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Thus Africa joined New Zealand and Australia as WTC Champions. Three winners in three editions. With a calm ride, he sent a second string team to New Zealand a year ago. They have won nine Tests under the captaincy of Tamba Bumoma without defeat. They were behind

Play in the final for two days in the WTC final but the third day turned things out of things.

Markram and Bayoma ensured that the tragedy did not strike. The target of 282, South Africa, pursued the WTC final against Australia, with the fifth most pursuing in Test cricket. It was also the second largest chase of the Lord’s.

Prior to South Africa in the WTC final, the fourth innings scores the highest total of the match, three of the men who won the Men’s Test team in England. The West Indies scored 344 runs in Lord’s in 1984 and 344 in 226 in the Oval in 1988, when England scored 362 against Australia in Headingley in 2019.

The WTC final was the eighth consecutive win for South Africa in Test cricket, which began in the West Indies last year. This is his second long winning series in the format, behind the nine-day win in 2002-03. His eight -match series is also the longest winner in the WTC. India and New Zealand won seven consecutive consecutively during the first WTC cycle.

It was a nine -Test win and a South African captain draw for Tamba Bayoma in ten matches. Only England’s Persian Chapman (9) won more and more like a Bayoma in his first ten Tests, like the captain.

The last time South Africa won any ICC title in the 1998 ICC knockout, with its various names and warnings, the only reference to South Africa’s global success. After many memories, they had a moment of crown.

Prior to the Test Championship final, South Africa was criticized for the simplest road considered by it – it was not competed in Australia or England in a series in the 2023-25 ​​WTC cycle – but it has eight straight tests, the second long -home series, and half of them.

Last year, South Africa failed to chase 30 runs in the last five overs with five wickets in the final of the T20 World Cup when India won a thrilling victory by seven runs.

This sample of low performance conditions has led to nickname, which indicates failure to handle pressure and failure to shut down victories when South Africa is likely to win the semi -finals of major tournaments, only for the final tournament.

During the 2023-25 ​​World Test Championship (WTC) cycle, South Africa showcased an impressive home record, which won five of six matches in three home series. His only defeat was a loss of seven wickets to India in Cape Town, which was noteworthy for being the lowest test in history, which was wrapped in less than two days.

However, he received a clean sweep against both Sri Lanka and Pakistan. With a significant win of 5.0 in the house, they performed well to each other team, while Australian won the ratio of 3.5 with ten domestic tests. On a foreign soil, South Africa also advanced, which won two of the three series, including an important victory against Bangladesh, which is his first Test series in Asia in a decade.

Beyond Australia’s 3.0, their remote loss ratio is second in the 1.50 cycle. After a 2-0 defeat from New Zealand in 2024 with a less experienced squad, South Africa backed back

To win 1-0 through its campaign against the West Indies. With three series and six Tests remaining, he sat in the seventh position in the points table and needed a clean broom to reach the final.

It is noteworthy that, since the start of the WTC in 2019, he has achieved the longest achievement for any team to win eight Tests. The previous record stood in seven matches.

In South Africa’s nine victories, 15 different players either scored a century or four wickets, the highest total for any team. Nine of these players participated in the final, while four were on the bench. Rabida led the pack of five to four wickets, and with wicketkeeper pack

The winners in the final were important in hitting the runs, Kyle Veerin recorded three centuries. In addition, South Africa had nine different players who received the Player of the Match awards to the match awards, which were once again a bicycle for any team.

The South African cricket team has a strong history but has faced some unfortunate conditions in the Cricket World Cup. There are many reasons why South Africa has not won the World Cup.

Back to the 1999 World Cup, when South Africa was playing against Australia, Harsheel Gabes dropped a very important catch of captain Steve Waugh, which managed to win 120 to win the match, which helped Australia go to the semi -finals, in which they played South Africa once again.

After the drop catch, the word spread that Steve Waugh told Gibbs that he might have dropped the World Cup!

This was the time when the South African squad won the title “Cholmers”. And this name is associated with them, though he is one of the top cricketing countries, some of whom are very experienced and talented. His failure to win any major world title like the World Cup, the World T20 or the Champions Trophy has confirmed the tag.

He was unfortunate in the 1992 World Cup, when his first, when rain stopped his semi -finals against England on a stage when he needed 22 runs with 13 balls. When he returned, he was given 22 to remove only one ball because he caused a stupid formula for rain -affected matches.

In 1996, one of the favorite selection, he was beaten by the West Indies in the quarter -finals in Karachi. Chasing the modest target of 265, everything ended at South Africa 245.

In the 1999 World Cup semi -finals against Australia in Edgbustin, South Africa needed only one run with the last four balls of the match, but the last pair on the crease had a terrible mixup and ended. The game ended in the tie and the Australian reached the final with a better record in the qualifying round.

In the 2003 World Cup, which was held in South Africa, the host failed to qualify for the Super 8 stage.

In the West Indies semi -finals of the 2007 World Cup, South Africa won the toss and Australia called Proteas in only 149 after being selected for the toss and bat. Australia chased the target in just 31.3 overs for a loss of 3 wickets.

In Dhaka in 2011, South Africa failed to chase 223 against New Zealand in the quarter -finals, scoring 172 in the 44th over. He was 108-2 in the 25th over but lost his last seven wickets for just 64 runs.

At the T20 World Cup 2021, it was not just a match but a two -match combination which gave Proteas a chance in the semi -finals. In the first game against Australia, he reduced Asees to 38/3 in 8 overs, chasing 119 to win.

But the biggest Shakir for Proteas was his loss at the Netherlands at the 2022 T20 World Cup. They just needed to win that they would move beyond Pakistan in the point table but they were confused again.

The match is the winner in the South African squad. However, they lack the killer. They once lack the ability to lift themselves and win the game. They are a good permanent team in a series but do not have a siege mindset to unite themselves to defeat the opponent.

The best chance of removing the “Cholmers” tag for South Africa was the final of the T20 World Cup. But they failed. Now they have to wait for years.

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