South Africa won the World Test Championship against titleholder Australia by five wickets after knocking off the last 69 runs required on the fourth morning of the final on Saturday. The Proteas achieved their first major cricket title in 27 years,

The ICC Test Championship sees nine teams compete across a two-year cycle of matches before a two-team final decides the winner. The inaugural competition was won by New Zealand after a thrilling victory over India in June 2021, before Australia assumed the crown in 2023.

Mitchell Starc has put Australia’s World Cup bunnies back where they want them as South Africa failed to capitalise on two blunders from Alex Carey and were left to rue a game-changing howler of their own.