The current world Test champion team is Temba Bavuma 's and he is owning it.

Ashwell Prince celebrated the win in the Proteas dressing room and dedicated a special song to South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma.

Temba Bavuma-led South Africa defied odds and defeated Pat Cummins' Australia to clinch the World Test Championship (WTC) mace at Lord's on Saturday. The victory was a combined effort by the Proteas unit but there were few standout performers,

South Africa defeated Australia by five wickets to win the World Test Championship (WTC) Final 2025 at the Lord's Cricket Ground, London. Read more on CricTracker.

South Africa, led by Temba Bavuma, broke their 27-year jinx of not winning an ICC Trophy. The Proteas defeated Australia by five wickets to win the WTC Final, and the victory will go down in history as the one who finally broke that dreaded ICC curse. The Proteas also did in in style, winning eight Tests in a row to win the title.

Temba Bavuma led South Africa to a historic victory over Australia in the 2025 ICC World Test Championship final at Lord's, securing their first ICC t

South Africa captain Temba Bavuma revealed a desire to emulate the Springboks’ all-conquering rugby team after the WTC final win over Australia at Lord's.

Bavuma, hence, became the second captain, after Percy Chapman in the 1920s, to win nine of their first ten Tests, and the second captain after Warwick Armstrong, also in the 1920s, to go unbeaten in his first ten Tests.