South Africa vs Australia Live Score, ICC World Test Championship, Final, 11 June, 2025
COMPLETED / Final / Lord's
138/10 (57.1 ov) & 282/5 (83.4 ov)
212/10 (56.4 ov) & 207/10 (65 ov)
South Africa won by 5 wickets
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Player of the match
Aiden Markram,
South Africa
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Bedingham | 21 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 42.86 |
| Kyle Verreynne | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 30.77 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECO |
| Mitchell Starc | 14.4 | 1 | 66 | 3 | 4.50 |
| Josh Hazlewood | 19 | 2 | 58 | 1 | 3.05 |
South Africa won by 5 wickets
South Africa vs Australia, Live Cricket Commentary
Recent Performance (Last 5 Matches)
| Opponent | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (SA won by 5 wickets) | Final | 11 Jun 2025 |
| Zimbabwe (Match Drawn) | Pratice Match | 3 Jun 2025 |
| New Zealand (NZ won by 50 runs.) | 2nd Semi-Final | 5 Mar 2025 |
| England (SA won by 7 wickets) | 11th Match, Group B | 1 Mar 2025 |
| Australia (Match abandoned due to rain) | 7th Match, Group B | 25 Feb 2025 |
| Opponent | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa (SA won by 5 wickets) | Final | 11 Jun 2025 |
| India (IND won by 4 wickets) | 1st Semi-Final | 4 Mar 2025 |
| Afghanistan (Match abandoned) | 10th Match, Group B | 28 Feb 2025 |
| South Africa (Match abandoned due to rain) | 7th Match, Group B | 25 Feb 2025 |
| England (AUS won by 5 wickets) | 4th Match, Group B | 22 Feb 2025 |
Key Stats
- Partnership: 6 run (2.4 ov): David Bedingham: 2 (3), Kyle Verreynne: 4 (13)
- Last Bat: Aiden Markram 136(207) - c T Head b J Hazlewood Josh Hazlewood
- Fall of Wickets: 9 - 1 Ryan Rickelton, 70 - 2 Wiaan Mulder, 217 - 3 Temba Bavuma, 241 - 4 Tristan Stubbs, 276 - 5 Aiden Markram
- Reviews Remaining: South Africa - 3 of 3, Australia - 0 of 3
- Toss: South Africa elected to bowl
Match Info
- Match: Final
- Series: ICC World Test Championship
- Date: Wednesday, June 11, 2025
- Time: 03:00 PM
- Venue: Lord's
- City: London
- Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (New Zealand), Richard Illingworth (England), Richard Kettleborough (England, TV)
- Referee: Javagal Srinath (India)
Nathan Lyon to David Bedingham, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, David Bedingham hangs in the crease, plays it with soft hands towards square leg, but the fielder is quick to react and prevents the run.
Nathan Lyon to David Bedingham, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, David Bedingham hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards short cover, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
Nathan Lyon to David Bedingham, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, David Bedingham goes back, tucks it toward the fielder at point, who blocks the ball right away.
Nathan Lyon to David Bedingham, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, David Bedingham hangs in the crease to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.
Nathan Lyon to David Bedingham, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, David Bedingham hangs in the crease, tucks it toward the fielder at short mid wicket, who blocks the ball right away.
End of over 80 (1 runs)
Josh Hazlewood to Aiden Markram, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Short and well outside the stumps. Aiden Markram goes forward, it to the deep mid wicket, races away and finds the boundary.
Josh Hazlewood to Aiden Markram, 3 runs, Josh Hazlewood delivers fast ball at full length, Aiden Markram hangs in the crease and tucks it. But the ball is stopped by the fielder standing at the deep mid wicket, limits Aiden Markram to just 3 runs.
Josh Hazlewood to David Bedingham, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, tries to play but misses to get the bat on it.
Josh Hazlewood to David Bedingham, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, David Bedingham hangs in the crease, tucks it toward the fielder at mid off, who blocks the ball right away.
Josh Hazlewood to David Bedingham, 1 run, Josh Hazlewood delivers fast ball at good length, David Bedingham hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep point for 1 run.
Aiden Markram c T Head b J Hazlewood 136 (207) Josh Hazlewood to Aiden Markram, no run, c T Head b J Hazlewood, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Aiden Markram hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting flick shot towards short mid wicket, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Travis Head, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Aiden Markram.
End of over 81 (8 runs)
Mitchell Starc to David Bedingham, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, David Bedingham hangs in the crease, tucks drive toward the fielder at short cover, who halts the ball.
Mitchell Starc to David Bedingham, 1 run, Mitchell Starc delivers fast ball at good length, David Bedingham hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at mid on for 1 run.
Mitchell Starc to Kyle Verreynne, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, goes forward, played it to the mid on.
Mitchell Starc to Kyle Verreynne, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Kyle Verreynne hangs in the crease to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.
Mitchell Starc to Kyle Verreynne, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Mitchell Starc sends down a sharp delivery, Kyle Verreynne hangs in the crease to defend it, but mistimes the shot, beats the bat, leaving the batter confused.
Mitchell Starc to Kyle Verreynne, 1 run, fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Kyle Verreynne hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards deep point for 1 run.
End of over 82 (2 runs)
Josh Hazlewood to Kyle Verreynne, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the stumps, Kyle Verreynne goes forward to make a confident flick shot, sending the ball towards deep square leg for 1 run.
Josh Hazlewood to David Bedingham, 1 run, Josh Hazlewood delivers fast ball at good length, David Bedingham hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep point for 1 run.
Josh Hazlewood to Kyle Verreynne, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, played it to the mid off.
Josh Hazlewood to Kyle Verreynne, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Kyle Verreynne hangs in the crease, tucks it toward the fielder at mid off, who blocks the ball right away.
Josh Hazlewood to Kyle Verreynne, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Kyle Verreynne hangs in the crease, plays it with soft hands towards short cover, but the fielder is quick to react and prevents the run.
Josh Hazlewood to Kyle Verreynne, 1 run, Josh Hazlewood delivers fast ball at good length, Kyle Verreynne hangs in the crease and tucks it. But the ball is stopped by the fielder standing at the short cover, limits Kyle Verreynne to just 1 run.
End of over 83 (3 runs)
Mitchell Starc to Kyle Verreynne, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, played it to the short cover.
Mitchell Starc to Kyle Verreynne, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Kyle Verreynne hangs in the crease and strives to hit ramp shot, aiming to fend it off, but ball is too tricky to hit.
Mitchell Starc to Kyle Verreynne, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, fulltoss, on the off stump, Kyle Verreynne hangs in the crease, plays it with soft hands towards mid on, but the fielder is quick to react and prevents the run.
Mitchell Starc to Kyle Verreynne, 1 run, Mitchell Starc delivers fast ball at fulltoss, Kyle Verreynne hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep cover for 1 run.