Aiden Markram Shines With Century At Lord's in WTC Final 2025

In the World Test Championship (WTC) final, South African batsman Aiden Markram has made history with his tremendous century. In this match being played against Australia at Lord's, Markram chased the target of 282 runs and teamed up with captain Temba Bavuma to bring the team very close to victory. Markram scored 102 runs off 159 balls without losing any wickets, which included 11 fours. This century is the first century for South Africa in the final of an ICC tournament. With this, he has joined the list of select batsmen in the history of Lord's who have scored a century in the fourth innings. The list includes names like Gordon Greenidge and Roy Fredericks of the West Indies, Michael Clarke of Australia, Ajit Agarkar of India, and the great Don Bradman.

This is Markram's third fourth-innings century, which is tied with England's Geoff Boycott and the West Indies' Greenidge. Markram is at number four after India's Sunil Gavaskar and former South Africa captain Graeme Smith, who has the most fourth-innings centuries. Apart from this, Markram is also among the players who have scored a century with a wicket in the same Test match in England. This list includes names like Bruce Mitchell, Graeme Pollock, and Jacques Kallis. Markram has also taken two wickets in this match, which has helped his team a lot.

On the other hand, captain Temba Bavuma also showed courage despite injury and scored 65 runs and completed his share of responsibility. This partnership of Bavuma and Markram has put South Africa in a strong position. In the first session of the day, Markram and Wiaan Mulder also had a good partnership to put the team in a good position. At that time the team scored 94/2. Mitchell Starc also performed brilliantly for Australia and remained unbeaten on 58 runs, which helped his team complete the second innings by scoring 207 runs.

In this match, South Africa is playing with the loss of 2 wickets for 213 runs, and now only 69 runs are left to win. For Australia, Kagiso Rabada also bowled brilliantly and took 4 wickets. This match is very special for South Africa, as the team has been striving to win the ICC title for a long time. Markram's century has brought the team very close to victory, and the expectations of the fans have increased even more.