Australia's Pat Cummins Rips Through South Africa Batting in WTC Final
- Leading Australia in the 2025 World Test Championship final at Lord's, Pat Cummins delivered a standout bowling performance by claiming six wickets for 28 runs against South Africa.
- Pat Cummins surpassed a 43-year-old record previously held by Bob Willis by achieving the most impressive bowling performance by a captain in Test matches at Lord's, while also becoming the first captain to take a five-wicket haul in an ICC final.
- Australia dismissed South Africa for just 138 runs in their first innings, securing a 74-run lead, with Cummins claiming key wickets including those of Temba Bavuma and Kagiso Rabada.
- Cummins completed 300 Test wickets, becoming the eighth Australian to do so and surpassed Mitchell Starc’s tally to lead all bowlers with 12 wickets in ICC finals.
- Cummins’s bowling haul and Australia’s first-innings lead put South Africa under significant pressure, shaping the momentum of the ongoing final at Lord's.
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SA strikes back after Cummins' heroics
Australia captain Pat Cummins produced a sensational spell of four wickets for just one run in the World Test Championship final before Kagiso Rabada struck twice to keep South Africa in the game on Thursday. South Africa were bowled out for 138 in reply to Australia's first innings total of 212 on the second day at Lord's. Cummins finished with figures of 6-28 as he reached 300 career Test wickets. South Africa lost their last five wickets for …


Cummins says bowler-dominated WTC final still a 'good Test'
LONDON: Australia captain Pat Cummins said the World Test Championship final against South Africa was a good advertisement for Test cricket despite hurtling towards a likely finish within three days. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
WTC Final: South Africa's Fast Bowling Looks Pretty Tricky Today, Says Australia Skipper Pat Cummins
Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. Australia fought back and ended Day 2 on 144/8, extending their lead to 218 runs in the World Test Championship Finals, against South Africa at the Home of Cricket in London on Thursday. Sports News | WTC Final: South Africa's Fast Bowling Looks Pretty Tricky Today, Says Australia Skipper Pat Cummins.
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