London, June 8 -- After a series of heartbreaking losses in the ICC tournament knockout stages and finals, South Africa would be aiming for their first-ever major world title in international cricket as they take on Australia in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final at Lord's from June 11 onwards.

They overcame an indifferent start to this cycle of the World Test Championship, wherein they lost three of their first four Tests, and went on to deliver a consistent string of results to top the World Test Championship standings with eight wins. Earlier in May, South Africa named a strong 15-player squad that will take on Australia in the big contest.

With Lungi Ngidi joining Kagiso Rabada and Marco Jansen to form a world-class pace at...