Main point:
South Africa won the title by defeating Australia in the World Test Championship final. In this victory, Aidan Marakram batted brilliantly and bowled. He was elected the ICC Player of the Month for the month of June. Marakram’s innings of 136 runs and 2 wickets became the turning point of the match.
Delhi: The South African team finally won an ICC Trophy in June 2025 after a long time. The team won the title by defeating Australia in the World Test Championship (WTC) final. Aidan Marakram played the most important role in this historic victory.
ICC Player of the Month
Marakram not only batted excellent but also contributed to the ball at the time of need. Due to his brilliant performance, he has been chosen as the ICC Player of the Month of the month of June.
Even though he was out without scoring runs in the first innings of the final match played at Lord’s, he batted amazing in the second innings. Apart from this, he bowled and dismissed an important batsman like Steve Smith and changed the attitude of the match. He played a tremendous innings of 136 runs. Along with this, he also took 2 wickets.
The ICC nominated three players for this award. However, Aidan Marakram acquired this honor by leaving behind the remaining two players. Markram has expressed happiness about this award. He said that this is a great honor. He told that winning the final in Lord’s is a moment for South Africa cricket that will be remembered for years.
South Africa has won an ICC title after 27 years. In such a situation, the importance of this victory is even more. And Aadan Marakram became the hero of this historic victory.
