Who Did Temba Bavuma Give the WTC Trophy to During the Celebration?

The stage was all set for the Proteas to lay their hands on the prestigious ICC WTC Trophy. They have played with their body on the line and their hearts out in this cycle of the World Test Championship and finally emerged victorious. The unfortunate tag of “chokers” will no longer be associated with the South-African team as the never-ending drought for the ICC Trophy finally comes to an end for the Proteas.

South Africa WTC Trophy Celebration

South Africa chased the target of 282 runs against Australia with 5 wickets to spare in 83 overs. Winning an ICC Trophy and defeating Australia is the toughest combination and hurdle for all the cricketing nations to conquer. And, beating them after a hard-fought victory calls for some celebration. Temba Bavuma, the gritty skipper of South Africa, received the WTC Trophy and then handed it over to the head coach Shukri Conrad, but the first player to hold the ICC Test Mace was Aiden Markram, and rightfully so for his unreal knock.

The Lord's centurion, as well as the player of the match of the big final, Aiden Markram, would be remembered by one and all for his exceptional 136, and he definitely should be for one of the most splendid test knocks, but we must not forget the contribution of skipper Temba Bavuma. He has faced the mighty Aussie bowling line-up with severe pain in his hamstring, yet he decided not to give up as the team needed him, and the captain delivered. He handed the trophy over to the rest of the team and was quite subtle about it.

Heroes for South Africa in this WTC Final Triumph

At times, it felt like the Australians were all over the Proteas, but they managed to come back stronger every single time and ultimately got the WTC trophy they so deserved. Well, there were not one but many heroes for South Africa in this match and all their combined efforts got them to the ICC WTC Trophy. The key players who contributed significantly were as follows:

• Aiden Markram: He showed the world what the hype was all about him and why he is rated so highly with a magnificent hundred in the decisive fourth innings of the final. He scored a mammoth 136 runs off 207 balls. He was caught when just 6 runs were needed to win the title, and he just placed the trophy right into the trophy cabinet with a knock for the ages. The entire Australian side went up to Aiden to congratulate him for the most important knock of his career, and the whole crowd was on its feet, applauding the hero of this epic victory.
• Temba Bavuma: The Proteas skipper led from the front even when he was hardly able to run in the fourth innings due to a hamstring injury, but that didn't stop him from scoring well well-fought 66 in the fourth innings. He was even looking good when he was batting in the second innings of the match, and first of SA, but got out on 36 after facing 84 balls. Temba Bavuma showcased what a captain's knock actually is.
• Kagiso Rabada: Rabada was the one to lead the bowling attack of the Proteas as he took a fifer in the first innings and got 4 wickets in the second innings, which makes his tally 9 wickets in the test match and dismantled the Australian batting unit. His captain, Temba Bavuma, said post-match that KG Rabada will be in the Hall of Fame in the years to come, and that was a massive statement from the skipper.

There were quite useful contributions from Marco Jansen, Lungi Ngidi and David Bedingham as well for the South Africa side, and they hunted the mighty kangaroos down as a unit.