Australia vs South Africa WTC Finals: Bowlers dominate because 14 wickets fall on 1 in Lord’s on 1 wicket. Cricket news
Australia on Wednesday fought against South Africa on one of the World Test Championship finals at Lord’s, London. After exiting 212, Kagiso Rabada scored 5-51 runs from 5-51, Australia’s Mitchell Starc led a bowling, which overtook South Africa 43–4 from 43–4, scoring 169 runs.The match starts with South African captain Temba Bavuma to win the toss and bowl in favorable conditions for bowling. Rabada quickly put Australia in trouble 16–2, rejecting both Usman Khwaja and Cameron Green in the same over.Rabada, returning to test the cricket after a one -month ban serving for the use of cocaine, demonstrated his skills by taking two wickets for just four runs in four balls. The 30 -year -old pace bowler now has more than 300 Test wickets for his name. After David Warner’s retirement, Australia’s latest opener Maarnas Labschen scored 17 runs in 56 balls before Marco Jansen’s fall. The Travis Head could only score 11, which was being caught by Jenson’s bowling by Kyle Verraine.
Steve Smith and Bu Webster helped stabilize the Australian innings with an important 79 -run partnership for the fifth wicket. The webster, who scored 72 runs, had a lucky migration when he was LBW for Rabda at 8, South Africa reviewed the verdict. Smith reached his fifty, but finally fell for 66 part -time spinner Eden Markram, who was caught by Jensen in the slip. Australia’s innings was quickly unheard as he lost his last five wickets for only 20 runs, Rabada finishing with 5-51 figures.In response, South Africa’s batting was struggling against Australia’s speed attack. Stark removed Markram for a duck and rejected Ryan Ricelton for 16, reduced South Africa by 19–2.
Vian Mulder, batting at number three, survived an early chance when wicketkeeper Alex Kerry dropped a straight catch from Stark. However, Mulder managed to score six runs from 44 balls before bowling only by Pat Cummins.Bavuma took 31 balls, who scored twice from Josh Hazelwood, who attracted Cheers from South African supporters, to get off the mark. Hazelwood later claimed the wicket of Triston Stabs before playing.
South Africa Trail Australia Australia Day 1 at the end of day 1 (image through X)
In stumps, David Bedingam remained unbeaten on eight, hit the boundaries from Cummins in the final over. Bavuma was not out on three, Australia faced a difficult battle for Australia’s first innings match with South Africa.The position of the match reflects the position of Australia in the 2023 final against India at the Oval, where he recovered from Smith for centuries and headed to win the match.
