By Admin 
India had to face a crushing defeat by 30 runs against South Africa in the first test. Due to this defeat, Team India has suffered a loss in the points table of the World Test Championship. Team India has moved to fourth place in the points table, while defending champion South Africa has moved to second place. The defeat in the Kolkata Test has once again dealt a blow to the Indian team’s hopes of playing the final.
World Test Championship points table
In the points table of the World Test Championship, the Indian team is now at fourth place after four wins in 8 matches. His points percentage is 54.17. Australia, South Africa and Sri Lanka are currently above Team India in the table. After India, Pakistan is in fifth place, whose points percentage is currently 50.
- Australia
- South Africa
- Sri Lanka
- India
- Pakistan
The South African team is coming to Pakistani soil after playing a one-to-one draw in the Test series with the Pakistani team. Now by winning the Kolkata Test, he has ensured that Team India cannot defeat him in the series. Temba Bavuma’s streak of winning Tests as captain also continues. So far, under the captaincy of Bavuma, South Africa has won 10 out of 11 matches, while one match was a draw.
Indian team could not chase 124 runs
South Africa had scored 159 runs in the first innings, in response to this India’s first innings ended at 189 runs. A lead of 30 runs may seem trivial, but considering the way the Kolkata pitch was behaving, even a lead of 10 runs could make a huge difference.
South Africa scored 153 runs in the third innings, hence India got the target of 124 runs on the basis of lead in the first innings. The entire Indian team was all out for just 93 runs and lost the match by 30 runs.
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IND vs SA 1st Test Highlights: Team India’s shameful defeat, collapsed to 93 while chasing 124; South Africa took 1-0 lead