WTC Final 2025, SA vs AUS Highlights: South Africa end 27-year ICC drought, see off Australia in iconic Lord's final

WTC Final 2025, SA vs AUS Live Score: With ‘Oh Temba Bavuma’ ringing through the crowd at Lord's:

"It's been a special couple of days. Felt like we were back in South Africa with all the support. We've worked hard for this. Came here with a lot of belief and a lot of doubters, and happy we played well to get this result. Special moment for us, for those back home, will take a couple of days to sink in.

The energy was there (from the crowd). We've been knocking on the door, been relentless. We've gone through the heartache, seen it with past players. The sun is on us at the moment, responsibility with us at the moment. Hopefully this is one of many.

KG is a massive player. In a couple of years he will be amongst (hall of fame players). There was controversy behind him, pressure to perform, he came here and did what he did.

Couple of months ago people were asking why is Aiden in the team. Stats are there, but character is more important. A guy like Aiden carries all those traits."

WTC Final 2025, SA vs AUS Live Score: Never easy to speak after losing an international final, but Pat Cummisn full of compliments for his opposition:

“There's always a few things. Having a decent first innings lead, you want to bat the opposition out of the game. If we batted another session we could have done that. They batted fantastically in the fourth innings, didn't give us a chance.”

“We gave everything a chance, Lyno bowled well, but they batted fantastically. Aiden was fantastic and Temba, that partnership didn't give us a chance.”

WTC Final 2025, SA vs AUS Live Score: A performance that was won by Markram and Bavuma, but also Kagiso Rabada, a set of players who have seen it all. Shukri Conrad has been a controversial figure in South African cricket, but a moment to celebrate his success with this team:

“Really ecstatic about these guys. Something we don’t talk about is the bigger picture in South Africa, this one is for South Africa. We got the best of the batting conditions. When our two senior pros put that stand together, that’s where the game was won. I was the one to say Temba shouldn’t keep going but the partnership was critical, it didn't matter what the flow was, they know better than the coaches anyway.”

WTC Final 2025, SA vs AUS Live Score: Keshav Maharaj cannot hold his tears back, but soldiers through it to speak in the post-match celebration.

"It's special, it's an honour to lift the cup for everyone out here and back home. It's what the country's about, the unity among everyone in the last five days. We're very grateful, as a team ,as a nation, as a proud country. I think the emotions would've spurred me into the right direction had I got into bat. 

Thanks to everyone who's been supporting us, through adversity we've stood strong. We honour those who've come before us, may this be a stepping stone for greater things to come."

WTC Final 2025, SA vs AUS Live Score: WHAT A MOMENT! Soak it in, you Proteas. They have fought and fought, years of excellence but not much joy, but now, finally, they have cause to celebrate. It's a cover drive through the gap, it's the winning runs, and there is so much emotion throughout Lord's, throughout the visitor's pavilion, the iconic Lord's balcony erupts with joy.

What a moment for a proud, proud cricket nation. They see off the old enemy by 5 wickets.

 WTC Final 2025, SA vs AUS Live Score: Bit anticlimactic! Markram tries to finish it rapidly, tries to pick up another four. But it's uppish and a catchable height for Travis Head at square leg.

Markram walks off to a rousing applause from the Lord's stands. He has scored 136 of the finest runs. And he leaves his team 6 short of lifting the ICC mace.

WTC Final 2025, SA vs AUS Live Score: Last throw of the dice for the Aussies, but they're hoping for a miracle here. Hazlewood with the first over with the new ball — and Markram nonchalantly flicks him through midwicket for four!

WTC Final 2025, SA vs AUS Live Score: South Africa can smell it now. What a shot that is, overpitched, and Bedingham just leans on it, straight down the ground and past mid-on. 18 needed now, three overs from the new ball.

WTC Final 2025, SA vs AUS Live Score: Aiden Markram is the coolest man in the stadium right now, and Australia know he needs to go. But he looks at such ease knocking it around for singles. The runs required ticking downwards, 6 overs still until they can take the second new ball…

WTC Final 2025, SA vs AUS Live Score: More South African fans, and more neutral fans rooting for South Africa, in the crowd today. Every time the batters find even a single, huge cheers are going up. Willing their team over the line towards a major ICC trophy. 35 runs needed to win.