After India scored 245 in their first innings, the Proteas replied with 408. After that, India died for 131.
Even though KL Rahul and Dean Elgar were the centurions, Kagiso Rabada had a fierce first-inning fifer.
The ICC World Test Championship table is decoded here.
examining the match summary
India was batting with a 24/3 lead. They were saved by Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer, but to no effect.
India passed 200 thanks to Rahul’s tonne (245). Rabada secured a five-wicket victory.
SA took an early knock as well, but David Bedingham and Elgar steadied the ship. They passed 400 thanks to Marco Jansen.
On Day 3, India was knocked out in just 34.1 overs.
SA rises to the top
With 12 points and a PCT of 100%, South Africa is now leading the points table and played their first match of the WTC cycle.
In their sole prior series (two matches) in the cycle, India triumphed 1-0 over the West Indies.
India now sits in fifth place with 16 points and a PCT of 44.44% after this defeat (W1, D1, L1).
Bangladesh and New Zealand together occupy the third spot.
A recent two-match Test series between Bangladesh and New Zealand finished in a 1-1 tie. In the WTC 2023–25 cycle, the series first launched their account.
Each team has triumphed in a single match but lost the other meeting. Each of them has 12 points, and their PCT is 50%. As a result, Bangladesh and New Zealand share third place.
Australia is ranked sixth, whereas Pakistan is ranked second.
Australia finished the Ashes match with a 2-2 record, losing a few points as a result of their subpar overrate.
They reached 30 points with three victories and two losses after defeating Pakistan in the first Test match of the series. As of right now, they occupy the sixth position (PCT: 41.67%).
Pakistan, however, lost to Australia and fell to second place (PCT: 61.11%).
They defeated SL 2-0 earlier.
The percentage of points earned determines the WTC standings.
The percentage of points obtained determines the ICC WTC rankings, as it always has.
In the WTC, 12 points are awarded for every victory.
A draw earns all teams four points, whereas a tie earns all teams six points.
Teams can lose points for slow over-rates, but there is no point reduction for losses.