Australia lost its first ICC tournament final in 15 years as it went down to South Africa by five wickets in the World Test Championship (WTC) summit clash at Lord’s on Saturday.
The Proteas became the first team since England in 2010 during the T20 World Cup to outclass the Aussies in a high-pressure finale, and the fourth overall.
West Indies and Sri Lanka were the first two teams to achieve the feat, beating Australia in the final of the 1975 World Cup and the 1996 World Cup, respectively.
Australia has only lost four out of 14 ICC tournament finals. Meanwhile, South Africa lifted its first ICC trophy since the 1998 KnockOut Trophy win, ending a 27-year title drought.
LIST OF AUSTRALIA’S RESULTS IN ICC FINALS
- Lost to West Indies by 17 runs – Prudential World Cup 1975 – Lord’s
- Beat England by 7 runs – Reliance World Cup 1987 – Eden Gardens
- Lost to Sri Lanka by 7 wickets – Wills World Cup 1996 – Lahore
- Beat Pakistan by 8 wickets – ICC World Cup 1999 – Lord’s
- Beat India by 125 runs – ICC World Cup 2003 – Johannesburg
- Beat West Indies by 8 wickets – ICC Champions Trophy 2006 – Brabourne
- Beat Sri Lanka by 53 runs – ICC World Cup 2007 – Bridgetown
- Beat New Zealand by 6 wickets – ICC Champions Trophy 2009 – Centurion
- Lost to England by 7 wickets – ICC World Twenty20 – Bridgetown
- Beat New Zealand by 7 wickets – ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 – Melbourne
- Beat New Zealand by 8 wickets – ICC Men’s T20 World Cup – Dubai
- Beat India by 209 runs – ICC World Test Championship 2023 – The Oval
- Beat India by 6 wickets – ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 – Ahmedabad
- Lost to South Africa by 5 wickets – ICC World Test Championship 2025 – Lord’s
