Pakistan, June 15 -- South Africa have ended decades of heartbreak in global tournaments, upsetting Australia by five wickets at Lord's to become World Test champions.

Applied with the 'chokers' tag following years of blowing sudden-death ICC matches, the Proteas upstaged the No.1-ranked Australians in a gripping WTC final at the home of cricket to lift their first senior world trophy.

Led superbly by opener Aiden Markram's 136, and a gritty captain's knock from hobbling hero Temba Bavuma (66), South Africa chased down the target of 282 just before lunch on day four.

Going to stumps on Friday night in pole position at 2-213, this largely unheralded South Africa team required just 69 runs to create history legends such as Jacques Kallis...