South Africa Open Their Account In The ICC World Test Championship

The ICC World Test Championship ended the year with two evenly-fought Boxing Day Test matches on two spheres of the globe. While Australia registered a convincing win at the Melbourne Cricket Ground to wrap up the series, South Africa made a swift comeback to beat England at the SuperSport Park in Centurion to open their account in the premier Test championship.

With a target of 376 is set on a spicy pitch in Centurion, only a few will expect the game to go this deep. But England have lost their old tradition of winning game away from home and putting up fighting performances. They were all set to take the game home after a resounding start in pursuit of the target, but South Africa showed great character to bounce back in the match.

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South Africa open account in ICC World Test Championship

Dominic Sibley and Rory Burns have England the perfect start with a 92-run stand for the opening wicket. Skipper Joe Root and Joe Denly also showed fighting spirit to have the host in track with 158 for three and then at 204 for four. But Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nrotje displayed great spirit sharing seven wickets between them to help South Africa bounce back after a humiliating defeat against India a few months back.

Meanwhile, with this victory, South Africa have opened their account in the ICC World Test Championship. They currently sit in seventh place with 30 points; one spot below England. India, on the other hand, continue to occupy the top with seven straight wins from the same number of games while Australia occupy the second spot with 256 points.

Here is the full points table of ICC World Test Championship: