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With the conclusion of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, the action will now shift towards the highly-anticipated World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 Final, which is scheduled to be played from June 11 to 15 at the iconic Lord’s Cricket Ground in London. However, this will be the third final of the Test Championship, this time South Africa will be taking on the defending champions, Australia after the two sides secured the top two points in the WTC 2023-25 cycle.
The Protea Men are coming into the summit clash on the back of some brilliant performances, both at home and away. While they will be led by Temba Bavuma, Kagiso Rabada and Keshav Maharaj will be leading the bowling attack. On the other hand, Australia enter after playing some of their best cricket. They confirmed their spot in the summit clash after beating India in the BGT 2024-25 by 3-1 margin.
While they will be led by Pat Cummins, who has been successful at the helm, they also have some of the best bowlers in their ranks including Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, along with an experience bunch of batters including veteran Steven Smith, Usman Khawaja, Travis Head and others. Here in this article, we’ll list down all relevant details around the upcoming WTC Final at Lord’s.
WTC 2025 Final: Date, Venue, Squads, Broadcast, and More
When and where will the WTC 2025 Final be played between South Africa and Australia?
The 2023-25 WTC Final will be played from June 11 to 15 at the iconic Lord’s Cricket Ground in London from 3:30 pm IST. Moreover, the ICC has also kept a reserve day for the tournament in case of any weather delays.
What are South Africa and Australia’s squads for WTC Final 2025?
South Africa: Tony de Zorzi, Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs, Temba Bavuma (C), David Bedingham, Kyle Verreynne, Wiaan Mulder, Senuran Muthusamy, Keshav Maharaj, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Dane Paterson
Australia: Pat Cummins (c), Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Sam Konstas, Matt Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Steve Smith (vc), Mitchell Starc, Beau Webster. Travelling reserve: Brendan Doggett
Where to watch WTC 2025 Final in India?
The WTC 2025 Final will be live on Star Sports network on television in India whereas JioHotstar has secured the live-streaming rights for the marquee tournament.
