Third day of ICC World Test Championship (WTC) Final 2025 between Australia And South Africa Started with an emotional gesture, as players from both sides were seen wearing black armband while walking on the ground at Lord’s. The mood on the ground was unusually subdued, and a two -minute silence was also seen before the game began.
The reason why South Africa and Australian players are wearing black armband in the WTC final
It was later confirmed that the teams were paying tribute to the victims of a tragic aircraft accident on June 12 on 12 June in India. An Air India Boeing 787 aircraft, which was set to fly from Ahmedabad to London, crashed immediately after the takeoff, resulting in several casualties. The cricket community came together to mourn the loss of life through a symbolic gesture of expressing solidarity and wearing black armband.
Otherwise in an intensive and rapidly growing test match, this work of remembrance reminded everyone that some things are much larger than the game. The performance of the players of unity and sympathy on such a grand stage stood as a powerful moment of respect and human relationship.
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Australia takes a narrow edge as stress
On the cricket front, Australia resumed its second innings at 144 for 8, leading a 218 -run lead in South Africa. Pat Cummins And his people will be eager to increase the benefit beyond 250-traveled, which can prove to be important on a pitch that is becoming more difficult to bat.
South Africa, however, is away from the dispute. The ball is still doing a little bit and in recent years is already a rare achievement in Lords over 200, Protys will go on strike quickly and keep their hopes alive. The surface demands both caution and clarity – quality that can bring the best in the middle order of South Africa.
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