US EditionSouth Africa Close in on World Test Championship, Australia on the Brink
- South Africa moved closer to winning against Australia at Lord's on Friday, requiring just 69 more runs with eight wickets still available.
- Australia set a target of 282 runs after building a 218-run lead but faced challenges as Kagiso Rabada took nine wickets in the match to keep South Africa competitive.
- Aiden Markram scored an unbeaten 102 in 156 balls, joining Temba Bavuma who was 65 not out despite a hamstring injury, forming a 143-run unbeaten partnership.
- Rabada took four wickets for 59 runs, including Nathan Lyon lbw, while Mitchell Starc's unbeaten 58 runs and previous bowling efforts had put Australia in a strong position.
- The match remained finely balanced with South Africa pursuing a near-record chase, implying the contest could conclude without extending to a fourth day and highlighting South Africa's resilience.
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Brisbane TimesAfter decades of heartbreak, South Africa clinch historic victory over Australia in world Test final
Australia have lost their world Test championship title to South Africa after the Proteas pulled off a nervy fourth innings chase at Lord’s to end decades of trauma in big finals.
·Sydney, Australia
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South Africa 69 runs from winning World Test Championship
South Africa's Aiden Markram (foreground) and Temba Bavuma put on an unbeaten stand of 143 to put the underdogs within touching distance. Photo: Reuters Aiden Markram scored an unbeaten century as South Africa edged tantalisingly close to an unlikely success in the World Test Championship final, needing 69 runs to dethrone Australia after reaching 213-2 at stumps on the third day at Lord’s on Friday.
·Otago, New Zealand
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