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GUWAHATI: Defending world champions South Africa delivered a commanding statement in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2025–27 by crushing India in the second Test on Wednesday to seal a historic 2-0 series victory.
The result not only reshaped the WTC points table but also marked South Africa’s first Test series triumph on Indian soil since the year 2000 and only their second overall in the country’s history.
Led by Temba Bavuma, the Proteas rewrote history with a dominant performance across the series.
With this win, South Africa surged to second place in the WTC standings with three wins and one defeat, collecting 36 points at an impressive win percentage of 75.
Australia continue to lead the WTC points table after winning all four of their matches, sitting comfortably on 48 points with a perfect 100 percent record.
India, meanwhile, slipped to fifth place following back-to-back defeats in the series. The Men in Blue now have four wins, four losses and one draw from nine matches, accumulating 52 points with a win percentage of 48.15.
Pakistan currently occupy fourth position with one win and one defeat from two Tests, holding 12 points at a 50 percent win rate, while Sri Lanka sit third with one win and one draw from two games, earning 16 points with a win percentage of 66.67.
ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 points table:
| Team | Matches | Won | Lost | Draw | Points | Win% |
| Australia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 100 |
| South Africa | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 75 |
| Sri Lanka | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 66.67 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 50 |
| India | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 52 | 48.15 |
The second Test ended in emphatic fashion as South Africa bowled out India for just 140 while defending a massive target of 549 on the final day.
Off-spinner Simon Harmer starred with remarkable figures of 6 for 37, dismantling India’s batting lineup.
Ravindra Jadeja offered brief resistance with a fighting 54 before being stumped off Keshav Maharaj, who also took the final wicket of Mohammed Siraj.
