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ICC World Test Championship 2023-25 Points Table Update: South Africa rose to the second spot in the WTC 2023-25 Points Table on Saturday after beating Sri Lanka by 233 runs in Durban.
Winning the first Test of the two-match series propelled the Proteas past Sri Lanka, New Zealand and Australia to second place, with their points percentage (PCT) rising from 54.17 to 59.25. South Africa have three Tests remaining, one against Sri Lanka and two against Pakistan at home next month.
Should they win all games, South Africa will finish with a PCT above 69, confirming one spot in next year’s WTC final at Lord’s from June 11-15.
India leads the WTC standings, having reclaimed the top spot last week after beating Australia in the first Test at Perth. India have four games remaining in this cycle while defending champions Australia have six games remaining against India and Sri Lanka.
Updated WTC points table after South Africa vs Sri Lanka 1st Test
|
Pos. |
Team |
Matches |
Ded. |
PTS contested |
Points |
PCT |
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| P | W | L | D | ||||||
| 1 | India | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 180 | 110 | 61.11 |
| 2 | South Africa | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 108 | 64 | 59.25 |
| 3 | Australia | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 156 | 90 | 57.69 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 72 | 54.54 |
| 5 | Sri Lanka | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 60 | 50.00 |
| 6 | England | 19 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 228 | 93 | 40.79 |
| 7 | Pakistan | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 120 | 40 | 33.33 |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 120 | 33 | 27.5 |
| 9 | West Indies | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 108 | 20 | 18.52 |
