WTC Final 2025: Australia vs South Africa – Date, Venue, Squads, and Streaming. The stage is set for the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) Final 2025, in which defending champion Australia will face South Africa at Lord’s Cricket Ground in London. Considered among the most interesting cricketing contests between two test teams, it shall take place from June 11 to 15, with an extra reserve day on June 16.
South Africa reached their first WTC final, marking a significant milestone in their cricketing history. Australia, on the other hand, will look to keep its dominance in Test cricket alive by winning consecutive WTC titles.
Match Details
Dates: June 11–15, 2025 (Reserve day: June 16)
Time: 3:00 PM IST
Venue: Lord’s Cricket Ground, London
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Match Officials:
On-field umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Richard Illingworth (ENG)
Third umpire: Richard Kettleborough (ENG).
Reserve umpire: Nitin Menon (IND)
Match referee: Javagal Srinath (IND).
Squads of Australia and South Africa for WTC 2025 Final
Australia: Pat Cummins (captain), Nathan Lyon, Steve Smith (vc), Scott Boland, Beau Webster, Alex Carey (wk), Cameron Green, Usman Khawaja, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis (wk), Sam Konstas, Matthew Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitchell Starc, Traveling reserve: Brendan Doggett
South Africa: Ryan Rickelton (wk), Temba Bavuma (captain), Lungi Ngidi, Senuran Muthusamy, David Bedingham, Corbin Bosch, Tristan Stubbs, Tony de Zorzi, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder, Dane Paterson, Kagiso Rabada, Kyle Verreynne (wk)
Head to Head & Road to Finals
South Africa and Australia have played against each other 101 times. Australia won 54 matches while South Africa won only 26 games. 21 matches remained tie. Australia is the defending champion of the titleholders after winning the first WTC Trophy in 2023.
Their path to the 2025 final saw some big wins, such as a 3-0 sweep of Pakistan and another key series win against India for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. On the other hand, South Africa had to show great character, converting seven consecutive Test wins against the stronger opponents of the West Indies, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan, a turnaround after a poor start to their WTC 2025 campaign.
WTC Final 2025 Prize Money
ICC announces record prize money for the WTC Finals:
Winners: USD 3.6 million
Runners-Up: USD 2.16 million
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Streaming Details
Live Telecast: Star Sports Network (Hindi, English, Tamil, Kannada, and Telugu)
Online Streaming: JioHotstar
As the world of cricket focuses on the Lord’s, anticipation builds for an entertaining encounter between two cricketing powerhouses. Will Australia successfully defend its crown, or will South Africa prevail in making history? These answers will gradually unfold beginning June 11.
