5 milestones that can be achieved in the SA vs AUS WTC 2025 Final

South Africa will face Australia in the 2025 ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final at the Lord's Cricket Stadium from June 11 to 15. While the Aussies are the defending champions, the Proteas have qualified for the final for the first time.

South Africa topped the 2023-25 WTC points table, with points percentage (PCT) of 69.44. They played 12 matches, winning eight and losing three, while one Test ended in a draw. Australia finished in second place, with PCT of 67.54. They played 19 matches, winning 13 and losing four, while four games were drawn.

Both South Africa and Australia announced their respective playing XIs on the eve of the WTC 2025 final. Ahead of the mega clash at Lord's, we look at some milestones that can be achieved by players from both sides.

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#1 Australian skipper Pat Cummins needs 6 wickets to complete 300 Test scalps

Australian captain Pat Cummins is on the verge of a major landmark. He needs six wickets to complete 300 wickets in his Test career. In 67 matches, the right-arm pacer has claimed 294 wickets at an average of 22.43, with 13 five-fers and two 10-wicket match hauls.

If Cummins gets to the mark, he will become the eighth Australian to achieve the feat after Shane Warne (708), Glenn McGrath (563), Nathan Lyon (553), Mitchell Starc (382), Dennis Lillee (355), Mitchell Johnson (313) and Brett Lee (310).

Cummins also needs five wickets to become the leading wicket-taker in the 2023-25 WTC cycle. He has claimed 73 wickets from 17 games and is only below Jasprit Bumrah (77). Starc (72) could also go past Bumrah's tally with six scalps.

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#2 Keshav Maharaj needs 2 wickets to become 1st Proteas spinner with 200 Test scalps

Left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj needs two wickets to become the first South African spinner to claim 200 Test scalps. In 57 matches, the 35-year-old has claimed 198 wickets at an average of 29.68, with 11 five-fers and one 10-wicket match haul.

Eight South African pacers have claimed 200-plus Test wickets. Among Proteas spinners, Hugh Tayfield claimed 170 scalps, Paul Adams 134, Paul Harris 103 and Nicky Boje 100.

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#3 Usman Khawaja needs 70 runs to complete for 6,000 Test runs

Australian opener Usman Khawaja is 70 runs away from the 6,000-run mark in his Test career. In 80 Test matches so far, the left-handed batter has scored 5,930 runs at an average of 45.61, with 16 hundreds and 27 fifties to his name.

The seasoned batter also needs 78 runs to complete 1,500 runs in the 2023-25 WTC cycle. In 19 matches, Khawaja has scored 1,422 runs at an average of 41.82, with the aid of two hundreds and six half-centuries.

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#4 Kagiso Rabada needs 4 wickets to surpass Allan Donald's Test tally

South African pacer Kagiso Rabada needs four wickets in the WTC final to surpass Allan Donald and move to No. 4 on the list of Proteas' leading wicket-takers in Test cricket. In 70 matches, Rabada has claimed 327 wickets at an average of 22. Donald ended his Test career with 330 wickets in 72 matches.

Dale Steyn (439) tops the list of South Africa's leading Test wicket-takers followed by Shaun Pollock (421) and Makhaya Ntini (390). Meanwhile, Rabada also needs three wickets to complete 50 wickets in the 2023-25 WTC cycle. In 10 matches, he has claimed 47 wickets at an average of 19.97.

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#5 Alex Carey needs 46 runs for 1,000 runs in 2023-25 WTC cycle

Australia's wicketkeeper-batter Alex Carey needs 46 runs to complete 1,000 runs in the 2023-25 WTC cycle. In 19 matches, he has scored 954 runs at an average of 35.33, with one hundred and five half-centuries to his name.

The left-handed batter is currently fourth on the list of Australia's leading run-getters in the ongoing WTC cycle. Khawaja (1,422) tops the list followed by Steve Smith (1,324) and Travis Head (1,177).