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India Gazette
a day ago
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- India Gazette
"I think its historic, congratulations to them": Former Indian cricketer Surinder Khanna on Proteas maiden WTC title victory
New Delhi [India] June 14 (ANI): Former Indian veteran cricketer Surinder Khanna congratulates South Africa for their maiden World Test Championship (WTC) title victory over Australia by five wickets at Lord's on Saturday. With this victory, South Africa has won its first-ever world title in international cricket. This is also the country's second ICC trophy after the ICC Knockout 1998. Also, Australia skipper Pat Cummins' golden run as a captain, which started with the retention of the Ashes series against England and was followed by an incredible WTC mace and 50-over World Cup wins over India, has come to a halt. While speaking to ANI, Surinder Khana said, 'I think it's historic. After playing outstanding cricket, they have defeated mighty Australia. Congratulations to them. I'm sure this will bring a lot of changes in the coming years for South Africa, and collectively, they have done it. ' Khana also praised Proteas skipper Temba Bavuma and seamer Kagiso Rabada for their performance in the WTC final. 'I think Bavuma played well in both innings, Rabada was also brilliant, nine wickets in the match and over 300 test match wickets. So, that speaks volumes about him.' Khanna praised Aiden Markram's exceptional performance, particularly highlighting his joy of watching him score a century in the final against Australia, especially on a significant day. 'He's [Aiden Markram] an outstanding cricketer. We all know in T20 and other formats. But in the test match, outstanding simply, you know, it was a joy. He has three test century against Australia and he scored at the big day,' he added. Aiden Markram slammed a memorable century, and captain Temba Bavuma fought through injury to score a combined 102 runs in the match, as SA chased down a daunting target of 282 on Day 4. Kagiso Rabada starred with the ball, taking nine wickets in the match. (ANI)
NDTV
a day ago
- Sport
- NDTV
South Africa Shed 'Chokers' Tag, Clinch WTC Final Defeating Australia. Keshav Maharaj Breaks Down
A masterclass Lord's century from Aiden Markram and phenomenal assists from skipper Temba Bavuma and pacer Kagiso Rabada liberated South Africa from years of knockout stage failures and the much-debated "chokers tag" as they clinched their maiden ICC World Test Championship (WTC) title, defeating Australia by five wickets at Lord's on Saturday. With this victory, South Africa has laid their hands on their first-ever world title in international cricket. Also, this is their second ICC trophy after the ICC Knockout 1998. Also, Cummins' golden run as a captain, which started with the retention of the Ashes series against England and was followed by an incredible WTC mace and 50-over World Cup wins over India, has come to a halt. Keshav Maharaj and Graeme Smith literally sobbing and got emotional, shows how much this victory means to them and all the South African fans — maddy (@224notout) June 14, 2025 Keshav Maharaj started crying when Graeme Smith took his interview. 🥹 — Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) June 14, 2025 Keshav Maharaj started crying when Graeme Smith took his interview. 🥹 Congratulations SA For ICC Trophy After 27 Years #WtcFinal2025 #Champions #AUSvsSA #AidenMarkram — Aarya (@Vitamin_Vk18) June 14, 2025 South Africa started the day four at 213/2, with the skipper Bavuma (66*) and Markram (102*), needing 69 more runs to win. Skipper Pat Cummins struck for Australia in the third over of the session, removing Bavuma for 66 in 134 balls, with five fours. SA was 217/3, needing 65 runs to win. Tristan Stubbs was next up on the crease. While Markram collected two boundaries against Cummins, the Proteas played it safe, defending well and rotating strike well. However, after drinks break, Mitchell Starc cleaned up Stubbs for just eight runs. South Africa was 241/4, still 41 runs away from the target. David Bedingham joined Markram on the field, who was knocking the ball around safely for singles and doubles. Proteas reached the 250-run mark in 74 overs. Bedingham and Markram continued to eat into the deficit with each passing over, with a classy on-drive from Bedingham pushing the target below 20 runs. A fine boundary through mid-wicket from Markram helped the deficit reach just 10 runs. Markram's Lord's masterpiece however, came to an end, with a fine catch from Head, scoring 136 in 207 balls, with 14 fours. The fifth wicket was down, and six runs were left. Kyle Verreyne hit the winning runs for SA. Starc took three wickets for Australia, but it was of no use. Earlier, Proteas had ended the day three of action at 213/2, with Bavuma (66*) and Markram (102*), needing 69 more runs to win. Australia had started the day three on 144/8, with Mitchell Starc (16*) and Nathan Lyon (1*) unbeaten. Starc went on to score a historic half-century, the first-ever by a batter nine or below in an ICC tournament knockout match (58* in 136 balls, with five fours) and added 59 runs for the last wicket with Josh Hazlewood, taking Australia to 207/10. Aussies led by 281 runs, setting 282 runs to win for Proteas. Kagiso Rabada (4/59) and Lungi Ngidi (3/38) were the pick of the bowlers for South Africa. On Day two, Proteas had started their first innings at 43/4 in response to Australia's first innings total of 212 runs. Skipper Bavuma (36 in 84 balls, with four boundaries and a six) and David Bedingham (45 in 111 balls, with six fours) put on a half-century stand, showing positive intent with some boundaries. However, a historic six-wicket haul by Pat Cummins (6/28) left the Proteas struggling to catch up later, as they were skittled out for 138 runs, trailing by 74 runs. Mitchell Starc (2/41) got two wickets while Hazlewood got a wicket. In their second innings, the Australian top order was dominated by South Africa pacers, as lack of runs from Usman Khawaja (6), Marnus Labuschagne (22), Cam Green (0), Steve Smith (13) and Travis Head (9) sunk Aussies to 73/7. A 61-run stand between Alex Carey (46 in 50 balls, with five fours) and Starc took Australia to 144/8 at the end of day two. On day first, Proteas won the toss and opted to bowl first. They dominated the first session with the ball, as fiery spells from Rabada (5/51) and Marco Jansen (3/49) reduced Australia to 67/4. A 79-run stand between Smith (66 in 112 balls, with 10 fours) and Beau Webster (72 in 92 balls, with 11 fours) and a 46-run stand between Carey (23 in 31 balls, with four boundaries) and Webster took Australia to 212 all out. With the help of early two wickets from Starc and contributions from Cummins and Hazlewood helped Australia reduced South Africa to 43/4 at day one end, with Bavuma (3*) and Bedingham (0*) unbeaten.
Mint
2 days ago
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- Mint
Burden of painful history lifted, Markram masterclass guides SA to WTC title win over Australia
London [UK], June 14 (ANI): A masterclass Lord's century from Aiden Markram and phenomenal assists from skipper Temba Bavuma and pacer Kagiso Rabada liberated South Africa from years of knockout stage failures and the much-debated "chokers tag" as they clinched their maiden ICC World Test Championship (WTC) title, defeating Australia by five wickets at Lord's on Saturday. With this victory, South Africa has laid their hands on their first-ever world title in international cricket. Also, this is their second ICC trophy after the ICC Knockout 1998. Also, Cummins' golden run as a captain, which started with the retention of the Ashes series against England and was followed by an incredible WTC mace and 50-over World Cup wins over India, has come to a halt. South Africa started the day four at 213/2, with the skipper Bavuma (66*) and Markram (102*), needing 69 more runs to win. Skipper Pat Cummins struck for Australia in the third over of the session, removing Bavuma for 66 in 134 balls, with five fours. SA was 217/3, needing 65 runs to win. Tristan Stubbs was next up on the crease. While Markram collected two boundaries against Cummins, the Proteas played it safe, defending well and rotating strike well. However, after drinks break, Mitchell Starc cleaned up Stubbs for just eight runs. South Africa was 241/4, still 41 runs away from the target. David Bedingham joined Markram on the field, who was knocking the ball around safely for singles and doubles. Proteas reached the 250-run mark in 74 overs. Bedingham and Markram continued to eat into the deficit with each passing over, with a classy on-drive from Bedingham pushing the target below 20 runs. A fine boundary through mid-wicket from Markram helped the deficit reach just 10 runs. Markram's Lord's masterpiece however, came to an end, with a fine catch from Head, scoring 136 in 207 balls, with 14 fours. The fifth wicket was down, and six runs were left. Kyle Verreyne hit the winning runs for SA. Starc took three wickets for Australia, but it was of no use. Earlier, Proteas had ended the day three of action at 213/2, with Bavuma (66*) and Markram (102*), needing 69 more runs to win. Australia had started the day three on 144/8, with Mitchell Starc (16*) and Nathan Lyon (1*) unbeaten. Starc went on to score a historic half-century, the first-ever by a batter nine or below in an ICC tournament knockout match (58* in 136 balls, with five fours) and added 59 runs for the last wicket with Josh Hazlewood, taking Australia to 207/10. Aussies led by 281 runs, setting 282 runs to win for Proteas. Kagiso Rabada (4/59) and Lungi Ngidi (3/38) were the pick of the bowlers for South Africa. On Day two, Proteas had started their first innings at 43/4 in response to Australia's first innings total of 212 runs. Skipper Bavuma (36 in 84 balls, with four boundaries and a six) and David Bedingham (45 in 111 balls, with six fours) put on a half-century stand, showing positive intent with some boundaries. However, a historic six-wicket haul by Pat Cummins (6/28) left the Proteas struggling to catch up later, as they were skittled out for 138 runs, trailing by 74 runs. Mitchell Starc (2/41) got two wickets while Hazlewood got a wicket. In their second innings, the Australian top order was dominated by South Africa pacers, as lack of runs from Usman Khawaja (6), Marnus Labuschagne (22), Cam Green (0), Steve Smith (13) and Travis Head (9) sunk Aussies to 73/7. A 61-run stand between Alex Carey (46 in 50 balls, with five fours) and Starc took Australia to 144/8 at the end of day two. On day first, Proteas won the toss and opted to bowl first. They dominated the first session with the ball, as fiery spells from Rabada (5/51) and Marco Jansen (3/49) reduced Australia to 67/4. A 79-run stand between Smith (66 in 112 balls, with 10 fours) and Beau Webster (72 in 92 balls, with 11 fours) and a 46-run stand between Carey (23 in 31 balls, with four boundaries) and Webster took Australia to 212 all out. With the help of early two wickets from Starc and contributions from Cummins and Hazlewood helped Australia reduced South Africa to 43/4 at day one end, with Bavuma (3*) and Bedingham (0*) unbeaten. Brief Scores: Australia: 212 and 207 (Mitchell Starc 58*, Alex Carey 43, Kagiso Rabada 4/59) against SA: 138 and 282/5 (Aiden Markram 136, Temba Bavuma 65*, Mitchell Starc 3/63). (ANI)
