Aiden Markram etched his name in history at Lord's on Friday with a masterful hundred in the World Test Championship Final 2025 against Australia. The South African opener recorded his 8th Test century, becoming only the third man to record a century in a WTC Final, after Steve Smith and Travis Head in 2023 against India. Markram had a huge job in hand as South Africa were looking to chase 282 runs to get their first ICC trophy in 27 years. Having gotten out for a duck in the first innings, he made an excellent return in the second. His century took South Africa to 213/2 at the end of Day 3, requiring 69 runs to win the game and the trophy. South African Batters to Score a Test Century at Lord's This was Aiden Markram's maiden century at Lord's and also his first on English territory. He spent more than four hours at the crease, demonstrating a flawless combination of composure and intelligent shot picking. The knock landed him on the Lord's Honours Board, any cricketer's dream. With this, he became the 13th Proteas batter to etch his name on the Honours Board of Lord's Player Vs No. of Centuries Hashim Amla England 2 Graeme Smith England 2 Bob Catterall England 1 Gary Kirsten England 1 Neil McKenzie England 1 Roy McLean England 1 Aiden Markram Australia 1 Alan Melville England 1 Bruce Mitchell England 1 Ashwell Prince England 1 Jonty Rhodes England 1 Percy Sherwell England 1 Kepler Wessels England 1 Also Read | Markram’s Blazing Ton Powers South Africa Towards Elusive ICC Glory Openers With Most Centuries in 4th innings of Tests The 30-year-old now has three centuries in the 4th innings of Tests, the joint second-most by an opener, just behind Sunil Gavaskar and Graeme Smith, who both have four each. He also has three Test centuries against Australia, indicating he loves playing against them. Players No. of Centuries Sunil Gavaskar 4 Graeme Smith 4 Herbert Sutcliffe 3 Geoffrey Boycott 3 Gordon Greenidge 3 Graham Gooch 3 Aiden Markram 3 Markram was once the blossoming star of South Africa. Now, in one of the largest games of his life, he gave a best-class performance. The crowd at Lord's applauded him standing, an indication of how unique his century was.