[2] The tournament consists of 69 matches played between nine teams across 27 series in the league stage.
The top two teams in the points table at the end of the league stage would compete at the final at Lord's, London.
A team that was behind the required over rate at the end of a match would have one point deducted for each over it was behind.
[5] Nine of the 12 full members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) participate in the championship:[3] The Full Members who are not participating in the ICC World Test Championship.
The ICC announced the 2023–2027 Future Tours Programme on 17 August 2022, which identified the series that were part of the World Test Championship.