It is the ICC World Test Championship 2025 final between Australia and South Africa being hosted at the historical Lord’s Cricket Ground. Everyone will be watching South African captain Temba Bavuma and former Australian captain Steve Smith because they have been influential players in their respective teams in this WTC cycle. South Africa, under the leadership of Bavum, has been in exceptional form as they have won seven matches on the trot to reach the final. The outcome of this high-scoring game might be decided pretty much by the performance of these two veteran batters.
Steve Smith Test Stats
Steve Smith has been outstanding in his Test career. He has notched up 10,271 runs in 206 innings in 116 matches with an impressive average of 56.74. He has 36 centuries and 41 half-centuries in his record, which makes him one of the best Test batsmen of Australia. In 13 Tests, Smith has scored 854 runs against South Africa in 21 innings with an average of 44.94, 2 centuries and 4 fifties. He has already scored 4,072 runs in 89 innings of 53 matches at an average of 50.90 with 13 hundreds and 17 fifties in the World Test Championship alone.
Temba Bavuma Test Stats
Temba Bavuma, on the other hand, has featured in less number of Tests but has been an important player in the South African setup. He has played 63 Test matches, scoring 3,606 runs in 108 innings at an average of 37.95 with 4 centuries and 24 half-centuries. Bavuma has faced 9 matches against Australia, collecting 483 runs in 15 innings with an average of 40.25. He has not yet hit a century against them, but his highest score against them stands at 95 not out. Bavuma has also compiled 1,890 runs in 49 innings of 28 matches at an average of 43.95 with 3 centuries and 11 fifties in the WTC, making him the second-highest African run-scorer in the championship.
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