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The 2-Test series between World Test Champion (WTC) South Africa and 2-time runner-up India is going to start from tomorrow. Both the teams will enter the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata with the intention of entering the top-2 positions of the points table. At present, Team India is at third position and South Africa is at fifth position.
Both the teams have a chance to be in the top-2 by winning the series 2-0. At the same time, the losing team may also be out of the top-5 position. WTC equation of both the teams in the story…
Will face WTC champion at home after 6 years South Africa is the current champion of the World Test Championship (WTC). The team won the title by defeating Australia in the final in June this year. After becoming champions, the team defeated Zimbabwe 2-0 in the series. The series was drawn 1-1 in Pakistan. Now the team is going to play a Test series in India after 6 years. Last time in 2019, the team lost 3-0 in 3 tests.
South Africa is the current champion of the WTC, the team won the title by defeating Australia under the captaincy of Temba Bavuma.
Australia is on top in WTC The 2025 to 2027 cycle of the World Test Championship started in June this year. India has played 2 series, the team drew the series 2-2 in England. West Indies were defeated 2-0. The team is at third position with 62% points. Whereas champion South Africa had only one series with Pakistan in the WTC. In which after the 1-1 draw, the team has 50% points and the team is at fifth position. Australia is at first and Sri Lanka at second.
If India wins 2-0 then it will reach second place. India now has 4 series left in WTC. After South Africa, the team will play 5 Tests against Australia on home ground in 2027. There will be 2-2 Test series in New Zealand and Sri Lanka. Know below how many points India will get as a result of the series against South Africa…
- Won 2-0: India will reach number-2 with 70.37% points.
- Won 1-0: India will remain at number-3 with 62.96% points.
- 1-1 draw: India will be at number-3 with 59.26% points.
- 0-0 draw: India will be at number-3 with 55.56% points.
- Lost 0-1: India will slip to number-4 with 51.85% points.
- Lost 0-2: India will slip to number-5 with 48.15% points.
South Africa also has a chance to be in the top-2 South Africa’s series against Zimbabwe was not part of the WTC. The team played a 1-1 series draw against Pakistan. Now after India, he has to go to Sri Lanka in February 2027 to play 2 Tests. The team’s three home series will be against Australia, Bangladesh and England. Know below how many points South Africa will get as a result of the series against India…
- Won 2-0: South Africa will reach second place with 75% points.
- Won 1-0: South Africa will reach third place with 58.33% points.
- 1-1 draw: South Africa will remain at fifth position with 50% points.
- 0-0 draw: South Africa will reach sixth position with 41.66% points.
- Lost 0-1: South Africa will reach sixth position with 33.33% points.
- Lost 0-2: South Africa will slip to sixth position with 25% points.
South Africa champion, India lost the final twice The World Test Championship (WTC) was started by ICC in 2019. In this, 9 teams have to play a test series of 2 to 5 matches against 6 teams. Of these, 3 live at home and 3 live abroad. After the matches of all the teams are over, the final is held between the teams occupying top-2 positions in the points table.
India made it to the finals twice in 2021 and 2023, but the team lost the title match against New Zealand and Australia. South Africa played the final in 2025 and the team also became champion by defeating Australia.
