SA vs AUS HIGHLIGHTS ICC WTC 2025 Final Day 4: Markram-Rabada power Proteas to maiden WTC mace
Aiden Markram played an all-round role and scored 136 runs in a match and took two wickets to help South Africa seal a historic win
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ICC WTC 2025 Final SA vs AUS highlights
SA vs AUS highlights Day 4: South Africa ended Australia’s reign as World Test Champions with a sensational victory in the ICC WTC Final 2025 at Lord’s, London. The match, played from June 11 to 14, lasted just four days as the Proteas produced a clinical all-round performance to lift their first ICC trophy in 27 years, having last won the ICC KnockOut Trophy in 1998. The win also marked South Africa’s first triumph in an ICC tournament final, breaking years of near-misses and underwhelming finishes on the global stage.
The contest began with South Africa winning the toss and opting to bowl first. Their decision was quickly justified as Kagiso Rabada led the charge with a fiery spell of 5 for 51, dismantling Australia’s top and middle order. Despite the collapse, Steve Smith (66) and Beau Webster (72) provided some resistance to help Australia reach 212 in their first innings. In reply, Australia’s captain Pat Cummins delivered one of the finest spells in a Test final, picking up 6 for 28 to bowl out South Africa for just 138, giving his side a 74-run lead and a firm grip on the game.
Australia looked set to build an unassailable target in their second innings but suffered a stunning collapse, slumping to 73 for 7. However, Mitchell Starc (58 not out) and Alex Carey (43) staged a crucial lower-order recovery, guiding their team to 207 and setting South Africa a challenging 282-run target for victory. The Proteas began their chase nervously, losing two early wickets, but Aiden Markram and captain Temba Bavuma turned the tide. Markram played a masterful innings, finishing unbeaten on 136, while Bavuma showed immense grit with 66 despite battling a hamstring niggle.
Their 143-run partnership took the match away from Australia and helped South Africa complete the joint second-highest successful fourth-innings chase at Lord’s. Though the Aussies tried to claw back on the fourth day with a few breakthroughs, they ultimately ran out of runs to defend. South Africa’s remarkable performance handed them the ICC WTC 2025 mace and ended Australia’s reign as world champions.
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Scorecards:
| Australia 1st Inning | ||||||
| 212-10 (56.4 ov) CRR:3.74 | ||||||
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Usman Khawaja | c DG Bedingham b K Rabada | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marnus Labuschagne | c K Verreynne b M Jansen | 17 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 30.36 |
| Cameron Green | c A Markram b K Rabada | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Steven Smith | c M Jansen b A Markram | 66 | 112 | 10 | 0 | 58.93 |
| Travis Head | c K Verreynne b M Jansen | 11 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 84.62 |
| Beau Webster | c DG Bedingham b K Rabada | 72 | 92 | 11 | 0 | 78.26 |
| Alex Carey (WK) | b K Maharaj | 23 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 74.19 |
| Pat Cummins (C) | b K Rabada | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Mitchell Starc | b K Rabada | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8.33 |
| Nathan Lyon | b M Jansen | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Hazlewood | Not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Extras | 17 (b 0, Ib 7, w 0, nb 10, p 0) | |||||
| Total | 212 (10 wkts, 56.4 Ov) | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | ECO |
| Kagiso Rabada | 15.4 | 5 | 51 | 5 | 1 | 3.26 |
| Marco Jansen | 14 | 5 | 49 | 3 | 2 | 3.5 |
| Lungisani Ngidi | 8 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 2 | 5.63 |
| Wiaan Mulder | 11 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 5 | 3.27 |
| Keshav Maharaj | 6 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 3.17 |
| Aiden Markram | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2.5 |
| South Africa 1st Inning | ||||||
| 138-10 (57.1 ov) CRR:2.41 | ||||||
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Aiden Markram | b M Starc | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Rickelton | c U Khawaja b M Starc | 16 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 69.57 |
| Wiaan Mulder | b P Cummins | 6 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 13.64 |
| Temba Bavuma (C) | c M Labuschagne b P Cummins | 36 | 84 | 4 | 1 | 42.86 |
| Tristan Stubbs | b J Hazlewood | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 15.38 |
| David Bedingham | c A Carey b P Cummins | 45 | 111 | 6 | 0 | 40.54 |
| Kyle Verreynne (WK) | lbw b P Cummins | 13 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Marco Jansen | c & b P Cummins | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keshav Maharaj | runout (A Carey / T Head) | 7 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 46.67 |
| Kagiso Rabada | c BJ Webster b P Cummins | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Lungisani Ngidi | Not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Extras | 12 (b 0, Ib 10, w 0, nb 2, p 0) | |||||
| Total | 138 (10 wkts, 57.1 Ov) | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | ECO |
| Mitchell Starc | 13 | 3 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 3.15 |
| Josh Hazlewood | 15 | 5 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Pat Cummins | 18.1 | 6 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 1.54 |
| Nathan Lyon | 8 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Beau Webster | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 6.67 |
| Australia 2nd Inning | ||||||
| 207-10 (65 ov) CRR:3.18 | ||||||
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Marnus Labuschagne | c K Verreynne b M Jansen | 22 | 64 | 2 | 0 | 34.38 |
| Usman Khawaja | c K Verreynne b K Rabada | 6 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 26.09 |
| Cameron Green | c PWA Mulder b K Rabada | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Smith | lbw b L Ngidi | 13 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 52 |
| Travis Head | b PWA Mulder | 9 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 50 |
| Beau Webster | lbw b L Ngidi | 9 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 81.82 |
| Alex Carey (WK) | lbw b K Rabada | 43 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 86 |
| Pat Cummins (C) | b L Ngidi | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 120 |
| Mitchell Starc | Not out | 58 | 136 | 5 | 0 | 42.65 |
| Nathan Lyon | lbw b K Rabada | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 15.38 |
| Josh Hazlewood | c K Maharaj b A Markram | 17 | 53 | 2 | 0 | 32.08 |
| Extras | 22 (b 6, Ib 6, w 0, nb 10, p 0) | |||||
| Total | 207 (10 wkts, 65 Ov) | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | ECO |
| Kagiso Rabada | 18 | 1 | 59 | 4 | 5 | 3.28 |
| Marco Jansen | 18 | 3 | 58 | 1 | 3 | 3.22 |
| Wiaan Mulder | 8 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 2.25 |
| Lungisani Ngidi | 13 | 1 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 2.92 |
| Keshav Maharaj | 6 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2.83 |
| Aiden Markram | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2.5 |
| South Africa 2nd Inning | ||||||
| 282-5 (83.4 ov) CRR:3.37 | ||||||
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Aiden Markram | c T Head b J Hazlewood | 136 | 207 | 14 | 0 | 65.7 |
| Ryan Rickelton | c A Carey b M Starc | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 75 |
| Wiaan Mulder | c M Labuschagne b M Starc | 27 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 54 |
| Temba Bavuma (C) | c A Carey b P Cummins | 66 | 134 | 5 | 0 | 49.25 |
| Tristan Stubbs | b M Starc | 8 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 18.6 |
| David Bedingham | Not out | 21 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 42.86 |
| Kyle Verreynne (WK) | Not out | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 30.77 |
| Extras | 14 (b 8, Ib 4, w 0, nb 2, p 0) | |||||
| Total | 282 (5 wkts, 83.4 Ov) | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | ECO |
| Mitchell Starc | 14.4 | 1 | 66 | 3 | 0 | 4.5 |
| Josh Hazlewood | 19 | 2 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 3.05 |
| Pat Cummins | 17 | 0 | 59 | 1 | 1 | 3.47 |
| Nathan Lyon | 26 | 4 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 2.54 |
| Beau Webster | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 2.6 |
| Travis Head | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
5:56 PM
ICC WTC Final 2025 SA vs AUS, Day 4 LIVE SCORE UPDATES: South Africa lifts the mace
South Africa finally lifts the WTC mace to conclude the ICC WTC 2023-25 cycle. What a day for South African fans pure magic. Now the focus will shift to WTC 2025-27 cycle which will kickoff with India vs England five match Test series staring June 20. Titll then take care and stay updated with latest sports news with us.
5:53 PM
ICC WTC Final 2025 SA vs AUS, Day 4 LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Winning captain Temba Bavuma
Temba Bavuma, South Africa captain: It's been a special couple of days, at some points it felt like we were in SA. We prepared hard, we came in with a lot of belief and lot of doubters, glad we played well. Special moment for us and people back home, probably will sink in in a couple of days. The energy was there, I think us as a team have been wanting this. We've been relentless, getting to the doorstep consistently and experienced heartache, the sun's been with us. Hopefully, this win is one of many. KG is a massive player, a couple of days ago I went to the Hall of Fame inductees, I think he'll be on there in a few years. Came into the game under controversy and did what he did. Aiden is unbelievable, people have questioned his place, but he has character. He played in true Aiden fashion, he and Rabada have carried the character. We got ourselves into the final, there were doubters on the route we took, this win squashes that. Here's an opportunity for us as a nation, divided as we are, to unite. You can be rest assured we'll celebrate as one.
5:47 PM
ICC WTC Final 2025 SA vs AUS, Day 4 LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Runner-up captain Pat Cummins
Pat Cummins, Australia captain: Things can change quickly, but it was a bridge too far. Few things we didn't do right. Didn't bat out the opposition after a decent first-innings lead. SA didn't give us a chance in the fourth innings. There are concerns in the top-seven, guys have performed well in the last two years. Bowlers did well in the first two days. We gave everything a chance, Lyon bowled particularly well but didn't get a wicket. Aiden and Temba didn't give us a chance. SA showed why they're here and are deserved winners, they kept themselves in the game throughout. It's the pinnancle, I love Test cricket. Huge achievement to make the final, one-game shootout is a spectacle, didn't end up on the right side but it's been a great week.
5:41 PM
ICC WTC Final 2025 SA vs AUS, Day 4 LIVE SCORE UPDATES: SA coach after match
Shukri Conrad | Head coach, South Africa: Really ecstatic about these guys. Something we don’t talk about is the bigger picture in South Africa, this one is for South Africa. We got the best of the batting conditions. When our two senior pros put that stand together, that’s where the game was won. I was the one to say Temba shouldn’t keep going but the partnership was critical, it didn't matter what the flow was, they know better than the coaches anyway.
5:34 PM
ICC WTC Final 2025 SA vs AUS, Day 4 LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Markram named man of the match
Aiden Markram, POTM: Haven't scored more important runs. Weird how things worked out after a duck in the first innings. Need a bit of luck, glad things worked out. Reception will stick out. Lord's is the place everyone wants to play. Plenty of SA fans who've made through, one of the most special days. It's always one side of the sword to absorb, but when you look at the wicket and quality of the bowling, you have x amount of balls to face and have to be proactive. Lyon's one of the best, have had plenty of banter, if this went to day five and it kept spinning, he'd have been a handful. (Asking Temba to stay during injury) To be honest, a lot of it came from him. He's led us from the front for the last two-three years. He wasn't going anywhere, played an innings lot of people will remember.
5:29 PM
ICC WTC Final 2025 SA vs AUS, Day 4 LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Marco Jensen after SA's win
Marco Jansen: I don’t know what to say, was sitting there and just praying. Luckily we got the job done, just happy we won. There were a lot of nerves in the change room, lot of guys were quiet including me. To see the crowd here, supporting and cheering us, can’t ask for more. Unbelievable from Markram, what a player. Him and Temba, brilliant. That’s what dreams are made of, dreams are meant to be achieved and we’re going to celebrate.
5:28 PM
ICC WTC Final 2025 SA vs AUS, Day 4 LIVE SCORE UPDATES: South Africa scorecard (2nd Innings)
| South Africa 2nd Inning | ||||||
| 282-5 (83.4 ov) CRR:3.37 | ||||||
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Aiden Markram | c T Head b J Hazlewood | 136 | 207 | 14 | 0 | 65.7 |
| Ryan Rickelton | c A Carey b M Starc | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 75 |
| Wiaan Mulder | c M Labuschagne b M Starc | 27 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 54 |
| Temba Bavuma (C) | c A Carey b P Cummins | 66 | 134 | 5 | 0 | 49.25 |
| Tristan Stubbs | b M Starc | 8 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 18.6 |
| David Bedingham | Not out | 21 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 42.86 |
| Kyle Verreynne (WK) | Not out | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 30.77 |
| Extras | 14 (b 8, Ib 4, w 0, nb 2, p 0) | |||||
| Total | 282 (5 wkts, 83.4 Ov) | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | ECO |
| Mitchell Starc | 14.4 | 1 | 66 | 3 | 0 | 4.5 |
| Josh Hazlewood | 19 | 2 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 3.05 |
| Pat Cummins | 17 | 0 | 59 | 1 | 1 | 3.47 |
| Nathan Lyon | 26 | 4 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 2.54 |
| Beau Webster | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 2.6 |
| Travis Head | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
5:16 PM
ICC WTC Final 2025 SA vs AUS, Day 4 LIVE SCORE UPDATES: South Africa are WTC champions
Over summary: 0 0 0 4; South Africa (2nd innings) 285/5 after 83.4 overs; David Bedingham 21 (49), Kyle Verreyne 7 (13)
South Africa beat Australia by 5 wickets
Starc continues the attack and Kyle hits the winning run off the fourth ball of over to hand South Africa the historic win. The 27 yerras long wait has come to an end South Africa finally have another ICC trophy in thier cabinet.
5:12 PM
ICC WTC Final 2025 SA vs AUS, Day 4 LIVE SCORE UPDATES: South Africa need 1 run to win
Over summary: 1 1 0 0 0 1; South Africa (2nd innings) 281/5 after 82 overs; David Bedingham 21 (49), Kyle Verreyne 3 (9)
Australia need 5 wickets to win
Josh Hazlewood continues the attack. He gives away 3 runs from the over
5:07 PM
ICC WTC Final 2025 SA vs AUS, Day 4 LIVE SCORE UPDATES: South Africa need 4 runs to win
Over summary: 0 1 0 0 0 1; South Africa (2nd innings) 278/5 after 82 overs; David Bedingham 20 (48), Kyle Verreyne 1 (4)
Australia need 5 wickets to win
Starc comes back into the attack. He gives away 2 runs from the over
5:01 PM
ICC WTC Final 2025 SA vs AUS, Day 4 LIVE SCORE UPDATES: South Africa need 6 runs to win
Over summary: 4 3 0 0 1 W; South Africa (2nd innings) 276/5 after 81 overs; David Bedingham 19 (46)
Australia need 5 wickets to win
Josh Hazlewood comes back into the attack. He gives away 8 runs from the over and takes the wicket of Aiden Markram (136) what a anti climax for SA but he has done his work. One more over to finish maybe.
4:54 PM
ICC WTC Final 2025 SA vs AUS, Day 4 LIVE SCORE UPDATES: South Africa need 14 runs to win
Over summary: 1 0 0 0 0 0; South Africa (2nd innings) 268/4 after 80 overs; Aiden Markram 129 (204), David Bedingham 18 (43)
Australia need 6 wickets to win
Lyon continues the attack. He gives away 1 run from the over.
4:51 PM
ICC WTC Final 2025 SA vs AUS, Day 4 LIVE SCORE UPDATES: South Africa need 15 runs to win
Over summary: 0 0 0 1 1 0; South Africa (2nd innings) 267/4 after 79 overs; Aiden Markram 128 (203), David Bedingham 18 (38)
Australia need 6 wickets to win
Beau Webster comes back into the attack. He gives away 2 runs from the over.
4:47 PM
ICC WTC Final 2025 SA vs AUS, Day 4 LIVE SCORE UPDATES: South Africa need 17 runs to win
Over summary: 0 0 0 1 0 0; South Africa (2nd innings) 265/4 after 78 overs; Aiden Markram 127 (202), David Bedingham 17 (33)
Australia need 6 wickets to win
Lyon continues the attack. He gives away 1 run from the over.
4:42 PM
ICC WTC Final 2025 SA vs AUS, Day 4 LIVE SCORE UPDATES: South Africa need 18 runs to win
Over summary: 1 1 0 4 1 0; South Africa (2nd innings) 264/4 after 76 overs; Aiden Markram 127 (200), David Bedingham 16 (29)
Australia need 6 wickets to win
Cummins continues the attack. He gives away 7 runs from the over.
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First Published: Jun 14 2025 | 2:00 PM IST
