Australia left-armer Mitchell Starc, who took three of South Africa's five second-innings wickets, told cricket.com.au they tried almost everything with the ball to dislodge the South African opener as he took full advantage of the best batting conditions in the second half of the match.

Aiden Markram, who captained South Africa to their only U19 World Cup title in 2014, and then led the senior side to a runners-up finish at T20 World Cup last year, was fittingly named Player of the Match for his heroics at Lord's.

Former England captain Kevin Pietersen on Saturday rated Protea opener Aiden Markram's measured hundred against Australia in the World Test Championship final as the "best innings" by a South African batter in Test matches.

Kevin Pietersen lauded Aiden Markram's century against Australia at Lord's as South Africa's greatest Test innings. Markram's 136 guided the Proteas to a five-wicket victory in the World Test Championship final,

With a ton in the second innings at Lord's, Markram became just the third batter to score a century in the WTC final after Steve Smith and Travis Head. Markram found support in skipper Temba Bavuma as the duo frustrated the Australian attack.

Was this something Virat Kohli had anticipated for Aiden Markram? Although he couldn't have, Kohli, like the majority of previous greats in the game, recognized early on that class is permanent.

South Africa pulled off one of the most memorable run-chases in ICC tournament history in the WTC 2025 Final, with Aiden Markram scoring a ton. The Proteas thus managed to break a world record that was held by India for 14 years.

When Aiden Markram reached his 8th Test century with a boundary in the WTC final, AB de Villiers brought his phone out to record the emotional scenes at Lord's.