South Africa WTC Final 2025: The South Africa cricket team captained by Tempa Bavuma defeated Australia and won the ICC World Test Championship 2025 title. This is the biggest gap between two ICC Trophy, before South Africa won the Champions Trophy in 1998. After this historic victory, veterans like AB de Villiers, Graeme Smith also became emotional. When Keshav Maharaj started crying, the captain was seen hiding his tears.

South Africa, called Choks, removed this tag by defeating Australia in the WTC final. In the second innings, Aidan Markram played a brilliant century innings and when the team was out, the team was just 6 runs away from the victory. All the viewers were disappointed with him, it would have been good if the winning run would come with his bat or he would stand till the end. Well, the most important was victory and it got to South Africa. After this, everyone looked emotional.

Temba Bavuma hid tears like this

Captain Bavuma is being praised everywhere, everyone has become crazy about his calm nature and brilliant captaincy. He did not lose any Test as a captain and maintained this record. As soon as South Africa won, all the players jumped happily but Temba Bavuma turned her head down, he started hiding his tears. After this, he put his head up and started applauding for his team, as if his team had won a club match. But he was emotional at this time and was hiding his emotion.

Captain Tempa Bavuma and his wife both Got Emotional when they are the WTC Trophy. pic.twitter.com/dcl9DPQVug

– tanuj (@imtanujsingh) June 14, 2025

Keshav Maharaj cried

When Smith came to interview Keshav Maharaj, Keshav Maharaj started crying, speaking his tears were falling. There was a huge pan in his voice, but he kept his whole thing because these tears were of happiness. He was a part of a team that gave South Africa the ICC title after 27 years. His videos started going viral on social media. After this he went with his family and took photographs with the trophy.

Keshav Maharaj, The only Indian-Origin Player to touch the WTC Trophy.

His interview with Graham Smith Can Make even Cry

Congratulations South Africa and Captain Temba for Making This History.#WTCFINAL2025#Southafrica pic.twitter.com/3azygk3azl

– Devendra Soni (@Devendraso37461) June 14, 2025

Keshav Maharaj with his wife and Daughter after Wtc Win. pic.twitter.com/b6VWICMHA4

– Mufaddal Vohra (@Mufaddal_vohra) June 14, 2025

Legendary emotional

As soon as the match reached the last moments, the camera was going on the camera repeatedly on Graeme Smith. When the world’s best captains are talked about, then Smith’s name will be taken. However, under his captaincy, the team could not win any ICC title and when his team won the World Test Championship on Saturday, his happiness was not a place, he also looked emotional.

Grame smith “aura” pic.twitter.com/ioih87afid

– (@Kingxbaldwin_) June 14, 2025

This month was fantastic for AB de Villiers, the first RCB team won the IPL Trophy. De Villiers went to Ahmedabad to see the final. His national team then won the World Test Championship title. Congratulating his team for the victory, he wrote, “A brilliant victory and very good played. Salute to Aidan Markram for the match -winning century, and also to Tempa Bavuma to lead so brilliantly throughout the match.”

Congratulations @Proteasmencsa
Fantastic Win and So Well Played! Hats off to markram for that match winning century, and Temba for Leading with Such Ice and Fire All Through

What an Incredible Experience of Watching This Beautiful Format of the Game! The Built Up Drama,… pic.twitter.com/nvbr3APMKO

– AB de Villiers (@Abodevilliers17) June 14, 2025

What happened in the World Test Championship Final

South Africa won the toss and decided to bowl first. Australia scored 212 runs in the first innings. BU webster scored 72 and Steve Smith scored 66 runs. For South Africa, Kagiso Rabada took 5 wickets and Marco Jansen took 3 wickets. South Africa collapsed for 138 runs in the first innings, David Bedingham scored 45 and Bavuma scored 36 runs, Pat Cummins took 6 wickets. After this it was felt that Australia would win this match.

The top order flopped in Australia’s second innings, but the brilliant innings by Alex Carrie (43) and then Mitchell Starc (58) gave Australia a lead of 281 runs. Chasing the target, Aidan Markram (136) ensured the team’s victory by scoring centuries and Tempa Bavuma (66).