NEW DELHI: South Africa claimed the top position in the ICC World Test Championship standings on Monday, displacing Australia following their decisive 109-run victory over Sri Lanka, whilst Team India now occupies third place after their Adelaide Test defeat. South Africa have accumulated 63.33 percentage points from 10 matches, with Australia following at 60.71 percentage points.
India previously led the WTC standings after their significant victory in Perth during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy opener. They held 61.11 points before the Adelaide pink ball Test, which concluded within three days, resulting in their current position with 57.29 percentage points.