Written by Sports Desk June 11, 2025 10:17 IST 2 min readLord's cricket ground. (FILE photo)ICC WTC Final 2025, SA vs AUS Lord’s Stadium Pitch Report, London Weather Forecast Today Match Lord’s will host the World Test Championship final for the first time. In the marquee event, Pat Cummins’ Australia will take on Temba Bavuma’s South Africa. Australia has already been in the final of this event before, and they have won it, beating India in 2023 at Kia Oval. However, for South Africa, this is the first time they have reached the final.Both sides have picked their line-ups for the event on Tuesday and have opted to go for an extra bowling option who can use the conditions at Lord’s. However, regardless of the combination picked, South Africa are thin on experience both in terms of Test matches and playing in England. Many of the players are playing in the Lord’s for the first time. As per Australia, they have seasoned players who have toured England many times before and have been part of the Ashes and have delivered some remarkable performances on the way.SA vs AUS pitch reportThe conditions in Lord’s tend to help the seamers more. One of the factors that differs Lord’s from the other grounds is the slope. Bowlers who are accurate in their lines and lengths can exploit this to full effect. Over the years, the likes of Glenn McGrath have been one of the famous exponents of this factor, being an accurate bowler. Both sides have some very canny operators on their side who can make the most of the slope and trouble the batters.SA vs AUS weather reportAccording to the Accuweather App, the weather looks to be promising for Day 1 of the Test match on Wednesday. However, there may be a few rain interruptions on Thursday and Friday, but because of the sunny conditions today team winning the toss might opt to bat first. Also, for the WTC final game, if the game is not finished in five days, it can go to the sixth day.Get latest updates on IPL 2025 from IPL Points Table to Teams, Schedule, Most Runs and Most Wickets along with live cricket score updates for all matches. Also get Sports news and more cricket updates.© IE Online Media Services Pvt Ltd