Australia Dominates South Africa in WTC Final 2025 with Cummins' Six-Wicket Haul

Australia Takes Command in WTC Final

In the inaugural innings of the WTC Final 2025, Australia (AUS) dismissed South Africa (SA) for a mere 138 runs, establishing a substantial lead of 74 runs on a challenging batting surface at Lord's, known as the Home of Cricket. Pat Cummins led the bowling attack, achieving a remarkable milestone of 300 Test wickets by claiming six wickets in this innings.

Chasing Australia's total of 212, South Africa faced an early setback as Aiden Markram was dismissed in the very first over by a spectacular delivery from Mitchell Starc. Ryan Rickelton soon followed suit, falling victim to Starc's second wicket of the innings, paving the way for a masterclass from Cummins.

The Australian skipper dismissed Wiaan Mulder and then sent Tristan Stubbs back to the pavilion with a brilliant delivery from Josh Hazlewood. By the end of Day 1, South Africa found themselves struggling at 43/4. However, Day 2 saw a resurgence as Temba Bavuma and David Bedingham formed a solid partnership.

Cummins Achieves Milestone with Six Wickets

The duo managed to score 64 runs for the fifth wicket before Bavuma fell against the run of play. Cummins then utilized a successful DRS call to dismiss Kyle Verreynne and followed it up with a stunning caught and bowled to remove Marco Jansen.

Cummins bowled a well-placed delivery that induced an edge from Bedingham, with wicketkeeper Alex Carey making no mistakes, allowing Cummins to secure a five-wicket haul at this iconic venue. South Africa quickly collapsed from a promising 94/4 to 135/8 during the second session of Day 2.

Keshav Maharaj was run out, and Cummins wrapped up the innings by dismissing Kagiso Rabada, leaving South Africa all out for 138. Cummins' impressive figures of 6/28 came from 18.1 overs, including six maiden overs, marking a significant achievement as he reached the 300 Test wickets milestone.