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Published 15:51 IST, October 7th 2019

World Test Championship: Schedule, updates for the remaining fixtures

ICC World Test Championship: India continues to top the points table. Let's take a look at the schedule for the remaining fixtures in the ongoing edition

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Team India defeated South Africa by 203 runs and took a 1-0 lead in the ongoing three-match Freedom Trophy Test series. With their victory, the Indian team remains World No 1 side in ICC Test rankings. The Virat Kohli-led team also continues to top the ICC World Test Championship points table with a perfect 160 points. The inaugural edition of World Test Championship began with the 2019 Ashes series, which was followed by a two-match series between Sri Lanka and New Zealand and continued with India’s tour of West Indies.  

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ICC World Test Championship Schedule

Teams like Pakistan and Bangladesh are yet to open their campaigns in the ongoing two-year tournament. The Bangladeshi team will be making their World Test Championship debut against India on November 14 while Pakistan will be touring Australia for a two-match Test series this November-December.

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As we move into second India vs South Africa Test of the series, let’s take a look at the schedule for the remaining fixtures of the 2019-21 ICC World Test Championship:

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South Africa tour of India – 3 Test matches – October 2-23, 2019

Bangladesh tour of India – 2 Test matches – November 14-26, 2019

Pakistan tour of Australia – 2 Test matches – November 21-December 3, 2019

Sri Lanka against Pakistan in UAE – 2 Test matches – December 2019

New Zealand tour of Australia – 3 Test matches – December 12, 2019-January 7, 2020

England tour of South Africa – 4 Test matches – December 26, 2019-January 28, 2020

Bangladesh against Pakistan in UAE – 2 Test matches – January 2020

India tour of New Zealand – 2 Test matches – February 21-March 4, 2020

England tour of Sri Lanka – 2 Test matches – March 2020

Australia tour of Bangladesh – 2 Test matches – June 2020

West Indies tour of England – 3 Test matches – June 4-29, 2020

Pakistan tour of England – 3 Test matches – July 30-August 24, 2020

Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka – 3 Test matches – July 2020

South Africa tour of West Indies – 2 Test matches – July 2020

New Zealand tour of Bangladesh – 2 Test matches – August 2020

India tour of Australia – 4 Test matches – November 2020 – January 2021

West Indies tour of New Zealand – 3 Test matches – November 2020

Pakistan tour of New Zealand – 2 Test matches – December 2020

West Indies tour of Bangladesh – 3 Test matches – January 2021

England tour of India – 5 Test matches – January 2021

South Africa tour of Pakistan – 2 Test matches – January 2021

Sri Lanka tour of South Africa – 2 Test matches – January 2021

Australia tour of South Africa – 3 Test matches – February 2021

Sri Lanka tour of West Indies – 2 Test matches – February 2021

Final: June 10-14, 2021 at Lord’s, London

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14:32 IST, October 7th 2019