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The much awaited between Australia and South Africa ICC World Test Championship (WTC) Final 2025 On June 11, she began at the historic ground in Lord’s, where both teams came to the ground to fond the highest title of Test cricket. The defending winner Australia faced the South African team for the first time, which prepared the stage of experience and passion on this biggest stage of cricket. The bowlers dominated the first day, but Temba Bavuma To dismiss Marnas labushen Catch by challenging gravity taken by, emerged as a decisive moment.

Marnas Labushen’s brilliant catch ended Temba Bavuma’s innings

On the first day of the match, tension between the two teams was clearly visible. Cagiso Rabada of South Africa bowled brilliantly, taking five wickets and consisting of Australia for 212 runs. However, Protiaz also stumbled on his own and he was struggling at 43/4 by the end of the second day’s play.

Captain Temba Bavuma, who landed at a personal score of 36 runs when he was on a personal score of 36 runs when he faced Pat Cummins. On the second ball of the 40th over, Cummins bowled a full length ball outside the off stump, which was like an invitation to drive. Earlier, Bavuma had installed a great drive over the cover area, but this time he tried to play a more controlled check shot.

The ball could not take the height properly and it seemed that she would cross the Enfield, but then Marnas Labushen, posted on the cover, diverted an incredible catcher with both hands by diving on the right side. As the audience of Lord’s saw this catch, a wave of happiness ran in the stadium. With this catch, Labushen ended the innings of 36 runs (4 fours, 1 six, strike rate 42.85) of Bavuma.

The athletism of the catch, the correct prediction of motion and courage made it the biggest attraction of the early stage of the WTC final 2025, and the match’s rhythm bends to Australia’s favor.

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Australia holds a strong hold on South Africa on the second day of the WTC final

When the game resumed on the second day, the target in front of South Africa was clear: re -handling the innings with a score of 43/4 and Australia’s first innings score behind.

However, Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood’s Australian fast bowling trio took full advantage of the favorable conditions of Lord’s. At the beginning of the session, Cummins’ double attack and Starc’s consistent line-Lenth kept pressure on the protiaz, causing wickets to fall at regular intervals.

By the end of the first session of the second day, South Africa scored a score of 121/5 in 49 overs, but was still behind by 91 runs and was scoring at an average of just 2.46. David Bedingham (39 not out) and Kyle Varin (11 not out) were now responsible for taking the innings forward, while the lower -order batsmen were yet to face the Australian bowling attack.