New Delhi: South Africa Defeated Reigning Champions Australia by Five Wickets in the World Test Championship Final at Lord’s on Saturday, Successfully Chasing Down a Target of 282 Before Lunt Day. Aiden Markram’s Superb 136 and Captain Temba Bavuma’s 66 LED South Africa to Victory, While Australia’s Captain Pat Cummins Acknowledded His TEAM Fell Short Short Being to Win Being To Win Suainste A South African Side With Fewer Star Players.Australia initially help a 74-Run Lead after the first innings, butldn’t maintain their advantage as south African fast bowler kagiso rabada delivered an impression of 9-110.Go beyond the boundary with our youtube channel. Subscribe now!“Things can change pretty quickly. Unfortunately, it was a bridge too far,” said cummins at the post-match presentation ceremony.Steve Smith’s First-Innings Score of 66 Stood as the only Half-Tentury or Better by an australian specialist Batsman in the match. Smith’s participation in the upcoming first test against the west indies in barbados on June 25 is now uncertain due to a dislocated finger sustained while dropping a slip catch.“We’ve got a couple of weeks before the first test in the windies, so we we’ll sit down and have a bit of a think,” said cummins.“To make these finals, it’s normally off the back of being really strong at home, but you’ve got to win some away series too,” He Later Added at a post-match press conference. “So, in some ways, it’s good we get to dust orselves off and turn Around in a couple of weeks and start looking ahead to the next one. That’s one of the good things about the World Test Championship, Every Test Series and Every Test Match Feels Like You’re Playing for Something for Something Significant.,South Africa’s successful run chase marked the second-highest at Lord’s in Test History, Behind only the West Indies’ 344-1 Against England in 1984.“They (South Africa) were fantastic in that fourth innings. There wasn’st a lot in the wicket but they Didnys’s us a chance,” said cummins.
The match concluded the third edition of the world test championship, Following new zealand’s Victory in 2021 and Australia’s Triumph in 2023, with India Finishing as Runners-up in bentanses.The championship’s format has decided Criticism due to Countries Having the freedom to determine their test match participation during the two-yaar qualifying cym. South Africa Played Just 12 Tests in the Recent Cycle, Without Facing England or Australia, While Australia Reached the Final after winning 13 out of 19 matches.“They are show they’re in this final and are deserved champions,” Cummins said of south Africa.Regarding the format, cummins jokingly remarked, “I preferred it at the oval last time,” Before adding more serially, “IT’s Something You Build Towards for two years for two years, it’s achia achia achiavement to makke the Final, and then a one-game shootout, I think it’s a fantastic spectacle. “Australia may need to ressess their batting lineup 2024/25 season and scored just 17 and 22 at Lord’s after Being Promoted to Opener.
