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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
The two-time finalists, India, who finished third in the latest cycle of the WTC, will walk away with $1.44 million as prize money from the ICC
South Africa has won their first ICC title in 27 years by defeating Australia in the 2025 World Test Championship final. Aiden Markram made a significant contribution with a century while captain Temba Bavuma,
Day two of the ICC World Test Championship Final at Lord’s saw Australia seize the upper hand, thanks to fast bowling by captain Pat Cummins. Cummins became just the eighth Australian to reach 300 Test wickets.
As per the latest report, BCCI has failed to convince Jay Shah-led ICC and England are set to continue hosting the future WTC Finals.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) dream of hosting the World Test Championship Final (WTC Final) may remain unfulfilled for a few years.
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The Express Tribune on MSNICC turns down India's request to host future WTC finalsSince the WTC was introduced in 2019, England has hosted all of its finals. New Zealand defeated India in the inaugural edition at Southampton in 2021, and Australia beat India at The Oval in 2023. The ongoing 2025 final between Australia and South Africa is currently taking place at Lord's Cricket Ground in London.
Aiden Markram starred in South Africa’s historic five-wicket victory over Australia in the World Test Championship final at Lord’s with a superb 136, helping the Proteas get over the line in an ICC tournament after countless heartbreaks in the past.
Australia will play the most number of matches in the latest WTC cycle, while Bangladesh and Sri Lanka will play the least number of matches