WTC Final 2025: South Africa achieved this historic victory by defeating Australia by 5 wickets in the final of the World Test Championship (WTC) 2025 at Lord’s.
WTC Final 2025: South Africa has finally managed to reach its goal. It has won the ICC title after 27 years. On 14 June 2025, South Africa achieved this historic victory by defeating Australia by 5 wickets in the final of the World Test Championship (WTC) 2025 at Lord’s. This is SA’s second ICC title after winning the ICC Knockout Trophy (now Champions Trophy) in 1998.
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WTC Final 2025: South Africa achieved the target of 282 runs thanks to Aiden Markram’s century (136 runs) and captain Temba Bavuma’s 66 runs. This victory has also served to end the decades-long “chokers” tag for South Africa.
WTC Final 2025: On the other hand, AB de Villiers could not hold back his emotions as soon as the winning runs were scored. He was watching the match sitting in the stands and became emotional as soon as South Africa became the champion. He was seen hugging his loved ones sitting around him. Apart from this, former South African captain Graeme Smith also looked emotional. Whose video is going viral on social media.
WTC Final 2025: Watch the viral video here
Finally South Africa won WTC Final 2025
— 𝑺𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒂 (@SheraVK18) June 14, 2025
Graeme Smith & AB de Villiers literally crying.
Congratulations SA pic.twitter.com/FUObRclyIV
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Talking about the match, South Africa won the toss and decided to bat first. Australia scored 212 runs with the help of brilliant innings of Webster (72) and Steve Smith (66). In response, South Africa performed poorly in their first innings and collapsed for just 138 runs. In this way Australia got a lead of 74 runs.
In the second innings, Mitchell Starc played an innings of 58 runs for Australia, but the South African bowlers bundled out the Kangaroo team for just 202 runs. Now Africa had a target of 282 runs. Chasing the target, Aiden Markram batted brilliantly for the Proteas and scored his 8th century, scoring 136 runs in 207 balls with the help of 14 fours.
Apart from this, captain Temba Bavuma scored 66 runs. Both the batsmen shared a 147-run partnership for the third wicket and took the match away from Australia.