South Africa’s Temba Bavuma lifts the ICC Check Championship Mace on the rostrum with teammates after successful the ICC World Check Championship Remaining in opposition to Australia at Lord’s Cricket Floor, London, Britain, June 14, 2025. — ReutersÂ
LONDON: Aiden Markram’s magnificent century guided South Africa to a five-wicket win over Australia within the World Check Championship ultimate at Lord’s on Saturday because the Proteas lastly ended their decades-long watch for a serious world cricket trophy.
The title victory marked their first since 1998 once they gained the inaugural version of the boys’s Champions Trophy, known as the Knockout Trophy at the moment.
In 18 earlier makes an attempt within the one-day worldwide and T20 World Cups, South Africa had solely reached one solitary ultimate.
That was in final 12 months’s T20 World Cup in Barbados, once they misplaced to India regardless of needing simply 30 runs from their final 30 balls, with six wickets standing.
The Proteas resumed their pursuit via centurion Aiden Markram and Temba Bavuma at 213/2, needing simply 69 runs to safe the historic victory.
The set pair, nevertheless, may add 4 runs to their in a single day partnership as Bavuma was caught behind off Australian counterpart in simply the third over of the day.
He performed a pivotal position in South Africa’s triumph as he scored 66 off 134 deliveries, laced with 5 boundaries.
Markram then put collectively a quick 24-run partnership with Tristan Stubbs, who made a 43-ball eight earlier than falling sufferer to Mitchell Starc.
Strolling out to bat at numbers six, David Bedingham provided Markram an ample assist. The duo added put South Africa in touching distance by including 35 runs for the fifth wicket till Markram fell sufferer to Josh Hazlewood together with his aspect needing simply six.
Markram remained the top-scorer for South Africa 136 off 207 deliveries, studded with 14 sixes.
Bedingham was then joined by wicketkeeper batter Kyle Verreynne and collectively they made positive there have been no additional hiccups within the run chase.
Australia concluded their second innings at 207 all out on the third day, with quantity 9 batter Starc main the best way with a gutsy half-century. He remained the top-scorer with an unbeaten 58.
Of their first innings, Australia had been bowled out for 212, with Beau Webster top-scoring with a brisk 72 off 92 balls, supported by Steve Smith’s gritty 62 off 112 deliveries.
Kagiso Rabada led the bowling cost with a five-wicket haul in 15.4 overs, whereas Marco Jansen chipped in with three wickets.
In reply, South Africa managed solely 138 in 57.1 overs of their first innings. David Bedingham was the highest scorer with 45 runs.
Australian skipper Pat Cummins was distinctive, claiming six wickets, with Starc contributing two scalps to offer Australia a vital first-innings lead.
— With extra enter from AFP
