Cricket-South Africa look to discard chokers tag as WTC glory beckons


  • Cricket
  • Saturday, 14 Jun 2025

Cricket - 2025 ICC World Test Championship Final - South Africa v Australia - Lord's Cricket Ground, London, Britain - June 13, 2025 Australia's Pat Cummins reacts Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers

LONDON (Reuters) -Following decades of falling agonisingly short of success, South African cricket sits on the cusp of a first major triumph with 69 runs needed to win the World Test Championship at Lord’s on Saturday.

South Africa have eight wickets in hand and are now overwhelming favourites to finish off the job, and take the title away from champions Australia, who had set them a daunting fourth innings target of 282 in the final on Friday.

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