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 who is usually known to uproot batters' stumps early in the innings and produce clutch bowling spells when it mattered the most, showcased to the world an absolutely rare side of his, a bowler who could grind it out with the bat during crisis, during the ICC World Test Championship (WT
Rabada on was fire with the ball for SA In the one-off match taking place at Lord's in London against Australia, the 30-year-old fast bowler picked up five wickets for 51 runs in the first innings to help the Proteas bowl out the Baggy Greens for 212 runs on Wednesday followed by three wicke
Australia ends Day 2 on 144/8, extending their lead to 218 runs in the World Test Championship Finals, against South Africa at Lord's in London on Thursday.
After a ruthless bowling display that saw South Africa bowled out for just 138, Australia went into Tea at 32/2, holding a 106-run lead on Day 2 of the World Test Championship (WTC) final at Lord's on Thursday.
Captain Pat Cummins was the star of the session, producing a spell for the ages
Rabada added his name amongst the greats on the Lord's Honours Board and also went past legendary Allan Donald's Test wicket tally for South Africa in a scintillating five-wicket haul at Lord's.
Rabada's five-wicket haul was the highlight moment of a low-scoring day one of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final between Australia and South Africa at Lord's. Rabada's five-wicket haul took his Test tally to 332, helping him surpass Allan Donald to become fourth-highest wicket-take
It was wickets galore for pacers as except for Steve Smith and Beau Webster's fifties, none of the batters across both sides could make it big during the opening day of the WTC final. The highlight with the ball was Kagiso Rabada's five-wicket haul for Proteas and the way Mitchell Starc came
Speaking after the day's play, Webster acknowledged the intensity of the challenge posed by South Africa's bowlers.
"Had a bit of luck no doubt in the first 20-30 balls. Felt they came really hard at us. Managed to get through that period and got a total on the board," he said.
"212, we'd take that. We thought we should've had them at 160, but that's just the way the game goes," the pacer told reporters at the end of the day's play at Lord's, as quoted from ICC.
Australia's veteran batter Steve Smith heaped praise on South African pace spearhead Kagiso Rabada after his five-wicket haul on Day 1 of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final at Lord's. Rabada ran through the Australian batting line-up with figures of 5/51, helping bowl out the opposi