WTC Final 2025, SA vs AUS Live: Markram’s Masterclass Takes South Africa to Brink of Historic Win

WTC Final 2025, SA vs AUS Live: Markram, Rabada, and Bavuma were the writers of the headlines as South Africa finally put an end to their ICC tournament hoodoo, defeating Australia by 5 wickets at Lord's to claim the ICC Test mace by winning the WTC Final.

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South Africa have broken their drought! Known as the 'chokers', South Africa can shed that label now after beating the world-class Australian cricket team by five wickets to win the WTC trophy. An incredible four-day effort has seen the team find a way to take the ICC mace home.

As South Africa entered Day 4 of the ongoing WTC Final, surely they must have been thinking victory being at hand with only 69 runs needed to beat Australia at Lord's on Saturday. Day 1 and 2 saw 14 wickets fall on both days, whilst Day 3 only saw four wickets fall on it. On Day 3, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood managed to put together a 59-run stand, that saw Australia set 282 runs. The first session saw the toss winning Australian bat the entire session, which was infuriating for the South African players. Having said that, the South African showed class batting in the next two sessions showing good temperament and control.

Aiden Markram and Temba Bavuma put together an excellent partnership, going to the unbeaten score of 213/2. Skipper Bavuma was at 65* off 121 deliveries and Markram remained unbeaten at 102* off 159 balls.

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Speaking after Stumps on Day 3, South Africa’s Wiaan Mulder said, “ It took away the fear of failure going into this innings. We talked about getting whatever they get. There was a lot less fear of failure going into this innings. We had a chat about putting away the bad balls. Batting at number three is a new thing for me, I haven't done it in first-class cricket.”

“Super session, both of them (Markram and Bavuma) have been through a lot, you can see they were drained, really nice to see two guys who’ve put in a lot for South African cricket do something special today. The surface was a bit slower today, there wasn’t as much nip and it’s got to do with wear and tear. Even when we were bowling, everything was happening really slowly, I’m glad we capitalised,” he added.

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