SA vs AUS HIGHLIGHTS ICC WTC 2025 Final Day 2: SA dominate as Australia slump to 144/8 at stumps
ICC WTC 2025 Final Day 2: All to play for on Day 3 which could see the winner as well at Lord's.
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Day 2 of the WTC Final between South Africa and Australia ended with South Africa making the Australian batting order struggle in the 2nd innings with the score at 144/8 after 40 overs on the day. The Proteas can be said to be slightly ahead in terms of percentage to win this Test match as another 2 quick wickets will give them a decent target to clinch their maiden ICC title this year.
Australia lead by 218 runs at the moment and need a few more runs to feel more confident on Day 3.
It was Lungi Ngidi who stole the shoe later in the day as his 3-wicket spell got rid of big players like Steve Smith among others that helped the Proteas prevent a strong lead from forming over the next day.
Alex Carey's 43-run knock ended up as the top score for the Aussies on the day with Ngidi, Mulder, Rabada and Jansen making life tough for the Aussie batters.
However, with Starc and Lyon still on the crease, you can expect a long partnership on Day 3 which could frustrate the South Africans to some extent.
Earlier, Day 2 begun with the Proteas getting bundled out at 138 runs courtesy of a bowling masterclass by skipper Pat Cummins who bagged 6 wickets and completed 300 Test wickets for himself on the day as well. David Bedingham missed out on his fifty as his 45 runs turned out to be the highest score for the Proteas on the day who failed to capitalise on a good start on the 2nd day.
Earlier, skipper Bavuma had to depart on 36 runs as Aussie skipper Pat Cummins finally took his wicket with a brilliant catch by Labuschagne at short cover.
It was Bedingham who continued to hold his end and took his side to 121/5 at lunch after 48 overs. Considering the batting meltdown experienced by SA on the first day, it could be considered a certain step up for them as they brought Australia's lead down to 91 runs in the 1st session.
AUS 2nd innings Scorecard at stumps on Day 2:
| Australia 2nd Inning | ||||||||||||||||
| 144-8 (40 ov) CRR:3.60 | ||||||||||||||||
| Batter | 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 | 16 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 34.04 | ||||||||||
| Nathan Lyon | Not out | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 | ||||||||||
| Extras | 19 (b 4, Ib 6, w 0, nb 9, p 0) | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 144 (8 wkts, 40 Ov) | |||||||||||||||
| Yet to Bat | Josh Hazlewood | |||||||||||||||
| Fall of Wickets | ||||||||||||||||
| 28-1(Usman Khawaja 10.2),28-2(Cameron Green 10.4),44-3(Marnus Labuschagne 17.5),48-4(Steven Smith 18.5),64-5(Beau Webster 22.6),66-6(Travis Head 23.4),73-7(Pat Cummins 24.5),134-8(Alex Carey 38.2) | ||||||||||||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO | |||||||||
| Kagiso Rabada | 11 | 0 | 44 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||
| Marco Jansen | 12 | 3 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.58 | |||||||||
| Wiaan Mulder | 6 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.33 | |||||||||
| Lungisani Ngidi | 9 | 0 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.89 | |||||||||
| Keshav Maharaj | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||
SA vs AUS ICC WTC 2025 Final LIVE Telecast:
The live telecast of Day 2 of the SA vs AUS WTC 2025 Final will be available on the Star Sports Network. Catch the English commentary on Star Sports 1 HD/SD.
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Stay tuned for live updates of day 2 action of the ICC WTC 2025 Final between SA and AUS from Lord’s, London.
10:29 PM
ICC WTC Final 2025 SA vs AUS, Day 2 LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Carey departs!
Carey departs as Rabada gets another wicket with Australia 134/8 now.
10:18 PM
ICC WTC Final 2025 SA vs AUS, Day 2 LIVE SCORE UPDATES: 3 runs from the over!
Over Summary: 0 0 1 0 1 1; AUS 118/7 after 35 overs; Alex Carey 30 (41) Starc 12 (33)
Maharaj continues the attack and concedes 3 runs from the over
10:14 PM
ICC WTC Final 2025 SA vs AUS, Day 2 LIVE SCORE UPDATES: 6 runs from the over!
Over Summary: 1 2lb 1 1 1 0; AUS 115/7 after 35 overs; Alex Carey 29 (39) Starc 10 (29)
Rabada continues the attack and concedes 6 runs from the over
10:10 PM
ICC WTC Final 2025 SA vs AUS, Day 2 LIVE SCORE UPDATES: 11 runs from the over!
Over Summary: 1nb 0 4 1 0 1 3; AUS 109/7 after 34 overs; Alex Carey 27 (36) Starc 8 (26)
Jansen continues the attack and concedes 11 runs from the over
10:02 PM
ICC WTC Final 2025 SA vs AUS, Day 2 LIVE SCORE UPDATES: 6 runs from the over!
Over Summary: 1nb 0 0 1 0 4 0; AUS 98/7 after 33 overs; Alex Carey 15 (31) Starc 6 (23)
Rabada continues the attack and concedes 6 runs from the over
9:45 PM
ICC WTC Final 2025 SA vs AUS, Day 2 LIVE SCORE UPDATES: AUS 84/7 in 29 overs!
Australia are 84/7 as a fe close encounters made it tougher for Starc and Carey to survive in the middle against Ngidi especially who has picked up form at the right time.
9:37 PM
ICC WTC Final 2025 SA vs AUS, Day 2 LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Starc-Carey grinding out runs!
Aussies are in dire need of a long partnership as Starc and Carey continue to grind in the middle for runs to extend the lead of 155 runs.
9:20 PM
ICC WTC Final 2025 SA vs AUS, Day 2 LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Ngidi on a roll!
ngidi takes his 3rd wicket of the day as skipper Pat Cummins is clean bowled with a wide and fuller delivery. Skipper gone for 6 runs.
9:12 PM
ICC WTC Final 2025 SA vs AUS, Day 2 LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Travis Head clean bowled!
Mulder in action now as Travis Head is cleaned up on the day at just 9 runs. Australia in deep trouble
9:07 PM
ICC WTC Final 2025 SA vs AUS, Day 2 LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Webster dismissed!
Ngidi gets the hang of it as takes Webster after Smith.
9:02 PM
ICC WTC Final 2025 SA vs AUS, Day 2 LIVE SCORE UPDATES: 1 run from the over
Over Summary: 0 1 0 0 0 0; AUS 58/4 after 22 overs; Travis Head 7 (14) Webster 4 (8)
Mulder continues the attack and concedes 1 run from the over
8:56 PM
ICC WTC Final 2025 SA vs AUS, Day 2 LIVE SCORE UPDATES: 3 runs from the over!
Over Summary: 1 1 0 0 1 0; AUS 57/4 after 21 overs; Travis Head 7 (9) Webster 3 (6)
Ngidi continues the attack and concedes 3 runs from the over
8:52 PM
ICC WTC Final 2025 SA vs AUS, Day 2 LIVE SCORE UPDATES: 6 runs from the over!
Over Summary: 0 0 1 1 0 4lb; AUS 54/4 after 20 overs; Travis Head 2 (7) Webster 1 (2)
Jansen continues the attack and concedes 6 runs from the over
8:49 PM
ICC WTC Final 2025 SA vs AUS, Day 2 LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Ngidi gets the big fish!
Over Summary: 1 1 2 0 W 0; AUS 48/4 after 19 overs; Travis Head 1 (2) Steve Smith 13 (24)
Ngidi continues the attack and concedes 4 runs from the over
8:45 PM
ICC WTC Final 2025 SA vs AUS, Day 2 LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Steve Smith departs!
Ngidi finally gets is first wicket and what a wicket to take - Steve Smith, the big fish dismissed at 13 runs via LBW.
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First Published: Jun 12 2025 | 2:03 PM IST
