The Proteas have slipped in ICC Test team rankings after losing the two-match Test series against Pakistan.
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Chasing 370 to win, the Proteas were bowled out for 274 as Pakistan won the second Test in Rawalpindi by 95 runs.
Pakistan sealed the two-match Test series 2-0 after also winning the first Test by seven wickets in Karachi.
This is Pakistan's second Test series win over South Africa, with the first occurring in a two-match series in 2003.
The Proteas dropped one spot to sixth on 89 points as Pakistan jumped two spots to fifth on 90 points.
The Proteas Test squad and a few management staff will return to South Africa this week, as originally planned, despite Australia calling off this month's three-match Test series.
The two teams will now play three-match T20 series on 11, 13 and 14 February in Lahore.
ICC Test team rankings:
1. New Zealand - 118.44
2. India - 117.65
3. Australia - 113
4. England - 108
5. Pakistan - 90
6. South Africa - 89
7. Sri Lanka - 83
8. West Indies - 77
9. Bangladesh - 55
Pakistan gain eight rating points to jump to No.5 in the @MRFWorldwide ICC Test Team Rankings after the #PAKvSA series ?? pic.twitter.com/l05HwixTd0
— ICC (@ICC) February 8, 2021
- Compiled by Sport24 staff
