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AUS vs SA Live Score, WTC Final 2025: South Africa need 69 runs as Proteas eye historic ICC title

Catch all the live action from all important WTC Final 2025. Australia vs South Africa, WTC 2025 final Live Updates: South Africa opted to bowl first after Temba Bavuma won the toss against Australia in World Test Championship 2023-25 final at Lord's. Both South Africa and Australia have already announced their playing XIs.

Shubham Sunil Shrivastava

Published - Jun 11, 2025, 14:58 IST | Updated - Aug 8, 2025, 18:19 IST

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Rank	Team	M	W	L	D	PT	PCT
1	South Africa	12	8	3	1	100	69.44%
2	Australia	19	13	4	2	154	67.54%
3	India	19	9	8	2	114	50.00%
4	New Zealand	14	7	7	0	81	48.21%
5	England	22	11	10	1	114	43.18%
6	Sri Lanka	13	5	8	0	60	38.46%
7	Bangladesh	12	4	8	0	45	31.25%
8	West Indies	13	3	8	2	44	28.21%
9	Pakistan	14	5	9	0	47	27.98%

Jun 14, 2025, 11:29 am IST

Day 3: Stumps, AUS vs SA ICC World Test Championship Final

South Africa 1st Innings: 138 all out (57.1 Overs)

Batter	Dismissal	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR
Aiden Markram	b Mitchell Starc	0	6	0	0	0.00
Ryan Rickelton	c Khawaja b Mitchell Starc	16	23	3	0	69.57
Wiaan Mulder	b Cummins	6	44	0	0	13.64
Temba Bavuma (c)	c Labuschagne b Cummins	36	84	4	1	42.86
Tristan Stubbs	b Hazlewood	2	13	0	0	15.38
David Bedingham	c Carey b Cummins	45	111	6	0	40.54
Kyle Verreynne (wk)	lbw b Cummins	13	39	0	0	33.33
Marco Jansen	c & b Cummins	0	3	0	0	0.00
Keshav Maharaj	run out (Head/Carey)	7	15	1	0	46.67
Kagiso Rabada	c Webster b Cummins	1	6	0	0	16.67
Lungi Ngidi	not out	0	1	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 0, lb 10, nb 2)	12
Total	138 all out (57.1 Overs)

Fall of Wickets: 0/1, 19/2, 25/3, 30/4, 94/5, 126/6, 126/7, 135/8, 138/9, 138/10

Bowling:

Bowler	O	M	R	W	NB	Econ
Mitchell Starc	13	3	41	2	0	3.20
Josh Hazlewood	15	5	27	1	0	1.80
Pat Cummins (c)	18.1	6	28	6	1	1.50
Nathan Lyon	8	3	12	0	0	1.50
Beau Webster	3	0	20	0	1	6.70

Australia 1st Innings: 212 all out (56.4 Overs)

Batter	Dismissal	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR
U Khawaja	c Bedingham b Rabada	0	20	0	0	0.00
M Labuschagne	c Verreynne b Jansen	17	56	1	0	30.36
C Green	c Markram b Rabada	4	3	1	0	133.33
S Smith	c Jansen b Markram	66	112	1	0	58.93
T Head	c Verreynne b Jansen	11	13	1	0	84.62
B Webster	c Bedingham b Rabada	72	92	11	0	78.26
A Carey (wk)	b Maharaj	23	31	4	0	74.19
P Cummins (c)	b Rabada	1	6	0	0	16.67
M Starc	b Rabada	1	12	0	0	8.33
N Lyon	b Jansen	0	4	0	0	0.00
J Hazlewood	not out	0	1	0	0	0.00
Extras	(lb 7, nb 10)	17
Total	212 all out (56.4 Overs)

Fall of Wickets: 12/1, 16/2, 46/3, 67/4, 146/5, 192/6, 199/7, 210/8, 211/9, 212/10

Bowling:

Bowler	O	M	R	W	NB	Econ
Kagiso Rabada	15.4	5	51	5	3	3.30
Marco Jansen	14	5	49	3	2	3.50
Lungi Ngidi	8	0	45	0	2	5.60
Wiaan Mulder	11	3	36	0	5	3.30
K Maharaj	6	0	19	1	0	3.20
A Markram	2	0	5	1	0	2.50

Australia 2nd Innings: 207 all out (65 Overs)

Batter	Dismissal	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR
M Labuschagne	c Verreynne b Jansen	22	64	2	0	34.38
U Khawaja	c Verreynne b Rabada	6	23	0	0	26.09
C Green	c Mulder b Rabada	0	2	0	0	0.00
S Smith	lbw b Ngidi	13	25	1	0	52.00
T Head	b Mulder	9	18	1	0	50.00
B Webster	lbw b Ngidi	9	11	1	0	81.82
A Carey (wk)	lbw b Rabada	43	50	5	0	86.00
P Cummins (c)	b Ngidi	6	5	1	0	120.00
M Starc	not out	58	136	5	0	42.65
N Lyon	lbw b Rabada	2	13	0	0	15.38
J Hazlewood	c Maharaj b Markram	17	53	2	0	32.08
Extras	(b 8, lb 3, nb 2)	13
Total	207 all out (65 Overs)

Fall of Wickets: 28/1, 28/2, 44/3, 48/4, 64/5, 66/6, 73/7, 134/8, 148/9, 207/10

Bowling:

Bowler	O	M	R	W	NB	Econ
Mitchell Starc	9	0	53	2	0	5.90
Josh Hazlewood	13	0	43	0	0	3.30
Pat Cummins (c)	10	0	36	1	1	3.60
Nathan Lyon	18	3	51	0	0	2.80
Beau Webster	4	0	11	0	0	2.80
Travis Head	2	0	8	0	0	4.00

South Africa 2nd Innings: 213/2 (56 Overs)

Batter	Dismissal	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR
Aiden Markram	not out	102	159	11	0	64.15
Ryan Rickelton	c Carey b Starc	68	107	5	0	75.00
Wiaan Mulder	c Labuschagne b Starc	27	50	5	0	54.00
Temba Bavuma (c)	not out	6	12	1	0	50.00
Extras	(b 8, lb 3, nb 2)	13
Total	213/2 (56 Overs)

Fall of Wickets: 9/1, 70/2

Bowling:

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Mitchell Starc	9	0	53	2	5.90
Josh Hazlewood	13	0	43	0	3.30
Pat Cummins (c)	10	0	36	1	3.60
Nathan Lyon	18	3	51	0	2.80
Beau Webster	4	0	11	0	2.80
Travis Head	2	0	8	0	4.00

Jun 13, 2025, 8:16 pm IST

Day 3: Tea, AUS vs SA ICC World Test Championship Final

RSA 94-2

Aiden Markram 49(66)

Temba Bavuma 11(20)

Jun 13, 2025, 6:32 pm IST

Day 3: Lunch, AUS vs SA ICC World Test Championship Final

AUS 207-10

Mitchell Starc 58* (136)

Alex Carey 43 (50)

South Africa need 282 runs to win WTC Final

Jun 13, 2025, 6:29 pm IST

Day 2: Stumps, AUS vs SA ICC World Test Championship Final

AUS 144-8

Mitchell Starc 16(47)

Nathan Lyon 1(4)

Australia lead by 218 runs

Jun 12, 2025, 8:26 pm IST

Day 2: Tea Break, AUS vs SA ICC World Test Championship Final

Score after 12 overs, AUS 32-2

Marnus Labuschagne 16(48)

Steven Smith 4(2)

Jun 12, 2025, 8:26 pm IST

Khawaja vs Rabada in Tests
Runs: 155
Balls: 347
Dismissals: 7
Avg: 22.14

Jun 12, 2025, 8:24 pm IST

Over 10.4, Wicket Alert

Rabada to Green, out Caught by Mulder!! Two wickets in the over and KG has sent Khawaja and Green packing once again. On a good length and just outside off, Green was down the pitch as he looked to defend, did so with hard hands and the edge flew through to Mulder at third slip. Came at a good height and the South African all-rounder accepts the chance with glee. Was given an extra over and KG has repaid the captain's faith with two wickets. Green c Mulder b Rabada 0(2)

Jun 12, 2025, 8:23 pm IST

Over 10.2, Wicket Alert!

Rabada to Khawaja, out Caught by Verreynne!! Edged and caught! End of a pretty average Test for Khawaja, KG shortens the length and gets it to straighten across the left-hander, Khawaja plays from the crease and plays away from his body, gets a thick edge and Verrynne does the rest, moving across to his left. South Africa needed this wicket badly, the lead has crossed into three digits and the openers were looking comfortable. Khawaja c Verreynne b Rabada 6(23)

Jun 12, 2025, 8:22 pm IST

Most Test 5-fers as captain
12 - Imran Khan
9 - Richie Benaud
9 - Pat Cummins
8 - Bishan Singh Bedi
7 - Courtney Walsh
7 - Jason Holder

Jun 12, 2025, 8:22 pm IST

Most Test 5-fers as captain
12 - Imran Khan
9 - Richie Benaud
9 - Pat Cummins
8 - Bishan Singh Bedi
7 - Courtney Walsh
7 - Jason Holder

Jun 12, 2025, 8:21 pm IST

South Africa have been bundled out for 138

Jun 12, 2025, 8:21 pm IST

Captains with Test 5-fers at Lord’s
5/35 & 5/43 - Gubby Allen vs India, 1936
6/101 - Bob Willis vs India, 1982
5/69 - Daniel Vettori vs England, 2008
5/28 - Pat Cummins vs South Africa, 2025

Jun 12, 2025, 6:32 pm IST

Over 39.2, Wicket Alert!

Cummins to Bavuma, out Caught by Labuschagne!! Labuschagne plucks a blinder to break the partnership. Cummins wins the battle of skippers. This is a massive wicket for Australia. South Africa's captain was looking in good touch this morning but has thrown it away. Intent is a double-edged sword - it can get you runs but there's also the risk of losing your wicket. Full pitcher outside off, Bavuma's eyes lit up on seeing the line and length, he goes for the drive and does not keep it down, Labuschagne dives to his right near cover and takes a two-hand beauty. South Africa are 5 down and still 118 runs behind. Bavuma c Labuschagne b Cummins 36(84) [4s-4 6s-1]

Jun 12, 2025, 5:08 pm IST

Day 2 Session 1 begins, SA vs AUS WTC Final 2025

The players are out in the middle. Sun is out and batting shouldn't be as tough as it was yesterday. Sana Mir rings the bell and we're set for Day 2. Mitchell Starc to start for Australia, three slips and a gully in place

Jun 12, 2025, 12:43 am IST

Day 1: Stumps, AUS vs SA ICC World Test Championship Final

Australia 1st Innings – 212 all out (56.4 Overs)

Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	SR
Usman Khawaja	c Bedingham b Rabada	0	2	0	0.00
Marnus Labuschagne	c Verreynne b Marco Jansen	17	56	1	30.36
Cameron Green	c Markram b Rabada	4	3	1	133.33
Steven Smith	c Marco Jansen b Markram	66	112	1	58.93
Travis Head	c Verreynne b Marco Jansen	11	13	1	84.62
Matt Renshaw Webster	c Bedingham b Rabada	72	92	11	78.26
Alex Carey (wk)	b Maharaj	23	31	4	74.19
Pat Cummins (c)	b Rabada	1	6	0	16.67
Mitchell Starc	b Rabada	1	12	0	8.33
Nathan Lyon	b Marco Jansen	0	4	0	0.00
Josh Hazlewood	not out	0	1	0	0.00

Extras: 17 (b 0, lb 7, w 0, nb 10, p 0)
Total: 212 all out in 56.4 overs
Fall of Wickets:
1-12 (Khawaja, 6.3), 2-16 (Green, 6.6), 3-46 (Labuschagne, 17.6), 4-67 (Head, 23.2),
5-146 (Smith, 41.6), 6-192 (Carey, 51.1), 7-199 (Cummins, 52.4),
8-210 (Webster, 54.4), 9-211 (Lyon, 55.5), 10-212 (Starc, 56.4)

Bowling:

Bowler	O	M	R	W	NB	ECO
Kagiso Rabada	15.4	5	51	5	1	3.30
Marco Jansen	14	5	49	3	2	3.50
Lungi Ngidi	8	0	45	0	2	5.60
Wiaan Mulder	11	3	36	0	5	3.30
Keshav Maharaj	6	0	19	1	0	3.20
Aiden Markram	2	0	5	1	0	2.50

South Africa 1st Innings – 43/4 (22 Overs)

Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	SR
Aiden Markram	b Mitchell Starc	0	6	0	0.00
Ryan Rickelton	c Khawaja b Mitchell Starc	16	23	3	69.57
Wiaan Mulder	b Pat Cummins	6	44	0	13.64
Temba Bavuma (c)	not out	3	37	0	8.11
Tristan Stubbs	b Josh Hazlewood	2	13	0	15.38
David Bedingham	not out	8	9	2	88.89

Extras: 8 (b 0, lb 8, w 0, nb 0, p 0)
Total: 43/4 in 22 overs
Yet to Bat: Kyle Verreynne (wk), Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi
Fall of Wickets:
1-0.6 (Markram), 2-8.4 (Rickelton), 3-15.2 (Mulder), 4-20.2 (Stubbs)

Bowling:

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Mitchell Starc	7	3	10	2	1.40
Josh Hazlewood	7	3	10	1	1.40
Pat Cummins (c)	7	3	14	1	2.00
Nathan Lyon	1	0	1	0	1.00

Jun 11, 2025, 6:37 pm IST

Most runs by a visiting batter at Lord’s
578 - Steven Smith
575 - Warren Bardsley
571 - Sir Garfield Sobers
551 - Sir Don Bradman
512 - Shivnarine Chanderpaul
508 - Dilip Vengsarkar
503 - Allan Border

Jun 11, 2025, 6:35 pm IST

Over 32.1: Milestone ALERT

Rabada to Smith, FOUR, Smith and his love story with Lord's continues. 50 for Smith. Just a raise of the bat and he gets on with it. Wide outside off, width and Smith cashes in, reaches for it and slashes it, through vacant backward point and it runs away slowly to the fence

Jun 11, 2025, 6:34 pm IST

Score after 30 overs AUS are 94-4 Steven Smith 45(73) Beau Webster 8(18)

Jun 11, 2025, 5:47 pm IST

Players are out in the middle for post lunch session. Jansen to start from round the wicket. Three slips in place. Beau Webster will be on strike

Jun 11, 2025, 5:23 pm IST

Day 1: Lunch Break, AUS vs SA ICC World Test Championship Final

Australia 1st Innings – 67/4 (23.2 Overs)

Batter	Dismissal	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR
Usman Khawaja	c Bedingham b Rabada	0	20	0	0	0.00
Marnus Labuschagne	c Verreynne b Marco Jansen	17	56	1	0	30.36
Cameron Green	c Markram b Rabada	4	3	1	0	133.33
Steven Smith	Not Out	26*	51	5	0	50.98
Travis Head	c Verreynne b Marco Jansen	11	13	1	0	84.62
Extras		9
Total		67/4	23.2 Ov

Yet to Bat: Beau Webster, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood

Fall of Wickets

12/1 – Usman Khawaja (6.3 ov)
16/2 – Cameron Green (6.6 ov)
46/3 – Marnus Labuschagne (17.6 ov)
67/4 – Travis Head (23.2 ov)

South Africa Bowling

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	NB	Econ
Kagiso Rabada	6	4	9	2	0	1.50
Marco Jansen	7.2	1	27	2	2	3.70
Lungi Ngidi	4	0	19	0	0	4.80
Wiaan Mulder	6	3	6	0	1	1.00

Jun 11, 2025, 5:23 pm IST

Over 23.2 Marco Jansen to Head, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Marco Jansen to Head, out Caught by Verreynne!! Massive bonus for South Africa as Head is burgled down the leg-side. Absolutely huge moment on the first morning. Full ball angling down leg, Head's weight is on the back foot as he looks to flick it away and he gets a faint tickle on it. Goes flying to the right of the keeper and Verreynne does so well to dive across and grab it one-handed. The Proteas are jubilant as they charge towards Verrynne in celebration while Head stands crestfallen. Head c Verreynne b Marco Jansen 11(13) [4s-1]

Jun 11, 2025, 5:23 pm IST

Over 21.6 South Africa have taken a review for LBW!

Marco Jansen to Smith, no run, oh sharp nip-backer and it takes Smith by surprise as he shuffles across the stumps! Angled in from round the wicket, jags in sharply from a good length and hits the pad as he looks to work it through the on-side. Ball-tracking says it's only just clipping the top of leg stump, so South Africa won't lose the review

Jun 11, 2025, 5:23 pm IST

Score after 20 overs, AUS are 53-3. Travis Head 6(6) and Steven Smith 18(38)

Jun 11, 2025, 5:23 pm IST

Over 17.6 Marco Jansen to Labuschagne, out Caught by Verreynne!! Clear edge and up goes the finger! First wicket of the day for Jansen as South Africa's superb start to this Test continues. Round the wicket, good length ball in the channel, Labuschagne's footwork is tentative as he looks to defend, ends up poking at it and nicks it through to the keeper. It was the scramble seam release from Jansen and may have held its line a touch. Labuschagne c Verreynne b Marco Jansen 17(56) [4s-1]

Jun 11, 2025, 5:23 pm IST

After the end of 10 overs Australia are 26/2. Marnus Labuschagne 14(29) and Steven Smith 5(10).

Jun 11, 2025, 5:23 pm IST

Over 6.6 Rabada to Green, out Caught by Markram!! Another one!! It had to be KG Rabada to wreck damage in this big final. A fuller delivery that angles in towards off, shapes away late and catches the outside edge as Green presses forward to defend that one. A stunning low take by Markram to the right, as he had Mulder in his eye line as well diving towards the ball. Gets his fingertips underneath the ball and Australia have lost two wickets in the space of four balls. Rabada punches the air in delight, he might be buzzing from the inside! Green c Markram b Rabada 4(3) [4s-1]

Jun 11, 2025, 5:23 pm IST

Over 6.3 Rabada to Khawaja, out Caught by Bedingham! KG Rabada has deserved this one! Kept bowling it in that corrdior of uncertainity, and this time induces the edge. On a length on fourth stump, gets a bit of uneven bounce as Khawaja was jumping and expected that rise more. Catches a thick edge and flies to the left of first slip where Bedingham takes a neat catch. Rabada gets his reward for his consistency, Australia's leading run scorer of this WTC cycle goes without scoring. Khawaja c Bedingham b Rabada 0(20)

Jun 11, 2025, 5:23 pm IST

Usman Khawaja and Marnus Labuschagne are at the crease. Khawaja is on strike. Kagiso Rabada will open the attack

Jun 11, 2025, 3:00 pm IST

Temba Bavuma led South Africa won the toss and opts to bowl as Proteas eye historic ICC title

Jun 11, 2025, 2:58 pm IST

South Africa (SA) and Australia (AUS) are set to face off in the final of the World Test Championship (WTC) 2025 at the iconic Lord’s Cricket Ground in London, starting Wednesday, June 11. South Africa topped the WTC points table with eight wins from 12 matches, while Australia secured the second spot with 13 victories in 19 games.

The Proteas come into the final on the back of five consecutive Test wins, while Australia has won four of their last five encounters. Overall, the two teams have met in 101 Tests, with Australia claiming 54 wins and South Africa 26. Notably, the last time they faced off at Lord’s was in 1912, where Australia won by 10 wickets. In their five most recent meetings, both teams have registered two victories each.

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South Africa 1st Innings: 138 all out (57.1 Overs)

Australia 1st Innings: 212 all out (56.4 Overs)

Australia 2nd Innings: 207 all out (65 Overs)

South Africa 2nd Innings: 213/2 (56 Overs)

Australia 1st Innings – 212 all out (56.4 Overs)

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South Africa 1st Innings: 138 all out (57.1 Overs)

Australia 1st Innings: 212 all out (56.4 Overs)

Australia 2nd Innings: 207 all out (65 Overs)

South Africa 2nd Innings: 213/2 (56 Overs)

Australia 1st Innings – 212 all out (56.4 Overs)

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