The winner of the ICC World Test Championship receives the ICC Test Championship mess.
The 2025 ICC World Test Championship final is being played between Australia and South Africa. Looking at the match situation, both teams are in contention to lift the mace. To note, this is the third final of the WTC, with Australia being the defending champions.
ICC World Test Championship winners list
Australia has won the World Test Championship for the 2022–2023 season, defeating India by a margin of 209 runs. New Zealand defeated India by eight wickets to win the World Test Championship in the previous event, which took place between 2019 and 21.
The world’s top Test cricket teams compete in the ICC World Test Championship, with the goal of taking home the trophy for the world’s top Test cricket competition.
| Year(s) | Host | Winner | Runner |
| 2019/21 | England | New Zealand | India |
| 2021/23 | England | Australia | India |
| 2023/25 | England | TBA | TBA |
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What is ICC Test Championship Mace?
The winner of the ICC World Test Championship receives the ICC Test Championship Mace. But in the past, it was given out yearly to the best-ranked Test team (as of the April 1 cutoff) in the ICC Test Championship (2003–2019).
ICC Test Championship winners list
| Year | Winners |
| April 2003 | Australia |
| April 2004 | Australia |
| April 2005 | Australia |
| April 2006 | Australia |
| April 2007 | Australia |
| April 2008 | Australia |
| April 2009 | Australia |
| April 2010 | India |
| April 2011 | India |
| April 2012 | England |
| April 2013 | South Africa |
| April 2014 | South Africa |
| April 2015 | South Africa |
| April 2016 | Australia |
| April 2017 | India |
| April 2018 | India |
| April 2019 | India |
| June 2021 | New Zealand* |
| June 2023 | Australia* |
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