Sachin Tendulkar and Yuvraj Singh congratulated South Africa on winning the World Test Championship against Australia at Lord’s.
The cricketing fraternity could not keep calm after South Africa’s win in the World Test Championship (WTC) final against Australia. Temba Bavuma and his brave men chased down 282 in the fourth and final innings to win the third edition of the WTC final against Australia by five wickets. Aiden Markram and Temba Bavuma played out of their skins to help South Africa end their trophy drought and win an ICC title after a 27-year gap.
Former India batter Sachin Tendulkar, who holds the record for scoring the most runs in Tests and ODIs, congratulated the Proteas on winning the contest against a high-profile Australian lineup.
Markram and Bavuma played knocks of 136 and 66, respectively, as South Africa chased down 282 at the Lord’s Cricket Ground. The duo put on 147 runs for the third wicket. On Day 4, Australia gave it their all but in the end, it did not prove enough as Proteas got over the line in the first session.
“Test cricket continues to weave its magic. In a final where every session had its own story, @ProteasMenCSA found calm in the storm. Markram’s composure and Bavuma’s grit under pressure stood tall in the fourth innings,” Tendulkar wrote on X (formerly Twitter).
“A century that will be remembered, a partnership that turned hope into history. Congratulations to South Africa on becoming World Test Champions! #WTC25,” he added.
‘Okay, to let go of one trophy’
Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh too congratulated South Africa on winning the WTC. He also gave a shoutout to Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi and Marco Jansen for bowling well and restricting Australia in the entire game.
Rabada returned with nine wickets in the contest, including a five-wicket haul in the first innings to go with four more in the second. Yuvraj also tipped his hat to Australia’s knack of winning ICC events but told Pat Cummins and it’s “okay to let go of one trophy.”
“The class of 2025 ends a 27-year wait and lifts the ICC World Test Championship Trophy in style! Huge congrats to the @ProteasMenCSA on a historic win at Lord’s. I’ve always believed there’s no greater measure of resilience and character than Test cricket and South Africa rose to the occasion! #AidenMarkram’s century was pure class,” wrote Yuvraj.
“”@KagisoRabada25, @marcojansen2000 and @NgidiLungi brought relentless intensity and #TembaBavuma led with calm and courage. A final worthy of the format. Tough luck #Australia! You know It’s okay to let go of one trophy,” he added.
Former India cricketer Irfan Pathan too was elated as the Bavuma-led side lifted the Test mace riding on the stunning performance from Markram. Irfan’s brother, Yusuf and India legend Harbhajan Singh too reacted to South Africa ending their 27-year wait for an ICC trophy.
This is Australia’s first defeat in the ICC finals since 2010 when they lost the T20 World Cup summit clash against England in Barbados.
