South Africa have beaten Pakistan by 2 wickets in the first Test to seal their spot for the next year's WTC final at the Lord's. Gritty 37 from Aiden Markram, and a quick-fire cameo of 31 from Kagiso Rabada have helped the Proteas get the dramatic victory in Centurion.

South Africa is the first team to confirm their spot for the WTC final 2025.
South Africa were in a good position in the earlier the morning. But Mohammad Abbas tore apart South Africa's middle and lower middle order and pushed the proteas at the brink of the abyssal. But the proteas clawed back and a sensational 51* run stand between Marco Jansen and Kagiso Rabada helped them through the lines. Rabada, became the unlikely hero for the Proteas with the bat, smashing a superb 31* off just 26 deliveries, including 5 boundaries and steered his side home to the ultimate Test of the final of WTC.

South Africa is the first team of the third cycle of WTC to reach to the finals. They were whitewashed in New Zealand and then lost another one in this cycle and finally went for winning 7 out of 7 matches to make it through the final of World Test Championship.

In the first innings it was Dane Paterson and debutant Corbin Bosch who ran riot to bundle Pakistan out for only 211 runs and then Aiden Markram and a late blazing heroics from Corbin Bosch gave South Africa a daunting lead. Pakistan bounced back but couldn’t give a massive target but it was Mohammad Abbas who gave the visitors hope, with his whopping spell he uplifted Pakistan but a late heroic from unlikely hero Rabada took South Africa home.