The South African workforce celebrates with the ICC Check Mace after defeating Australia within the World Check Championship remaining at Lord’s. — Reuters
The Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) is reportedly set to retain England because the host nation for the following three World Check Championship (WTC) finals in 2027, 2029, and 2031.
In line with a report by The Telegraph UK, the choice comes regardless of curiosity from the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) to deliver the occasion to India.
Since its inception in 2019, the WTC has concluded after two-year cycle with a remaining in England, together with Southampton in 2021, The Oval in 2023, and the 2025 remaining at Lord’s.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has reportedly already been knowledgeable of the ICC’s intention, and formal affirmation is anticipated on the ICC Annual Convention in Singapore subsequent month.
“English cricket is near agreeing to host the following three World Check Championship finals regardless of an try from India to stage the showpiece occasion,” the report stated.
Preparations for the 2027 remaining is anticipated to start shortly following the conclusion of the 2025 remaining, the report added.
South Africa win World Check Championship
Aiden Markram’s magnificent century guided South Africa to a five-wicket win over Australia within the World Check Championship remaining at Lord’s on Saturday because the Proteas lastly ended their decades-long look ahead to a serious world cricket trophy.
The title victory marked their first since 1998 once they received the inaugural version of the lads’s Champions Trophy, referred to as the Knockout Trophy at the moment.
In 18 earlier makes an attempt within the one-day worldwide and T20 World Cups, South Africa had solely reached one solitary remaining.
That was in final yr’s T20 World Cup in Barbados, once they misplaced to India regardless of needing simply 30 runs from their final 30 balls, with six wickets standing.
