The final match of the World Test Championship is being played between South Africa and defending champions Australia at Lord’s. South Africa won the toss and decided to bowl first.

New Delhi: The final match of the World Test Championship is being played between South Africa and defending champions Australia at Lord’s. South Africa won the toss and decided to bowl first. On the strength of Kagiso Rabada’s deadly bowling, South Africa bowled out Australia for 212 runs in the first innings. For them, Beau Webster scored 72 and Steve Smith scored 66 runs. On the other hand, Rabada took five wickets and Marco Jansen took three wickets for South Africa while Keshav Maharaj and Aiden Markram got one wicket each.

South Africa scored 43/4 on the first day:
South Africa scored 43 runs for the loss of four wickets in the first innings. Mitchell Starc took two wickets while Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins took one wicket each. At the end of the first day’s play, captain Temba Bavuma is present at the crease with three runs and David Bedingham with eight runs.

In the first innings, Australian bowlers put pressure on South Africa. Starc gave them the first blow. He bowled Aiden Markram, he could not even open his account. After this, Starc got Ryan Rickelton caught out by Usman Khawaja. He could score only 16 runs. Wiaan Mulder and Temba Bavuma remained at the crease, but the run rate was slow. Cummins showed Mulder the way to the pavilion. He could score only six runs.

Australia’s innings:
Australia started with a setback. Usman Khawaja could not even open his account. He was sent to the pavilion by Rabada. After this, Rabada made Cameron Green, who came to bat at number three, his victim, who could score only four runs. Opener Labuschagne also could not stay on the wicket for long. He was caught out by Jansen. He could score only 17 runs while Travis Head was out after scoring 11 runs.

Australia, which had lost four wickets at a score of 67 in the first session, needed a huge partnership. Steve Smith and Beau Webster took charge. There was a partnership of 79 runs between the two for the fifth wicket. During this, Smith managed to score 66 runs in 112 balls. He completed his 42nd half-century in 76 balls. Markram got the fifth success. After this, Webster played some good shots and completed his half-century. He was out after scoring 72 runs in 92 balls. After this, no batsman of Australia could stay on the wicket for long. Alex Carey scored 23, captain Pat Cummins scored one, Mitchell Starc scored one run. At the same time, Nathan Lyon could not even open the account while Hazelwood remained unbeaten at the crease without opening the account.

Rabada became the fourth bowler to take the most Test wickets for South Africa:
Rabada took a total of five wickets in the first innings. He became the fourth bowler to take the most Test wickets for South Africa. He has 332 wickets to his name. In this regard, he surpassed Allan Donald, who had taken 330 wickets.