India Drops to 5th, South Africa Holds 2nd in Updated WTC 2025 Standings Post 2nd Test

India has now fallen to fifth position in the ICC Test World Championship 2025-27 rankings following a 408-run loss to South Africa in the second Test match held in Guwahati on Wednesday. The Indian team, coached by Gautam Gambhir, currently has a record of four wins, four losses, and one draw in this cycle, marking their first series defeat in the ongoing WTC campaign.

Meanwhile, South Africa has retained their second-place standing with 36 points from four matches, having only lost once to Pakistan earlier in the year. Australia tops the leaderboard, maintaining a perfect record with four wins from four matches.

### ICC World Test Championship 2025-27 Points Table

| Team | Matches | Won | Lost | Drawn | Points | Point Percentage |
|————-|———|—–|——|——-|——–|——————|
| 1. Australia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 100% |
| 2. South Africa | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 75% |
| 3. Sri Lanka | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 66.67% |
| 4. Pakistan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 50% |
| 5. India | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 52 | 48.12% |
| 6. England* | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 36.11% |
| 7. Bangladesh | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 16.67% |
| 8. West Indies| 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| 9. New Zealand| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |

*Note: England has had two points deducted due to a slow overrate.

The article was published on November 26, 2025.