South Africa WTC 2025 final win :
South Africa won the World Test Championship title. (Photo-PTI)
South Africa has created a new history under the captaincy of Temba Bavuma. He has won the World Test Championship title for the first time by defeating Australia. With this, he has also fulfilled his dream of winning the World Cup. Till now the senior team of South Africa had not won the World Cup. While he won a title of ICC in 1998. Now he has won the second title of ICC after 27 years. There are 4 reasons for this magnificent victory of South Africa, on which he has become the world champion. What are those 4 reasons?
1. Aden Markram’s century
Aden Markram was the biggest reason for South Africa’s victory. Who made the victory from Australia far away by scoring a brilliant century in the second innings. Markram, who was dismissed for zero in the first innings, scored 136 runs in the second innings with the help of 14 fours in 207 balls. He shared a 147 -run partnership with captain Temba Bavuma. Apart from this, he also took two wickets in this match. Due to his brilliant performance, he was adjudged Player of the Match.
2. 2. Quitting Catch of Bavuma
Chasing 282 runs, South Africa was struggling at one time losing two wickets for 70 runs. His condition could have been worse if Steve Smith does not leave the catch of captain Temba Bavuma off Mitchell Starc. At the time when Smith left the catch of Bavuma, he was playing only two runs at that time.
After this, Bavuma played a brilliant innings of 66 runs and brought the team to the threshold of victory. Smith left that catch and got his finger injured and after that he stayed outside the field.
3. Kagiso Rabada’s deadly bowling
South African fast bowler Kagiso Rabda brought the Australian batsmen to the knee with his fatal bowling. He took a total of 9 wickets in this final match. In the first innings, he took five wickets and stopped Australia for only 212 runs. After that, Rabada played an important role in covering Australia’s second innings for 207 runs. Rabada sent the second innings to the pavilion of 4 Australia batsmen.
4. Australia’s flop batting
Australia’s batting flopped in the WTC final match. The first innings Australia could score 212 runs with the help of Steve Smith and View webster’s half -century. Apart from this, no batsman could score runs, but in the second innings, the condition of the kangaroos became even thin. None of his batsmen could play by standing on the wicket. Only Mitchell Starc struggled a bit and scored a brilliant half -century and took the team to 207 runs. Apart from this, all the batsmen flopped.
5. Lungi Ngidi bowling brilliant
South African fast bowler Lungi Angidi may not do anything special in the first innings, but in the second innings he troubled the Australian batsmen and took three wickets. He sent Steve Smith and View Webster to the pavilion cheaply. This caused Australia’s innings completely falter. After this, he gave another big blow to Australia by dismissing Pat Cummins.