Kagiso Rabada, Aiden Markram, and captain Temba Bavuma were the heroes behind the Proteas being able to lay their hands on an ICC trophy for the first time in 27 years. Notably, they had last won the ICC trophy in the inaugural edition of the Champions Trophy way back in 1998.
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Here's how fans celebrate South Africa's WTC title triumph on X:
Lord Bavuma ?♂️ It’s time for Africa ? pic.twitter.com/mKTBEiK4Ex
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) June 14, 2025— विशाल शर्मा (@iVs34143) June 14, 2025
My man Bavuma was called so many things choker, fraud, reservation. Temba on single leg won WTC for South Africa ?? ?? ooo Temba Bavuma ? pic.twitter.com/nUrXhhxpf5
— Pratham Kapale (@pkapale27) June 14, 2025— AtuL AgrawaaL ?? (@atul_agrawal56) June 14, 2025
And he did it..Aiden Kyle MarkramPlayed the innings of his life ??Excellent batting in one of the most important matches of his career against a mighty Australian bowling attack?Made South Africa win their first ICC trophy after 27 yearsTake a bow Markram ?? t.co/lZqvbFWDpC pic.twitter.com/3GeciGSxuY
— Tanish (@raavi_tanish) June 14, 2025— Ashii guptaa (@ashii_gupta30) June 14, 2025
STANDING OVATION FOR AIDEN MARKRAM AT THE LORD'S. ?♂️#WTCFinal #TestCricket #AUSvsSA #AUSvSA #ICC #WTC25 #WTC2O25Final #WTC2O25Final pic.twitter.com/0UrGtraIof
— Ravi (@ravi97140) June 14, 2025— rozgar_CA (@Memeswalaladka) June 14, 2025
This win for South Africa Will somewhat bring relief to the 1999 semi World Cup defeat against Australia - its time to hold the trophy ? ! Your time is now ! #WtcFinal2025 #AUSvsSA
— kashif farid (@kash8778) June 14, 2025— SHARE SHAAN (@ShareShaan) June 14, 2025
South Africa are the WTC Champions. Incredible performance this. Well deserved ????
— Ashutosh Chakraborty (@bloys11) June 14, 2025— Asif Mahmood (@AsifMahmood360) June 14, 2025
????????? ???South Africa take home the ???? ?#WTC25 #SAvAUS pic.twitter.com/Yy4C4AQEO7
— ICC (@ICC) June 14, 2025The fast bowlers from both teams made the most of the sloped surface, unpredictable bounce, and constant seam movement at Lord's. Well, in reply, the South African team was bundled out for just 138 runs, conceding a huge lead to the Australian side in the WTC Final 2025.
Well, this time, Pat Cummins stole the show with a six-wicket haul, while Mitchell Starc scalped two wickets. In their second innings, Rabada yet again kept things tight with a four-wicket haul, and with the help of Lungi Ngidi (3/38), didn’t allow more than half of the Australian line-up to manage double-digit scores at Lord’s.
Aiden Markram anchors epic chase against Australia in WTC Final 2025
However, Aiden Markram and captain Temba Bavuma played probably the best innings of their Test careers to steady the ship for the Proteas. They added 147 runs for the third wicket to bring the side back into the game against Australia.
For Australia, Starc was the standout bowler, taking three wickets while Markram was the top scorer with 136 runs off 207 balls laced with 14 boundaries at Lord’s. Kyle Verreynne hit the winning runs for the Proteas against Starc.
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