SA vs AUS Live Score Day 1, WTC Final 2025: Australia 2/0; Khawaja, Labuschagne off to cautious start after South Africa opts to bowl
Hello and welcome to Sporstar's LIVE coverage of the WTC Final 2025 between South Africa and Australia, being held at Lord's Cricket Ground in London.
TOSS
South Africa won the toss and elected to bowl.
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The World Test Championship (WTC) Final 2025 between South Africa and Australia will be televised live on Star Sports Network. The match will also be streamed live on JioHotstar app and website.
THE SQUADS
South Africa Playing XI: Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickelton, Wiaan Mulder, Temba Bavuma (c), Tristan Stubbs, David Bedingham, Kyle Verreynne (wk), Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi.
Australia Playing XI: Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Cameron Green, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Beau Webster, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood.
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