South Africa will have an opportunity to finally win a major cricket title at the World Test Championship, which has provided a tonic for the sport's five-day game.

An unpredictable, brilliant year in the sport ended with Temba Bavuma’s side making the World Test Championship final with a nail-biting win over Pakistan

Kagiso Rabada has performed plenty of heroics for his country, earning a reputation as a fearsome bowler with more than 300 test wickets, but rarely has he delivered as dramatic a performance as he did with the bat on Sunday to take South Africa to a two-wicket win over Pakistan.

South Africa's cricket team has qualified for the World Test Championship final after defeating Pakistan, securing their sixth consecutive Test victory. However, coach Shukri Conrad and captain Temba Bavuma stress the need for improvement.

In one of the most thrilling finishes even by the standards of Test cricket today, South Africa went a long way to throw off their reputation as chokers by defeating Pakistan by two wickets at Centurion,

Fast bowlers Kagiso Rabada and Marco Jansen turned batting heroes on Sunday as South Africa edged Pakistan by two wickets to win a thrilling first test at Centurion and book themselves a place in next year's World Test Championship final.

Pakistan fought hard on Day 4 of the Boxing Day Test at the SuperSport Park in Centurion but did the star turn with the bat to guide South Africa to a nerve-wracking two-wicket win. After three intense days of cricket,

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola looked aghast at numerous points of his struggling team's 1-1 Boxing Day draw with Everton on Thursday, burying his face in his hands several times while watching their miserable run of poor results continue.

South Africa. Temba Bavuma 4 (7) Aiden Markram 22 (25) Pakistan. Mohammad Abbas 2/7 (5) South Africa vs Pakistan Live Score: FOUR! Wayward dow