WTC Points Table: South Africa book spot in the final; Here's what it means for India and Australia

South Africa became the first team to book their place in the World Test Championship (WTC) Final after beating Pakistan in the first of two-match Test series. The hosts chased down a target of 148 runs in thrilling fashion, winning by two wickets on the fourth day.

With the win, South Africa solidified their place at the top of the WTC standings, remaining top with 66.67 percentage points accumulated with seven wins from 11 matches played.



Even if they lose the second Test against Pakistan, their points percentage will only drop to 61.11 per cent, which at least two of the three teams remaining in the WTC 2023-25 qualification race—Australia, India, and Sri Lanka—will fail to surpass, regardless of their remaining results.

What South Africa qualifying means for India , Australia?

India have played the first two finals. However, their journey to play a third consecutive title match looks bleak after being blanked 0-3 by New Zealand at home and then losing the day-night Test against Australia at Adelaide Oval.

The win elevated the Proteas to 88 points from 11 games this cycle, boosting their points percentage (PCT) to 66.67 ahead of Australia (58.89) and India (55.89), who are currently locked 1-1 in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

World Test Championship (WTC) Points Table

No.	Teams	M	W	L	T	D	N/R	PT	PCT
1	South Africa	11	7	3	0	1	0	88	66.67
2	Australia	15	9	4	0	2	0	106	58.89
3	India	17	9	6	0	2	0	114	55.88
4	New Zealand	14	7	7	0	0	0	81	48.21
5	Sri Lanka	11	5	6	0	0	0	60	45.45
6	England	22	11	10	0	1	0	114	43.18
7	Bangladesh	12	4	8	0	0	0	45	31.25
8	Pakistan	11	4	7	0	0	0	40	30.30
9	West Indies	11	2	7	0	2	0	32	24.24