC Newlands, Cape Town Points: England 30, South Africa 0
* 16–20 January 2020 Scorecard
| England 499/9d (152 overs) | v | South Africa 209 (86.4 overs) & 237 (88.5 overs)(f/o) |
* England won by an innings and 53 runs St George's Park Cricket Ground, Port Elizabeth Points: England 30, South Africa 0
* 24–28 January 2020 Scorecard
| England 400 (98.2 overs) & 248 (61.3 overs) | v | South Africa 183 (68.3 overs) & 274 (77.1 overs) |
* England won by 191 runs Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Points: England 30, South Africa −6

#### Pakistan v Bangladesh

The second match was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to a busy schedule, the match would be postponed until the 2021–22 season and outside the Championship season.
* 7–11 February 2020 Scorecard
| Bangladesh 233 (82.5 overs) & 168 (62.2 overs) | v | Pakistan 445 (122.5 overs) |
* Pakistan won by an innings and 44 runs Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Points: Pakistan 60, Bangladesh 0
* 5–9 April 2020 Scorecard
| Pakistan | v | Bangladesh |
* Cancelled National Stadium, Karachi

#### New Zealand v India

* 21–25 February 2020 Scorecard
| India 165 (68.1 overs) & 191 (81 overs) | v | New Zealand 348 (100.2 overs) & 9/0 (1.4 overs) |
* New Zealand won by 10 wickets Basin Reserve, Wellington Points: New Zealand 60, India 0
* 29 February–4 March 2020 Scorecard
| India 242 (63 overs) & 124 (46 overs) | v | New Zealand 235 (73.1 overs) & 132/3 (36 overs) |
* New Zealand won by 7 wickets Hagley Oval, Christchurch Points: New Zealand 60, India 0

### 2020
#### Bangladesh v Australia

This series did not happen due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
* 11–15 June 2020 Scorecard
| Bangladesh | v | Australia |
* Cancelled Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram
* 19–23 June 2020 Scorecard
| Bangladesh | v | Australia |
* Cancelled Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka

#### Wisden Trophy (England v West Indies)

This series was originally scheduled for June 2020 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
* 8–12 July 2020 Scorecard
| England 204 (67.3 overs) & 313 (111.2 overs) | v | West Indies 318 (102 overs) & 200/6 (64.2 overs) |
* West Indies won by 4 wickets Rose Bowl, Southampton Points: West Indies 40, England 0
* 16–20 July 2020 Scorecard
| England 469/9d (162 overs) & 129/3d (19 overs) | v | West Indies 287 (99 overs) & 198 (70.1 overs) |
* England won by 113 runs Old Trafford, Manchester Points: England 40, West Indies 0
* 24–28 July 2020 Scorecard
| England 369 (111.5 overs) & 226/2d (58 overs) | v | West Indies 197 (65 overs) & 129 (37.1 overs) |
* England won by 269 runs Old Trafford, Manchester Points: England 40, West Indies 0

#### England v Pakistan

* 5–9 August 2020 Scorecard
| Pakistan 326 (109.3 overs) & 169 (46.4 overs) | v | England 219 (70.3 overs) & 277/7 (82.1 overs) |
* England won by 3 wickets Old Trafford, Manchester Points: England 40, Pakistan 0
* 13–17 August 2020 Scorecard
| Pakistan 236 (91.2 overs) | v | England 110/4d (43.1 overs) |
* Match drawn Rose Bowl, Southampton Points: England 13, Pakistan 13
* 21–25 August 2020
| England 583/8d (154.4 overs) | v | Pakistan 273 (93 overs) & 187/4 (83.1 overs) (f/o) |
* Match drawn Rose Bowl, Southampton Points: Pakistan 13, England 13

#### Bangladesh v New Zealand

This series did not happen due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
* August 2020
| Bangladesh | v | New Zealand |
* Cancelled
* August 2020
| Bangladesh | v | New Zealand |
* Cancelled

### 2020–21
#### New Zealand v West Indies

* 3–7 December 2020 Scorecard
| New Zealand 519/7d (145 overs) | v | West Indies 138 (64 overs) & 247 (58.5 overs) (f/o) |
* New Zealand won by an innings and 134 runs Seddon Park, Hamilton Points: New Zealand 60, West Indies 0
* 11–15 December 2020 Scorecard
| New Zealand 460 (114 overs) | v | West Indies 131 (56.4 overs) & 317 (79.1 overs) (f/o) |
* New Zealand won by an innings and 12 runs Basin Reserve, Wellington Points: New Zealand 60, West Indies 0

#### Border–Gavaskar Trophy (Australia v India)

* 17–21 December 2020 (D/N) Scorecard
| India 244 (93.1 overs) & 36 (21.2 overs) | v | Australia 191 (72.1 overs) & 2/93 (21 overs) |
* Australia won by 8 wickets Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Points: Australia 30, India 0
* 26–30 December 2020 Scorecard
| Australia 195 (72.3 overs) & 200 (103.1 overs) | v | India 326 (115.1 overs) & 2/70 (15.5 overs) |
* India won by 8 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Points: India 30, Australia −4
* 7–11 January 2021 Scorecard
| Australia 338 (105.4 overs) & 6/312d (87 overs) | v | India 244 (100.4 overs) & 334/5 (131 overs) |
* Match drawn Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Points: Australia 10, India 10
* 15–19 January 2021 Scorecard
| Australia 369 (115.2 overs) & 294 (75.5 overs) | v | India 336 (111.4 overs) & 7/329 (97 overs) |
* India won by 3 wickets The Gabba, Brisbane Points: India 30, Australia 0

#### New Zealand v Pakistan

* 26–30 December 2020 Scorecard
| New Zealand 431 (155 overs) & 180/5d (45.3 overs) | v | Pakistan 239 (102.2 overs) & 271 (123.3 overs) |
* New Zealand won by 101 runs Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui Points: New Zealand 60, Pakistan 0
* 3–7 January 2021 Scorecard
| Pakistan 297 (83.5 overs) & 186 (81.4 overs) | v | New Zealand 659/6d (158.5 overs) |
* New Zealand won by an innings and 176 runs Hagley Oval, Christchurch Points: New Zealand 60, Pakistan 0

#### South Africa v Sri Lanka

* 26–30 December 2020 Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 396 (96 overs) & 180 (46.1 overs) | v | South Africa 621 (142.1 overs) |
* South Africa won by an innings and 45 runs Centurion Park, Centurion Points: South Africa 60, Sri Lanka 0
* 3–7 January 2021 Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 157 (40.3 overs) & 211 (56.5 overs) | v | South Africa 302 (75.4 overs) & 67/0 (13.2 overs) |
* South Africa won by 10 wickets Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Points: South Africa 60, Sri Lanka 0

#### Sri Lanka v England

This series was originally scheduled for March 2020 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
* 14–18 January 2021 Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 135 (46.1 overs) & 359 (136.5 overs) | v | England 421 (117.1 overs) & 76/3 (24.2 overs) |
* England won by 7 wickets Galle International Stadium, Galle Points: England 60, Sri Lanka 0
* 22–26 January 2021 Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 381 (139.3 overs) & 126 (35.5 overs) | v | England 344 (116.1 overs) & 164/4 (43.3 overs) |
* England won by 6 wickets Galle International Stadium, Galle Points: England 60, Sri Lanka 0

#### Pakistan v South Africa

* 26–30 January 2021 Scorecard
| South Africa 220 (69.2 overs) & 245 (100.3 overs) | v | Pakistan 378 (119.2 overs) & 90/3 (22.5 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 7 wickets National Stadium, Karachi Points: Pakistan 60, South Africa 0
* 4–8 February 2021 Scorecard
| Pakistan 272 (114.3 overs) & 298 (102 overs) | v | South Africa 201 (65.4 overs) & 274 (91.4 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 95 runs Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Points: Pakistan 60, South Africa 0

#### Bangladesh v West Indies

This was originally a three-match series scheduled for January 2021.
* 3–7 February 2021 Scorecard
| Bangladesh 430 (150.2 overs) & 223/8d (67.5 overs) | v | West Indies 259 (96.1 overs) & 395/7 (127.3 overs) |
* West Indies won by 3 wickets Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram Points: West Indies 60, Bangladesh 0
* 11–15 February 2021 Scorecard
| West Indies 409 (142.2 overs) & 117 (52.5 overs) | v | Bangladesh 296 (96.5 overs) & 213 (61.3 overs) |
* West Indies won by 17 runs Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Points: West Indies 60, Bangladesh 0

#### Anthony de Mello Trophy (India v England)

This was originally a five-match series.
* 5–9 February 2021 Scorecard
| England 578 (190.1 overs) & 178 (46.3 overs) | v | India 337 (95.5 overs) & 192 (58.1 overs) |
* England won by 227 runs M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Points: England 30, India 0
* 13–17 February 2021 Scorecard
| India 329 (95.5 overs) & 286 (85.5 overs) | v | England 134 (59.5 overs) & 164 (54.2 overs) |
* India won by 317 runs M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Points: India 30, England 0
* 24–28 February 2021 (D/N) Scorecard
| England 112 (48.4 overs) & 81 (30.4 overs) | v | India 145 (53.2 overs) & 49/0 (7.4 overs) |
* India won by 10 wickets Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad Points: India 30, England 0
* 4–8 March 2021 Scorecard
| England 205 (75.5 overs) & 135 (54.5 overs) | v | India 365 (114.4 overs) |
* India won by an innings and 25 runs Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad Points: India 30, England 0

#### South Africa v Australia

This series did not take place as originally scheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and could not be a part of the Championship season.
* March 2021
| South Africa | v | Australia |
* Cancelled
* March 2021
| South Africa | v | Australia |
* Cancelled
* March 2021
| South Africa | v | Australia |
* Cancelled

#### Sobers–Tissera Trophy (West Indies v Sri Lanka)

* 21–25 March 2021 Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 169 (69.4 overs) & 476 (149.5 overs) | v | West Indies 271 (103 overs) & 236/4 (100 overs) |
* Match drawn Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua Points: West Indies 20, Sri Lanka 20
* 29 March – 2 April 2021 Scorecard
| West Indies 354 (111.1 overs) & 280/4d (72.4 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 258 (107 overs) & 193/2 (79 overs) |
* Match drawn Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua Points: West Indies 20, Sri Lanka 20

#### Sri Lanka v Bangladesh

This series originally comprised three Test matches and was scheduled for July–August 2020, then postponed to October 2020, but was rescheduled again due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
* 21–25 April 2021 Scorecard
| Bangladesh 541/7d (173 overs) & 100/2 (33 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 648/8d (179 overs) |
* Match drawn Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy Points: Sri Lanka 20, Bangladesh 20
* 29 April–3 May 2021 Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 493/7d (159.2 overs) & 194/9d (42.2 overs) | v | Bangladesh 251 (83 overs) & 227 (71 overs) |
* Sri Lanka won by 209 runs Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy Points: Sri Lanka 60, Bangladesh 0

### 2021
#### Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (West Indies v South Africa)

This series was scheduled to be played in July 2020 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
* 10–14 June 2021 Scorecard
| West Indies 97 (40.5 Overs) & 162 (64 Overs) | v | South Africa 322 (96.5 Overs) |
* South Africa won by an innings and 63 runs Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, St Lucia Points: South Africa 60, West Indies 0
* 18–22 June 2021 Scorecard
| South Africa 298 (112.4 overs) & 174 (53 overs) | v | West Indies 149 (54 overs) & 165 (58.3 overs) |
* South Africa won by 158 runs Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, St Lucia Points: South Africa 60, West Indies −6

## Final

* 18–23 June 2021 Scorecard
| India 217 (92.1 overs) & 170 (73 overs) | v | New Zealand 249 (99.2 overs) & 140/2 (45.5 overs) |
* New Zealand won by 8 wickets Rose Bowl, Southampton
* Panorama of the Rose Bowl, the venue for the final match

## Final standings

| Pos. | Team | Prize money (US$) |
| 1 | New Zealand | $1,600,000 |
| 2 | India | $800,000 |
| 3 | Australia | $450,000 |
| 4 | England | $350,000 |
| 5 | South Africa | $200,000 |
| 6 | Pakistan | $100,000 |
| 7 | Sri Lanka | $100,000 |
| 8 | West Indies | $100,000 |
| 9 | Bangladesh | $100,000 |

## Statistics
### Individual statistics

The top 5 players in each category are listed.

#### Most runs

| Runs | Batsman | Mat | Inns | NO | Ave | HS | 100s | 50s |
| 1,675 | Marnus Labuschagne | 13 | 23 | 0 | 72.82 | 215 | 5 | 9 |
| 1,660 | Joe Root | 20 | 37 | 2 | 47.43 | 228 | 3 | 8 |
| 1,341 | Steve Smith | 13 | 22 | 1 | 63.85 | 211 | 4 | 7 |
| 1,334 | Babar Azam | 17 | 32 | 3 | 46.00 | 176 | 4 | 6 |
| 1,159 | Virat Kohli | 18 | 30 | 3 | 42.92 | 115 | 3 | 6 |
| Last updated: 23 June 2021 |||||||||

#### Most wickets

| Wkts | Bowler | Mat | Inns | Runs | Overs | BBI | BBM | Avg | 5WI | 10WM |
| 71 | Ravichandran Ashwin | 14 | 26 | 1,444 | 549.4 | 7/145 | 9/207 | 20.33 | 4 | 0 |
| 70 | Pat Cummins | 14 | 28 | 1,472 | 555.3 | 5/28 | 7/69 | 21.02 | 1 | 0 |
| 69 | Stuart Broad | 17 | 32 | 1,386 | 499.3 | 6/31 | 10/67 | 20.08 | 2 | 1 |
| 56 | Tim Southee | 11 | 22 | 1,166 | 431.3 | 5/32 | 9/110 | 20.82 | 3 | 0 |
| 56 | Nathan Lyon | 14 | 27 | 1,757 | 630.5 | 6/49 | 10/118 | 31.37 | 4 | 1 |
| Last updated: 23 June 2021 |||||||||||

#### Most dismissals for a wicket-keeper

| Dismissals | Player | Mat | Inns | Catches | Stumping | BBI | Dis/Inn |
| 65 | Tim Paine | 14 | 28 | 63 | 2 | 5 | 2.321 |
| 50 | Quinton de Kock | 13 | 22 | 48 | 2 | 6 | 2.272 |
| 50 | Jos Buttler | 18 | 25 | 49 | 1 | 4 | 2.000 |
| 48 | BJ Watling | 11 | 22 | 47 | 1 | 5 | 2.181 |
| 41 | Rishabh Pant | 12 | 24 | 35 | 6 | 4 | 1.708 |
| Last updated: 11 June 2023 ||||||||

#### Most catches for a player

| Dismissals | Player | Mat | Inns | Catches | Dis/Inn |
| 34 | Joe Root | 20 | 38 | 3 | 0.894 |
| 27 | Steve Smith | 13 | 26 | 4 | 1.038 |
| 25 | Ben Stokes | 17 | 33 | 5 | 0.757 |
| 23 | Ajinkya Rahane | 18 | 36 | 3 | 0.638 |
| 21 | Ross Taylor | 12 | 24 | 3 | 0.875 |
| Last updated: 11 June 2023 ||||||

#### Highest individual score

| Runs | Batsman | Balls | 4s | 6s | Opposition | Venue | Match date |
| 335* | David Warner | 418 | 39 | 1 | Pakistan | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 29 November 2019 |
| 267 | Zak Crawley | 393 | 34 | 1 | Pakistan | The Rose Bowl, Southampton | 21 August 2020 |
| 254* | Virat Kohli | 336 | 33 | 2 | South Africa | Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune | 10 October 2019 |
| 251 | Kane Williamson | 412 | 34 | 2 | West Indies | Seddon Park, Hamilton | 3 December 2020 |
| 244 | Dimuth Karunaratne | 437 | 26 | 0 | Bangladesh | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele | 21 April 2021 |
| Last updated: 23 June 2021 ||||||||

#### Best bowling figures in an innings

| Figure | Bowler | Overs | Mdns | Econ | Opposition | Venue | Match date |
| 7/137 | Lasith Embuldeniya | 42.0 | 6 | 3.26 | England | Galle International Stadium, Galle | 22 January 2021 |
| 7/145 | Ravichandran Ashwin | 46.2 | 11 | 3.12 | South Africa | ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam | 2 October 2019 |
| 6/27 | Jasprit Bumrah | 12.1 | 3 | 2.21 | West Indies | Sabina Park, Kingston | 30 August 2019 |
| 6/31 | Stuart Broad | 14.0 | 4 | 2.21 | West Indies | Old Trafford, Manchester | 24 July 2020 |
| 6/38 | Axar Patel | 21.4 | 6 | 1.75 | England | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad | 24 February 2021 |
| Last updated: 23 June 2021 ||||||||

#### Best bowling figures in a match

| Figure | Bowler | Overs | Mdns | Opposition | Venue | Match date |
| 11/70 | Axar Patel | 36.4 | 9 | England | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad | 25 February 2021 |
| 11/117 | Kyle Jamieson | 41 | 14 | Pakistan | Hagley Oval, Christchurch | 3 January 2021 |
| 11/178 | Praveen Jayawickrama | 64 | 17 | Bangladesh | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy | 29 April 2021 |
| 10/67 | Stuart Broad | 22.1 | 5 | West Indies | Old Trafford, Manchester | 24 July 2020 |
| 10/114 | Hasan Ali | 31.4 | 4 | South Africa | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi | 4 February 2021 |
| Last updated: 23 June 2021 |||||||

#### Best batting averages

| Average | Batsman | Matches | Innings | Runs | HS | 100s | 50s |
| 72.82 | Marnus Labuschagne | 13 | 23 | 1,675 | 215 | 5 | 9 |
| 66.57 | Babar Azam | 10 | 17 | 932 | 143 | 4 | 5 |
| 63.85 | Steve Smith | 13 | 22 | 1,341 | 211 | 4 | 6 |
| 61.20 | Kane Williamson | 10 | 16 | 918 | 251 | 3 | 2 |
| 60.77 | Rohit Sharma | 12 | 19 | 1,094 | 212 | 4 | 2 |
| Qualification: Minimum 10 innings Last updated: 23 June 2021 ||||||||

#### Best bowling averages

| Average | Bowler | Matches | Wkts | Runs | Balls | BBI | BBM |
| 10.59 | Axar Patel | 3 | 27 | 286 | 766 | 6/38 | 11/70 |
| 12.53 | Kyle Jamieson | 7 | 43 | 539 | 1,478 | 6/48 | 11/117 |
| 17.79 | Ishant Sharma | 12 | 39 | 694 | 1,496 | 5/22 | 9/78 |
| 18.55 | Umesh Yadav | 7 | 27 | 538 | 962 | 5/53 | 8/82 |
| 19.51 | James Anderson | 12 | 39 | 761 | 1,991 | 6/40 | 7/63 |
| Qualification: Minimum 500 deliveries bowled Last updated: 23 June 2021 ||||||||

### Team statistics
#### Highest team totals

| Score | Team | Overs | RR | Inns | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| 659/6d | New Zealand | 158.5 | 4.14 | 2 | Pakistan | Hagley Oval, Christchurch | 3 January 2021 |
| 648/8d | Sri Lanka | 179 | 3.62 | 2 | Bangladesh | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele | 21 April 2021 |
| 621 | South Africa | 142.1 | 4.36 | 2 | Sri Lanka | SuperSport Park, Centurion | 26 December 2020 |
| 601/5d | India | 156.3 | 3.84 | 1 | South Africa | Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune | 10 October 2019 |
| 589/3d | Australia | 127.0 | 4.63 | 1 | Pakistan | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 29 November 2019 |
| (d=declared) Last updated: 23 June 2021 ||||||||

#### Lowest team totals

| Score | Team | Overs | RR | Inns | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| 36 | India | 21.2 | 1.68 | 3 | Australia | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 19 December 2020 |
| 67 | England | 27.5 | 2.40 | 2 | Australia | Headingley Cricket Ground, Headingley | 22 August 2019 |
| 81 | England | 30.4 | 2.64 | 3 | India | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad | 25 February 2021 |
| 97 | West Indies | 40.5 | 2.37 | 1 | South Africa | Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet | 10 June 2021 |
| 100 | West Indies | 26.5 | 3.72 | 4 | India | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound | 22 August 2019 |
| Last updated: 23 June 2021 ||||||||

#### Highest successful run-chases

| Score | Team | Target | Overs | RR | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| 395/7 | West Indies | 395 | 127.3 | 3.10 | Bangladesh | Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram | 7 February 2021 |
| 362/9 | England | 359 | 125.4 | 2.88 | Australia | Headingley Cricket Ground, Headingley | 25 August 2019 |
| 329/7 | India | 328 | 97.0 | 3.39 | Australia | The Gabba, Brisbane | 19 January 2021 |
| 277/7 | England | 277 | 82.1 | 3.37 | Pakistan | Old Trafford, Manchester | 8 August 2020 |
| 268/4 | Sri Lanka | 268 | 86.1 | 3.11 | New Zealand | Galle International Stadium, Galle | 18 August 2019 |
| Last updated: 23 June 2021 ||||||||