Australia vs South Africa: President ICC Jay Shah gives the WTC Final 2025 Perfect Start – “A privilege to ring the bell” | Cricket news
New Delhi: The final of the ICC 2025 World Test Championship obtained an appropriate start -up and ceremonial when the president of the ICC, Jay Shah, sounded the emblematic bell of Lord’s on Wednesday. The appellant a “privilege”, Shah brought the X social media platform to express his honor, writing: “A privilege of ringing the bell on the field of the historic Lord before the start of the game on the first day of the world championship @icc between @proteasmensa and @cricketaus.“”Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!The bell rings in Lord’s, a tradition that marks the start of the game every day, has taken an additional meaning this time because it reported the start of the ultimate cricket test battle, Australia vs South Africa in a highly anticipated final. On the ground, South Africa grabbed the early advantage after the Skipper Temba Bavuma chose to play under a covered sky. The attack on the rhythm of the Proteas, led by Kagiso Rabada and Marco Jansen, struck quickly to reduce Australia to 67/4 at lunch on the first day. The ball has moved prodigiously, and the South African quisons remained disciplined lines and lengths throughout the morning session.
Rabada was particularly deadly, rejecting Usman Khawaja for a duck and Cameron Green at a lower cost. Jansen supported it by removing Marnus Labuschagne and Travis Head, the latter falling at a small edge along the side of the leg a few moments before the break.Although Steve Smith held firm with a 26 compound not released, the implacable pressure of the proteas meant that Australia was firmly on the rear foot by lunch.While the most prestigious cricket test match takes place at the “cricket home”, the combination of the rich tradition, fierce competition and a symbolic start by the ICC chair assured that the WTC 2025 final is triggered for a memorable start.
