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Final 2025 between South Africa and Australia at Lord’s wasn’t just a high-stakes cricket match it also sparked a fresh controversy. South African captain Temba Bavuma has alleged that Australian players used the word “choke” to try and unsettle his team during a crucial phase of the game.
Final: South Africa defeated Australia by 5 wickets in the summit clash of the World Test Championship. Temba Bavuma became only the second South African captain after Hansie Cronje to lift an ICC tro
South Africa, led by Temba Bavuma, broke their 27-year jinx of not winning an ICC Trophy. The Proteas defeated Australia by five wickets to win the WTC Final, and the victory will go down in history as the one who finally broke that dreaded ICC curse.
In a moment of pure elation and theatrical celebration, South African captain Temba Bavuma was spotted playfully mimicking a machine gun using the ICC Test Championship mace, following South Africa's thrilling five-wicket victory over Australia in the World Test Championship Final 2025 at Lord’s Cricket Ground, London.
South Africa becomes the second team this century to beat the mighty Aussies in an ICC final, giving them ownership of the sparkling silver mace, the symbol of global Test supremacy.