South Africa dethrones Australia to become No.1 Test side

South Africa National Cricket Team dethrones the Australia National Cricket Team in the ICC men's Test team rankings. As soon as the Temba Bavuma-led team defeats Australia in the recently concluded match in Cape Town, the World Test Championship 202527 (WTC 2025-27) points table takes a massive turn.

Pushing Australia behind in the rankings, the South Africa cricket team becomes the new No.1 in the ICC Test team rankings.

South Africa becomes the new No.1 in Test rankings

In the Cape Town Test match, SA defeats Australia by a massive 176-run margin, as the Pat Cummins-led team dundeled only for 111 runs against a 288-run target in the match. With the win, Bavuma and his boys claim the 3-match Test series by a 2-1 margin as well.

Two defeats against South Africa dented the momentum of the Australian cricket team. The Cape Town match was a must-win for them to keep their position on top of the ICC Test team rankings. To win the match, the visitors needed to score 288 runs on Day 5.

The Baggy Greens had firepower in their batting attack in the form of Travis Head, Matt Renshaw, Josh Inglis, Cameron Green, and many others. South Africa also had their own weapons to protect their total at the dying moments. For the defending champions of the previous edition of the World Test Championship (WTC), Simon Harmer ran havoc on the opposing batting line-up, taking 6 wickets in the second innings. Kagiso Rabada cliamed three wickets as well.

After the match, the Proteas are at the top of the ICC men's Test team rankings with