WTC Final 2025: Australia’s first innings has been reduced to 212 runs.
WTC Final 2025, AUS vs SA: The final match of the World Test Championship has started today, Wednesday, June 11, between Australia and South Africa at Lord’s Cricket Ground. At the end of the first day, South Africa is still trailing Australia by 169 runs.
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WTC Final 2025: South Africa had bundled out Australia for a total of 212 runs in the first innings. At the time of stumps on the first day, South Africa captain Temba Bavuma is at the crease with 3* and David Bedingham with 8* runs.
WTC Final 2025: Steve Smith and Beau Webster played half-century innings for Australia
WTC Final 2025: So, if we give you information about the first day of the match, then South Africa won the toss and decided to bowl, and the African bowlers proved the team’s decision right. The entire Australian team was reduced to just 212 runs in 56.4 overs.
Australia suffered the first two blows in the 7th over, when Kagiso Rabada caught out Usman Khawaja (0) and Cameron Green (4) in this over. However, in the middle order, experienced Steve Smith (66) and Beau Webster (72) played excellent half-century innings for the team, and the team’s score crossed 200.
But Marnus Labuschagne (17) got a good start for the team, but he could not score big. Also, dangerous Travis Head contributed 11 runs, while Alex Carey scored 23 runs.
On the other hand, experienced Kagiso Rabada took the maximum of 5 wickets for South Africa. Apart from this, Marco Jansen took 3 and Keshav Maharaj and Aiden Markram got 1-1 success.
After this, at the end of the day, South Africa lost a total of 4 wickets for 43 runs after 22 overs in the first innings. Aiden Markram (0), Ryan Rickelton (16), Wiaan Mulder (6) and Tristan Stubbs (2) are out. Mitchell Starc took 2 and Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins got 1-1 success for Australia.
Playing 11 of both teams for WTC Final
Australia – Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Cameron Green, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Beau Webster, Alex Carey (wicketkeeper), Pat Cummins (captain), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood.
South Africa – Temba Bavuma (captain), Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickelton, Wiaan Mulder, Tristan Stubbs, David Bedingham, Kier Veeran (wicketkeeper), Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi
