The ICC World Test Championship 2025-27 is starting from today, in which 131 matches will be played this season. The first match will be between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh and it is also the retirement test of Angelo Mathews.

WTC 2025-27: Another exciting journey is going to start for cricket lovers. The new season of the World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 is starting today i.e. 17 June. This time a total of 131 matches will be played in the tournament, in which 9 major test-playing countries will compete among themselves to become the champion of WTC.

Talking about the last WTC season, South Africa defeated Australia in the final to win the World Test Championship title for the first time, due to which this time the tournament is going to be even more interesting.

This new season of the World Test Championship will begin with a match between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. This test will be played in Galle. The special thing is that with this match, Sri Lankan veteran player Angelo Matthews will say goodbye to his international career. That is, WTC 2025-27 will begin with the farewell of a big player.

Which team will play how many matches?

Australia- 22 matches (most)

England- 21 matches

India- 18 matches (9 at home, 9 away)

New Zealand- 16 matches

South Africa - 14 matches

West Indies - 14 matches

Pakistan- 13 matches

Bangladesh - 12 matches

Sri Lanka - 12 matches

This time too, all the teams in the World Test Championship will enter the new journey of cricket with different formats and challenges with the intention of becoming champions. Especially teams like India and Australia will have to work hard to reach the final this time.

The departure of Mathews will be the beginning

The first match of this season will not just be a clash between two teams, but also the last innings of a cricket legend. Angelo Mathews, who has played many memorable innings for Sri Lanka and has made his team win a losing match many times, will bid farewell to international cricket after this match. In such a situation, this match is not just a chance for Sri Lanka to win, but also to give a respectable farewell to Angelo Mathews.

first match schedule

1st match: Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh

Venue: Galle International Stadium, Sri Lanka

Date: June 17, 2025