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Lord’s to host World Test Championship finals of 2023 and 2025

BIRMINGHAM: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday announced Lord’s Cricket Ground as the host of the finals of the World Test Championship (WTC) 2023 and 2025.

On the final day of its annual conference here, the cricket governing body confirmed Lord’s as the host of the finals of the next two editions of WTC.

Prior to being moved to Southampton, the final of the first season of WTC was originally scheduled to take place at Lord’s. To win the inaugural competition, New Zealand defeated India in the final by an eight-wicket margin.

Besides WTC, ICC also announced the host nations for the upcoming four women’s global events till 2027. England, Bangladesh, India, and Sri Lanka were chosen as the hosts.

According to the details, Bangladesh will host the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup for the second time in 2024, while England will host the tournament for the first time since 2009 in 2026.

It is apropos to mention here that South Africa lead the WTC 2023 standings with a 71.43 win percentage, followed by Australia and Pakistan in second and third respectively.

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