World Check Championship Remaining: South Africa wins toss, opts to bowl first towards Australia

Australia’s Pat Cummins with South Africa’s Temba Bavuma in the course of the coin toss for the 2025 ICC World Check Championship Remaining, on the Lord’s Cricket Floor, London, on June 11, 2025
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South Africa gained the toss and selected to bowl first towards defending champion Australia at Lord’s within the World Check Championship closing on Wednesday (June 11, 2025). Cloud cowl determined the decision.

“Huge (event),” South Africa captain Temba Bavuma stated. ”You’ll be able to hear the South African accents as nicely within the stands. Must be a spectacle.”

Not like South Africa, Australia did not have a warmup recreation, however captain Pat Cummins stated they had been prepared.

“Preparation has been unreal. All the blokes within the workforce are able to go,” Cummins stated. “Now we have had about 10 days of preparation. I do not assume there’s any additional stress. We have been right here earlier than and gained it. So it is nearly going out and having fun with it.”

The groups had been named on Tuesday.

Australia has gone with a brand new high order by pushing up Marnus Labuschagne to open in a Check for the primary time, and putting Cameron Inexperienced at No. 3 for his first take a look at in 15 months. Josh Hazlewood has displaced Scott Boland within the tempo assault.

South Africa introduced again Lungi Ngidi because the third seamer in the one change to the workforce from its final take a look at in January in Cape City, a four-day win over Pakistan.

Squads

South Africa: Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickelton, Wiaan Mulder, Temba Bavuma (captain), Tristan Stubbs, David Bedingham, Kyle Verreynne, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi.

Australia: Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Cameron Inexperienced, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Beau Webster, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins (captain), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood.

The World Check Championship Remaining is being streamed dwell on JioHotstar.