Schedule, Points system, everything you need to know about the ICC test Championship starting from Aug

New Delhi: If you are a cricket fan and missing cricket fever after the culmination of ICC cricket world cup 2019, this is a good news for you.The inaugural World Test Championship is starting Next month.

The revamped Future Tours Programme (FTP), starting with the Ashes series in England and India’s tour of West Indies (Test Matches) , will see teams play three home and away series over a two-year cycle. The top two teams will then progress to a June 2021 final.

The long-awaited Championship, involving the nine top-ranked test nations competing in a league between Aug 1, 2019 to April 30, 2021, has been designed to give more meaning to test series for cricket fans.

The final league game of the Championship is set to take place in April, 2021, with Sri Lanka hosting the touring West Indies in a two-test series.

ICC chief executive David Richardson said the new schedule would provide context around all bilateral international fixtures.

Point System 

Matches in Series	Points for a win	Points for a tie	Points for a draw
2	60	30	20
3	40	20	13.3
4	30	15	10
5	24	12	8

Each series carry 120 points be it a 2 or 5 match test series.

Each team can score maximum 720 points in the championship.

Unlike the ODI World cup, teams won’t be able to play equal no. of matches.

Country-wise Schedule

India (18 matches)

July-August 2019: 2  away Tests in West Indies

October-November 2019: 3 home Tests against South Africa

November 2019: 2 home Tests against Bangladesh

February 2020: 2 away Tests in New Zealand

December 2020: 4 away Tests in Australia

January-February 2021: 5  home Tests against England

Australia (19 matches)

July-August-September 2019: 5 Tests away in England (The Ashes)

November 2019: 2  home Tests against Pakistan

December 2019-January 2020: 3 home Tests against New Zealand

February 2020: 2  away Tests against Bangladesh

November-December 2020:4  home Tests against India

February-March 2021: 3 away Tests against South Africa

Bangladesh (14 matches)

November 2019: 2 away Tests in India

January-February 2020: 2 away Tests in Pakistan

February 2020: 2  home Tests against Australia

July-August 2020: 3  away Tests in Sri Lanka

August-September 2020: 2 home Tests against New Zealand

January-February 2021: 3 home Tests against Windies

England (22 matches)

July-August 2019: 5 Five Tests at home against Australia (The Ashes)

December 2019-January 2020: 4 away Tests in South Africa

March 2020: 2  away Tests in Sri Lanka

June-July 2020: 3 home Tests against Windies

July-August 2020: 3 home Tests against Pakistan

January-February 2021: 5  away Tests in India

New Zealand (14 matches)

July-August 2019: 2 away Tests in Sri Lanka

December 2019-January 2020: 3 away Tests in Australia

February 2020: 2 home Tests against India

August-September 2020: 2  away Tests in Bangladesh

November-December 2020: 3 home Tests against Windies

December 2020: 2  home Tests against Pakistan

Pakistan (13 matches)

October 2019: 2 home Tests against Sri Lanka

November-December 2019: 2  away Tests in Australia

January-February 2020: 2  home Tests against Bangladesh

July-August 2020: 3  away Tests in England

December 2020: 2 away Tests in New Zealand

January-February 2021: 2 home Tests against South Africa

Sri Lanka (16 matches)

July-August 2019: 2  home Tests against New Zealand

October 2019: 2  away Tests against Pakistan

March-April 2020: 2  home Tests against England

July-August 2020: 3  home Tests against Bangladesh

January 2021: 2  away Tests in South Africa

February-March 2021: 2  away Tests in West Indies

South Africa (13 matches)

October 2019: 3 away Tests in India

December 2019-January 2020 – 4  home Tests against England

July-August 2020: 2  away Tests in West Indies

January 2021:2  home Tests against Sri Lanka

January-February 2021: 2  away Tests against Pakistan

February-March 2021: 3 home Tests against Australia

West Indies (15 matches)

July-August 2019: 2  home Tests against India

June-July 2020:3 away Tests in England

July-August 2020: 2  home Tests against South Africa

November-December 2020: 3  away Tests in New Zealand

January-February 2021: 3 away Tests in Bangladesh

February-March 2021: 2  home Tests in Sri Lanka