DTVHINDIIndian team’s luck is going bad, after losing the test match in Centurion, Rohit Sharma and company got another big blow.
The second and final Test match between South Africa and India starts from January 3. Indian Cricket Team (Image Credit- Twitter X) India have been fined for slow over rate in the first Test match against South Africa played in Centurion. Let us tell you, South Africa won this first test match by an innings and 32 runs. The performance of the Indian team was quite disappointing in this match. Not only this, the Indian team has now fallen to sixth place in the rankings of the World Test Championship. After the end of the match, match referee Chris Broad also imposed a huge fine on the Indian team. According to Chris Broad, the Indian team had bowled two overs less and that is why this fine has been imposed on them. At present the Indian team has 14 points. If the Indian team has to secure its place in the final of the World Test Championship for the third consecutive time, then it is very important for them to win the second and final Test match against South Africa and the five-match Test series against England by a long margin. In the first Test match played against South Africa, KL Rahul scored a brilliant century in the first innings for the Indian team and Virat Kohli batted very well in the second innings. However, the bowlers of the Indian team could not bowl well. Not only this, team captain Rohit Sharma was also very disappointed with his team’s bowling. He himself gave the statement that apart from Jasprit Bumrah, no other bowler could leave his mark in this match. It is very important for the Indian team to win the second and final test match. The second and final Test match between South Africa and India starts from 3 January. Even though Rohit Sharma and the rest of the team may not have performed well in the first match, they will have to bat and bowl strongly in the second test. Avesh Khan has been included in the Indian team in place of Mohammed Shami for the second test match. Talking about South Africa, all the players of the team had performed very well in the first test and they would like to continue their form further. Dean Elgar was awarded the Player of the Match award for his valuable innings. 5 Indian bowlers who have taken 500 wickets in the fewest innings in international cricket 4 South African opening batsmen who have scored 50+ scores most times in Test cricket Best playing 11 of the year 2023 5 batsmen who have scored the most centuries in test cricket away from home (active players) 5 Indian players who have scored the most runs in Tests against South Africa (Active Players) 6 Indian batsmen who scored centuries in South Africa Top 5 players sold in IPL 2024 auction 5 most expensive players sold in IPL history 3 players who have taken more than 500 wickets in test cricket for Australia Top 3 players who scored most runs as captain…
WTC Points Table 2023-25: After losing the Centurion Test, Team India suffered another blow, India fell to fifth position.
Indian Cricket Team (Image Credit- Twitter X) India suffered a humiliating defeat by an innings and 32 runs in the first match of the two-match Test series against South Africa at the SuperSport Park in Centurion. This defeat not only shattered India’s dream of winning the Test series in South Africa, but also brought down Rohit Sharma’s team from the top position in the World Test Championship (WTC) points table. India were unbeaten in the 2023-2025 cycle of the WTC before the first Test against the Proteas. The Asian team had won one Test and drawn the other against West Indies in July. Now, they have tasted defeat for the first time and have slipped to fifth place with 16 points and 44.44 percentage points (PCT). Meanwhile, Temba Bavuma & Co. topped the table with 12 points and 100% win percentage. SA v IND: Status of World Test Championship points table of Centurion Test match After South Africa in the points table, Pakistan is at second place with 22 points and 61.11 percentage points in 3 matches. New Zealand is at third position with 12 points and 50 percentage points in 2 matches. After this is Bangladesh. Bangladesh has 12 points and 50 percentage points from 2 matches. The Indian team is at fifth position with 16 points and 44.44 percentage points in 3 test matches. Talking about the first test of the series, on the basis of KL Rahul’s excellent century, Team India managed to score 245 runs in its first innings against South Africa. When the South African team came to bat in the first innings, the pitch was a little easy for batting. Dean Elgar scored a brilliant 185 runs for the African team. South Africa took a huge lead of 163 runs in the first innings. In the second innings too, the performance of the Indian batsmen was very poor and they were out for just 131 runs. Virat Kohli fought single-handedly for the team in the second innings, scoring 76 runs in 82 balls. While Kagiso Rabada performed brilliantly by taking five wickets in the first innings, Nandre Berger stole the limelight. Also read: Khiladi Kumar understands Shikhar Dhawan’s pain
