The ICC World Test Championship (WTC) Final 2025 has started and this time the match is between Australia and South Africa. The special thing is that for the first time, India is not included in the WTC final, due to which many questions are being raised among the fans.

Is this time Reserve Day? What will happen when the draw is? Which ball is being used? We are going to tell you here the answers to all the questions related to WTC Final 2025. With the result of the WTC final, the winner of the biggest title in Test cricket will be decided.

The ICC introduced the World Test Championship (WTC) in 2019, which is a two -year cycle. At the end of the WTC cycle, the top 2 teams in the points table are face to face.

Australia is the current WTC Champion, who defeated India at the Oval ground in the final of 2023. In that match, Steve Smith and Travis Head scored centuries, with the help of which Australia won a big win by 209 runs. Australian bowlers stopped India on less than 300 runs in both innings. The head was chosen as the Player of the Match. A few months later, in November 2023, he also performed brilliantly against India in the ODI World Cup final and won the team.

Kagiso Rabada delivers big time for South Africa with two wickets in an over 🔥

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What if the WTC final draw, tie or canceled?
If there is no result of the match, whether it is a draw, tie or canceled – both Australia and South Africa will have to share the trophy. However, a reserve day (sixth day) has been kept to avoid such a situation.

Will Reserve Day use only if the match is drawn?
No, Reserve Day (June 16) will be used only when time has been wasted in five days due to bad weather and it has not been compensated. If there is no result till the fifth day and a lot of time is wasted, then the match can be extended on the sixth day.

It also happened in 2021, when the first day was completely washed away due to rain in Southampton. Reserve Day was then used as the match was affected due to rain and bad lights in the rest of the days.

How will the weather be during the WTC final 2025?
There will be light clouds in the sky on the first day, while there may be some rain on 12 June (second day). The remaining three days will be more clean and better for sports, with sunlight and light clouds.

Which ball will be used in the match?
This time too, the dux ball will be used as before. This ball is usually used in Test cricket in England, Ireland and West Indies. Whereas Australia and South Africa usually play with Kukabura ball in their home matches.

South Africa-Australia Head to Head
So far 101 Test matches have been played between Australia and South Africa. Australia has won 54 matches, while South Africa won 26. 21 matches were drawn.

When Australia Played South Africa Neutral Tests
Three neutral Test matches have been played between Australia and South Africa so far, and all three were held in 1912. Two of these matches were won by Australia at Manchester and Lords, while Nottingham match was a draw. In Lord’s, Australia has played 40 Tests so far, out of which 18 have won, 7 have lost and 15 have been drawn. At the same time, South Africa has played 18 Tests there, in which 6 have won, 8 are lost and 4 are drawn.

South Africa’s playing for WTC finals 11: Temba Bavuma (Captain), Eden Markram, Ryan Ryan Ricelton, Vian Mulder, Triston Stabs, David Bedingham, Kyle Varin, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngid

Australia’s playing for WTC finals 11: Usman Khwaja, Marnas Labushen, Cameron Green, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Bu Webster, Alex Carrie, Pat Cummins (Captain), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Leon, Josh Hazlewood.