South Africa has defeated Bangladesh by seven wickets at Dhaka to inject more intrigue in the ICC World Test Championship Points Table.
Kyle Verreynne’s 114 in the first innings was instrumental in helping his side gain a crucial lead after bowling out Bangladesh for 106 courtesy of Kagiso Rabada’s record-breaking haul of 3/26.
The win was only South Africa’s third in this current test cricket cycle as they look to make a late lunge for the top-two spots.
India continues to rule the rankings despite a loss to New Zealand in their opening test match and are almost guaranteed a place in the final at Lord’s with Australia the current favourites to join them in England.
| Team | Matches | Wins | Losses | Draws | Points | Penalty | Percentage of Points |
| India | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 98 | -2 | 68.06% |
| Australia | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 90 | -10 | 62.50% |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 55.56% |
| England | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 93 | -19 | 43.06% |
| South Africa | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 47..62% |
| New Zealand | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 44.44% |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 33 | -3 | 30.56% |
| Pakistan | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 28 | -8 | 25.93% |
| West Indies | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 18.52% |
Pakistan, India, New Zealand and England are all currently playing their matches which could lead to some significant changes in the Test Championship Points Table in the coming days.
South Africa will play Bangladesh in their next match on October 29th while Pakistan’s next test assignment after England series will be against the Proteas in December this year.
England and New Zealand are scheduled for a three test match series against each other beginning November 28th.