*Official* WTC FINAL Australia vs South Africa 2025

[flibbertyjibber]

In Greece on holiday watching. If SA win this the Bavuma innings goes down as an all time great given he can hardly move.

 

[King Kane]

It's not about flatness tbf he has scored hundreds in testing conditions against great Aussie attacks at home + this 100 on a joke of a pitch v India where no one else passed 50

https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/india-in-south-africa-2023-24-1387592/south-africa-vs-india-2nd-test-1387604/full-scorecard

I stand corrected, you would have watched more of him than me, I'm a fan of his as he is a talented batsman but I haven't seen him score tough runs.

You could argue these are tough runs though, the pitch might be flat but the bowlers are still tough and the pressure of winning a WTC final is tough.

 

[SkyBlue]

Konstas that little **** dropping a half chance. Catchable imo

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

You could argue these are tough runs though, the pitch might be flat but the bowlers are still tough and the pressure of winning a WTC final is tough.

Yeah even though the pitch has eased up from the first two days, these are proper runs.

 

[SkyBlue]

Lyon getting plenty of turn

One wicket and this will open the floodgates for Australia

 

[cnerd123]

Lyon making things happen here

 

[SeamUp]

I stand corrected, you would have watched more of him than me, I'm a fan of his as he is a talented batsman but I haven't seen him score tough runs.

You could argue these are tough runs though, the pitch might be flat but the bowlers are still tough and the pressure of winning a WTC final is tough.

Absolutely do get your point. He is the epitome of rocks and diamonds. He seems to run with things when it is his day and his talent shines through but I would love to see him score runs when he isn't necessarily playing well. Tough runs in circumstance and the ability to be hungry to score runs when it's not coming out the middle and that takes getting through tough periods.

 

[Burgey]

Just woke up and. He led the score. Terrific from SA. Any missed chances or have they just batted well?

 

[Johan]

Just woke up and. He led the score. Terrific from SA. Any missed chances or have they just batted well?

I think there was one but very good batting here, pitch is dead but doesn't take away credit from them, Bavuma has a hamstring issue and is limping around, has been limping the whole inning.

 

[Nintendo]

I think Australia lost this game in the 1st innings. Smith, carey and head all threw there wickets away after getting in during that middle part of day 1 where the sun was out and conditions where similar to this with slightly more bounce.

 

[ashley bach]

Just woke up and. He led the score. Terrific from SA. Any missed chances or have they just batted well?

Konstas that little **** dropping a half chance. Catchable imo

 

[Nintendo]

Just woke up and. He led the score. Terrific from SA. Any missed chances or have they just batted well?

Bavuma got dropped on single figures by smith at slip. Dislocated his finger when he dropped it aswell. Smith was very close at slip because of the low bounce and one came fast off an edge and did his finger a number.

 

[Molehill]

Aus might’ve been better off if SA had scored 100 more but used up the rest of Day 2 doing it.

 

[Johan]

Bavuma got dropped on single figures by smith at slip. Dislocated his finger when he dropped it aswell. Smith was very close at slip because of the low bounce and one came fast off an edge and did his finger a number.

@Burgey Yeah Smith's out for months

 

[SeamUp]

Temba Bavuma you little legend.

 

[cnerd123]

two superb innings. Really very, very good.

 

[Johan]

50 against this attack when you're limping around shows class.

 

[ashley bach]

I would like to go on the record as having completely written off SA here

Worked well for you this hasn't it. Well played.

 

[Kenneth Viljoen]

Captain my captain!
50 up for Bavuma what a gutsy knock this has been

 

[straw man]

Was firmly in the camp that SA would get nowhere near this chase, even if the pitch has flattened a little. They still might collapse after a wicket but this is a great fight now.