Temba Bavuma and Pat Cummins Prepare for WTC Final Showdown at Lord’s

Captains Temba Bavuma and Pat Cummins have expressed their thoughts on their teams making it to the WTC final. The final will take place at Lord’s between South Africa and Australia next month.

The ICC World Test Championship final is set to begin on June 11 in England. It is South Africa’s first time playing the WTC final, while this is Australia’s second appearance. In the second cycle of WTC from 2021-23, Australia defeated India by 209 runs.

‘Pleased to Have Made the WTC Final’

As this is South Africa’s first appearance, captain Temba Bavuma underlined this significance for the team. “We’re really pleased to have made the World Test Championship Final, which is a good opportunity for us to win an ICC title,” Bavuma said.

“Everyone understands the importance of Test cricket, and the World Test Championship lends context to this vital format of the game. Lord’s is a fitting venue for this mega fixture and all of us will be out there trying to give our best against Australia,” he added.

“The anticipation is increasing with less than one month to go, and I am sure fans around the world would be following the fortunes of both teams come 11 June,” he concluded.

Pat Cummins Also Speaks

For cricketers from down under, this final is an opportunity to defend their title of World Champions in Test cricket.

“We are enormously proud to have the opportunity to defend the World Test Championship, especially at Lord’s. It’s a testament to all those involved across the past two years who have worked incredibly hard to reach the final, which is a great honour for all of us,” Cummins said.

“We very much look forward to getting together again in England in just a few weeks’ time and the challenge South Africa will present at the home of cricket,” he concluded.

Squads for WTC Final

South Africa: Temba Bavuma (captain), Tony de Zorzi, Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder, Marco Jansen, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Corbin Bosch, Kyle Verreynne, David Bedingham, Tristan Stubbs, Ryan Rickelton, Senuran Muthusamy, Dane Paterson.

Australia: Pat Cummins (c), Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Sam Konstas, Matt Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Beau Webster.

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