WTC 2025 Final (Survey): South Africa’s Captain Ten Bababuma cheers loudly after getting off the mark at Roads vs. Australia
The Lord’s Sacred Grass was placed on stage for a high stakes collision Australia and South Africa Locked corners ICC World Test Championship Final June 11, 2025. For South Africa, this was more than just another test, an opportunity to end the 27 ICC Trophy drought and rewrite the fate of cricket. Australia, the defending champions and Masters of Great Opportunity reshuffled batting orders but entered with the same ruthless ambitions. As the first day unfolded, I held on a stand filled with drama, tension and raw emotions. Temba BavumaA rough battle at the crease.
Temba Bavuma descends the mark and celebrates the Lord’s style
South Africa’s response to Australia’s 212 was full of danger from the start. Protea’s top order collapsed under the relentless pressure of the Australian pace trio. Mitchell Stark, Josh Hezlewood, and Pat Cummins, Leave the scoreboard on an unstable 30/4. In this collapse, all eyes turned to Captain Babuma. Babuma is a man who holds the hopes of the nation and the weight of history.
Babuma’s inning began with a siege: the ball after the ball, he defended the pressure, left, absorbed, thrust into the field, unable to find a single run. The tension in the stands grew in all dotballs, and the crowd of Lord felt both struggle and importance. After that, after a ball of stoic resistance of 30, Babuma finally finds relief, and a lengthy delivery from Hezzlewood was pushed behind the square, and Babuma sprinted for two runs. The reaction was electricity. The crowd erupted in joy. This is a release of pent-up sentiment for both players and audiences. Babuma’s understated celebrations confirmed the magnitude of the moment, but Ovation spoke volumes about his resilience and respect for the drama of the occasion.
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Australia controls South Africa on the first day of the WTC 2025 Final
Previously, South African bowlers had set their tone. Kagiso RabadaThe five-wicket haul was a highlight as Australia was bundled into 212. Stephen Smith (66) and Beau Webster (72) provided resistance, but wickets fell regularly Marco Jansen Tip in with three important scalps. Protea’s disciplined attack justified Babuma’s decision to make the most of the cloudy conditions and bowl first.
Australia’s response to the ball was quickly ruthless. Starc attacked with his first over and removed it Aiden Markham The inexperienced batting lineup of ducks and South Africa had a hard time dealing with. The stump had made South Africa step into 43/4 in 22 overs, but continued to the 169th run. Not from the 37 ball, but from the Babuma 3 David Boldingham‘S 8 Not Out was a sign of survival against the odds. On this day, 14 wickets fell, bowlers on both sides ruled, and batters were searching for answers.