WTC Points Table after SA vs SL 1st Test: South Africa pip Australia, Sri Lanka to reach 2nd spot wuth Durban win; India on top | Cricket News

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 third-placed Sri Lanka 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 Pakan 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

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
Pakan
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