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  • World Test Championship 2025-27 Points Table: India slip below Pakistan in WTC rankings after South Africa debacle

    World Test Championship 2025-27 Points Table: Australia remain firmly at the top of the table with a perfect 100 PCT%.

  • Sunil Gavaskar warns Gautam Gambhir: Drop part-time all-rounders or risk another WTC Final slip

    Sunil Gavaskar emphasised that Test cricket need patience and specialists rather than ego-driven batting or short-term selections, even if he did not specifically name anyone.

  • WTC final scenario: How many matches India need to win after latest setback against South Africa

    A reasonable threshold for the top two for this cycle is probably between 64-68 percent, given the present performance of South Africa and Australia.

  • Updated WTC table after PAK vs SA 1st Test: Pakistan jump to No. 2, India slid out of Top 3

    Updated WTC table after PAK vs SA 1st Test: The Shubman Gill-led unit were third until this match was over. They have four wins, one draw, and two defeats from seven Tests.

  • Updated WTC 2025-27 Points Table: Find India's position in World Test Championship after whitewash against West Indies

    Updated WTC 2025-27 Points Table: The latest victories keep India at Number 3. Shubman Gill and Co. have won four out of the seven matches, one ended in a draw, and the team endured defeats in a couple of matches.

  • World Test Championship: How does the updated WTC 2025-27 table look after India-England series

    India were able to level the five-match series 2-2 and begin the WTC 2025–27 campaign on a strong note under new captain Shubman Gill.

  • WTC 2025-27 points table: Updated World Test Championship standings after WI vs AUS and SL vs BAN

    WTC 2025-27 updated points table: One-time champion and previous edition's runners-up Australia made significant progress.

  • Temba Bavuma's wholesome moment with son and WTC mace gets thumbs-up from fans

    Temba Bavuma, the captain, played a significant role in South Africa's historic win at Lord's.

  • Big picture – South Africa’s WTC triumph nourishes Test cricket

    Hopefully, the superpowers of the game will no longer restrict there Test assignments against the Proteas to just two matches per series going ahead.

  • 'One of the most special days': Aiden Markram reflects on match-winning ton in World Test Championship final

    Aiden Markram, who captained South Africa to their only U19 World Cup title in 2014, and then led the senior side to a runners-up finish at T20 World Cup last year, was fittingly named Player of the Match for his heroics at Lord's.

  • WTC final: A generation on from ICC Knockout success, South African cricket can see the Promised Land

    While South Africa stumbled from one fiasco to another, and after over two decades Temba Bavuma's man stare at history at cricket's iconic stadium the Lord's.

  • SA vs AUS, WTC Final 2025 Highlights: South Africa beat Australia by five wickets to win World Test Championship

    SA vs AUS, WTC Final 2025 Highlights: Aiden Markram guided South Africa to a historic six-wicket victory to claim the World Test Championship (WTC) at Lord's.

  • 'Aiden Markram is a delight to watch': Virat Kohli’s tweet from 2018 creates buzz after WTC final hundred

    Was this something Virat Kohli had anticipated for Aiden Markram? Although he couldn't have, Kohli, like the majority of previous greats in the game, recognized early on that class is permanent.

  • South Africa set to end ICC trophy drought: Can Temba Bavuma pull what Proteas greats couldn't?

    The last ICC trophy that South Africa won was the ICC Knockout Trophy in 1998, when Hansie Cronje was captain.

  • Shakira's tune 'Its time for Africa' buzzes at Lord's as Temba Bavuma-Aiden Markram put South Africa on cusp of history

    In sum, Day 4 has been set up. For the one hour or so of cricket, fans will get their monies worth. A day when we could indeed see the birth of a new world order. A new rainbow and a new beginning.

  • Heartfelt gesture at Lord’s: South Africa and Australia cricketers pay tribute to Air India crash victims at WTC Final

    Similar scenes were witnessed at the intra squad match between India and India A in Beckenham on Friday.

  • WTC Final Highlights, SA vs AUS Day 3: Aiden Markram's ton, Temba Bavuma's unbeaten 65 get South Africa close to history

    WTC Final Highlights, SA vs AUS Day 3: Aiden Markram and Temba Bavuma took South Africa's total to 213/2 after being handed a challenging 282-run target.

  • WTC final Day 3 weather forecast at Lord's: Will rain hinder action in intense South Africa vs Australia clash?

    WTC final Day 3 weather forecast at Lord's: There is a 60 percent chance of precipitation, with showers expected on Friday.

  • Pat Cummins, man for the big occasion, takes No. 300 as Australia wrest control of WTC final

    On Thursday at Lord’s, Day 2 of the World Test Championship final, Pat Cummins joined Nathan Lyon (553) and Mitchell Starc (384) in the 300-wicket club that was once the benchmark for bowling greatness.

  • SA vs AUS, WTC Final 2025 Highlights Day 2: Australia finish at 144-8, lead by 218 runs

    SA vs AUS, WTC Final 2025 Highlights Day 2: Mitchell Starc, batting on 16(47), and Nathan Lyon (1 off 4) finished the day unbeaten as Australia pushed their total to 144/8 after being reduced to 74/7.

  • WTC final, South Africa vs Australia: Will rain play spoilsport on Day 2?

    WTC final 2023-25, South Africa vs Australia: Although there was little risk of rain on Day 1, it could spoil the fun on the second day.

  • SA vs AUS, WTC Final 2025 Highlights: South Africa finish Day 1 at 43-4 after bundling Australia for 212

    SA vs AUS, WTC Final 2025 Highlights: The Proteas unit led by Temba Bavuma lock horns with defending champions Australia at cricket's most iconic venue Lord's.

  • Will Australia use drug ban to sledge Kagiso Rabada during WTC final? Pat Cummins answers

    Kagiso Rabada tested positive for a recreational substance during a domestic T20 tournament in South Africa in January, which led to a ban.

  • WTC Final 2025: Who gets the ICC mace in case of a draw or washout?

    WTC Final 2025: The World Test Championship (WTC) final between Australia and England will take place at the iconic Lord's.

  • World Test Championship prize money: How much will India take home; what about bottom placed Pakistan?

    World Test Championship prize money: Pat Cummins' Australia, who are the defending champions, will lock horns with Temba Bavuma's South Africa in the final, which takes place at Lord's starting from Wednesday.

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