# 2025 ICC World Test Championship final

The final of the 2023–2025 ICC World Test Championship, a Test cricket match, is scheduled to be played from 11 to 15 June 2025 at Lord's, London, between South Africa and Australia.

## Background

The points system remained unchanged from the previous edition. A team that was behind the required over rate at the end of a match would have one point deducted for each over it was behind. As in the previous edition, the teams are ranked in the league table based on percentage of total points won out of total points contested.
During the 2023–2025 ICC World Test Championship, both South Africa and Australia emerged as the leading teams in terms of points. Going into the final Australia held the top position in the ICC Men's Test Team Rankings while South Africa secured the second spot. South Africa made their first-ever appearance in the WTC final, whereas Australia were the defending champions having won the previous edition against India in the 2023 final.

## Route to the final
### League table

| Pos. | Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Ded. | Con. | Pts. | Pct. | Qualification |
| Pos. | Team | P | W | D | L | Ded. | Con. | Pts. | Pct. | Qualification |
| 1 | South Africa | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 144 | 100 | 69.44 | Advanced to the Final |
| 2 | Australia | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 204 | 130 | 63.73 | Advanced to the Final |
| 3 | India | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 228 | 114 | 50.00 | |
| 4 | New Zealand | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 168 | 81 | 48.21 | |
| 5 | Sri Lanka | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 132 | 60 | 45.45 | |
| 6 | England | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 264 | 114 | 43.18 | |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 144 | 45 | 31.25 | |
| 8 | West Indies | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 156 | 44 | 28.21 | |
| 9 | Pakistan | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 168 | 47 | 27.98 | |
| Last updated: 27 January 2025. Source: International Cricket Council, ESPNcricinfo |||||||||||
* A win is worth 12 points. A draw is worth 4 points. A tie is worth 6 points.
* Points deductions:
* ↑ Australia were deducted a total 10 points for a slow over-rate in the fourth Test against England.
* ↑ India were deducted a total 2 points for a slow over-rate in the first Test against South Africa.
* ↑ New Zealand were deducted a total 3 points for a slow over-rate in the first Test against England.
* ↑ England were deducted a total 22 points for a slow over-rate in the first, second, fourth, and fifth Tests against Australia and the first Test against New Zealand.
* ↑ Bangladesh were deducted a total 3 points for a slow over-rate in the first Test against Pakistan.
* ↑ Pakistan were deducted a total 13 points for a slow over-rate in the first Test against Australia, the first Test against Bangladesh and the second Test against South Africa.

### Results

| Australia | Australia | Round | South Africa | South Africa |
| Opponent | Result | League stage | Opponent | Result |
| England (A) | Australia 2 – 2 England | Series 1 | India (H) | South Africa 1 – 1 India |
| Pakistan (H) | Australia 3 – 0 Pakistan | Series 2 | New Zealand (A) | South Africa 0 – 2 New Zealand |
| West Indies (H) | Australia 1 – 1 West Indies | Series 3 | West Indies (A) | South Africa 1 – 0 West Indies |
| New Zealand (A) | Australia 2 – 0 New Zealand | Series 4 | Bangladesh (A) | South Africa 2 – 0 Bangladesh |
| India (H) | Australia 3 – 1 India | Series 5 | Sri Lanka (H) | South Africa 2 – 0 Sri Lanka |
| Sri Lanka (A) | Australia 2 – 0 Sri Lanka | Series 6 | Pakistan (H) | South Africa 2 – 0 Pakistan |
Source:

## Squads

| South Africa | Australia |

## Match
### Match officials

* On-field umpires: TBA
* Third umpire: TBA
* Reserve umpire: TBA
* Match referee: TBA

### Match details and scorecard

* 11–15 June 2025 Scorecard
* Lord's, London
* This is the first ever final to be played without India.