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Up to date World Take a look at Championship Factors Desk After South Africa Defeat Pakistan© AFP
South Africa booked their spot within the World Take a look at Championship (WTC) Remaining after a gritty two-wicket victory over Pakistan within the first Take a look at match in Centurion on Sunday. It was a superb present of resilience from the South Africa tail-enders as Kagiso Rabada and Marco Jansen stitched collectively a sensational partnership to information their staff to victory. In consequence, South Africa stay on prime of the WTC factors desk with the PCT of 66.67. The struggle for the second spot continues with Australia (58.89) barely forward of India (55.88) with two matches remaining of their ongoing Take a look at collection. New Zealand are fourth within the listing with a PCT of 48.21 whereas Sri Lanka are presently fifth with 45.45.
India can’t afford any extra losses within the ongoing collection towards Australia as that may be the top of their WTC Remaining dream. If the collection finishes 1-1, India can qualify if Sri Lanka win one Take a look at towards Australia of their two-match collection and the opposite encounter ends in a draw.
If India win the collection 2-1, they’ll qualify if Australia win just one match of their collection towards Sri Lanka. If it ends 2-2, India will qualify if Australia fail to win a single match towards Sri Lanka.
Kagiso Rabada and Marco Jansen shared an unbeaten 51-run ninth wicket partnership as South Africa beat Pakistan by two wickets on the fourth day of the primary Take a look at in Centurion on Sunday.
Needing 148 runs to win, South Africa crashed to 99 for eight owing to excellent bowling by Mohammad Abbas, who had career-best figures of six for 54.
However Rabada went on the assault, hitting 31 not out, earlier than Jansen (16 not out) hit the successful runs.
(With AFP inputs)
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