Australia’s aura of invincibility in ICC finals could finally be punctured. For the first time in 15 years, Pat Cummins’ men find themselves on the ropes in a tournament decider, with South Africa needing just 69 runs and eight wickets in hand to clinch the ICC World Test Championship title at Lord’s.
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The stakes are monumental. Since their loss in the 2010 T20 World Cup final to England, Australia have triumphed in four ICC finals across formats — the 2015 and 2023 ODI World Cups, the 2021 T20 World Cup, and the WTC final in 2023. The current generation — Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, and Steve Smith — has built a legacy of pulling off wins in crunch moments. But on a grey London evening on June 14, that dominance appears threatened.
Mitchell Starc’s gritty 58 and a last-wicket stand with Josh Hazlewood helped Australia set a target of 282. It was, however, a Catch-22 situation for Australia. While the 59-run stand was worth its weight in gold, it gave away the pristine batting conditions that the Lord’s had to offer on Day 3.
And the day belonged to the Proteas. After early nerves and wicket of Ryan Rickelton, South Africa’s pursuit has been anchored by a masterful Aiden Markram century and a resilient Temba Bavuma, batting through a hamstring injury to reach 65* by stumps on Day 3.
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