After the defeat in the WTC Final, Cummins accepted the power of South Africa, so he was the real entitlement of the trophy
Australian captain Pat Cummins praised South Africa after the defeat in the WTC 2025 final. Cummins admitted that his team lost the opportunity despite the lead and the way South Africa faced pressure in the fourth innings, it was Kaabil-e-aptitude. He said that if another session could bat, the result would have been different. Cummins described South Africa as the ‘true champion’.
Australia captain Pat Cummins openly expressed his opinion in the post-match presentation on the fourth day in the World Test Championship Final 2025 on the fourth day in the World Test Championship Final. Australia lost by 5 wickets in this big match played at Lord’s, failing to save his title.
After the match, Cummins admitted in a post-match presentation that despite his team gaining an edge in the first innings, the opposition could not work to get out of the match. He said, “If we were another session, the conditions would have been better for us. South Africa batted amazing in the fourth innings and did not give us any chance. They were showing why they are entitled to this trophy.”
Cummins also said that in the second innings, the team was a significant turn till 73/7. He admitted that it was a combination of both the failure and situation of the top order. “The first two days our bowlers were fantastic and were also moving the ball, but this match just did not come in our grip,” he said.
However, despite this defeat, Cummins expressed enthusiasm about Test cricket and WTC format. He said, “Test cricket is closest to my heart. It is a big deal in itself to reach the WTC final and it makes it more special to have a game shodown. Although we could not win, but it was fantastic.”
Talking about the match, in the first innings, South Africa was maintained by Kagiso Rabada in the match with five wickets, which reduced the Australia team to just 212 runs. However, Pat Cummins hit back six wickets and stopped South Africa for just 138 runs in the first innings. In the second innings, all the Australian batsmen flopped except for Michel Stark and Alex Carrie and the entire team was all out for 207 runs. This gave South Africa a target of 282 runs.
After this, Aidan Markram, who landed on the field, played a 136 -run match innings and captain Bawuma played him well by 66 runs. The partnership of both of them completely excluded Australia from the match. With this victory, South Africa has become the third team to win the World Test Championship title and has written a new chapter for itself in the history of cricket.
