India's hopes of reaching the third-consecutive World Test Championship final dimmed after facing an unprecedented defeat in Melbourne in the fourth Test of the BGT series against India on Monday.
With the win, Australia took a 2-1 lead in the prestigious BGT series. While India's road to the World Test Championship (WTC) Final at Lord's deem away.
Aiden Markram, who played a pivotal role in South Africa's qualification for the World Test Championship (WTC) Final, expressed a mix of relief and emotion after his team secured a spot in the final at Lord's on June 11.
South Africa continued their brilliant run in ICC tournaments as after the final of ICC T20 World Cup this year, they have booked for themselves a spot in the ICC World Test Championship final at Lord's next year.
The Proteas were already on top of the WTC standings after a 2-0 series sweep against Sri Lanka at home. Having played 11 Tests in the ongoing cycle, South Africa have won seven games and have a win percentage of 66.67.
With 148 runs required to seal their spot in the upcoming World Test Championship (WTC) Final, South Africa got off to a sloppy start in Centurion as Pakistan pacers pick early wickets.
Smith continued to find his way back into consistent runs as he slammed a record-breaking century against India during the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), continuing his love affair with the venue and the World Test Championship (WTC) 2023 runners-up.
India will lock horns with Australia in the fourth Test of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) which will kickstart early in the morning (5 PM IST) on Thursday.
Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali has backed the Indian team to have the "best chance" to win in Melbourne against a 'worried' Australian side in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT).
Sitting atop the ICC World Test Championship 2025 points table, South Africa is within touching distance of making the final in June 2025. Ahead of the two Tests against Pakistan, starting from December 26 onwards, the final series in this WTC cycle for South Africa, their captain Bavuma spo