On Australia backfoot at WTC Final, Markram-Bawuma pair overturned, South Africa wins just 69 runs away
Australia vs South Africa, ICC WTC Final 2025: South Africa firmly moved towards victory on the third day in the World Test Championship 2025 final. Australia somehow scored 207 runs with Mitchell Starc’s 58 -run combing innings and set a target of 282. In response, Aidan Markram scored an unbeaten century (102*) and captain Temba Bawuma scored 65* runs. By the end of the third day’s play, South Africa has scored 213/2 runs and now it is just 69 runs away from the victory.
In the World Test Championship 2025 finals, on the third day on Friday, Friday, the third day of the grounds of Lord’s ground was a unique example of Test cricket. While Australia scored 207 runs in the second innings thanks to Mitchell Starc’s unbeaten 58 -run innings, South Africa targeted 282 runs, while Aidan Markram and Temba Bawuma responded with full strength.
Stark and Hazelwood’s last wicket partnership proved to be very valuable for Australia. This was the biggest partnership for the 10th wicket in the ICC Finals. Although Rabada took four wickets in Australia’s second innings, Angidi also got three successes.
Chasing the target, South Africa started slowing down, but the 61 -run partnership of Aidan Markram and Vian Mulder brought the innings back on track. Mulder was dismissed by 27 runs, but the real show was introduced by Markram and Bawuma together.
Markram scored an unbeaten century by scoring 102 off 156 balls, which is also the first century of his Test career in England. At the same time, captain Bawuma got a life in the beginning, when Smith left his easy catch in Slip off Starc’s ball. Taking advantage of this, Bawuma scored an unbeaten innings of 65 runs off 121 balls.
By the end of the third day’s play, South Africa has scored 213 runs for 2 wickets and now it is just 69 runs away from victory and after 27 years to pick up the ICC trophy. At the same time, Australia still need 8 wickets to win the final, but the situation is clearly saying that Palda is heavy in South Africa.
