WTC 2025-27: ICC World Test Championship 2025-27 starts today, this player’s last match, know the schedule of 131 matches
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 World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 is starting today i.e. 17th 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 won the World Test Championship title for the first time by defeating Australia in the final, due to which this time the tournament is going to be even more interesting.
This new season of the World Test Championship will start with a match between Sri Lanka vs 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 start 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 matches 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 who will have to work hard to reach the final this time.
It will start with Mathews’ farewell
The first match of this season will not just be a clash between two teams, but it is also the last innings of a cricket legend. Angelo Mathews, who has played many memorable innings for Sri Lanka and has won a losing match for his team many times. After this match, he will say goodbye to international cricket. In such a situation, this match is not just a chance for Sri Lanka to win, but also a chance to give a respectable farewell to Angelo Mathews.
Schedule of the first match
First match: Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh
Venue: Galle International Stadium, Sri Lanka
Date: 17 June 2025