NZ made history on Indian shores, as a ten-wicket haul from Ajaz Patel and twin fifties from Will Young helped them secure a 25-run win over India in the third and final Test in Mumbai and hand India their first-ever series whitewash at home in a Test series of three or more Tests.
With teams like India, Australia, Sri Lanka, New Zealand and South Africa fighting hard for the coveted WTC final spots, let us look at the state of play in the championship so far.
Hazlewood has been crucial for Australia in their success in the ongoing ICC World Test Championship 2023-25 cycle, with 51 scalps in 11 matches at an average of 20.45, with best figures of 5/31.
South Africa slammed a total of 17 sixes against Bangladesh on Day 2 of the second Test as the visitors broke a long-standing record of more than 14 years while playing at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on Wednesday.
Cricket Australia (CA) extended former Australian cricketer Andrew McDonald's contract on Wednesday as the head coach of the national team until the end of 2027.
Sri Lanka, South Africa and New Zealand remain in contention of claiming a coveted top two spot on the standings and earning a place at next year's one-off Test at Lord's.
South Africa secured their first Test win in Asia after 2014, beating Bangladesh in the first Test of the two-match series at Dhaka's Shere Bangla National Stadium on Thursday, climbing to number four in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 standings. The Proteas improved their poin
The Proteas improved their point percentage to 47.62 with the victory, which helped them jump over New Zealand and England and take fourth place on the standings.
This game is a must-win for Team India, as they are 1-0 down in the series. The Rohit Sharma-led team will have to win this game to keep their 12-year long home supremacy alive and solidify their chances of making a hat-trick of ICC World Test Championship (WTC) finals as a tougher Australia
Starc was at his lethal best against Victoria, taking six for 81 in 17.5 overs at an economy rate of 4.54 in Victoria's second innings. His wickets included Ashley Chandrasinghe, Marcus Harris, Campbell Kellaway, Sam Elliott, Fergus O'Neill and Todd Murphy.