Witnessing Kyle Verreynne smash a shot past the covers and confirming that the ICC Test Mace would come to the Rainbow Nation was a relief from decades of pain and the realization of a dream that many people had held but had not yet realized.

Dale Steyn broke down in tears after South Africa won the World Test Championship, ending their 27-year wait for an ICC title. The iconic pacer proudly showed his old Test cap and called the moment “incredible,

South Africa's chase of 282 was the joint second-highest successful run chase at Lord's, eclipsed only by the West Indies' 342 in 1984. The 147-run stand between Markram and Bavuma on Day 3 and Day 4 blunted a relentless Australian attack, with both batters showing steel and serenity under pressure.

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