Australia trounced Pakistan by 3-0 at home, while India defeated South Africa by seven wickets to level the two-match series 1-1 in Cape Town. Here is the updated 2023-2025 World Test Championship points table after the two series.
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Australia jump to the top of the WTC points table
Following their resounding eight-wicket win in the New Year’s Test against Pakistan in Sydney to complete a 3-0 clean sweep, Australia displaced India to reign the WTC points table. This was their fifth win from eight games in this cycle, taking their points tally to 54 and their points percentage to 56.25.
No.1 Test side ⏩ No.1 in the #WTC25 Standings!
Australia continue to dominate 💪
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— ICC (@ICC) January 6, 2024
Australia are currently trailed by India, who rose to the top a few days back after hammering South Africa in Cape Town in the shortest-ever Test played, however, dropped a place after the conclusion of the Australia-Pakistan Tests. They won two out of four matches and currently have 26 points with a points percentage of 54.16.
Meanwhile, South Africa, playing their first Test in the 2023-2025 WTC cycle in Centurion had taken to the top spot owing to a dominant win. Following the defeat in Cape Town, their points percentage has dropped to 50 per cent.
On the other hand, Pakistan slipped to sixth after their underwhelming series Down Under and currently posses a points percentage of 36.66 with two wins from five matches.
WTC points table after PAK vs AUS and SA vs IND Tests: Updated World Test Championship standings
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