KL Rahul and Co moved to second place on the ICC World Test Championships points table after their win against Bangladesh in Chattogram on Sunday.

First on Sunday, India’s 12 points for the win took their tally to 55.77 win-percentage, and above Sri Lanka into third place.

But soon after, South Africa’s defeat in two days against Australia in Brisbane, saw them slip to third on the table and India move into second.

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It is a busy month of Test cricket, with the current top three all in action.

England went ahead of Pakistan on the standings of ICC World Test Championships cycle after taking a 2-0 lead in the away series.

After BANvIND & AUSvSA

POS TEAM PCT (%) PTS MATCHES: W-L-D Series played PEN
1 AUSTRALIA 76.92 120 9-1-3 5 0
2 INDIA 55.77 87 7-4-2 5 -5
3 SOUTH AFRICA 54.55 72 6-5-0 5 0
4 SRI LANKA 53.33 64 5-4-1 5 0
5 ENGLAND 44.44 112 9-8-4 6 -12
6 PAKISTAN 42.42 56 4-5-2 5 0
7 WEST INDIES 40.91 54 4-5-2 5 -2
8 NEW ZEALAND 25.93 28 2-6-1 4 0
9 BANGLADESH 12.12 16 1-9-1 6 0
PCT (%): Percentage L: Number of matches lost SER: Number of series played PTS: Number of points awarded D: Number of matches drawn PEN: Number of penalty overs W: Number of matches won

The current cycle runs from July 2021 to June 2023.

Standings via ICC website.