South Africa chased down a stiff target of 282 in the fourth innings of the World Test Championship (WTC) final at the iconic Lord's Cricket Ground in London, as they lifted the trophy for the first time in history. The Proteas, under the captaincy of Temba Bavuma, have thus finally broken the chokers tag as they have won their first ICC trophy in 27 years. It was their star batter Aiden Markram, who was the star of the show as he became the first South African to score a century in an ICC final.

South Africa last won an ICC trophy back in 1998, when under the leadership of Hansie Cronje, they won the 1998 ICC Knockout Trophy. They came close in breaking their ICC trophy drought, when they took on India in the T20 World Cup 2024 final, but the Men in Blue snatched victory from the jaws of defeat at the fag end of the match.

South Africa won the toss and elected to bowl first in the WTC 2025 final. They were on top of the Australia batters in the first innings, as the defending champions were bundled out for 212. Kagiso Rabada was the star of the show as he picked up a five-wicket haul. Steve Smith scored 66, while Beau Webster slammed 72.

Pat Cummins led from the front in the second innings, as he became the first bowler to pick a 6-wicket haul in an ICC final, with South Africa being bundled out for just 138. The Aussies thus took a lead by 74 runs.

South Africa were on top for most of the third innings, as they limited Australia to 77-7 at one point of time. But a valiant half-century from Mitchell Starc at the fag end of the innings, helped Australia achieve a 281-run lead.

South Africa chased the target down in the fourth innings, thanks to a historic innings of 136 by Aiden Markram. Captain Temba Bavuma also played a brilliant hand scoring 66. The Proteas won by 5 wickets, and finally clinched an ICC title.

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