From Lord's to Ahmedabad and Wembley to Munich, unforgettable finals saw dreams fulfilled - South Africa's WTC chase, RCB's IPL breakthrough, PSG's UCL rout - each match rewrote decades of sporting pain.

A low-scoring World Test Championship final is heading to a thrilling conclusion after Australia took a 74-run first-innings lead before being reduced to 144-8 by South Africa by the close of Day 2 at

Temba Bavuma is battling through a sore hamstring as South Africa chases victory in the WTC Final against Australia at Lord’s. His resilience keeps the Proteas in contention despite visible discomfort.

What would an XI formed from the two sides in the World Test Championship final - Australia and South Africa - look like? James Anderson is asked to his pick his line-up by making a choice between an Aussie and a South African for each slot.

Australia has overcome a miserable morning to rock South Africa back on its heels by the end of day one of the World Test Championship at Lord’s.

South Africa’s batting hero Aiden Markram has taken longer than expected to deliver on his promise, but a match-winning century against Australia in the World Test Championship final is being hailed as the biggest in the country’s cricketing history.

Aiden Markram's long walk back to the pavilion at the end of his epic, trophy-seizing century, ought by rights to have been one of the proudest, most self-reflective moments of his life. With a mere six runs still needed for World Test Championship glory,