Century in wtc final players list: The final match of the World Test Championship between Australia and South Africa is being played from June 11. During this time, South African batsman Aidan Markram has scored a brilliant century on the third day of the final. Prior to Markram, only two batsmen have scored a century in the final of the World Test Championship. Both batsmen are from Australia. No Indian batsman has scored a century in the history of the final of the World Test Championship.

Markram became the third batsman to score a century in WTC final

Marakram has become the third batsman to score a century in the World Test Championship final. Australia gave a target of 282 runs to South Africa in the final. South Africa, who descended for the run chase, had a poor start. Ryan Ricelton was dismissed early. Since then, Markram took over the innings of South Africa. Markram completed a century in 156 balls. They are still standing at the crease by scoring 102 runs.

Markram has hit 11 fours in this innings. He played a century partnership for the third wicket with captain Tamba Bawuma. Bawuma is also playing for 65 runs. By the end of the third day’s play, South Africa has scored 213 runs for two wickets. South Africa needs only 69 runs to win the ICC title after 27 years.

Steve Smith and Travis Head have scored centuries in WTC final before Markram

Markram is the third player to score a century in the World Test Championship final. Prior to this, these feat has been done by Steve Smith and Trevid heads of Australia. Both players scored a century against India in the final match of the World Test Championship 2023. Smith scored an innings of 121 runs. In this innings, he hit 19 fours. At the same time, the head scored an innings of 163 runs. He hit 25 fours and a six in this innings. This brilliant innings of both played an important role in winning the title to the team.

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