South Africa vs Australia ICC WTC Final:- Two express fast bowling units are ready to put on a thrilling exhibition of their skills in red-ball cricket as Australia and South Africa will meet head-on this week for the ultimate prize of modern-day Test cricket: ICC World Test Championship (WTC).
Australia have been here before: they beat India in the ICC WTC Final 2023 at The Oval and enter this bout as the defending champions, looking to become the first team to win two consecutive WTC finals, with New Zealand being the inaugural champions.
Pat Cummins’ team has the experience of winning the WTC Final, and the current generation will be aiming to further strengthen their legacy as one of Australia’s greatest Test teams.
But don’t yet count out South Africa. Temba Bavuma’s side is looking to make history. South Africa, who lost the men’s T20 World Cup final to India last year in Barbados, continue to chase that elusive ICC trophy. Bavuma’s team stormed into the ICC WTC Final 2025 with seven wins in their last seven Test matches.
Let us refresh all the relevant details regarding the ICC WTC Final 2025.
South Africa vs Australia ICC WTC Final: Date and Venue
The ICC WTC Final 2025 between Australia and South Africa will be played from June 11, Wednesday, at the historic Lord’s Cricket Ground.
South Africa vs Australia ICC WTC Final: Time
The ICC WTC Final 2025 between Australia and South Africa is scheduled to start at 10:30 am BST, which is 03:00 PM Indian Standard Time (IST) / 09:30am GMT.
South Africa vs Australia ICC WTC Final Squads
Australia: Sam Konstas, Usman Khawaja, Travis Head, Beau Webster, Scott Boland, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Alex Carey (w), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kuhnemann
South Africa: Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs, Temba Bavuma (c), Aiden Markram, Tony de Zorzi, David Bedingham, Kyle Verreynne (w), Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Wiaan Mulder, Lungi Ngidi, Dane Paterson, Senuran Muthusamy, Corbin Bosch
Is there a reserve day in South Africa vs Australia ICC WTC Final?
Yes. There is one reserve day (June 16), which is the sixth day of the match. It will only come into use if time has been lost to bad weather and the teams are unable to make up for it during the five scheduled match days.
During the 2021 WTC Final between India and New Zealand, more than an entire day was lost to rain. Hence, the reserve day was used when a result wasn’t achieved in the first five scheduled days.
This doesn’t mean that a draw is not possible.
What happens if the ICC WTC Final is drawn, tied, or abandoned?
In case the ICC WTC Final is drawn, tied, or washed out, Australia and South Africa will share the trophy and be the joint world Test champions.
SA vs AUS WTC Final Live Streaming in India and around the world
Star Sports will broadcast the ICC WTC final in India. Indian fans can live stream it on the Jio-Hotstar app and website.
Here are the live streaming details in other parts of the world:
India: Star Sports & Jiostar
Australia: Amazon Prime Video
South Africa: SuperSport TV
Caribbean & South America: ESPN Caribbean and ESPN Play Caribbean
Afghanistan: Ariana Television
Sri Lanka: Maharaja TV
UK: Sky Sports Cricket
USA & Canada: Willow TV and Willow TV app
Singapore: StarHub
Malaysia: Astro
Hong Kong: PCCW
New Zealand: Sky Sport Network
Middle East & North Africa: TSM via Nagorik TV, e&
Pakistan: PTV and Ten Sports
Pacific Islands: PNG Digicel
Rest of the World: ICC.tv
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