South Africa have 'belief' to pull off 'amazing' victory

South Africa's players person "massive belief" they tin propulsion disconnected a sensational triumph successful nan World Test Championship final, says batter David Bedingham.

Australia initially put themselves successful a beardown position connected time two, dismissing nan Proteas for 138 successful consequence to their ain first-innings full of 212.

But South Africa roared backmost into nan title successful nan 2nd half of nan time arsenic Australia collapsed to 144-8 - a lead of 218 - to time off nan lucifer connected a weapon edge.

Australia skipper Pat Cummins said nan title is "50-50" successful position of who will look arsenic victor.

And Bedingham, who apical scored for South Africa successful their first innings pinch 45, said his broadside will not beryllium daunted but alternatively relish an "amazing chance" to unafraid a celebrated triumph astatine nan location of cricket.

"We're each very, very excited astir nan opportunity to win. It could spell either way," Bedingham said.

"When they started batting successful their 2nd innings, I deliberation we would person decidedly taken 144-8.

"So we are very assured and I deliberation there's a monolithic belief successful this team."

If Australia neglect to adhd immoderate much runs connected time 3 South Africa would still beryllium facing nan fifth-highest Test tally pursuit successful Lord's history.

Bedingham believes a affirmative attack from his side's batters will beryllium nan champion measurement to return connected nan situation erstwhile they get nan opportunity to bat connected time three.

"I deliberation we decidedly showed much intent today. I deliberation that will astir apt beryllium nan measurement we spell astir it," he added.

"The main point is conscionable to 100% perpetrate if you're defending aliases attacking. As soon arsenic you get caught successful 2 minds against these attacks, I deliberation you get recovered out."

Australia mislaid 5 batters for conscionable 29 runs - their 4th biggest illness betwixt nan 3rd and seventh wicket - to rustle unfastened nan World Test Championship final.

Here's really it happened:

17.5 overs – Labuschagne c Verreynne b Jansen 22 (Aus 44-3) – Labuschagne plays a loose thrust and edges down to wicketkeeper Verreynne.

18.5 overs – Smith lbw b Ngidi 13 (Aus 48-4) – South Africa successfully reappraisal an lbw against Smith, who plays crossed nan statement and is struck connected his backmost pad successful statement pinch disconnected stump.

22.6 overs – Webster lbw b Ngidi 9 (Aus 64-5) – A wide transportation angles backmost in, thumps Webster's wrong separator and hits his backmost limb successful beforehand of mediate stump.

23.4 overs – Head b Mulder 9 (Aus 66-6) – Mulder pitches nan shot extracurricular disconnected and gets it to nip backmost past Head's wrong separator and into disconnected stump.

24.5 overs – Cummins b Ngidi 6 (Aus 73-7) – Ngidi bowls a yorker which hits Cummins connected nan pads and ricochets into nan stumps.

Australia skipper Cummins put his side's illness down to a "tricky" Lord's pitch, and "disciplined" bowling from South Africa.

Lungi Ngidi and Kagiso Rabada picked up 3-35 and 3-44 respectively while Marco Jansen and Wiaan Mulder besides claimed 1 apiece.

Cummins said: "I deliberation it's a substance of nan wicket still doing a small bit. It feels for illustration conscionable erstwhile it's not doing anything, 1 shot will abruptly seam rather drastically.

"Both teams are benignant of conscionable hanging successful that bully magnitude area, beautiful tight line. I deliberation nan accelerated bowling from South Africa looked beautiful tricky and nan wicket has sewage capable successful it to make it moreover much tricky."

Cummins, who reached 300 Test wickets aft he took 6-28, said immoderate runs his broadside tin eke retired for their past 2 wickets could beryllium vital.

"I americium truthful happy we sewage 200. Hopefully we get different 20 aliases 30 successful nan morning," he added.

"I deliberation they'd springiness america a fewer much options to bowl, you know. A fewer much fierce fields and those benignant of things.

"I deliberation it's beautiful adjacent to 50-50 and that's a beautiful bully Test match."