f62992 t2585 wtc201	Australia v South Africa
	ICC World Test Championship 2023 to 2025 (Final)
Venue	Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood on 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th June 2025 (5-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	South Africa won the toss and decided to field
Result	South Africa won by 5 wickets
Umpires	CB Gaffaney (New Zealand), RK Illingworth
TV umpire	RA Kettleborough
Referee	J Srinath (India)
Reserve Umpire	NN Menon (India)
Close of play day 1	South Africa (1) 43/4 (Bavuma 3*, Bedingham 8*; 22 overs)
Close of play day 2	Australia (2) 144/8 (Starc 16*, Lyon 1*; 40 overs)
Close of play day 3	South Africa (2) 213/2 (Markram 102*, Bavuma 65*; 56 overs)
Player of the Match	AK Markram
Ball-by-ball	Innings 1, Innings 2, Innings 3, Innings 4

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Australia first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
Usman Khawaja	c Bedingham b Rabada	0	20	30	-	-	20
M Labuschagne	c Verreynne b Jansen	17	56	87	1	-	48
CD Green	c Markram b Rabada	4	3	2	1	-	2
SPD Smith	c Jansen b Markram	66	112	162	10	-	84
TM Head	c Verreynne b Jansen	11	13	27	1	-	7
BJ Webster	c Bedingham b Rabada	72	92	139	11	-	58
+AT Carey	b Maharaj	23	31	42	4	-	21
*PJ Cummins	b Rabada	1	6	5	-	-	5
MA Starc	b Rabada	1	12	19	-	-	11
NM Lyon	b Jansen	0	4	5	-	-	4
JR Hazlewood	not out	0	1	4	-	-	1
Extras	(7 lb, 10 nb)	17
Total	(all out, 56.4 overs)	212
Fall of wickets:
1-12 (Usman Khawaja, 6.3 ov), 2-16 (Green, 6.6 ov), 3-46 (Labuschagne, 17.6 ov), 4-67 (Head, 23.2 ov), 5-146 (Smith, 41.6 ov), 6-192 (Carey, 51.1 ov), 7-199 (Cummins, 52.4 ov), 8-210 (Webster, 54.4 ov), 9-211 (Lyon, 55.5 ov), 10-212 (Starc, 56.4 ov)

South Africa bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Rabada	15.4	5	51	5	-	1	76	9	-
Jansen	14	5	49	3	-	2	63	6	-
Ngidi	8	0	45	0	-	2	31	8	-
Mulder	11	3	36	0	-	5	51	4	-
Maharaj	6	0	19	1	-	-	21	1	-
Markram	2	0	5	1	-	-	9	-	-

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South Africa first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
AK Markram	b Starc	0	6	4	-	-	6
RD Rickelton	c Usman Khawaja b Starc	16	23	42	3	-	16
PWA Mulder	b Cummins	6	44	68	-	-	40
*T Bavuma	c Labuschagne b Cummins	36	84	142	4	1	68
T Stubbs	b Hazlewood	2	13	20	-	-	11
DG Bedingham	c Carey b Cummins	45	111	158	6	-	87
+K Verreynne	lbw b Cummins	13	39	50	-	-	29
M Jansen	c and b Cummins	0	3	2	-	-	3
KA Maharaj	run out (Head->Carey)	7	15	25	1	-	11
K Rabada	c Webster b Cummins	1	6	14	-	-	5
LT Ngidi	not out	0	1	3	-	-	1
Extras	(10 lb, 2 nb)	12
Total	(all out, 57.1 overs)	138
Fall of wickets:
1-0 (Markram, 0.6 ov), 2-19 (Rickelton, 8.4 ov), 3-25 (Mulder, 15.2 ov), 4-30 (Stubbs, 20.2 ov), 5-94 (Bavuma, 39.2 ov), 6-126 (Verreynne, 51.3 ov), 7-126 (Jansen, 51.6 ov), 8-135 (Bedingham, 55.2 ov), 9-138 (Maharaj, 56.5 ov), 10-138 (Rabada, 57.1 ov)

Australia bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Starc	13	3	41	2	-	-	59	7	-
Hazlewood	15	5	27	1	-	-	74	2	-
Cummins	18.1	6	28	6	-	1	95	2	1
Lyon	8	3	12	0	-	-	39	1	-
Webster	3	0	20	0	-	1	9	2	-

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Australia second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
M Labuschagne	c Verreynne b Jansen	22	64	88	2	-	50
Usman Khawaja	c Verreynne b Rabada	6	23	49	-	-	18
CD Green	c Mulder b Rabada	0	2	2	-	-	2
SPD Smith	lbw b Ngidi	13	25	42	1	-	16
TM Head	b Mulder	9	18	32	1	-	12
BJ Webster	lbw b Ngidi	9	11	20	1	-	5
+AT Carey	lbw b Rabada	43	50	78	5	-	27
*PJ Cummins	b Ngidi	6	5	7	1	-	3
MA Starc	not out	58	136	190	5	-	98
NM Lyon	lbw b Rabada	2	13	20	-	-	11
JR Hazlewood	c Maharaj b Markram	17	53	101	2	-	45
Extras	(6 b, 6 lb, 10 nb)	22
Total	(all out, 65 overs)	207
Fall of wickets:
1-28 (Usman Khawaja, 10.2 ov), 2-28 (Green, 10.4 ov), 3-44 (Labuschagne, 17.5 ov), 4-48 (Smith, 18.5 ov), 5-64 (Webster, 22.6 ov), 6-66 (Head, 23.4 ov), 7-73 (Cummins, 24.5 ov), 8-134 (Carey, 38.2 ov), 9-148 (Lyon, 42.4 ov), 10-207 (Hazlewood, 64.6 ov)

South Africa bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Rabada	18	1	59	4	-	5	80	7	-
Jansen	18	3	58	1	-	3	81	7	-
Mulder	8	1	18	1	-	2	36	-	-
Ngidi	13	1	38	3	-	-	50	2	-
Maharaj	6	1	17	0	-	-	24	1	-
Markram	2	1	5	1	-	-	10	1	-

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South Africa second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
AK Markram	c Head b Hazlewood	136	207	383	14	-	131
RD Rickelton	c Carey b Starc	6	8	11	1	-	5
PWA Mulder	c Labuschagne b Starc	27	50	68	5	-	39
*T Bavuma	c Carey b Cummins	66	134	195	5	-	93
T Stubbs	b Starc	8	43	53	-	-	36
DG Bedingham	not out	21	49	62	1	-	35
+K Verreynne	not out	4	13	13	-	-	9
LT Ngidi	did not bat
K Rabada	did not bat
KA Maharaj	did not bat
M Jansen	did not bat
Extras	(8 b, 4 lb, 2 nb)	14
Total	(5 wickets, 83.4 overs)	282
Fall of wickets:
1-9 (Rickelton, 2.1 ov), 2-70 (Mulder, 17.4 ov), 3-217 (Bavuma, 58.6 ov), 4-241 (Stubbs, 70.3 ov), 5-276 (Markram, 80.6 ov)

Australia bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Starc	14.4	1	66	3	-	-	48	7	-
Hazlewood	19	2	58	1	-	-	80	6	-
Cummins	17	0	59	1	-	1	72	7	-
Lyon	26	4	66	0	-	-	116	4	-
Webster	5	0	13	0	-	1	23	1	-
Head	2	0	8	0	-	-	8	1	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
--> Day 1 Lunch: Australia (1) 67/4 (Smith 26*; 23.2 overs)
--> Day 1 Tea: Australia (1) 190/5 (Webster 55*, Carey 22*; 50 overs)
--> Day 2 Lunch: South Africa (1) 121/5 (Bedingham 39*, Verreynne 11*; 49 overs)
--> Day 2 Tea: Australia (2) 32/2 (Labuschagne 16*, Smith 4*; 12 overs)
--> Day 3 Lunch: Australia (2) 207 all out
--> Day 3 Tea: South Africa (2) 94/2 (Markram 49*, Bavuma 11*; 24 overs)
--> Australia first innings: 50 in 19.6 overs
--> Australia first innings: 100 in 32.1 overs
--> Australia first innings: 150 in 42.1 overs
--> Australia first innings: 200 in 53.1 overs
--> South Africa first innings: 50 in 24.2 overs
--> South Africa first innings: 100 in 44.6 overs
--> Australia second innings: 50 in 19.4 overs
--> Australia second innings: 100 in 33 overs
--> Australia second innings: 150 in 43 overs
--> Australia second innings: 200 in 63.4 overs
--> South Africa second innings: 50 in 12.2 overs
--> South Africa second innings: 100 in 25.3 overs
--> South Africa second innings: 150 in 37.3 overs
--> South Africa second innings: 200 in 51.4 overs
--> South Africa second innings: 250 in 73.6 overs
--> M Labuschagne made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> M Labuschagne made his last appearance in Test matches
--> AK Markram made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> AK Markram made his last appearance in Test matches
--> RD Rickelton made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> RD Rickelton made his last appearance in Test matches
--> T Bavuma made his last appearance in Test matches
--> T Bavuma made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> T Stubbs made his last appearance in Test matches
--> T Stubbs made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> M Jansen made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> M Jansen made his last appearance in Test matches
--> K Rabada made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> K Rabada made his last appearance in Test matches
--> LT Ngidi made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> LT Ngidi made his last appearance in Test matches
--> SPD Smith (1) 50 in 76 balls with 9 fours
--> BJ Webster (1) 50 in 69 balls with 8 fours
--> BJ Webster (1) passed his previous highest score of 57 in Test matches
--> T Bavuma (1) passed 10000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 21
--> Usman Khawaja (2) passed 15000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 1
--> MA Starc (2) 50 in 131 balls with 4 fours
--> AK Markram (2) 50 in 69 balls with 4 fours
--> AK Markram (2) 100 in 156 balls with 11 fours
--> T Bavuma (2) 50 in 83 balls with 4 fours
--> DG Bedingham made his debut in England in Test matches
--> T Stubbs made his debut in England in First-Class matches
--> T Stubbs made his debut in England in Test matches
--> BJ Webster made his debut in England in Test matches
--> M Jansen reached 150 wickets in First-Class matches when he dismissed NM Lyon, his 3rd wicket in the Australia first innings
--> PJ Cummins reached 300 wickets in Test matches when he dismissed K Rabada, his 6th wicket in the South Africa first innings
--> SPD Smith (30) and BJ Webster (18) added 50 in 78 balls for the Australia 5th wicket in the first innings
--> T Bavuma (28) and DG Bedingham (17) added 50 in 78 balls for the South Africa 5th wicket in the first innings
--> AT Carey (32) and MA Starc (12) added 50 in 73 balls for the Australia 8th wicket in the second innings
--> MA Starc (33) and JR Hazlewood (17) added 50 in 127 balls for the Australia 10th wicket in the second innings
--> AK Markram (26) and PWA Mulder (23) added 50 in 73 balls for the South Africa 2nd wicket in the second innings
--> AK Markram (20) and T Bavuma (30) added 50 in 81 balls for the South Africa 3rd wicket in the second innings
--> AK Markram (45) and T Bavuma (47) added 100 in 143 balls for the South Africa 3rd wicket in the second innings

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Australia 1st innings
Over 21.6: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - CB Gaffaney, Batter - SPD Smith (decision upheld - umpires call)
Over 27.3: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - CB Gaffaney, Batter - BJ Webster (decision upheld - umpires call)
Over 37.5: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - CB Gaffaney, Batter - BJ Webster (decision upheld)
Over 43.1: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - CB Gaffaney, Batter - AT Carey (decision upheld)
South Africa 1st innings
Over 27.3: Review by South Africa (Batting), Umpire - CB Gaffaney, Batter - T Bavuma (decision overturned)
Over 51.3: Review by Australia (Bowling), Umpire - CB Gaffaney, Batter - K Verreynne (decision overturned)
Australia 2nd innings
Over 5.3: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - CB Gaffaney, Batter - UT Khawaja (decision upheld)
Over 18.5: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - RK Illingworth, Batter - SPD Smith (decision overturned)
Over 22.6: Review by Australia (Batting), Umpire - RK Illingworth, Batter - BJ Webster (decision upheld)
Over 24.1: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - RK Illingworth, Batter - AT Carey (decision upheld)
Over 33.1: Review by Australia (Batting), Umpire - RK Illingworth, Batter - AT Carey (decision overturned)
Over 38.2: Review by Australia (Batting), Umpire - CB Gaffaney, Batter - AT Carey (decision upheld - umpires call)
Over 42.4: Review by Australia (Batting), Umpire - CB Gaffaney, Batter - NM Lyon (decision upheld)
South Africa 2nd innings
Over 64.4: Review by Australia (Bowling), Umpire - CB Gaffaney, Batter - T Stubbs (decision upheld)
Over 70.2: Review by Australia (Bowling), Umpire - CB Gaffaney, Batter - T Stubbs (decision upheld)
Over 72.5: Review by Australia (Bowling), Umpire - CB Gaffaney, Batter - DG Bedingham (decision upheld)

 

 

 

 

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