WTC Final / The team announced the playing eleven, revealed the cards a day before the match

WTC Final: The final of the ICC World Test Championship 2025 is just a few hours away, and the heartbeat of cricket lovers has increased. This time the title match will be played between Australia and South Africa at the historic cricket ground Lord's. While the Australian team will enter the field with the intention of retaining the title, South Africa has a golden opportunity to create history - to become the Test champion for the first time.

The clash will be held at Lord's from June 11

This match at Lord's will start from June 11, in which the toss will be at 3 pm Indian time, and the match will start at 3:30 pm. Both the teams have completed their preparations at Lord's for the past several days and now all eyes are on this five-day mega match.

South Africa announces playing XI

Just a day before the final, South Africa has announced its playing XI, indicating that the team is not only full of confidence, but is also in no mood to get entangled in the team combination till the last moment. The players who have got a place in the final eleven under the leadership of captain Temba Bavuma are:

• Temba Bavuma (captain)
• Aiden Markram
• Rian Rickelton
• Wian Mulder
• Tristan Stubbs
• David Bedingham
• Kyle Verreyne (wicketkeeper)
• Marco Jansen
• Keshav Maharaj
• Kagiso Rabada
• Lungi Ngidi

There is a great balance of pace and spin in this team. Keshav Maharaj will play as the only main spinner, while Rabada, Ngidi and Jansen will lead the fast attack. At the same time, a mix of experience and youthful enthusiasm will be seen in the batting order.

South Africa's great journey

South Africa has performed very well so far in this cycle of the World Test Championship. In 12 matches, they won 8 matches, lost 3 and played 1 draw. On the basis of this performance, they secured the first position in the points table and secured their place in the final. The special thing is that captain Temba Bavuma has not lost a single Test match under his captaincy so far.

Tough challenge for Australia

On the other hand, this match is not going to be easy for Australia. Even though they are the defending champions, South Africa's form, balanced team and consistent victories under their captaincy may prove to be a burden for them. Australia will have to prove themselves every day and every session to defend the title.