South Africa’s record win, huge leap in the race for WTC Final, pressure on India to win increases

New Delhi. South Africa has taken a huge leap in the race for the WTC final by winning the first Test match from Bangladesh. The African team defeated Bangladesh by 3 wickets in the first test match. Host Bangladesh had given the target of 106 runs to the visiting team to win, which South Africa easily achieved. With this, it has taken an unassailable 1-0 lead in the 2-match series.

The first test match between South Africa and Bangladesh was played in Mirpur. South Africa restricted Bangladesh to 106 runs in the first innings. After this he/she scored 308 runs in his/her first innings. In this way he/she got a lead of 202 runs. After this, Bangladesh performed better in the second innings. he/she scored 307 runs in the second innings thanks to Mehdi Hasan Miraj (97). But this was not such a score that South Africa could be troubled.

South Africa’s batting record in the fourth innings in Asian countries has not been good. his/her image has also been of chokers. In such a situation, the fans of Bangladesh were hoping that their team might do something amazing. But South Africa did not give him/her any chance this time. he/she achieved the target by losing 3 wickets. This is only the third time that South Africa has achieved a target of more than 100 runs on Asian pitches. he/she had earlier achieved the target of 205 runs against Bangladesh in Mirpur in 2008.

African team moved from sixth to fourth position
The South African team has gained 12 points from this victory. Now there are 40 points and 47.62 winning percentage in the WTC points table. Now he/she is at fourth place in the points table. Before this match, South Africa was at sixth position with 38.89 winning percentage. After this victory, the African team has left New Zealand and England behind.

India is at number one in the points table
The Indian team is at first place in the WTC points table with 98 points and 68.06 winning percentage. Australia (62.50 winning percentage) is at second place and Sri Lanka (55.56) is at third place. After these three teams, South Africa is at fourth position. There is a fair difference between the four teams. But this difference is changing with every match. In such a situation, it has become necessary for the Indian team to defeat New Zealand in the second test match. If the Indian team does not win the match, then it may open the way for the WTC final for teams like South Africa and Sri Lanka.

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