India docked WTC points following defeat against SA: Decoding table
South Africa thrashed India by an innings and 32 runs in the opening and Boxing Day Test in Centurion. The Proteas posted 408 in response to India's first innings total of 245. India then perished for 131. Besides losing, India were also docked two ICC World Test Championship points due to slow overrates. Here we decode the WTC table.
A look at the match summary
India were down to 24/3 being put into bat. Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer rescued them but to no avail. Rahul's ton helped India cross 200 (245). Rabada took a five-wicket haul. SA also suffered an early blow, but Elgar and David Bedingham steadied the ship. Marco Jansen took them past 400. India were bowled out in just 34.1 overs on Day 3.
SA advance to the top
This was South Africa's first match in this WTC cycle as they are now atop the points table with 12 points and a PCT of 100%. India defeated West Indies 1-0 in their only previous series (two-match) in the cycle. With this loss, India have slipped down to the sixth spot with 14 points and a PCT of 38.89% (W1, D1, L1).
India docked two points
As mentioned, India were docked two points for maining slow overrates. This also brought down their PCT from 44.44% to 38.89%. The team has also been slapped with 10 percent match fee fine.
NZ and Bangladesh jointly hold the third position
New Zealand and Bangladesh recently met in a two-match Test series which ended in a 1-1 draw. The series opened their account in the WTC 2023-25 cycle. Both teams have won a solitary game while losing the other clash. They have registered 12 points each with the same PCT of 50%. Hence, both NZ and Bangladesh are in third position.
Australia are in fifth spot, Pakistan hold the second position
Australia ended the Ashes 2-2 where they lost a few points due to poor over rate as well. With a win against Pakistan in the Test series opener, they reached 30 points, registering three wins and two defeats. They are currently holding the fifth spot (PCT: 41.67%). Meanwhile, Pakistan dropped to second position after losing to Australia (PCT: 61.11%). Earlier, they whitewashed SL 2-0.
Decoding England and West Indies' position
England registered a 2-2 draw in the Ashes in this WTC cycle. However, they were docked 19 WTC points for over-rate offences in the series which pegged them back to the eighth spot. They own only nine points with 15% PCT. Meanwhile, West Indies lost the India series 1-0 which included a washout, handing them four points. WI are seventh with 16.67% PCT.
Sri Lanka yet to open their account
Sri Lanka suffered a 0-2 defeat against Pakistan in their only series in this series. They hence are languishing at the bottom of the points table with zero points.
WTC standings are determined by the percentage of points earned
As has been the case, the ICC WTC standings are determined by the percentage of points earned. There are 12 points available for each win in the WTC. Four points are awarded to each team for a draw, with the teams earning six for a tie. A loss leads to no point deduction, while teams can lose points for slow over-rates
