Aiden Markram's Century Puts South Africa Close to WTC Win
A good honest bake. Not flashy, but you'll finish the whole bagel.
Summary
Aiden Markram's century puts South Africa on the brink of a historic victory in the World Test Championship final against Australia.
Key quotes
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At the start of their innings, WinViz gave South Africa a 38% chance of pulling off the joint second-highest successful chase for a Test match at Lord's.
England chased down the same target against New Zealand - for the loss of three wickets - in 2004 while West Indies managed a nine-wicket victory against England in 1984 in pursuit of 342.
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