WTC Points Table: India remain 4th- World No 1 Test side India registered a famous 113-run victory over South Africa at the SuperSport Park in Centurion. However, despite the win, Virat Kohli & Co remained 4th with 64.28 percentage points. After a 3-0 win of Ashes, Australia share the top spot with Sri Lanka with a 100% record. Follow World Test Championship Live Updates on InsideSport.IN.
Dean Elgar-led South Africa are yet to open their account having played just one Test. Needing six wickets to win on Day 5, India’s first roadblock was Dean Elgar. His resistance of 77 runs was crucial. However, India had to remove Temba Bavuma and Quinton de Kock, two important batsmen who could lead South Africa to win.
WTC Points Table: Virat Kohli & Co remain 4th despite historic win against South Africa in Centurion, Australia on top
But Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj hunted in packs, removing the six wickets within five minutes after lunch to register a 113-run victory.
WTC Points Table: Australia on top
Under newly-appointed Test captain Pat Cummins, Australia won the Ashes with command to climb to the top of the WTC points table with 100% record. In the third Ashes Test, Scott Boland’s 6/7 helped them wrap up the match against Joe Root-led England in two and half days, taking an unassailable 3-0 lead in the series.
WTC Points Table: Virat Kohli & Co remain 4th despite historic win against South Africa in Centurion, Australia on top
For Joe Root-led England, they are in a death spiral in Test cricket. Humiliating defeats and slow over-rates have moved them to the 7th spot on World Test Championships points table with just 7.14 percentage points. The humiliating loss to Australia in the 3rd Ashes Test meant, England now have just 6 points while 10 points have been deducted for slow over-rate. Virat Kohli-led India have a great opportunity to move up if they beat South Africa in the first Test.
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WTC Points Table: Virat Kohli & Co remain 4th despite historic win against South Africa in Centurion, Australia on top
England suffered an embarrassing an innings and 14-run loss to Australia at the MCG in Melbourne. Debutant Scott Boland was the hero with six wickets for just seven runs in the second innings and England collapsed yet again. They were dismissed for just 68 runs — their second below-100 score in a year. The result meant England lost the Ashes with Australia taking an unassailable 3-0 lead.
