South Africa Wins ICC WTC 2025 Final After 27 Years

South Africa is one of the prominent cricket teams in the cricket world. They have secured an unforgettable victory in the ICC World Test Championship. With the win, they are sending waves of joy and pride throughout the cricketing world. The match was played against Australia, and it happened on June 14th 2025. This victory of South Africa was their first major ICC title in 27th years, ending a long wait for a win since their last ICC win in 1997.

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Score Summary Of South Africa Vs Australia

Given below is a small summary of the score that was made in the final match of the WTC (World Test Championship). Have a look at the score of the matches:

Innings	Australia	South Africa
1st Innings	258 all out	208 all out
2nd Innings	231 all out	282/5 (chased)
Result	–	South Africa won by 5 wickets

Some Major Highlights Of South Africa And Australia

South Africa and Australia have played in the ICC World Test Championship finale, which has happened recently. Have a look at some of the highlights of the match:

South Africa Cricket Team

South Africa won the final match of the TC finale by 5 wickets, with this, they made their first win in 27 years.
The South African team chased the target of 282 runs on Day 4 of the match.
Aiden Markram, who became the player of the match he scored an unbeaten 136 runs in the final inning of the match
Captain of the team, Temba Bavuna, fought throughout the match even having an injury. He has scored 66 runs in the second Innings.
By taking the 9 wickets, Kagiso Rabada helps the South African team by putting Australia under pressure.

Australia National Cricket Team

The Australian Cricket Team had a 74-run first-innings lead and extended their lead in the game. But still did not manage to survive in the game.
Australia’s bowlers, including Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins, put up a fight but couldn’t stop South Africa’s resilience.
Cameron Green, Usman Khawaja, Travis Head, and Marnus Labuschagne were the players who contributed to the team making runs in the match.
Australia’s bowlers, including Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc, fought hard but could not prevent South Africa’s historic win.

South Africa’s Journey Till Now In WTC

Given below are some of the points through which someone can understand the journey of South Africa in the WTC(World Test Championship) ;

South Africa won their first-ever finale of the World Test Championship 27 years ago.
During these 27 years, the South African Team has faced many heartbreaking moments, including the dramatic World Cup exit.
Notably, they lost the 1999 World Cup semifinal to Australia in a famous tied match and suffered a close defeat in the 2024 T20 World Cup final against India, falling short by just seven runs.
As a team, South Africa developed a reputation for underperforming in the ICC Knockout matches.
The team remained competitive, regularly reaching semifinals and knockout stages, but could not secure another ICC trophy until 2025.

Whats’ Next For The Team

In the end of the blog the match has been challenging till the end. South Africa’s next international Test series after the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final at Lord’s will be a two-Test away series against Pakistan, scheduled for October-November 2025. And for the limited over series, South Africa is ready to play 2 matches on September 12th, 2025 and September 14th, 2025. The matches are scheduled to happen in England and Pakistan this year. Other then that their next Test series will begin in Pakistan in october 2025.