Aiden Markram has been dropped twice by South Africa in his test career. It’s his own fault. Markram set such a superlative standard out of the gate — three centuries and two 90s in his first six months — that when the runs stopped raining,

Aiden Markram scored an unbeaten century as South Africa edged tantalisingly close to an unlikely success in the World Test Championship final, needing 69 runs to dethrone Australia after reaching 213-2 at stumps on the third day at Lord’s on Friday.

South Africa cricket team captain Temba Bavuma has led from the front with an unbeaten fifty while battling with hamstring injury, but will he resume batting on Day 4 of WTC final?

Hobbling captain Temba Bavuma and hundred-hitter Aiden Markram have pushed South Africa to the brink of a sensational victory over Australia in a gripping World Test Championship final at Lord’s.

Following decades of falling agonisingly short of success, South African cricket sits on the cusp of a first major triumph with 69 runs needed to win the World Test Championship at Lord’s on Saturday.

As South Africa get closer to WTC title, a look at matches where South Africa choked under pressure as lost games from a position of strength.

Aiden Markram’s magnificent unbeaten 102 helped South Africa edge closer to World Test Championship final triumph

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Australia captain Pat Cummins says "trend of the game is the runs are coming down" ahead of likely three-day finish | ESPN.com

The ICC Test Championship sees nine teams compete across a two-year cycle of matches before a two-team final decides the winner. The inaugural competition was won by New Zealand after a thrilling victory over India in June 2021, before Australia assumed the crown in 2023.

Star Australia pacers Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc impressed with the bat in the World Test Championship final, and broke the 50-year-old record of the highest 10th wicket partnership in an ICC final.