South Africa's players show their mettle to ignore sledges from Australia's players as they go from chokers to World Test champions.

The first Black batter to make a century for South Africa has led them to World Test Championship glory – but wider issues within the format must be solved to save it

South Africa's captain Temba Bavuma holds up the ICC World Test Championship Mace as he celebrates with teammates after victory on day four of the ICC World Test Championship cricket final match between Australia and South Africa, at Lord's cricket ground, in London. Photo: GLYN KIRK

South Africa's men's cricket team have finally - after decades of near misses - gotten over the line to win silverware.The Proteas beat defending champions Australia by five wickets at Lord's to win the World Test Championship.

By Shah Faisal South Africa, despite being underwhelmingly less-favoured coming into the final, have beaten Australia by 5 wickets to win the WTC,2025, Final a

Across four days at Lord's, Temba Bavuma's team shows history, both distant and recent, can be overcome by a group brimming with talent and resilience.

No team in world cricket, and arguably the whole of sport, has a more brutal relationship with the finishing line than South Africa. It's cruel, but essential, to state this up front, much as Shukri Conrad,

The nation has not made it past the five semi-final stage appearances at World Cup tournaments, never making the final, while they were runners-up at the 2024 T20 World Cup. But now, in just the third edition of the tournament, South Africa can call themselves World Test Champions.