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South Africa win by five wickets to land first title since 1998 Champions Trophy - report
Stubbs bowled by Starc & Bavuma falls early to Cummins
Proteas needed 69 more runs to win at start of day four

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by Ffion Wynne, Elizabeth Botcherby and Esha Nayar

Postpublished at 10:15 BST 14 June 2025

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South Africa v Australia

Australia 1st Innings

Batter	Runs	Balls	Dots	4s	6s	Minutes	Strike Rate
Khawaja,caught Bedingham, bowled Rabada Khawaja, caught Bedingham, bowled Rabada	0	20	20	0	0	30	0.00
Labuschagne,caught Verreynne, bowled Jansen Labuschagne, caught Verreynne, bowled Jansen	17	56	48	1	0	87	30.36
Green,caught Markram, bowled Rabada Green, caught Markram, bowled Rabada	4	3	2	1	0	2	133.33
Smith,caught Jansen, bowled Markram Smith, caught Jansen, bowled Markram	66	112	84	10	0	162	58.93
Head,caught Verreynne, bowled Jansen Head, caught Verreynne, bowled Jansen	11	13	7	1	0	27	84.62
Webster,caught Bedingham, bowled Rabada Webster, caught Bedingham, bowled Rabada	72	92	58	11	0	139	78.26
Carey,bowled Maharaj Carey, bowled Maharaj	23	31	21	4	0	42	74.19
Cummins,bowled Rabada Cummins, bowled Rabada	1	6	5	0	0	5	16.67
Starc,bowled Rabada Starc, bowled Rabada	1	12	11	0	0	19	8.33
Lyon,bowled Jansen Lyon, bowled Jansen	0	4	4	0	0	5	0.00
Hazlewood,not out Hazlewood, not out	0	1	1	0	0	4	0.00
Extras, no balls 10, wides 0, byes 0, leg byes 7, total 17 Extras, no balls 10, wides 0, byes 0, leg byes 7, total 17
Total,212 all out 56.4 overs Total,212 all out 56.4 overs

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Dots	No balls	Wides	4s	6s	Economy rate
Rabada	15.4	5	51	5	76	1	0	9	0	3.25
Jansen	14.0	5	49	3	63	2	0	6	0	3.50
Ngidi	8.0	0	45	0	31	2	0	8	0	5.62
Mulder	11.0	3	36	0	51	5	0	4	0	3.27
Maharaj	6.0	0	19	1	21	0	0	1	0	3.16
Markram	2.0	0	5	1	9	0	0	0	0	2.50

Fall of wicket	Batter
12 for 1 (6.3 overs)	Khawaja
16 for 2 (6.6 overs)	Green
46 for 3 (17.6 overs)	Labuschagne
67 for 4 (23.2 overs)	Head
146 for 5 (41.6 overs)	Smith
192 for 6 (51.1 overs)	Carey
199 for 7 (52.4 overs)	Cummins
210 for 8 (54.4 overs)	Webster
211 for 9 (55.5 overs)	Lyon
212 for 10 (56.4 overs)	Starc

South Africa 1st Innings

Batter	Runs	Balls	Dots	4s	6s	Minutes	Strike Rate
Markram,bowled Starc Markram, bowled Starc	0	6	6	0	0	4	0.00
Rickelton,caught Khawaja, bowled Starc Rickelton, caught Khawaja, bowled Starc	16	23	16	3	0	42	69.57
Mulder,bowled Cummins Mulder, bowled Cummins	6	44	40	0	0	68	13.64
Bavuma,caught Labuschagne, bowled Cummins Bavuma, caught Labuschagne, bowled Cummins	36	84	68	4	1	142	42.86
Stubbs,bowled Hazlewood Stubbs, bowled Hazlewood	2	13	11	0	0	20	15.38
Bedingham,caught Carey, bowled Cummins Bedingham, caught Carey, bowled Cummins	45	111	87	6	0	158	40.54
Verreynne,leg before wicket, bowled Cummins Verreynne, leg before wicket, bowled Cummins	13	39	29	0	0	50	33.33
Jansen,caught and bowled Cummins Jansen, caught and bowled Cummins	0	3	3	0	0	2	0.00
Maharaj,run out Head Maharaj, run out Head	7	15	11	1	0	25	46.67
Rabada,caught Webster, bowled Cummins Rabada, caught Webster, bowled Cummins	1	6	5	0	0	14	16.67
Ngidi,not out Ngidi, not out	0	1	1	0	0	3	0.00
Extras, no balls 2, wides 0, byes 0, leg byes 10, total 12 Extras, no balls 2, wides 0, byes 0, leg byes 10, total 12
Total,138 all out 57.1 overs Total,138 all out 57.1 overs

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Dots	No balls	Wides	4s	6s	Economy rate
Starc	13.0	3	41	2	59	0	0	7	0	3.15
Hazlewood	15.0	5	27	1	74	0	0	2	0	1.80
Cummins	18.1	6	28	6	95	1	0	2	1	1.54
Lyon	8.0	3	12	0	39	0	0	1	0	1.50
Webster	3.0	0	20	0	9	1	0	2	0	6.66

Fall of wicket	Batter
0 for 1 (0.6 overs)	Markram
19 for 2 (8.4 overs)	Rickelton
25 for 3 (15.2 overs)	Mulder
30 for 4 (20.2 overs)	Stubbs
94 for 5 (39.2 overs)	Bavuma
126 for 6 (51.3 overs)	Verreynne
126 for 7 (51.6 overs)	Jansen
135 for 8 (55.2 overs)	Bedingham
138 for 9 (56.5 overs)	Maharaj
138 for 10 (57.1 overs)	Rabada

Australia 2nd Innings

Batter	Runs	Balls	Dots	4s	6s	Minutes	Strike Rate
Labuschagne,caught Verreynne, bowled Jansen Labuschagne, caught Verreynne, bowled Jansen	22	64	50	2	0	88	34.38
Khawaja,caught Verreynne, bowled Rabada Khawaja, caught Verreynne, bowled Rabada	6	23	18	0	0	49	26.09
Green,caught Mulder, bowled Rabada Green, caught Mulder, bowled Rabada	0	2	2	0	0	2	0.00
Smith,leg before wicket, bowled Ngidi Smith, leg before wicket, bowled Ngidi	13	25	16	1	0	42	52.00
Head,bowled Mulder Head, bowled Mulder	9	18	12	1	0	32	50.00
Webster,leg before wicket, bowled Ngidi Webster, leg before wicket, bowled Ngidi	9	11	5	1	0	20	81.82
Carey,leg before wicket, bowled Rabada Carey, leg before wicket, bowled Rabada	43	50	27	5	0	78	86.00
Cummins,bowled Ngidi Cummins, bowled Ngidi	6	5	3	1	0	7	120.00
Starc,not out Starc, not out	58	136	98	5	0	190	42.65
Lyon,leg before wicket, bowled Rabada Lyon, leg before wicket, bowled Rabada	2	13	11	0	0	20	15.38
Hazlewood,caught Maharaj, bowled Markram Hazlewood, caught Maharaj, bowled Markram	17	53	45	2	0	101	32.08
Extras, no balls 10, wides 0, byes 6, leg byes 6, total 22 Extras, no balls 10, wides 0, byes 6, leg byes 6, total 22
Total,207 all out 65.0 overs Total,207 all out 65.0 overs

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Dots	No balls	Wides	4s	6s	Economy rate
Rabada	18.0	1	59	4	80	5	0	7	0	3.27
Jansen	18.0	3	58	1	81	3	0	7	0	3.22
Mulder	8.0	1	18	1	36	2	0	0	0	2.25
Ngidi	13.0	1	38	3	50	0	0	2	0	2.92
Maharaj	6.0	1	17	0	24	0	0	1	0	2.83
Markram	2.0	1	5	1	10	0	0	1	0	2.50

Fall of wicket	Batter
28 for 1 (10.2 overs)	Khawaja
28 for 2 (10.4 overs)	Green
44 for 3 (17.5 overs)	Labuschagne
48 for 4 (18.5 overs)	Smith
64 for 5 (22.6 overs)	Webster
66 for 6 (23.4 overs)	Head
73 for 7 (24.5 overs)	Cummins
134 for 8 (38.2 overs)	Carey
148 for 9 (42.4 overs)	Lyon
207 for 10 (64.6 overs)	Hazlewood

South Africa 2nd Innings

Batter	Runs	Balls	Dots	4s	6s	Minutes	Strike Rate
Markram,caught Head, bowled Hazlewood Markram, caught Head, bowled Hazlewood	136	207	131	14	0	383	65.70
Rickelton,caught Carey, bowled Starc Rickelton, caught Carey, bowled Starc	6	8	5	1	0	11	75.00
Mulder,caught Labuschagne, bowled Starc Mulder, caught Labuschagne, bowled Starc	27	50	39	5	0	68	54.00
Bavuma,caught Carey, bowled Cummins Bavuma, caught Carey, bowled Cummins	66	134	93	5	0	195	49.25
Stubbs,bowled Starc Stubbs, bowled Starc	8	43	36	0	0	53	18.60
Bedingham,not out Bedingham, not out	21	49	35	1	0	62	42.86
Verreynne,not out Verreynne, not out	4	13	9	0	0	13	30.77
Extras, no balls 2, wides 0, byes 8, leg byes 4, total 14 Extras, no balls 2, wides 0, byes 8, leg byes 4, total 14
Total,282 for 5 83.4 overs Total,282 for 5 83.4 overs

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Dots	No balls	Wides	4s	6s	Economy rate
Starc	14.4	1	66	3	48	0	0	7	0	4.50
Hazlewood	19.0	2	58	1	80	0	0	6	0	3.05
Cummins	17.0	0	59	1	72	1	0	7	0	3.47
Lyon	26.0	4	66	0	116	0	0	4	0	2.53
Webster	5.0	0	13	0	23	1	0	1	0	2.60
Head	2.0	0	8	0	8	0	0	1	0	4.00

Fall of wicket	Batter
9 for 1 (2.1 overs)	Rickelton
70 for 2 (17.4 overs)	Mulder
217 for 3 (58.6 overs)	Bavuma
241 for 4 (70.3 overs)	Stubbs
276 for 5 (80.6 overs)	Markram

home team, South Africa

Aiden Markram
Ryan Rickelton
Wiaan Mulder
Temba Bavuma , Captain
Tristan Stubbs
David Bedingham
Kyle Verreynne , Wicket Keeper
Marco Jansen
Keshav Maharaj
Kagiso Rabada
Lungi Ngidi

away team, Australia

Usman Khawaja
Marnus Labuschagne
Cameron Green
Steve Smith
Travis Head
Beau Webster
Alex Carey , Wicket Keeper
Pat Cummins , Captain
Mitchell Starc
Nathan Lyon
Josh Hazlewood

South Africa
Australia

home team, South Africa

Aiden Markram
Ryan Rickelton
Wiaan Mulder
Temba Bavuma , Captain
Tristan Stubbs
David Bedingham
Kyle Verreynne , Wicket Keeper
Marco Jansen
Keshav Maharaj
Kagiso Rabada
Lungi Ngidi

Start Time:: 10:30
Toss:: South Africa won the toss and decided to field
Venue:: Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood
Officials:: Chris Gaffaney, Richard Illingworth, Richard Kettleborough, Javagal Srinath, Nitin Menon