WTC Final 2025: Aiden Markram played a match-winning innings of 136 runs for South Africa
WTC Final 2025, AUS vs SA: The final match of the World Test Championship was played between Australia and South Africa at Lord’s Cricket Ground. Let us tell you that in this match, South Africa won by five wickets under the leadership of Temba Bavuma. Aiden Markram played an important role in giving South Africa victory in the match.
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WTC Final 2025: Markram played a brilliant innings of 136 runs in the match, which decided the direction of the match. Apart from this, Temba Bavuma has not lost a single Test match as captain yet, and he continued this record in the ICC WTC Final as well.
WTC Final 2025: Status of WTC Final match
WTC Final 2025: If we tell you in detail about the match, South Africa won the toss and decided to bowl. Earlier, Australia scored a total of 212 runs in the first innings on the basis of Beau Webster’s 72 and Steve Smith’s 66 runs. However, South Africa’s first innings showed a poor performance, the whole team was reduced to just 138 runs. On the basis of the first innings, Australia took a lead of 74 runs.
After this, South Africa bowled averagely in the second innings and Australia scored a total of 207 runs in the second innings on the basis of Mitchell Starc’s 58 runs and set a target of 282 runs for South Africa to win.
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On the other hand, in the second innings, the South African cricket team batted brilliantly, especially opener Aiden Markram, who chose a memorable final match to score the 8th century of his Test career. Markram played a brilliant innings of 136 runs in 207 balls with the help of 14 fours in the match.
Apart from this, Temba Bavuma also played a wonderful innings of 66 runs, both of them made a partnership of 147 runs for the third wicket and took the match away from Australia’s grip. South Africa easily achieved this target by losing five wickets in the second innings.