Pakistan opened the ICC World Take a look at Championship (WTC) 2025-27 season by defeating South Africa within the first Take a look at of the continued two-match sequence on the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on October 15. The Males in Inexperienced moved as much as second place within the WTC standings, forward of India and Sri Lanka.
Pakistan defeated the 2025 World Take a look at Championship winners by 93 runs on Wednesday. Chasing a goal of 277, South Africa had been defeated for simply 183 on the fourth day. Left-arm spinner Noman Ali was the chosen bowler for the hosts and took 10 wickets in each innings to seal the victory.
Pakistan rises to second place in WTC factors rankings
Shan Massoud’s staff secured 12 necessary factors and moved to second place within the WTC rankings with 100% factors. Australia additionally received 3 take a look at matches in opposition to the West Indies, attaining a 100% PCT and 36 factors.
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Within the newest desk, Sri Lanka has fallen to 3rd place and India to fourth place. Shubman Gill’s Indian staff defeated West Indies by seven wickets within the second Take a look at at Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium lately, scoring 52 factors at a scoring charge of 61.90.
South Africa misplaced to Pakistan and is in seventh place with 0 factors and PCT 0.00. West Indies have misplaced all 5 matches within the ongoing WTC 2025-27 cycle and are additionally in eighth place with 0 factors and 0 factors on the PCT.
The most recent ICC World Take a look at Championship (WTC) factors desk is as follows:
| place | staff | performed | received | misplaced | draw | useless | level | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 100.00 |
| 2 | Pakistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 100.00 |
| 3 | sri lanka | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 66.67 |
| 4 | India | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 61.90 |
| 5 | england | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 43.33 |
| 6 | bangladesh | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16.67 |
| 7 | South Africa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 8 | west indies | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 9 | new zealand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Pakistan to face South Africa in second Take a look at in Rawalpindi
The second Take a look at of the continued Pakistan vs South Africa sequence is scheduled to be held from October 20 to 24 on the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. A win for Pakistan would safe second place within the 2025-27 factors desk, whereas a draw would see their PCT drop from 100 to 66.67.
It’s price mentioning that if Pakistan loses the following match, the PCT will drop to 50. The Males in Inexperienced will drop to fourth place within the standings.
South Africa will then tour India for a two-match Take a look at sequence. The sequence opener is scheduled to start on November 14 at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, adopted by the second Take a look at at Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati from November 22.
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