South Africa are trying to face the mighty Aussies in the WTC final. This is a historic moment as proteas get an opportunity to lift an ICC trophy of the purest form of the game. It takes star players to perform in such large matches and Kagiso Rabada has delivered on behalf of his team. He returned with a five-wicket haul in the first innings and another four-wicket haul in the second to provide his team an opportunity to win the all-important WTC final. The right-arm fast bowler has always been a formidable opponent of the Aussies and prior to the WTC final, he had 49 wickets to his name against them in Test matches. His nine wickets in this match have put him in the company of Morne Morkel and Makhaya Ntini.
Top 5 Players Who Hold The Record Of Having Most Test wickets For South Africa Against Australia
- 70 – Dale Steyn (SR: 46.2)
- 64 – Hugh Tayfield (SR: 94.1)
- 58 – Kagiso Rabada (SR: 37.2)
- 58 – Morne Morkel (SR: 57.1)
- 58 – Makhaya Ntini (SR: 59.2)
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What Happened On The Day 3 Of The WTC Final
On Day 3 of the World Test Championship (WTC) 2025 final between Australia and South Africa at Lord, the latter have edged closer and closer to victory. South Africa opener Aiden Markram, who had scored a duck in the first innings, gloriously hit a century, and the captain Temba Bavuma battled through an injury to remain unbeaten on 65 at Stumps on Day 3. SA are 213/2, requiring only 69 runs to do chase the target of 282, and win their first WTC title. Mitchell Starc earlier in the day had scored a battling 58 to help Australia put a difficult target.