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

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

By Mark Gleeson LONDON (Reuters) -South Africa won the World Test Championship on Saturday, completing a remarkable turnaround to beat Australia by five wickets as they successfully chased down an imposing 282-run target.

Across four days at Lord's, Temba Bavuma's team shows history, both distant and recent, can be overcome by a group brimming with talent and resilience.

South Africa face Australia in the World Test Championship final at Lord's - follow live scores, radio commentary, video highlights and updates.

By Shah Faisal South Africa, despite being underwhelmingly less-favoured coming into the final, have beaten Australia by 5 wickets to win the WTC,2025, Final a

No team in world cricket, and arguably the whole of sport, has a more brutal relationship with the finishing line than South Africa. It's cruel, but essential, to state this up front, much as Shukri Conrad,

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.