The Final That Changed Everything Mitchell Starc had never lost a Final. Josh Hazlewood neither. For over a decade, Australia’s aura in cricket’s biggest matches remained untouchable. Until today. At Lord’s, history was rewritten. Led by the resilient Temba Bavuma, South Africa stood tall against the sport’s fiercest Final warriors. With nerves of steel and hearts on fire, they shattered a 27-year drought and lifted their first ICC Trophy since 1998. This wasn’t just a win. It was redemption. A reckoning. A roar echoing across generations of near-misses and shattered dreams. The “chokers” tag? Left behind on the steps of the Lord’s Pavilion. Today, the Proteas are champions — not just in scorelines, but in spirit. Take a bow, Bavuma and company. You didn’t just win a trophy. You won history.