London, June 10 -- South Africa captain Temba Bavuma on Tuesday announced the playing XI for the ICC World Test Championship Final against Australia starting on Wednesday.

Bavuma headlines a well-rounded lineup that offers the first-time WTC Finalists multiple options in all departments of the game.

Headlining the batting order is Ryan Rickelton, who has been South Africa's top-scorer in the WTC 2023/25 cycle, alongside Bavuma - not too far behind in the scoring charts, Aiden Markram, and Tristan Stubbs.

South Africa playing XI: Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickelton, Wiaan Mulder, Temba Bavuma (c), Tristan Stubbs, David Bedingham, Kyle Verrynne (wk), Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi

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