South Africa vs Australia LIVE: Australia ended Day 2 at 144/8, extending their lead to 218. Mitchell Starc (16) and Nathan Lyon (1) were on the crease. In the final session, Australia suffered another collapse as Lungi Ngidi bagged three wickets to reduce them from 32/2 to 73/7. Alex Carey scored 43, adding 61-run stand with Starc to save Australia from an embarrassment. Australia took a massive 74-run lead after Pat Cummins bagged 6/28 to bowl South Africa out for 138. David Bedingham top-scored with 45 while Temba Bavuma scored 36 but South Africa could not put up a fight as wickets fell at regular intervals on Day 2 after they resumed at 43/4. From 121/5 at Day 2 lunch, Proteas could only add 17 runs for the loss of five wickets in their first WTC Final.
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Pitch Report: Lord’s, London
The surface at Lord’s has had limited use this early in the English summer. A drier spring and recent hot weather may bring spinners into play as the game progresses. Seamers will still get assistance early with the famous Lord’s slope, offering lateral movement.
Batting is expected to be challenging on Day 1 but could get easier from Day 2 if the sun stays out. Thunderstorms are forecasted late in the match window, especially on Day 4 or 5.
WTC final live streaming
You can catch the live streaming of the WTC Final 2025 on JioHotstar, and the live telecast will be available on the Star Sports Network.
South Africa vs Australia playing XIs
South Africa: Ryan Rickelton, Aiden Markram, Tristan Stubbs, Temba Bavuma (c), David Bedingham, Kyle Verreynne (wk), Marco Jansen, Wiaan Mulder, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi
Australia: Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Cameron Green, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Beau Webster, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood.
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