Source- Hindustan Times
South Africa win ICC test championship today by beating Australia at the Lord’s. South Africa clinched the trophy after waiting for 27 years.Australia lost in finals of any tournament after15 years.
Sachin Tendulkar, Chris Gayle, AB de Villiers, and Dale Steyn admired the South African side. AB de Villiers and Graeme Smith were present at the Lords.
Markram and Skipper Bavuma Played Key Roles
The winning team went down for just 138 in the first innings. They achieved the target of 282 in the 4th inning of the test.
Captain Bavuma played a brave knock of 66 with an injury and the brave innings of 135 was executed by Aiden Markram. This was the second-highest run chase by any team at Lords and Markram was declared player of the match. Even Aussies gave them a tough fight by bowling tight.
Man Of The Match – Aiden Markram
Markram’s knock of 135 sealed the match for South Africa. Markram kept his nerves throughout the innings and also played some classic shorts with 14 hits to boundaries. The South African legend AB de Villiers praised Markram on social media platforms and wrote, “Hats off to Markram for the match-winning century and Tamba for leading with such ice and fire all through.”
South Africa’s hard luck at the ICC trophy final
South Africa have played good cricket but they have had hard luck in ICC trophies. They have almost reached the semi finals or finals many times. But finally they have made it big.
