With this victory, South Africa has laid their hands on their first-ever world title in international cricket. Also, this is their second ICC trophy after the ICC Knockout 1998. Also, Cummins' golden run as a captain, which started with the retention of the Ashes series against England an
As South Africa inched closer to lifting the World Test Championship (WTC) title on Friday, former skipper Graeme Smith hailed his team's batting performance against Australia at Lord's.
South Africa's left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj called opener Aiden Markram a "big-match player" as the latter went on to score a century during his outing in the World Test Championship (WTC) Final 2025 against Australia at the Home of Cricket, Lord's in London on Friday.
Chasing 282 to win, South Africa are 213 for two at the end of day three thanks to a majestic century from Markram and a gutsy 65 not out from captain Temba Bavuma.
Markram's historic Lord's ton, first-ever by a Proteas player in an ICC tournament final, and his 143-run unbeaten stand with skipper Temba Bavuma have left SA just 69 runs short with eight wickets to go in pursuit of their first-ever world title in the sport.
Cricketing fraternity, especially from South Africa, lauded Aiden Markram for his historic century at Lord's during the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final against Australia on Friday.
During a run-chase of 282 in what had been an absolutely hellish match for batters so far, Markram put on an unbeaten century partnership with skipper Temba Bavuma, ending the day with 102* in 159 balls, with 11 fours. Thanks to the efforts of these two, Proteas is just a few more runs away
At the end of day three, SA was 213/2, with Markram (102*) and Bavuma (65*) unbeaten. They need 69 runs to win in their run-chase of 282 runs. This is the first-ever century by a Proteas player in an ICC tournament final.
Australia will have a chance to successfully defend the WTC mace in a historic first to keep the Pat Cummins' empire going, while skipper Temba Bavuma will be aiming to add a bright hue of gold besides his nation's rainbow-coloured flag after securing his country a historic world championshi
While Smith has been a treat to watch at his home grounds, he has been just as great in England. At the stadiums where his biggest rivals have grown up and shaped their destinies as players, he finds himself at home like very few. His acquaintance with English conditions is such that he coul