And yeah this time for South Africa!!! The years of penance to lift an ICC trophy has been fulfilled under the electrifying leadership of skipper Temba Bavuma. Though the one and a half day still remaining South Africa successfully chased down the total of 282 majestically with proper partnership and strategies to smash down the trailblazing pacer attacks of Australia.
WTC Winners & Runners Up List
Final Fixture | Winner | Runner Up | Host | Year | Player of the Match |
NZ vs IND | New Zealand | India | England | 2019-2021 | Kyle Jamieson |
AUS vs IND | Australia | India | England | 2021-2023 | Travis Head |
AUS vs SA | South Africa | Australia | England | 2023-2025 | Aiden Markram |
WTC Final 2025 – Prize Money
Position | Team | Prize Money |
Winner | South Africa | $3,600,000 |
Runners Up | Australia | $2,160,000 |
Third | India | $1,440,000 |
Fourth | New Zealand | $1,200,000 |
Fifth | England | $960,000 |
WTC Final 2025 – Unforgettable Records
- Highest Successful chase done in a WTC Final
- First ever ICC title won by South Africa in 27 years
- Temba Bavuma becomes the first black captain of Proteas to win the ICC final
- Temba Bavuma’s undefeated winning streak in test continues with 9 wins including the WTC Final
- Josh Hazlewood’s undefeated final wins ends with the defeat in WTC Final
- Kagiso Rabada’s first ever five wicket haul in WTC tournament
- Skipper of Australia Pat Cummins registered his 300 wickets in test with his career defining 6/28
- Pat becomes the first captain to take six wickets in a single innings
- The first day of the WTC final witnessed 14 wickets
- Mitchell Starc became the top wicket taker in the ICC Finals with 11 wickets
- First ever lost as a captain in the ICC finals for Pat Cummins
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