From Kagiso Rabada with the ball initially to Aiden Markram with the bat later, South Africa found heroes who battled the odds as well as public perception to forge an evergreen global triumph

South Africa's players show their mettle to ignore sledges from Australia's players as they go from chokers to World Test champions at Lord's.

South Africa has won their first ICC title in 27 years by defeating Australia in the 2025 World Test Championship final. Aiden Markram made a significant contribution with a century while captain Temba Bavuma,

The cricket fraternity reacted to South Africa securing an emphatic victory over Australia to claim the World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 title on Saturday, June 14 at Lord's.

Aiden Markram, Temba Bavuma, and Kagiso Rabada the headline writers as South Africa finally ended their ICC tournament hoodoo, beating Australia by 5 wickets at Lord's to win the ICC Test mace by winning the WTC Final.

Let's take a look at how South Africa have performed in world cup semifinals and if they have won an ICC trophy.

South Africa goes in as the underdog against titleholder Australia in the World Test Championship final at Lord’s from Wednesday

South African supporters outnumber Australians to a large degree at Lord’s as those in attendance hope to witness the Test side create history.