Web Desk: With a thumping in first match of the two-Test series against South Africa, Pakistan jumped to the second spot in the World Test Championship standings.
The Shan Masood-led side has surged past Bangladesh, England, India and Sri Lanka to secure the second spot in the nine-team standings with 100 PCT and 12 points.
Australia continue to retain the top spot in the standings.
A day earlier, Pakistan beat ICC World Test Champions South Africa by 93 runs on the fourth day of the first Test at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, taking a 1-0 lead in the two-match series. The victory also brought an end to South Africa’s streak of 10 consecutive Test wins.
The second and final Test of the series will be played at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium from 20 October.
