Australia, the defending champions, will take on South Africa in the final of the World Test Championship (WTC) at Lord’s, starting on Wednesday, 11 June.
Pitch Report
The pitch at Lord’s offers something for everyone. Early on, pacers receive significant assistance, but as the game progresses, it becomes more favourable for batters as well.
Average First Innings Score: The average first innings score at Lord’s is 310. However, Australia are ahead of South Africa in this regard, with Australia averaging 301 in the first innings at this ground, compared to South Africa’s 266.
Teams batting first have won 53 matches, while teams bowling first have won 43 out of the 147 Test matches played here.
Record of the Two Teams at Lord’s: Australia have played 40 Test matches at Lord’s, winning 18 and losing 7, while 15 matches have been drawn. Their win percentage is 45%.
South Africa have played 18 Test matches here, winning 6, losing 8, and drawing 4, with a win percentage of 33.33%.
Key Performers
For Australia
– Steve Smith has played five matches at Lord’s, scoring 525 runs at an average of 58.33, including two centuries and two half-centuries.
– Pat Cummins has played two Test matches here and has taken 10 wickets.
For South Africa
– Kagiso Rabada has played two Test matches at Lord’s, picking up 13 wickets. In his most recent match here, Rabada took a five-wicket haul.
– Marco Jansen scored 48 runs and took four wickets in his only Test at Lord’s.
Interestingly, this is not the first time Australia and South Africa are facing each other at Lord’s. They last met at this ground in the previous century. In a Test match held in 1912, Australia defeated South Africa by 10 wickets.
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