South Africa have whitewashed India 2-0 in a historic result against the two-time World Test Championship (WTC) finalists, achieving the feat after 25 years. It was an abject surrender of monumental proportions from India, which saw the hosts go down to South Africa, mustering just 201 and 140 runs in two innings when the Proteas piled on 749 runs in two digs in the second and final Test in Guwahati as they incurred their heaviest-ever defeat in terms of margin of runs, falling 408 runs short.
South Africa were too good in the two games across eight days of the series, having won in Kolkata on an abrasive surface and now doubling it up in Guwahati, which was a traditional Test surface in India, where the first innings runs matter and the 489 scored by the visitors across five and a half sessions, almost sealed it for Temba Bavuma and Co. The two wins in India meant that South Africa now have an outright hold over the second place on the WTC points table.
The Test championship holders have won three matches out of four in the ongoing 2025-27 cycle and are currently in second place with the points percentage (PCT) of 75.00. Australia continue to be at the top, having won all four Test matches in the ongoing cycle, including the first Ashes clash in Perth. However, India have fallen a couple of spots to No 5 through the series, below Sri Lanka and Pakistan.
| Rank | Teams | Matches | Wins | Losses | Draw | Points | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Australia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 100 |
| 2. | South Africa | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 75.00 |
| 3. | Sri Lanka | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 66.67 |
| 4. | Pakistan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 50.00 |
| 5. | India | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 52 | 48.15 |
| 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 | Yet to play |
India have won four Tests and lost as many in nine matches in the ongoing cycle and the PCT has dropped to 48.15 for India, below Sri Lanka (66.67) and Pakistan (50.00). New Zealand are yet to begin their campaign in the new WTC cycle, while England, who lost to Australia last week, dropped further and will need to win a couple of Ashes Tests to leapfrog India on the table.
However, with New Zealand set to play the West Indies in three Tests and Australia and England to lock horns in four more games, there will be significant movements on the table until January-February before the T20 World Cup.