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===Squads===
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! {{cr|IND}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/no-hardik-pandya-kuldeep-yadav-in-india-s-squad-of-20-for-wtc-final-and-england-tests-1262487 |title=No Hardik, Kuldeep in India's squad of 20 for WTC final and England Tests |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=7 May 2021}}</ref>
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* [[Kane Williamson]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Tom Blundell (cricketer)|Tom Blundell]]
* [[Trent Boult]]
* [[Doug Bracewell]]
* [[Devon Conway]]
* [[Colin de Grandhomme]]
* [[Jacob Duffy]]
* [[Matt Henry (cricketer)|Matt Henry]]
* [[Kyle Jamieson]]
* [[Tom Latham (cricketer)|Tom Latham]]
* [[Daryl Mitchell (New Zealand cricketer)|Daryl Mitchell]]
* [[Henry Nicholls (cricketer)|Henry Nicholls]]
* [[Ajaz Patel]]
* [[Rachin Ravindra]]
* [[Mitchell Santner]]
* [[Tim Southee]]
* [[Ross Taylor]]
* [[Neil Wagner]]
* [[BJ Watling]] ([[wicket-keeper|wk]])
* [[Will Young (cricketer)|Will Young]]
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* [[Virat Kohli]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Ajinkya Rahane]] ([[captain (cricket)#Vice-captain|vc]])
* [[Mayank Agarwal]]
* [[Ravichandran Ashwin]]
* [[Jasprit Bumrah]]
* [[Shubman Gill]]
* [[Ravindra Jadeja]]
* [[Rishabh Pant]] ([[wicket-keeper|wk]])
* [[Axar Patel]]
* [[Cheteshwar Pujara]]
* [[KL Rahul]]
* [[Wriddhiman Saha]] ([[wicket-keeper|wk]])
* [[Mohammed Shami]]
* [[Ishant Sharma]]
* [[Rohit Sharma]]
* [[Mohammed Siraj]]
* [[Washington Sundar]]
* [[Shardul Thakur]]
* [[Hanuma Vihari]]
* [[Umesh Yadav]]
|}

India also named [[Abhimanyu Easwaran]], [[Prasidh Krishna]], [[Avesh Khan]] and [[Arzan Nagwaswalla]] as standby players.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bcci.tv/articles/2021/news/154375/india-s-squad-for-wtc-final-and-test-series-against-england-announced |title=India's squad for WTC Final and Test series against England announced |work=Board of Control for Cricket in India |access-date=7 May 2021}}</ref>
===Match summary===
===Match summary===
[[File:Pavilion stands.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Panorama of the Rose Bowl, venue for the final match.]]
[[File:Pavilion stands.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Panorama of the Rose Bowl, venue for the final match.]]

Revision as of 17:27, 11 May 2021

2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship
File:2019–21 ICC World Test Championship Logo.jpg
ICC World Test Championship 2019–21 Logo
Dates1 August 2019 – 22 June 2021
Administrator(s)International Cricket Council
Cricket formatTest cricket
Tournament format(s)League and Final
Participants9
Matches59
Official websiteicc-cricket.com/world-test-championship

The 2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship is the inaugural edition of the ICC World Test Championship of Test cricket.[1] It started on 1 August 2019 with the first Test of the 2019 Ashes series,[2] and will finish 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,[3][4] 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.[5] In the case of a draw or a tie in the final, the two teams playing the final would be declared joint champions.[5] 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.[6][7]

Some of the Test series in this Championship were part of a longer ongoing series, such as the 2019 Ashes series.[5] 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.[5] On 29 July 2019, the ICC officially launched the World Test Championship.[8]

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.[9][10] On 6 March 2021, India also confirmed their berth for the final, after beating England by 3–1 in a home Test series.[11] Australia missed out on a place in the final due to a points deduction for a slow over rate.[12]

Format

The tournament is being played over two years. Each team play six other opponents, three at home and three away. Each series consists of between two and five Test matches. Therefore, all participants do not play the same number of Tests, but play the same number of series. At the end of the league stage the top two teams play in the final.[13] Each match is scheduled for a duration of five days. All players involved has a squad number, even if they have never made their debuts in ODI or T20I teams.

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,[14] so that every match counted.[15] 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.[16] 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[17]
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.[18] 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.[19]

Participants

The nine full members of the ICC who participated were:

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.

The three full members of the ICC who did not participate:

These were the three lowest ranked full members of the ICC. They had been included in the ICC Future Tours Programme; they played a number of Test matches during this period against Championship participants and each other[n 1] but these did not have bearing on the Championship.[n 2]

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.[20]

Home \ Away Australia Bangladesh England India New Zealand Pakistan South Africa Sri Lanka Cricket West Indies
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] — — Cancelled [2] 0–0 [2] —
Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 2021. Source: icc-cricket The numbers in square brackets are the numbers of matches in the series.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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 Was not scheduled to play against
Total Home Away
 Australia 19 9 10  Sri Lanka and  West Indies
 Bangladesh 12 6 6  England and  South Africa
 England 21 11 10  Bangladesh and  New Zealand
 India 17 9 8  Pakistan and  Sri Lanka
 New Zealand 13 6 7  England and  South Africa
 Pakistan 13 6 7  India and  West Indies
 South Africa 16 9 7  Bangladesh and  New Zealand
 Sri Lanka 12 6 6  Australia and  India
 West Indies 13 6 7  Australia and  Pakistan

Variations in strength of opponents

Rather than being a full round-robin tournament in which everyone played everyone else equally, each team played only six of the other eight. Each team played a different set of opponents, and so can be considered as having an easier or harder schedule.

All the series were mutually agreed between the two nations involved;[20] this had led to allegations that the schedule has been agreed based on what would provide the biggest television audiences, and therefore television receipts,[21] rather than selecting an even spread of teams.

COVID-19 pandemic

Main article: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cricket

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.[22] Later the same month, the two-match series between Sri Lanka and England was also postponed.[23] The following month saw Australia's tour to Bangladesh and the West Indies tour to England being postponed.[24][25] 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.[26][27] South Africa's tour of the West Indies was postponed, after the fixtures clashed with the West Indies rescheduled tour to England.[28][29]

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.[30] 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.[6][7]

League stage

For matches played in Australia, scores are listed in the Australian format of wickets/runs.

League table

Pos Team Series Matches PC Points Ded PCT RpW Ratio
P W L D P W L D T
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[a] 69.2% 1.392
4  England 6 4 1 1 21 11 7 3 0 720 442 0 61.4% 1.120
5  Pakistan 5.5 3 3 0 12 4 5 3 0 660 286 0 43.3% 0.822
6  West Indies 5 1 3 1 11 3 6 2 0 600 200 0 33.3% 0.677
7  South Africa 4 1 3 0 11 3 8 0 0 480 144 6[b] 30.0% 0.693
8  Sri Lanka 6 1 3 2 12 2 6 4 0 720 200 0 27.8% 0.729
9  Bangladesh 3.5 0 4 0 7 0 6 1 0 420 20 0 4.8% 0.601
Last updated: 3 May 2021. Source: International Cricket Council,[32] ESPNcricinfo[33]
  1. ^ Australia were deducted 4 points for a slow over rate in the second Test against India on 29 December 2020.[31]
  2. ^ South Africa were deducted 6 points for a slow over rate in the fourth Test against England on 27 January 2020.[19]
  • The top two teams advance to the final.
  • Teams are ranked by PCT. If two teams are tied on PCT, then they are ranked by Runs Per Wicket Ratio. If teams are still tied, ranking is determined by matches won in series between the teams, finally by ranking in the Men's Test Team Rankings as at 30 April 2021.[34]
  • 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.[35] 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.[7]
  •   Team qualified for final

2019

Further information: International cricket in 2019

The Ashes (England v Australia)

Main article: 2019 Ashes series
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

Main article: New Zealand cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2019
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)
22–26 August 2019
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 
244 (90.2 overs)
&
122 (70.2 overs)
v
 New Zealand
431/6d (115 overs)

West Indies v India

Main article: Indian cricket team in the West Indies and the United States in 2019
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)
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

Further information: International cricket in 2019–20

Freedom Trophy (India v South Africa)

Main article: South African cricket team in India in 2019–20
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)
10–14 October 2019
Scorecard
India 
601/5d (156.3 overs)
v
 South Africa
275 (105.4 overs)
&
189 (67.2 overs) (f/o)
19–23 October 2019
Scorecard
India 
497/9d (116.3 overs)
v
 South Africa
162 (56.2 overs)
&
133 (48 overs) (f/o)

Ganguly–Durjoy Trophy (India v Bangladesh)

Main article: Bangladeshi cricket team in India in 2019–20
14–18 November 2019
Scorecard
Bangladesh 
150 (58.3 overs)
&
213 (69.2 overs)
v
 India
493/6d (114 overs)
22–26 November 2019 (D/N)
Scorecard
Bangladesh 
106 (30.3 overs)
&
195 (41.1 overs)
v
 India
347/9d (89.4 overs)

Australia v Pakistan

Main article: Pakistani cricket team in Australia in 2019–20
21–25 November 2019
Scorecard
Pakistan 
240 (86.2 overs)
&
335 (84.2 overs)
v
 Australia
580 (157.4 overs)
29 November – 3 December 2019 (D/N)
Scorecard
Australia 
3/589d (127 overs)
v
 Pakistan
302 (94.4 overs)
&
239 (82 overs) (f/o)

Pakistan v Sri Lanka

Main article: Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan in 2019–20
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)

Main article: New Zealand cricket team in Australia in 2019–20
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)
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)

Main article: English cricket team in South Africa in 2019–20
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)
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[19]

Pakistan v Bangladesh

Main article: Bangladeshi cricket team in Pakistan in 2019–20

The second match was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[22] Due to a busy schedule, the match would be postponed until the 2021–22 season and outside the Championship season.[36]

7–11 February 2020
Scorecard
Bangladesh 
233 (82.5 overs)
&
168 (62.2 overs)
v
 Pakistan
445 (122.5 overs)
5–9 April 2020
Scorecard
v
Cancelled
National Stadium, Karachi

New Zealand v India

Main article: Indian cricket team in New Zealand in 2019–20
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)
29 February–4 March 2020
Scorecard
India 
242 (63 overs)
&
124 (46 overs)
v
 New Zealand
235 (73.1 overs)
&
132/3 (36 overs)

2020

Further information: International cricket in 2020

Bangladesh v Australia

Main article: Australian cricket team in Bangladesh in 2020

This series did not happen due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Wisden Trophy (England v West Indies)

Main article: West Indian cricket team in England in 2020

This series was originally scheduled for June 2020 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[37]

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

West Indies v South Africa

Main article: South African cricket team in the West Indies and the United States in 2020

This series did not happen due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

23–27 July 2020
Scorecard
v
Cancelled
Queen's Park Oval, Trinidad and Tobago
31 July – 4 August 2020
Scorecard
v
Cancelled
Darren Sammy Cricket Ground, Saint Lucia

England v Pakistan

Main article: Pakistani cricket team in England in 2020
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
Scorecard
England 
583/8d (154.4 overs)
v
 Pakistan
273 (93 overs)
&
187/4 (83.1 overs) (f/o)
Match drawn
Rose Bowl, Southampton
Points: England 13, Pakistan 13

Bangladesh v New Zealand

Main article: New Zealand cricket team in Bangladesh in 2020

This series did not happen due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

August 2020
v
Cancelled
August 2020
v
Cancelled

2020–21

Further information: International cricket in 2020–21

New Zealand v West Indies

Main article: West Indian cricket team in New Zealand in 2020–21
3–7 December 2020
Scorecard
New Zealand 
519/7d (145 overs)
v
 West Indies
138 (64 overs)
&
247 (58.5 overs) (f/o)
11–15 December 2020
Scorecard
New Zealand 
460 (114 overs)
v
 West Indies
131 (56.4 overs)
&
317 (79.1 overs) (f/o)

Border–Gavaskar Trophy (Australia v India)

Main article: Indian cricket team in Australia in 2020–21
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)
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)
7–11 January 2021
Scorecard
Australia 
338 (105.4 overs)
&
6/312d (87 overs)
v
 India
244 (100.4 overs)
&
5/334 (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

Main article: Pakistani cricket team in New Zealand in 2020–21
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)

South Africa v Sri Lanka

Main article: Sri Lankan cricket team in South Africa in 2020–21
26–30 December 2020
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 
396 (96 overs)
&
180 (46.1 overs)
v
 South Africa
621 (142.1 overs)
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)

Sri Lanka v England

Main article: English cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2020–21

This series was originally scheduled for March 2020 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[38]

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)
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)

Pakistan v South Africa

Main article: South African cricket team in Pakistan in 2020–21
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)

Bangladesh v West Indies

Main article: West Indian cricket team in Bangladesh in 2020–21

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)
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)

Anthony de Mello Trophy (India v England)

Main article: English cricket team in India in 2020–21

This was originally a five-match series.[39]

5–9 February 2021
Scorecard
England 
578 (190.1 overs)
&
178 (46.3 overs)
v
 India
337 (95.5 overs)
&
192 (58.1 overs)
13–17 February 2021
Scorecard
India 
329 (95.5 overs)
&
286 (85.5 overs)
v
 England
134 (59.5 overs)
&
164 (54.2 overs)
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)
4–8 March 2021
Scorecard
England 
205 (75.5 overs)
&
135 (54.5 overs)
v
 India
365 (114.4 overs)

South Africa v Australia

Main article: Australian cricket team in South Africa in 2020–21

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.[40]

March 2021
v
Cancelled
March 2021
v
Cancelled
March 2021
v
Cancelled

Sobers–Tissera Trophy (West Indies v Sri Lanka)

Main article: Sri Lankan cricket team in the West Indies in 2020–21
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

Main article: Bangladeshi cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2020–21

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)

Final

Squads

Tests
 New Zealand[41]  India[42]

India also named Abhimanyu Easwaran, Prasidh Krishna, Avesh Khan and Arzan Nagwaswalla as standby players.[43]

Match summary

Panorama of the Rose Bowl, venue for the final match.

Initially, the Final was to be held at Lord's. However, on 10 March 2021 Southampton was confirmed as the venue for the Final, because Southampton's on-site hotels made the venue suitable to establish a bubble environment, as England had already used for their international fixtures in 2020.[44][45] The move had already been revealed on 8 March 2021 by BCCI President, Sourav Ganguly.[46]

Statistics

Individual statistics

The top 5 players in each category are listed.

Most runs

Batsman Mat Inns NO Runs Ave HS 100s 50s
Australia Marnus Labuschagne 13 23 0 1675 72.82 215 5 9
England Joe Root 20 37 2 1660 47.43 228 3 8
Australia Steve Smith 13 22 1 1341 63.85 211 4 7
England Ben Stokes 17 32 3 1334 46.00 176 4 6
India Ajinkya Rahane 17 28 3 1095 43.80 115 3 6
Last updated : 6 March 2021[47]

Most wickets

Bowler Mat Inns Wkts Runs Overs BBI BBM Avg 5WI 10WM
Australia Pat Cummins 14 28 70 1472 555.3 5/28 7/69 21.02 1 0
England Stuart Broad 16 31 69 1386 499.3 6/31 10/67 20.08 2 1
India Ravichandran Ashwin 13 24 67 1399 524.4 7/145 9/207 20.88 4 0
Australia Nathan Lyon 14 27 56 1757 630.5 6/49 10/118 31.37 4 1
New Zealand Tim Southee 10 20 51 1054 390.3 5/32 9/110 20.66 3 0
Last updated: 8 April 2021[48]

Highest individual score

Batsman Runs Balls 4s 6s Opposition Ground Match date
Australia David Warner 335* 418 39 1 Pakistan Pakistan Adelaide 29 November 2019
England Zak Crawley 267 393 34 1 Pakistan Pakistan Southampton 21 August 2020
India Virat Kohli 254* 336 33 2 South Africa South Africa Pune 10 October 2019
New Zealand Kane Williamson 251 412 34 2 Cricket West Indies West Indies Hamilton 3 December 2020
Sri Lanka Dimuth Karunaratne 244 437 26 0 Bangladesh Bangladesh Pallekele 21 April 2021
Last updated: 25 April 2021[49]

Best bowling figures in an innings

Bowler Wkts Runs Overs Mdns Econ Opposition Ground Match date
Sri Lanka Lasith Embuldeniya 7 137 42 6 3.26 England England Galle 25 January 2021
India Ravichandran Ashwin 7 145 46.2 11 3.12 South Africa South Africa Visakhapatnam 2 October 2019
India Jasprit Bumrah 6 27 12.1 3 2.21 Cricket West Indies West Indies Sabina Park 30 August 2019
England Stuart Broad 6 31 14.0 4 2.21 Cricket West Indies West Indies Old Trafford 24 July 2020
India Axar Patel 6 38 21.4 6 1.8 England England Ahmedabad 24 February 2021
Last updated: 8 April 2021[50]

Best bowling figures in a match

Bowler Wkts Runs Overs Mdns Opposition Ground Match date
India Axar Patel 11 70 36.4 9 England England Ahmedabad 25 February 2021
New Zealand Kyle Jamieson 11 117 41 14 Pakistan Pakistan Christchurch 3 January 2021
Sri Lanka Praveen Jayawickrama 11 178 64 17 Bangladesh Bangladesh Kandy 29 April 2021
England Stuart Broad 10 67 22.1 5 Cricket West Indies West Indies Old Trafford 24 July 2020
Pakistan Hasan Ali 10 114 31.4 4 South Africa South Africa Rawalpindi 4 February 2021
Last updated: 3 May 2021[51]

Best batting averages

Batsman Matches Innings Runs Average HS 100s 50s
Australia Marnus Labuschagne 13 23 1675 72.82 215 5 9
Pakistan Babar Azam 10 17 932 66.57 143 4 5
India Rohit Sharma 11 17 1030 64.38 212 4 2
Australia Steve Smith 13 22 1341 63.85 211 4 6
Sri Lanka Dhananjaya de Silva 9 14 653 59.36 166 3 2
Qualification: Minimum 10 innings. Last updated: 25 April 2021[52]

Best bowling averages

Bowler Matches Wkts Runs Balls Average BBI BBM
New Zealand Kyle Jamieson 6 36 478 1,202 13.27 6/48 11/117
India Ishant Sharma 11 36 625 1,314 17.36 5/22 9/78
England James Anderson 12 39 761 1,991 19.51 6/40 7/63
India Mohammed Shami 10 36 712 1,437 19.77 5/35 7/58
England Stuart Broad 17 69 1,386 2,997 20.08 6/31 10/67
Qualification: Minimum 1000 deliveries bowled Last updated: 25 April 2021[53]

Team statistics

Highest team totals

Team Score Overs RR Inns Opposition Venue Date
 New Zealand 659/6d 158.5 4.14 2  Pakistan Christchurch 3 January 2021
 Sri Lanka 648/8d 179 3.62 2  Bangladesh Pallekele 21 April 2021
 South Africa 621 142.1 4.36 2  Sri Lanka Centurion 26 December 2020
 India 601/5d 156.3 3.84 1  South Africa Pune 10 October 2019
 Australia 589/3d 127.0 4.63 1  Pakistan Adelaide 29 November 2019
(d=declared) Last Update: 25 April 2021[54]

Lowest team totals

Team Score Overs RR Inns Opposition Venue Date
 India 36 21.2 1.68 3  Australia Adelaide 19 December 2020
 England 67 27.5 2.40 2  Australia Headingley 22 August 2019
 England 81 30.4 2.64 3  India Ahmedabad 25 February 2021
 West Indies 100 26.5 3.72 4  India North Sound 22 August 2019
 Bangladesh 106 30.3 3.47 1  India Kolkata 22 November 2019
Last Update: 25 February 2021[55]

Highest successful run-chases

Team Score Target Overs RR Opposition Venue Date
 West Indies 395/7 395 127.3 3.10  Bangladesh Chattogram 7 February 2021
 England 362/9 359 125.4 2.88  Australia Headingley 25 August 2019
 India 329/7 328 97.0 3.39  Australia The Gabba 19 January 2021
 England 277/7 277 82.1 3.37  Pakistan Old Trafford 8 August 2020
 Sri Lanka 268/4 268 86.1 3.11  New Zealand Galle 18 August 2019
Last Update: 7 February 2021[56]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Ireland, Afghanistan and Zimbabwe, like the nine Championship participants were not able to add further fixtures outside the FTP including Test matches.
  2. ^ Netherlands were also included on the FTP as a one-day and T20 playing nation only.
  3. ^ included 23 June as reserve day

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External links

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