South Africa vs Australia: South Africa defeated Australia in the final. The Kangaroo team has tasted defeat in an ICC final after 15 years. South Africa won by 5 wickets on Saturday (June 14) at Lord’s. He won the World Test Championship (WTC) title for the first time. Australia was always considered a favorite team on big occasions.

10 title winning team lost

The Australian men’s team has won 10 big titles at ICC events. It consists of six ODIs, two Champions Trophy, one World Test Championship and a T20 World Cup title. Tempa Bavuma -led team won their first major title in the longest format, performing one of their best performances in the history of South African cricket. Australia lost only four occasions in the 14 finals of ICC tournaments. It also includes this World Test Championship defeat.

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When and when Australia lost in ICC final?

1. Australia got the first defeat in the ICC final in the 1975 ODI World Cup. This was the first major final of the Kangaroo team. He was defeated by West Indies by 17 runs at Lord’s.

2. The team got the next defeat in the 1996 ODI World Cup final after 21 years. Then Sri Lanka defeated Australia in Lahore by 7 wickets while performing an impressive batting.

3. After 14 years, the Kangaroo team’s most recent defeat in the ICC tournament final was against England in the 2010 T20 World Cup. He had to face a 7 -wicket defeat in Briddtown (Barbados).

4Now South Africa created history by defeating Australia in the final of the World Test Championship at Lord’s. The Kangaroo team lost for the fourth time in a final.

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Cummins missed with hat -trick

Australia’s team reached two finals earlier under the captaincy of Pat Cummins. Cummins team defeated India in the final for the 2021-2023 cycle. After this, the Kangaroo team won against India in the title match of the ODI World Cup in 2023. Cummins missed the title hat -trick and lost this time in the final.