Aus vs SA, WTC Final: Khawaja joins unwanted list after duck

NEW DELHI: Australia's Usman Khawaja, a left-handed batter, acceptable an unfavourable grounds by registering the joint-third longest duck by an Australian during the World Test Championship last astatine Lord's connected Wednesday.Khawaja's innings concluded successful the seventh implicit erstwhile helium edged the shot to slips disconnected South African accelerated bowler Kagiso Rabada aft facing 20 deliveries.The database of Australian openers with longest ducks includes David Warner (22 balls), Shaun Marsh (21 balls), and Sammy Jones (20 balls).Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!At the commencement of the match, South Africa's skipper Temba Bavuma won the coin flip and elected to tract archetypal against the defending champions Australia nether overcast conditions astatine the venue.Post-toss, Bavuma stated: "We volition person a vessel first, looking astatine the overhead conditions. Too precocious to alteration the team; we person selected the champion combination. All 15 of america are confident. It is simply a monolithic final; it should beryllium a spectacle retired here."Australian skipper Pat Cummins expressed restitution with batting first, commenting astatine the toss: "Happy to bat first. Looks similar a bully wicket with a fewer clouds. Prep omniscient it has been unreal, 15 guys moving precise hard for that title.

You get utilized to it the much you are playing, we person had astir 10 days prep and we are ready. Doesn't consciousness similar immoderate other pressure. WE've been present earlier and we've won it. This week is each astir enjoying the moment."

WTC Final 2025: South Africa vs Australia

South Africa (Playing XI): Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickelton, Wiaan Mulder, Temba Bavuma(c), Tristan Stubbs, David Bedingham, Kyle Verreynne(w), Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi.Australia (Playing XI): Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Cameron Green, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Beau Webster, Alex Carey(w), Pat Cummins(c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood.