South Africa’s playing XI has been announced before the start of the World Test Championship Finals on 11th June. A familiar lineup seems to be ready for the big occasion, and Australia would be wary of it.
Based on the data presented at ICC, South Africa will field Wiaan Mulder, which has surprised a lot of the fans. Expect the unexpected when two great teams meet.
[What’s Happening] Playing XI Named By South Africa and Australia
Fans were keen to know who would make it into the final XI from both sides. Not to the surprise of many, teams look similar. South Africa has named 3 fast bowlers and a fast bowling allrounder, along with a spinner.
Australia has done the same with the pace attack and the spin bowlers being the same. In the spicy pitch of Lords, expect something brutal to come out.
| South Africa XI | Australia XI |
| Temba Bavuma (c) | Marnus Labuschagne |
| Ryan Rickelton | Usman Khawaja |
| Aiden Markram | Travis Head |
| Tristan Stubbs | Steve Smith |
| Wiaan Mulder | Cameron Green |
| David Bedingham | Alex Carey (wk) |
| Kyle Verreynne (wk) | Beau Webster |
| Marco Jansen | Pat Cummins (c) |
| Keshav Maharaj | Mitchell Starc |
| Kagiso Rabada | Nathan Lyon |
| Lungi Ngidi | Josh Hazlewood |
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[Report] Captains’ View About The Playing XI
As the teams have been announced captains seemed more concerned about how they will play. On Temba Bavuma, he wanted Wiaan Mulder to play at the number 3 spot. Although some fans were shocked by the decision, Bavuma backed his instinct.
Bavuma also stated that Lungi Ngidi gets the nod ahead of Dane Paterson due to his height and a bit of extra pace.
On the other end, the biggest question for Australia was either Josh Hazlewood or Scott Boland. But looking at the recent form, we have selected Josh Hazlewood, who is what Pat Cummins had to say.
[Prediction] Who Will Win The WTC Final 2025?
South Africa’s playing XI, along with Australia’s XI, have been chosen, and the fans can’t wait for the game to start. Talking about who could be the winner of the ultimate final is tough.
ICC president Jay Shah also took to social media and wished both teams the best of luck for their success. It will be tough to predict who will go all the way.
Looking at the track record of Australia, they look like a good team with experience. Not only are they the defending champions, but they might go all the way.
Amit Mishra Take: South Africa vs Australia Will Be a Cracker
As both the giants of the game, South Africa and Australia, clash in the finals, it will be a good game. Looking at the slope and swing at Lords, both Australia and South Africa have good pace attacks.
Historically, Smith has done wonderfully well with the willow in the Lords. He would love to make it better. But don’t count out what Bavuma can do.
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