WTC Final: When did South Africa and Australia last played a test at Lord’s? What happened after that? , Cricket news

Australia and South Africa are set to face each other in the final of the ICC World Test Championship 2025 at Lord’s Cricket Ground in London on Wednesday, marking their first Test encounter in two years. The match will also revive a historical rivalry, which saw these teams playing in one place in a unique triangular tournament 113 years ago.South Africa secured their place in the final with a better record, winning 8 out of 12 Tests and securing a percentage of 69.44. Australia qualified with 67.54 points percentage in 19 matches. Two cricket powerhouses have played 101 Tests against each other, with their rivalry characteristic of important moments, including the controversial sandpaper gate incident in 2018. Remarkable, Australia and South Africa have met at the first Lords, with the matchup coming in the 1912 triangular tournament, which included England as the third team.The 1912 tournament was groundbreaking as the first Test competition of more than two teams. It was unique until the 1998 Asian Test Championship.

During the match of that historic Lord in 1912, South Africa batted first after winning the toss, but was dismissed for 263. Australia responded with 390 runs in their first innings. The South African team led by Frank Mitchell could manage only 173 in their second innings. Australia won a 10-cicat win.The teams played another match at Trent Bridge which ended in a draw. England eventually won the tournament, which was never repeated. The nine matches played between May and August 1912 tournament format, each team faced others thrice.

The upcoming finals between Pat Cummins’ Australian team and Temba Bavuma’s South African side will write a new chapter in this historic rivalry, which connects the present to its previous encounter at Lord’s in the early 20th century.