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Australia beat India in the WTC Final© AFP
The ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2021-23 cycle saw 2 years of fascinating cricket action amongst 9 Test cricket-playing countries. As numerous as 57 out of 69 Tests produced outcomes and just 12 matches ended in draws, showing that ICC’s concept of including context to the longest format with the World Test Championship ended up being a masterstroke.
The Ultimate Test
Australia got their hands on the WTC Trophy by overcoming India in the WTC 2021-23 last, likewise referred to as the Ultimate Test.
Led by Travis Head’s 163 and Steve Smith’s 121, Australia published 469 in their very first innings and handled to bowl out India for 296. Australia stated their 2nd innings at 270/8 and dismissed India for 234, thanks to three-wicket hauls each from Nathan Lyon and Scott Boland. Australia won by 209 go to win their ninth ICC prize.
The success made Australia the sole group with each significant ICC prize in their cabinet: 5 ODI World Cups (now 6), 2 ODI Champions Trophies, one T20 World Cup and the World Test Championship.
WTC 2021-23 points table
At the end of the champion cycle, the groups’ standings saw Australia atop the WTC points table with 152 points and a 66.67% points portion, followed by India with 127 points and a 58.8% portion – the 2 groups with the greatest portion of wins received the last.
South Africa (55.56%), England (46.97%), Sri Lanka (44.44%), New Zealand (38.46%), Pakistan (38.10%), West Indies (34.62%) and Bangladesh (11.11%) completed the 2021-23 WTC cycle in particular order.
The arrival of Bazball
England’s aggressive play presenting the ‘Bazball’ design to Test cricket took the world by storm. Captain Ben Stokes was at the leading edge of the ‘Bazball’ technique, striking 28 6s in the two-year cycle from 32 innings.
Throughout the Rawalpindi Test in December 2022, England accomplished their greatest group overall of 657 runs versus Pakistan in just 101 overs at a run rate of 6.50 per over. This match saw an incredible overall of 1,768 runs, setting a brand-new record for the greatest combined runs scored in a five-day Test.
On the other hand, Bangladesh were bundled out for 53 by South Africa at Durban in March 2022 – the most affordable overall in the champion cycle.
Leading run-scorers
England’s Joe Root became the leading run-scorer with 1,915 perform at approximately 53.19, boasting 8 centuries from 22 matches. Australia’s Usman Khawaja (1621 runs) and Marnus Labuschagne (1576) came 2nd and 3rd.
Leading wicket-takers
In bowling, Australian off-spinner Nathan Lyon topped the charts with 83 wickets, followed by Kagiso Rabada (South Africa) with 67 wickets and Ravichandran Ashwin (India) with 61 wickets.
The champion likewise experienced 85 five-wicket hauls (per innings) and 10 10-wicket hauls (per match) by bowlers.
Noteworthy success
Noteworthy success consisted of New Zealand’s win by an innings and 276 runs over South Africa in February 2022 at Christchurch. West Indies’ one-wicket triumph versus Pakistan at Kingston in August 2021 was the narrowest margin of triumph.
Specific luster
Inaugural champs New Zealand had a bad program in the 2021-23 cycle however Kiwis did produce some notable specific efficiencies. Tom Latham’s 252 versus Bangladesh stood apart as the leading rating while Kane Williamson and Henry Nicholls sewed the greatest collaboration of 363 runs versus Sri Lanka. Ajaz Patel’s exceptional 10-wicket haul for New Zealand versus India at Mumbai set records for the very best innings and match figures in the champion cycle.
In the Test match versus Sri Lanka at Mohali in March 2022, India’s Ravindra Jadeja accomplished a distinct task as the sole gamer to both score a century and declare a five-wicket haul. He crafted an unbeaten 175 with the bat and likewise bagged 5 wickets for 41 runs in the exact same match.
Pakistan skipper Babar Azam (1527 ), who played simply 14 matches, was the 4th greatest run-scorer. His finest of 196 can be found in the 2nd innings versus Australia and assisted his group conserve the Karachi Test.
The ICC World Test Championship 2021-23 showcased impressive cricketing minutes which culminated with an interesting last in between Australia and India at The Oval, England.
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