South Africa and Australia are all geared up to take each other on in the 2025 World Test Championship (WTC) final on Wednesday, June 11. The encounter will take place at the legendary Lord s Cricket Ground in London.
This is the first time the Proteas have participated in the World Test Championship final. They qualified for the fight by finishing the 2023–25 cycle at the top of the points standings. Australia had a chance to retain their title after finishing second in the points standings. The runners-up from the previous two WTC cycles, Team India, finished in third place in the league stage, almost missing out.
Australia’s team is stacked with experienced players, while South Africa has plenty of brilliant young stars on its roster. The 2025 WTC summit match between two elite teams in a neutral location has fans thrilled. They shared memes on social media sites to show their excitement. Some of the top ones are as follows:
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Captain Temba Bavuma has never lost a WTC Final in his career. pic.twitter.com/s4uGP9Y2Mr
— TukTuk Academy (@TukTuk_Academy) June 10, 2025Absolute cinema🥶💀#WTCFinal pic.twitter.com/gVMMyGFGfK
— ʀᴀᴍ (@ramdevkar07) June 9, 2025Come on Don Bavuma 💪#WTCFinal pic.twitter.com/1CzTCEAxN1
— Krundi (@Krundi_in) June 10, 2025are we ready fam? #WTCFinal pic.twitter.com/rZufEjcNiy
— Eems (@NaeemahBenjamin) June 10, 2025#WTCFinal pic.twitter.com/Tu4XpVbcL9
— Virat Kohli FC! (@AryanMSurati09) June 9, 2025Australia & RCB 🫂🫂 #WTCFinal pic.twitter.com/nGImtStm3e
— Sivadath V H (@SivadathH68311) June 10, 2025— Out Of Context Cricket (@GemsOfCricket) June 8, 2025 Is this true? 😆#WTCFinal pic.twitter.com/EYxzKq1JRz
— CricBlog ✍ (@cric_blog) June 9, 2025“Firm Favorites” – Aakash Chopra Predicts AUS Edge in WTC 2025 Final
Aakash Chopra, a former Indian cricket player, has posted a video on his YouTube account previewing the WTC final between Australia and South Africa. Given the inclusion of multiple big-match stars in the squad, he predicted that the Pat Cummins-led Australians will begin the encounter as clear favorites. The 47-year-old former cricket player who is now a broadcaster stated:
“Australia are going to start as favorites. If you do man-to-man marking, they are a better team. Quality, pedigree, and you find that Australia have a bit more. They also know how to win big games and lift trophies, and there is a guy, Josh Hazlewood, who has never lost a final. Australia will start as firm favorites. You need to applaud South Africa for their journey because it’s difficult. They had a slightly easy draw.”
Aakash Chopra
“But the truth is that they didn’t send their A-team to New Zealand because the SA20 was happening at that time, and certain teams can’t afford to miss their domestic T20 cricket. The entire world stops for us. A window is created during the IPL where no one plays, but not all teams are like that. South Africa reaching here is a phenomenal thing. It’s a huge achievement, and if they pull off this victory, that would be absolutely incredible.”
Aakash Chopra
