South Africa defeated Australia by five wickets in the ICC WTC 2023-25 final.
Former Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh lauded the South Africa Cricket Team for winning the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 final. He also poked fun at the Australian Cricket Team for losing the final, saying that it’s okay to let go of one final.
The wait for the International Cricket Council (ICC) trophy finally ended for South Africa as they beat Australia by five wickets in the ICC WTC 2023-25 final. The summit clash between the two teams took place at the Lord’s Cricket Ground in London from 11th to 14th June.
Under the leadership of Temba Bavuma, South Africa played a brilliant brand of cricket. Despite being down in the first innings, they made a dominating comeback in the second innings and won the game. They displayed a staggering batting and bowing effort.
After bundling out Australia for just 212 runs, South Africa were expected to take a big lead. But that wasn’t the case as they got all out for just 138 runs, conceding a lead of 74 runs. However, after that, they came up with another magical effort with the ball, ending the opposition’s innings for 207, setting themselves a target of 282 to chase.
In the chase, Aiden Markram shone with the bat as he played a brilliant innings of 136 runs. Skipper Temba Bavuma (66) also contributed with the half-century as South Africa chased the target with five wickets.
You know It’s okay to let go of one trophy – Yuvraj Singh to Australia after ICC WTC 2023-25 final
Yuvraj Singh was in awe of the way South Africa played, saying that the Proteas rose to the occasion. He also lauded Aiden Markram, Kagiso Rabada, Marco Jansen and Lungi Ngidi for their efforts. Taking to his Twitter account, he said:
“The class of 2025 ends a 27-year wait and lifts the ICC World Test Championship Trophy in style! Huge congrats to the @ProteasMenCSA on a historic win at Lord’s. I’ve always believed there’s no greater measure of resilience and character than Test cricket and South Africa rose to the occasion!
“Aiden Markram’s century was pure class. Kagiso Rabada, Marco Jansen and Lungi Ngidi brought relentless intensity and Temba Bavuma led with calm and courage. A final worthy of the format. Tough luck, Australia! You know It’s okay to let go of one trophy.”
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