5 major milestones that can be reached during the South Africa vs Australia WTC Final 2025

South Africa vs Australia: Australia, the defending champions, take on South Africa for the third ICC World Test Championship, which will be held from the 11th of June at Lord's.

The Aussies might be the defending champions and are given an upper hand due to their experienced squad and exposure to English conditions. However, the Proteas are also cited as one of the toughest opponents in red-ball cricket, and Stuart Broad's inclusion is a smart move by the CSA to get access to English conditions.

However, other than the two teams chasing the title, several players also chase individual glory in this WTC final encounter.

Major Milestones Ahead of the WTC Final:

1. Skipper Pat Cummins nearing 300 Test scalps

Pat Cummins, the legendary skipper for the Aussies, having earned them glory in ICC tournaments, is now himself at the brink of rewriting history, as he is 6 wickets away from being the 8th Australian with 300 test wickets.

However, the Australian skipper will be the first Australian captain with 300 test wickets as well. Also, both Pat Cummins (73) and Mitchell Starc (72) are 5 and 6 wickets away from surpassing Jasprit Bumrah to be the highest wicket-takers of this WTC cycle.

2. Kagiso Rabada chasing Sir Allan Donald's tally

South African great Allan Donald is currently chasing country great Allan Donald to be the fourth-highest wicket-taker in the format and feature alongside greats like Dale Steyn and Shaun Pollock.

Rabada now has 327 wickets, and 4 more wickets in this WTC final can take him past Allan Donald's career tally of 330 wickets.

3. 2 wickets, and Keshav Maharaj is the first Protea spinner with 200 test scalps

Legendary spinners—no, this has not been the story of the South African test side, as Keshav Maharaj, the left-arm spinner with 2 more wickets to come, will be the first spinner to have 200 wickets in red-ball cricket for South Africa.

4. Usman Khawaja nears the 6000-run mark in Test cricket

The Australian test opener has 5930 runs scored in 80 test matches as of yet in a test career that was full of highs and lows.

However, Khawaja, set to star in his second WTC final, has the chance to grab this opportunity to get to his 6000 test run mark with 70 more runs across the two innings of the Lord's test.

5. Travis Head needs 182 runs to be the first batter with 500 runs in ICC finals

Head the hero for Aussies in the finals of recent ICC trophies, especially when they are playing against India. Travis Head scored 318 runs in just 3 ICC finals innings, with two huge hundreds in winning causes. He was named the POTM for his 163 in the WTC final and 137 in the ICC CWC final back in 2023.

Head, with 182 more runs, can reach to 500 runs in the finals, going past Virat Kohli, who has 410 runs in 10 innings of ICC finals he has appeared in. 

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