South africa won world test championship: Australia’s team had to taste the defeat in the final of the World Test Championship 2025. South Africa ended the ICC Trophy drought of years and has won an ICC title after 27 years. South Africa defeated Australia by 5 wickets in the WTC final. At the same time, Australia’s team’s Dhakad Balbad Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins could not win the team in the final. South Africa’s Aidan Markram was overshadowed by these Australian bowlers.
5 criminals of Australia’s defeat
Many players are responsible for this defeat of Australia. WTC final 2023 Australia won, but this time this team could not defend its title. Let us know which players they are are responsible for this defeat of Australia.
Nathan Lyon
Nathan Lion is the off-spin bowler of the Australian team. But in this WTC final, Lion could not show anything amazing with his bowling. In the Test match played against Australia, Lion took 34 overs in the innings, but he did not get a single success in this match. Australia could win this match only on the wicket, but Lion could not show amazing in this match.
Josh Hazlewood (Josh Hazlewood)
Josh Hazlewood is a pacer, but his bowling could not win Australia. In the final of the World Test Championship, Hazlewood got only 2 wickets. Although in Australia’s second innings, Hazlewood had increased the team’s score by batting with Mitchell Starc, but Hazelwood could not show amazing with his bowling.
Travis Head
Travis Head has proved to be a completely flop in the WTC final. Head scored 11 runs in 13 balls in the first innings. At the same time, in the second innings, the head was dismissed by scoring 9 runs in 18 balls. The head bat has been completely silent in this Test match.
Usman Khawaja
Usman Khwaja also could not show any special feat against South Africa. Khwaja’s bat WTC did not run in the final. This opening batsman from Australia faced 20 balls in the first innings, but not a single run came out of the bat. At the same time, when Khwaja landed on the field in the second innings, he was dismissed for 6 runs in 23 balls. If Khwaja had run with the bat, then the result of the match for Australia could have been different.
Cameron Green
Cameron Green flopped in this Australia vs South Africa WTC final. Green was hunted by Kagiso Rabada in both innings. In the first innings, Cameron Green was dismissed by scoring only 4 runs in 3 balls. On Rabada ball, Aidan Markram caught the catch and sent Green back to the pavilion. In the second innings, Green went away without opening an account.
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