The 2025-27 WTC cycle is underway. Here are the top performers in the fourth edition of the Test championship.
Most Runs in WTC 2025-27
| Player | Matches | Innings | Runs | High Score | Average | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shubman Gill (IND) | 8 | 14 | 950 | 269 | 79.16 | 5/1 |
| KL Rahul (IND) | 9 | 17 | 796 | 137 | 49.75 | 3/3 |
| Ravindra Jadeja (IND) | 9 | 15 | 725 | 107* | 72.50 | 2/6 |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal (IND) | 9 | 17 | 713 | 175 | 41.94 | 3/3 |
| Joe Root (ENG) | 7 | 13 | 698 | 150 | 63.45 | 4/1 |
| Harry Brook (ENG) | 7 | 13 | 579 | 158 | 44.53 | 2/3 |
| Rishabh Pant (IND) | 6 | 11 | 528 | 134 | 48.00 | 2/3 |
| Shai Hope (WI) | 7 | 14 | 527 | 140 | 37.64 | 2/1 |
| Ben Duckett (ENG) | 7 | 13 | 526 | 149 | 40.46 | 1/3 |
| Jamie Smith (ENG) | 7 | 13 | 486 | 184* | 44.18 | 1/2 |
Key Insights – Leading Run Scorers: WTC 2025-27
Shubman Gill scored 754 runs across 10 innings in the 2025 Anderson–Tendulkar Trophy, the second-most by an Indian batter in a bilateral Test series.
Gill’s 754 runs on the England tour are also the second-most by a captain in a bilateral Test series. And it is the most by a visiting Test captain.
Gill, KL Rahul, and Ravindra Jadeja became the first Indian trio to score 500 or more runs each in a single bilateral Test series. Rahul aggregated 532 runs (10 innings), while Jadeja accumulated 516 runs (10 innings) on the 2025 England tour.
Rishabh Pant finished the England tour with 479 runs in seven innings, the most by an Indian wicketkeeper in an overseas bilateral Test series.
Joe Root scored his career’s first Test hundred on Australian soil, remaining unbeaten on 138 in the first innings of the 2025 Brisbane Test.
This was Root’s 40th Test century, making him only the fourth batter to achieve this feat in red-ball cricket.
Highest Individual Scores in WTC 2025-27
| Player | Score (Balls) | 4s/6s | Against | Venue | Match Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shubman Gill (IND) | 269 (387) | 30/3 | England | Birmingham | 2 Jul 2025 |
| Justin Greaves (WI) | 202* (388) | 19/0 | New Zealand | Christchurch | 2 Dec 2025 |
| Pathum Nissanka (SL) | 187 (256) | 23/1 | Bangladesh | Galle | 17 Jun 2025 |
| Jamie Smith (ENG) | 184* (207) | 21/4 | India | Birmingham | 2 Jul 2025 |
| Rachin Ravindra (IND) | 176 (185) | 27/1 | West Indies | Christchurch | 2 Dec 2025 |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal (IND) | 175 (258) | 22/0 | West Indies | Delhi | 10 Oct 2025 |
| Mushfiqur Rahim (BAN) | 163 (350) | 9/0 | Sri Lanka | Galle | 17 Jun 2025 |
| Shubman Gill (IND) | 161 (162) | 13/8 | England | Birmingham | 2 Jul 2025 |
| Pathum Nissanka (SL) | 158 (254) | 19/0 | Bangladesh | Colombo (SSC) | 25 Jun 2025 |
| Harry Brook (ENG) | 158 (234) | 17/1 | India | Birmingham | 2 Jul 2025 |
| Joe Root (ENG) | 150 (248) | 14/0 | India | Manchester | 23 Jul 2025 |
Key Insights – The Double Centurions and Best Captain Innings in WTC 2025-27
Shubman Gill brought up the first double century of the WTC 2025–27 cycle. He hammered a 269-run knock against England in the 2025 Birmingham Test. This is the highest individual score by an Indian captain in Tests.
Gill’s 269 is also the highest individual score by an Indian batter in WTC history.
Gill became the first batter to smash five centuries in the WTC 2025–27 edition. Four of his hundreds came on the England tour, the joint-most by an Indian and by a captain in a Test series. This is also the most number of Test tons a batter has scored in 2025.
West Indies’ Justin Greaves became the seventh batter to score a double century in the fourth innings of a Test match. He scored an unbeaten 202 to pull off a draw against New Zealand in the 2025 Christchurch Test.
Pathum Nissanka’s 187 against Bangladesh in the 2025 Galle Test is the highest score by an opener in this WTC cycle.
Jamie Smith’s unbeaten 184 against India in the 2025 Birmingham Test is the highest score by a wicketkeeper-batter in this cycle.
Joe Root brought up his 16th 150-plus score in the 2025 Manchester Test against India.
Bangladesh’s Najmul Hossain Shanto became the first batter to score two centuries in the same Test in the 2025–27 WTC edition. He scored 148 and 125* against Sri Lanka in the 2025 Galle Test. Najmul is also the first Bangladeshi batter to score twin-centuries in Test cricket twice.
Pant and Gill are the other batters with twin centuries in the ongoing WTC cycle.
Pant, in fact, became the first Indian wicketkeeper-batter to smash twin centuries in the same Test match.
Gill, meanwhile, became the third Indian skipper to bring up two hundreds in the same Test match.
Most Wickets in WTC 2025-27
| Player | Matches | Innings | Wickets | Best Bowling (Innings) | Average | Strike Rate | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammed Siraj (IND) | 9 | 17 | 39 | 6/70 | 26.92 | 43.61 | 2 |
| Mitchell Starc (AUS) | 5 | 10 | 33 | 7/58 | 14.36 | 23.33 | 3 |
| Simon Harmer (SA) | 4 | 8 | 30 | 6/37 | 14.30 | 34.30 | 2 |
| Jasprit Bumrah (IND) | 7 | 13 | 29 | 5/27 | 22.55 | 48.31 | 3 |
| Ben Stokes (ENG) | 6 | 11 | 25 | 5/23 | 23.32 | 41.28 | 2 |
| Ravindra Jadeja (IND) | 9 | 17 | 25 | 4/50 | 37.72 | 70.72 | – |
| Shamar Joseph (WI) | 3 | 6 | 22 | 5/87 | 14.95 | 28.18 | 1 |
| Kuldeep Yadav (IND) | 4 | 8 | 20 | 5/82 | 23.15 | 40.00 | 1 |
| Josh Tongue (ENG) | 3 | 6 | 19 | 5/125 | 29.05 | 40.10 | 1 |
| Jayden Seales (WI) | 7 | 13 | 18 | 5/60 | 36.22 | 63.33 | 1 |
Key Insights – Leading Wicket Takers: WTC 2025-27
Mitchell Starc’s bowling average and strike rate are the lowest by a bowler in the WTC 2025–27 cycle (minimum 300 balls bowled).
Starc became the third bowler to pick up 200 wickets in WTC history. He is also the leading wicket-taker in Tests in 2025.
Mohammed Siraj took 23 of his wickets on the 2025 England tour. This is the joint-most wickets by an Indian bowler in a bilateral Test series in England.
Simon Harmer took 17 wickets in the two-match India tour in 2025. This is the most wickets by a South African bowler in a Test series in India.
Best Bowling Figures in WTC 2025-27
| Player | Bowling Figures (Innings) | Overs Bowled | Against | Venue | Match Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc (AUS) | 7/58 | 12.5 | England | Perth | 21 Nov 2025 |
| Keshav Maharaj (SA) | 7/102 | 42.4 | Pakistan | Rawalpindi | 20 Oct 2025 |
| Mitchell Starc (AUS) | 6/9 | 7.3 | West Indies | Kingston | 12 Jul 2025 |
| Simon Harmer (SA) | 6/37 | 23.0 | India | Guwahati | 22 Nov 2025 |
| Marco Jansen (SA) | 6/48 | 19.5 | India | Guwahati | 22 Nov 2025 |
| Simon Harmer (SA) | 6/50 | 20.0 | Pakistan | Rawalpindi | 20 Oct 2025 |
| Mohammed Siraj (IND) | 6/70 | 19.3 | England | Birmingham | 2 Jul 2025 |
| Mitchell Starc (AUS) | 6/75 | 20.0 | England | Brisbane | 4 Dec 2025 |
| Asif Afridi (PAK) | 6/79 | 34.3 | South Africa | Rawalpindi | 20 Oct 2025 |
| Akash Deep (IND) | 6/99 | 21.1 | England | Birmingham | 2 Jul 2025 |
| Noman Ali (PAK) | 6/112 | 35.0 | South Africa | Lahore | 12 Oct 2025 |
| Senuran Muthusamy (SA) | 6/117 | 32.0 | Pakistan | Lahore | 12 Oct 2025 |
Key Insights – Top Bowling Spells in WTC 2025
Mitchell Starc has delivered the best bowling figures in an innings in this WTC cycle so far. He returned with figures of 7 for 58 against England in the first innings of the 2025 Perth Test. This is also Starc’s career-best figure in Tests.
Keshav Maharaj has recorded the best bowling figures in an away Test in this WTC cycle. He picked up seven wickets for 102 runs against Pakistan in the first innings of the 2025 Rawalpindi Test.
Jasprit Bumrah went past Ravichandran Ashwin’s 11 five-wicket hauls to have the most five-fors in WTC history.
Bumrah also became India’s highest five-for taker in overseas Tests, going past Kapil Dev (12) and Anil Kumble (10). See where he stands among Indian bowlers in Australia and England here.
Starc picked up two six-wicket hauls in pink-ball Tests. The first six-for (6/9) came against the West Indies in the Kingston Test, followed by the next (6/75) against England in the 2025 Brisbane Test.
Starc’s 6 for 9 is the third-best bowling figures by a bowler in day-night Test cricket.
South Africa’s Senuran Muthusamy has picked up the best match haul in the WTC 2025–27 edition. He claimed 11 wickets for 174 runs against Pakistan in the 2025 Lahore Test.
India’s Akash Deep took his maiden ten-wicket match haul in Tests. He returned with 10 wickets for 187 runs against England in the 2025 Birmingham Test. This is the best Test match haul by an Indian bowler in England.
