India vs South Africa 2 test match series is starting from 14th November. The first Test will be played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata from 14 November. This will be the second home series of the Indian team in the 2025-27 cycle of the World Test Championship. In the first home series, Team India defeated West Indies 2-0. A series win against South Africa can give India an advantage in the points table of the World Test Championship. Before the India vs South Africa Test series starts, let us know what is the condition of the WTC points table.
WTC points table status
Australia is currently at the first position in the points table of the World Test Championship, which has won all its three matches so far, hence its points percentage is 100. In second place is Sri Lanka, which has registered one win and one draw in the 2 matches played so far. His points percentage is 66.67.
The Indian team has played 7 matches so far, in which it has won four, lost twice and one match was drawn. The points percentage of the Indian team is currently 61.90. Defending champion South Africa is currently at fourth position with a points percentage of 50.
- 1st place – Australia
- 2nd place – Sri Lanka
- 3rd place – India
- Fourth place – South Africa
- Fifth place – Pakistan
The Indian team has so far played the 2021 and 2023 WTC finals, but after losing the home series against New Zealand and then losing the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, India could not play the 2025 final.
India’s WTC schedule
This will be the third Test series of the Indian team in the WTC 2025-27 cycle. Before this, Team India drew the series 2-2 in England, then defeated West Indies 2-0 in the home series. Now it is going to have a 2 test match series with South Africa. After this, India has to go to Sri Lanka for a two-Test series in August 2026. Team India will tour New Zealand in October 2026, where 2 test matches will be played. India’s last series in this cycle will be against Australia, in which five Tests will be played.
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