Aiden Markram (102*) and Temba Bavuma (65*) took South Africa to the brink of an historic win at Lord’s today. At the close of play, the Proteas needed just 69 runs to win with 8 wickets in hand.
Match Summary
South Africa vs Australia, Final, ICC World Test Championship Final
South Africa 138/10 (57.1 ov) & *213/2 (56 ov)
Australia 212/10 (56.4 ov) & 207/10 (65 ov)
Stumps : Day 3 – South Africa need 69 runs to win
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Match Analysis
Match Stats
Australia 1st Innings Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Usman Khawaja – 6.3 ov), 2-16 (Cameron Green – 6.6 ov), 3-46 (Marnus Labuschagne – 17.6 ov), 4-67 (Travis Head – 23.2 ov), 5-146 (Steven Smith – 41.6 ov), 6-192 (Alex Carey – 51.1 ov), 7-199 (Pat Cummins – 52.4 ov), 8-210 (Beau Webster – 54.4 ov), 9-211 (Nathan Lyon – 55.5 ov), 10-212 (Mitchell Starc – 56.4 ov)
South Africa 1st Innings Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Aiden Markram – 0.6 ov), 2-19 (Ryan Rickelton – 8.4 ov), 3-25 (Wiaan Mulder – 15.2 ov), 4-30 (Tristan Stubbs – 20.2 ov), 5-94 (Temba Bavuma – 39.2 ov), 6-126 (Kyle Verreynne – 51.3 ov), 7-126 (Marco Jansen – 51.6 ov), 8-135 (David Bedingham – 55.2 ov), 9-138 (Keshav Maharaj – 56.5 ov), 10-138 (Kagiso Rabada – 57.1 ov))
Australia 2nd Innings Fall of wickets: 1-28 (Usman Khawaja – 10.2 ov), 2-28 (Cameron Green – 10.4 ov), 3-44 (Marnus Labuschagne – 17.5 ov), 4-48 (Steven Smith – 18.5 ov), 5-64 (Beau Webster – 22.6 ov), 6-66 (Travis Head – 23.4 ov), 7-73 (Pat Cummins – 24.5 ov), 8-134 (Alex Carey – 38.2 ov), 9-148 (Nathan Lyon – 42.4 ov), 10-207 (Josh Hazlewood – 64.6 ov)
South Africa 2nd Innings Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Ryan Rickelton – 2.1 ov), 2-70 (Wiaan Mulder – 17.4 ov)
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Match Details:
Date: Wednesday, June 11, 2025 10:30
Venue: Lord’s, London
Toss: South Africa elected to bowl
Officials Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (New Zealand) Richard Illingworth (England) Richard Kettleborough (England TV)
Match Referee: Javagal Srinath (India)
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