{"id":235093,"date":"2025-02-09T13:14:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-09T13:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/09\/australia-finish-marginally-behind-table-toppers-south-africa-in-world-test-championship-points-table-cricket-news-the-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2025-02-09T13:14:02","modified_gmt":"2025-02-09T13:14:02","slug":"australia-finish-marginally-behind-table-toppers-south-africa-in-world-test-championship-points-table-cricket-news-the-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/09\/australia-finish-marginally-behind-table-toppers-south-africa-in-world-test-championship-points-table-cricket-news-the-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia finish marginally behind table-toppers South Africa in World Test Championship points table | Cricket News &#8211; The Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-118089066,imgsize-36022,width-400,resizemode-4\/118089066.jpg?ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Australia finish marginally behind table-toppers South Africa in World Test Championship points table | Cricket News &#8211; The Times of India\" title=\"Australia finish marginally behind table-toppers South Africa in World Test Championship points table | Cricket News &#8211; The Times of India\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\">\n<div class=\"_s30J clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"MwN2O\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"T22zO\">\n<section class=\"D3Wk1  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  VtlfQ\" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"D3Wk1\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"zPaFh\">\n<div class=\"wJnIp\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cj2hz img_cptn\"><span title=\"Usman Khawaja, left, and Marus Labuschagne (Photo: @cricketcomau on X)\">Usman Khawaja, left, and Marus Labuschagne (Photo: @cricketcomau on X)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Having already secured a place in the top two of the <!-- -->World Test Championship<!-- --> (WTC) table to defend their title in the WTC final this June against <!-- -->South Africa<!-- -->, <!-- -->Australia<!-- -->&#8216;s 2-0 series win in Sri Lanka couldn&#8217;t take them to the top of the chart, as they stayed in second position behind table-toppers Proteas. <br \/>With 69.44 percentage points, South Africa stayed number one, while Australia concluded their campaign with 67.54 percentage points. 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