South Africa and Australia will face off in the World Test Championship (WTC) final at the Lord’s Cricket Ground in London from Wednesday.
Both finalists, who named their Playing XIs on match eve, will hope to hit the ground running at The Home of Cricket in what is being dubbed as the Ultimate Test.
In a notable change, South Africa has slotted in all-rounder Wiaan Mulder at No. 3 with Ryan Rickelton and Aiden Markram opening the innings. Similarly, Australia has also made a change to its top-order, with Marnus Labuschagne being appointed as Usman Khawaja’s opening partner.
Here is how both teams lineup for the WTC Final 2025:
South Africa playing XI: Temba Bavuma (c), Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickelton, Wiaan Mulder, Tristan Stubbs, David Bedingham, Kyle Verrynne, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi.
Australia XI: Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Cameron Green, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Beau Webster, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood.
SA vs AUS Dream11 Fantasy Team
Wicketkeepers: Alex Carey, Ryan Rickelton
Batters: Steve Smith (c), Temba Bavuma, Travis Head
All-rounders: Cameron Green, Marco Jansen (vc)
Bowlers: Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Kagiso Rabada
Team Composition: SA 4:7 AUS Credits Left: 9.0
THE SQUADS
South Africa: Aiden Markram, Tony de Zorzi, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs, Temba Bavuma (c), David Bedingham, Kyle Verreynne (wk), Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Dane Paterson, Senuran Muthusamy, Wiaan Mulder, Lungi Ngidi, Corbin Bosch
Australia: Sam Konstas, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Beau Webster, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland, Josh Hazlewood, Josh Inglis, Cameron Green, Matthew Kuhnemann
