South Africa won by five wickets against Australia in the final.
South Africa created history at Lord’s Cricket Ground by winning the World Test Championship final by five wickets against Australia. After winning this trophy, South Africa ended the drought of not winning the ICC trophy after 27 years. The last time the Proteas team won the ICC Knockout Trophy was in 1998.
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At the same time, captain Temba Bavuma also played an important role in getting South Africa the victory in this match. Along with this, he has also made a special record in the matter of captaincy. As captain, Temba Bavuma has played a total of 10 matches for South Africa so far, and has not lost a single match.
In the last cycle of the World Test Championship, South Africa’s Bavuma captained a total of 10 matches and won 9, while one match was drawn. He has also become the first captain to have won an ICC trophy without losing a Test yet. Well, Bavuma made another special record in his name.
South Africa: Temba Bavuma made this special record in his name
It is worth noting that in the WTC final, Bavuma scored 36 runs in the first innings and 66 runs in the second innings. The 147-run partnership for the third wicket between Bavuma and Aiden Markram (136) decided the direction of the match.
Also, as soon as Bavuma crossed the 30-run mark in the second innings, he became the second captain to score the highest 30+ score in Test cricket as a captain. Before Bavuma, England’s Ted Dexter has scored 30+ runs 11 times in Test cricket as a captain.
Captains with the most 30+ scores in Test cricket
Player- 30+ Score- Year
Ted Dexter- 11- 1962-63
Temba Bavuma- 09- 2024-till date
Inzamal Ul Haq- 09- 2005
Babar Azam- 08- 2021-22
Steve Smith- 08- 2016
Andrew Strauss- 08- 2006-07
Peter May- 08- 1955-56
