AUS vs SA LIVE Score, WTC Final Australia vs South Africa: Back-to-back boundaries from David Bedingham to finish the day's play. An excellent day for bowlers as 14 wickets fell, and the batters had to grind hard to score runs. The Australian pace trinity reacted well with the ball after their batters failed to put up a big score in the first innings. South Africa will have a tall task on Day 2 to recover from today's batting show. South Africa 43/4 (R Rickelton 16; M Starc 2/10) at Stumps on Day 1, trail Australia (212) by 169 runs

AUS vs SA LIVE Score, WTC Final Australia vs South Africa: Josh Hazlewood joins the party and registers his name in the wickets tally by dismissing Tristan Stubbs for 2. Superb delivery, and Stubbs just fails to get a bat to it as the ball hit the timber. South Africa are four down now. SA 30/4 in 20.2 overs

AUS vs SA LIVE Score, WTC Final Australia vs South Africa: Temba Bavuma is finally off the mark with a double on the 31st ball he faced. He received a big applause from the crowd after opening his account.  SA 29/3 in 19 overs

AUS vs SA LIVE Score, WTC Final Australia vs South Africa: Maiden over from Pat Cummins and the current run rate is 1.5 while Bavuma is yet to go off the mark after facing 25 balls. SA 27/3 in 18 overs

AUS vs SA LIVE Score, WTC Final Australia vs South Africa: Pat Cummins ends Wiaan Mulder's stay in the middle by rattling his stumps.  Mulder fails to defend it and gets castled for 6. It was a miserable stay where he was just struggling to score runs. SA 25/3 in 15.2 overs

AUS vs SA LIVE Score, WTC Final Australia vs South Africa: Josh Hazlewood returns to the attack and he bowls a maiden here. Temba Bavuma has been over-cautious so far and yet to open his account after facing 19 balls. SA 23/2 in 15 overs

AUS vs SA LIVE Score, WTC Final Australia vs South Africa: It's training into a snoozefest. It's turning into a snoozefest now as Wiaan Mulder is blocking just everything. He finally took a single to double his score. He is 2 after 36 balls. SA 21/2 in 13 overs

AUS vs SA LIVE Score, WTC Final Australia vs South Africa: Maiden over from Mitchell Starc here as Wiaan Mulder is stuck on 1 after facing just 29 balls. Meanwhile, Temba Bavuma is yet to open his account here. SA 19/2 in 11 overs

AUS vs SA LIVE Score, WTC Final Australia vs South Africa: Mitchell Starc pitches it up and forces an edge from Ryan Rickelton's bat as the left-handed batter gets caught at slip by Usman Khawaja. A big wicket for Australia as Rickelton was looking in fine touch. SA 19/2 in 8.4 overs

AUS vs SA LIVE Score, WTC Final Australia vs South Africa: Ryan Rickelton gets the room and he times it well at long-off for a boundary. Rickelton is looking confident with his approach here, while Mulder is cautious so far. SA 14/1 in 6 overs

AUS vs SA LIVE Score, WTC Final Australia vs South Africa: Wiaan Mulder is looking cautious here, and he gets a big lifeline here after Alex Carey failed to hold onto the catch. It was an absolute sitter and Mitchell Starc is shocked. SA 8/1 in 5 overs

AUS vs SA LIVE Score, WTC Final Australia vs South Africa: Three runs came off Josh Hazlewood's over as both Wiaan Mulder and Ryan Rickelton are off to the mark here. SA 3/1 in 2 overs

AUS vs SA LIVE Score, WTC Final Australia vs South Africa: OUT! Mitchell Starc, you beauty! Starcy gets the first wicket once again. The ball came back in and Aiden Markram was a bit clueless there and edged it onto the stumps for a duck. A big blow for South Africa. SA 0/1 in 0.1 over vs AUS

AUS vs SA LIVE Score, WTC Final Australia vs South Africa: Aiden Markram and Ryan Rickelton are in the middle to open the innings for South Africa. Mitchell Starc has the ball in hand.

AUS vs SA LIVE Score, WTC Final Australia vs South Africa: Kagiso Rabada wraps things up with the wicket of Mitchell Starc and completes his five-wicket haul. Sensational performance from Kagiso Rabada on the ultimate stage. A high-quality bowling performance from South Africa to bundle out Australia for just 212. Australia 212 all out (B Webster 72) in first innings on Day 1 vs South Africa in London

AUS vs SA LIVE Score, WTC Final Australia vs South Africa: Marco Jansen also joins the party after the Tea break and gets the wicket of Nathan Lyon. He came around the wicket and hit the timber to send Lyon back to hut and Australia are nine down suddenly. AUS 211/9 in 55.5 overs

AUS vs SA LIVE Score, WTC Final Australia vs South Africa: Kagiso Rabada strikes again and claims the massive wicket of Beau Webster for 72. No foot movement from Webster, and he edges it behind the stump at the slip to Bedingham. He hit a couple of boundaries before getting out in the same over. AUS 210/8 in 54.4 overs

AUS vs SA LIVE Score, WTC Final Australia vs South Africa: Kagiso Rabada with an absolute beauty to get rid of Australia skipper Pat Cummins for just 1. The Proteas are now in hurry to wrap things up as Cummins failed to tackle the brilliance of Rabada here. Two wickets inside three overs after Tea break. AUS 199/7 in 52.4 overs

AUS vs SA LIVE Score, WTC Final Australia vs South Africa: Keshav Maharaj with a wicket after Tea session. Alex Carey went for the reverse sweep and missed it completely to get castled. A crucial wicket for Proteas after the break as Australia are six down. AUS 192/6 in 51.1 overs

AUS vs SA LIVE Score, WTC Final Australia vs South Africa: Kagiso Rabada to bowl the first over after Tea Break as Beau Webster and Alex Carey resume Australia's innings

AUS vs SA LIVE Score, WTC Final Australia vs South Africa: Keshav Maharaj  back into the attack to bowl the final over of the session. The session belonged to Australia as they lost only one wicket after losing four before Lunch. Smith scored a crucial fifty while Beau Webster is still going strong on 55. The Proteas will look to wrap things up in the final session after Tea. AUS 190/5 at Tea

AUS vs SA LIVE Score, WTC Final Australia vs South Africa: 50 for Beau Webster, his second in Test cricket. He has shown excellent temperament in tough situation here. It's time for him to convert it into a big score and revive Australia's innings. AUS 174/5 in 47 overs

AUS vs SA LIVE Score, WTC Final Australia vs South Africa: Another tight over from Aiden Markram! Meanwhile, South Africa lost another in the over in the attempt to get Alex Carey out. AUS 161/5 in 44 overs

AUS vs SA LIVE Score, WTC Final Australia vs South Africa: Aiden Markram gets the massive wicket of Steve Smith here! A big blow for Australia as Smith edged the ball to the slip where Marco Jansen fumbled it twice but grabbed it in the end to get the crucial wicket. AUS 146/5 in 42 overs

AUS vs SA LIVE Score, WTC Final Australia vs South Africa: Beau Webster hits another boundary as Australia keep putting up a solid show here in this session. 5 runs came of Wiaan Mulder's over. He has given 11 runs off his 7 overs so far. Meanwhile, the partnership is looking dangerous now with Australia back on track. AUS 142/4 in 40 overs

AUS vs SA LIVE Score, WTC Final Australia vs South Africa: Beau Webster continues to punish the loose deliveries for boundaries here, which has put the Aussies back on track. He hit Lungi Ngidi for a couple of fours in the last over. AUS 133/4 in 38 overs

AUS vs SA LIVE Score, WTC Final Australia vs South Africa: Keshav Maharaj into attack and Steve Smith pulled him over mid-wicket for a boundary. There is not much for spinners on this surface on Day 1 and Proteas need to check their plans now. AUS 123/4 in 34 overs

AUS vs SA LIVE Score, WTC Final Australia vs South Africa: 50-run partnership between Steve Smith and Beau Webster as the latter hit a boundary off Lungi Ngidi's over. South Africa need to break this stand now. AUS 118/4 in 36 overs

AUS vs SA LIVE Score, WTC Final Australia vs South Africa: Kagiso Rabada continues from one end as the Proteas are looking for a wicket here to bounce back in the game.  The partnership after Lunch break is brewing as Australia are back on track but they need Smith to carry on and convert it into a century. AUS 111/4 in 35 overs

AUS vs SA LIVE Score, WTC Final Australia vs South Africa: Steve Smith brings up his half-century with a cut for a boundary. Kagiso Rabada gave him some extra room, and Smith slashes it hard for a four. Another top knock from the Aussie superstar on the big stage. He needs to convert this into a big score from here. AUS 103/4 in 32.1 overs

AUS vs SA LIVE Score, WTC Final Australia vs South Africa: Back-to-back maiden overs as Kagiso Rabada and Marco Jansen are tightening the screws here to mount pressure on the Aussies. AUS 94/4 in 31 overs

AUS vs SA LIVE Score, WTC Final Australia vs South Africa: The Proteas missed an opportunity to get rid of Webster as Temba Bavuma didn't go for the review for the LBW appeal after the on-field umpire denied it. The replay showed that the Aussie batter was plumb in front of the wicket. AUS 94/4 in 29 overs

AUS vs SA LIVE Score, WTC Final Australia vs South Africa: Marco Jansen continues from the other end and Steve Smith hits him for a boundary. 8 runs came off the over as Australia are trying to fight back. AUS 90/4 in 28 overs

AUS vs SA LIVE Score, WTC Final Australia vs South Africa: Beau Webster opened his account with a single while Steve Smith is just looking well set on the pitch now and marching towards his half-century. AUS 82/4 in 27 overs

AUS vs SA LIVE Score, WTC Final Australia vs South Africa: Little bit of room and Steve Smith jumps on it to put it away for a boundary through cover. He slashed the fifth ball over third slip for another four. He is looking in a counter-attacking mood here as 10 runs came off the over. AUS 78/4 in 25 overs

AUS vs SA LIVE Score, WTC Final Australia vs South Africa: Beau Webster joins Steve Smith in the middle after Lunch break as Marco Jansen will resume his over.

AUS vs SA LIVE Score, WTC Final Australia vs South Africa: South Africa seamers Kagiso Rabada and Marco Jansen made early inroads into Australia's batting order as sharp catching had the defending champions reeling on 67-4 at lunch on the opening day of the World Test Championship at Lord’s on Wednesday.

AUS vs SA LIVE Score, WTC Final Australia vs South Africa: Australia left-hand batter Usman Khawaja registered an unfortunate record, becoming the Aussie with joint-third longest duck. Khawaja was dismissed in the seventh over by Proteas right-arm seamer Kagiso Rabada after playing 20 balls in his innings as he edged the ball to slips. The other three openers on this list are David Warner (22 balls), Shaun Marsh (21 balls), and Sammy Jones (20 balls).

AUS vs SA LIVE Score, WTC Final Australia vs South Africa: Another one bites the dust, and it's the massive wicket of Travis Head. A soft dismissal as it was going down the leg side, and Head edged it behind the stumps to wicketkeeper Verreynne for 11. The umpires also called it Lunch. AUS 67/4 in 23.2 overs

AUS vs SA LIVE Score, WTC Final Australia vs South Africa: Steve Smith has now decided to play some shots and put the pressure back on the South African pacers. He hit Jansen for a boundary on the third delivery. However, he survived a lbw dismissal courtesy umpire's call. AUS 66/3 in 22 overs

AUS vs SA LIVE Score, WTC Final Australia vs South Africa: A little bit of room on offer, and Travis Head smacked Marco Jansen over square for a boundary. Head can shift the momentum in Australia's way in real quick time with his counter-attacking approach. AUS 53/3 in 20 overs

AUS vs SA LIVE Score, WTC Final Australia vs South Africa: Marco Jansen forces an edge from Marnus Labuschagne's willow as Australia's make-shift opener plan fails here. An easy catch for Verreynne behind the stumps as Labuschagne departs for 17. AUS 46/3 in 18 overs

AUS vs SA LIVE Score, WTC Final Australia vs South Africa: Another maiden from Wiaan Mulder - three in a row. Excellent from the Proteas all-rounder to tighten things up while South Africa need a wicket here to strengthen their position. AUS 41/2 in 17 overs

AUS vs SA LIVE Score, WTC Final Australia vs South Africa: Lungi Ngidi is bowling the tough lines here to ask some tough questions to Steve Smith, who managed to hit a four on the last ball. The two batters are putting things back on track now. AUS 41/2 in 16 overs

AUS vs SA LIVE Score, WTC Final Australia vs South Africa: Steve Smith hits a boundary on the first ball after the drinks break to break the shackles and release some pressure. He got another one into the gap for a boundary, but it was a tricky one with Smith not in complete control over it. AUS 37/2 in 14 overs

AUS vs SA LIVE Score, WTC Final Australia vs South Africa: Wiaan Mulder into the attack, and he delivered a maiden over to keep Marnus Labuschagne quiet. Drinks are on the field now. Australia need a big partnership to put the innings back on track. AUS 29/2 in 13 overs

AUS vs SA LIVE Score, WTC Final Australia vs South Africa: Three runs came off Lungi Ngidi's second over as Marnus Labuschagne is showing patience to score runs here. He is waiting for the loose deliveries to get runs. AUS 29/2 in 12 overs

AUS vs SA LIVE Score, WTC Final Australia vs South Africa: This time, Marnus Labuschagne finds a boundary through extra cover to welcome Lungi Ngidi into the attack. Australia's two reliable Test batters are in the middle and they are looking to stabilise things. AUS 26/2 in 10 overs

AUS vs SA LIVE Score, WTC Final Australia vs South Africa: Steve Smith hits his first boundary of the match to ease off some pressure after Australia lose a couple of wickets. The South African pacers have been right on the money so far in the game, asking tough questions to the Aussie batters. AUS 22/2 in 9 overs

AUS vs SA LIVE Score, WTC Final Australia vs South Africa: Kagiso Rabada strikes again and gets the massive wicket of Cameron Green for just 4. Green hit a four on the first ball he faced but then on the third delivery edged to the slip where Aiden Markram took a fine catch. AUS 16/2 in 7 overs

AUS vs SA LIVE Score, WTC Final Australia vs South Africa: Kagiso Rabada ends Usman Khawaja's misery as he edges the ball behind the stumps to first slip, where Bedingham grabs a good catch. Khawaja didn't trouble the scorers here and departed for a duck after facing 20 balls. Horrible start for Australia in the final. AUS 12/1 in 6.3 overs

AUS vs SA LIVE Score, WTC Final Australia vs South Africa: Marnus Labuschagne is looking in control now and played Marco Jansen quite comfortably in the last over with a couple of doubles on the first two balls. AUS 11/0 in 6 overs

AUS vs SA LIVE Score, WTC Final Australia vs South Africa: Australia and Marnus Labuschagne are finally off the mark here. The makeshift Aussie opener took a double to release some pressure. Wait a minute, a late no-ball call by the umpire for the third delivery, while it was given a no-ball after the fourth delivery. Labuschagne also took a double on the fifth delivery. AUS 5/0 in 4 overs

AUS vs SA LIVE Score, WTC Final Australia vs South Africa: Three maidens to start the World Test Championship final. Kagiso Rabada didn't allow Usman Khawaja to free his arms and now the pressure to open the account is on both Aussie openers here. AUS 0/0 in 3 overs

AUS vs SA LIVE Score, WTC Final Australia vs South Africa:  Marco Jansen from the other end and he put Marnus Labuschagne quiet throughtout the over and it turned out to be another maiden for South Africa. Marnus showed solid technique to defend the ball confidently. AUS 0/0 in 2 overs

WTC Final 2025, SA vs AUS Live Score: It's already kind of dark at Lord's at 10:30 in the morning local time with heavy cloud cover, and the lights are on early. With that in mind, good toss to win, but execution still important — and Rabada has it seaming around devilishly early in his spell. A couple of plays and misses early as he gets the most out of this somewhat dry surface.

Maiden to start.

WTC Final 2025, SA vs AUS Live Score: How good does it feel to see players in those crisp whites and cable-knit sweaters walk out into a late spring day in Great Britain, prepared for a grinding, five-day long battle that will put all their skills to the test?

We are ready to go.

WTC Final 2025, SA vs AUS Live Score: For as historic as this rivalry is, Australia and South Africa haven't had the opportunity to play each other too often in the recent past. Since the infamous, heated Sandpapergate series, they have only played one, that series going to the Aussies at home. But going back through their last 5 series, it's South Africa who have the narrowest edge.

The Proteas have won 7 Test matches in that span, while Australia have won 6. It's been back-and-forth, hotly-contested, and deserving of this rivalry. How much will that matter today? Who has the mental edge?

WTC Final 2025, SA vs AUS Live Score: Temba Bavuma flips, Cummins calls wrong, and the Protean skipper opts to bowl first in overhead conditions. Big call, and Cummins says he would have batted first — interesting! 

Action very soon.

WTC Final 2025, SA vs AUS Live Updates: RCB ended an 18-year title drought. India won an ODI trophy after 12 years. In football, PSG won their first Champions League, and a team that is not too far from Lord's, Tottenham Hotspur, ended a 17-year trophy wait.

It has been the year of ending curses in sports, of teams who have had long, arduous waits finally having a moment to celebrate. There is certainly something in the air — and South Africa, whose only ICC trophy remains the 1998 ICC Knockout, will be hoping for a sip of that magic.

A moment where they could reckon with history. But the monstrous winning machine of Australia usually doesn't care. A real battle of titans.

WTC Final 2025, SA vs AUS Live Updates: Cummins and Bavuma will be watching the pitch and the conditions VERY intently. The toss might be decisive. Who earns first go if it's swing and seam conducive as it usually is at Lord's? Which team is ready to put runs on the board? All-important toss just coming up.

WTC Final 2025, SA vs AUS Live Updates: South Africa looking strong as well, with the surprise being all-rounder Wiaan Mulder being slotted in at number three . An interesting experiment, if the Proteas go ahead with it.

South Africa's playing XI: Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Wiaan Mulder, Temba Bavuma (c), Tristan Stubbs, David Bedingham, Kyle Verrynne, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi

WTC Final 2025, SA vs AUS Live Updates: Both teams announced their playing XIs on the eve of the Test. Here is Australia's, with a strong all-round team bolstered by the return of Cameron Green, and supported by their host of veterans.

AUS WTC final XI: Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Cameron Green, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Beau Webster, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood

WTC Final 2025, SA vs AUS Live Updates: It is about time that the home of cricket welcomes what is the most high-stakes single Test match in a season. Lord's was intended to host the first-ever WTC final before Covid precautions meant it had to be moved to Southampton — but four years on, it finally gets its chance.

Lord's has hosted some iconic battles over the centuries, and has history packed into its very foundations. Will SA and AUS add to the lore with a classic this year?

WTC Final 2025, SA vs AUS Live Updates: In the opposite corner, it's a familiar foe, and one who have so consistently flirted with silverware that it's impossible to believe that they have never landed it. It's another chance for the Proteas to win a final, but there is a lot of scar tissue when it comes to facing Australia in key games. There are demons that need to be buried. Is Temba Bavuma, with all this talent at his disposal, the captain to do it?

WTC Final 2025, SA vs AUS Live Updates: It was not too long ago, only 2 years ago, and not too far away, across the city of London at the Kia Oval, that Australia trumped over India to hand the men in blue back-to-back WTC disappointments and clinch the Test mace. Now, they have a chance to add to their incredible ICC track record and win another.

You simply don't bet against the Aussies in big finals. Having experience of having done this before, they have the confidence and the experience, meaning it's something they will back themselves to do again.

WTC Final 2025, SA vs AUS Live Updates: In the relatively recent history of this structure for Test cricket, the WTC already has a sense of prestige and importance. Boiling down two years of Test cricket into one winner-takes-all final, the stakes are incredibly high and adds a great sense of tension to the occasion.

It takes consistency and excellence to reach this stage, which means there is a lot of work that has gone into having a shot at the Test mace. There is no doubt that both sets of players will be immensely motivated.

WTC Final 2025, SA vs AUS Live Updates: The stage is set at Lord's, where Australia are looking to defend their WTC crown against a South African team who have yet another chance of sealing an ICC trophy — but are coming up against a winning machine in their hopes to do so. Stay tuned as we bring you all the live updates from the build up.

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