South Africa's skipper Temba Bavuma announced their playing XI for the highly anticipated World Test Championship Final against Australia. The crucial match will be hosted at Lord's Cricket Ground in London from June 11. Temba Bavuma will captain the team, while Kyle Verreynne has been assigned wicket-keeping responsibilities. The pace bowling line-up includes star bowlers Kagiso Rabada and Lungi Ngidi. All-rounder Wiaan Mulder has been assigned the crucial number 3 batting slot. The opening combination is consisting of senior batter Aiden Markram and Ryan Rickelton, who can also be a backup wicketkeeper if required. Skipper Temba Bavuma will bat at 4, then comes Tristan Stubbs at 5 and David Bedingham at 6. Marco Jansen adds some useful all-round ability as lower-order batter as well as third seam bowling option. Spin bowling all-rounder Keshav Maharaj has been picked as the specialist spinner, with Markram in reserve to bowl a bit of off-spin if the situation demands. Also Read | Is IPL Money the Reason Players Quit International Cricket Early? South Africa's Playing XI for WTC Final 2025 vs Australia Temba Bavuma (c), Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickelton, Wiaan Mulder, Tristan Stubbs, David Bedingham, Kyle Verrynne, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, and Lungi Ngidi This final encounter gives South Africa a golden opportunity to put an end to their prolonged drought for an ICC trophy. They went very close recently, going down to 7 runs in the final of the 2024 T20 World Cup against India. Recently again, they were knocked out by New Zealand in the semi-finals of Champions Trophy 2025. The team will be looking to put behind the shocks of the past, create history, and ensure victory against the title defenders to win the first World Test Championship title against the Australia team. The match is going to be an interesting contest between two brilliant Test-playing countries at the Home of Cricket.