South Africa vs Australia Match Preview- WTC Final 2025

South Africa will take on Australia in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC Final 2025). The South Africa vs Australia Match Preview provides today's match details for the WTC final.

South Africa vs Australia Match Preview- WTC Final 2025:

Date and Venue:

The South Africa vs Australia match will be played from June 11-15 at Lord's, London. The game will start at 3:00 PM IST.

Squads:

South Africa

Temba Bavuma (c), Tony de Zorzi, Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder, Marco Jansen, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Corbin Bosch, Kyle Verreynne, David Bedingham, Tristan Stubbs, Ryan Rickelton, Senuran Muthusamy, Dane Paterson

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Australia

Pat Cummins (c), Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Sam Konstas, Matthew Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Steven Smith, Mitchell Starc, Beau Webster

South Africa vs Australia Key battles:

Aiden Markram vs Mitchell Starc

South Africa's T20I captain Aiden Markram, who will open the innings in this important game, will face the challenge of left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc with the new ball.

Both players, who are in good form, having scored runs and picked up wickets respectively in the recently concluded IPL, will look to put pressure on the other early in the game.

Temba Bavuma vs Josh Hazlewood

The South African captain Temba Bavuma, would like to lead from the front in the ultimate clash with the WTC title at stake.

Bavuma will have to deal with the control of Josh Hazlewood, who has been in good form in white ball cricket in the last couple of months and will look to bring that into the summit clash.

Steve Smith vs Marco Jansen

The battle between Steve Smith and Maco Jansen promises to be a mouth-watering one, with both known for not giving an inch on the field.

Smith is a proven match-winner, while Marco Jansen has also made a name for himself as an aggressive fast bowler in a short span of time.

Travis Head vs Kagiso Rabada

Travis Head, who proved to be the game changer in the final of the last WTC edition, will be raring to go to help Australia defend their title and win it for the second time in a row.

Head will need to tackle the pace of Rabada, who will play a vital role in the match as South Africa's most experienced bowler in the fast bowling department.

South Africa vs Australia Key Players:

SA- Aiden Markram, Temba Bavuma, Tristan Stubbs, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi

AUS- Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood

SA vs AUS Weather Report:

There are 8-25% chances of rain during the game in London with a maximum temperature of 25°C and a minimum of 17°C.

Conclusion

South Africa would like to win the WTC final 2025 and clinch their second major ICC title, having won the Champions Trophy in 1998.

Australia, on the other hand, would play to defend their crown after winning the final of the last edition in 2023 against India.