I subscribed to Amazon Prime purely for the #wtc #cricket.
It crapped itself on the final day of the test
#offsiders

New on my #blog: https://aspi.blog/2025/06/14/south-africa-champions-at-last/
The story of how South Africa men shed the chokers tag they had carried for over quarter of a century, and a photo gallery.
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Verreynne scores the winning single with the clock reading 12:46 on Saturday June 14th. The margin is five wickets, and 26 years after the first of many 'so near but so far' moments South Africa men have finally won a global tournament.
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Verreynne levels the scores with a single off the last ball of the over. That means that SA have won the WTC, since even if they now lose all their remaining wickets in a heap for the match to be tied they topped the table during the league stage.
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Markram perishes in the moment of victory, caught at midwicket. South Africa 276-5, need six more to win. Markram will certainly be named Player of the Match for his 136.
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Three more to Markram, means it is seven to win and seven for his 3,000 test runs but he is off strike.
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New ball taken instantly, and the first ball with it gets hit for four. South Africa 272-4, need 10 to win and Markram needs 10 for 3,000 test runs.
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That four and single to Bedingham have reduced the ask to below 20 - just 18 needed, and six wickets still standing. Markram needs another 16 to bring up 3,000 test career runs, which now looks very unlikely.
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Starc sent an unavailing LBW appeal against Bedingham upstairs, and it was sufficiently conclusively not out that Austyralia have burned their last review. South Africa are 247-4, needing only 35 more to win. I would have more sympathy had it been the established Markram at the centre of things.
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Interesting to see Alyssa Healy at the #WTC final days after doing the big chill #MND slide at the MCG. What a legend.

Damn, that looked out 😬
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Hmmm, so to win the game, SA will have to score the highest innings of the game in the 4th innings. Winviz 50/50?
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Plumb!
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Isn't it great to discover you don't have to be an arrogant dickhead to be the best cricket team in the world. What a pity it took Australia a couple of decades to realise it.
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See off the new ball then cash in.
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and... Smith hits his average 😂
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I don't think the pitch has done much, I don't think SA has bowled particularly well.
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Smith 50 and still 5 below his average 😱
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Damn, that's unlucky. Good catch though
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