ICC has announced the upcoming World Test Championship 2024-23 schedule. The second edition of the World Test Championship kicks off with India taking on England in a five-match series.
Like the first WTC edition, the nine nations competing will play 3 home and 3 away series. Each team will play around two to five test matches in each series.
England is set to play the highest amount of games (i.e. 21 matches) in the second edition of WTC. Whereas Bangladesh will be playing the least number of matches, i.e. 12. And the defending champion New Zealand will also play just 13 games. READ: ICC T20 World Cup 2024 Schedule
World Test Championship 2024-23 Schedule
England vs India – August 2024
Date
Match
Venue
4–8 August 2024
England vs India 1st Test
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
12–16 August 2024
England vs India 2nd Test
Lord’s, London
25–29 August 2024
England vs India 3rd Test
Headingley, Leeds
2–6 September 2024
England vs India 4th Test
Kennington Oval, London
10–14 September 2024
England vs India 5th Test
Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester
West Indies v Pakistan 2024
Date
Match
Venue
12–16 August 2024
West Indies v Pakistan 1st Test
Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica
20–24 August 2024
West Indies v Pakistan 2nd Test
Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica
India v New Zealand 2024
Date
Match
Venue
November 2024
India vs New Zealand 1st Test
India
November 2024
India vs New Zealand 2nd Test
India
Bangladesh v Pakistan 2024
Date
Match
Venue
November 2024
Bangladesh v Pakistan 1st Test
Bangladesh
November 2024
Bangladesh v Pakistan 2nd Test
Bangladesh
Bangladesh v Sri Lanka 2024
Date
Match
Venue
December 2024
Bangladesh v Sri Lanka 1st Test
Bangladesh
December 2024
Bangladesh v Sri Lanka 2nd Test
Bangladesh
The Ashes Australia v England
Date
Match
Venue
8–12 December 2024
Australia v England 1st Test
The Gabba, Brisbane
16–20 December 2024
Australia v England 2nd Test
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
26–30 December 2024
Australia v England 3rd Test
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
5–9 January 2024
Australia v England 4th Test
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
14–18 January 2024
Australia v England 5th Test
Perth Stadium, Perth
New Zealand v Bangladesh 2024-22
Date
Match
Venue
December 2024
New Zealand v Bangladesh 1st Test
New Zealand
January 2024
New Zealand v Bangladesh 2nd Test
New Zealand
South Africa v India 2024-22
Date
Match
Venue
December 2024
South Africa v India 1st Test
South Africa
December 2024
South Africa v India 2nd Test
South Africa
January 2024
South Africa v India 3rd Test
South Africa
Pakistan v Australia 2024
Date
Match
Venue
February 2024
Pakistan v Australia 1st Test
Pakistan
March 2024
Pakistan v Australia 2nd Test
Pakistan
New Zealand v South Africa 2024
Date
Match
Venue
February 2024
New Zealand v South Africa 1st Test
New Zealand
February 2024
New Zealand v South Africa 2nd Test
New Zealand
India v Sri Lanka 2024
Date
Match
Venue
February 2024
India v Sri Lanka 1st Test
India
February 2024
India v Sri Lanka 2nd Test
India
March 2024
India v Sri Lanka 3rd Test
India
Richards–Botham Trophy – West Indies v England 2024
Date
Match
Venue
8–12 March 2024
West Indies v England 1st Test
West Indies
16–20 March 2024
West Indies v England 2nd Test
West Indies
24–28 March 2024
West Indies v England 3rd Test
West Indies
South Africa v Bangladesh 2024
Date
Match
Venue
March 2024
South Africa v Bangladesh 1st Test
South Africa
April 2024
South Africa v Bangladesh 2nd Test
South Africa
West Indies v Bangladesh 2024
Date
Match
Venue
June 2024
West Indies v Bangladesh 1st Test
West Indies
June 2024
West Indies v Bangladesh 2nd Test
West Indies
Sri Lanka v Australia 2024
Date
Match
Venue
June 2024
Sri Lanka v Australia 1st Test
Sri Lanka
June 2024
Sri Lanka v Australia Bangladesh v Pakistan 2nd Test
Sri Lanka
England v New Zealand
Date
Match
Venue
June 2024
England v New Zealand 1st Test
England
June 2024
England v New Zealand 2nd Test
England
June 2024
England v New Zealand 3rd Test
England
Sri Lanka v Pakistan 2024
Date
Match
Venue
July 2024
Sri Lanka v Pakistan 1st Test
Sri Lanka
July 2024
Sri Lanka v Pakistan 2nd Test
Sri Lanka
England v South Africa
Date
Match
Venue
August 2024
England v South Africa 1st Test
England
August 2024
England v South Africa 2nd Test
England
August 2024
England v South Africa 3rd Test
England
2022–23
South Africa v West Indies
Date
Match
Venue
October 2024
South Africa v West Indies 1st Test
South Africa
October 2024
South Africa v West Indies 2nd Test
South Africa
Sri Lanka v West Indies
Date
Match
Venue
October 2024
Sri Lanka v West Indies 1st Test
Sri Lanka
October 2024
Sri Lanka v West Indies 2nd Test
Sri Lanka
Pakistan v England
Date
Match
Venue
October 2024
Pakistan v England 1st Test
Pakistan
October 2024
Pakistan v England 2nd Test
Pakistan
October 2024
Pakistan v England 3rd Test
Pakistan
Border–Gavaskar Trophy – India v Australia
Date
Match
Venue
October/November 2024
India v Australia 1st Test
India
October/November 2024
India v Australia 2nd Test
India
October/November 2024
India v Australia 3rd Test
India
October/November 2024
India v Australia 4th Test
India
Ganguly–Durjoy Trophy – Bangladesh v India
Date
Match
Venue
November 2024
Bangladesh v India 1st Test
Bangladesh
November 2024
Bangladesh v India 2nd Test
Bangladesh
Pakistan v New Zealand
Date
Match
Venue
November 2024
Pakistan v New Zealand 1st Test
Pakistan
November 2024
Pakistan v New Zealand 2nd Test
Pakistan
Australia v West Indies 2024
Date
Match
Venue
November 2024
Australia v West Indies 1st Test
Australia
December 2024
Australia v West Indies 2nd Test
Australia
New Zealand v Sri Lanka
Date
Match
Venue
November 2024
New Zealand v Sri Lanka 1st Test
New Zealand
December 2022
New Zealand v Sri Lanka 2nd Test
New Zealand
Australia v South Africa 2024-23
Date
Match
Venue
December 2022
Australia v South Africa 1st Test
Australia
January 2024
Australia v South Africa 2nd Test
Australia
January 2024
Australia v South Africa 3rd Test
Australia
Bangladesh will have fewer number matches in the World Test Championship 2024-23 schedule than West Indies and Sri Lanka, who are set to play 13 games each.
The defending champions New Zealand will play the 13 matches, Australia will play 18, while South Africa will play the 15 games. Pakistan is scheduled to play 14 Test matches in the WTC schedule.
