Is there a reserve day for SA vs AUS WTC 2025 final at Lord's?

South Africa and Australia will clash in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final at the iconic Lord's Cricket Stadium from June 11 to June 15. The Proteas will be led by Temba Bavuma, while the Aussies will be captained by Pat Cummins. South Africa topped the WTC 2023-25 points table on the basis of percentage points, while Australia finished in second place.

Australia, who are also the defending champions, will go into the summit clash as firm favorites. The likes of Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Steve Smith and Travis Head have the experience of winning big finals and performing in crunch situations. Australia are the reigning ODI world champions as well. As for the Proteas, they have only won one ICC event, which was way back in 1998.

While the South Africa vs Australia WTC final is scheduled to end of June 15, June 16 has been marked as a reserve day for the summit clash if needed. The reserve day will, however, only come into effect if time has been lost due to bad weather across the five days of the Test. If lost time cannot be made up within the five days, then the reserve day can be used to achieve a result.

On the contrary, if full five days of play is completed during the 2025 WTC final between Australia and South Africa, the reserve day cannot be used to achieve a result. In case the WTC final at Lord's ends in a draw or a tie or the match gets abandoned, both Australia and South Africa will be declared joint winners.

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What is the weather forecast for the 2025 WTC final?

As per AccuWeather, there are chances of rain on Day 3 (June 13) of the SA vs AUS WTC 2025 final Test at Lord's. The morning weather forecast for Day 3 states that it will be mostly sunny and hot. However, in the afternoon, it is likely to be mostly cloudy, with a couple of showers expected. The threat of rain persists in the evening as well, with prediction for a couple of thunderstorms.

According to AccuWeather, rain is unlikely to affect the opening day of the contest. The morning and afternoon prediction for Wednesday states that it will be partly sunny and pleasantly warm. Similar bright weather has been predicted for the other days of the Test as well, with the exception of June 13.