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South Africa beat India in a low-scoring thriller at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata<\/a>. Here’s what the World Test Championship points table looks like after the result.<\/p>\n South Africa successfully defended 124 to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series. At the forefront of their heroics were the visitors\u2019 spinners, especially Simon Harmer, who took 4-21. However, it was Marco Jansen who set the tone by dismissing both Indian openers, Yashasvi Jaiswal (0) and KL Rahul (1) cheaply, reducing India to 1-2.<\/p>\n With India at 77-7, Axar Patel tried to launch a counter-attack, taking Keshav Maharaj for 16 runs off the first four deliveries of his ninth over. However, Maharaj picked up two wickets in two balls to close out the game. India captain Shubman Gill didn\u2019t bat due to a neck spasm<\/a> as South Africa won by 30 runs.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udea8 MATCH RESULT \ud83d\udea8 <\/p>\n An incredible performance from #TheProteas<\/a> Men at Eden Gardens! \ud83c\udfdf\ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n A phenomenal turnaround as South Africa claims victory by 30 runs to go 1-0 up in the Test series! \ud83c\uddff\ud83c\udde6 pic.twitter.com\/3jDrTZpCVd<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Proteas Men (@ProteasMenCSA) November 16, 2025<\/a> Updated WTC 2025-27 standings after IND vs SA first Test <\/p>\n Both teams swapped spots from their pre-series WTC 2025-27 rankings. South Africa climbed to third after their second win in three matches, giving them a points percentage of 66.67.<\/p>\n This is identical to second-placed Sri Lanka, who remain undefeated with one win and one draw. Australia sit at the top with a perfect 100 per cent record from three wins, while New Zealand are yet to play in this cycle.<\/p>\n Position Team Matches Won Lost Drawn No Result Deducted Points PCT 1 Australia 3 3 0 0 0 0 36 100 2 Sri Lanka 2 1 0 1 0 0 16 66.67 3 South Africa 3 2 1 0 0 0 24 66.67 4 India 8 4 2 1 0 0 52 54.16 5 Pakistan 2 1 1 0 0 0 12 50 6 England 5 2 2 1 0 2 26 43.33 7 Bangladesh 2 0 1 1 0 0 4 16.67 8 West Indies 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 N\/A New Zealand 0 – – – – – – – <\/p>\n Follow Wisden for all cricket updates, including live scores<\/a>, match stats, quizzes<\/a> and more. Stay up to date with the latest cricket news<\/a>, player updates, team standings,<\/a> match highlights, video analysis<\/a> and live match odds<\/a>.<\/p>\n Cover StoriesTrending StoriesCover Stories AsiaCover Stories UKCover Stories IndiaSeries Cover Stories<\/p>\n