South Africa defeated Australia by 5 wickets in the final of the third cycle (2023–25) of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC). In the match played at London’s Lord’s Cricket Ground, South Africa had a target of 282 runs to win, which he achieved on the fourth day of the game. The South African team has managed to win the ICC title after 27 years. Earlier, he won his first ICC title in the year 1998 (Wils International Cup).

Bavuma said a big thing after victory

In the title win of South Africa, openers Eden Markram and captain Temba Bavuma played an important role. Bavuma and Markram shared a 147 -run partnership for the third wicket during the runchase and dropped Australia from the match. After becoming the champion, Temba Bavuma looked emotional. Bavuma also said that some people were doubting us and were saying that we defeated the weak teams and traveled to the finals.

Temba Bavuma said, ‘The last few days have been very special. It seemed that we should be in our home in South Africa. The support we got here touched my heart. This moment is very special for us. This is also a very emotional moment for our countrymen. It will probably take us a few days to feel it completely. The energy in the team was fantastic. We had been waiting for this moment for a long time. We had come close to the title victory many times. We have seen heart -breaking moments, have felt disappointed, they have felt all with old players. But now the sun is shining on our head. Hope this is the beginning and we will do it even further.

Temba Bavuma says, ‘KG (Kagiso Rabada) is a great player and in a few years he will join the ICC Hall of Fame. He was recently in controversies, but he did what he has done. Eden Markram was also incredible. The figures are important, but we look at the players’ intat and that is in Eden. As a team, we reached the finals. Some people suspected our journey. It was said that we traveled here by defeating weak teams. This victory is for the countrymen. I am sure that our countrymen will be celebrating this moment openly.

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What did Pat Cummins say after the defeat?

On the other hand, Australian captain Pat Cummins said after the defeat, ‘Things can change very quickly, but unfortunately it was a very distant thing. There are always some things, took a good lead in the first innings and tried to get them out of the game, but it could not happen. Perhaps there was some shortage from both sides. The journey of the last two years was excellent, but in this one match, some things did not happen to us.

Pat Cummins further said, ‘It seemed that the pitch kept getting flat, but the situation here changes quickly. Unfortunately this did not happen for us. Nathan Lion looked dangerous, but he did not get wickets. Aden Markram was fantastic. South Africa was fully entitled to win. He maintained himself in this match and redeemed it as soon as he got a chance. I love Test cricket very much.