South Africa v Australia, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, Final, ICC World Test Championship Final, 2025

ICC World Test Championship Final Final: South Africa v Australia at London, June 11, 2025
South Africa
SA
138/10 (57.1) & 282/5 (83.4)
Australia
AUS
212/10 (56.4) & 207/10 (65)
Finished
SA won by 5 wickets
BATSMENRB4S6SSR
David Bedingham21491042.86
Kyle Verreynne4130030.77
BOWLERSOMRWECON
Mitchell Starc14.416634.50
Josh Hazlewood1925813.05
Current Partnership: 6 run (2.4 ov) | Last Wicket: Aiden Markram 136 (207) | Fall of Wicket: 276/5 (80.6 ov)
CRR: 3.37 | Last Ten Overs: 34/1 3.40
Recent: 1···1···111···1·W1

Commentary

1
83.4
Mitchell Starc to Kyle Verreynne, 1 run, Mitchell Starc delivers fast ball at fulltoss, Kyle Verreynne hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep cover for 1 run.
0
83.3
Mitchell Starc to Kyle Verreynne, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, fulltoss, on the off stump, Kyle Verreynne hangs in the crease, plays it with soft hands towards mid on, but the fielder is quick to react and prevents the run.
0
83.2
Mitchell Starc to Kyle Verreynne, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Kyle Verreynne hangs in the crease and strives to hit ramp shot, aiming to fend it off, but ball is too tricky to hit.
0
83.1
Mitchell Starc to Kyle Verreynne, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, played it to the short cover.
End of over 83 (3 runs)
Kyle Verreynne 3 (9)
David Bedingham 21 (49)
South Africa 281/5
Josh Hazlewood 19-2-58-1
Mitchell Starc 14-1-65-3
1
82.6
Josh Hazlewood to Kyle Verreynne, 1 run, Josh Hazlewood delivers fast ball at good length, Kyle Verreynne hangs in the crease and tucks it. But the ball is stopped by the fielder standing at the short cover, limits Kyle Verreynne to just 1 run.
0
82.5
Josh Hazlewood to Kyle Verreynne, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Kyle Verreynne hangs in the crease, plays it with soft hands towards short cover, but the fielder is quick to react and prevents the run.
0
82.4
Josh Hazlewood to Kyle Verreynne, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Kyle Verreynne hangs in the crease, tucks it toward the fielder at mid off, who blocks the ball right away.
0
82.3
Josh Hazlewood to Kyle Verreynne, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, played it to the mid off.
1
82.2
Josh Hazlewood to David Bedingham, 1 run, Josh Hazlewood delivers fast ball at good length, David Bedingham hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep point for 1 run.
1
82.1
Josh Hazlewood to Kyle Verreynne, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the stumps, Kyle Verreynne goes forward to make a confident flick shot, sending the ball towards deep square leg for 1 run.
End of over 82 (2 runs)
Kyle Verreynne 1 (4)
David Bedingham 20 (48)
South Africa 278/5
Mitchell Starc 14-1-65-3
Josh Hazlewood 18-2-55-1
1
81.6
Mitchell Starc to Kyle Verreynne, 1 run, fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Kyle Verreynne hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards deep point for 1 run.
0
81.5
Mitchell Starc to Kyle Verreynne, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Mitchell Starc sends down a sharp delivery, Kyle Verreynne hangs in the crease to defend it, but mistimes the shot, beats the bat, leaving the batter confused.
0
81.4
Mitchell Starc to Kyle Verreynne, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Kyle Verreynne hangs in the crease to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.
0
81.3
Mitchell Starc to Kyle Verreynne, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, goes forward, played it to the mid on.
1
81.2
Mitchell Starc to David Bedingham, 1 run, Mitchell Starc delivers fast ball at good length, David Bedingham hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at mid on for 1 run.
0
81.1
Mitchell Starc to David Bedingham, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, David Bedingham hangs in the crease, tucks drive toward the fielder at short cover, who halts the ball.
End of over 81 (8 runs)
Aiden Markram 136 (207)
David Bedingham 19 (46)
South Africa 276/5
Josh Hazlewood 18-2-55-1
Nathan Lyon 26-4-66-0
w
80.6
Aiden Markram c T Head b J Hazlewood 136 (207) Josh Hazlewood to Aiden Markram, no run, c T Head b J Hazlewood, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Aiden Markram hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting flick shot towards short mid wicket, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Travis Head, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Aiden Markram.
1
80.5
Josh Hazlewood to David Bedingham, 1 run, Josh Hazlewood delivers fast ball at good length, David Bedingham hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep point for 1 run.
0
80.4
Josh Hazlewood to David Bedingham, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, David Bedingham hangs in the crease, tucks it toward the fielder at mid off, who blocks the ball right away.
0
80.3
Josh Hazlewood to David Bedingham, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, tries to play but misses to get the bat on it.
3
80.2
Josh Hazlewood to Aiden Markram, 3 runs, Josh Hazlewood delivers fast ball at full length, Aiden Markram hangs in the crease and tucks it. But the ball is stopped by the fielder standing at the deep mid wicket, limits Aiden Markram to just 3 runs.
4
80.1
Josh Hazlewood to Aiden Markram, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Short and well outside the stumps. Aiden Markram goes forward, it to the deep mid wicket, races away and finds the boundary.
End of over 80 (1 runs)
David Bedingham 18 (43)
Aiden Markram 129 (204)
South Africa 268/4
Nathan Lyon 26-4-66-0
Beau Webster 5-0-13-0
0
79.6
Nathan Lyon to David Bedingham, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, David Bedingham hangs in the crease, tucks it toward the fielder at short mid wicket, who blocks the ball right away.
0
79.5
Nathan Lyon to David Bedingham, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, David Bedingham hangs in the crease to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.
0
79.4
Nathan Lyon to David Bedingham, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, David Bedingham goes back, tucks it toward the fielder at point, who blocks the ball right away.
0
79.3
Nathan Lyon to David Bedingham, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, David Bedingham hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards short cover, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
0
79.2
Nathan Lyon to David Bedingham, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, David Bedingham hangs in the crease, plays it with soft hands towards square leg, but the fielder is quick to react and prevents the run.