The first Black batter to make a century for South Africa has led them to World Test Championship glory – but wider issues within the format must be solved to save it

South Africa has won their first ICC title in 27 years by defeating Australia in the 2025 World Test Championship final. Aiden Markram made a significant contribution with a century while captain Temba Bavuma,

Aiden Markram and Temba Bavuma didn’t have the pleasure of finishing off what they started in the World Test Championship final at Lord's.

Across four days at Lord's, Temba Bavuma's team shows history, both distant and recent, can be overcome by a group brimming with talent and resilience.

No team in world cricket, and arguably the whole of sport, has a more brutal relationship with the finishing line than South Africa. It's cruel, but essential, to state this up front, much as Shukri Conrad,

The nation has not made it past the five semi-final stage appearances at World Cup tournaments, never making the final, while they were runners-up at the 2024 T20 World Cup. But now, in just the third edition of the tournament, South Africa can call themselves World Test Champions.

A "terrific" piece of bowling from Australia's Mitchell Starc brings Tristan Stubbs' uncertain innings to an end as the South African exits with eight runs from 43 balls in the ICC World Test Championship Final.

Cricket legends Matthew Hayden and Dale Steyn slammed Pat Cummins and Co. for their approach in the final innings of WTC final.