Eden Markram scored a century and became the first cricketer of the country to do so in ICC Final
South Africa vs Australia WTC Final 2025: South African opening batsman Aiden Markram made history against Australia by scoring a brilliant century in the second innings of the World Test Championship Final 2025 at Lord’s Stadium in London. Markram remained unbeaten on the third day for Africa, chasing the target of victory, scoring 102 runs in 159 balls on the third day. With this important century, Markram took many special records.
The first to do so South African
Markram has become the first cricketer in South Africa to have scored a century in an ICC final. Earlier, the top score was the name of Hansi Cronia, who scored an unbeaten 61 in 77 balls against the West Indies in the 1998 Champions Trophy final.
First opener to score a century
Markram is the first opening batsman to score a century in the final of the World Test Championship. Earlier, Travis Head scored 163 runs and Steve Smith scored 121 runs in the 2023 World Test Championship final.
Apart from this, Markram is the first player to have scored at least one wicket and century in the World Test Championship final.
Significantly, by the end of the third day’s play, South Africa has scored 213 runs at the loss of 2 wickets in the second innings and 69 runs away from the victory. Apart from Markram, captain Temba Bavuma remained unbeaten after scoring 65 runs. The two have shared a 143 -run partnership for the third wicket.
During the third day’s game, Australia’s team was all out for 213 in the second innings and set a target of 282 runs in front of South Africa due to a 74 -run lead in the first innings.
