The door to the WTC final has been opened ajar for Aussies. At the same time, they put the shutters down on England's 'Bazball' exhibition and dream to win a series in Australia for the first time since 2010/11 as they folded to 352 all-out in a valiant chase of 435 runs at Adelaide Oval.
New Zealand have boosted their prospects of a second appearance in the ICC World Test Championship Final with a comprehensive nine-wicket victory over the West Indies in the second Test of their series in Wellington on Friday.
South Africa righ-hand batter Aiden Markram was announced the Player of the Month for June on Monday following his all-round performance in the ICC World Test Championship Final against Australia at 'Home of Cricket', Lord's for which he also won the Player of the Match award, as per the ICC
Australia batter Travis Head has called on his teammates to swiftly put their recent ICC World Test Championship Final loss to South Africa behind them, as the side prepares to kick off a new cycle against the West Indies in Barbados.
Bavuma and the entire South African team received a heartwarming welcome for ages after brilliant performances from Bavuma, Aiden Markram, and Kagiso Rabada helped them beat Australia by five wickets in the ICC World Test Championship final at Lord's.
Marnus, who failed as an opener during the ICC World Test Championship final against South Africa at Lord's, has raised question marks over his place as he ended his 2023-25 cycle with 974 runs in 20 innings, averaging a poor 27.82, with a century and eight fifties in 38 innings.
South Africa's superstar Kagiso Rabada hailed his side's ICC World Test Championship Final 2025 victory over Australia as a moment he will never forget, as per a media release from ICC.
Despite the bitter disappointment of the ICC World Test Championship Final loss, captain Pat Cummins is already shifting his focus to Australia's next challenge
Temba Bavuma has etched his name into the record books, becoming the most successful captain in Test cricket after 10 matches. With nine wins and one draw, no other skipper has enjoyed a better start in the format, as per Widen.
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.
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.
Starc, Hazlewood achieved this feat during the ICC World Test Championship final against South Africa on Friday. Coming into the day three at 144/8, Australia lost Nathan Lyon early, but Starc struck a historic half-century, the first one by a batter number nine or below in a ICC tournament