WTC final: when will the last time go back to South Africa and Australia played a test at Lord’s? What happened then? | Cricket news

Australia and South Africa are expected to compete in the World World Championship final of the 2025 ICC at Lord’s Cricket Ground in London on Wednesday, marking their first test meeting in two years. The match will also revive a historic rivalry that saw these teams play in the same place 113 years ago in a unique triangular tournament.South Africa has obtained its place in the final with a higher record, winning 8 tests out of 12 and reaching a percentage of points of 69.44. Australia qualified with a percentage of 67.54 points in 19 games. The two cricket powers played 101 tests against each other, their rivalry with important moments, including the controversial glass paper incident in 2018. Remarkably, Australia and South Africa have already met with Lord’s, with this match coming to the 1912 triangular tournament, which involved England as the third team.The 1912 tournament was revolutionary as the first test competition with more than two teams. He remained unique until the Asian test championship in 1998.

During this historic Lord match in 1912, South Africa first struck after winning the draw but was dismissed for 263. Australia responded with 390 points during their first rounds. The South African team, led by Frank Mitchell, could only manage 173 in the second round. Australia won a comfortable victory with 10 gates.The teams played another match at Trent Bridge which ended with a draw. England finally won the tournament, which has never been repeated. The format of the 1912 tournament featured nine games played between May and August, each team facing the others three times.

The upcoming final between the Australian team of Pat Cummins and the South African team of Temba Bavuma will write a new chapter of this historical rivalry, connecting the present to their meeting in Lord’s from the beginning of the 20th century.