Archive · 18 Jun 2025
De Villiers Calls For Fairer Test Schedule After South Africa WTC Win
South Africa's cricket team won the World Test Championship, a big victory for the country!
They beat Australia in the final at Lord's, with Aiden Markram scoring a lot of runs.
AB de Villiers, a famous former player, was very happy about the win.
However, he also pointed out that the team doesn't have many matches scheduled in the near future and wants the schedule to be fairer for all teams.
South Africa won the World Test Championship 2025 final against Australia at Lord's.
Aiden Markram scored a century to lead South Africa to victory.
AB de Villiers highlighted the significance of the win for South Africa.
South Africa has a limited Test match schedule in the upcoming WTC cycle.
De Villiers called for improvements to the WTC schedule to ensure fairness.
- Who
- South Africa and Australia.
- What
- South Africa's victory in the World Test Championship final.
- When
- During the World Test Championship 2025 final.
- Where
- Lord's Cricket Ground.
- Why
- To highlight the scheduling concerns raised by AB de Villiers after the victory.
- Event
- World Test Championship 2025 Final
- Winner
- South Africa
- Score
- Five-wicket victory
- Player Performance
- Aiden Markram scored a century
- Location
- Lord's Cricket Ground
Sources
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Watch: South Africa Back At Lord's For World Test Championship Celebrations
‘South Africa’s WTC Final triumph has taken away 30-odd years of pain,’ says Allan Donald
Days After Winning WTC 2025 Final, Proteas Batter Wiaan Mulder Opens Up On Ending South Africa's ICC Trophy Drought: 'No Better Place To Do It Than At Lord's'
'Lord's innings as good as Head's 163': Ricky Ponting hails Aiden Markram masterpiece
