South Africa ultimately beat the 27-year ICC title drought, eventually beating Australia with a sensational five-wicket victory at the iconic road cricket grounds on Saturday, June 14th, in the ICC World Test Championship Final (2025 WTC Final 2025).
The pure emotion of the Proteas Skipper after his historic victory was zoomed in to the camera when he saw the gun-like coveted mace and ock burn in the air. Temba Bavuma’s celebration summed up the pride, pain and passion of his journey.
When South Africa crowns the WTC champion, Temba Babuma fires along with Mace
Babuma said this was a special victory for the whole country after some heartache and disappointment at the ICC event. The skipper pointed out that the energy on the field is electricity, and the hunger to silence doubt is evident in every run, every wicket, and every celebration.
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“It was a special few days. It felt like we’ve returned to South Africa with support,” Temba Bavuma said in a post-match presentation.
There was energy. We wanted this as a team. We were knocking on the door, experiencing heartache and disappointment, and watched with past players. Hopefully this is one of many. ”
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The South African captain has special praise for the pace sensation Kagisorabada, who played a key role in the WTC Finals 2025 victory. Rabada, who hit 10 wickets in the final, was at the centre of the controversy recently to serve as a ban on positive tests for recreational drug use.
And Temba said that Rabada had the ball talk to him with a match definition spell. This proved exactly why he is considered one of the biggest fast bowlers of this era, predicting that the fast bowler will be inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame in the future.
Babuma added: “KG is a massive player. He will be inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame in a few years. He was in controversy, but he did what he does.”
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The Proteas captain also praised Aiden Markram for playing one of the best innings in the high pressure game format with calming and unwavering intentions. He showed the courage to stand up quickly, and gave birth when it counted what was most important to Australia. Markram made a memorable knock from the 207 ball to help South Africa lift the ICC trophy 27 years later.
“Marklam was incredible. The statistics are important, but the characters are what we see and Aiden has it. As a team, we made it to the finals.