- On 14 June, South Africa won the World Test Championship title by defeating Australia by five wickets in a thrilling final at Lord's.
- This was the third edition of the ICC World Test Championship.
- The target of 282 runs was successfully chased, which was the joint-second-highest winning score in the fourth innings at the historic venue.
- Aiden Markram played a crucial knock of 136 runs to lay the foundation for South Africa's maiden WTC final win.
- The win gave South Africa their first major cricket title and helped end their long-standing image of faltering at crucial moments.
- This was also South Africa's second ICC trophy after 1998.
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