London, June 13 -- A historic century by Aiden Markram and an unbeaten century with skipper Temba Bavuma pushed South Africa closer to their maiden world title glory, ending the day three of their ICC World Test Championship final against Australia at Lord's on Friday.

At the end of day three, SA was 213/2, with Markram (102*) and Bavuma (65*) unbeaten. They need 69 runs to win in their run-chase of 282 runs. This is the first-ever century by a Proteas player in an ICC tournament final.

South Africa started the third and final session at 94/2, with skipper Temba Bavuma (11*) and Markram (49*) unbeaten.

Markram reached his half-century in 69 balls, his first in an ICC knockout match, with four boundaries.

Bavuma showcased his positive ...