South Africa clinched their first World Test Championship title, defeating Australia at Lord's. This victory marks the end of a 27-year ICC trophy drought for the Proteas, overcoming past heartbreaks like the 2024 T20 World Cup final loss.

Day two of the ICC World Test Championship Final at Lord’s saw Australia seize the upper hand, thanks to fast bowling by captain Pat Cummins. Cummins became just the eighth Australian to reach 300 Test wickets.

Australia took the upper hand in the World Test Championship final against South Africa at Lord’s, ending day two on 144-8 in their second innings with a lead of 218 runs after wickets tumbled freely again on Thursday.

Marnus Labuschagne has moved one place up the batting order to open with Usman Khawaja for Australia in the World Test Championship final against South Africa at Lord’s from Wednesday.

Smith went straight to hospital after leaving the field and had the wound cleaned, stitched and the finger placed in a splint in a race to be fit to face the West Indies

South Africa becomes the second team this century to beat the mighty Aussies in an ICC final, giving them ownership of the sparkling silver mace, the symbol of global Test supremacy.

In a moment of pure elation and theatrical celebration, South African captain Temba Bavuma was spotted playfully mimicking a machine gun using the ICC Test Championship mace, following South Africa's thrilling five-wicket victory over Australia in the World Test Championship Final 2025 at Lord’s Cricket Ground,

The 2025 ICC WTC Final between South Africa and Australia took place at Lord’s Cricket Ground in London, from June 11 to June 14, and it took only four days for South Africa to end Australia’s reign as Test champions and secure their first ICC trophy since winning the ICC KnockOut Trophy (now Champions Trophy) in 1998.