The highly anticipated World Test Championship (WTC) Final 2025 is set to take place between Australia and South Africa at Lord's Cricket Ground in London from June 11 to 15, 2025. This marks South Africa's first appearance in the WTC final, while Australia, the defending champions, aim to retain their title.

Live Streaming and Telecast Details

Cricket fans around the globe are eager to witness this thrilling contest. Here's a breakdown of where and how you can catch the live action:

• India: The WTC Final 2025 will be broadcast live on the Star Sports Network. Live streaming will be available on the JioHotstar app and website. The match is scheduled to begin at 3:00 PM IST, with the toss taking place half an hour earlier at 2:30 PM IST.
• Australia: In Australia, the blockbuster Test match will be broadcast on Prime Video. A subscription costs $9.99 a month, but a 30-day free trial is available for new customers.
• South Africa: The match will be shown live on SuperSport, on Channel 212, including SuperSport Cricket with digital coverage available on the DSTV app.
• UK and Ireland: Fans in the UK can watch the WTC final live on Sky Sports Cricket (Sky Sports Main Event HD –10 am, Sky Sports Cricket HD – 10 am). Live streaming will be available on Sky Go and Now.
• New Zealand: The match will be shown live on the Sky Sport network, including Sky Sport 1 and Sky Sport 3. Live streaming will be available on the Sky Sport Now and Sky Go apps.
• Pakistan: PTV Sports and Ten Sports will show the match live on TV, while Myco and Tamasha will provide live-streaming services.
• USA and Canada: Catch all matches live and exclusive across TV and Digital in the US and Canada with Willow.tv.
• Rest of the World: The match will be available to watch for free on ICC.tv in select regions. However, anyone can stream the WTC Final for free with a VPN.

Match Details

• Teams: Australia vs South Africa
• Venue: Lord's Cricket Ground, London
• Dates: June 11-15, 2025 (with June 16 as a reserve day)
• Start Time: 10:30 AM Local Time

The Teams

Australia, led by Pat Cummins, will be looking to retain the mace they claimed after defeating India in the previous edition of the WTC Final at the Oval in June 2023. Key players in the Australian squad include Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, and Travis Head.

South Africa, under the leadership of Temba Bavuma, are aiming for their first ICC trophy in over two decades. The South African squad boasts talented players such as Aiden Markram, Kagiso Rabada, and Marco Jansen.

Background

The ICC World Test Championship is a league played over two years between the top nine Test nations, with points awarded for each match. The top two teams at the end of the cycle qualify for the final. The points system remains unchanged from the previous edition. A team that is behind the required over rate at the end of a match would have one point deducted for each over it is behind. As in the previous edition, the teams are ranked in the league table based on percentage of total points won out of total points contested.

Australia secured their spot in the final with a 2-0 series win over Sri Lanka in February. South Africa qualified for the final as the top seed.

The match officials for the final have been announced: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Richard Illingworth (Eng) will be the on-field umpires, Richard Kettleborough (Eng) will be the third umpire, Nitin Menon (Ind) will be the reserve umpire, and Javagal Srinath (Ind) will be the match referee.