Overview

• Aiden Markram finished unbeaten on 136, becoming the first batter to score a century in the fourth innings of a World Test Championship final.
• Captain Temba Bavuma battled a hamstring strain to contribute 65 not out and shared a decisive 143-run partnership with Markram.
• Proteas completed a 282-run chase—second-highest successful pursuit in a Test at Lord’s—on the fourth day to seal the victory.
• Kagiso Rabada took nine wickets across both innings and fellow pacer Lungi Ngidi provided crucial breakthroughs to destabilize Australia’s batting.
• Australia’s Steve Smith suffered a compound dislocation of his right little finger while fielding and was ruled out of the remainder of the final.