South Africa revel on Lord's stage
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LONDON (AP) — South Africa won the World Test Championship against titleholder Australia by five wickets after knocking off the last 69 runs required on the fourth morning of the final on Saturday. The Proteas achieved their first major cricket title in 27 years, sparking celebrations at Lord’s.
Following decades of falling agonisingly short of success, South African cricket sits on the cusp of a first major triumph with 69 runs needed to win the World Test Championship at Lord’s on Saturday.
Despite losing the World Test Championship final to South Africa, Australia maintain their lead in the latest update of the ICC Test team rankings with the Proteas jumping up to second in the charts.