• Home
  • Cricket News
  • Shanto Starts Wtc 2025 27 With A Ton Players To Hit First Century In Every Wtc Edition

Shanto Starts WTC 2025-27 With A Ton; Players To Hit First Century In Every WTC Edition

Abhinav Tyagi

Najmul Shanto - (Source : AP)Najmul Shanto - (Source : AP)

On Tuesday, June 17, Bangladesh faced Sri Lanka at the Galle Stadium in the first Test of the new World Test Championship (WTC) cycle. At stumps on day one, Bangladesh were on top thanks to centuries from Najmul Hossain Shanto and Mushfiqur Rahim.

Despite losing three early wickets, Shanto and Rahim put together an unbeaten 247-run stand for the fourth wicket. The Bangladesh skipper also made history by scoring the first century of the new WTC edition.

This article highlights the first centurion in each WTC cycle.

WTC (2019–2021): Steve Smith

The inaugural WTC cycle began with the Ashes. Australia and England clashed at Edgbaston, Birmingham, on August 1, 2019. Steve Smith scored the first century in WTC history.

Australia lost early wickets after choosing to bat, but Smith anchored the innings with a brilliant 144 off 219 balls, featuring 16 fours and two sixes.

WTC (2021–2023): Joe Root

The second WTC cycle began with India touring England. The first Test took place at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, from August 4–8, 2021. Batting conditions were challenging, and both teams struggled in the first innings.

England were bowled out for 183, while India managed 278, with KL Rahul scoring a fifty. In the second innings, Joe Root made history as the England captain by scoring 109 off 172 balls, including 14 fours.

WTC (2023–2025): Joe Root

The third WTC cycle also kicked off with the Ashes in England. The teams met at Edgbaston, Birmingham, from June 16–20, 2023.

England batted first, and Joe Root once again led the way with an unbeaten 118 off 152 balls, which included 11 fours and four sixes. In the same match, Usman Khawaja also scored a century, but Root was the first to reach three figures in the cycle.

WTC (2025–2027): Najmul Hossain Shanto

In the ongoing cycle, Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto scored a century while sharing a crucial partnership with Mushfiqur Rahim, who was also in contention to become the first centurion of the edition.

After stumps on day 1, Shanto is unbeaten on 136 (260), which featured 14 fours and a solitary six.