South Africa, Aiden Markram and WTC
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The last ICC trophy that South Africa won was the ICC Knockout Trophy in 1998, when Hansie Cronje was captain.
Aiden Markram is the latest addition to Virat Kohli's admiration for South African batters. The opener scored 102* to bring South Africa close to the WTC title.
Temba Bavuma has grown from a shrewd captain to a statesman, all he needs to be hailed as true leader of South Africa is a Cup - the WTC mace beckons.
Steve Smith suffers a dislocated finger injury in WTC Final 2025, ruled out as Australia face a major setback against South Africa at Lord’s.
Aiden Markram’s magnificent unbeaten 102 helped South Africa edge closer to World Test Championship final triumph
Star Australia pacers Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc impressed with the bat in the World Test Championship final, and broke the 50-year-old record of the highest 10th wicket partnership in an ICC final.
Amla was a key cog in a vintage Proteas generation, starring as part of the class of 2012 who sealed their status as the best Test team in the world at Lord’s in a match which saw the batter etch his name on to the honours board for a second time.
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