London, June 14 -- Legendary England batter Kevin Pietersen hailed Aiden Markram's ICC World Test Championship (WTC) title-sealing century at Lord's against Australia, calling it the "best innings played by a South African in Test match cricket".

Markram's century, Kagiso Rabada's nine wicket-haul and a resilient half-century by skipper Temba Bavuma were the highlights as South Africa secured their first-ever world title in the history of international cricket, defeating Australia by five wickets at Lord's.

Following the match, JioStar expert Pietersen hailed Markram's knock as "extraordinary", factoring in the expectation and the stage where it came.

"Probably the best innings any South African batter has ever played in Test match cri...