South Africa, which won the 2023-2025 Cricket World Cup for the first time in its long cricket history, marked a golden milestone in the history of South African cricket and won the Cricket World Cup by any means today (14). The match was held at Lord’s, which is considered the temple of cricket, and the South Africans defeated the rival Australian team by 5 wickets.
Chasing a target of 282 runs when the match began on the fourth day of the match, the South Africans had scored 213 runs for the loss of 2 wickets in their fourth innings. South Africa’s first two wickets fell for 70 runs, and Temba Bawuma and Aiden Makram had put on an unbroken 143-run stand for the third wicket.
The partnership ended with the dismissal of Temba Bawuma, who had scored 68 runs in the third over of the fourth day, and Tristan Stubbs was dismissed for the fourth wicket at 241 runs. Makram, who had finished his duty with victory in sight, was dismissed for the fifth wicket of the innings for 136 runs at a total of 271 runs, while David Bedingham and Kyle Verran remained unbeaten and led South Africa to victory.
With this victory, South Africa was able to claim the prize money of US$ 3.6 million, or approximately 108 million Sri Lankan rupees, offered to the champions.
South Africa, considered the third oldest cricket team in the world with a history of Test cricket spanning 136 years, today entered the record books as the first and only time in its cricket history to win a World Cup in any format
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