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Updated 11 June 2025 at 10:35 IST

WTC 2025 Final Between Australia And South Africa Under Rain Threat? Here's The Weather Forecast Of Lord's Cricket Ground For Next 5 Days

WTC 2025 Final: Australia and South Africa will lock horns with each other in the 'Ultimate Test' that will be played at the Lord's Cricket Stadium. Pat Cummins' Australia are the defending champions of the WTC mace

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Ground staff and pitch curators at the Lord's Cricket Ground
Ground staff and pitch curators at the Lord's Cricket Ground | Image: Instagram/@homeofcricket

WTC 2025 Final: Pat Cummins' Australia will walk out in Lord's to defend their title of being the World Test Champions against Temba Bavuma's South Africa. Australia and South Africa are two quality sides, and the manner in which both these teams choose to bowl will decide the course of the game. This is the first time the Proteas team will be playing the World Test Championship Final, but as far as the Aussies are concerned, it is their second consecutive appearance. Pat Cummins especially is on the verge of achieving something special.

Cummins hasn't lost an ICC event final as the captain of the Australian cricket team, and he will look to keep this record intact. Under Pat Cummins, Australia won the 2023 ODI World Cup and the World Test Championship. Cummins can become only the second Australian captain to successfully lead his team to three ICC titles.

Dissecting Lord's Cricket Ground's Weather Forecast For The Next 5 Days

Whenever there is a match or an ICC event that is scheduled to be played in England, the first thing that comes into mind is rain and how the weather might play spoilsport and hinder the outcome of the game. Things are no different as far as the World Test Championship 2025 final is concerned.

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Weather forecast for Lord's Cricket Ground | Image: AccuWeather.com

Though the ICC has a reserved day for the WTC Final, but if the Rain Gods decide to show up in the Lord's Cricket Ground, then the reserve day might not be enough. As per AccuWeather, rain might show up during the WTC 2025 Final, but it will not be damaging as far as the context of the game is concerned. The weather is expected to remain partially cloudy, and there are chances of rain on June 13, 2025, which might bring the Reserve Day into play.

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Pat Cummins Eyes History

Cricket Australia will be remembered for appointing a fast bowler as the captain of the Australian cricket team, and the rest is history. Cummins, against all popular theories and beliefs, has risen as one of the greatest captains to have ever led the Australian cricket team. The star fast bowler already has two ICC trophies under his belt, and he will be eyeing to win the third one when the WTC 2025 Final gets underway at Lord's.

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Published 11 June 2025 at 10:35 IST