The race for the final two spots for the World Test Championship final is on. On Sunday, South Africa won a close-fought encounter in the SA vs. PAK 1st Test match. After the win in the SA vs. PAK 1st Test, the Proteas have consolidated their position at the top of the WTC points table and have also confirmed a seat for the WTC 2024-25 Final. Team Australia are currently placed second on the World Test Championship table, with India hogging the third place.
WTC Points Table (Updated)
| Rank | Team | Played | Won | Draw | Lost | Pen | Points | % Points |
| 1 | South Africa (Q) | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 88 | 66.67 |
| 2 | Australia | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | -10 | 106 | 58.89 |
| 3 | India | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 114 | 55.88 |
| 4 | NZ | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | -3 | 81 | 48.21 |
| 5 | Sri Lanka | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 60 | 45.45 |
| 6 | England | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | -22 | 114 | 43.18 |
| 7 | BAN | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | -3 | 45 | 31.25 |
| 8 | Pakistan | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | -8 | 40 | 30.3 |
| 9 | WI | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 32 | 24.24 |
(In the WTC 2023-2025, teams will get 12 points for a win, 4 for a draw and 6 for a tie)
World Test Championship points table
With South Africa winning the SA vs PAK 1st Test match, the result has put more pressure on India and Australia. The two teams squaring off in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy now cannot put a foot wrong if they want to seal their place for the WTC final. With South Africa winning the first Test against Pakistan, we won’t be getting a repeat of the 2023 WTC final between India and Australia.
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