India, June 15 -- Aiden Markram established himself as a national hero on South Africa, capitalising on all his promise and his experience to score an incredible 136 at Lord's Cricket Ground in his team's 5-wicket victory over Australia in the World Test Championship final. Markram was good value for his man-of-the-match award, pushing his team over the line with his role in the 282-run chase, the second-highest successful one at this venue.

Key to South Africa's win was Markram's 147-run partnership with skipper Temba Bavuma, with Bavuma scoring 66 himself. Much of Bavuma's innings was with a strained hamstring, as he soldiered on despite hobbling for singles and clearly in physical discomfort.

When asked about wanting Bavuma to bat on...