Bedingham, Verreynne help Proteas post 121/5 at lunch

South Africa vs Australia LIVE: Pat South Africa posted 121/5 at Day 2 lunch after Pat Cummins removed Temba Bavuma for 36. The Proteas were reduced to 43/4 at the end of play on Day 1, and trail Australia by 169 runs. Temba Bavuma and David Bedingham have a tall task in hand in ensuring that SA don’t collapse any further and put their chances of laying their hands on the WTC mace in jeopardy.

South Africa vs Australia LIVE

Pitch Report: Lord’s, London

The surface at Lord’s has had limited use this early in the English summer. A drier spring and recent hot weather may bring spinners into play as the game progresses. Seamers will still get assistance early with the famous Lord’s slope offering lateral movement.

Batting is expected to be challenging on Day 1 but could get easier from Day 2 if the sun stays out. Thunderstorms are forecasted late in the match window, especially on Day 4 or 5.

WTC final live streaming

You can catch the live streaming of the WTC Final 2025 on JioHotstar, and the live telecast will be available on the Star Sports Network.

South Africa vs Australia playing XIs

South Africa: Ryan Rickelton, Aiden Markram, Tristan Stubbs, Temba Bavuma (c), David Bedingham, Kyle Verreynne (wk), Marco Jansen, Wiaan Mulder, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi

Australia: Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Cameron Green, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Beau Webster, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood.