IMAGE: South Africa ended 27 years of hurt by beating Australia in the ... and spark joyous scenes from the sizable South African contingent inside the Home of Cricket, Verreynne hitting the winning runs to seal a memorable triumph. South Africa resumed ...

South Africa ended their ICC title drought with a five-wicket win over Australia to win the 2025 World Test Championship final.

Aiden Markram walked off to a standing ovation with almost all the Aussie fielders running up to congratulate him for his match-winning performance.

South Africa, set 282 to win, finished on 282-5 before lunch on the fourth day, with opening batsman Markram falling for 136 after taking South Africa to within six runs of the title.

South Africa's Aiden Markram lifts the ICC Test Championship Mace on the podium with teammates after winning the ICC World Test Championship Final against Australia at Lord's Cricket Ground, London, Britain, June 14, 2025. — Reuters Aiden Markram's ...

Following decades of falling agonisingly short of success, South African cricket sits on the cusp of a first major triumph with 69 runs needed to win the World Test Championship at Lord’s on Saturday.

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

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.