South Africa created history, by defeating Australia in the WTC Final, which only three teams had been able to do.
South Africa has made a special place in cricket history by defeating a legendary team like Australia at Lord’s ground in London. The win in the final of the World Test Championship (WTC), this victory included him in the Elite Club where only three teams had reached. This match was memorable in many ways, whether it is a record, or historical achievements. With this victory, he also took a historical record.
South Africa achieved a target of 282 runs in the final of the World Test Championship 2025 with 5 wickets. This is his first Test Championship title and the second major ICC title in total. He earlier won the ICC Knocout Trophy in 1998.
This is only the fourth necklace of Australia in an ICC final – first in 1975, 1996 and 2010. He has won 10 out of 14 finals so far, but this defeat is going to be quite pricking because giants like Smith, Stark and Cummins have become part of the defeat in an ICC final for the first time.
4 lose in Australia’s ICC finals so far:
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1975 World Cup Final vs West Indies
In the final of the first edition of the Cricket World Cup (1975), Australia lost by 17 runs to the West Indies at the Lord’s ground. Batting first, West Indies scored 291 runs thanks to Clive Lloyd’s century innings. In response, Australia could only score 274 runs.
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1996 World Cup Final vs Sri Lanka
Australia’s second defeat came against Sri Lanka in the 1996 World Cup final. Batting first, Kangaroos scored 241 runs, but Sri Lanka won the World Cup for the first time by winning by 7 wickets on the basis of Arvinda de Silva’s century.
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2010 T20 World Cup Final vs England
In the 2010 T20 World Cup final, Australia won their first T20 World Cup title by defeating Australia by 7 wickets in Barbados. Australia scored 147 runs, which England achieved in just 17 overs. Craig’s Kuswater won the Player of the Match title by scoring a half -century.
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2025 World Test Championship Final vs South Africa
With the defeat against South Africa in 2025, Australia has seen one defeat in the ICC final of each format. Australia was at a lead of 74 runs after the first innings in the match played at Lord’s, but the team stumbled in the second innings and South Africa registered a historic victory by 5 wickets.
This victory of South Africa is not just a trophy, but a new beginning, especially for the team which was often called ‘Choks’. Now he has proved that when the opportunity comes, they can also change history.
