In the 1st edition of World Test Championship(2019-21), India lost to New Zealand by 8 wickets. Get the Scorecard here. While in the 2nd second edition of World Test Championship(2021-23), India paved its way to the Final that is going to be played against Aussies on 7-11 June at The Oval, London.
Let’s look at the journey of India over the span of 2 years starting from August, 2021 till June,2023 :-
1. India tour of England (2021, 22) (5 match series)
India’s campaign for the 2nd edition of WTC kicked off with the tour of England for 5 matches test series, which was played at different venues across Trent Bridge, Lord’s, Headingley, The Oval and Edgbaston. The 5 match Test Series was draw with 2-2.
| Date & Time | Venue | Match Results |
|---|---|---|
| 04 Aug – 08 Aug, 2021 04:30pm IST | 11:00am GMT | Trent Bridge Cricket Ground, Nottingham | 1st Test Match drawn |
| 12 Aug – 16 Aug, 2021 04:30pm IST | 11:00am GMT | Lord’s, London | 2nd Test India won by 151 runs |
| 25 Aug – 29 Aug, 2021 04:30pm IST | 11:00am GMT | Headingley, Leeds | 3rd Test England won by an Innings & 76 runs |
| 02 Sep – 06 Sep, 2021 04:30pm IST | 11:00am GMT | Kennington Oval, London | 4th Test India won by 157 runs |
| 01 Jul – 05 Jul, 2022 04:00pm IST | 10:30am GMT | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 5th Test England won by 7 wickets |
2. New Zealand tour of India (2021) (2 match series)
India, this time, looked to avenge for the WTC final defeat and they didn’t disappoint the Indian supporters by winning the 2 match Test series by 1-0 and strengthening their position in WTC Points Table.
| Date & Time | Venue | Match Results |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Nov – 29 Nov, 2021 09:30am IST | 04:00am GMT | Green Park, Kanpur | 1st Test Match drawn |
| 03 Dec – 07 Dec, 2021 09:30am IST | 04:00am GMT | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | 2nd Test India won by 372 runs |
3. India tour of South Africa (2021-22) (3 match series)
Unfortunately, India could not win the 3 match Test Series against South Africa and lost the series by 1-2.
| Date & Time | Venue | Match Results |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Dec – 30 Dec, 2021 01:30pm IST | 08:00am GMT | SuperSport Park, Centurion | 1st Test India won by 372 runs |
| 03 Jan – 07 Jan, 2022 01:30pm IST | 08:00am GMT | The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | 2nd Test South Africa won by 7 wickets |
| 11 Jan – 15 Jan, 2022 01:30pm IST | 08:00am GMT | Newlands, Cape Town | 3rd Test South Africa won by 7 wickets |
4. Sri Lanka tour of India (2022) (2 match Series)
India dominated Sri Lanka throughout the series giving them no room for improvement and as a result ended up winning the series by 2-0 with huge margins by runs.
| Date & Time | Venue | Match Results |
|---|---|---|
| 04 Mar – 08 Mar, 2022 09:30am IST | 04:00am GMT | Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali | 1st Test India won by an Innings & 222 runs |
| 12 Mar – 16 Mar, 2022 02:00pm IST | 08:30am GMT | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | 2nd Test India won by 238 runs |
5. India tour of Bangladesh (2022) (2 match Series)
India always looked comfortable in the series as the host were not able to put visitors in tough conditions leading India to win 2 match series easily by 2-0.
| Date & Time | Venue | Match Results |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Dec – 18 Dec, 2022 09:30am IST | 04:00am GMT | Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram | 1st Test India won by 188 runs |
| 22 Dec – 26 Dec, 2022 09:30am IST | 04:00am GMT | Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka | 2nd Test India won by 3 wickets |
6. Australia tour of India (2023) (4 match Series)
One of the factors for India to qualify for World Test Championship Final was to win this series by 3-0. At the same time, Sri Lanka had to win 2 match series against New Zealand by 2-0 to make its way to the Final.
Luckily, Sri Lanka lost its 1st test against NZ in a nail-biting finish on the very last ball as they couldn’t save 1 run. Hence, the winning of NZ paved India’s path to the Final even when the test series ended up as 2-1 for India against Australia.
| Date & Time | Venue | Match Results |
|---|---|---|
| 09 Feb – 13 Feb, 2023 09:30am IST | 04:00am GMT | Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur | 1st Test India won by an Innings & 32 runs |
| 17 Feb – 21 Feb, 2023 09:30am IST | 04:00am GMT | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi | 2nd Test India won by 6 wickets |
| 01 Mar – 05 Mar, 2023 09:30am IST | 04:00am GMT | Holkar Stadium, Indore | 3rd Test Australia won by 9 wickets |
| 09 Mar – 13 Mar, 2023 09:30am IST | 04:00am GMT | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad | 4th Test Match Drawn |