South Africa need 69 runs to win the WTC Final against Australia at Lord’s. Chasing 282 to win in the fourth innings, the Proteas were 213/2 at stumps on Day 3.
Captain Temba Bavuma was 65 not out from 121 balls and Aiden Markram was unbeaten on 102. The Proteas are aiming to lift their first ICC trophy in 27 years.
South Africa won’t go to bed entirely comfortably, though. The men’s team has a heartbreaking history in ICC tournaments of blowing winning positions. It is the reason its only ICC trophy is the ICC Knock Out in 1998.
“This would be massive for our country,” Proteas batting coach Ashwell Prince said. “Both in terms of what we want to do in test match cricket and what we want to achieve going forward. We’ve fallen short in some white-ball competitions with teams that have been favorites at times. History says we haven’t done it yet, so we have to knuckle down.
“Not sure how I’m going to sleep tonight. Whether I can fall into a deep sleep, I’m not sure!”
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