South Africa clinched their maiden WTC title on June 14, 2025, defeating Australia by 5 wickets at Lord’s, with Aiden Markram’s 136* and Kagiso Rabada’s 9 wickets sealing a historic triumph.
Day 3 of the WTC Final 2025 saw Aiden Markram’s historic 102* and Temba Bavuma’s gritty 65* power South Africa to 213/2, needing just 69 runs to win while chasing 282. Earlier, Mitchell Starc’s resilient 58* helped Australia reach 207/10, setting a challenging target, with South Africa now on the brink of victory at stumps.
Day 2 of the WTC Final 2025 saw Pat Cummins’ historic 6/28 dismantle South Africa for 138, while Alex Carey’s 43 helped Australia reach 144/8, leading by 218 runs at stumps.
South Africa’s bowlers, led by Kagiso Rabada’s 5/51, dominated Australia at 212/10, but their batting stumbled to 43/4, trailing by 169 runs on Day 1 of the WTC Final 2025 at Lord’s.
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James Anderson finished as the third-most successful bowler in the longest format with 704 wickets at an average of 26.45 in 188 Tests.
It is not my job to announce the winner
Rohit Sharma on being asked if England were rightly awarded the World Cup title in 2019
