Published 14:32 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
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.
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.
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:
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
Updated 15:51 IST, October 7th 2019