In the Guwahati Test, the first innings of the Indian team was reduced to 201 runs. Team India, which took a lead of 288 runs in the first innings, is close to sweeping India 2-0 in the South Africa series. Let us tell you that if South Africa scores 212 runs in the second innings, then Team India will get the target of 500 runs. From this you can understand how strong a position South Africa has reached in the second test. If India loses this Test match, what will be the impact on its position in the World Test Championship points table? Here you will get the answer to this question.

Current status of WTC points table

If we look at the current situation of the points table of the World Test Championship, Australia remains at the first position by winning all its matches. Teams are ranked on the basis of percentage of points in the WTC points table. Australia, which is in first place, has a points percentage of 100, while South Africa is at second place with a percentage of 66.67 and Sri Lanka is at third place (66.67). India is currently at fourth position, whose points percentage is 54.17.

Currently Pakistan is at fifth position, England at sixth and Bangladesh at seventh position. West Indies have lost all their 5 matches so far in the WTC 2025-27 cycle and are currently at eighth position in the table. New Zealand has not played any match yet in the current cycle.

If India loses the second test, Pakistan benefits

If the Indian team also loses the second test at the hands of South Africa, then its points percentage will increase to 48.14. Pakistan will directly benefit from this, which remains at fifth position with 50 points percentage. After losing the series to South Africa, Team India will come to number-5 in the points table. On the other hand, South Africa will further strengthen its second position, because if it wins the Guwahati Test, its points percentage will reach 75.

Now the question is whether Team India will remain in the race for the finals? After losing the series against South Africa, India will have 9 matches left in the World Test Championship 2025-27 cycle. Out of those, the Indian team has to play 2 series abroad. The simple equation is that if India registers 8 wins in the remaining 9 test matches, then its points percentage will cross 70. If we look at the last three finals, the average percentage of teams going to the finals has been 64-68. In such a situation, by winning the next 8 tests, the Indian team can easily enter the finals.

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Australia has defeated England by 8 wickets in the first Ashes Test. This match ended in just 2 days. In the fourth innings, the Kangaroo team had a target of 205 runs, chasing which Travis Head single-handedly ensured Australia’s victory by playing an inning of 123 runs. After this match, there has been a big change in the points table of the World Test Championship. Australia still remains in first place in the current WTC cycle.

WTC Points Table

Australia has maintained its dominance in the points table of the World Test Championship. Australia has won all four of its matches so far in the WTC 2025-27 cycle, after which its points percentage is 100. Australia is still far ahead of other teams. On the other hand, difficulties are increasing for England, which has so far been able to register only 2 wins after playing 6 matches in the current cycle. England is currently at sixth position in the table. England’s points percentage is currently only 36.11.

South Africa is currently in second place in the points table, which is also the defending champion of the WTC. Sri Lanka is at third place and India is at fourth place. Pakistan remains at fifth position and England at sixth position. Bangladesh and West Indies have not been able to register any win yet, they are at seventh and eighth position respectively.

1. Australia
2. South Africa
3. Sri Lanka
4. India
5. Pakistan
6. England
7. bangladesh
8. west indies
9. New Zealand

The match lasted only 2 days

Australia vs England The first Ashes Test lasted only for 2 days, due to which the Perth pitch is being heavily criticized. England’s first innings was limited to 172 runs, in response to which host Australia was able to score only 132 runs in the first innings. England had got a lead of 40 runs.

England’s second innings also proved to be sluggish in batting, scoring only 164 runs, but on the basis of a lead of 40 runs in the first innings, they gave Australia a target of 205 runs. Australia won the match easily thanks to Travis Head’s century of 123 runs and Marnus Labuschagne’s half-century of 51 runs.

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.

1. Australia
2. South Africa
3. Sri Lanka
4. India
5. 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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India vs South Africa 2 test match series is starting from 14th November. The first Test will be played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata from 14 November. This will be the second home series of the Indian team in the 2025-27 cycle of the World Test Championship. In the first home series, Team India defeated West Indies 2-0. A series win against South Africa can give India an advantage in the points table of the World Test Championship. Before the India vs South Africa Test series starts, let us know what is the condition of the WTC points table.

WTC points table status

Australia is currently at the first position in the points table of the World Test Championship, which has won all its three matches so far, hence its points percentage is 100. In second place is Sri Lanka, which has registered one win and one draw in the 2 matches played so far. His points percentage is 66.67.

The Indian team has played 7 matches so far, in which it has won four, lost twice and one match was drawn. The points percentage of the Indian team is currently 61.90. Defending champion South Africa is currently at fourth position with a points percentage of 50.

• 1st place – Australia
• 2nd place – Sri Lanka
• 3rd place – India
• Fourth place – South Africa
• Fifth place – Pakistan

The Indian team has so far played the 2021 and 2023 WTC finals, but after losing the home series against New Zealand and then losing the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, India could not play the 2025 final.

India’s WTC schedule

This will be the third Test series of the Indian team in the WTC 2025-27 cycle. Before this, Team India drew the series 2-2 in England, then defeated West Indies 2-0 in the home series. Now it is going to have a 2 test match series with South Africa. After this, India has to go to Sri Lanka for a two-Test series in August 2026. Team India will tour New Zealand in October 2026, where 2 test matches will be played. India’s last series in this cycle will be against Australia, in which five Tests will be played.

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