Australia vs South Africa WTC Final 2025: Australia will go on to defend the WTC Final title against South Africa, which will begin today, the 11th of June, at the iconic venue of Lord’s. Last time around in the WTC Final 2023, Australia went on to defeat two-time finalists India, and Travis Head was awarded the man of the match for his stunning performance with the bat.
Australia won by a huge 209-run margin, as the two middle-order giants from Australia, Steve Smith and Travis Head, both went on to deliver stunning hundreds. Head’s 163 and Steve Smith’s 121 helped Australia extend a huge lead over their fellow contestants.
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Australia vs South Africa: Travis Head’s record in ICC Finals
The talisman of the Australian batting order, Travis Head, has been the reason for Australia’s dream run in recent ICC finals. With Australia starring in three ICC finals innings with Travis Head in the side, he has played the WTC Final in 2023 and the ICC World Cup Final in 2023 as well.
The dream year for Travis Head was 2023, when he was coined as one of the fiercest batters in the world currently. Travis Head has played three ICC final innings, two of which were in the previous WTC final, where Head replied with stunning 163-run and 18-run innings, as he scored 181 runs in the match.
This was followed by a terrific World Cup final where he went on to score a huge hundred despite conditions not favouring batting, as they chased a timid total. Head was once again the player of the match with 137 runs in the final.
Australia vs South Africa: Travis Head on the verge of history; Australia embark as greats as well
Travis Head, who currently stands in a good position with 318 runs after having played two stunning finals for Australia. Before Travis Head, Indian veteran Virat Kohli held the record for most runs in ICC finals, as the batter still remains at the top with 410 runs scored in 10 innings he played in ICC finals.
Travis Head is going to play in the ICC World Test Championship final 2025, as he is 182 runs away from being the first batter in the world to score 500 runs in the finals of ICC tournaments. While the Aussies are also on the verge of being the first side to defend their WTC title if they go on to secure a win against South Africa in the World Test Championship final.
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