ICC WTC Points Table: South Africa leapfrog Bangladesh after Wanderers win, India remain fourth: South Africa registered their first points of the new World test Championship cycle after they clinched a convincing win over India at Johannesburg on Thursday. Dean Elgar scored an unbeaten 96 to help the Proteas seal their first win over India at Johannesburg, in a record 240-run chase. The win gives the hosts 12 points, moving them up to fifth, over Bangladesh. – Follow Cricket News LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN.
ICC WTC Points Table: South Africa leapfrog Bangladesh after Wanderers win, India remain fourth; World Champs New Zealand slip to 8th
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Before this match, South Africa had chased down just 217 against New Zealand at this ground. But they made short work of the record chase as they kept on building 40-50 run partnerships to take the match away from India. Dean Elgar carried his bat with a gutsy 96 to beat India by 7 wickets.
South Africa took a crucial 27-run lead with Keegan Petersen scoring maiden half-century and Temba Bavuma scoring fifty. But it was Shardul Thakur who set the pace. His 7/61 was what kept South Africa in check.
However, India could only manage 266 despite Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane stitching together an important partnership of 111. But they could only set 240-run target and despite rain delay, South Africa achieved it with quite an ease. It was the fourth-highest run chase against India since 1930.
ICC WTC Points Table: South Africa leapfrog Bangladesh after Wanderers win, India remain fourth; World Champs New Zealand slip to 8th
Why it is a historic victory for Bangladesh?
- Bangladesh has become 1st team to beat New Zealand in New Zealand since 2017.
- New Zealand last time lost a Test match at home back in 2017 against South Africa,
- Before victory in the 1st test, Bangladesh had never won any match in New Zealand
- Furthermore, Bangladesh had only beaten Australia at home and are yet to win a Test match against India, South Africa, and Pakistan – with victory against New Zealand at least one box is ticked.
- In fact, in 127 Test matches that Bangladesh have played since 2000, they have won only 15 including one against Australia and England at home.
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