The first Black batter to make a century for South Africa has led them to World Test Championship glory – but wider issues within the format must be solved to save it

Across four days at Lord's, Temba Bavuma's team shows history, both distant and recent, can be overcome by a group brimming with talent and resilience.

Following decades of falling agonisingly short of success, South African cricket sits on the cusp of a first major triumph with 69 runs needed to win the World Test Championship at Lord’s on Saturday.

Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers share a great camaraderie, having played for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru for a number of years together. De Villiers has revealed why Kohli stopped talking to him for months and when he reached out to him again.

At Lord's, it was strains of that authentic anthem 'Shosholoza' streaming in from some corner with Saffer fans, that truly rung in the arrival of cricket as a champion sporting unit, to be gloried in.

South Africa cricket team sang an incredible tribute to their captain, Temba Bavuma, after the WTC Final win against Australia. The moment became viral on the internet.

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