WTC points table: South Africa beat West Indies in second Test to surpass Pakistan
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The Proteas won the two-Test series 1-0 as the first match ended as a draw
Keshav Maharaj (R), Dane Piedt (2R), David Bedingham (2L) and Kyle Verreynne (L) of South Africa of West Indies during Day 3 of the 2nd Test match between West Indies and South Africa. — AFPSouth Africa defeated West Indies by 40 runs in the final Test of the two-match series at the Providence Stadium on Sunday.The Proteas set a 263-run target after their second innings where Kyle Verreynne (59 off 78), Aiden Markram (51 off 108) and Wiaan Mulder (34 off 71) top-scored for the visitors.The Windies, in reply, struggled greatly in front of South Africa’s bowling attack as an all-rounder display by their bowlers bowled them out for 222 runs.
Keshav Maharaj and Kagiso Rabada bagged three while Mulder and Dane Piedt got two wickets each.Gudakesh Motie top-scored for the struggling home side by scoring 45 runs but his efforts were unsuccessful.Following the Proteas’ win, they moved ahead of Pakistan in the World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 points table with 38.89 PCT.WTC 2023-25 points table
WTC 2023-25 points table. — ICCSouth Africa have eight more Test matches scheduled in the WTC cycle, two in Bangladesh in October and a home series against Sri Lanka and Pakistan.On the other hand, Pakistan will have a chance to reclaim their fifth position after beating Bangladesh in the first Test. If they ended up clean-sweeping the visitors, they could even go to the third spot.It is worth mentioning that England and Sri Lanka will also face one another in a three-Test series. The Islanders are placed fourth on the WTC points table with 50 PCT while the Three Lions are ranked sixth with 36.54 PCT.
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