India, June 11 -- South Africa have a long history of failing at the crucial and final hurdles. But the Rainbow Nation will hope for the tide to turn when the Proteas step out at the Lord's Cricket Ground for the World Test Championship (WTC) final against Australia on Wednesday. Pat Cummins and co are the hot favourites for the contest but if there was any year for teams to break their title drought, it is 2025.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) winning their maiden Indian Premier League (IPL) title, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) winning the Champions League for the first time, and Crystal Palace winning their first major trophy in 120 years all give South Africa reason to believe.

The Temba Bavuma-led team was the first team to seal their...