From Kagiso Rabada with the ball initially to Aiden Markram with the bat later, South Africa found heroes who battled the odds as well as public perception to forge an evergreen global triumph

South Africa has won their first ICC title in 27 years by defeating Australia in the 2025 World Test Championship final. Aiden Markram made a significant contribution with a century while captain Temba Bavuma,

South Africa's players show their mettle to ignore sledges from Australia's players as they go from chokers to World Test champions at Lord's.

South Africa claimed its first International Cricket Council (ICC) trophy in 27 years after beating Australia by five wickets in the World Test Championship (WTC) final at Lord’s on Saturday.

Despite losing the World Test Championship final to South Africa, Australia maintain their lead in the latest update of the ICC Test team rankings with the Proteas jumping up to second in the charts.

The last ICC trophy that South Africa won was the ICC Knockout Trophy in 1998, when Hansie Cronje was captain.

Keshav Maharaj's emotional post-win interview at the ICC World Test Championship resonated globally, prompting Anand Mahindra to capture the sentiment. Maharaj's tears reflected national pride and vulnerability,

South African supporters outnumber Australians to a large degree at Lord’s as those in attendance hope to witness the Test side create history.