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WTC Final 2025: The final match of the World Test Championship (WTC Final) between Australia and South Africa has now reached its last stop. South Africa’s team is in a strong position after a three -day game. If the African team wins against Australia in the fourth day’s game, then it will be only the second ICC trophy in its cricket history after 27 years. On the other hand, if Australia wins this match, then the 11th Trophy of ICC will be recorded in its name.
Where is the team in the race to win the ICC Trophy?
The first trophy of the ICC was played in the year 1973 as the Women’s World Cup, while the first World Cup in men’s cricket was played in 1975. Since then, many teams have done this trophy in their name. ICC i.e. International Cricket Council conducts four big tournaments for men, ODI World Cup, T20 World Cup, Champions Trophy and World Test Championship. Together, Australia has won the ICC Trophy 10 times so far, which is the highest from any country. He has won 6 times ODI Cup, 1 time T20 World Cup, 2 times Champions Trophy and World Test Championship once. If he wins this final of WTC 2025, then the number of his ICC Trophy will be 11.
After this comes the number of India, which has won 7 ICC Trophy till now,
2 ODI Cups (1983, 2011)
2 T20 World Cup (2007, 2024)
3 Champions Trophy (2002, 2013, 2017)
The West Indies have 5 trophy at number three, which has 2 ODI World Cup, 2 T20 World Cup and 1 Champions Trophy.
After this, Pakistan, England and Sri Lanka have won the ICC tournament 3-3 times, while New Zealand has 2 Trophy.
South Africa has won only one ICC Trophy till date, it is the 1998 Champions Trophy, in which they defeated the West Indies in the final. If he wins the Test Championships at Lord’s today, then this will be his second ICC Trophy after 27 years.
South Africa has a golden opportunity to create history
After three days of play, South Africa has scored 213 runs for 2 wickets and the team needs only 69 runs to win on the fourth day. Aidan Marakash’s brilliant century and captain Tenba Bawuma’s strong fifty have brought him closer to victory. Australia scored 212 in the first innings and 207 runs in the second innings, while South Africa scored 138 runs in the first innings, which seemed that the Australian team would win the match easily, but now South Africa is on the threshold of victory in the second innings.
List of countries winning ICC Trophy (before WTC Final 2025),
Country ICC Trophy won
Australia 10
India 7
West Indies 5
Pakistan 3
England. 3
Sri Lanka 3
New Zealand 2
South Africa 1