South Africa’s batting hero Aiden Markram has taken longer than expected to deliver on his promise, but a match-winning century against Australia in the World Test Championship final is being hailed as the biggest in the country’s cricketing history.

Aiden Markram, the T20 captain for South Africa, ensured that the Proteas weren't letting another chance of finally ending the trophy drought slip as the table-toppers beat Australia in the final to win their maiden World Test Championship mace.

South African opener Aiden Markram experienced a career-defining moment as he was named the Player of the Match for his brilliant performance that helped the Proteas defeat Australia on Day 4 (Saturda

Rishabh Pant hailed Aiden Markram for his “great knock” and also congratulated South Africa on winning the tournament.

Former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen took centre stage and lauded South Africa's star opener Aiden Markram for his exceptional knock against Australia in the World Test Championship final, where the Proteas won their first ICC title since 1998.

Australia left-armer Mitchell Starc, who took three of South Africa's five second-innings wickets, told cricket.com.au they tried almost everything with the ball to dislodge the South African opener as he took full advantage of the best batting conditions in the second half of the match.

Aiden Markram kick-started celebrations for the Proteas by sharing a beer with a fan at Lord's, and gave a glimpse at what led to it.