
Australia's Pat Cummins with South Africa's Temba Bavuma during the coin toss as former India cricketer and commentator Ravi Shastri looks on, June 11, 2025. —Reuters
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LONDON: South Africa was railing 43-4 on the first day of the World Test Championship final at Lord’s on Wednesday, after which defending champions Australia were sacked defending champions Australia for 212.
Simmer Kagiso Robda took 5-51 when the South African bowling unit started a strong start, but when they started their response, their inexperienced batting line-up immediately came into the fire.
Writers Daily Briefing Newsletter provides all the news you need to start your day. Sign up here. The Australian fast bowling attack proved to be terrible as it was to present South Africa, and by the end of the game they were firmly in command.
After a day, South Africa Australia scores 169 runs, with 14 wickets falling and Captain Temba Bumoma (3) and David Beddingham (8) will resume on Thursday with a difficult task.
South Africa began with a decision to put Australia well to bat on a good pitch, but with cloudy conditions that Buma tried to take advantage of.
This was confirmed because Rabida and Marco Johnson took two wickets to struggle 67-4 at the Defense WTC Champion at lunch, ending after 17 runs as opener with the first innings of Morns Labshagen, and returned to Cameron Green only three balls.
But when the sun came out at the start of the second session, Steve Smith and Beau Webster scored 79 for the fifth wicket before Smith was dismissed by part -time spinner Eden Markram for 66.
It was the only wicket to fall into the middle session when Australia reached 190-5 in tea, leaving the route to South Africa at the beginning of the evening meeting only for luck. He took Australia’s last five wickets for 22 runs in 6.4 overs.
Keshao Maharaj bowled to Alex Carey (23), which tried a strange switch, followed by a wicket for Rabida, which removed Pat Commons for a single run and encouraged webster in a thick edge with some extra bounce. Webster scored with the best test of 72 in the fourth hearing for Australia.
Johnson bowled to finish Nathan Lyon with a 3-49 figure, and then Rabida cast his five wickets by casting Mitchell Starc.
South Africa came to bat with 90 minutes left in the day of the day and lost Markram in his first over when he cut the ball on his boot and then gave the first wicket to Stark on Stump. He then snatched Ryan Recilton (16), encouraged a drive, and Usman Khawaja caught well on the first slip, as South Africa fell 19-2.
South Africa won the toss
Australia first innings
Khwaja C Beddingham B Ribida 0
Libschugnk Verrine B. Johnson 17
Greenk Markram B. Robda 4
Smith Johnson B. Marmram 66
Headcoren B. Johnson 11
Webstrak Baddingham B. Robda 72
Career Maharaj 23
Commons (c) bbda 1
Starkb Rabda 1
Leonb Johnson 0
Josh Hazel Wood 0 out 0
Extra: (LB7, NB 10) 17
Total 56.4 OV (RR: 3.74) 212
Fall of wickets: 1-12, 2-16, 3-46, 4-67, 5-146, 6-192, 7-199, 8-210, 9-211, 10-212
Bowling: Kagiso Rabda 15.4-5-51-5, Marco Johnson 14-5-49-3, Lingi Nagdy 8-0-45-0, Wyan Molder 11-3-36-0, Keshao Maharaj 6-0-19-1, Ayan Markram 2-0-5-1
South Africa first innings
Marcam Stark 0
C Khawaja B Star C 16
Molder B Commons 6
Bavuma (c) Not Out 3
Stubbs B. Hesel Wood 2
Bedding Humanot Out 8
Extra: (lb 8) 8
Total: 22 OV (RR: 1.95) 43/4
To bat yet: Kyle Verin, Marco Johnson, Keshao Maharaj, Kagiso Rabda, Lingi Nagi
Fall of Wickets: 1-0 (Eden Markram, 0.6 OV), 2-19 (Ryan Recilton, 8.4 OV), 3-25 (Wyan Molder, 15.2 OV), 4-30 (Tristan Stabus, 20.2 OV)
Bowling: Mitchell Starc 7-3-10-2, Josh Hazel Wood 7-3-10-1, Pete Commerce 7-3-14-1, Nathan Leone 1-0-1-0
Empires: Chris Gofny, Richard
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