Fast bowlers dominated the first day of the WTC Final 2025 between Australia and South Africa. A total of 14 wickets fell on the first day at Lord's.

Australia was invited to bat first and the excellent bowling of Kagiso Rabada (5 wickets) and Marco Jansen (3 wickets) wrapped up the Kangaroo team's first innings for 212 runs. In response, South Africa lost four wickets for 43 runs till stumps on the first day. Mitchell Starc took two while Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood got one wicket each.

For the first time in 145 years

A strange record was made on the first day of the WTC Final 2025. For the first time in 145 years, the openers of both teams were out without opening the account in the first innings. Remember that the first Test was played between England and Australia at The Oval in England in 1880.

The WTC final became the first match in 561 Tests in England, where the number one batsmen of both teams were out without opening their accounts. Australia's Usman Khawaja and South Africa's Aiden Markram both took strike in the first innings and were out without opening their account. This became the first incident in 145 years.

By the way, this is the 10th time in Test history, that the openers of both the teams returned to the pavilion without opening their account.

Ra bada's strong performance

Let us tell you that Kagiso Rabada performed brilliantly for South Africa and took 5 wickets. He took five wickets for 51 runs in his bowling spell of 15.4 overs. During this, Kagiso Rabada registered his name in the pages of South African history.

Rabada became the fourth South African player to take the most wickets in the Test format. 30-year-old Rabada took 322 wickets in 71 Tests. He left behind Allan Donald (330 wickets).

Bowlers who took the most Test wickets for South Africa
439 - Dale Steyn
421 - Shaun Pollock
390 - Makhaya Ntini
332 - Kagiso Rabada
330 - Allan Donald
309 - Morne Morkel

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