South Africa celebrated banishing their reputation as cricket’s “chokers” with an outpouring of emotion, a vow to unite their “unique” nation, and an impassioned plea for more Test cricket now they are world champions.

After South Africa ended their ICC trophy jinx by clinching the historic World Test Championship mace, grand celebrations broke out at Lord's, London. South Africa bounced back to beat defending champions Australia by 5 wickets to win their first ICC trophy in 27 years.

Aiden Markram's magnificent century was the cornerstone of South Africa's five-wicket victory over Australia in the World Test Championship final at L

South Africa's players show their mettle to ignore sledges from Australia's players as they go from chokers to World Test champions.

South Africa ended their 27-year wait for an ICC title by defeating Australia in the ICC World Test Championship 2025 Final at Lord’s. The win sparked emotion and praise from players, legends, and fans around the world.

By Mark Gleeson LONDON (Reuters) -South Africa won the World Test Championship on Saturday, completing a remarkable turnaround to beat Australia by five wickets as they successfully chased down an imposing 282-run target.

Temba Bavuma, whose appointed as South Africa’s first black African Test captain in 2023 was met with scepticism, led South Africa to their first ICC world title on Saturday.

No team in world cricket, and arguably the whole of sport, has a more brutal relationship with the finishing line than South Africa. It's cruel, but essential, to state this up front, much as Shukri Conrad,