WTC 2023-25 Standings After BAN vs SA 2nd Test: South Africa Return to Top 4 With Innings Win Over Bangladesh

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South Africa made a leap in the World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 standings following a thumping innings and 273 runs in the second Test at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Friday (October 31).

Kagiso Rabada and Keshav Maharaj claimed five wicket hauls as South Africa bowled out Bangladesh for 159 and 143 after riding on centuries from Tony De Zorzi, Tristan Stubbs and Willem Mulder to pile on 575/6 declared in their first innings.

Opting to bat, the Proteas got off to the perfect start as De Zorzi smashed 177 before Stubbs (106) and Mulder (105*) to put on huge total on the board. Taijul Islam carried on his form from the first Test and claimed another fifer, but the rest of the bowlers failed to deliver.

Rabada also carried his wicket-taking spree from the series opener to take another five-wicket haul as South Africa enforced follow on. Mominul Haque played a lone hand for the home side, scoring 82 in the total of 159.

While Radaba went wicketless in the second innings, Maharaj claimed a fifer and was well-supported by Senuran Muthusamy (4/45) to seal the innings victory, which saw South Africa move to fourth spot in the WTC standings with 54.15 percentage of points won.

With five wins in 9 matches, South Africa moved above New Zealand in the standings and got closer to their next opponent Sri Lanka, while Bangladesh remained in eighth as the defeat saw their win percentage drop to 27.50. Here is a look at the latest WTC standings:

WTC 2023-25 Standings After BAN vs SA 2nd Test on October 31, 2024

New Zealand can again leapfrog South Africa when they face India in the third and final Test at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, starting from Friday (November 1). The race for the WTC final spot will get heated in the coming weeks.

India, Australia, New Zealand, England, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, West Indies and South Africa will all be locked in Test action in the next few weeks. Here is a look at the Test matches of the WTC 2023-25 cycle scheduled for the month of November:

WTC Matches Schedule For November 2024

• November 1-November 5: India vs New Zealand 3rd Test - Mumbai
• November 22-November 26: India vs Australia 1st Test - Perth
• November 22- November 26: West Indies vs Bangladesh 1st Test - North Sound
• November 27-December 1: South Africa vs Sri Lanka 1st Test - Durban
• November 28-December 2: New Zealand vs England 1st Test - Christchurch