By Ravi - Jun 10, 2025 04:02 PM
The title match of the ICC World Test Championship will be between South Africa and Australia. As captains, Temba Bavuma and Pat Cummins will face each other, the bowling of both teams is deadly but whoever performs well in the final will lift the trophy. This match will be played at Lord's Cricket Ground.
The Australian cricket team is in the final of the Test Championship for the second consecutive time, Australia defeated India in the last final. In this WTC final, Pat Cummins and the team won 13 out of 19 matches. South Africa won 8 out of 12 matches and secured the first position in the points table.
A total of 147 Tests have been played on this ground so far. The team batting first has won 53 times, the team bowling first has won 43 times. So far 51 matches have been drawn here. The highest score at Lord's is 729 runs, which Australia made against England in 1930. The highest individual score here is 333 runs, which England's Graham Gooch made in 1990.
The Lord's pitch has a lot of bounce, which will help the fast bowlers. Many wickets can be taken on the balls going outside here, if the batsmen play with good technique then there will be no problem with the balls coming on the line. There will also be swing here amid the possibility of wind, this will give extra help to the bowlers. The batsmen will have to avoid taking risks on the balls going outside. What is in the favor of the batsmen is the outfield, it will be fast and will help the batsmen. If the team playing in the first innings scores more than 350 runs then it will dominate the match.
Australia Squad: Pat Cummins (captain), Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Sam Constas, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Alex Carey (wicketkeeper), Cameron Green, Josh Inglis, Mitchell Starc, Beau Webster, Josh Hazlewood, Matt Kuhnemann, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland.
Traveling Reserve: Brendan Doggett
South Africa squad: Temba Bavuma (captain), David Bedingham, Corbin Boss, Tony de Jori, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder, Senuran Muthusamy, Lungi Ngidi, Dane Peterson, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs, Kyle Verreyne.
The final match of the ICC World Test Championship will be broadcasted live on Star Sports Network channels in India. Live streaming will be on JioHotstar website and app. The match will be played from June 11 to June 15, starting at 3:30 PM IST. June 16 has been fixed as the reserve day.
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